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Exploring how homemakers cultivate a place to belong. Seeking to honor and elevate the art of homemaking by highlighting stories of women who have practiced this art over the long haul. Through Homemaker Portraits and Deep Dive episodes on subjects related to keeping the home we hope to encourage listeners to practice their art of making a home with confidence, faithfulness and joy. New episodes every Wednesday.
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James Sabata and Don Guillory will be exploring social issues in horror. Each week we will down a different film or topic. Horror as Social Commentary is a topic we’ve covered at a few comic conventions in the past year. It’s become something that we each sincerely believe in academically as well as professionally. Social Commentary can take place in any genre, but horror has a way of planting seeds in our brains, allowing the ideas to be examined over time. While comedy has often been the g ...
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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 o…
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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, …
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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 toda…
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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 fro…
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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…
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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, …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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. T…
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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. ā€œMy mother used every opportunity available to spread the Gospel, to be a li…
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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 d…
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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…
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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 …
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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 wri…
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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 Motivat…
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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: R…
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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! šŸŽ‰ 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 th…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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 a…
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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…
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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 m…
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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…
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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 c…
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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…
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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 li…
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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 h…
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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…
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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 ā€œclean" To encourage y…
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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 homem…
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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 readi…
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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 …
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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 growi…
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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…
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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 gi…
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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…
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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 practi…
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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, lik…
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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 wa…
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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 t…
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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…
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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…
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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!šŸ”šŸ” 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…
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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 rig…
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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 resp…
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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 a…
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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 bee…
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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 Cultureā„¢ and applying it to the homemaker. Mother Cultureā„¢ stresses the importance of cultivating your own soul and mind with the express purpose of …
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