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33 Books to Build a Family & Home
My favorite titles on cultivating meaningful traditions, creating family culture & making a home
Feb 13, 2025
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Julie Kilcur
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Our Year in Family Traditions
Our favorite memory-making moments from 2025 & my notes for next year
Dec 31, 2025
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Julie Kilcur
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Let's Keep Christmas
Six of my favorite Substack writers on the how and why of celebrating the Twelve Days in their homes and hearts
Dec 26, 2025
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Julie Kilcur
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Ashley Tumlin Wallace
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Kristin Haakenson
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Emily Malloy
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Denise Trull
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Kathryn Haines
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Lane Scott
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The Cost of Doing Christmas
The mother's holiday hustle is a holy one
Dec 23, 2025
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Julie Kilcur
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We Always Weekly Vol. 21: Pick a Pine Tree
Our Christmas Tree Traditions and a Very Cozy Round-up
Dec 9, 2025
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Julie Kilcur
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We Always Weekly Vol. 20: Let Your Year Begin with Advent
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We Always Weekly Vol. 19: Stir-Up Sunday
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Nov 24, 2025
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We Always Weekly Vol. 19: Stir-Up Sunday
Liturgy, Legacy & Family Dynamics
Nov 24, 2025
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We Always Weekly Vol. 18: An Eye Toward Advent
Let us wait.
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We Always Weekly Vol. 16: A Postpartum Liturgy
About as much of my birth story as I’ll ever share on the internet
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We Always Weekly Vol. 15: Holy Week Round-up
A curation of the things we always do to remember and celebrate the holiest week of the year
Apr 13, 2025
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Julie Kilcur
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We Always Weekly Vol. 14: As you read this...
We always (impatiently, imperfectly) wait on God's good timing
Apr 6, 2025
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We Always Weekly Vol. 13: A Joyful Garden
On shifting what we always do
Mar 24, 2025
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We Always Weekly Vol. 12: There Will Be Scraps
We always make a mess in the pursuit of a meaningful life
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