Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-236).

Introduction -- She works with willing hands -- Priority loving leads to priority living -- Ordinary work, extraordinary grace -- A mother's guide to baptism -- She brings her food from afar -- She provides food for her household -- Feeding the hunger of the heart -- A mother's guide to the Eucharist -- She rises while it is still night -- Rhythm of life : the dance of time management -- Waltzing through life : establishing a pattern to our tasks -- A mother's guide to confirmation -- She provides tasks for her maidens -- Housework is God's work -- The value of homemaking -- A mother's guide to confession -- She considers a field and buys it -- Good management in the garden of the Lord -- Cultivating contemplation -- A mother's guide to the sacraments of consecration : holy orders and holy matrimony -- She girds herself with strength -- Gird your loins with strength -- God's strength for us -- A mother's guide to anointing of the sick : strength at the hour of death.