5 mom blogs for a happier, healthier home in 2024

When it comes to getting your home in order, there's nothing like a little post-Christmas clarity. The stress of the season tends to reveal faults in our domestic foundation be they financial, organizational, spiritual, or emotional. The lazy days between Christmas Day and New Year's day can be a good time to identify these trouble spots and begin repairs.

Often, the problem is simply that we've become caught up in the culture's hyper-secularized, hyper-commercialized vision of successful parenting, which it pushes with particular force this time of year. Pulling back from this relentless propaganda assault isn't easy; advice from moms undertaking the same "alternative lifestyle" can be a big help. Below are some of our favorite blogs to get you started:

Like Mother, Like Daughter

When Leila Lawler started out as a young wife and mother, she had no idea how to keep a house, manage laundry, or plan and prepare meals — let alone entertain and inspire toddlers and select a curriculum to pass on her Catholic faith. So, she spent decades excavating deeply rooted cultural memories that had been buried under an avalanche of feminist ideology. This blog, an offshoot of her essential book "Summa Domestica," is where she meticulously collects these memories.

Mother & Home

In the words of founder Stephanie Weinert, this Catholic motherhood collective offers "a place of retreat, refreshment, and community in a private setting that’s not on social media. Through virtual retreats and courses, fellowship in a members-only community, and collaborative writing in print and online, our vision is to help women grow in their relationship with Christ and inspire them in the value and worthiness of their vocation."

Suzanne Venker

Tired of the lies and the spin perpetuated in the culture about men, women, sex, and love? Does the relentless gender propaganda make you feel as if you’re going mad? “Enough!” says author and relationship coach Suzanne Venker. She believes that it’s time for Americans to have the support and the information they need to reject cultural narratives that undermine their success in life and in love, which she delivers through her podcast and private coaching.

Theology of Home

Catholic moms and authors Carrie Gress and Noelle Mering created Theology of Home to help women overcome the struggles that keep them from confidently living and sharing faith. TOH curates and publishes content as well as creating and sourcing carefully crafted products that help women at any stage of life live out their vocations with beauty and meaning.

Wellness Mama

Founder Katie Wells created Wellness Mama as an online resource for mothers and mothers-to-be who want to live a healthier life. Wells and her team of researchers and medical advisors curate a myriad of recipes, DIY beauty regimens, green cleaning tutorials, natural remedies, and more with clarity and insight.