make joy normal: Catholics in the new springtime
The Church is experiencing a profound renewal — a new springtime of faith. But what does that look like in your home? In your parish? In your daily life?
We are living in a time of tremendous opportunity for renewal: a new springtime. As Catholics, we aren't called to retreat from the world, but to become leaven within it—to live so fully in the joy and freedom of the Gospel that our lives might become an invitation.
Let's explore what it means to live as an authentic Catholic family in our time: the beauty of the Faith, the reality of raising children in Christ, the struggles and triumphs of Catholic life, and how ordinary families become instruments of the New Evangelization. From marriage and parenthood to education and community, let's look at how joy—rooted in Christ and His Church—might become the normal rhythm of Catholic life.
Let's usher in the New Springtime Pope John Paul II proclaimed. Catholic family life doesn't have to look perfect to be beautiful. The world doesn't need more noise. It needs to see Catholics living with conviction, charity, and contagious joy.
Let's make joy normal.
make joy normal: Catholics in the new springtime
An interview with Jena: rooms need love
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Today we interview the lovely Jena Love of Rooms Need Love…she’s organizing specialist who teaches women efficient homemaking and organizing systems. In 2019, she traded in her corporate spreadsheets to become a full-time homemaker and homeschooling mom while supporting women in their pursuit to create peaceful homes for themselves and their families.
We get some insight into Jena’s ideology and passion for helping us (most of us!!) to get on our feet with order in the various areas of our homes. Our rooms do need love - and it’s not about a pristine home, it’s about creating relationships and developing order so that we can be more present to the people who live in our home.
4:33 - Rooms Need Love and what you provide
9:51 - Organizing, cleaning and building relationships with clients
12:40 - How do you decide what to keep and what to get rid of?
19:09 - How does your organizing business add to your family life?
21:29 - Organized with efficiency/10-minute tidy
27:43 - The relief of getting organized for all walks of life
32:02 - Where do you recommend that we start?
35:17 - How much time should we put in?
38:50 - #1 simplifying tip for families
40:02 - More from Jena and Rooms Need Love
She offers lots of free resources, and some discounts on her courses for our listeners.
Free resources are at https://www.roomsneedlove.com/resources/
The Essential Home Organizing Blueprint for systems to stay organized - http://www.roomsneedlove.com/ehob/
Meal Planning Mastery - https://www.roomsneedlove.com/mealplanningmastery - use code JOY21 for 30% off
The Paper Hubs System - https://www.roomsneedlove.com/paperhubs - use code JOY21 for 30% off
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