Slow + Sacred: Summer Mother Culture Guide (Instant Download)
Summer brings an invitation for us to slow down, breathe a little deeper, and make space for the things that truly matter in our lives. Filling our days intentionally with Truth, Beauty, and Goodness can take intentionality. Slow + Sacred: Summer Mother Culture Guide was created to help you do just that! Whether you’re a mother, homemaker, or homeschooling mama, this guide offers gentle rhythms and soul-enriching practices to help you care for your heart and mind. Inside, you’ll find handpicked book suggestions, Scripture memory verses, a 90-day Bible reading plan, simple handcraft ideas, and even a sample daily rhythm to help you embrace this season with intention, beauty, and rest.
Slow + Sacred: Summer Mother Culture Guide
(Instant Download)
Nourish your heart this summer with this 20 page guide, that includes a 90-day Bible reading plan, book suggestions, handcraft inspiration, and Scripture memory resources — all planned & ready to download instantly.
Buy my productWhat is Mother Culture?
Mother culture is the practice of tending to your own soul as a mother, and continuing your own growth spiritually, intellectually, and creatively. It’s all about making space for Truth, Beauty, and Goodness in the midst of busy motherhood and family-life.
Th phrase “Mother Culture” is coined by Charlotte Mason’s community of home educators. Mother Culture is all about mothers nourishing their minds with good books, grow in their own faith, and creating with their hands to add beauty to their days. Simply put: mothers who continue to cultivate their minds. The whole concept is that they will be better equipped to pour into their homes and children with joy, wisdom, and grace by pouring into their own souls first.
It’s not about doing more and filling your days with more stuff. It’s simply about choosing what fills you up in quiet, sustainable ways so you can give from a place of abundance, not exhaustion.
“Mothers work wonders once they are convinced that wonders are demanded of them.” – Charlotte Mason
A Sample Summer Mother Culture Rhythm
In the slower pace of summer, a simple daily rhythm can offer both structure and space for rest.
A gentle rhythm doesn’t have to be rigid or complicated to follow. It can be a planned rhythm first thing in the morning, or it can be small portions of structure throughout your day. The time should flow with your season of life, supporting you while leaving room for spontaneity, rest, and presence. It might include:
- a few quiet moments in the Word before the day begins
- a short time set aside for personal reading or journaling
- a pocket of creativity in the afternoon. Maybe something done with your hands that brings joy in a quiet moment.
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What’s Included in Slow + Sacred: Summer Mother Culture Guide
12 Mother Culture Book Recommendations
There are 4 main categories in the book list: Literature, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Theology/Christian living. The best starting point for your mother culture is perusing your own bookshelves and using what you already own. I have supplied 9 suggestions in this guide to help you get started, as well as some ideas on how to implement reading into your day to fit your own personality and schedule.
8 Encouraging Scripture Memory Verses
Memorizing Scripture is an important part of the life of a Christian. Taking time to hide God’s Word in your heart takes time and intention. In this guide, there are 8 Scripture selections to memorize, as well as printable scripture memory cards. There is also a schedule and suggestions to help you memorize.
A 90-Day Bible Reading Plan
This guide includes a 90-day Bible reading plan with a printable checklist to help keep you on track, journal questions and reflection prompts to help you dig deeper into Scripture. The Bible reading selections are chosen to help you grow and understand the Bible better as a whole.
5 Simple Handcraft Ideas
There are 5 simple handcraft selections in this guide to provide you with inspiration. They are all linked to tutorials in case you need help getting started. These are all very easy to complete over the course of the 3 months that this guide covers. I have also provided links for supplies to make it simple.
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I would like to encourage you to plan out a slower summer, to allow yourself time to reflect and enjoy your life and family with intention. I pray this guide helps you do just that, while also assisting you in growing in your faith! -Trish
I hope this resource blesses you and your family this year!
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