The Homemaking Cottage StaffHere are the faces behind this website. We thank you for visiting this website and supporting homemakers across the globe. We feel that homemaking is the most important role a woman can fill. (See our Mission Statement .) Read a little about us and why we write. We appreciate having this opportunity to give homemakers a voice. We support you! May we all, in the words of Gordon Hinckley, "Try a little harder to be a little better".
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-12, Charisa-11, Benjamin-10, Makenzie-7, Madison 5, Meredith-5, and Bella is almost 2). 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. Visit Our Blog | Genevie Doyle Deluxe Edition, FHE 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 4-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 team!
| 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! | Helena GrayDeluxe 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.
| 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.” | | We hope you enjoy the website! Please bookmark us and return often! Improve your home, family, and self through learning in our Deluxe Edition library!
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