S3 Ep. 7 This will be a 3 Part series, so plan to tune in over the next few weeks. Christian women need to talk about this!

When you were a little girl, did you expect adult life to be this way? I sure didn’t. Maybe you thought your marriage would be more sparkly, that your children would be your best friends or that financial breathing room would be a given in your life, but maybe you do not have those factors as constants. That can manifest as deep, dark, scary disappointment.

Acknowledging your disappointment is healthy, because grief and faith are not exclusive. Knowing something didn’t go the way you hoped, grieving your old vision and also having faith that God is sanctifying you all the while can happen at the same time.

Taking disappointment to the Lord is a great way to strengthen your relationship with Him and it is the safe thing to do so your heart resists bitterness or resentment.

Something I’m Loving: My daughter Analise and her husband Sam go to church with us and sit in the same row as us. It is a total blessing to watch their marriage in action, to see how they care for Celeste, and to see what the Lord is doing in their lives.

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S3 Ep. 6 I love love!

“Roses are Red

Violets are Blue

Wellness is Love

And Hugging is Too.” Terri Bonin!

My family and I have a lovely tradition that we give books to each other on Valentine’s Day! That is how we choose to celebrate. 

Dark chocolate in a heart shape may not be so bad after all! In this episode we talk about the health benefits of dark chocolates, as it increases antioxidants and stem cells!

Where did Valentine’s Day come from?

In Ancient Roman, after Jesus’ life, Claudius the II was tyrannical emperor. He did not allow anyone to worship God or allow men in the Roman army to get married! So, in rebellion, there was a priest named Valentine, he maintained the authority to marry people! In the dead of the night, Valentine began performing secret weddings for couples who wanted to be married.

He was thrown in prison for doing this!

People wrote him letters while he was in prison and he would send letters back and sign them  “Your Valentine”

On February 14th around 270 AD, he was executed. Since the church made Valentine into a Saint, they ordained February 14th as Valentine’s Day!

Something I’m Loving: Dose Coffee! This coffee gives me the sensation of a warm, silky coffee, but doesn’t leave me with a headache, caffeine jitters and depleting the minerals from my body!

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S3 Ep. 5 This is the continuation of my interview with architect and author Taylor Stewart to the podcast today! If you haven;’t listed to part 1, make sure you do that!

Taylor is the author of Conscious Home Design: The Guide to Living Your Best Life by Designing for Happiness Health and Relationship Success

“Home design is one of the most powerful personal development tools there is. Creating your home around you represents a pinnacle of living life on your own terms, living life by design.” Talor Stewart

The biggest question to ask yourself is: Does your home accomplish everything it can? The best way to answer that is to look at Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Conscious home design strives to meet as many needs on the hierarchy as possible! Does your home provide solutions to all of the needs, or only the bottom tier or primal ones? 

The next question to ask is: Is your home set up to allow creative activities to happen that you and your family love? How can you rearrange your home to enhance creativity? Where are the windows placed and how can you better use the spaces that have sunlight?

Email Taylor [email protected] to receive your free best house plant PDF!

Something I’m Loving: Belgium Chocolate. Is there really anything else to say? Costco is having great sales and I am enjoying it immensely!

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S3 Ep. 4 I am pleased to welcome architect and author Taylor Stewart to the podcast today! He is the author of Conscious Home Design: The Guide to Living Your Best Life by Designing for Happiness Health and Relationship Success 

“We build our lives around what we love, and we build our homes around our lives.” Talor Stewart, says in his detailed book about happiness in the home!

Here is a bit about the Harvard study of Adult Happiness Taylor mentions HERE! The conclusion of the study: Quality of your relationships directly correlates to your levels of happiness in life. Now, we can prove what we instinctively know!

Taylor approaches the layout of the home with the baseline understanding that relationships, which ultimately lead to happiness, should be cultivated through the home. What a beautiful way to seek to design a home.

Something I’m Loving: The book Everyday Gospel by Paul David Tripp! I am reading through it on my Instagram story, with so many friends and it is bringing me so much joy!

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S3 Ep. 3 Go back and listen to part 1 of this conversation, if you have not yet! 

Home Life Matters. Home Atmosphere Matters. Home Ministry Matters. Home Aesthetic Matters. Home Presence Matters! Home Matters.

Contentment begins at the home, with a heart posture and matching atmosphere! God is the creator of beauty, so we respond to beauty, but we also have capacity for discontent. Before ruling if you should stay or move, to fit your needs as a family, you must ask yourself if you simply have a discontent heart.

The emotional tone of a house greatly impacts the relationships that dwell inside the house, as the home is often a component that increases stress! Home should help people through stress!

One small shift you can bring into your home, this week: Choose ONE surface to clean out. Whether it be a “junk drawer,” a shelf, a dresser, pick a small place where build up has happened, and clean it out!

Connect with Kim Here: https://lifestylefoundations.com/meet-kim-costa/

Something I’m Loving: It is the NEW YEAR! I am enjoying the 14 day reset: this is where you go walking, eat less sugar, get morning sunlight and recommit to things you would be doing at your best, healthiest version of yourself! Ideally, you would do this with friends, for accountability and community!

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S3 Ep. 2 Home Life Matters. Home Atmosphere Matters. Home Ministry Matters. Home Aesthetic Matters. Home Presence Matters! Home Matters.

Your home is a reflection of the life season you are in, and it can change over time: That is where the magic is! Sadly, America has a generation of women who neglect that magic, and choose to be absent in the ministry of the home: It is time to change that! 

If a truly beautiful home is not performative or full of comparison, then what is it? Kim Costa answers that in today’s episode! She is 5-star Top Performer, Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty, 2019-2024, and she gives us a front row seat into her life changing injury, her God given mission and expert advice for reclaiming the magic of home life.

She uses Maslow's hierarchy of needs to determine where you can improve your home life. “There’s magic at the intersection of lifestyle, purpose and home.” Check Kim out and soak in her life changing work!

https://lifestylefoundations.com/meet-kim-costa/

Something I’m Loving: Sitting in the sauna, regularly. I know so many people who abhor sweating, but I decided to put the studies to the test! Sitting in the sauna has so many health benefits, and I have been enjoying that time to be present with my body and feel the toxins leaving my system!

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S3 Ep. 1 Welcome Back to At Home with Terri Bonin! Today we begin Season 3 of this show! 

To start off our year right, let’s zoom out and take a wider look at your home and the way it impacts relationships. Your presence, attention and reactions matter, but so do the actual spaces themselves! But don’t worry, this episode WILL NOT be a shopping list for you!

Home should be a place where we exhale: Does your home feel like that? What does your home smell like when you walk through the door? What does it sound like?

Does your home’s atmosphere have any intentionality from you? What is observable from someone else’s point of view? If your front door could talk, what would it say?

Something I’m Loving: My 13th grandchild has been joining us in church, as she is 10 months old now! Watching her learn to sit through church, watching her observe, listen to the music, interact with larger crowds and familiarize herself with the many Bonins has been so fun.

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S2 Ep. 47 2025 was a year of movement. Before we hop into the excitement of 2026, let’s reflect on the year of 2025. What has God been doing in your life? 

It is worth reflecting on the gifts of marriage, family, children, provision, safety and more! In my study this year, I just finished the Book of Esther. The book of Esther is such an inspiration to my life, especially in moments that seem clouded by fear and panic. Esther chose to fast and pray about what the Lord was calling her to do. Her courage can inspire us all: Our courage may look differently. It may look like waiting on the Lord, it may look like holding our tongue, choosing discipline in moments of weakness: Courage is contagious!

Waiting on the Lord is not weakness, it is brave. Don’t forget that in 2026!

In 2026, I have so much coming for you! We will be focusing on the home and much of the virtue associated with homemaking as a tool for teaching God’s truth to souls!

Something I’m Loving: My portable, waterless diffuser, with an 18 hour battery life! I kid you not: I carry it with me from room to room, I put it in the car next to me, it is giving me so much joy!

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S2 Ep. 46 I get this question a lot: How do you do Christmas with such a large family? The best way I can answer is: Don’t fight for the day of Christmas, fight for a pattern. Fight for something predictable! 

Last week, we discussed the pressure to perform that comes with Christmas. Pressure to have everything perfect, outlined, done! But remember, this season is not about perfection - it is about presence. What we dwell on, shapes our external experiences. If we dwell on what we don’t have, we will feel the lack. If we focus on the blessings of what we do have, life becomes so beautiful!

Something I’m Loving: You! I am thankful for all your support and encouragement! It means a whole lot to me.

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S2 Ep. 45 Christmas comes with PRESSURE to perform: Whether it is to buy the best gifts, make memories that look Instagram worthy, or to be the most generous giving family by the end of the year. If we aren’t careful, we will spend all of our time “producing.” 

That is not what this season is about!

This season is about joy, rest and presentness.

Being present doesn’t happen by accident. It happens because of discipline and a decision to “be present!” Jim Elliot reminds us "Wherever You Are, Be All There.”

If you are listening to this, chances are: You have had moments of non-presentness already in this holiday season. Reclaim that presentness. Reclaim that ministry. Living a beautiful life was never to be postponed!

Something I’m Loving: My husband’s shaved head! This is a funny one, but I truly love to put oils on it, to give him a head rub or massage. It makes him all neat and tidy. My encouragement: Wives, don’t be afraid of a bald head! You may actually love it.

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