Homegrown Living

July 22, 2020

Summer Reminders

We need to stop looking too much into the future! This is not the time to wish our lives away.

July 12, 2020

Join me in a Homeschool Question and Answer Session on Monday, July 13th at 2:00 pm on my Instagram (IGTV). I have been receiving many questions about our homeschool experience, our transition from a private Catholic school several years ago, and what curriculum(s) we love! Hope to see you there! http://www.instagram.com/dmheckenkamp

July 7, 2020

Home Life: Bread and Butter

There’s nothing like fresh bread baking in the oven, butter from the local farm, and quality time with one’s family. It may sound cliche, but these are the small things that bring a family together. It can almost be guaranteed that if you bake a loaf of bread, little feet will soon come scurrying down […]

June 10, 2020

Book Review: Giving Thanks and Letting Go by Danielle Bean

If you are in need of support or moments to contemplate your vocation as a mother, this beautiful vocation given by God, please pick up Danielle Bean’s book: Giving Thanks and Letting Go – Reflections on the Gift of Motherhood.

May 11, 2020

Change is Soooo Gooood!

We have a choice. We can make a change.

April 30, 2020

The Importance of Family Time

Put your family as a priority and everything else will quickly fall into line.

April 5, 2020

Holy Week Preparations for a BIG Easter Celebration.

You may be tempted to keep Easter “simple” this year, but please remove those thoughts. Easter does not change based on human command. Whether we are allowed to attend Mass or not, it is still Easter.

March 23, 2020

Celebrating the Feast of the Annunciation

I find that Liturgical Living is an important part of family life. Our family started a tradition years ago. The Feast of the Annunciation is a major Marian Feast, also known as “Lady Day”, which focuses on the Incarnation. The Annunciation commemorates the visit from St. Gabriel the Archangel to the Blessed Virgin announcing she […]

March 19, 2020

A Call to a Deeper Faith

Lent is one of those times of the year, when the days seem longer, the food options are less appealing, and the promise of spring and the Resurrection are so very close. How many times has a Lenten season passed without barely batting an eye. We may follow the observance of no meat on Fridays, […]

February 5, 2020

Organized Simplicity

2020 has started out with a bang. There’s always something deafening about hitting a new decade. I’m not sure if it’s the realization that everything and everyone is aging (for the better) or that it’s another year of uncertainties. The past five years have taught me many valuable lessons, including having complete faith in God. […]

January 11, 2020

Minimalism and Divine Love

My latest article is live on the Catholic Mom Community Website ! Read the full article here!

January 2, 2020

Highlighting My Favorite Articles

A trip down memory lane at a few of my favorite articles from the past few years.

April 19, 2019

In the silence of art…

Silence is the backbone of great art.

April 14, 2019

Loving These Days

Welcome to Loving These Days. As a wife, mother, entrepreneur, and lover of the Classics, I have attempted to find the perfect “balance” in my life, but that does not exist – at least not in the way many people assume. There is not a perfect balance, but rather a list of priorities. A content […]

August 24, 2018

A Book Lover’s Dream – I’d Rather Be READING

There comes a time for every book lover, when we want to take our nose out of those print pages (yes, I have a preference for print over ebooks) and desire to connect with other readers who also sacrifice every waking hour for a free moment to delve into another world. Not all of us […]