About Jen Steed

Jen Steed blogs at Happy Little Homemaker, where she writes about books, living your faith, holiday celebrations, creating beautiful & useful systems and anything else that is beautiful, good and useful in her vocation of love.

Latest Posts by Jen Steed

Keeping Your Children in Mass – A How To Guide From Birth to Age 5

I’ve found that helping your children to be “good” in Mass is usually dependent on three things.   First, it is dependent upon …

Introducing Prayer to Your Little Ones from Birth to Age 5

How Catholic was your home growing up?  I only remember saying prayers before bed, for instance, when I spent the night at …

Advent and Christmas Traditions with Small Children

Every year, I determine that I want to make Advent less of a Christmas preparation and more of a Christmas ANTICIPATION. I …

Expanded Catechism Catcher from Arma Dei

So you remember the cootie catchers from grade school, right?  I don’t know about you, but I spent all day meticulously folding …

Non-Negotiable Prayer Time: Seven Devotions and Practices for When You Don’t Know Where To Start

A few years ago, my favorite priest came to speak to our mother’s group.  At the time, my prayer time was GREATLY …

In the World: Where to Turn When You Don’t Fit In

I don’t fit in. Never have, to be honest. Even as a child, I wanted to be in whatever club was cool …

Bring Lent to Life

I recently reviewed a book that I can’t wait to use for Lent over at Catholic Mothers Online. I’ve got a huge …

Offering Your Sunday Best to the Lord

With two little kids, I feel like I never get to pay attention at mass.  I try to prepare ahead of time …

Marian Devotions in the Domestic Church — Book Review

One of my new year’s resolutions every year is to draw my home’s rhythm closer in line with the Liturgical year.  As …

The Acrobutt Plays Twister

Have you seen the commercial for the new Huggies diapers?  Where they show the different types of squirming babies?   I have …

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Guiding the Catholic Preschooler

I must confess that though I have been a Catholic since birth, I didn’t really participate much until my husband & I …

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