Valuing the Hidden Work of Faith at Home
The hardest work of motherhood is often invisible. This article names the emotional and spiritual labor that quietly shapes a faithful home.
from a small garden south of Salt Lake
Weeknight recipes, honest motherhood, and the slow work of making a home — written at the kitchen table by Rachel Whitaker.

a note from Rachel
LDS Family Life is a publication about motherhood, parenting, from-scratch cooking, and gospel living for Latter-day Saint families and Christians who want grounded, practical faith at home.
I write first-person essays on family discipleship, marriage, homemaking, and the spiritual life of ordinary family routines — the sink full of mixing bowls, the garden row that finally came up, the prayer I whisper while scraping plates after dinner.
with love, Rachel
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