Recently I’ve been working on implementing the ideas in this book:
A Mother’s Rule of Life: How to Bring Order to Your Home and Peace to Your Soul by Holly Pierlot
Pierlot looks to the Benedictine Rule for a philosophy of daily living. By following the steps outlined in her book, the reader is led to examine her priorities in the proper order (note: housework comes last), sets her own standards for meeting her obligations to God, self, and family, and develops a self-discipline appropriate to the vocation of motherhood.
I’ll post more on how I’ve worked with it later; for now, I just wanted to recommend it to anyone who’s struggling with "getting it all done" and still having time for herself or for prayer and other spiritual exercises.
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