Calico and twine

The winds are getting colder now. While there is much to look forward to in the changing seasons, let us not become too comfortable in warming ourselves with things of this world. Seasons of sorrow and uncertainty are guaranteed to all of us, and are no excuse to wring our hands in worry. A little s

for nutrients & minerals: Some time ago I mentioned on Instagram that I’m not taking a prenatal vitamin, which stirred up a bit of controversy. Rest assured that is probably the least controversial thing I’m doing! I’ve chosen to forgo the typical “all in one” synthetic prenatal for a var

Feature Friday: Kaetlyn Anne of Calico & Twine

This year my mom and I are hosting Thanksgiving. I’m so excited! I love not only cooking food for my family but making the atmosphere cozy and festive as well. It is such a time of warmth and celebration. I’m already thinking about how I want to decorate the table and what music I want to play in th

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Ladies– we were made to be fruitful. Let us not eat of the bread of idleness (Proverbs 31:27) nor of the bread of anxious toil (Psalm 127:2) but rather let us feast on The Bread of Life. May we work only unto The One that gives our toil purpose, and find rest only in The One that carries the other

Oh I am already feeling the weight of how fleeting this season is. I am ready to hunker down. The days leading up to the solstice are short and dark. They don’t lend “much scope for the imagination” as our dear friend Anne Shirley says. There is no snow yet… just a foggy cloud hovers, muting the lan

Calico and Twine is a curated space rooted in the foundations of 1 Thessalonians 4:11 and Proverbs 31. We carry homemade sundries and simple needfuls for the everyday homemaker.

The following is a devotional written by Charles Spurgeon that I found particularly inspiring and wanted to share it with you all. May these words land in your heart and inspire you to “set your house in order” this spring. “This month of April is said to derive its name from the Latin verb ape