The Grace of Enough: Pursuing Less and Living More in a Throwaway Culture

Written by Haley Stewart and Brandon Vogt

Narrated by Suzie Althens

Do you ever feel caught in an endless cycle of working harder and longer to get more while enjoying life less? The Stewart family did-and 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 family's 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 unfulfilled. 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 to:

- live simply

- offer hospitality

- revive food culture and the family table

- reconnect with the land

- nurture community

- prioritize beauty

- develop a sense of wonder

- be intentional about technology

- seek authentic intimacy

- center life around home, family, and relationships

Drawing from Pope Francis's 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 today's "throwaway" culture and experience a deeper satisfaction and stronger faith.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Jan 22, 2019
• ISBN: 9781977340672

Haley Stewart

Haley Stewart is a Catholic author and the editor of Word on Fire Spark. Stewart was the cohost of the popular Fountains of Carrots podcast from 2014-2022. She is the author of Jane Austen's Genius Guide to Life, The Grace of Enough, and The Sister Seraphina Mysteries, a series for young readers. She has contributed to Evangelization & Culture, Plough, the University of Notre Dame’s Church Life Journal, Public Discourse, and America. She has four children and is married to a beekeeper/whisky distiller.

Reviews for The Grace of Enough

[marcelle · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

So insightful! It is refreshing to see a catholic perspective on minimalism and simple life. Feeling grateful to have been able to read the personal story of this beautiful family.

[Michael Gormley · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Stunning. She crushes it. Hitting topics like simplicity, family, life and work, as well as farming, consumerism and NFP, this book is truly a gift.

[AnnArmy · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fantastic! Great Lenten preparatory reading. Haley expands her personal experiences of living simply through the quotes of my favourite modern saints (G.K. Chesterton and Flanney OConnor to name a few) and works of fiction. This is worth owning a hard copy of and passing on.

[spinsterrevival · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed listening to this as I don’t know very much about how young Catholic families follow their teachings, and it was interesting learning more. I think this is a lovely look at simple living though too without needing all the Catholic stuff. I mean I know some Catholics who use birth control (and not the natural family planning method touted here). Also she mentioned more Millennials going into the priesthood than those born after Vatican II between 1961-1981; my mind went to boys not wanting to join something after they’d possibly been abused by a priest as kids those ages were in the prime time of all that and could potentially have related trauma.