Some 15 odd years ago, I was a new wife and mom trying to find my way and rhythm through homemaking and motherhood. I often tell the story of the disastrous Zimbabwean traditional meal of sadza and makuru (tripe) that I made for my husband as a newlywed after he made a special request for it. It would be the first of many kitchen fails that led my husband to become the designated cook during the first few months of us living together. I later taught myself how to cook through googling recipes. This was before Pinterest and is a story I will go into another time. Looking at my food pictures on social media today, you would never know that I used to be a terrible cook.
A few months following us being married, a baby was thrown into the mix. I was thrust into the beautiful yet often wild ride of motherhood. I found myself clueless on how I was going to balance being a wife, a mom and still run my household. Even though I had a very supportive mother who was there for me, there were certain things that even she didn’t know nor understand about being a wife and a mom in the United States. For mom, back home in Zimbabwe, she had the privilege, like some mothers in Zimbabwe of always having helpers a.k.a. nannies and maids to help her run her household. Unfortunately, the nanny services in the U.S. were ridiculously expensive compared to back home. This was a privilege that my husband and I simply could not afford as newlyweds in our mid-late twenties trying to find our way in life as a new family in the United States.
I was blessed early along my young wife and mom journey to meet some incredible women who lived the life I imagined homemaking and motherhood to be. These women became my role models and mentors. A few of them took me under their wings to show me the ropes of being a wife and a mom in the first world. Most of these women I looked up to didn’t even know that they were my mentors and teachers. I learnt from them mainly by observing them and taking what I observed back to my own home and customizing it to fit our lifestyle, budget and value system.
I always say to younger wives and moms, “seek out people that are not like you in order for you to learn from them”. You cannot learn new ideas or different ways of doing things from the same people as you, I am a testament to that. By signing up for different mom groups, programs and activities through my kids different ages and stages, I learnt a lot from women who did not look like me and were not raised in the same way that I was.
Today, I like to think of myself as having 15 years of experience at being a wife and a mom, 2 roles that I love and always wanted to fulfill from childhood. During my early experiences of being a young wife and mom, I wished I had someone who had held my hand and helped me figure out certain things like how to manage and make the most of my time around the home, how to make simple, good nutritious meals for my family, what traditions to introduce to my young family, what to expect at each developmental stage of my kids, the differences between girl children and boy children, how not to lose myself in the process of raising a family, the works – this is what inspired me to create this space.
The Bible in Titus 2:3-5 speaks of an older and mature Christian woman who teaches and encourages younger women. A quote by Martha Peace about the Titus 2 woman states, “she is called by God to make time for this work. She is not called to preach, but to teach, and most of what she has to teach is by example. Much is said and written today about “mentoring.” A mentor is a guide, a teacher, a counselor and advisor; all words that apply to the Titus 2 Woman.”
The Titus 2 woman is the woman I aspire to be as I teach other women how to navigate all things homemaking. I want to be that sister-friend that I needed when I was a new wife & mom going through the different stages of marriage and motherhood. I hope you can find that safe space here with me, as we together, build a community of women who will help each other tackle homemaking, motherhood, womanhood, and everything else in between. Let’s have discussions on how crucial our role is in nurturing our children and our unique responsibility of creating spaces of solace for our families.
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I look forward to our journey together,
Trudy M.
Such a beautiful read and kind of you to offer guidance. Love it.
Congratulations Trudy, I am very proud of you, you are such an inspiration.
Congratulations Trudy
Well done akoma
Lovely!! Looking forward to learn from you
Hi trudy, long time gal, what are you up to now? Add me to your email list
Thank you for starting this blog. Congratulations. Can’t wait to learn.
Thank you for sharing. Happy to join.your blog. Well done Trudy😘
Congratulations and thank you. Looking forward to the great lessons to implement home
Way to go girl! A mentor and a teacher you are. Thumbs up👍
So profound! Wise words indeed.
Beautiful read my dear. Would love to learn some homemaking and cooking tips from you.
Wow I’m in awe with your life story so inspiring. We all start from somewhere and with passion and hardwork the sky is the limit.
This is awesome Trudy – well done! You are an inspiration to many…
Congratulations Trudy.I am learning a lot from you.Thank you.
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I enjoyed every bit of the story..im looking forward to learn under your wings one of the days..you inspire me Mrs Trudy..
Thank you Trudy we are learning.
Well done, this is written si beautifully
This is beautiful muningina. God is in it.
Well done Trudy!! Blaze the path and may God enlarge your territory
Thank you for candidly sharing. All the best.
Hi namesake and this is truly awesome. I enjoyed reading it and look forward to many more
Very beautiful Getty. Congratulations
Lovely!! Looking forward to learn from you
Im here to learn..wonderful Trudy..
Lovely Trudy 👌👌
Beautiful read
Thank you for opening your heart to mentoring.
Lovely
Well done Trudy, so proud of you. You are an inspiration, keep up the good work. Looking forward to hearing more from you xx
Proud of you Trudy! You are an inspiration to all women across the Globe!! May God continue to guide you on this journey and ordain your steps! Amen
Beautiful read and very inspiring.👌🏽 I see l will be learning a lot.😘
Lovely read
Totally love it 💯
Can’t wait to learn as a soon to be mom and wife in the 1st world
Thank you for sharing, you give us young mothers courage to go on, looking forward to learning much
Congrats..this is amazing. .# learning
Congratulations. Thanks for sharing. Learning
Thankyou for this brilliant thought.looking foward to learning a lot.(young wife ‘mother…..)
Absolutely love this! Congratulations and thank you so much for providing this platform! Us young mothers in the diaspora need this. Worh the wait. Looking forward to more content!
Love it!
Keep up the good work💯
Great read! Thank you for inspiring me in all you do!
You are an inspiration!!!
Great post❤❤❤
Beautiful and excited to be here.
i remember the 1st time i made maguru…thank God we had eggs in the fridge…
What a wonderful initiative.
Congratulations!!! Looking forward to reading more. And yes being a wife and mother in a first world country is very different from back home.
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Learning a lot from you
Love it, congratulations. I love the transparency of your humble beginnings. Amy God continue revealing himself in your life.
So inspiring would like you to be my daughters mentor.l like it when you always ref with the word of God.looking forward to hear more from you my classy given sister.
Good read , congratulations ,looking forward to learning more
I love this post 😍
Beautifully written ❤
Seat belt on, let the learning journey begin.
Congratulations thank you for sharing your story with us ..i am inspired
Now you can ‘hold a new wife/ mother’s hand’ via your blog.
Thank you Trudy.l can’t wait to learn
That’s some awesome insight. Sadza nemakuru.🤭. That was quite funny. Your relationship with your mom is so beautiful.
Well done Trudy and thanks so much for being a sisters keeper. I know im going to learn a lot from u.
Proud of you sis ..you are a true inspiration
Thank you for a glance into your past. You really shine at hospitality and I look forward to planning something with the teen girls…may they be prepared by awesome Moms!
Well done mainini, spoken well from the heart
Great post Trudy….
Love this!!! Looking forward to getting to know you better, neighbor! 😃
My face is hurting from Cheezing so hard . I’m super excited and proud of you . I may even go and drink an avocado smoothie ! This is awesome Trudy !
Amen! Trudy, you are such an inspiration, I love your heart and I am so inspired by you!! Love you!!
Hi Trudy. Inspiring
Well done Trudy. Forward we go.
Well put Si, so happy you have are here. Cheering you on always. Excited for all you have in store for us! ❤️
I enjoyed reading this. Welldone!
Congrats Trudy! Can’t wait to learn all the tricks and trades❤️
Congratulations on this journey you’ve started. Looking forward to learning more from you, you’re such an inspiration. And may God bless you for giving yourself to do His work
I am so proud of you! Continue with the Simple Life and letting God use you. Keep inspiring people to cook. I am going let you know how my first meal comes out.
Well done sis ,you know how much I adore you. I’m so proud of you and look forward to learning more and more from you. May God continue to bless you sis
Well done dear sister, looking forward to learning more!
Well done my sister.You Inspire me.God bless this
Beautiful sis! I will definitely be learning a lot from you 😘
Well done Trudy, you are one woman I admire. God bless you 💕🙏
Beautiful read. You’re an inspiration to me and many. Congratulations hun.
Such a good read, very inspiring.
Thank you 😘
Beautiful read thank you for the inspiration ❤
Than you, I enjoyed reading this Trudy. I can’t wait to read more.
This is so inspiring!! Well done my sister!! Can’t wait to be enriched from this👏🏽👏🏽
All I can say is Ebenezer and I LOVE YOU chiti. You know how proud I am of you, the walk we have walked together over the decades and I would never have it anyway. Well done best friend 👏glory to God.
Congrats babe on the launch of your project. Your hard work is paying off. I can’t wait to have you tryout new recipes on us.
Learning is for everyone and even the older ones can learn too from the young ones. So inspiring..👏🏾👏🏾
So proud of you sis, you know I am one of your biggest cheerleaders. Congratulations!!!!
Well done and congratulations Trudy what an inspiration because of your beautiful heart doors are going to be opened for you.Brilliant read.👏👏
Wow in love with your blog dear, wish u the best. I can’t wait to learn more. Congratulations!!
Lovely blog
Congratulations trudy looking forward to learn more form this platform
I am drawn to you already 😍 and so ready to learn
Very inspirational. Thank you for your willingness to share your experiences and skills with others❤️❤️❤️
Congratulations on your lovely blog…I can’t wait to learn more.
Congratulations my Trudy. So happy for you and looking forward to learn as a newly wed.
Lol you are like me..im almost making a mess in the kitchen all the time
I look up to you on Instagram….looking forward to this journey and best wishes.
congratulations Trudy! Im so excited to be here and my notebook is ready.
Looking forward to your content Sis.
Loving this sis❤️
This is awesome Trudy! I’m excited to follow you and learn from you. Congrats on your launch!!
Yeay!! Thank you for being you,looking forward to learning so much on this platform.
Very lovely introduction. Congratulations. You truly are an inspiration, albeit I see it through social media platforms. Hope to learn and share a thing or two. God bless you
Amazing.
Well done Trudy! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I’m so proud of your courage yet vulnerability. Congratulations!
Congratulations Trudy,I’m one woman learning a lot from different women who hail from different backgrounds.
Congratulations Trudy. Awesome introduction. I am looking forward to more interesting staff
Well done .Keep going
Congratulations Trudy!!!
Congratulations, makorokoto keep soaring! Beautiful execution!
Congratulations Trudy,can’t wait to start learning
Inspiring
Congratulations Trudy very inspiring looking forward to learn from you ,thank you.
Trudy thank yu so much, l am being blessed and learning much in Yo classy homes.
Thank you very much sis l am a young wife and mother here to learn.
Awesome ❤️
Great!!!
I love this Trudy. May God bless your blogging journey. I wish you all the success in the world:-)
Congrats Trudy
Well done Trudy and thanks so much for being a sisters keeper. I know im going to learn a lot from u.
Beautiful story, Well Done 👏👏
Congratulations!! So proud of you. Please take a moment to celebrate your successful launch. 😘
Awesome. Looking forward to learn
Oh my word is all I can say…..this is your True gift. Belissime.
Congrats Trudy, looking forward to the journey and can’t wait to learn more
I don’t remember how and when did I end up on your page but I’m glad I did God bless you
Thank you so much for making yourself available and for allowing God to use you to empower, inspire and encourage others. You’re simply awesome.
I am inspired by your recipes. Very simple buy well presented and tasty too. I love your sweet spirit and how you value your family. I am learning alot. Keep up the good work my sister. You are going to great heights.
Will keep coming back for more content
Never would have expected any less from you! Congratulations my sister friend!
Beautiful….
Well done Trudy
Congrats Trudy. Thats great
Thanks so much for the teaching willing to learn more
Such beautiful read thanks so much for being selfless and sharing.
Well done Trudy! Thank you for allowing God to use you to share your life experiences with friends, acquaintances and strangers alike. You’re a powerful and inspirational force in my life and many other ladies. The best thank you I have is a simple message “May God always bless your efforts and may he keep adding to your fruitfulness”.
This is just beautiful, l’m so happy for you, Sis. I know this blog is gonna go places beyond your wildest imaginations, by God’s grace 💕💕
Awesome dear
Well done and congrats Getty!! So proud of you mama!
Awesome
Lovely post. Ready to learn everything about homemaking
Beautiful 🌸
Thank you! x
You’re such a blessing!
Beautiful.
Congrats Trudy