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The Wholly Home Blog
This is where real life and gentle growth collide.
From habits and homemaking to faith and healing. Every post here is written with honesty, intention, and a little holy grit.
Use the categories to explore what you need most right now… or just wander and let something find you.
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The Truth About New Year Resolutions
I was lying in bed the other night. You know the kind of lying there where your body is still, but your mind is doing laps. Everywhere you look right now, someone is asking the same question: What’s your New Year’s resolution? What are your goals for this year? What are you going after? And I realized something quiet unsettling. I don’t actually want a goal. I want a feeling. I’ve known this for a while, even if I didn’t have words for it yet. For at least the past year, mayb
makailakatspr
Jan 13 min read


The All-In Woman Challenge
not a “do it perfectly” challenge. This is a show up anyway challenge. A no excuses challenge. A discipline and softness together challenge. A God and daily life woven together challenge. A becoming the woman I’m proud of challenge.
makailakatspr
Nov 24, 20254 min read


When You’re Tired of Consuming and Ready to Create Again
Feeling uninspired and stuck in a scroll? This post explores the quiet exhaustion of consumption and the joy that returns when you create with your hands, home, and heart. Learn how to trade the fast hit of distraction for the slow rise of joy.
makailakatspr
Nov 10, 20254 min read


When the Plan Changes and Peace Feels Out of Reach
I thought we’d homeschool. I wanted that so badly. But our story has taken a different turn, and peace has been harder to find than I expected. This is a vulnerable reflection on trusting my husband’s leadership, grieving a plan I had to lay down, and finding glimmers of God’s goodness in the ordinary.
makailakatspr
Oct 8, 20253 min read


Why Slow Living Might Be the Most Sacred Choice You Make as a Mom
I used to believe that if I wasn’t always doing something, I wasn’t enough. But chasing busy was robbing me, and my family, of the magic right in front of us. This is the story of how I started embracing slow mornings, silly moments, and the kind of beautifully boring life that’s actually full of richness. If you’ve ever felt like slowing down means falling behind… this one’s for you.
makailakatspr
Sep 26, 20253 min read


How to Reconnect with God When Your Faith Feels Dry
I thought checking all the boxes would make me feel close to God, until I realized I was performing instead of connecting. This post is for the tired hearts doing “all the right things” but still feeling far away. Let’s talk about messy faith, motherhood, and meeting God in the silence.
makailakatspr
Sep 18, 20254 min read


I Miss Me. Where Did I Go?
Somewhere between pregnancy, postpartum, snack-fetching, and being everyone’s default emotional support human… I misplaced myself. Not in...
makailakatspr
Sep 12, 20253 min read


Are We Just Roommates, or What?
We were sharing a bed, a house, a family… But somehow, it felt like we were just roommates who split chores and childcare duties . No...
makailakatspr
Sep 12, 20252 min read


I Yelled at My Kids, Then Cried in the Laundry Room
There’s a version of me I wish didn’t exist: The one who snaps. The one whose voice gets sharp and too loud. The one who walks into the...
makailakatspr
Sep 12, 20254 min read


The Corner of My Kitchen That Helped Me Come Back to Life
There was a season when I couldn’t stand to be in my own kitchen. Not because of the mess (though that was definitely there), but because...
makailakatspr
Sep 12, 20252 min read
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