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Shiloah Baker
Owner, Editor, Writer
Shiloah
(shy-low-ah) Baker is the founder, owner, author
and editor of The Homemaking Cottage.
She is also the CEO of
the Baker Household, teacher and mentor at home to
her seven children (Cailynn-11, Charisa-10,
Benjamin-8, Makenzie-6, Madison 4,
Meredith-2, and Lindsay 9 months). She is a
Christian and is a member of
The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She
and her husband Ben
currently reside in North Carolina.
Three of her children have special needs: one
has Sensory Integration Disorder, one has a
PDD a mild form of autism, and her
eldest is has a tentative diagnosis of
Asperger's.
Aside from her passion for homemaking, some
of her hobbies include: webdesign, writing, crafts, paper crafts,
scrapbooking,
cross-stitch, sewing, quilting, reading,
entertaining, toll-paint.
She began
The Homemaking Cottage
in December of 1998 and recently (June 2005)
founded the
Enrichment Cottage.
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Genevie Doyle
Customer Service, Writer
I
am Genevie Doyle and I am the Customer Service
Representative for The Homemaking Cottage. I
have lived in Copperas Cove, Texas for the
last 8 years of my life. I attended Central
Texas College where I earned an AAS in
Computer Science. I have been married to my
husband Matthew for 7 years and we have a
beautiful 2-year-old daughter named Clara.
My hobbies include plastic canvas,
cross-stitch, crochet, painting, and
scrapbooking. I enjoy playing the violin and
piano and I also teach private lessons. Some
of the new talents I hope to acquire one day
include: quilting, cake decorating, and
sewing.
I love being a part of the Homemaking
Cottage. I think the owner is a very
wonderful and talented person. (Of course I'm
biased…she happens to be my older sister).
There are so many people that are touched,
inspired, and encouraged by this site…and I
hope you are too!
Editors' Note:
Genevie is Shiloah's younger sister and is a
fantastic inspiration and help to the site!
She is full of wonderful ideas and has a great
knack for computers, crafting and writing
articles! We are happy to have her on our
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Aine Schulmire
Deluxe Edition Writer
Aine (on-ya)
Schulmire was born in Houston, Texas. She has
lived just north of Houston most of her life,
until recently moving to Idaho. She married
her husband, Russell, in the Dallas Texas
Temple almost 14 years ago. They currently
have four children: Crystal, Savannah, Suzy Q,
& Rion, and a miniature dachshund, Rufus. Aine
home tutors her children and is in pursuit of
her own education. She enjoys time with her
family, reading, writing, walks in the park,
cooking, canning jellies with Russell, good
music & art, researching family history,
attending the temple, making new friends,
scrapbooking, crafts, & sewing. She is
currently serving in the Idaho Falls 10th ward
as the Enrichment Counselor.
Editor's Note:
Aine recently
gave birth to twin boys! She never
ceases to amaze me with all that she does!
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Helena Gray
Deluxe Edition Writer
I am 27 years old and have a
6-month-old daughter, Anika and a husband of seven years. I grew up in the
White Mountains of Arizona and have lived in Arizona all of my life, except for
10 months that my husband and I lived in Germany. I have a Bachelor’s degree in
Business Administration, and worked in the banking industry for seven years
before quitting to stay home with my little girl. I have always really enjoyed
topics on money and finances.
I like to do a large variety of things
including cooking, baking, reading, writing, playing with my little girl, and
teaching. One of my very favorite things to do is learn. I have learned a
little bit about a broad diversity of things and look forward to incorporating
some of them into my writing.
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Valerie Steadman
Deluxe Edition Writer
I’m
Valerie Steadman! I’ve been a fan of the
Homemaking Cottage
for years, and I can’t believe I’ll be
writing articles for this great website. I
hope that my articles prove to be of the
same caliber you’ve
come to expect.
I am a
stay-at-home mother of two, and wife to my
dear husband Nate. I was born in Logan,
Utah. I was raised in Logan. I met and dated
my husband in Logan. We married in the Logan
Temple. I have had both of my daughters,
Alycia and Hailey, in the Logan Hospital. I
just may take my last breath in Logan, Utah.
I am an amateur photographer. I’m also
learning how to bottle fruit, and love
canning jam! I love things with history, and
have a great time fixing up the 95 year old
house we call home. Organization
skills are a topic of great interest to me
because we definitely lack in storage space
in an old house! I’m a big fan of home
cooking, and trying new recipes is fun. I’m
Mexican-American, and I plan to bring a
little spice to the recipe department.
Scrapbooking, clever recycling, and
decorating are all passions of mine. I was
married in October,
and Halloween is one of my favorite
holidays. The harvest, raking leaves, warm
cider and soup, and fond memories from the
past summer just make fall my favorite
season of all.
But, most of all, I take great pleasure in
serving as a homemaker to my family. Caring
for their emotional and physical
health is a treasured task. The great
Aristotle put it nicely. “We are what we
repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an
act, but a habit.”
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Lori Nawyn
Deluxe Edition Writer
Utah
native Lori Nawyn always dreamed of being an
author/ artist when she grew up. Now, she is
living her dream. She did the graphic design
for the popular children’s book, Sarah
Jane’s Very Best Story Ever, and the
artwork and design for acclaimed musician
C.S. Bezas’ CD, A Time for Ana.
Her art and illustration work have appeared
on home décor products and greeting cards
and she is a featured artist at
Latter-dayVillage.com.
Her writing
credits include numerous award winning
articles and inspirational stories for
magazines and newspapers across the
country. She has also co-authored three
books, Hearts and Hands: Stories of
Hope for Mothers, and The Magic
and Miracle of
Christmas,
volumes I and II, all of which are
available at
DeseretBook.com.
Her cookbook,
Peach 101:
Recipes Your Mother Never Told You About,
was released nationally last fall. The
book, which includes several of her
original peach recipes as well as many
favorites from family and friends, has
been featured in the Deseret News, Bella
Magazine and Meridian Magazine as well
as on Utah’s ABC Channel 4 program Good
Things Utah
and the KUTV Channel 2 Morning Show.
Currently, Lori serves as a contributing
editor for
Latter-dayAuthors.com
and works as a freelance graphic artist,
illustrator, and photographer.
She is married to a
firefighter and they have four children
and one granddaughter. Lori has a
special interest in helping her
children, and those she works with in
her ward and community, recognize their
talents and abilities.
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