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Dec 10

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. It's our last episode of 2025! I've got FIVE more holiday stories of home for you from Heather Price, Jessica Fisher, Mallori Tinkler, Rosemary Young, and Abigail Dodds. I also have a warning for you about holding traditions loosely in my last Traditions and Time Together segment. Notes & Resources are on the Blog: theartofhomepodcast.com/blog search "Holiday Homemaking 2025 Week 5" Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Dec 8

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today’s episode I am bringing you a reflection from former guest and writer, Jeanette Rath, a young homemaker disenchanted with the commercial trappings and hustle of our culture’s version of Christmas. It’s in the sacrificial love of the home where her joy and hope in the season are restored. And I have another essay of mine for you to cap off our 2025 season of Advent reflections. So, enjoy these short little stories as you do some christmas shopping or deck the halls. NOTES & RESOURCES: FREE 2025 Daily Advent Guide: theartofhomepodcast.com/christmas Companion Blog Post with Full Articles, "There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays" and "The Greatest of These is Love" Other Episodes featuring Today's Writers Jeanette Rath's Homemaker Portrait, S7:E2 Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Dec 3

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In this episode, I am bringing you holiday stories of home from 4 guests you heard from this past year; Mindy Heiner, Amber Reesor, Jayme Cherry and Jenny Nanninga. I share some tips for hosting an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party and I have a holiday poem for you. Be sure to listen till the end for the episode emoji if you want that gold star. ⭐️ NOTES & LINKS All resources, links and recipes will be on the companion blog post. theartofhomepodcast.com/blog > search "Holiday Homemaking 2025 Week 4" Take Peace! A Corgi Cottage Christmas (Tasha Tudor) available on YouTube for $2 Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Dec 1

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today’s Monday motivation you’ll hear two articles reflecting on the third theme of Advent, Joy. The first, written by Karen Sheppard about Finding Joy in Jesus at the Table and second, a little reflection from me about finding joy in homemaking, which you may have heard in last year’s Holiday Homemaking Week 3, but it bears repeating. Karen’s article was originally published in Homemaker Happy Mail December 2023 and mine in Homemaker Happy Mail December 2022. FREE Daily Advent Guide: https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/christmas Companion Blog Post with Full Articles, Finding Joy in Jesus at the Table and Joy, Joy, Joy Down in My Heart. Other Advent Reflection Episodes 2025 Week 1 Hope Week 2 Peace Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Nov 19

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. 🎄Welcome to Week 3 of Holiday Homemaking 2025! 🎉 You will be hearing holiday stories of home from past guests Laura Ruoff, Rachael Bomsta, Georgetta Christinsen, Caitlin McCormick and Mystie Winckler. I will continue my series on Traditions and Togetherness with some tips for hosting a Ladies Christmas Tea. NOTES & RESOURCES Recipes, notes, links and resources are on the Blog! https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/holiday-homemaking-2025-week-3 Allison's Update No new episodes next week. Happy Thanksgiving! Holiday Homemaking returns December 1st. Seasonal Art of Home Publication (Magazine?) What would you call it? What would you like to see in this type of publication? Send me a text 👆 or an email! ADVENT starts November 30th! Get your FREE daily Advent guide. 🕯️ Poems: The Oxen by Thomas Hardy, originally published in the London Times , 1915, public domain The Christmas Silence by Margaret Deland, originally published in The Chicago Ledger , 1914, public domain Music: All music is royalty free and licensing purchased through Envato. Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Nov 17

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Happy Monday, Homemaker! We are continuing our Advent Reflections series with two articles on the second theme of Advent, peace , written by homemakers just like you. These two articles are meant to encourage you to reflect on our Prince of Peace, Jesus. His "peace that passes all understanding" makes a difference in your day to day homemaking because it is a peace not dependent on circumstances . In the first article, Peace , Sarah Beaugh shares how Christ's peace sustained her through the long months of her husband's unemployment. And in Experiencing Peace in the Season, Naomi Fata gives some very practical and actionable steps to "enter the peace of the season, rather than feeling dragged through the season." NOTES & LINKS Read these two reflections in full over on the blog @ theartofhomepodcast.com/blog, search "Advent Peace". FREE Daily Advent Guide Connect with Sarah website | sarahbeaugh.com instagram | @sarah.beaugh Connect with Naomi website | naomifata.net instagram | @naomifata Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Nov 12

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today’s episode, I am sharing 4 holiday stories of home from guests featured this year on the podcast. You will hear from Emily Baxter, Charity Gibson, Cara Semler and Bess Hawthorne as they share their Christmas memories, traditions, recipes, favorites and more. You will also hear a special piece from former guest, Kristen Howard, called Skipping Christmas . And I am sharing more about Traditions & Time Together with a segment on setting up 12 Dates of Christmas with your husband. It is a very full episode, so I’m sure you will gather lots of ideas to inspire your own holiday homemaking. EPISODE NOTES All of the resources from this episode including recipes, photos and printable downloads are on the companion blog post. Go to theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "Holiday Homemaking 2025". CONNECT WITH OUR FEATURED GUESTS Emily Baxter Substack Charity Gibson | website Kristen Howard | homesweethome.blog Bess Hawthorne | Come Over for Dinner Podcast | Instagram Hear more from each guest on their homemaker portraits. Go to www.theartofhomepodcast.com/podcast and search their name. Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Nov 10

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Welcome to the first Holiday edition of Monday Motivation! For the next few Monday’s I will be sharing with you some inspirational Advent themed articles written by past guests of The Art of Home. These ladies are homemakers just like you who are sharing their reflections on the four themes of Advent; hope, peace, joy and love. In this episode, you’ll hear 2 articles reflecting on the first theme of Advent-Hope . First, Tiffany Harris lights a Flame of Hope for the homemaker. Then, Amber Davis encourages us to focus on the Advent of Hope, the birth of Jesus the Messiah, our Living Hope. FREE 2025 Daily Advent Guide: theartofhomepodcast.com/christmas Companion Blog Post with Full Articles, Flame of Hope & Advent of Hope Other Episodes featuring Today's Writers Tiffany Harris's Homemaker Portrait, S15:E2 Amber Davis's Homemaker Portrait, S7:E6 Deep Dive Bible Study (Amber Davis), S23:E2 Deep Dive Prayer (Amber Davis), S25:E6 Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Nov 5

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. It's finally here!! I'm so excited to kick off our 5th annual Holiday Homemaking series with this very special episode featuring some of my dear friends. I am joined by Sarah Hackleman, Lauren Rice, Kathlena Rule and Kelsey Myers to talk about all things Christmas. I am asking these ladies all of the usual Christmas interview questions, we do a real time taste test of our favorite sweet treats and we all share 3 favorite things we think would make great gifts to give or to receive. I am also sharing the first of my tip segments on Traditions & Time Together. Grab some hot cocoa and settle in for a nice long holiday chat! NOTES & LINKS Full episode notes and links, including treat recipes, photos, links for all the favorites, and my family weekend templates are on the companion blog post. www.theartofhomepodcast.com/blog, search "favorites with friends 2025" Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Nov 3

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Do you put your tree up early? Looking for a way to cultivate thankfulness this holiday season? Turn your unadorned tree into a Gratitude Tree for the month of November! Whether you use your unadorned Christmas tree, a cutting from the yard or a tree made from pipe cleaners, a Gratitude Tree can help center your heart on the faithfulness and goodness of God. In This Episode: Why I Decorate Early & Slowly How I Keep the Fall Vibes Going with my Gratitude Tree How to Make Your Own Gratitude Tree & Keepsake Book NOTES & LINKS Full show notes with photos and resource links on the blog, theartofhomepodcast.com/blog search "MM39" Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 29

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In this final Homemaker Portrait of 2025, I am chatting with In-the-Trenches homemaker and mama to 5 girls, Jenny Nanninga. I loved this conversation with Jenny. She is so wise, funny, and really, she's an open book. She candidly shares her struggles to accept and adjust to life in a 700 square foot home with 5 girls and one bathroom. Though God blessed them 2 years ago with a larger home, Jenny values her time in the tiny house because she learned so much about contentment and creative homemaking there. She fiercely defends the value of homemaking to anyone who will listen, but most importantly to her girls and she is training them not just in the practical skills of the home but in valuing the work of the homemaker. We cover all the usual ground of strengths, weaknesses, influences, wins, fails and more. NOTES & LINKS For Full Show Notes, including Jenny's favorites and Signature Dish, go to theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "Jenny Nanninga" Connect with Jenny Etsy (for Nature Group Start Up Guide and more!) Instagram @bloom.wild.schoolhouse Articles in Focus on the Family and Brio The Joyful Life articles Bloom Wild Girls, Podcast for Tween & Teen Girls | Apple | Spotify | Instagram Mentioned in this Episode Books: A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich Mother Carey's Chickens by Kate Douglas Wiggin Power Paste Grout Cleaner FREE Advent Guide: theartofhomepodcast.com/christmas Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 27

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. 🎄Today we are wrapping up 😉 the "Making Room" series with a look at making room in your heart for Christmas. We've talked about Making Room in Your Home for gracious hospitality, Making Room in Your Budget for generous giving, and Making Room in Your Schedule for savoring the season. In this episode we are talking about Advent. Specifically, how the Good News of Christ's first and second advents (or arrivals) fuel our hope, peace, joy and love at Christmas and every other day of the year. NOTES & LINKS Need to talk about receiving a new heart? Text me 👆and include your name and email address!!! Or send me an email contact@theartofhomepodcast.com. FREE Advent Study Guide: theartofhomepodcast.com/Christmas Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 22

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am chatting with in-the-trenches homemaker, Caitlin McCormick, about her experience keeping a home full time and homeschooling her 3 children. Married to Seth, a hospital Chaplin, for 7 years, together they are raising 2 toddlers and 1 teenager. After both of their first marriages dissolved due to abuse and unfaithfulness, Caitlin and Seth feel immense gratitude to God for this 2nd chance at a redemptive marriage, that is, a marriage built on God’s good design for living together as a family. I have found another thrifting soul sister in Caitlin and we chat about our recent best thrift finds to kick off this great homemaking conversation. Caitlin loves her family, she loves homemaking and she is passionate about infusing all of her life with her love for Jesus, something that comes out loud and clear in this interview. NOTES & LINKS All Show Notes + Recipes at theartofhomepodcast.com/blog, search "Caitlin McCormick" Deep Dive Identity with Susan Macias MM #14, Homemaker Identity, Pt 1 MM#15, Rehab For Your Heart, Identity Pt 2 Invade by Watermark Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 20

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. How many times have you come to the end of the holiday season feeling like December went by in a blur of pointless activity and stress? Today I want to encourage you to take time early on to be thoughtful and purposeful with your holiday schedule. I will give you some tips on how to hold a family meeting and do some backwards planning so that you can maintain margin to savor the season, to delight in the small joys of Christmas, and to welcome whatever God ordains for your days. NOTES & LINKS MM #11 Stress Free Party Planning (Backwards Planning Basics) Backwards Planning Sheets with 2025 Blank Calendar Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Our Overloaded Lives | Richard Swenson , NavPress, 2003. Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 15

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today, I am chatting with in-the-trenches homemaker, Jayme Cherry. It was such a delight to visit with Jayme and hear all about the ups and downs of military life, the unexpected blessing of having 4 kids in the span of only 4 1/2 years, and much more of her 17-year homemaking journey. We bonded over our common first married housing hovels, as Jayme calls hers. She shares about the lasting influence of her mother’s devotion to home and family and how that is shaping her own homemaking. We cover all the usual ground and Jayme has some great stories and much wisdom to share with all of us. NOTES & LINKS** For episode show notes, including Jayme's Signature Dish recipe, go to www.theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "Jayme Cherry". Call to Action: Send me a text ☝🏻and tell me how you are going to intentionally repurpose or double-purpose space in your home this holiday season. Connect with Jayme: IG @thecherrykitchen Jayme's Favorite Resource: Once Upon a Chef, Weeknight Weekend, Jennifer Segal Focus on the Family Radio Theater presents The Chronicles of Narnia Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 13

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In this second installment of our Making Room Series, I'm joined by special guest, Jessica Fisher, to tackle Making Room in Your Budget for the holidays. We will look at 3 best practices you can implement now to avoid overbuying, stress, and Christmas debt. Let's make room in our budgets this holiday season for giving and celebrating with generosity, gratitude and joy. NOTES & RESOURCES Jessica's Links: www.lifeasmom.com & www.goodcheapeats.com Christmas Budget Worksheet (free) on lifeasmom.com Holiday Baking Supply Checklist (free) on goodcheapeats.com Holiday Success Kit Christmas Planner on goodcheapeats.com, use code ALLISON25 for 25% off your order FULL SHOW NOTES AND LINKS on the companion blog post for this episode. www.theartofhomepodcast.com/blog, search "MM 36". Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 8

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am chatting with In-the-Trenches Homemaker, Rosemary Young, who is making a home in the midwest of the United States with her husband and little girl. Rose shares all about her journey of homemaking so far; including her transition from working outside the home full time, to coming home just in time for an out of state move and the birth of their daughter! Those early months of so much newness were pretty challenging and Rose shares how she learned to really depend on the Lord and find contentment in Him. We also cover the usual ground of strengths, weaknesses, hospitality, wins, fails, tips and more. NOTES & LINKS All show notes & resources, including recipes are on the corresponding blog post. https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/homemaker-portrait-rosemary-young Or go to theartofhomepodcast.com and search "Rosemary Young". 📬 SIGN UP FOR THE RECIPE EXCHANGE by OCTOBER 24, 2025 www.theartofhomepodcast.com/recipe Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 6

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today, I am beginning a series of Monday Motivations all about Making Room for the Holidays . Over the next four weeks I will give you ideas for making room in your home, your budget, your schedule and your heart. I know it’s only October, and I promise not to play Christmas music, but if we wait until December to make room in our space, finances, calendars and ourselves, we will likely become overwhelmed and default to survival mode. My aim for this series is to give you ideas and tools to make room for not just surviving, but thriving in and truly enjoying the holiday season. NOTES & LINKS For full show notes and the FREE Making Room in Your Home Check List visit theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "MM#35" Direct Link to Blog: https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/making-room-for-the-holidays-in-your-home Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Sep 3

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today I am wrapping up Season 25 with the second part of our series on Full Time Homemaking. Last week, Jessica Fisher and I discussed the why, what and how of choosing full time homemaking in Part 1, So You Want to Be a Full Time Homemaker. Today, we are are going to discuss the practical outworking of not just being a full time homemaker but how to flourish in your role, even on a limited income. In This Episode: God’s design for human flourishing and how can you live that out through full time homemaking 3 common areas that can prevent that flourishing: Expectations, Time & Money Practical solutions to leverage all three for the glory of God and the good of your people and your homemaking NOTES & LINKS Full Time Homemaking DD Part 1 So You Want to Be a Full Time Homemaker Connect with Jessica Fisher Lifeasmom.com goodcheapeats.com Other AoH Episodes Featuring Jessica Homemaker Portrait | Jessica Fisher, S23 E16 Homemaking Deep Dive | Family Vacations, S24 E14 Mentioned in This Episode Glory in the Ordinary: Why Your Work in the Home Matters to God by Courtney Reissig The Four Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss ATracker Time Tracker Homemaking DD | Kitchen Economy How to Foster Titus 2 Community, Episode Segment, AoH 2nd Birthday Episode Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Sep 1

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Back-to-school schedule putting the squeeze on your food budget? Struggling for dinner ideas each night or visiting the drive through too many times? Today, I have two articles from former Art of Home guests. Homemaker, LeAnne Stadler, offers her wisdom on meal planning and homemaker, Samantha Bain, suggests beating the drive-through temptation by having your own "fast" Food making skills in your back pocket. NOTES & LINKS Connect with LeAnne Stadler Blog | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook LeAnne's Homemaker Portrait, S18 E5 Connect with Samantha Bain Instagram @happy.at.home.sam Samantha's Homemaker Portrait, S15 E3 Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 27

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today begins a 2-part Deep Dive series on full time homemaking with guest, Jessica Fisher. We are NOT here to give you hard and fast rules about whether or not you should be a full time homemaker. Our goal is to affirm your desire to stay home full time as legitimate and not out of the realm of possibilities. In this episode we discuss: The WHY of full time homemaking How to make the shift to ft homemaking The history of homemaking and why it fell out of fashion in the last 60 years What does the Bible say? Is there a specific mandate for full time homemaking? Common barriers to becoming a ft homemaker: lack of support, fears, money What to do before you quit your job What to do when you are ready to make the switch Next week, in part 2, we will talk about thriving as a full time homemaker by understanding God’s design for your homemaking and learning to manage the three common trouble spots of expectations, time and money. NOTES & LINKS Companion Blog Post Connect with Jessica Fisher Lifeasmom.com goodcheapeats.com Historical Homemaker Hints Gore, Michael, editor. 1003 Household Hints and Work Savers, revised edition, 1951 by Mark Elliott, Inc, NY, pp. 23, 25, 89. Color-Removing How-To Video How to Make a Draft Stopper Mentioned in this Episode Eve in Exile | Rebekah Merkle BOOK | DOCUMENTARY Women Leaving the Workplace | Larry Burkett The Psychology of Money | Morgan Housel Cover Art Credit Photo by Spencer Plouzek on Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 25

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Summer is winding down and so is my short series on reflections from a homemaker’s summer. In previous episodes, I’ve shared with you the lessons I learned about my homemaking weakness when climbing hills in Switzerland and the great examples of hospitality I experienced in Italy. Today, I’m sharing a lesson learned a little closer to home. I’m reflecting on the joy of helping others make a home, even though it may cost me time, effort and resources. NOTES & LINKS Companion Blog Post with List of Ideas to Help Others Make a Home A Homemaker's Summer Series Part 1, Reflections on Hill Climbing Part 2, Italian Hospitality Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 20

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am chatting with homemaker, writer, podcaster and baker of bread, Abigail Dodds. I was so honored when Abigail agreed to come on The Art of Home and share her unique story of home with us. She’s been married to Tom for 23 years and they have 5 kids ranging from 21-12. In the margins of her vibrant Homelife, Abigail writes books and co-hosts the Home Fires podcast. We chat about so many fun things and Abigail’s love of home and high view of God’s design for womanhood shines through the stories and the wisdom she shares. NOTES & LINKS Connect with Abigail Home Fires Podcast | Apple | Spotify Instagram @abigail_dodds Books by Abigail (A)Typical Woman; Free, Whole, and Called in Christ Bread of Life; Savoring the All-Satisfying Goodness of Jesus through the Art of Bread Making A Student's Guide to Womanhood Mentioned in This Episode: S1:E1 Homemaker Portrait | Dana Schamberger Blog Post with 3 free recipes! MM #9 | Read Great Books with Friends, Start a Virtual Book Club Le Crueset Cookbook, Orange Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 18

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Last Monday I started a new series call “A Homemaker’s Summer”; three short episodes in which I am sharing some homemaking lessons God has taught me in summers past. Whether across the ocean or across the state, He always has new insights for me that shed light on and inspire my homemaking in every season. In the last episode I shared what climbing hills in the Alps taught me about my homemaking weaknesses. This week I will share what the Italians taught me about hospitality on a trip we took a couple of summers ago. NOTES & LINKS Episode Companion Blog Post with photos from my Italy trip, and my recipes for Instant Pot Risotto and Homemade Italian Seasoning Blend Your Turn Questions How are you going out of your way to be helpful to others? In what ways can you anticipate and provide abundantly for the needs of those around you? Are you will to invite guests into the everyday fellowship of your family? Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 13

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am chatting with homemaker, homeschooler, podcaster, and writer, Mystie Winckler, about her experience of keeping a home over the last 24 years. She candidly confesses that having come from a large family, she thought she knew everything she needed to know and that homemaking would be a piece of cake. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that her assumptions and expectations were seriously challenged by reality and she spent the first decade or so spinning her wheels in frustration. But God met her in the place of chaos and shattered pride and faithfully showed her what homemaking was really about. It’s not about efficient systems that never fail, nor organized spaces that never get messy. Homemaking is about facilitating life and relationships so that the home reflects the light of the Gospel to a dark and dying world. As we chat about Mystie's lessons learned and her ministry to homemakers, we cover all the usual ground of her beginnings, influences, priorities, hospitality, tips and more. NOTES & LINKS Episode Companion Blog Post with All Resources Connect with Mystie Website | simplyconvivial.com Podcast | Simply Convivial Podcast YouTube @simplyconvivial Book | Simplified Organization; Learn to Love What Must Be Done Community | Convivial Circle Mentioned in this Episode Books by Edith Schaeffer | The Hidden Art of Homemaking and L'Abri True Spirituality | Francis Schaeffer Scrub Daddy Kitchen Sponge Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 11

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. It’s summer time, and that often brings opportunities for holidays. Whether by the seaside or in the mountains, getting away from the everyday bustle of the home can allow for times of rest and reflection. I find, that if I am paying attention, the Lord will teach me lessons about life, family and even homemaking when I am far away from home. Today, I’d like to share with you one such lesson I learned while climbing hills in Switzerland a couple of summers ago. This article was originally published in Homemaker Happy Mail, August 18, 2023. NOTES & LINKS Companion Blog Post with Photos from My Trips Up & Down the Mountain Your Turn Call to Action: In what ways does homemaking feel like an impossible, uphill climb for you right now? Be as specific as possible, and if necessary, make a list. Pray over this list. Ask for wisdom to see God's plan and provision for your weaknesses. Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 6

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am so excited to share this conversation with you! Belinda, Amber and I draw from the Bible and our own experiences to cover the What, Why, When, Where and How of communicating with God through prayer. Topics Covered: Dangers of Prayerlessness How Do We "Pray Without Ceasing"? Why Do We Pray in Jesus' Name? Persevering in Prayer when God Seems Silent Tips for Praying Scripture Prayer Aids & Resources Praying for Our Enemies & Those Who've Hurt Us Notes & Links Apply or Nominate to Be a Guest this Fall , deadline August 13, 2025! Companion Blog Post with all Notes, Links and Prayer Helps Mentioned in This Episode Matthew 6:9-13, The Lord's Prayer Hour by Hour , shortened prayers from the Book of Common Prayer Every Moment Holy , by Rabbit Room Press, 3 Volumes of prayers for the ordinary events of daily life The Valley of Vision; A Collection of Puritan Prayers, edited by Author Bennett Connect with Belinda & Amber Website: confidentweakness.com Prayer Study: Lord, Teach Us to Pray Conversations in Psalms Podcast | Spotify | Apple Allison's Guest Appearance on Conversations in Psalms | Psalm 27 | Psalm 34 Other AoH Episodes with Belinda and Amber Deep Dive Bible Study with Belinda Dunn & Amber Davis , S23:Ep2 Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 4

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Inspired by our Deep Dive into Creating a Learning Environment in the Home with Lyndsey Mimnagh, I am continuing a series of short episodes to give you ideas for pursing Homemaker Culture, that is, filling your own soul with experiences that promote awe, wonder and an appreciation for beauty in the world around you. We’ve already discussed Cultivating a Creative Life and a Cultivating a Nature- Saturated Life . Today we will discuss cultivating an artful life. In This Episode Why Study the Arts? How to Study the Arts; A Practical Approach to Art, Music & Poetry Study A Biblical for An Artful Life Notes & Links Companion Blog Post for this Episode-includes all links, Printable Guide for Fine Art Study Mentioned in this Episode: Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists by Mike Venezia Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers by Mike Venezia Philippians 4:8 RC Sproul, "The Christian and Art," April 28, 2009, Ligonier.org Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 30

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In this episode, I am chatting with Bess Hawthorne, seasoned homemaker and host of the Come Over for Dinner Podcast , about her experience keeping a home for the last 29 years. She shares her journey of raising 5 kids and juggling some homeschooling and some working out side the home during those years. We cover all the usual ground of beginnings, influences, priorities, challenges and more—she has one of the best homemaker fail stories I’ve heard yet! Bess offers some great ideas for inviting kids into homemaking and she draws from her own experience and her podcast guests’ suggestions to give lots of hot tips for recipes and hospitality. NOTES & LINKS Apply or Nominate a Friend to Be Out Guest this Fall! Deadline, August 13, 2025 Episode Companion Blog Post for all links, resources and recipes Connect with Bess Podcast Website | Instagram Allison's Interview on Come Over for Dinner Mentioned in this Episode Bible Reading Challenge Robert Murray M'Cheyne Reading Calendar (RMM) Bess' favorite homemaking resource: Technavorm Mocha Master KDT coffee pot Signature Dish: Chicken & Rice Call to Action Homework What ONE idea are you going to implement from today's episode? I'd love to hear about it! Send me a text using the link above, or send me an email , or share with the FB group in Homemaker Forum . Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 28

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In last Wednesday’s episode, Creating a Learning Environment in the Home with Lyndsey Mimnagh, I promised you some more information on nurturing your own love of learning through various practices of Homemaker Culture. I’ve already covered the basics of this concept in Monday Motivation #6, Homemaker Culture and Seasonal Creativity. I will link that below. In this episode, I’m going to expand on the topic, explaining how nature study and nature journaling can foster a love of learning and strengthen a sense of wonder in your own spirit. IN THIS EPISODE: Why? 7 Benefits of Nature Study for All How? Engaging the Senses to Optimize Your Nature Time, No Matter How Short Documenting & Learning with a Nature Journal or Cabinet of Curiosities Suggested Resources NOTES & LINKS: Companion Blog Post with All Resources and Printable PDF Nature Study Guide Monday Motivation #6 | Homemaker Culture, Cultivating a Creative Life Homemaking Deep Dive | Creating a Learning Environment in the Home with Lyndsey Mimnagh Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 23

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today, I am chatting with Lyndsey Mimnagh of Treehouse Schoolhouse, about how to create learning environments in the home. Whether you are a homeschool family or not, you will find value in this discussion. Topics: Lyndsey's Story: A few homemaker portrait basics and how her passion for preserving the wonder of childhood lead to home education and the birth of Treehouse Schoolhouse. How values shape the home environment and vice versa Practical suggestions for setting up environments that promote learning and wonder throughout the home Learning together through regular daily tasks Filling up Your Inspiration Tank: Cultivating a love of learning in yourself NOTES & LINKS Mail Bag: "3 Reasons I am Still a Homemaker in the Empty Nest," by Susan Macias "An Empty Nester Homemaker and Her Immeasurable Value," by Christa Sterken Connect with Lyndsey Treehouseschoolhouse.com | Shop | Blog | Instagram | YouTube Discount Code for Art of Home Listeners: ARTOFHOME15 for 15% off your total order. One use per customer. Cannot be combined with other promos. Expires six months after episode release. Recommended Resources: The Daily Rhythm Bundle Family Bible Curriculum, Vol 1, Rooted & Vol 2, Flourish Holiday Studies Free Resources: Book Lists Homeschooling Helps Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 21

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Many times my guests and I have discussed the importance of having good tools to work with in the kitchen. As with any art form, the tools you use to practice the art of home will have a direct impact on the quality of your work. That's not to say you can't get good results with poor tools, but you will have to work a lot harder to get those results. In this Monday Motivation, I'm sharing my suggestions for essential kitchen tools that are worth the splurge for higher quality. NOTES & LINKS Companion Blog Post with All Links & Suggested Tools Knives: Here's a good set that includes a chef and paring knife Serrated Bread Knife Skillets: start with a 10", then add 12-14" and an 8" Stainless Steel Cast Iron Enamel Coated Cast Iron Dutch Oven: I recommend 5-7 quart capacity, depending on family size uncoated cast iron enamel coated cast iron: budget option , splurge option Stand Mixer Kitchen Aid, Professional Bosch , highly recommended for bread dough Cuisinart, a good all-purpose budget option Ankarsrum , very pricy, but has great reviews, not available on amazon Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 21

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am chatting with in-the-trenches homemaker, Cara Semler, about her experience of keeping a home for the last 10 years with husband, Ross. Cara was deeply influenced by the beautiful, calm home her mother kept and wanted that for her own home; she just didn’t realize how much discipline would be required on her part to follow in her mother’s homemaking footsteps. Cara also shares her struggle to trust the Lord with her desire to own a home and how she learned to embrace homemaking even as a renter. As usual we talk about Cara’s homemaking wins, fails, tips and recipes. AND…. I am pulling out some Historical Homemaking Hints for you…we haven’t done those in a while! I hope you enjoy them. NOTES & LINKS Register for Summer Book Club! Read and study JR Miller's Homemaking with us. June 11-Aug 6, 2025, 7:00am-8:00am CDT over Zoom. Meetings will be recorded and sent out to all registrants in case you miss a meeting. theartofhomepodcast.com/bookclub HHH: Sunset's Host and Hostess Book , complied by Helen Krueger Muhs, 2nd edition, Lane Publishing Co, 1943, San Francisco, pp 148-149. Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 19

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. If you are looking for some summer reads, I’ve got you today. I want to share some of my favorites in several categories, so there will be something for everyone. I have recommendations for Classics, Cozy Mysteries, Historical Fiction, Children's Lit, Sci-Fi, and some non-fiction recommendations on Theology/Christian Living and Homemaking. Tell me your favorite summer reads so I can share them in the next newsletter! Text me using the link above. ⬆️ NOTES & LINKS Around the World in 80 Days | Jules Verne The Count of Monte Cristo | Alexander Dumas Emma | Jane Austen Lady Hardcastle Mysteries | TE Kinsey Ivy Hill Series | Julie Klassen Belgravia | Julian Fellowes The American Heiress and Fortune Hunter | Daisy Goodwin Mary Poppins Series | PL Travers Mrs Piggle-Wiggle Series | Betty MacDonald Redwall Series | Brian Jacques Five Little Peppers | Margaret Sidney Stuart Little, Trumpet of the Swan, Charlotte's Web | EB White The Chronicles of Narnia | CS Lewis Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength (Ransom Trilogy) | CS Lewis Jesus the King | Tim Keller Even Better Than Eden | Nancy Guthrie None Like Him, In His Image | Jen Wilkin Eve in Exile | Rebekah Merkle My Dear Hemlock | Tilly Dillehay The Hidden Art of Homemaking | Edith Schaeffer No Ordinary Home; The Uncommon Art of Christ-Centered Homemaking | Carol Jo Brazo The Life-Giving Home, The Life-Giving Table | Sally Clarkson Homemaking | JR Miller Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 14

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Summer is right around the corner and many of us are making summer travel plans. Jessica Fisher is back to share her knowledge on traveling with a large family on a small budget. We are going to focus mostly on international travel today, as that’s where Jessica’s experience is, but many of the concepts will apply to all sorts of travel. IN THIS EPISODE: Figuring out your motivation for travel and how to facilitate good family communication regarding travel plans and expectations. Benefits of traveling together as a family and some specific benefits of international travel. Researching & Organizing the Big 3: Transportation, Lodging & Food. Budgeting, Saving & Paying Cash for Vacation Vacation Homemaking: how to pack, stay organized and manage laundry on the road. Good-to-Know & Things You Might Not Think About NOTES & LINKS Connect with Jessica Instagram| @lifeasmomdotcom | @goodcheapeatsblog Blogs lifeasmom.com for all the mom content goodcheapeats.com for all the food and food savings content Follow her travels in Japan lifeasmom.com Grocery Store Picnic e-book | Free for AoH listeners, use code "artofhome" at checkout at goodcheapeats.com Family Travel Tips from Jessica at lifeasmom.com Resources Mentioned Rick Steves for European Travel Lonely Planet Kids Travel Series, Not for Parents, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know TripAdvisor AAA International Driving Permit booking.com packing cubes | Compression | Regular laundry detergent sheets compact elastic travel/camping clothesline Register for Book Club! Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 12

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today, I am answering a listener question about how to make paper planners work in your homemaking. I will share 6 things I've learned to help paper and pen planning work for me. NOTES & LINKS Planning a Week of Homemaking Blog Post from 2023 with free planner sheets Join us for Summer Book Club! theartofhomepodcast.com/bookclub Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 7

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are going to tackle the 4th and final pillar of homemaking, Community, with homemaker and 2-time former guest, Sarah Beaugh. IN THIS EPISODE: Pillars 1-3 Quick Recap What is Community? How does God's Word help us understand community? Different Types of Community. Does online community count? Obstacles to Healthy Community Why Community Matters for the Home & Homemaker Practical advice to find and foster community right where you are with the people God has placed in your life. NOTES & LINKS: REGISTER FOR SUMMER BOOK CLUB! theartofhomepodcast.com/bookclub Jazz Playlist on Spotify More from Sarah Beaugh Connect with Sarah Beaugh on Instagram: @the.welcoming.home | @sarah.beaugh Homemaker Portrait | Sarah Beaugh, The Art of Home Podcast Deep Dive The Homeschooling Homemaker, The Art of Home Podcast More on The Pillars of Homemaking Access all episodes and related content on The Pillars of Homemaking page at theartofhomepodcast.com Mentioned in this Episode My Dear Hemlock by Tilly Dillehay Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 5

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today, we are wrapping up our series on Rhythms & Routines with a piece written by former guest, Alecia Doty. Based on the Doty Family Plan she and her husband created, Alecia regularly creates a personal mission plan, or Rule of Life, informed the Word of God, to help her set and keep personal priorities in order. In this article, Alecia explains what a Rule of Life is and gives some pointers on how to create one. I follow up with some examples from a past rule of life plan that she shared with AoH readers. You can access Alecia's full example and a blank version for your plan at theartofhomepodcast.com/ruleoflife NOTES & LINKS More on Rule of Life from John Mark Comer https://practicingthewayarchives.org/unhurrying-with-a-rule-of-life/workbook Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 30

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are gearing up for the premier of our 4th and final Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive, Community later this season. So this week I am re-publishing the first three Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive episodes so you can refresh your memory, or listen for the first time. This episode on the 2nd pillar, Values & Priorities, originally aired April 3, 2024. I am so excited to finally be talking about the 3rd Pillar of Homemaking, Rhythms and Routines, with my friend and past AoH guest, Leslie Lucadou. IN THIS EPISODE: Brief review of the 4 Pillars of Homemaking What are rhythms and routines? How do they differ and some examples of each. Motivations (or the why) for establishing rhythms and routines, contrasting the world’s ideas vs what God has to say about our why. 4 rhythms of christian living; worship, rest, work and play—what those might look like and how we can use homemaking to help and not hinder these rhythms. Pitfalls to avoid when establishing rhythms and routines. EPISODE NOTES Show Notes | theartofhomepodcast.com/blog Allison's Update Recipes | Subscribe to Homemaker Happy Mail , or for future reference check Newsletter Archive and search this episode title Related Resources: Redeeming Your Time by Jordan Rayner Habits of the Household; Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms by Justin Earley Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Richard Swenson Every Moment Holy; New Liturgies for Daily Life (book 1 of 3) by Douglas McKelvey RELATED EPISODES Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive | Identity Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive | Values & Priorities Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 30

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are gearing up for the premier of our 4th and final Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive, Community later this season. So this week I am re-publishing the first three Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive episodes so you can refresh your memory, or listen for the first time. This episode on the 2nd pillar, Values & Priorities, originally aired June 28, 2023. Yep, this is a loooooooong one! But you don't have to listen all in one sitting. Take your time digesting this deep dive into the second pillar of homemaking, Values & Priorities. I am chatting with Karen Sheppard and Joi Welch, two familiar homemaker voices, about how this pillar impacts our experience in the home, for better or for worse. In This Episode: What Are Kingdom Values, What Are Personal Values, and What is the Relationship to One Another How Values shape Priorities & Expectations in the Home How Values Shape Rhythms & Routines (Pillar 3) How Values Shape Community (Pillar 4) Practical application for how to know, state and practice your values in homemaking and in life NOTES & LINKS Homemaking Pillar 1| IDENTITY Karen's Episodes: Homemaker Portrait , Deep Dive|Words in the Home Part 1 , Deep Dive|Words in the Home Part 2 Joi's Episodes: Homemaker Portrait , Deep Dive|Organization Part 1 , Deep Dive|Organization Part 2 Values Assessment Quiz Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 30

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are gearing up for the premier of our 4th and final Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive, Community later this season. So this week I am re-publishing the first three Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive episodes so you can refresh your memory, or listen for the first time. This episode on the first pillar, Identity, originally aired April 5th, 2023. I am diving into the first pillar of homemaking, Identity, with my good friend, author, speaker and podcaster, Susan Macias. This deep dive is the first in a series on Four Pillars of Homemaking: Identity, Values & Priorities, Rhythms & Routines, and Community. We are going to contrast what God has to say about identity with what the world has to say about where to find your identity. Then we will look at some common identity thieves —things homemakers may be tempted to look to for identity and how to avoid falling into those traps. NOTES & LINKS Pillars of Homemaking Intro and Overview, 2nd Birthday Episode, S11:E6 Susan's Homemaker Portrait, S1:E6 Connect with Susan Website, susankmacias.com Podcast, We're Not Done Yet Putting Jesus On; My Identity Devotional NEW BOOK! Finding Home , Releasing Fall 2023 Episode Mentions & Quotes None Like Him , and In His Image by Jen Wilkin Dwell Scripture Listening App YouVersion Bible App with audio options Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 28

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. As we prepare for the upcoming deep dive on the 4th Pillar of Homemaking, Community, we have been revisiting the other pillars; Identity, Values, and Rhythms. Over the past few weeks, we’ve looked at rhythms of rest, worship and work. Today we turn our attention to a rhythm that may surprise you….we will talk about the need for rhythms of play. We will look at examples of play in God’s creation and in His Word to see what we can learn about the value of play. Then I will give you some practical suggestions for implementing regular rhythms of play into your home life. NOTES & LINKS Sources & Scripture Mentioned: Psalm 96:1-12, The Message Translation Isaiah 55:12, Christian Standard Bible Proverbs 8:30-31, CSB Psalm 19, CSB Jordan, James B. "Play and the Christian Perspective," Christianstudylibrary.org, Reformed Perspective, 1982. 2 pages. https://www.christianstudylibrary.org/article/play-christian-perspective . Accessed 16 April, 2025. Questions to Consider: Do you regularly enjoy God's presence, blessings and creation through lighthearted play? If yes, how? Which of the above suggestions would you like to explore as a means of practicing play? How will you implement it into your weekly rhythm? RELATED RESOURCES: Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive| Rhythms & Routines Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 23

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am chatting with seasoned homemaker, Georgetta Christensen, who was nominated by her daughter Lydia Vest. Here’s some of what Lydia had to say about her mom. “My mother used every opportunity available to spread the Gospel, to be a light-—from our neighbors, teachers, the pest control guy, and anyone who came into our home! She was ready to share and build genuine relationships.” From my time spent interviewing Georgetta, I can absolutely see her passion for spreading the love and good news of Jesus through her homemaking. She has faithfully served her family in the home for over 4 decades, through many trials and very difficult situations. As we discuss everything from simple daily challenges of running a home to navigating a severe mental health crisis with her son, Georgetta is always quick to acknowledge God’s provision and goodness through it all. NOTES & LINKS Mental Health Resources: SMI Support Group | p82homes.org Strength for His People; A Ministry for Families of the Mentally Ill by Steven Waterhouse Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 21

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are in the 3rd week of diving deeper into Homemaking Pillar #3, Rhythms & Routines. We’ve talked about the difference between a rhythm and a routine. We’ve talked about starting our homemaking from a place of rest, and last week we discussed the importance of establishing a rhythm of worship in the home. Today we are going to tackle the topic of work. How do we create healthy rhythms of work when we live in our place of work? How do we learn to prioritize working on First Things First when we'd rather be doing secondary things? NOTES & RESOURCES Questions to Consider: (Send me a text with your thoughts!) How well are you attending to First Things first in your homemaking? Which areas are most often neglected? How could you better attend to those neglected First Things in a way fitting to your personal values, strengths, talents and resources? Related Resources Deep Dive Pillars of Homemaking | Rhythms & Routines Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 16

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In this episode I am chatting with newbie homemaker, Mallori Tinkler. After working a while as a nurse, Mallori came home full time when her daughter was born. We talk about the challenges of going from 2 incomes to 1 and the importance of a budget that both husband and wife can faithfully participate in. We discuss unrealistic expectations for postpartum life (based on social media comparison) as well as our tendency to overcorrect one way or the other with the “Just a homemaker” and “superwoman” mentalities. This is a lovely conversation filled with all the usual stories of Mallori’s influences, strengths & weknesses, wins, fails, and favorite resources. NOTES & LINKS USPS Click-n-Ship Favorite Ship From Home Supplies Full Sheet Stickers for large labels Smaller label sheets (can be fed back into printer until all are used) kitchen scale for weighing packages Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 14

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are continuing to revisit the 3rd pillar of homemaking, Rhythms & Routines in our Monday Motivations. Last week we talked about beginning our homemaking from a place of rest and establishing regular rhythms of rest in our home. This week we will look at how to establish Rhythms of Worship in the home. We will discuss what it looks like to have a home culture saturated with a reverence and awe for God. I will give you some ideas for family worship times including Bible reading & discussion, singing, and prayer. NOTES & LINKS "Religion in the Home", Chapter 8 of Homemaking by JR Miller | Episode with Complete Audio of Chapter 8 | Companion Study Guide Questions for Ch. 8 Blog Post for this Episode: Includes Bible Reading Questions, Prayer Guidelines & ACTS Prayer Model Scripture Mentioned: Deuteronomy 6:4-9 1 Peter 3:1-2, 14-17 Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 9

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Hello Homemaker! After a little update on what I was doing last month on my podcast break, I've got a brand new In-the-Trenches Homemaker Portrait for you! About today's guest, Emily Baxter: She’s a busy homeschool mom of 5, she’s a writer and a lover of all things home and homemaking. Emily has a passion for creating beauty in her home and cultivating a space that is a welcoming and peaceful place to land. WE chat about her life at the edge of an 80 acre forest in upstate New York, including tapping maple trees for sap to make syrup, how bravery in homemaking is skill and what it’s like to be married to a lineman who is called out at all hours, day or night to literally keep the lights on for their community. NOTES & LINKS MM #9 Read Great Books with Friends: Start a Virtual Book Club CONNECT WITH EMILY Substack | emilysbaxter.substack.com JOIN FACEBOOK GROUP, HOMEMAKER FORUM Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 7

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. This season we will be doing a Deep Dive on the 4th and final pillar of homemaking, community. In preparation, I wanted to revisit the other 3 pillars-Identity, Values & Priorities, and Rhythms & Routines. Last season, in Monday Motivation we covered Identity and I will be revisiting Values & Priorities in the newsletter soon. Today, let's tackle Pillar 3, Rhythms & Routines. I will begin with a brief explanation of the main concepts; what is it and what it means for the homemaker. Then I will talk about the first of 4 Essential Rhythms of Christian life, REST. NOTES & LINKS Episode Blog Post Deep Dive Pillars Series Identity with Susan Macias Values & Priorities with Karen Sheppard and Joi Welch Rhythms & Routines with Leslie Lucadou Monday Motivation Identity Series Who Are You, Homemaker? Identity Pt.1 Rehab for Your Heart, Identity Pt. 2 Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 2

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Welcome to the first long-form episode of Season 24! Today you'll get to meet In-the-Trenches Homemaker, Rachael Bomsta of Healing Home. I am also answering a mail bag question about my favorite cleaning products. About Today's Guest: Rachael is a very busy mama to 4, soon to be 5 little boys, She works full time as a church staff member and as a content creator with her business, Healing Home. Racheal and her husband, Dan, also run a 40 acre homestead in Minnesota. Before they met, Dan suffered a traumatic brain injury that has affected every aspect of their lives, yet, God gives them what they need each day to make the home-centric life they desire for their family work. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS CONNECT WITH RACHAEL Websites| healinghome.com & healinghomerecipes.co Instagram | @healing_home_ YouTube | @healinghome Bible Reading Plans and Prayer Plans Homemaking Planner (with a membership upgrade) Einkorn Sourdough Guide MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Homemaking Deep Dive | Cleaning 101, Season 23, E4 Allison's Favorite Cleaning Products Kitchen All-Purpose: Mrs. Meyer's concentrate + microfiber Kitchen Sink: Barkeeper's Friend + Scrub Daddy Glass: Windex + microfiber Bathroom & Disinfecting: Pine Sol Concentrate + Water (1:4 ratio) Dusting: Swifer duster or feather duster, Pledge + cloth diaper Floors: first, dry clean with swifer or vacuum, then steam mop using only water, but put drops of lavender essential oil Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Mar 31

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Welcome to Season 24 and Year 5 of The Art of Home! 🎉 Do you ever wonder why we make a months-long celebration out of the Incarnation of Jesus at Christmas, but barely give a weekend to commemorate His sacrifice and resurrection from the dead at Easter? What do we do with a holiday that centers around the death and resurrection of our King? How do we integrate that into our homemaking? Today we are going to tackle how we can cultivate an environment of remembrance and rejoicing during this holiest of weeks by declaring with food, words, candles, music, flowers, fabric---whatever resources you have that He suffered and died for our sins AND that He is risen! He is risen indeed! NOTES & LINKS Scripture Mentioned: Isaiah 53:5 Revelation 13:8 General: Your Sorrow Will Turn to Joy: Morning and Evening Meditations for Holy Week | Desiring God Jesus the King: An Easter Devotional by Tim Keller | YouVersion Bible App Resurrection Eggs (DIY) Food: Empty Tomb Cookies Taste & See: Discovering God Among Butchers, Bakers and Fresh Food Makers | Margaret Feinberg Flowers: Easter Lily Care & Meaning | Southern Living Color: Significance of Color in the Bible | gotquestions.org Music: Passion Week Playlist Resurrection Playlist Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 26

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Jessica Fisher has been keeping a home with her husband for 31 years and they have raised and homeschooled 6 kids. She is passionate about living debt-free and she shares all her knowledge and debt-free ideas, especially food savings on her blog, goodcheapeats.com. She also has some great resources for moms on her blog lifeasmom.com. Today, you are going to get to know Jessica and hear her homemaking story from domestic-minded college student, to tiny-house-living newlywed, to a running a large household with 6 kids. She gives us a few quick, super helpful tips for food savings and how she budgets her time using a planner she designed for herself out of necessity in the trenches of motherhood. EPISODE LINKS & NOTES Chalk Paint Favorites Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Purdy Paint Brushes Wax Brushes CONNECT WITH JESSICA food website | goodcheapeats.com mom blog & resource shop | lifeasmom.com instagram | @goodcheapeatsblog @lifeasmomdotcom Jessica's Laundry System | Kid's Can Do Laundry , Best Tips for Laundry Management for Families Jessica's Print & Go Planner The Hidden Art of Homemaking | Edith Schaeffer Jessica's recipes will be available in the next newsletter, 2.28.25 or for future reference search "Jessica Fisher" at theartofhomepodcast.com Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 24

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. It’s spring time and at our house that means lots of birthday celebrations. Whether you have a big family or several birthdays in one season, elaborate celebrations and gifts can quickly turn something meant for joy into a burden and a chore. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love a good party with themed decor, food, the works, but I don’t feel the need to pull out all the stops with every celebration, especially when my kids were little. In today’s Monday Motivation, I want to share some of the simple ways we celebrated and continue to celebrate birthdays in our home. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS All recipes and sewing patterns will be in the next newsletter. Subscribe below.⬇️ If listening far in the future, go to our website and search "Simple Birthdays". Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 19

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today’s guest was nominated by her daughter, Sydney, who wrote on the nomination form, " My mom has given her entire life to raising me and my six siblings. Five of us were adopted, many with trauma that needed special attention. She has shown strength and dignity through it all. She is an inspiration to me as I am a brand new homemaker and I believe her wisdom will be a blessing to many others." I am so thankful that Sydney nominated her mom, Heather Price, who has been keeping a home full time for 30 years with her husband. They have raised 7 and fostered many more and God has refined Heather through all the challenges of adopting traumatized and special needs kids. We talk about God’s faithfulness, the need to stay flexible, and to constantly remember His unchanging character and what He has done in the past. We cover all the usual ground of expectations, hospitality, fails, wins, and many more aspects of Heather’s homemaking journey over 3 decades. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS Our Favorites for Tim Keller Walking with God in Pain in Suffering by Tim Keller Jesus the King by Tim Keller (a walk through the Gospel of Mark), previously published as King's Cross Practicing the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence Recommended Chalk Paint: Annie Sloan Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 17

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are so blessed in this era to have gadgets and gizmos a plenty that make our homemaking life so much easier than our foremothers, but we need to care for those work-savers so they keep on serving us well for years to come. Today we are talking about cleaning tips and schedules for some common large and small appliances. NOTES & LINKS Be Our Guest: Apply or Nominate through February 17, 2025| theartofhomepodcast.com/guest Free Printable Appliance Maintenance Check List | theartofhomepodcast.com/appliance Deep Dive Cleaning 101 Episode Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 12

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In this episode, I am chatting with in the trenches homemaker, Amber Reesor, who has been keeping a home with her husband, Curtis, for 10 years. They have 2 little girls who as Amber says, completely changed her heart for homemaking. We talk about the amazing legacy of contentment and hospitable generosity her parents created, the impact it has had on her own homemaking and how she is working to pass on the same legacy to her girls. Amber shares how taking up a simple gratitude journal practice gave her the skills to identify and overcome a grumbling spirit in her homemaking and what the Lord is teaching her through the challenge of homemaking in someone else’s house. NOTES & LINKS CONNECT WITH AMBER Website | littlereesorhouse.com YouTube | @littlereesorhouse MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer Recommended YouTube Homemaking Channels Megan Fox Unlocked This Golden Hour Pine and Prospect Home Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 10

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Last week, I gave you some ideas for celebrating Valentine’s day and expressing your love through simple acts of homemaking like cooking your family’s favorite food, leaving loving notes around the house, playing music tied to special memories and even some ways to ignite the flame of marriage. Today, I’d like to explore how we can express our love for those in our home through a homemaking task we all love to hate; laundry. We'll talk about transforming laundry from drudgery into delightful opportunity of love by checking your expectations, taking the time to teach, and letting go of some control through delegation. I also have some helpful laundry resources for you. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS Original Newsletter Article: "Expressing Love Through Homemaking; In the Laundry Room" (all links, including "Song from the Suds" printable poem) Laundry Symbols Chart on Canva How to Iron Shirts YouTube Video How to Iron Pants YouTube Video Laundry Inspired Art Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 5

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am chatting with Laura Ruoff about her 18 years of keeping a home with husband, Chris, and their 11 year old son. We chat about all the things; challenges, expectations, fails and wins—how Laura is coming to terms with the illusion of perfectionism and balance, especially in her current season of being an entrepreneur. Laura owns a women’s self-defense school called Hips-n-Clips . Laura is a certified pistol instructor and range safety officer and she is passionate about teaching women all things self-defense. Laura is first and foremost a homemaker and as a fan of the Art of Home, she applied mainly to share her story of home. But I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to talk with her specifically about women’s safety and self defense. So we spend some time in the middle of this interview talking about some of the basics. Laura is great resource and she gracious shares some really great information here that will benefit all of you. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS GUEST APPLICATIONS & NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN! (close 2.17.25 or once all spots are filled) CONNECT WITH LAURA Website | hipsnclips.com YouTube | @HipsnClips Instagram | @hips_n_clips Mentioned in This Episode POM (Peace Of Mind) Pepper Spray | Buy | How-to Video Laura's Recommended Video on Simple Self-Defense Moves No Ordinary Home: The Uncommon Art of Christ-Centered Homemaking by Carol Jo Brazo Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 3

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today is February 3rd. Have you made any plans for Valentine’s Day? I realize that some people dismiss this as a greeting card holiday or despise it as a day fraught traumatic memories of not getting a valentine from the boy you had a crush on in 3rd grade. Today, I’m inviting you to lay your prejudices and past disappointments aside and embrace the unique opportunities to celebrate and express God’s love through your everyday homemaking. We will look at ways to celebrate with food, words, music, experiences and some "couples only" suggestions for igniting the spark in your marriage. EPISODE NOTES & RESOURCES Homemaking Deep Dive | Marital Intimacy "Celebrating Valentine's Day in Your Homemaking", original newsletter article Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jan 29

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today, we are going to hear from Charity Gibson, who not only works outside the home but has written a book called The Working Homemaker: Employed Christian Moms Desiring a Thriving Home Life. Charity is at peace with her decision to be a working homemaker, yet is just as passionate about cultivating a place of belonging in her home as a full time homemaker would be. She’s come to realize that her choice, just like another woman’s choice to be home full time, requires certain sacrifices and adjusted expectations. But she does have a choice, and so do you. We talk about the role of boundaries for keeping work in its proper place, the difference between obligation and options and the fundamental truth that society should exist for the good of the family, not the other way around, because that is how both institutions truly thrive. We also cover all the usual ground of homemaking highs and lows, favorites, tips and more. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS Do you want to hear a full episode about managing on one income and making the decision to stay home full time? Text me! Use the link above.⬆️ or Email me! Use the link below. ⬇️ Connect with Charity Website | charitygibson.com Book, The Working Homemaker | Amazon | ChristianBook.com | B&N Mentioned in this Episode Marilynne Robinson | Housekeeping | Gilead Amy Tan | The Joy Luck Club Glass Microwave Popcorn Popper Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jan 27

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are continuing today to revisit the 1st Pillar of Homemaking, Identity. Last week we looked at looking with, looking without, and looking up for identity, as well as some common identity thieves. Be sure to go back and give that a listen if you haven’t. Today we are going to talk about rehab for an identity-confused heart. We will look at how to replace false identities with Truth, focusing on what the Bible has to say about who God is and who you are in Christ. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS MM #14 Identity Pt. 1 Deep Dive | Homemaking Pillar #1, Identity with Susan Macias Who God Is Genesis 22:13 & 14, Jehovah Jireh I AM your Provider Exodus 15:26, Jehovah Rapha I AM your Healing Exodus 17:8 15, Jehovah Nissi I AM your Banner Judges 6:24, Jehovah Shalom I AM your Peace Psalms 23:1, Jehovah Ra-ah I AM your Shepherd Jeremiah 23:6 Jehovah Tsidkenu,(sid-kenu) I AM your Righteousness Ezekiel 48:35 Jehovah Shammah I AM There (with you) Who You are In Christ Romans 3:24, Justified 2 Corinthians 5:17 & Ephesians 4:24, A New Creation 1 John 3:1, Child of God Romans 8:17, Co-Heirs with Christ Philippians 3:20, Citizens of Heaven Ephesians 2:10, Created for Good Work Romans 8:1-2 & John 8:36, Free from Condemnation, & the Law of Sin & Death 1 Corinthians 6:19, A Temple of the Holy Spirit Romans 8:37, More than Conquerors Ephesians 1:3, Blessed with Every Spiritual Blessing Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jan 22

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. On today’s episode I am chatting with seasoned homemaker, Mindy Heiner, who was nominated by her daughter-in-law, Cassandra, whose glowing recommendation described Mindy as a blessing, an example, and an inspiration to her as a fellow homemaker. “She has shown me that you can have a good relationship with your mother-in-law. She is a wealth of knowledge on penny pinching and being frugal and she has such a heart for Jesus and young mothers,” says Cassandra. “She is my spiritual leader, my right hand and best friend. She models Christ and shows me how to be a good mom and homemaker.” In this episode: Allison's Update: Rotating a Bi-weekly Menu Plan Mindy's inspirational grandmother Her homemaking strengths & weaknesses Homemaking Expectations and Regrets of Working Outside the Home Hospitality, Homemaking Wins, Fails, Tips and Recipes Learning to Use God's Gifts without Comparison EPISODE LINKS & RESOURCES Monday Motivation #6 | Homemaker Culture: Cultivating a Creative Life Extended Notes and Mindy's Signature Dish Recipe will be in the next newsletter, January 31, 2025. Sign up below or Search "Mindy Heiner" in the Archive Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jan 20

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. If you’re new to the art of home, you may not be familiar with the 4 pillars of homemaking we’ve been exploring over the past couple of years—Identity, Values & Priorities, Rhythms & Routines, and Community. We have done Deep Dives into the first three and this year we will dive into the final pillar, Community. In preparation for that journey, I wanted to revisit the first three pillars in several series of Monday Motivation episodes. Today, I will be talking about Pillar #1, Identity, specifically where to look and not to look for your identity, as well as how to recognize some common thieves we may be tempted to attach our identity to and why. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive Episodes Identity with Susan Macias Values & Priorities with Karen Sheppard and Joi Welch Rhythms & Routines with Leslie Lucadou Scripture: Job 1:21 James 1:7 Think About It Questions: Consider losses or hardships you do or might face in your marriage, parenting, role as a homemaker, your physical home, health/wellness, ministry/volunteer work and ask yourself the following questions: How would you react if these were threatened? I've given you some possible scenarios. Note what emotions come up as you consider these hypothetical threats and losses. Then ask yourself, "Why? Why do I feel _______ facing this particular threat?" Once you have your answer, ask again, "But Why?" Keep asking "why" until you get to the heart of the matter. I guarantee you it will always come down to an identity issue. Do you believe God is who He says He is and that you are who He says you are? Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jan 15

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are talking about cleaning today! This will not be an exhaustive deep dive on the topic, rather, I’m calling it "Cleaning 101," because my goal with this episode is: Define what I do and do not mean by the word “clean" To encourage you to consider a few things you should figure out or KNOW which will inform how and why you clean. Talk a bit about WHY cleaning matters Discuss the HOW of mastering the basics of keeping a clean home; focusing on regular deep cleaning the 2 dirtiest rooms in the house and maintenance cleaning the rest. Whether you have decades of home cleaning experience, or you are brand new to the practice, and whether you consider yourself a messy person or a clean freak, this episode is for you! EPISODE LINKS & NOTES My New Vacuum: Kenmore Intuition BU4020 My Cleaning Playlist on Spotify Extended show notes, including a kitchen and bathroom cleaning checklist and essential tools lists will be in the next newsletter. Sign up with link below or go to our archive and search "Cleaning 101". Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jan 13

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. It’s January 13, how are your new year’s homemaking resolutions going? Many of us use the new year, post holiday season as an opportunity to overhaul our systems and try out new schedules in an effort to streamline and improve our homemaking. Have you considered creating chore charts for yourself? Chore charts can serve as a second homemaking brain for us. In today's Monday Motivation, I'll share the benefits of chore charts or regular maintenance schedules and 4 practical steps to organizing all of your household to-do's into a manageable schedule. This content originally appeared in AoH newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail, October 6, 2023. Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jan 8

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Many of you are considering, perhaps even have begun a read through the Bible challenge for the year and that is awesome. But maybe you are feeling a little hesitant, dare I say resistant to the idea of committing to regular Bible reading and study. Whether it’s because you’re feeling overwhelmed, under equipped or because Bible study seems unrealistic or irrelevant to your current season, this episode is for you. I hope that through this conversation you will see the unending riches that are waiting for you in the Word of God and that it is accessible and applicable to your experience as a woman, a wife, a mom, and a homemaker. Episode Links & Notes Connect with Belinda & Amber Confident Weakness Ministries Website Habakuk Study Begins February 11, 2025, register on their website New Podcast, Conversations in the Psalms on Apple , on Spotify Recommended Resources Enduring Word, David Guzik Charles Spurgeon Warren Wiersbe, great for beginners Bible Hub, for original language meaning Blue Letter Bible App, has study aids and commentary Bible Ref App, gives context and commentary for books and individual verses Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jan 6

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Happy Monday and Happy New Year, Homemakers! Welcome to Season 23 and the kickoff of another year on the Art of Home Podcast. As we all launch in to a new year with new dreams and ideas for our homemaking, let me encourage you to begin from a place of rest. Today’s Monday Motivation originally appeared in our newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail, February 3, 2023. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS Strangely Bright; Can You Love God and Enjoy This World? by Joe Rigney Scripture: John 15:4-5 Mary & Martha, Luke 10:38-42 Think About It Questions: How do you practice regular weekly, daily and seasonal times of rest? If this is a challenging area for you, take some time to think and pray about why. What changes can you make to your mindset, your expectations and your schedule to incorporate consistent rest into your rhythm of life? Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Dec 11, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Merry Christmas, Homemakers! In this episode newbie homemaker, Jillian Johnson, tells us what it’s like celebrating not just with a new husband, but in a new country. This year, she’ll be having her 3rd Christmas in Scotland after growing up in Canada. Elizabeth Ours, mom of 10, has some great ideas to share for a large family Christmas. We also touch on what can be a sensitive or even contentious subject, Santa Claus. Elizabeth shares how and why she and her husband recently chose to take Santa out of their celebrations, while I give my thoughts on the place St. Nick holds in our family traditions. In Holiday Homemaker Hints, I’m talking about gifting subscriptions and experiences as well as my top gift wrap tips, then Jan Roueche and Jenna Punke-Bendt round out the episode with their Christmas memories. It’s going to be another great hour full of Christmas ideas, inspiration, recipes, memories and encouragement. NOTES & LINKS Recipes & Resources Companion Blog Post (coming soon) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Dec 4, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today's episode you will hear Christmas memories, tips and recipes from Bethany Kimsey, Jen Thayer, Maryela Soto-Portillo, Jenny Crozier, and Christa Sterken. In Holiday Homemaking Hints I'm sharing gift ideas for book lovers, sports lovers, bird lovers, music lovers, and sewing enthusiasts on your list. I also check the mailbag and answer a text sent by a listener who lost her love of cooking and baking after being diagnosed with celiac disease. I share my favorite resources and a few tips for gluten free baking. We've got a full 90 minutes of holiday cheer coming your way! Enjoy!! EPISODE NOTES & LINKS: Recipes & Resources Companion Blog Post (coming soon!) Mail Bag Homemaker Portrait Leslie Lucadou King Arthur Baking Co GF Focaccia Recipe Holiday Stories of Home Maryela, cookies around the world book: A World of Cookies for Santa Poem: Weems, Ann.“Lord, You Were Born.” Kneeling in Bethlehem , The Westminster Press, 1980, pp. 28-29. Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Nov 20, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today's episode you will hear Christmas memories, tips and recipes from Lydia Goode, Anna Murphy, Amanda Turk, Brittany Duncan and Cathy Bauer. I'm sharing my life-changing Christmas prep for this year as well as lots of ideas for gifts you can make in your kitchen and in your sewing room. There's a lot of holiday goodness coming your way in the next 80 minutes. Enjoy! EPISODE NOTES & LINKS Recipes & Resources Companion Blog Post (coming soon!) Allison's Update Notes Backward's Planning Episode, Monday Motivation AoH Backwards Holiday Planning Sheets AoH Advent Guide 2024 Allison' s Spice Mix Recipes Poem: Weems, Ann.“This Year Will Be Different.” Kneeling in Bethlehem , The Westminster Press, 1980, pp. 65-66. Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Nov 13, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In this Holiday Homemaking episode, I am featuring the Christmas memories, tips and recipes from Carrie Parker, Kerita Fuller, LeAnne Stadler, Darah Rogers and Alecia Doty. In Holiday Homemaking Hints, I’m sticking with the 2024 gifting theme and will be sharing lots of stocking stuffer inspiration. After I give a little history on the legendary origin of Christmas stockings, I'll give you stocking stuffer ideas for foodies, kids, babies, teens and adults. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS Recipes & Resources Companion Blog Post (coming soon!) Poem: Paul Laurence Dunbar, "Christmas Carol," from The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1922.) Public Domain. Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Nov 6, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. This first installment of Holiday Homemaking 2024 is a little different than past episodes. The first half of the episode is a mini deep dive on Advent with wife, mom, homemaker and author, Donna Amidon. She shares how her family practice of decorating a Jesse Tree throughout Advent transformed their celebration of Christmas and led to her new book, Tracing His Promise . Then we jump into familiar Holiday Homemaking territory with Amanda Faucett's and Holly Tompkins' holiday stories of home, some holiday poetry and some tips from me on coordinating family or group gift giving. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS Connect with Donna Amidon Website | Instagram Advent Book: Tracing His Promise: Understanding the Bigger Story of Jesus and What That Means for Us E. E. Cummings, "[little tree]" from Tulips & Chimneys . Copyright © 1923 by E. E. Cummings. Public Domain. Gift Apps Elfster Gifster GoWish Santa Surveys on Etsy Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 28, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. As we head into the holiday season, many of you may be considering hosting opportunities that the season brings. Maybe you plan to host your first Thanksgiving or Christmas Eve dinner or perhaps a fun holiday themed party, or maybe, like our family, you have a few birthdays to celebrate this time of year. Whatever type of gathering you are hosting the difference between a happy hostess and a frazzled hostess is planning and prepping ahead. Join us for some motivating ideas for stress-free party planning and prep. I'm also sharing some of your feedback in today's mailbag segment. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS Give your feedback for the Mailbag! Use the One-Way Text Link above ⬆️⬆️⬆️ Halloween Tracts to Hand Out: Heidi Lee Anderson Ministries , Printable PDF, instant download, print as many as you need, $2.99 Crossway, "A Pumpkin Tale" Halloween Handouts , physical product, pack of 25 for $4.25 Etsy, Printable "Let Jesus Light Your Way" Tag for glow sticks , digital file, $5 Etsy, Pumpkin Prayer Flipping Craft Card , digital file, $3.99 HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 23, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. First, I am chatting with ANOTHER Scottish homemaker, Jillian Johnson. Technically, she was raised in Canada by Scottish parents, she moved to Belfast, Ireland for midwifery school where she met a dashing Scottish medical student who was raised in England. They got married, had a baby, and now make their home in Scotland. We have the most delightful conversation about Jillian’s experience as a newbie homemaker, wife and mom. I adore her sense of humor and found myself smiling and laughing all over again as I did the editing of her segment. Then I chat with Anna Murphy who stayed home for about 5 years with her daughter then taught school for 12 years before returning home full time in 2020. The Lord really changed Anna’s perspective about the importance of homemaking to draw her back home just in time for those crucial years of helping her teen daughter see the value in homemaking. With both of these ladies, we cover all the usual territory of strengths, weaknesses, expectations, fails, wins, resources and more. In Allison's Update, I'm sharing my favorite Fall music and news about Holiday Homemaking 2024! EPISODE LINKS & NOTES Allison's Update Fall Feels Playlist Spooky Grooves Playlist Gratitude & Remembrance Playlist Connect with Anna Murphy Instagram @annadesalvomurphy Rawlings, Marjorie. "It Isn't Work." Songs of a Housewife , edited by Roger L Tarr, University Press of Florida, 1997. p. 106. Detailed ShowNotes in the Next Newsletter (it's FREE) Subscribe: theartofhomepodcast.com/subscribe HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 14, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I realize for some believers this holiday is off limits due to their past and or their conscience before the Lord. I respect that because, while we all have freedom in Christ, each one of us should do as the Holy Spirit directs us. If that's you, feel free to skip this episode. For those of you who are on the fence or haven’t really considered how Christians should think about Halloween, I'd like to present one perspective in today's episode. Is this really "the devil's day" and are we violating scripture by handing out candy? It is my prayer that this episode will encourage you to fear not, but rather seek the Lord's will for your family's participation (or not) in Halloween. I am also giving some practical suggestions for fun couples and family costumes as well as my (new) favorite fall candies. 🎃 “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” -John 1:5 EPISODE NOTES & LINKS Fall Favorites: Clean Candy Unreal Coconut Bars YumEarth lollipops and hard candy ChocXO Cups Halloween Hospitality Scripture References Hebrews 2:14-15 1 Peter 5:8 John 1:5 2 Timothy 1:7 Proverbs 19:23 "Halloween and Christians: An Opportunity with Jimmy and Kelly Needham," Family Life Today Podcast, October 4, 2024 Apple | Spotify Newsletter Series on Acts of Courageous Homemaking #1 Be Informed by Trusted Sources #2 Keep the Home Fires Burning, Homemaking in a Spiritual War Zone Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 9, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I've got TWO great stories of home for you today! First I am chatting with Maryela Soto-Portillo who has been keeping a home for 15 years. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in New Jersey, she now makes a home in Florida with her husband, 2 children, and her mother. Maryela works part time, homeschools her children and has dreams of opening a homeschool co-op to help other busy moms make homeschooling work for their families. Then, I visit with Amanda Faucett who has been keeping a home with husband, James, for 23 years. She just launched her son from the nest and will be launching her daughter in less than 2 years. Amanda and I have a great conversation about living in a somewhat politically divided home. It’s not a topic that comes up often, but it is her experience and she has some great insights to share. I will also be sharing a couple answers from last Monday's question of the week about favorite fiction books and giving you my answer to that question. Enjoy and don't forget to use the chapter markers to hop around and find you place later if you need to listen in more than one go. :) EPISODE LINKS & NOTES Allison's Update, Books Mentioned The Mitford Books by Jan Karon To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Th e Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Sep 30, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In our recent deep dive episode on the informed homemaker, Isa Ryan and I discussed the value of exposing ourselves to great literature because it helps train our minds in the art of story-telling. If you are intimidated by tackling the classics or fear you'll never finish without encouragement, might I suggest a book club? I'm on year 4 of a virtual book club with friends and this December we will have conquered over 50 classics together! In this episode I'm sharing 5 ways great literature will help you be an informed homemaker and 5 steps to start and maintain a virtual book club. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS Deep Dive Episode: The Informed Homemaker with Isa Ryan Conquering the Classics Book List and Questions will be in the Newsletter this Friday. Subscribe below HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Sep 25, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I've got another 2-for-1 Double Homemaker Portrait Episode for you!🏡🏡 First we will hear from Jennifer Crozier in my first interview with a homemaker outside of the states! She shares all about her homemaking farm life in rural Scotland and her love for the old ways and how she is helping to keep them alive with the Scottish Women’s Institute. Then we will chat with homemaker and mom of 5, Holly Tompkins , all about juggling a large family, homeschooling and hobby farming. Holly is a meal planning, freezer cooking pro and shares some excellent tips with us! I'm also sharing some of my favorite Fall Things and some tips in Allison's Update. 🍁🍂 EPISODE LINKS & NOTES Connect with Jennifer Crozier: Instagram @wholesome_sunday (farm, flowers, homemaking, SWI) Instagram @Jenny_jack21 (personal account) Instagram @waterbeckfloraldesign (florist account) Connect with Holly Thompkins: Instagram @thefancyfarmgirlhomeandfarm Website thefancyfarmgirlfarmette.com Allison's Update Autumn from the Heart of the Home by Susan Branch Share Your Fall Favorites-Send me a Text with the Link Above 👆🏻 HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Sep 16, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today's episode is a companion to our recent deep dive on the informed homemaker which is all about making sense of what is happening in the world and our culture with eyes of faith through a Biblical worldview lens. Of course going right to the source and studying scripture itself is the best policy, but what about companion resources such as devotionals, Bible focused podcasts, Bible study books, online sermons, other Christian publications, YouTube channels, etc? How to we know who to trust? Is there a way to tell whether or not a preacher or publication is biblically sound? That is what we are discussing today as we look at the example of a group of believers from the New Testament called the Bereans. EPISODE LINKS & NOTES Companion Resources Homemaking Deep Dive | The Informed Homemaker with Isa Ryan Scripture References The Bereans: Acts 17:10-12 The Holy Spirit dwells in believers: John 14:26 & 17, John 16:13 Works Cited Sadler, Kevin, 2023, What is a Berean? , Berean Bible Society HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Sep 11, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Has the news got you angry, worried, or ready to opt out of society? As part of our season-long exploration of courageous homemaking we are going to tackle the topic of world news, events and culture. How do we navigate all of that responsibly without fear, fighting or checking out completely and what does all of this have to do with courageous homemaking? My discussion partner today is Isa Ryan, a homemaker and writer who grew up with a very progressive paradigm and no concept of biblical femininity. As a follower of Christ, she now champions God's design for men, women and the family in her writing and her interactions on social media. Join us as we look at what it means to be an informed homemaker and why it matters. EPISODE LINKS & NOTES Connect with Isa Instagram | @created_female Substack | isaryan.substack.com Bible Reading Plans: What Isa Uses: The Grant Horner Method What Allison uses: Robert Murray M’Cheyne Plan Recommended Reading on Worldview: The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self , Carl R Trueman *note, Trueman wrote a more concise, less academic version of this book called, Strange New World The God Who is There, Francis Schaeffer Total Truth , Nancy Pearcey Apps, Sites & Misc Feedly news aggregator app Epoch Times Just the News, No Noise Real Clear Politics The Hill World (News from a Biblical Worldview) Substack for indie news and opinion pieces Subscribe to our newsletter before 9/20/2 Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Sep 2, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. One of the ways we can express love in our homemaking is to prioritize the family table. Slowing down long enough to gather and break bread together provides the family an opportunity to connect every day. In this episode we will look at things to consider regarding expectations and purpose as well as tips and ideas for setting the table and the mood and what to talk about once you are there. EPISODE LINKS & RESOURCES HOMEMAKER POETRY Rawlings, Marjorie. "After Dinner." Songs of a Housewife, edited by Roger L Tarr, University Press of Florida, 1997. p. 36. TABLE SETTING Emily Post Martha Stewart CONVERSATION The Family Dinner Project One Year Dinner Table Devotions by Nancy Guthrie Conversation Starter Card Decks by Cultivate What Matters Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 28, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Welcome to Season 21!! Today, I am chatting with seasoned homemaker and mother of 10, Elizabeth Ours, who had the most clever blog name ever back the day, Yes, They are All Ours. Get it? 😁 Married right out of college, Elizabeth has been homemaking for four decades and homeschooled all 10 of her children. She has so much wisdom to share and her joyful attitude is contagious. I'm also sharing what I'm loving lately on Allison's Update and what to expect this season on The Art of Home. EPISODE LINKS & NOTES Allison's Update: The Cross Legacy YouTube Instant Pot Risotto (adapted from Allrecipes.com) 2 TBS olive or avocado oil 1/4 cup finely diced onion 1-2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup Arborio rice 2 1/4 cups chicken broth (or 2 1/4 cups water + 1 bouillon cube) 1/4 cup diced mushrooms and/or 1/4 cup baby green peas (optional) 2 TBS butter 1/4-1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese Use sauté function on IP to heat the oil. Add onion, sauté for 3-4 min, stirring. Add garlic and stir until fragrant (about 30 sec ). Add rice, stir constantly, until rice starts to toast lightly (1-2 min). Pour in the broth, add optional veggies if using. Put lid on and lock into place. Press Manual and set for 6 minutes, high pressure. When cooking is complete, carefully manually release pressure fully and remove lid. Stir in butter and parmesan until creamy and fully combined. Top with fresh parsley if desired. Serves 4 side portions or 2 hearty main. Connect with Elizabeth Instagram: @simplysouthernmomof10 Facebook: @Elizabeth Ours Elizabeth's Favs The Planner Pad Lined Sticky Notes Hidden Art of Homemaking , Edith Schaeffer Seasons of a Mother's Heart , Sally Clarkson HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 12, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today's Monday Motivation I'm riffing on the popular Charlotte Mason idea of Mother Culture™ and applying it to the homemaker. Mother Culture™ stresses the importance of cultivating your own soul and mind with the express purpose of having something good, true and beautiful to offer those in your care. Homemaker Culture, as I have experienced it over the past 30+ years, involves claiming small windows of time amidst our busy days to cultivate a rich reading life, religious life, artful life and creative life. This episode will focus on the creative life, with some practical suggestions to help you begin to pursue Homemaker Culture. EPISODE RESOURCES Original article by "A" from The Parents' Review courtesy of Ambleside Online "How do I 'mother culture'?" by Autumn Kern, The Commonplace YouTube "Learning to Create a Mother Culture," by Amy Roberts, Raising Arrows Podcast Karen Andreola Mother Culture Philippians 4:8 Summer Prompts water sun heat games melons tomatoes vacation fireflies lemonade flowers Autumn Prompts harvest memory pie leaves smells apples knitted family pumpkins colors For the Printable version of these prompt lists, sign up for the newsletter before 8.16.24 or go the theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "homemaker culture". HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 7, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are diving deep into the Homeschooling Homemaker with a panel of 3 veteran homeschoolers. Roan Johnson, Carrie Parker and Sarah Beaugh, who have a combined experience of 44 years homeschooling, and if you add in my 8 years, that’s over 50 years of homeschooling experience coming your way for the next hour! IN THIS EPISODE Homeschooling Pros & Cons Knowing Your Why Homeschool Styles Homeschool Law Curriculum Making Space in Your Home & Schedule Inspiration & Advice EPISODE RESOURCES Apple Scrap Jelly from The Spruce Carrie's Curriculum, ABEKA | Classical Conversations | Apologia Roan's Curriculum, Konos | Sonlight | Simply Charlotte Mason Sarah's Curriculum, A Reason for Handwriting | Story of the World Educating the Wholehearted Child by Clay and Sally Clarkson HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 29, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We all desire a peaceful, fruitful home where everyone feels loved, valued and welcome. We can all think of things that hinder or even hijack that goal, but the most sneaky enemy of home may be lurking in the dark corners of our own hearts. In today's Monday Motivation I share a story about this enemy of home involving a close encounter of the natural kind. In keeping with the discovery and nature theme, I'm sharing my favorite apps for identifying the animals, plants and bugs around your home and neighborhood. I also share a couple of listener comments and a tip from the AoH Mail Bag. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS Question of the Week: How do you keep sheets smelling fresh in the linen closet? Submit your answer using the one-way text link above ⬆️. Picture This Plant ID App Picture Bird ID App Android | Apple Picture Insect ID App Android | Apple Picture Nature Animal ID App Android | Apple Quick Reference Publishing laminated pocket nature guides The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady | Edith Holden Scripture in this Episode: 1 John 1:5-7 1 John 1:9 Romans 8:1-2 Ephesians 5:8-11 HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive J Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 24, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join me for this experimental, first ever, Homemaker Portrait Double Episode! First, I’m chatting with Brittany Duncan, homemaker and fellow podcaster. Brittany has been keeping a home with her husband, Johnson, for 7 years. Even though she works outside the home, Brittany loves embracing the old ways of homemaking so much that she started a podcast to help other women her age do the same. My second guest today is Jenna Punke-Bendt, homemaker and another fellow homemaking content creator. Jenna has been keeping a home with her husband, Doug, for 17 years. Jenna has embraced full time homemaking for most of those years as she has raised 4 boys who were all born within a span of only 5 years! With both of these guests I will discuss their typical homemaking day, their homemaking strengths, weaknesses and influences. We discuss homemaking expectations and gratitude as well as classic Q&A with all the usual questions plus a new one about hospitality. Finally, we talk to the younger and the older women with some Titus 2 advice. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS Connect with Brittany Duncan: Podcast, Untraditionally Traditional:A Millennial Homemaker Podcast IG @untraditionallytraditionalpod website untraditionallytraditional.com Connect with Jenna Punke-Bendt website justhomemaking.com IG @justhomemaking FB @justhomemaking Galentines Party Printable Kit from Just Homemaking Books & Resources Mentioned Living a Beautiful Life: 500 Ways to Add Elegance, Order, Beauty and Joy to Everyday Life by Alexander Stoddard (Brittany's Favorite) Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World: Finding Intimacy with God in the Busyness of Life by Joanna Weaver Professionalizing Motherhood: Encouraging, Educating, and Equipping Mothers Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 15, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In keeping with our theme of Kitchen economy this season, I decided to revisit the topic of a pantry challenge. You may have heard me talk about this at the beginning of this year, if so consider this a refresher and a reminder that you can do a pantry challenge no matter what time of year! In this episode I will share 5 steps to a successful pantry challenge as well as a deep freezer defrosting hack. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS The Art of Home, Deep Dive Preserving & Canning, Part 1 Shop Vac Freezer Defrost YouTube How-To Video from Chris Notap's channel Top Sirloin Roast recipe from allrecipes.com Free Pantry Inventory Sheets from motherthyme.com Suggested Shelf Life from food safety.gov 30 Quick Pantry Dinners from allrecipes.com Recipes by Ingredient from recipeland.com We Want Your $$ Saving Tips Share your best kitchen economy tip or recipe by July 15, 2024! Use the one-way text link above or go to theartofhompodcast.com/foodsavers . HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 10, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. On to today’s homemaker portrait, I’m chatting with seasoned homemaker, Christa Sterken, who has been keeping a home for 37 years. She and her husband raised and homeschooled 2 girls and are enjoying their empty nest years where every day feels like a “date day”. Christa is passionate about creating a curated home full of joyful memories and has learned to embrace the beauty of ordinary moments in every season of homemaking. I am so excited to bring you this rich conversation. Christa’s love of home comes through loud and clear and her open and honest sharing of the struggles and challenges she’s faced add even more beauty to her story. She has gained much wisdom in these 37 years and I am honored to amplify her testimony of God’s goodness through it all. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS Companion Blog Post with ALL links, resources and Recipes Day Designer Paper Planners Connect with Christa Instagram @christasterken Website christasterken.com We Want Your $$ Saving Tips Share your best kitchen economy tip or recipe by July 15, 2024! Use the one-way text link above or go to theartofhompodcast.com/foodsavers . HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 1, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. "There are homes in which there is nothing remarkable in the way of grandeur or elegance, yet the very atmosphere as you enter it is filled with sweetness like, 'the smell of a field that the Lord hath blessed'. It is the aroma of love, the love of Christ shed abroad in human hearts." ~ JR Miller We have an opportunity, homemakers, to cultivate a particular spiritual and relational fragrance in our homes. Will it be a sweet aroma or an offensive stench? Today I am sharing a little story about the aroma of home, some of my favorite spice mixes and I'm pulling a classic cookbook From My Bookshelf that I think will help you in your homemaking journey. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS The Southern Living Cookbook, 1987 The Ultimate Southern Living Cookbook, 1999 , 2006 Rawlings, Marjorie. "Smell of Old Houses." Songs of a Housewife , edited by Roger L Tarr, University Press of Florida, 1997. p. 113. My Spice Blend Recipes: Search "spice blends" or "Monday Motivation #3" at https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/blog We Want Your $$ Saving Tips Share your best kitchen economy tip or recipe by July 15, 2024! Use the one-way text link above or go to theartofhompodcast.com/foodsavers . HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jun 26, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We want to be faithful, wise managers of the resources that have been entrusted to us. There are many benefits to good stewardship, but like all things in homemaking, economy in the kitchen doesn’t just come naturally to most of us and there are many things that can trip us up and hinder our progress. In this episode we will first look at the why of kitchen economy; how it honors God, our husbands and helps our homemaking. Then we will discuss how our grocery bills are impacted by our skills and expectations. Finally we will look at how to use money and time management for practicing good kitchen economy with 15 money and time saving tips. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS: Rawlings, Marjorie. "Out of Things." Songs of a Housewife , edited by Roger L Tarr, University Press of Florida, 1997. p. 102. Scripture References Psalm 24:1, Psalm 50, 2 Corinthians 9 Proverbs 3:9-10, Matthew 25:21, James 1:5 Proverbs 31:11-12, 23, 28 Luke 6:38 Historical Homemaking Hints 1003 Household Hints and Work Savers, edited by Michael Gore, Bankers Community Service Company, New York, 1948. pp. 8-20. More on managing kitchen inventory, food storage and preservation: Homemaking Deep Dive Food Preservation with Mandi Thompson, Part 1 & Part 2 My blog post on doing a pantry challenge Share your best kitchen economy tip or recipe by July 15, 2024! Use the one-way text link above or go to theartofhompodcast.com/foodsavers . HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide Audio Newsletter a Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jun 17, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today's Monday Motivation, I'm sharing my summer memories of creating from my grandmother's scrap box and how I carried that practice into my own home when my children were growing up. Whether to fill time on a rainy afternoon, keep little hands busy during travel or in waiting rooms, a Busy Box for your kids or grandkids will certainly spark creativity. Just remember, it's not really about the end result, it's the process and the memory you are making of being creative together. I'm also answering a listener question from The AoH Mail Bag about creating family and personal mission plans. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS Mail Bag Resources: Alecia Doty's Homemaker Portrait Episode Pillar's of Homemaking Deep Dive | Rhythms & Routines "Writing a Family Mission Statement" Focus on the Family article Portable Busy Box Resources: Dover Publications Easy Origami String Game Book with String Card Tricks Spiral Bound How to Draw Books HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jun 12, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am chatting with Darah Rogers who has been keeping a home for several years…including a time of single homemaking in a youth camp cabin during covid and most recently for 2 years with her husband and baby girl. Darah shares how she struggled to reconcile her long standing desire to be at home full time with the cultural pressure she felt to pursue a career and how she is still resolving that struggle. We cover all the usual ground of fails, wins, tips and Titus 2 advice. Darah has that youthful zeal for all the homemaking things and I picked up several new ideas from her! In Allison's Update, I'm sharing my favorite new kitchen tool, how you can contribute to our Season 20 theme and all about our new private Facebook group, Homemaker Forum. NOTES & LINKS Companion Blog Post with ALL Notes, Links, Resources & Recipes Allison's Garlic Press Share Your $$ Saving Kitchen Tip by July 15, 2024, Use Text Function Above 👆🏻OR share at AoH Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Darah's Favorite Podcast, "The Spillover" with Alex Clark Allison's 3-month Perpetual Dry Erase Calendar For More Resources and Darah's Recipes search our blog for "Darah Rogers" | www.theartofhomepodcast.com/blog HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jun 2, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Welcome to the FIRST EVER Monday Motivation episode on The Art of Home Podcast! 🎉 Every other Monday, I am bringing you a little dose of random homemaking inspiration to help you kick off your week. Seasonal decorating helps us embody the natural rhythms of the year through our homemaking. This brings familiarity, comfort and delight to us and those in our home. In this episode I'm sharing how to decorate for summer without it looking like Hobby Lobby exploded in your house. I’m going to give you 3 tips for non-tacky seasonal decorating , including my top 5 versatile decor items I use in all my seasonal decorating. Then I will give you lots of ideas for 5 different summer decor themes. Be sure to check the show notes for even more inspiration. I will also be answering a listener question about how to establish a regular quiet time when you are overwhelmed with the idea and busy with little ones. EPISODE NOTES Show Notes | https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/blog Quiet Time Resources "Tips to Stick with Daily Bible Reading" Instagram Post, The Art of Home The Art of Home Reads JR Miller's Homemaking, Chapter 8, "Religion in the Home" & AoH Study Guide for Ch.8 has some helpful ideas The Daily Grace Co has excellent, theologically sound Bible study and devotional resources for women Summer Decor YouTube Inspiration Vintage Shopping and Styling with Sarah at She Holds Dearly ~I love Sarah's channel! I know you will, too. Be sure to click on the summer decor playlist card at the end of this video for more summer inspo from her. Junkin' and Styling Summer Decor Tips from Kayla at Little Cahaba Junkin ~ Kayla is super creative with her antique and vintage finds. She has some really great patriotic and A Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 29, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am talking with seasoned homemaker, Carrie Parker. She has been keeping a home for over 26 years with her husband, Todd. They raised and homeschooled 2 boys, navigated crazy career choices, and witnessed God mercifully restore their marriage, bringing it back from the brink of divorce. Carrie has experienced a lot in life and she candidly shares what God has taught her through her mistakes. You will find many nuggets of wisdom to mine in this conversation. IMPORTANT: I also make some important podcast announcements in my weekly update. You don't want to miss those! EPISODE NOTES Companion Blog with ALL notes, links, resources & recipes Next Level Gardening YouTube video on Fungus Gnats HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 1, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. On to today’s homemaker portrait, I am chatting with Alecia Doty. She was nominated by her friend Tina Bergs. Here’s what Tina had to say about Alecia’s practice of the art of home: "Alecia makes her home a place where children are nurtured in the love of Christ and pointed to what is true, good, and beautiful. She is a welcoming hostess who intentionally uses her home as a place where souls can find rest, and be met with the love of Christ." After spending an hour or so in conversation with Alecia, I can see why Tina gave such a glowing recommendation. Alecia has such great insight into the art of home. She poignantly explains that homemaking is a beautiful, hard, sanctifying, creative adventure; a high and holy calling which, if we allow, God will use to draw us to himself and transform us into the image of Jesus so that the Gospel will be displayed through our homemaking. EPISODE NOTES Companion blog post with ALL episode notes, links, resources & recipes Allison's Update Immersion Stick Blender Pastry Blender Edith Schaeffer, Hidden Art of Homemaking Sally Clarkson Podcast, At Home with Sally Alecia's TGC Article; "Dear Younger Self: It Doesn't Matter How He Folds the Bedsheets" Daily Liturgy Helps Every Moment Holy The Art of Home Deep Dive Rhythms & Routines HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 24, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am chatting with Amanda Turk, mom of 5 and homemaker for 23 years, some of which was done overseas. We talk about how books and head knowledge can be helpful but can also get in the way of learning to trust the instincts God gives us as homemakers and caretakers. Amanda shares the lessons she learned homemaking in a foreign country and why a habit of saying “yes” is crucial to practicing hospitality in her home. EPISODE NOTES Companion Blog Post with ALL episode notes, links, resources & recipes Allison's Update: AoH Deep Dive Sewing Part 1 AoH Deep Dive Sewing Part 2 FREE AoH Sewing Handbook and Project Journal Allison's YouTube Interview on Naomi Fata Sews Amanda's Mom, Karen Sheppard's Homemaker Portrait on The Art of Home Focus on the Family Radio Theater, The Chronicles of Narnia series (digital) YNAB | You Need A Budget software HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 17, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today I am chatting with Seasoned Homemaker, Jan Roueche. Married for over 40 years, Jan and her husband have raised 10 children, homeschooling them for many of those years…a topic which comes up a good bit in our conversation. When Jan and her husband married the were both new Christians so not only were they learning how to live together and create a harmonious home life, they were both learning how to faithfully walk with Christ, and it wasn’t always easy. We discuss some of the practical need for structure when living in a large family and Jan shares a little about her current season of homemaking which involves caring for her husband as he battles Parkinson’s disease. Jan shares many tips, a lot of practical advice and much wisdom throughout our conversation. I especially love that her advice is centered on the need to cultivate a deep abiding relationship with the Lord. EPISODE NOTES Show Notes| with all links, resources and RECIPES https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/blog https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/homemaker-portrait-jan-roueche-season-19-ep-4 Webster's 1828 Dictionary YWAM Christian Heroes: Then and Now series Susan Branch's Blank Family Cookbook is out of print but you can get some copies through eBay or thrift books. Amazon also sells similar blank books by other publishers. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 10, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am chatting with seasoned homemaker, Jen Thayer, about her experience keeping a home for the past 25 years with her husband Dan and their 9 children! Jen is a homeschooling mom with 3 special needs kid, 2 of which are internationally adopted. We talk about how these children are an integral part of their unique family culture, bringing challenges and blessings Jen never expected but thanks God for every day. We cover all the usual ground of beginnings, influences, challenges, fails, wins and favorites, and we bond over our love of literature and the importance of a family library. EPISODE NOTES Show Notes with all links, resources and RECIPES https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/homemaker-portrait-jen-thayer-season-19-ep-3 ALLISON'S UPDATE: Protein Oat Pancake Recipe Japanese Omelet Pan Breakfast Sandwich Recipe using similar cooking method for eggs Traditional Tamagoyaki (rolled omelet) -video OTHER NOTES: Wise Words for Moms chart by Ginger Hubbard 12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You by Tony Reink e Favorite analog tools-subscribe to Homemaker Happy Mail for more details. For future reference, go to The Art of Home Blog and search "analog tools" More Episodes on Special Needs: Homemaker Portrait|Laurie Mott and Homemaking Deep Dive|Special Needs in the Home WRITE FOR THE ART OF HOME Editorial Guidelines, Topics & Schedule HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 3, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am so excited to finally be talking about the 3rd Pillar of Homemaking, Rhythms and Routines, with my friend and past AoH guest, Leslie Lucadou. We will start with a brief review of the 4 Pillars of Homemaking, then spend some time defining rhythms and routines-talking about the difference between the two and giving some examples of each. Then we look at motivations (or the why) for establishing rhythms and routines, contrasting the world’s ideas vs what God has to say about our why. Next we talk about 4 rhythms of christian living; worship, rest, work and play—what those might look like and how we can use homemaking to help and not hinder these rhythms. Finally we end with a few pitfalls to avoid when establishing rhythms and routines. EPISODE NOTES Show Notes | theartofhomepodcast.com/blog Allison's Update Recipes | Subscribe to Homemaker Happy Mail , or for future reference check Newsletter Archive and search this episode title Related Resources: Redeeming Your Time by Jordan Rayner Habits of the Household; Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms by Justin Earley Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Richard Swenson Every Moment Holy; New Liturgies for Daily Life (book 1 of 3) by Douglas McKelvey RELATED EPISODES Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive | Identity Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive | Values & Priorities Homemaker Portrait | Leslie Lucadou Ho memaking Deep Dive| Wellness with Leslie Lucadou BE OUR GUEST (OR Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Mar 27, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am chatting with newbie homemaker, Brea Spires, who is almost at the 5 year mark in her story of home. She is a mom of two, home baker and content creator. We cover all the usual topics; beginnings and influences on her homemaking, how kids have enriched and challenged her homemaking, setting and keeping priorities, and much more. Be sure to stick around until the end when I will be back with my top takeaways from Brea’s interview as well as some EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENTS about what is coming on the Art of Home this year! EPISODE NOTES Show Notes | with all links, resources and RECIPES theartofhomepodcast.com/blog https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/homemaker-portrait-brea-spires-season-19-ep-1 Allison's Update Seasonal Clothing Storage System | My Storage Boxes | Deep Dive Organization Part 2 Brea's kids love to watch old Psalty the Singing Psalm Book videos. You can find videos on YouTube or purchase their products HERE PILLARS OF HOMEMAKING SERIES (Pillar 3 coming Season 19) Pillar 1 | Identity Pillar 2 | Values & Priorities BE OUR GUEST (OR NOMINATE A FRIEND) closes April 5, 2024 Apply Yourself Nominate a Friend NEW!! WRITE FOR THE ART OF HOME Editorial Guidelines, Topics & Schedule HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Mar 6, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today I am chatting with seasoned homemaker, Cathy Bauer. Nominated for The Art of Home by her daughter, Laura, Cathy has so much wisdom and practical help to offer homemakers of any age. Even through her college years, her heart's desire was to be a wife, mom, and homemaker and she has been living out that desire for almost 40 years. We discuss her beginnings and the challenges of learning to cook, the overwhelm that came with baby #2, and the challenges of parenting and running a busy household. Cathy shares how organizing her space and time have helped her over the years and she gives some great suggestions for extending the welcome of home beyond the four walls of our homes. EPISODE NOTES Show Notes with all links, resources and RECIPES | https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/homemaker-portrait-cathy-bauer-season-18-ep-6 Allison's Update Favorite Cleaning Tools | Steam Mop | Shower & Tub Scrubber | Swiffer Duster Scripture References | Romans 12:9-13 , NLT PILLARS OF HOMEMAKING SERIES (Pillar 3 coming Season 19) Pillar 1 | Identity Pillar 2 | Values & Priorities HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 28, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today I am talking with seasoned homemaker, LeAnne Stadler, about her experience of keeping a home for 27 years. LeAnne and her husband, Eric, have 6 children and have fostered over 40! In her homemaking journey LeAnne has navigated her children’s special needs, her own chronic illness, adopting 2 foster kids and the recent loss of her 23 year old son. Through it all, God has shown LeAnne His faithfulness. She says, “Sometimes He’s very quiet, but I know He’s still there because He’s never failed me.” The Stadler family has recently launched a small elderberry farm called Titus Grove in N.Central Ohio. They are founded on Faith & desire to bring Glory to God in all they do. You can follow along on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube as they learn the ins & outs, victories & defeats & all that is to come on the Grove. I will link all of the places you can connect with LeAnne in the show notes, so be sure to check that out. EPISODE NOTES Show Notes with all links, resources, and RECIPES https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/homemaker-portrait-leanne-stadler-season-18-ep-5 Connect with LeAnne| Blog | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 21, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In this episode I am chatting with Kerita Fuller about her experience keeping a home for the past 10 years with her husband and step children. Kerita worked for the US Air Force for 20 years before retiring and fully embracing her role as full time homemaker and helpmeet to her husband. We talk about her sudden and steep learning curve of become a mom, not to babies, but to teens. She had a very short runway to prepare them to leave the nest as capable young adults and that was a big responsibility. Kerita shares openly how infertility can tempt her to compare to women who have what she doesn’t but that God has taught her that what motherhood looks like is not what she thinks it should look like, but what He says it looks like. I love her perspective on hospitality and how homemaking builds community and she has some fun stories, tips and ideas to share. EPISODE RESOURCES Show Notes Blog Post with all links, resources and RECIPES https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/homemaker-portrait-kerita-fuller-season-18-ep-4 At Home with Sally Podcast, Metaphors That Will Inspire For Life (with Joy Clarkson), Feb. 12, 2024 Simple Farmhouse Life Podcast, Are You Overwhelmed and Angry in Motherhood? | Natalie Hixson, Angry Mama Coach, Ep. 224, Feb.13, 2024 Follow Kerita's Knitting Adventures in IG | @mrskeritafuller HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 14, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Happy Valentine's Day! In this episode I share what I've been up to (including my 2nd grand baby's gender 🥰) as well as some thoughts on expectations and Valentine's Day. In the interview portion, I am chatting with seasoned homemaker, Lydia Goode about her 47+ years experience of keeping a home and raising 5 children. Lydia acquired her homemaking skills from the example of older women and from home ec classes in high school and even through college. She is passionate about the Titus 2 model and shares how Titus 2 women ministered to her in the early years of homemaking. Lydia shares about the challenge of their recent move from their home of 32 years in Florida to a new home in Tennessee to be near their son and his family. Through it all, she sees how God has been faithful in every season of her homemaking. EPISODE RESOURCES Show Notes Blog Post with all links, resources and RECIPES https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/homemaker-portrait-lydia-goode-season-18-ep-3 Valentine Ideas | theartofhomepodcast.com/blog Sidetracked Home Executives by Pam Young and Peggy Jones HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 7, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Imagine being caught in a home emergency, your heart racing and mind scattered — would you know what to do? This episode is a must-listen for every homemaker as I sit down with Elizabeth Dillard, a paramedic firefighter with a wealth of field experience, to arm you with the knowledge and skills for effective crisis management in the home. Together, we dissect the fine line between fear that paralyzes and fear that mobilizes. Elizabeth shares empowering wisdom from scripture to fight paralyzing fear AND some practical knowledge for preparing your response and assessing life-threatening situations. In this episode: 🔥Preparing Your Response: 2 Kinds of Fear and what scripture has to say about them, YOU are the first responder and you set the tone. 🔥Incident Management; what to do in actual medical and fire emergencies (mild content warning: we do discuss medical trauma). 🔥Post-Incident Management: what to do after the emergency. How to work through the aftermath for ourselves and with others. EPISODE NOTES: Elizabeth's Homemaker Portrait, S14: E4 Scripture to Fight Fear: 2 Tim 1:7, Joshua 10:25, 1 Chron 28:20, Psalm 56:4, Psalm 118:6, Heb 13:6 M.A.R.C.H. acronym : Massive Hemorrhage, Airway, Respiration, Circulation, Hypothermia Cardiac Arrest: Remember, "No, No, Go". Are they responding normally? Are they breathing normally? If answer to both is "NO" then GO ahead with CPR. Vial of Life Books to help Kids with trauma and grief: The Good Shepard, by Gary Varvel, Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jan 31, 2024

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Welcome to Season 18! Today I will catch you up on what I've been up to since Christmas (including my own version of a pantry challenge) and share what is coming this season on The Art of Home. Then we will jump into our conversation with Bethany Kimsey, host of The Warrior Mama Podcast, wife to Troy for 27 years and mama to 8! She has a passion for helping women take hold of the Gospel and confidently apply it in their motherhood. Bethany has so much wisdom to share about homemaking, parenting, prayer and following Jesus through it all; I know you will enjoy her story of home. EPISODE RESOURCES Show Notes Blog Post with all links, resources and RECIPES https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/homemaker-portrait-bethany-kimsey-season-18-episode-1 Connect with Bethany| website: bethanykimsey.co | instagram: @bethanykimsey The Warrior Mama Podcast| Apple | Spotify Warrior Mama's Prayer Journal (use discount code AOH15) Warrior Motherhood Community HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Dec 20, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I've got one final round of Christmas content for you today with 5 more homemaking friends. We will hear from Jen May, Heather Love, Jessica Wood, Naomi Fata and Michele Marshall about their Christmas memories, traditions, recipes and tips for keeping Christ at the center of the celebration. I am sharing tips on organizing and storing away your decor so that your future self with thank you. And as we wrap up the year, I look back at 2023 with a grateful heart and also share a glimpse of what’s in store for 2024. From tips and recipes to favorite Christmas songs and movies, we take you on a festive ride. So, pour yourself a cup of hot cocoa, cozy up, and let’s share the joys and experiences of holiday homemaking during the most wonderful time of the year. FROM THIS EPISODE Recipes & Resources Companion Blog Post (coming soon!) HOLIDAY HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Advent Devotional Guide Holiday Homemaking 2021 & 2022 (enter "holiday homemaking" in search bar) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Dec 13, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Welcome to the coziest corner of the podcast world, where I invite you to wrap yourself in a warm blanket of holiday cheer! By my side is a merry group of six homemakers, each with a Christmas story to share, unique traditions to reveal, and a heart filled with the joy of the season. FROM THIS EPISODE Recipes & Resources Companion Blog Post (Coming Soon!) HOLIDAY HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Advent Devotional Guide Holiday Homemaking 2021 & 2022 (enter "holiday homemaking" in search bar) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Dec 6, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today’s episode you will hear from Kelly Gundersen, Brenda VanHellen, Carly Poulin, Sarah Beaugh, Nichole Pace and Breanna Wakefield about their Christmas tips, traditions, recipes and memories. I’ve got another great poem from Marjorie Rawlings, some tips on how to host a tree decorating party, and I’m sharing my thoughts on the Advent theme of Peace from last year at the birth of my first grandchild. FROM THIS EPISODE Recipes & Resources Companion Blog Post (Coming Soon!) HOLIDAY HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Advent Devotional Guide Holiday Homemaking 2021 & 2022 (enter "holiday homemaking" in search bar) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Nov 29, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Merry Christmas, Homemakers! I am so excited to kick off this year’s Holiday Homemaking today! There is so much great content coming your way over the next 4 weeks you won't want to miss a single episode! Today you will hear from Debbie Ledoux, Hannah Torres, Terry Estep, Kay Aeby, Ginny White and Kristen Howard. I’ve got a funny little poem from Marjorie K Rawlings about the early shopper, I share about how decorating the tree reminds me of Jesus bringing hope and light in the darkness of depression, and I’m giving same basic tips to help you start decorating on the right foot. FROM THIS EPISODE Recipes and Resources Companion Blog Post (Coming Soon!) Resources for Depression: Conquering Depression by Bruce Hennigan and Mark Sutton : *This book helped me learn to identify what was causing, contributing to, and intensifying my anxiety and depression and gave me tools to fight back. American Association of Christian Counselors *If you are a church member, you may want to start by talking with your pastor for counsel and recommendations of christian counselors in your area. I cannot stress enough how valuable counseling has been for me...and the necessity to work with a counselor who will use scripture to help direct you to the truly Wonderful Counselor who knows you better than you know yourself. HOLIDAY HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Advent Devotional Guide Holiday Homemaking 2021 & 2022 (enter "holiday homemaking" in search bar) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Nov 15, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today’s episode I am talking with In-the-Trenches homemaker, Naomi Fata. She’s been married 16 years and has 3 kids, ages 8 to 13. She homeschools and runs a sewing and alterations business out of her home--she is a very busy lady. We discuss how she has learned/is learning to balance homemaking, schooling and a home business through compromise, firm boundaries and letting go of some expectations. Naomi is passionate about teaching others how sewing can help them make the most of their clothing and home decor resources. Over the years, Naomi realized that this "stay-at-home dream life" she asked God for does not come with ease. It is challenging to manage it all, but she is learning to differentiate between what God has and has not called her to do in each new day. Whether running a home business or not, this principle applies to all of us as homemakers as we seek to thrive in our calling and not be distracted or overwhelmed by all the possibilities before us. I know you will be encouraged and learn something from Naomi's story of home. CONNECT WITH NAOMI Instagram | @naomifata Website | www.naomifata.net Book | Beyond Head Knowledge; Knowing Christ Who Satisfies Our Hearts Youtube | Naomi Fata Sews FROM THIS EPISODE All links and resources will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. For future reference, check newsletter archive , Season 16 Vol. 7 Allison's Resource Rec: Safer Home Indoor Fly Trap Plug In HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive HOLIDAY HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Advent Devotional Guide Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Nov 8, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In this episode, I had the privilege of interviewing Breanna Wakefield, a full-time homemaker and mother of two. Breanna opened up about the strong influence her mom and grandmothers had on her homemaking journey, highlighting the importance of understanding the why and how behind our daily tasks. We delved into the challenges she faced during her pregnancies, including complications related to endometriosis and her battle with postpartum depression. As someone who has personally experienced postpartum depression, I found our conversation incredibly relatable and encouraging. Breanna also generously shared her tips, tricks, and ideas for successful homemaking, leaving me inspired and eager to implement them in my own life. Trust me, you don't want to miss this valuable and heartfelt conversation. FROM THIS EPISODE All links and resources will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. *For future reference, check newsletter archive , Season 16 Vol. 6 HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive HOLIDAY HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Advent Devotional Guide Holiday Homemaking 2021 & 2022 (enter "holiday homemaking" in search bar) SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Nov 1, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join me for this In-the-Trenches Homemaker Portrait of author, blogger and full-time homemaking mama, Kristen Howard. We talk about how growing up on a South Dakota cattle ranch shaped her idea of home and family and how God is working to grow Kristen's own home and family that she is making with her husband and 2 (almost 3) kids. Kristen is passionate about slowing down and enjoying the every day gifts of home. That theme is what much of her writing centers around and it comes through clearly in this fun conversation. Connect with Kristen website | homesweethome.blog Books | Home Sweet Home: Book One , Home Sweet Home: Book Two , NEW! Home Sweet Home: Book Three FROM THIS EPISODE All links and resources will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. *For future reference, check newsletter archive , Season 16 Vol. 5 HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2023 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 25, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join me for this In-the-Trenches Homemaker Portrait. Michele has been keeping a home with husband, Seth, for 12 years. They are raising 3 children and helping to train lots of horses in the business they run from their home. We talk about some of the similarities of training kids and horses as well as learning to claim the badge of homemaker without qualifiers, excuses or adding other titles to somehow legitimize your choice. Lots of great insight and ideas from Michele in this interview. Enjoy! FROM THIS EPISODE All links and resources will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. *For future reference, check newsletter archive , Season 16 Episode 4 HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2023 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home theartofhomepodcast.com/support (detailed instructions for sharing, reviewing and tipping) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 18, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join me in chatting with seasoned homemaker, Roan (pronounced like Joan, but with an R) Johnson. Drawing on her 32 years experience, Roan shares a wealth of ideas, insight and encouragement. She has so much practical advice to offer on everything from schedules, to hospitality, tips and hacks, and navigating challenges and changing homemaking seasons. I know you're going to love it! FROM THIS EPISODE All links and resources will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. *For future reference, check newsletter archive , Season 16 Episode 3 CONNECT WITH ROAN Blog | TheJoyfulJohnsons.blogspot.com HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2023 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home theartofhomepodcast.com/support (detailed instructions for sharing, reviewing and tipping) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 11, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I've got another listener homemaker portrait for you! Today's guest is In-the-Trenches Homemaker, Nichole Pace. She fills her days caring for two busy little boys, one who has special needs and several severe food allergies. We talk about how those challenges have affected her homemaking and what God is teaching her through it all. Nichole brings a ton of fresh perspective, ideas and inspiration to this conversation. FROM THIS EPISODE All links and resources will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. *For future reference, check newsletter archive , Season 16 Episode 2 CONNECT WITH NICHOLE Nichole's Allergy Free Bakery: serenityfarmstx.com Facebook | Instagram : @serenityfarmstx Teal Pumpkin Project : Raising food allergy awareness and offering non-food treat options for trick-or-treaters. HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2023 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 4, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are kicking off Season 16 with this In-the-Trenches Homemaker Portrait of Ginny White, host of the podcast, Figuring Out Homestead Life. Ginny is a homemaker, "mini-homesteader", a canning enthusiast and has recently started following Jesus after He dramatically rescued her husband from drug and alcohol addiction. We talk about their faith journey, juggling a full-time job with homemaking and homesteading, competing for blue ribbons in the county fair and much more! FROM THIS EPISODE All links and resources will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. *For future reference, check newsletter archive , Season 16 Episode 1 CONNECT WITH GINNY Instagram | @mrs.white_homemade_life & @figuring.out.homestead.life Podcast | Figuring Out Homestead Life HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2023 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Sep 20, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join me for this Newbie Homemaker Portrait of listener, Jessica Wood. We chat about all that she is learning in her new role as wife and full time homemaker. In just a short time, Jessica has developed some great practices for her homemaking. She's is learning that it's ok to not be a "natural" at all things homemaking, because every day brings a new opportunity for growth in this practice of the art of home. In This Episode All links and resources will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. *For future reference, check newsletter archive, Season 15 Episode 6 HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2023 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home (detailed instructions for sharing, reviewing and tipping) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Sep 13, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join me for this Newbie Homemaker Portrait of listener, Jade Brooks. We have a delightful conversation about her growth over the past 2 years of full-time homemaking and how the Lord is teaching her to let go of perfection and focus on the 'why' of homemaking. “Knowing what you’re doing it for helps overcome perfectionism. At the end of the day it’s all for the glory of God.” We chat about setting and keeping priorities in order, making dinner at 5am, showing hospitality through good food and the importance of getting dressed for the day. Jade also opens up about her recent miscarriage and making space in their hearts and home for two teenage nephews. IN THIS EPISODE Connect with Jade: Instagram| @themodesthomemaker Website YouTube | The Modest Homemaker All other links and resources will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. *For future reference, check newsletter archive HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2023 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Sep 6, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join me for this In-the-Trenches Homemaker Portrait of Heather Love of @thesimplelove_ . Heather has been keeping a home for over a decade and she stays extra busy these days caring for and homeschooling her 3 young children. She has a passion for wellness and the healing power of food. Right now she is mostly fleshing out that passion in her daily homemaking, but she occasionally shares insights and practical ideas on her blog and YouTube channel. We talk a good bit about living within your limits and resisting the pull of perfectionism in homemaking. Wherever you are in your homemaking journey, I know you will enjoy Heather's story of home. IN THIS EPISODE Connect with Heather: Instagram| @thesimplelove_ Website | thesimplelove.com YouTube | TheSimpleLove All other links and resources will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. *For future reference, check newsletter archive HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2023 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Hom Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 30, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Samantha has been honing her homemaking skills from an early age and she has fully embraced the art of keeping her own home for the past 5 years. When she's not tending to her 2 toddler boys, she is tackling creative projects and expanding her skill set which she hopes to employ one day soon on a small homestead. Samantha is full of great homemaking ideas, wisdom and inspiration. I know you will enjoy her story of home. HOMEMAKING RESOURCES HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2023 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home (detailed instructions for sharing, reviewing and tipping) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 23, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join me as I chat with Tiffany Harris about 27 years of the ups and downs of homemaking. We talk about lessons God has been teaching her through multiple moves, raising kids and adopting their youngest son, who has been blind from birth, just before he aged out of the adoption program in his native China. Tiffany also shares lots of fun homemaking tips and ideas she employees in her practice of making a home. HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2023 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home (detailed instructions for sharing, reviewing and tipping) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 16, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Welcome to Season 15! We are chatting with my friend, seasoned homemaker, Kay Aeby. She graciously shares her journey from self-proclaimed "hippy chick" young bride through a very difficult marriage through years of single parenting then remarriage and her current stage of homemaking in retirement. Kay reflects, "It's not my story, it's God's. I’m grateful that I went through what I did because that helps me to appreciate what I have today…because I see where God delivered me. He didn’t have to, but He loved me so much that He did.” HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2023 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home (detailed instructions for sharing, reviewing and tipping) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 26, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In this second part of our Deep Dive on preserving and canning, Mandi Thompson and I are covering the basics of preserving food for long term, shelf-stable storage by canning. We talk about the science and safety of canning , including why we should always follow the most up-to-date, best practices. We share our favorite canning tools. We walk you through canning prep & pre-game and the basic process of both water bath and pressure canning. Our goal in this conversation is to lift the veil on the mystery of canning, dispel any fears you have and help your gain confidence to integrate this practice into your homemaking. EPISODE RESOURCES Ball Mason Jars & Home Canning : recipes, tips, guides and more Ball Blue Book National Center for Home Food Preservation What NOT to can at home HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2023 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 19, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. What if you could stretch your grocery budget further by reducing waste and making the most of every morsel? Imagine the satisfaction of opening your pantry or fridge and seeing food preserved at its peak, ready for you to savor anytime. That's what we are going to explore in this lively conversation with my good friend, Mandi Thompson. We're peeling back the layers on the art of food preservation, sharing our personal journeys, and the practical tips we've learned along the way. EPISODE RESOURCES Small Batch Canning Food in Jars, Marisa McClellan Favorite Short-Term Food Storage Tools Zwilling Fresh and Save Vacuum Sealer Souper Cubes Freezer Tape & Dispenser for labels Mason Jar Vacuum Sealer for dry storage- Manual Option & Electric Option Rubbermaid Brilliance Glass Containers HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 12, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today I am bringing you the very first Single Homemaker Portrait on The Art of Home. "Can a single woman be a homemaker," you may ask? Well, if she has a home, she certainly can be! Of course it will look different than a married homemaker who stays home to care for the house and children full-time. Elizabeth also has the unique experience of living 2 days out of every 6 in a fire station for her job as a paramedic firefighter. We have a lot to chat about! HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2023 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home (detailed instructions for sharing, reviewing and tipping) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 5, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today, I am bringing to you a brand new homemaker portrait of Sarah Beaugh. Married 22 years with three teen daughters she is what I would call a seasoned in -the-trenches homemaker and she has so much wisdom to share. Sarah found The Art of Home Podcast through social media but then after recognizing several names on past episodes started putting the dots together that we live in the same area and have several mutual acquaintances. I got to sit down with her in her lovely home a few weeks ago and get to know her better through this delightful homemaker portrait interview. Connect with Sarah website | sarahbeaugh.com Instagram | @the.welcoming.home | @Sarah.beaugh Lily Jade, Luxury Diaper Bags @lilyjadeco HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Ho Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jun 28, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Yep, this is a loooooooong one! But you don't have to listen all in one sitting. Take your time digesting this deep dive into the second pillar of homemaking, Values & Priorities. I am chatting with Karen Sheppard and Joi Welch, two familiar homemaker voices, about how this pillar impacts our experience in the home, for better or for worse. Topics: What Are Kingdom Values, What Are Personal Values, and What is the Relationship to One Another How Values shape Priorities & Expectations in the Home How Values Shape Rhythms & Routines (Pillar 3) How Values Shape Community (Pillar 4) Practical application for how to know, state and practice your values in homemaking and in life Notes: Homemaking Pillar 1| IDENTITY Karen's Episodes: Homemaker Portrait , Deep Dive|Words in the Home Part 1 , Deep Dive|Words in the Home Part 2 Joi's Episodes: Homemaker Portrait , Deep Dive|Organization Part 1 , Deep Dive|Organization Part 2 Values Assessment Quiz HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jun 21, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today, I am chatting with Terry Estep, wife to Scott, mom to 3 grown children and host-mom to several exchange students during her kids’ high school years. She shares what worked and what didn’t for them as a host family and how they are continuing to benefit from the energy and joy of young people by hosting a singles community group in their home. HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home (detailed instructions for sharing, reviewing and tipping) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jun 7, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today's installment of this Summer Reading Re-Run: Ch. 8 "Religion in the Home" and Ch. 9 "Home Memories" The Art of Home is taking a break for the beginning of summer 2023. That gives you an opportunity to catch up on old episodes or join in for another round of reading and studying JR Miller's classic, Homemaking, published in 1882. For the next five weeks your host, Allison, will read two chapters from this short book. To help you retain and apply the timeless lessons of Rev. Miller, The Art of Home has created a free study guide for each chapter. Use the link below to receive your downloadable, printable copy. All resources created by The Art of Home for this summer reading series are provided free of charge. Since we are presenting the book in audio form via the podcast you do not need a hard copy. However, it might be helpful for working through the reflection questions. This book is in the public domain, therefore you can access the text for free in various places online. We will link some below. If you desire, you can purchase a paperback copy for less than $10 on Amazon. NEW FOR 2023: FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP! A private forum for all of us to share questions, insights and ideas that come up while listening to the book each week and working through the study guide. Click the link below to join. RESOURCES Get Your Free Copy of The Art of Home's Study Guide for Homemaking. Purchase a copy of Home-Making by JR Miller *optional Free Online Versions of Home-Making by JR Miller, Public Domain web.archive.org | Google Books | DIY Homeschooler Free Weekly Newsletter from The Art of Home Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 31, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today's installment of this Summer Reading Re-Run: Ch. 6 "Brothers & Sisters" and Ch. 7 "The Home Life" In chapter 6, we will look at the duties of siblings to one another; in chapter 7, all the little daily things that contribute to a flourishing home life. The Art of Home is taking a break for the beginning of summer 2023. That gives you an opportunity to catch up on old episodes or join in for another round of reading and studying JR Miller's classic, Homemaking, published in 1882. For the next five weeks your host, Allison, will read two chapters from this short book. To help you retain and apply the timeless lessons of Rev. Miller, The Art of Home has created a free study guide for each chapter. Use the link below to receive your downloadable, printable copy. All resources created by The Art of Home for this summer reading series are provided free of charge. Since we are presenting the book in audio form via the podcast you do not need a hard copy. However, it might be helpful for working through the reflection questions. This book is in the public domain, therefore you can access the text for free in various places online. We will link some below. If you desire, you can purchase a paperback copy for less than $10 on Amazon. NEW FOR 2023: FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP! A private forum for all of us to share questions, insights and ideas that come up while listening to the book each week and working through the study guide. Click the link below to join. RESOURCES Get Your Free Copy of The Art of Home's Study Guide for Homemaking. Purchase a copy of Home-Making by JR Miller *optional Free Online Versions of Home-Making by JR Miller, Public Domain web.archive.org | Google Books | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 24, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today's installment of this Summer Reading Re-Run: Ch. 4 "The Parent's Part" and Ch. 5 "The Children's Part" In chapter 4, Miller explores the parent's role in creating both physical and emotional home environments in which children will thrive. In chapter 5, he gives wisdom concerning how children can learn to honor their parents by learning to confide in them, to live for others rather than self, to practice thoughtfulness and to share in the housekeeping. The Art of Home is taking a break for the beginning of summer 2023. That gives you an opportunity to catch up on old episodes or join in for another round of reading and studying JR Miller's classic, Homemaking, published in 1882. For the next five weeks your host, Allison, will read two chapters from this short book. To help you retain and apply the timeless lessons of Rev. Miller, The Art of Home has created a free study guide for each chapter. Use the link below to receive your downloadable, printable copy. All resources created by The Art of Home for this summer reading series are provided free of charge. Since we are presenting the book in audio form via the podcast you do not need a hard copy. However, it might be helpful for working through the reflection questions. This book is in the public domain, therefore you can access the text for free in various places online. We will link some below. If you desire, you can purchase a paperback copy for less than $10 on Amazon. NEW FOR 2023: FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP! A private forum for all of us to share questions, insights and ideas that come up while listening to the book each week and working through the study guide. Click the link below to join. RESOURCES Get Your Free Copy of The Art of Home's Study Guide for Homemaking. Purchase a copy of Home-Making by JR Miller *optional Free Online Versions of Home-Making by JR Miller, Public Domain web.archive.org | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 17, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. The Art of Home is taking a break for the beginning of summer 2023. That gives you an opportunity to catch up on old episodes or join in for another round of reading and studying JR Miller's classic, Homemaking, published in 1882. For the next five weeks your host, Allison, will read two chapters from this short book. To help you retain and apply the timeless lessons of Rev. Miller, The Art of Home has created a free study guide for each chapter. Use the link below to receive your downloadable, printable copy. All resources created by The Art of Home for this summer reading series are provided free of charge. Since we are presenting the book in audio form via the podcast you do not need a hard copy. However, it might be helpful for working through the reflection questions. This book is in the public domain, therefore you can access the text for free in various places online. We will link some below. If you desire, you can purchase a paperback copy for less than $10 on Amazon. NEW FOR 2023: FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP! A private forum for all of us to share questions, insights and ideas that come up while listening to the book each week and working through the study guide. Click the link below to join. RESOURCES Get Your Free Copy of The Art of Home's Study Guide for Homemaking. Purchase a copy of Home-Making by JR Miller *optional Free Online Versions of Home-Making by JR Miller, Public Domain web.archive.org | Google Books | DIY Homeschooler Free Weekly Newsletter from The Art of Home Leave Us A Review Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 10, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. The Art of Home is taking a break for the beginning of summer 2023. That gives you an opportunity to catch up on old episodes or join in for another round of reading and studying JR Miller's classic, Homemaking, published in 1882. For the next five weeks your host, Allison, will read two chapters from this short book. To help you retain and apply the timeless lessons of Rev. Miller, The Art of Home has created a free study guide for each chapter. Use the link below to receive your downloadable, printable copy. All resources created by The Art of Home for this summer reading series are provided free of charge. NEW FOR 2023: FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP! A private forum for all of us to share questions, insights and ideas that come up while listening to the book each week and working through the study guide. Click the link below to join. Since we are presenting the book in audio form via the podcast you do not need a hard copy. However, it might be helpful for working through the reflection questions. This book is in the public domain, therefore you can access the text for free in various places online. We will link some below. If you desire, you can purchase a paperback copy for less than $10 on Amazon. In this first installment of the summer reading series we present a brief biographical segment on JR Miller followed by Chapter 1, "The Wedded Life." NEW FOR 2023: FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP! A private forum for all of us to share questions, insights and ideas that come up while listening to the book each week and working through the study guide. Click the link below to join. RESOURCES Get Your Free Copy of The Art of Home's Study Guide for Homemaking. Purchase a copy of Home-Making by JR Miller *optional Free Online Versions of Home-Making by JR Miller, Public Domain web.archive.org | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 3, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. On today’s episode I am talking with in-the-trenches homemaker, Alexis Molnar. She is wife to Eric and homeschooling mama to their two children. Alexis shares her journey from working girl to stay-at-home mom, to eventually letting go of her part-time gig and focusing all her efforts on homemaking and homeschooling. Eric lost his job late last year and that was the catalyst for starting his own business. Alexis openly shares how God is teach her to trust Him despite the fears that can come with a single-income, entrepreneurial family life. As usual we talk about priorities, expectations, fails, wins and we geek out together over our love of air fryers. HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home (detailed instructions for sharing, reviewing and tipping) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 26, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today we are diving DEEP into design in the home! Joining me for this discussion are Dana Schamberger and Dani Hamilton. Both of these women have so much wisdom and practical suggestions to share about design in the home. Dana has been designing and dealing in antiques all of her adult life and Dani pursued her degree in design at the famous Rhode Island School of Design, worked for Martha Stewart and for Anthropology. Currently, she balances caring for 3 young boys with graphic design work at her church and through her own design business. When it comes to design, these women know their stuff. But more importantly, they know and love Jesus. Their hearts desire is to use their homes to reflect the beauty of their savior and foster the growth and discipling of their families. Topics Covered: Why design matters in the home How design affects the 4 Pillars of Homemaking Design Delmas Thrifty Design: Goodwill, Estate Sales and Auctions Personal Approaches to Design Common Design Pitfalls RESOURCES: Mentioned in this Episode EstateSales.Net Dana's Favorite Old School Decorating Book, Better Homes and Gardens Decorating Book, 1968 HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 19, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today I am chatting with seasoned homemaker, Brenda VanHellen. We talk about her homemaking ups and downs over the past 44 years with husband, Rick. They raised two boys and sent them out into the world and they are still having fun and enjoying each other's company even in the empty nest. Mentioned in This Episode: Jamie Oliver's 5 Ingredients HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 12, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join me for this fun discussion with newbie homemaker, Hannah Torres. We talk about the joys of starting a household and the unique challenges of a mixed hearing home. Hannah is hearing and her husband is deaf and she shares how this impacts her homemaking. 🤟🏡 RESOURCES Episode Mentions and Quotes Hannah's recommended speculative fiction: The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker Allison's sci-fi recommendation: The Ransom Trilogy by CS Lewis Book 1: Out of the Silent Planet Book 2: Perelandra Book 3: That Hideous Strength Deeper Heaven: A Reader's Guide to CS Lewis's Ransom Trilogy by Christiana Hale Atomic Habits by James Clear HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 5, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am diving into the first pillar of homemaking, Identity, with my good friend, author, speaker and podcaster, Susan Macias. This deep dive is the first in a series on Four Pillars of Homemaking: Identity, Values & Priorities, Rhythms & Routines, and Community. We are going to contrast what God has to say about identity with what the world has to say about where to find your identity. Then we will look at some common identity thieves —things homemakers may be tempted to look to for identity and how to avoid falling into those traps. RESOURCES Pillars of Homemaking Intro and Overview, 2nd Birthday Episode, S11:E6 Susan's Homemaker Portrait, S1:E6 Connect with Susan Website, susankmacias.com Podcast, We're Not Done Yet Putting Jesus On; My Identity Devotional NEW BOOK! Finding Home , Releasing Fall 2023 Episode Mentions & Quotes None Like Him , and In His Image by Jen Wilkin Dwell Scripture Listening App YouVersion Bible App with audio options C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (New York: Harper Collins, 1952/2001), 226-227 HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version an Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Mar 29, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today on the show I have the honor of sharing with you another homemaker portrait of a dear long-time friend, Jen May. With an empty nest in her very near future, she is a seasoned-in-the-trenches homemaker. :) We talk about the challenges of blended family living, working full time and the importance of boundaries and intentional rest. HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Mar 8, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Thank you for two great years of The Art of Home podcast! Join us for this special episode as your host, Allison, shares what is ahead. We are launching our exploration of the Four Pillars of Homemaking: 1. Identity 2. Values & Priorities 3. Rhythms & Routines 4. Community Allison also shares some practical suggestions for fostering relationships with other women in your life who can encourage you in your art of making a home. HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Mar 1, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today’s guest, Mandi Thompson, is an in-the-trenches homemaker. She has been married to Don for 18 years and they have 2 teenage daughters. She has mostly been a full-time homemaker, but recently added a full time job as a sales representative in the gift industry. Mandi primarily describes herself as a student of what God is teaching her in each season of life. Join us for this delightful story of home. RESOURCES Mentioned in this episode Strangely Bright | Joe Rigney E-cloth for cleaning Mississippi Pot Roast : Available in this week's Homemaker Happy Mail and eventually in our newsletter archive. HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 22, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today’s show, I am chatting with in-the-trenches homemaker, Kelly Gundersen. Our in the trenches category includes homemakers who have been practicing more than 5 but less than 25 years. They are past the newlywed stage and are working through how to prioritize marriage amidst a houseful of kids, schooling, activities, their husband’s career, and more. Life is busy and demands their constant attention in this stage. Kelly is no exception, but her approach to this busy season is refreshing. Here’s a hint, it requires boundaries based on her family’s values and intentionality to thrive within those boundaries. HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Newsletter Archive Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 15, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Debbie had a vision for what her adult life would look like and it absolutely did NOT involve kids or full time homemaking. Join us as we talk about how God challenged Debbie's fantasy life, gave her a desire for children and eventually called her out of her career in law to come home full time. RESOURCES The Sister Project “The Sister Project seeks to shine the light of Christ by aiding, assisting and encouraging women in need through the combined gifts of women.” HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 8, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today’s episode, we are doing a Deep Dive into the topic of Marital Intimacy. I’m joined by my two friends, Sandi Goforth and Gwen Cunningham, who were both featured on the podcast as subjects of homemaker portraits. Sandi has been married to Walt for over 45 years and Gwen has been married to Paul for 36 years. These women have a wealth of experience and knowledge to share about homemaking and marriage in general, but as you will hear in our conversation they have a heart for educating women about the importance of physical intimacy for a marriage that is vibrant and thriving in all stages of life. What we are Discussing God's design for sex in marriage Overcoming common obstacles to a sexually vibrant marriage RESOURCES Register for the next AWE class (San Antonio area only, time sensitive) Meets Tuesdays 10am-12pm Hillside Fellowship Church, Spring Branch, TX Feb 14, 2023- April 25, 2023 Sandi's Book A Time to Embrace: A Guide to Intimacy and Passion Through Changing Seasons of Marriage Mentioned in this Episode Finding the Hero in Your Husband, Dr. Juli Slatterly Passion Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 1, 2023

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am chatting about wellness for the homemaker with Leslie Lucadou, who was featured on The Art of Home Podcast in a Homemaker Portrait in 2022. Leslie is a homemaker and a mom to three little girls. She is a seminary graduate and she has a passion for helping women confidently study God’s word and joyfully live out Truth in everyday moments. Up for discussion in this episode: What is wellness? How does God's definition of it compare with the world's? What about self-care? How does wellness impact our homemaking? How do we apply God's wisdom regarding wellness in the areas of Food, Movement and Rest? RESOURCES Free Habit Tracker More from Leslie Connect with Leslie on Instagram @leslielucadou Leslie's Homemaker Portrait Interview on The Art of Home, May 2022 In This Episode Scripture Key Verse: Mark 12:30-31 Mary & Martha: Luke 10:38-42 Mentioned Limits Jen Wilkin, None Like Him: 10 Ways God is Different from Us (and Why That's a Good Thing) , Crossway, 2016 HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Dec 21, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Merry Christmas, Homemakers! Join us for more holiday stories of home. You will hear from 3 more homemakers about their Christmas tips, traditions, memories, recipes and strategies for keeping the Main Thing the main thing during this busy season. HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Simple Daily Advent Guide Recipes & Resources Shared by Our Guests Companion Blog Post (coming soon!) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Dec 14, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Merry Christmas, Homemakers! Join us for more holiday stories of home. You will hear from 5 more homemakers about their Christmas tips, traditions, memories, recipes and strategies for keeping the Main Thing the main thing during this busy season. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Lana's favorite kids Christmas movie: The Star Amber's Devotional Suggestion: The First Songs of Christmas Gwen's Family Favorite Read: The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Simple Daily Advent Guide Recipes & Resources Shared by Our Guests Companion Blog Post (coming soon!) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Dec 7, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Merry Christmas, Homemakers! Join us for more holiday stories of home. You will hear from 5 more homemakers about their Christmas tips, traditions, memories, recipes and strategies for keeping the Main Thing the main thing during this busy season. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Phil's VPO YouTube Christmas Playlist (Kim's husband) Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz (Christine's gift with no tears) Josh Garrels Christmas Album, "The Light Came Down" ADVENT RESOURCES Free Simple Daily Advent Guide Advent Playlists on Spotify Hope Peace Joy Love Christmas Eve (Faith) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Nov 30, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Merry Christmas, Homemakers!! Join us for our first of four special holiday episodes. You will hear from 4 different homemakers all about their family traditions, food, and how they keep their eyes fixed on Jesus during the month of December. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE "The Advent Book" by Jack and Kathy Stockman (Tricia's Family "doors book") Free Simple Daily Advent Guide Advent Playlists on Spotify Hope Peace Joy Love Christmas Eve (Faith) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Nov 23, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us today for this seasoned homemaker portrait of Kimberly Simpson . We chat about her experience of keeping a home for over 30 years with husband, Jim. Kimberly is a deep thinker and is passionate about cultivating meaningful relationships with family, neighbors and her sisters in Christ, something she has always sought to do through her homemaking. RESOURCES Mentioned in this Episode Moms in Prayer International (formerly Moms in Touch) George Mueller Made for More by Hannah Anderson "A Housewife's Hands" by Marjorie K Rawlings HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter Sign up for Homemaker Happy Mail Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Nov 16, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. On today’s episode I am chatting with my friend, Dani Hamilton. She is an in-the-trenches homemaking mama of 3 little boys and wife to husband, Luke who is a professional firefighter. Dani is an amazing artist, one of the most creative people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. We bonded over our mutual love of art, sewing and all things crafty. So the subject of creativity and art comes up quite a lot in this full and fun conversation. Once again, I am blown away by the wisdom and insight of this younger generation of women! EPISODE NOTES Mentioned in this Episode Paprika Recipe App Shipt Delivery App HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter Sign up for Homemaker Happy Mail Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 26, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. On today’s show I am talking with my friend Michelle Poehlmann (pronounced "Pell-men") about her homemaking journey over the past decade with husband, Luke. With 3 kids, ages six and under, Michelle definitely qualifies as an in-the-trenches homemaker. After working outside the home for nearly all of their married life, she came home full time last year to care for her children and work alongside Luke running their short-term rental business on their beautiful 20 acre Texas hill country property, Bird Haus Farms. In the shift from work to being home full time, Michelle is learning to relinquish control to be available for the people around her. EPISODE NOTES Connect with Michelle and Bird Haus Farms Website for Direct Vacation Rental Booking Instagram Facebook Mentioned in this Episode The Gospel Comes with a House Key, by Rosaria Butterfield (free study guide available) Ginger Hubbard Parenting Podcast & Book, "Don't Make Me Count to Three" Melissa Maker's YouTube, Clean My Space HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter Sign up for Homemaker Happy Mail Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 19, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am talking with Betty Hicks who has been keeping a home with husband Dan for 37 years. Betty is a mom, a grandmother, a retired military analyst, a breast cancer survivor and a published author. She and Dan started their married life making a home in Germany, just before the end of the cold war. The most dramatic change came when both she and Dan had separate encounters with Jesus and began to follow and obey him in every aspect of life. We will hear all about that and more in Betty’s story of home. EPISODE NOTES Jan Karon's Mitford Books, a favorite of Betty's and mine! Here are the books in order: At Home in Mitford A Light in the Window These High Green Hills Out to Cannan A New Song A Common Life In This Mountain Shepherds Abiding Light from Heaven Home to Holly Springs (A Father Tim Novel) In the Company of Others (A Father Tim Novel) Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good Come Rain or Come Shine To Be Where You Are Scripture References: These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:23-24 HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter Sign up for Homemaker Happy Mail Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 12, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today’s episode I am talking with seasoned homemaker, Adrienne Schrank, about her experience of keeping home for the past 34 years with husband, Ron. Adrienne is a born administrator, a trait which has served her well in the organizing and time management side of homemaking but has sometimes been an obstacle to relationships. Adrienne has had to learn that she is not called to “admin people” but to love them and take part in God’s work of shaping hearts. HOMEMAKING RESOURCES: Free Weekly Newsletter Sign up for Homemaker Happy Mail Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 5, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for a discussion about special needs in the home. We are talking to both homemakers with special needs family members AND homemakers without. We want to encourage and strengthen the former group and educate and inspire the latter group to provide support and help to these families in their communities. There is something for everyone in this episode! I am talking with Laurie Mott who has been a full time caregiver to her daughter, Carly, for the past 33 years. Laurie has a wealth of experience and insight to share with us. I know you will benefit from this conversation no matter what your situation. RESOURCES Laurie's Homemaker Portrait Scripture Mentioned in This Episode Exodus 4:11 John 9:1-3 Free Weekly Newsletter Sign up for Homemaker Happy Mail Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Sep 28, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for this Newbie Homemaker Portrait of my friend, Abby Colbath. Despite your youth and classification as a "Newbie", Abby has a lot to share. Her experiences over the past few years have given her perspective and wisdom that many of us don’t gain until much later in life. She has walked through the joyful, but challenging waters of newlywed life, started a business from scratch, and faced some very dark valleys of grief and loss, and it is clear to see how the Lord has carried Abby through it all. Homemaking Resources: Connect with Abby through her shop, July & June Women's Boutique. Website | Instagram | Facebook | San Antonio Location Count the Kicks App Other Episodes on the Topics of Infertility, Loss, and Grief S6: E1 Christine Schamberger S9: E1 Jeanne Coté S5: E4 Jan Grelle S2: E6 Kim Stedman S2: E1 Kelly Eakins Free Weekly Newsletter Sign up for Homemaker Happy Mail Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Hom Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Sep 21, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are kicking off Season 9 of The Art of Home with a portrait of seasoned homemaker, Jeanne Coté, who has been keeping a home with her husband, Jeff, for 44 years. They have raised a houseful of girls, and even "adopted" another girl through some radical hospitality. Jeanne shares about marrying young, educating and raising her girls, caring for her aging mother and how the loss of her daughter, Jessica, brought her to her knees before Jesus, and how He changed her life and home forever. Homemaking Resources Free Weekly Newsletter Sign up for Homemaker Happy Mail Free Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2022 Summer Reading Series Get Your Free Study Guide Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 31, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for our summer reading series. During the month of August we are working through JR Miller's classic, Home-Making, published in 1882. Each Wednesday your host, Allison, will read two chapters from this short book. Each Friday, The Art of Home will distribute corresponding reflection questions to our email subscribers. All resources created by The Art of Home for this summer reading series are provided free of charge. Since we are presenting the book in audio form via the podcast you do not need a hard copy. However, it might be helpful for working through the reflection questions. This book is in the public domain, therefore you can access the text for free in various places online. We will link some below. If you desire, you can purchase a paperback copy for less than $10 on Amazon. In this installment of the summer reading series we present Chapters 8 & 9, "Religion in the Home" and "Home Memories". RESOURCES *contains affiliate links Sign Up for Summer Reading Questions Purchase a copy of Home-Making by JR Miller *optional Free Online Versions of Home-Making by JR Miller, Public Domain web.archive.org Google Books DIY Homeschooler We Want Your Feedback on This Episode! Leave Us a Voicemail or Send Us an Email Free Weekly Newsletter from The Art of Home Subscribe Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Facebook | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 24, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for our summer reading series. During the month of August we are working through JR Miller's classic, Home-Making, published in 1882. Each Wednesday your host, Allison, will read two chapters from this short book. Each Friday, The Art of Home will distribute corresponding reflection questions to our email subscribers. All resources created by The Art of Home for this summer reading series are provided free of charge. Since we are presenting the book in audio form via the podcast you do not need a hard copy. However, it might be helpful for working through the reflection questions. This book is in the public domain, therefore you can access the text for free in various places online. We will link some below. If you desire, you can purchase a paperback copy for less than $10 on Amazon. In this installment of the summer reading series we present Chapters 6 & 7, "Brothers and Sisters" and "The Home-Life" RESOURCES *contains affiliate links Sign Up for Summer Reading Questions Purchase a copy of Home-Making by JR Miller *optional Free Online Versions of Home-Making by JR Miller, Public Domain web.archive.org Google Books DIY Homeschooler We Want Your Feedback on This Episode! Leave Us a Voicemail or Send Us an Email Free Weekly Newsletter from The Art of Home Subscribe Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Facebook | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 17, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for our summer reading series. During the month of August we are working through JR Miller's classic, Home-Making, published in 1882. Each Wednesday your host, Allison, will read two chapters from this short book. Each Friday, The Art of Home will distribute corresponding reflection questions to our email subscribers. All resources created by The Art of Home for this summer reading series are provided free of charge. Since we are presenting the book in audio form via the podcast you do not need a hard copy. However, it might be helpful for working through the reflection questions. This book is in the public domain, therefore you can access the text for free in various places online. We will link some below. If you desire, you can purchase a paperback copy for less than $10 on Amazon. In this installment of the summer reading series we present Chapters 4 & 5, "The Parent's Part" and "The Children's Part." RESOURCES *contains affiliate links Sign Up for Summer Reading Questions Purchase a copy of Home-Making by JR Miller *optional Free Online Versions of Home-Making by JR Miller, Public Domain web.archive.org Google Books DIY Homeschooler We Want Your Feedback on This Episode! Leave Us a Voicemail or Send Us an Email Free Weekly Newsletter from The Art of Home Subscribe Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Facebook | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 10, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for our summer reading series. During the month of August we are working through JR Miller's classic, Home-Making, published in 1882. Each Wednesday your host, Allison, will read two chapters from this short book. Each Friday, The Art of Home will distribute corresponding reflection questions to our email subscribers. All resources created by The Art of Home for this summer reading series are provided free of charge. Since we are presenting the book in audio form via the podcast you do not need a hard copy. However, it might be helpful for working through the reflection questions. This book is in the public domain, therefore you can access the text for free in various places online. We will link some below. If you desire, you can purchase a paperback copy for less than $10 on Amazon. In this installment of the summer reading series we present Chapters 2 & 3, "The Husband's Part" and "The Wife's Part." RESOURCES *contains affiliate links Sign Up for Summer Reading Questions Purchase a copy of Home-Making by JR Miller *optional Free Online Versions of Home-Making by JR Miller, Public Domain web.archive.org Google Books DIY Homeschooler We Want Your Feedback on This Episode! Leave Us a Voicemail or Send Us an Email Free Weekly Newsletter from The Art of Home Subscribe Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Facebook | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 3, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for our summer reading series. During the month of August we are working through JR Miller's classic, Home-Making, published in 1882. Each Wednesday your host, Allison, will read two chapters from this short book. Each Friday, The Art of Home will distribute corresponding reflection questions to our email subscribers. All resources created by The Art of Home for this summer reading series are provided free of charge. Since we are presenting the book in audio form via the podcast you do not need a hard copy. However, it might be helpful for working through the reflection questions. This book is in the public domain, therefore you can access the text for free in various places online. We will link some below. If you desire, you can purchase a paperback copy for less than $10 on Amazon. In this first installment of the summer reading series we present a brief biographical segment on JR Miller followed by Chapter 1, "The Wedded Life." RESOURCES *contains affiliate links Sign Up for Summer Reading Questions Purchase a copy of Home-Making by JR Miller *optional Free Online Versions of Home-Making by JR Miller, Public Domain web.archive.org Google Books DIY Homeschooler "Oh, Love That Will Not Let Me Go" by Robbie Seay Band and Audrey Assad We Want Your Feedback on This Episode! Leave Us a Voicemail or Send Us an Email Free Weekly Newsletter from The Art of Home Subscribe Leave Us A Review Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 20, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for this portrait of In-the-Trenches Homemaker, Amber Davis. We chat about multi-generational households, chronic illness, and how to manage expectations while juggling homemaking and working outside the home. Amber is a former park ranger, Bible teacher, poet, mom, step-mom and grandmother. RESOURCES *contains affiliate links Sign Up for Summer Reading Questions Summer Reading Book: Home-Making by JR Miller *optional Mentioned in This Episode Against All Grain by Danielle Walker Rice Cooker Convection Oven *for downloadable copies of the following, subscribe to our newsletter before 7.22.22 Amber's Shared Recipes for Green Chili Enchiladas and Parsnip Tortilla Soup Amber's Homemaking Poem Sacred + holy is the ground of homemaking In all its colors + forms Intentionality + creativity Used to create spaces That are safe + warm Dishes to wash Floors to be swept All the chores can feel mundane But rest assured In the Kingdom of God None of your work is in vain Through the windows of home We see glimpses of heaven A foretaste of what is to come Rest for the weary Peace for the hurting Joy…and a place to belong As we tend to the chores Tend to the gardens Or tend to delicate hearts We are building Into a legacy That bids us to come take part As you gather 'round your table Bellies are nourished And so are precious souls Sanctification, growth AND failure It all happens within these walls With each whispered prayer Every hug shared And every single load of washed clothes With every held hand And every meal prepared A wise woman builds up her home Sacred + holy is the ground of homemaking In all its colors + forms A high + valuable calling A precious gift from the Lord Free Weekly Newsletter from The Art of Home Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 13, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Seasoned homemaker, Roberta Hemphill, shares with us the ups and downs of her 40 year homemaking career. We chat about her passion for preserving memories and her experience parenting 2 kids on the autism spectrum when very little was known about this condition. Resources *contains affiliate links Summer Reading Sign up For Weekly Study Guide Home-Making by JR Miller Note: You do not need a hard copy to participate in Summer Reading. The entire public domain book will be published in audio form for free on the podcast throughout the month of August. The copy linked above is not published by The Art of Home and does not include our original Questions for Reflection. Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive the questions each week. Mentioned in This Episode Creative Memories Bissell Pet Pro Rejuvenate Half-Baked Harvest Fly Lady Free Weekly Newsletter Sign up for Homemaker Happy Mail Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Purchase Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 6, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We continue the discussion with Karen Sheppard on words we pour out, words we take in and words we hold onto and how these words impact our homemaking. Part 2 focuses on words we pour out in written form and words we take in. We talk about letter writing, memoir and journal writing, expressive writing as therapy, media, music and great books. RESOURCES *contains affiliate links Words to Live By, Free Scripture Guide The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer How to Write A Letter: Find the Words for Every Occasion by Chelsa Shukov & Jamie Grobecker Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank Open Up By Writing it Down: How Expressive Writing Improves Health and Eases Emotional Pain by James Pennebaker & Joshua M Smyth One Line a Day: A Five Year Memory Journal by Chronical Books Books I've Read, A Reader's Journal by Journals Unlimited Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Subscribe to Our Newsletter theartofhomepodcast.com/subscribe Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Purchase Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jun 29, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join me for this discussion with my friend, Karen Sheppard, about the power and importance of words in the home. We begin by laying some ground work about why words are important in the home then we explore what we are calling the cycle of words; that is words we take in , words we hold onto and words we pour out . RESOURCES *contains affiliate links Words to Live By, Free Scripture Guide Historical Homemaker Hints: Sangster, Margaret E., The Art of Home-Making in City and Country, In Mansion and Cottage. New York: The Christian heritage Bible House, 1898. Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Subscribe to Our Newsletter theartofhomepodcast.com/subscribe Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Purchase homemaking resources through our website and our resource links. *As an Amazon Affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. If you purchase an item through one of our links we earn a small commission which helps fund more great content from The Art of Home. Thank you for partnering with us! Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jun 22, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Now, about today’s interview….I am talking with newbie homemaker, Jeanette Rath. I have known Jeanette for many years, served with her in worship ministry watching her blossom and grow into a delightful young woman. In this conversation we talk about Jeanette’s experience of learning to keep a house while managing some physical challenges. She is learning that rest isn’t earned but is a gift from our good God. RESOURCES *may contain affiliate links Get In Touch with Jeanette Jeanette's Website Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Subscribe to Our Newsletter theartofhomepodcast.com/subscribe Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Purchase homemaking resources through our website and our resource links. *As an Amazon Affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. If you purchase an item through one of our links we earn a small commission which helps fund more great content from The Art of Home. Thank you for partnering with us! Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jun 15, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. To kick off Season 7, I’m chatting with my friend, Gwen Cunningham, about her 36-year practice of The Art of Home. Gwen worked as a social worker and group home supervisor while keeping a home with her husband, Paul ,who taught high school. Together they raised 3 kids and just recently gained another adult child in Paul’s daughter, Jen who sought out her birth father about 4 years ago. God is telling an AMAZING redemptive story through them which Gwen graciously shares with us in this interview. Besides that, she has so much wisdom to impart, the kind that comes with years of experience and it is my honor to share with you Gwen’s story of home. RESOURCES *contains affiliate links Mentioned in this Episode: Forever Home The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer Child Care Co-op Bylaws Barbara & Susan's Guide to the Empty Nest by Barbara Rainey & Susan Yates Moms In Prayer (formerly Mom's In Touch) Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Subscribe to Our Newsletter theartofhomepodcast.com/subscribe Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Purchase homemaking resources through our website and Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 25, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join me for this great conversation with "in the trenches" homemaker, Leslie Lucadou. We talk about what God is teaching her through her homemaking life with 3 little girls, an autoimmune disease and a passion for teaching how caring for our bodies fuels the good work God is calling us to do in life. RESOURCES: *may contain affiliate links Connect with Leslie IG @simplysweetwellness Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Subscribe to Our Newsletter theartofhomepodcast.com/subscribe Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Purchase homemaking resources through our website and our resource links. *As an Amazon Affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. If you purchase an item through one of our links we earn a small commission which helps fund more great content from The Art of Home. Thank you for partnering with us! Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 18, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join me for this "in the trenches" homemaker portrait of my friend, Lana. While we at AoH define the "in the trenches" homemaker as one who is 10+ years into her journey with lots to manage in a busy household, Lana is very open about her time in the trenches of struggling to "love every minute" of parenting and homemaking. We talk about what to do with that unrealistic expectation. Lana is also a gifted photographer who specializes in newborn, family and branding portraits and she shares some tips to improve everyday photos. RESOURCES *may contain affiliate links Connect with Lana 📸 @lana.ivanka.photography 🏡 @lanagirlmama Mentioned in this Episode "A Slob Comes Clean" Podcast with Dana K White Force of Nature Cleaner Historical Homemaker Hints: Mrs. Child, The American Frugal Housewife (Boston: Carter, Hendee, and Co., 1833), 18, 26. Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Subscribe to Our Newsletter theartofhomepodcast.com/subscribe Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Purchase homemaking resources Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 11, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are chatting today with seasoned homemaker, Tricia Emmons, about her 29 years experience keeping a home, managing outside work and parenting 6 kids, including 2 adopted. Resources Historical Homemaker Hints: Sangster, Margaret E., The Art of Home-Making in City and Country, In Mansion and Cottage. New York: The Christian heritage Bible House, 1898. Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Subscribe to Our Newsletter theartofhomepodcast.com/subscribe Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Purchase homemaking resources through our website and our resource links. Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 4, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for part 2 of our discussion on all things sewing! Today we chat with Jan Lockhart about sewing clothing, sewing for the home and sewing as a business. We get into some specific tips and ideas in all three of these areas. RESOURCES: *may contain affiliate links FREE Sewing Handbook Homemaking Deep Dive Sewing Part 1 Homemaker Portrait | Jan Lockhart Online Fabric Resources onlinefabricstore.com fabric.com moodfabrics.com joann.com/fabric fabricdepot.com Online Pattern Resources Simplicity.com somethingdelightful.com sewdirect.com BurdaStyle.com seamwork.com/catalog (Indi designer) Favorite Thread Sewing Essentials (Singer Sewing Reference Library) Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Connect with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 27, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join Allison and long-time sewist, Jan Lockhart, in this two part series exploring the art of sewing for homemakers. In this episode we will be discussing the basics of sewing; essential tools, machine basics, fabric, patterns, sewing economy, expectations and more. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned sewist, we have something for you in this episode. RESOURCES: * some resources may contain affiliate links In lieu of extensive show notes, we have created a companion resource for you. Get your FREE copy of our Sewing Handbook HERE. or go to www.theartofhomepodcast.com/sewing Mentioned in the Show: Dedicated Fabric Scissors A Good Iron Heat Erasable Fabric Pens Fabric Cutting Board Allison's Pattern Storage Envelopes Allison's Thread Storage Solution Jan's Verticle Storage Solution Jan's Homemaker Portrait on The Art of Home, Season 2 Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Connect with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Subscribe to Our Newsletter theartofhomepodcast.com/subscribe Support The Art of Home Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 20, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are kicking off Season 6 with our very first "Newbie" Homemaker Portrait. We are chatting with my good friend, Christine, about her experience in keeping home with her husband, Luke, for the past 5 years. Christine may be a newbie, but this conversation is rich with reflection on hospitality, cooking, identity and the sacredness of home. RESOURCES: * contains affiliate links Run Fast, Eat Slow by Shalane Flanagan & Elyse Kopecky Souper Cubes Every Moment Holy by Douglas McKelvey Ryobi Hand Vacuum Amazon "Renewed" Vitamix Blender Historical Homemaker Hints: Sangster, Margaret E., The Art of Home-Making in City and Country, In Mansion and Cottage. New York: The Christian heritage Bible House, 1898. Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a Voicemail Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Subscribe to Our Newsletter theartofhomepodcast.com/subscribe Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Purchase homemaking resources through our website and our resource links. *As an Amazon Affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchase Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Mar 30, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. 🎉 Oh yeah, it's our birthday! It's our birthday!🙌🏻 Join us for this very special episode where we are celebrating one year of exploring how homemakers cultivate a place to belong, one story at a time. You will hear a few 1st year thoughts from you host, Allison, updates on what to look for in year 2, as well as lots of The Art of Home listeners submitting their best homemaking tips. We are also announcing the winners of our birthday giveaway! RESOURCES: Free Weekly Newsletter, Home Poems from this Episode Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan. Songs of a Housewife , edited by Rodger L Tarr, University Press of Florida, 1997, pp. 102, 104, 108, 121. Connect with this episode's Listener Contributors: @breajoyspires | @lori.apon | @mrshoneyham86 | @homemaking_alex @organizedlittlelady @mrs.modestlymade | @simplehomemakermeals | @theintegrativemama @eunicenjama @barberchrissi | @samanthamariebain @shannonpoore_ @simplehomemom | @uncomplicatedmotherhood @thin_blue_pines Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Facebook | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Mar 16, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us as we chat with seasoned homemaker, Debbi Kennedy about her experiences keeping a home since 1977 with her husband Ken and their 13 children (9 adopted). Debbi and Ken have spent many years on the mission field in Haiti and Mexico and their experiences have taught them much about the value of home and family. Resources Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail The Kennedy's Ministry: Only A Servant Ministry Historical Homemaker Hints: Sangster, Margaret E., The Art of Home-Making in City and Country, In Mansion and Cottage. New York: The Christian heritage Bible House, 1898. Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Mar 2, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In this Homemaker Portrait we are chatting with seasoned homemaker, Jan Grelle. Married to her high school sweetheart at 18, Jan has spent decades pursuing God through home, family, loss, ministry and much more. Resources Forever Home Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Mentioned in This Episode Pine Cove Christian Camps Jan's Favorite Jar Opener Brix Jarkey Jar Opener Historical Homemaker Hints: Sangster, Margaret E., The Art of Home-Making in City and Country, In Mansion and Cottage. New York: The Christian heritage Bible House, 1898. Josiah Allen's Wife as a P.A. and P.I. ; Samantha at the Centennial , by Marietta Holley, 1883 [Holloway, Laura Carter (1889), The Woman's Story: As Told by Twenty American Women , Hurst, 113, public domain] Bug-A-Salt Gun Jan's Favorite Resources: A Resilient Life: You Can Move Ahead No Matter What, Gordon MacDonald It Starts at Home: A Practical Guide to Nurturing Lifelong Faith, Kurt Bruner & Steve Stroope Making Room for Life: Trading Chaotic Lifestyles for Connected Relationships, Randy Frazee Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 16, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Part 2 of our organization conversation with Joi Welch. After establishing the heart behind organization in part 1, we are diving into 3 areas of the home where most of us could use a bit more order and organization; the bathroom, the bedroom/closet and the kitchen. Resource Homemaking Deep Dive Organization Part 1 Free L.I.V.E. Organization Workbook Companion Posts on The Art of Home Blog Organized Bathroom Basics Connect with Joi Instagram | @simplyjoiful YouTube | Back to Simple Home Joi's Homemaker Portrait Episode (Season 1, Ep 3) Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Subscribe to Our Newsletter theartofhomepodcast.com/subscribe Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Feb 2, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for this Homemaker Portrait of Kim Coburn, Seasoned homemaker of 47 years! We cover nearly 5 decades of experiences, memories and insight in this wonderful story of home. Resources *May contain Affiliate Links Historical Homemaker Hints: Sangster, Margaret E., The Art of Home-Making in City and Country, In Mansion and Cottage. New York: The Christian heritage Bible House, 1898. Kim's VRBO Listing Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website | Email Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Subscribe to Our Newsletter theartofhomepodcast.com/subscribe Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Purchase homemaking resources through our website and our resource links. *As an Amazon Affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. If you purchase an item through one of our links we earn a small commission which helps fund more great content from The Art of Home. Thank you for partnering with us! Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jan 19, 2022

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us as we dive deep into the topic of organization with Joi Welch. Today we will focus on the heart behind establishing systems of order and organization in our homes. In other words, we will help you establish your WHY of getting and staying organized. Resources Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Mentioned in This Episode Disciplines of the Beautiful Woman, Anne Ortlund Values Assessment Worksheet Find Your Design Style Quiz Free L.I.V.E. Organization Workbook Connect with Joi Instagram | @simplyjoiful YouTube | Back to Simple Home Joi's Homemaker Portrait Episode (Season 1, Ep 3) Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Twitter | Website | Email | Pinterest Subscribe on Your Listening App Follow The Podcast (works on any device) Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Dec 22, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for our 4th and final installment of Holiday Homemaking 2021. You will hear from 4 more familiar homemaker voices all about gifts, food, traditions, ribbons and bows. We have some tips for you as you reflect on this week's Advent theme, love as well as some suggestions for keeping a record of this Christmas season. Free Holiday Homemaking 2021 Companion e-Magazine RESOURCES Free Advent Devotional Advent Playlists Hope Peace Joy Love Christmas Eve (Faith) Christmas Fun Playlist Full Homemaker Portrait Episodes Featuring Today's Guests Karen Holmes Judy Watters Gayle Wills Teri Hall Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Dec 15, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us as we hear from 4 more homemakers sharing memories, tips, recipes and reflections of Christmas. Sandi Goforth describes the “glorious pandemonium” of December 25th at her house. Jenn Darnold discusses overnight sticky buns and brother gifts. You will hear about themed stockings from Karen Sheppard and the importance of UNDER-scheduling the month of December from Hollie Carnahan. You are bound to find some inspiration for your practice of the art of holiday homemaking. Free Holiday Homemaking 2021 Companion e-Magazine *Includes recipes for: Jenn's Overnight Sticky Buns and Karen's Chives Bread RESOURCES Free Advent Devotional Advent Playlists Hope Peace Joy Love Christmas Eve (Faith) Christmas Fun Playlist Books Mentioned: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Barbara Robinson Jotham's Journey: A Storybook for Advent, Arnold Ytreeide Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Dec 8, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for week 2 of our special mini-season, Holiday Homemaking 2021. We talk about Christmas family fun with Kelly Eakins, keeping multiple boys' socks straight with Susan Macias, green pickle ornaments with Kim Stedman, cozy Hygge ideas with Joi Welch and muscling through toffee making with Laurie Mott. Free Holiday Homemaking 2021 Companion e-Magazine *Includes recipes for: Laurie's Peppernuts, Kim's Bacon Jalapeño Deviled Eggs, Susan's Pumpkin Torte, Kelly's Sausage Balls RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Free Advent Devotional Advent Playlists Hope Peace Joy Love Christmas Eve (Faith) Christmas Fun Playlist Poem: Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan. "Christmas Carols." Songs of a Housewife , edited by Rodger L Tarr, University Press of Florida, 1997, 150. Gift Giving & Wish List App: Giftster Elfster Gingerbread House Party: This blog has some great ideas on hosting a party similar to how I did my girls' night out gingerbread parties. Part 1 includes a recipe and simple pattern pieces. Part 1 Part 2 Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Dec 1, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Merry Christmas, Homemakers! Join us for this first installment of Holiday Homemaking 2021. You will hear some familiar voices as we visit with previous guests and discuss all things Christmas. Athena Oden, Alma Wakefield, Jan Lockhart and Joyce Newhall each share holiday memories, family traditions, recipes and tips to keep from losing sight of the mattering things during the Christmas season. Free Holiday Homemaking 2021 Companion e-Magazine RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Fun Holiday Playlist Family Holiday Games Reindeer Relay (all ages, party game) Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza (all ages, card game) Settlers of Catan (ages 8 and up, board game) Christmas Carols and Songs Game (all ages, board game) Delivery Driver Thank You Signs Euchre Card Game (Joyce Newhall) Advent Devotionals: Good News of Great Joy, John Piper (free) Preparing the Way for Jesus, Focus on the Family (free) The Wonder of Advent Scripture Reading Calendar (free) Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room, Daily Family Devotions for Advent by Nancy Guthrie From Heaven: A 28-Day Advent Devotional, A.W. Tozer DIY Advent Wreath Ideas Playlists: Hope Peace Joy Love Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Nov 10, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In this episode we are chatting with Gayle who has been keeping a home for 39 years. She has raised two children and after a season of an empty nest has recently welcomed her elderly father into her home. We discuss her current role as a caregiver for her father, we swap Gumbo recipes and we talk quite a bit about Gayle's experiences in mentorship relationships. Resources Free Weekly Newsletter Homemaker Happy Mail Mentioned in This Episode Focus on the Family Precept Ministries Bible Study Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Twitter | Website | Email | Pinterest Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 27, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In this Homemaker Portrait we are chatting with Judy Watters about the value of life lessons in homemaking. Judy is a published author and writing coach who believes that "ordinary people can do extraordinary things" when they learn to embrace and enjoy the process. RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter Homemaker Happy Mail Judy's Books Mentioned in This Episode The Road Home: The Legacy that was, is, and is to Come Panning for Gold in Our Golden Years: A Journal for Positive Aging Mystery in the Jackson House (Triple Dog Dare Series, Book 1) Get In Touch With Judy Website | YouTube | Facebook Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Twitter | Website | Email | Pinterest Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Oct 13, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Teri has been keeping a home for 40 years. She sees the home as a launching pad and a landing pad where we can cultivate peace through order and organization. Free Weekly Newsletter Homemaker Happy Mail Resources Suffer Strong: How to Survive Anything by Redefining Everything by Katherine & Jay Wolf Miller, Marion Mills, Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife (Philadelphia: Running Press, 2009) Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Twitter | Website | Email | Pinterest Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Sep 29, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today's show, we are talking with 34-year homemaking veteran, Joyce Newhall. She has a plaque in her office that reads, "A home built with love has rubber walls." Joyce has seen firsthand how love stretches and expands the capacity of a home, no matter its size or limitations. Where love is, there's always enough and there's always room for one more. RESOURCES Organization: The New Messies Manual: The Procrastinator's Guide to Good Housekeeping by Sandra Felton Early Morning Tea with Mom Joyce started this practice with her daughter and soon her boys wanted their own time with Mom. Here are some ideas for your own one-on-one time with your child. Talking Point: Christians, Conversations with Purpose . These are conversation starter cards dealing with all sorts of Christian themes and topics. Talking Point: Family, Conversations with Purpose . These are conversation starter cards with thoughtful questions for any family. Hospitality Joyce shared her ideas for showing love through a decadent mug of homemade hot chocolate and stove top popcorn. Joyce's Over-the-Top Hot Chocolate recipe Historical Homemaker Hints: Mrs. Child, The American Frugal Housewife (Boston: Carter, Hen Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Sep 15, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today's Homemaker Portrait we'll hear from a homemaker who found herself unexpectedly challenged and delighted in her practice of The Art of Home. Hollie Carnahan's story of home has been filled with challenges and triumphs that have stretched her and helped her to grow with each new season of homemaking. RESOURCES Connect With Hollie (Jordan Taylors Designs) Instagram | Facebook Work Yourself Out of a Job "The Importance of Chores for Kids" (article with age-appropriate ideas) Beyond the Chore Chart: Chores, Kids, and the Secret to a Happy Mom by Mrs. Kimberly A Eddy Postpartum Support **I am not qualified to offer medical advice. If you are experiencing severe depression or thoughts of harming yourself or your child, please immediately tell someone you trust and seek medical help. MOPS MOMS Club International Postpartum Support International (includes 24-hr support helpline) This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression | Karen R Kleiman, Valerie Davis Raskin MD Historical Homemaker Hints: Mrs. Child, The American Frugal Housewife (Boston: Carter, Hendee, and Co., 1833), 11, 87, 116. Beeswax & Honey from my favorite local shop, Gretchen Bee Ranch Household Uses for Vinegar, The Old Farmer's Almanac Tomato Jam Recipe from Food in Jars Seasons of Homemaking: Unceasing: A Parent's Guide to Conquer Worry and Pray with Power by Susan K Macias 31 Days of Praying for My Daughter: A Prayer Journal by Susan K Macias Hollie's Top 3 Homemaking Tips Leave Us A Review Love Th Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Sep 1, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today's episode we present a Homemaker Portrait of Jen Darnold. Over the years, Jen has learned how rhythms allow her to keep moving forward toward the goal of her homemaking, to cultivate a "place of provision where people's spiritual, emotional and physical needs are being met." RESOURCES *some resources contain affiliate links Family Nights Heritage Builders Workbooks Marble Jar Parenting Tip Parent Cue App Historical Homemaker Hints: Sangster, Margaret E., The Art of Home-Making in City and Country, In Mansion and Cottage. New York: The Christian heritage Bible House, 1898. Leave Us A Review Love The Podcast (works on any device) Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Twitter | Website | Email | Pinterest Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Purchase homemaking resources through our website and the above links. ⬆️ *As an Amazon Affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. If you purchase an item through our link we receive a small commission which goes towards covering our production costs. So, thank you for helping keep us on the air! Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Aug 11, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Practicing the art of home requires hard work, determination and resilience, especially when circumstances are overwhelming. Kim Stedman has faced extremely challenging circumstances in her life but through it all she has persevered in faith and continued to make a home with what she was given. Through widowhood and single parenting Kim has depended on God's strength to resiliently practice her art of making a home. Join us for this moving and inspiring Homemaker Portrait. RESOURCES Widowhood Perspective Ministries Widowhood Support The Undistracted Widow: Living for God After Losing Your Husband | Carol Cornis "Loving the Widow" K.A. Ellis (video conference teaching) "7 Ways You Can Help Widows in Your Church" (article) Historical Homemaker Hints: Sangster, Margaret E., The Art of Home-Making in City and Country, In Mansion and Cottage. New York: The Christian heritage Bible House, 1898. Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Twitter | Website | Email | Pinterest Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 28, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Homemaking is challenging when times are good, and can seem impossible when hardship comes, threatening to rob us of the hope and vision we have for our homes. Join us as we explore how to persevere through hard times and unmet expectations in homemaking with a Homemaker Portrait of Karen Holmes. RESOURCES Where to Find Karen & Shop her Business Casa Piedra Custom Nurseries by Karen Holmes Instagram @casapiedranurseries Mentioned in This Episode The Power of Praying for Your Adult Children by Stormie Omartian The Lost Boys of Sudan Historical Homemaker Hints: Abell, L.G., The Skillful Housewife's Book: or Complete Guide to Domestic Cookery, Taste, Comfort and Economy. New York: R.T. Young, 1853. Recommended Resources for Episode Topics: Couples and Relationships: The Meaning of Marriage by Timothy Keller Relationships: A Mess Worth Making: Timothy S. Lane, Paul David Tripp Choosing a Counselor: What to look for and questions to ask (article) Caregiving Real Love for Real Life by Andi Ashworth Recognizing and Avoiding Caregiver Burnout (article) Caregiving Grace; How to Tend to Others Without Burning Out (article) Diabetic Resources American Diabetes Association Refugee Hospitality Bethany Christian Services; Helping refugee families feel at home in the U.S. Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Twitter | Website | Email | Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jul 14, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Making a home is like crafting a fine garment, many pieces must be carefully joined with skill and creativity in order to make a cohesive, beautiful and functional work of art. Join us for a fun and insightful conversation in this Homemaker Portrait of Jan Lockhart on The Art of Home Podcast. RESOURCES Mentioned in This Episode 4-H Clubs Elisabeth Elliot: General Info Teaching Podcasts Books Flexible Homemaking with Susan Macias, The Art of Home Podcast, S1:E6 Historical Homemaker Hints Abell, L.G., The Skillful Housewife's Book: or Complete Guide to Domestic Cookery, Taste, Comfort and Economy. New York: R.T. Young, 1853. Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Twitter | Website | Email | Pinterest Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jun 30, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today's Homemaker Portrait I am talking with Athena Oden about making home an embracing place. Through her practice of the art of home, Athena has created a place of belonging for her family, friends and neighbors. We talk about how she balances homemaking with a full-time career, her love of gardening and hospitality (or as she calls it, "neighboring") and her experience as a mom of twins. RESOURCES Mentioned in This Episode Athena's Pediatric Physical Therapy Program: Ready Bodies, Learning Minds Historical Homemaker Hints Miller, Marion Mills, Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife (Philadelphia: Running Press Book Publishers, 2009)34,106-107,195. Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Twitter | Website | Email | Pinterest Support The Art of Home Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jun 16, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are each given unique abilities, gifts and personalities. How do we use these to practice the art of home with originality? We will discuss this topic and much more in the Homemaker Portrait with 50-year veteran homemaker, Alma Wakefield. RESOURCES Mentioned in This Episode The Hidden Art of Homemaking | Edith Schaeffer Historical Homemaker Hints Miller, Marion Mills, Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife (Philadelphia: Running Press Book Publishers, 2009)123, 200. Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Twitter | Website | Email | Pinterest Support The Art of Home Buy Me A Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Jun 2, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Welcome to Season 2 of The Art of Home Podcast! We are kicking off this season with a compelling Homemaker Portrait of Kelly Eakins. She shares about her experiences through nearly 40 years of homemaking including debt-free living and caring for her son who suffered a traumatic brain injury. RESOURCES Mentioned in This Episode Card Games: Hand and Foot , Kings in the Corner Historical Homemaker Hints Miller, Marion Mills, Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife (Philadelphia: Running Press Book Publishers, 2009) 111-114. Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Twitter | Website | Email | Pinterest Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

May 12, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Season One Finale! Today we wrap up our very first season of the Art of Home Podcast with a Homemaker Portrait of mom, author, speaker, and podcaster, Susan K. Macias. We discuss how she learned the necessity of flexibility and adaptation during her 37-year homemaking career which included raising 7 children and moving 11 times in 20 years! Susan has a lot of insight and practical wisdom to share about practicing the Art of Home in all stages of life. RESOURCES Mentioned in This Episode The Hidden Art of Homemaking | Edith Schaeffer What is a Family | Edith Schaeffer Elisabeth Elliot Podcast For the Children's Sake | Susan Schaeffer-Macaulay Historical Homemaker Hints: Mrs. Child, The American Frugal Housewife (Boston: Carter, Hendee, and Co., 1833), 11, 87, 116. Connect With Susan Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Podcast: We're Not Done Yet Books: Putting Jesus On: My Identity Devotional Unceasing: A Parent's Guide to Conquer Worry and Pray with Power 31 Days Praying for My Daughter Popular Blog Post How to NOT Parent a Strong-Willed Child My Interview on Susan Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 28, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. For this Homemaker Portrait, I chat with my friend, Karen Sheppard, about homemaking through generations. Karen is a veteran homemaker who has cultivated a place to belong not just for herself and her husband, but for her children and her grandchildren. Just as she was deeply influenced by her grandmother, Karen works to influence her grandchildren and hopefully, one day, her great-grandchildren. Her story is a testimony to the value of investing in the future by practicing the art of home. RESOURCES Mentioned in This Episode Budgeting: Dave Ramsey Sheppard Family Values Karen's Award Winning Chives Bread Hospitality: The Turquoise Table® Deuteronomy 6: 6-9 Historical Homemaker Hints Mrs. Child, The American Frugal Housewife (Boston: Carter, Hendee, and Co., 1833), 115, 116, 117. Connect with Karen Website Karen's book based on her mother-in-law's journals and letters: Just Deal With It: A Memoir of Resilience Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Instagram | Twitter | Website | Email | Pinterest Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Apr 14, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. This Homemaker Portrait highlights Joi Welch of Back to Simple Home. We discuss her early homemaking efforts among college roommates, her years of homemaking while homeschooling, creative hospitality, and how she is currently making a home in her little 600 square foot cottage. RESOURCES Mentioned in This Episode Disciplines of the Beautiful Woman | Anne Ortlund Southern Living Magazine Home Comforts; The Art and Science of Keeping House | Cheryl Mendelson Historical Homemaker Hints Miller, Marion Mills, Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife (Philadelphia: Running Press, 2009) 117, 118, 179, 181, 222. Connect with Joi YouTube | Back to Simple Home Instagram| @simplyjoiful Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Instagram | Twitter | Website | Email | Pinterest Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Mar 31, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today's Homemaker Portrait I talk with my friend, Laurie Mott, about compassionate homemaking. We discuss her life as a military wife and mom of 4, including being a full-time caregiver for her special needs daughter. Throughout Laurie's story runs the unmistakable thread of God's care and provision not just for her needs but also for her desire to have a home filled with beauty, peace, and love. RESOURCES Mentioned in This Episode Focus on the Family Moody Radio Bible Study Fellowship International (BSF) Historical Homemaker Tips Mrs. Child, The American Frugal Housewife (Boston: Carter, Hendee, and Co., 1833), 16, 17, 88. Stay In Touh with The Art of Home Instagram | Twitter | Website | Email | Pinterest Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Mar 17, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today's Homemaker Portrait I talk with my friend, Sandra Goforth, about simple homemaking. RESOURCES Mentioned in this Episode Priority Planner: The Ideal Organizer for Your Family Life | Linda Dillow Sandi's Website: Morning in Autumn Sandi's Book: A Time to Embrace: A Guide to Intimacy and Passion Through Changing Seasons of Marriage | Sandra Joan Goforth Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Instagram | Twitter | Website | Email | Pinterest Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Mar 11, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In this Homemaker Portrait, we are chatting with my dear friend, Dana Schamberger, about her practice in the art of home. RESOURCES Show Notes, including 3 of Dana's Signature Dishes! www.theartofhomepodcast.com/blog, search "Dana Schamberger" Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Twitter | Website | Email | Pinterest Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend

Mar 11, 2021

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In this inaugural episode you will meet your host, Allison Weeks, and hear about the why and the what of The Art of Home Podcast. Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Instagram | Twitter | Website | Email | Pinterest Support The Art of Home Buy Me a Coffee ☕️ Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support ** Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend