num_pages: 192
description: Winner of a 2020 Catholic Press Association book award (first place backlist beauty).Do you ever feel caught in an endless cycle of working harder and longer to get more while enjoying life less? The Stewart family didand they decided to make a radical change. Popular Catholic blogger and podcaster Haley Stewart explains how a year-long internship on a sustainable farm changed her familys life for the better allowing them to live gospel values more intentionally. When Haley Stewart married her bee-keeping sweetheart Daniel they dreamed of a life centered on home and family. But as the children arrived and Daniel was forced to work longer hours at a job he liked less and less they dared to break free from the unending cycle of getting more yet feeling unfufilled. They sold their Florida home and retreated to Texas to live on a farm with a compost toilet and 650 square feet of space for a family of five. Surprisingly they found that they had never been happier. In The Grace of Enough  Stewart shares essential elements of intentional Christian living that her family discovered during that extraordinary year on the farm and that they continue to practice today. You too will be inspired Drawing from Pope Franciss encyclical on the environment Laudato Si Stewart identifies elements of Catholic social teaching that will enhance your life and create a ripple effect of grace to help you overcome the effects of todays throwaway culture and experience a deeper satisfaction and stronger faith.
language: English
title: The Grace of Enough: Pursuing Less and Living More in a Throwaway Culture
publisher: Ave Maria Press