Finding Joy in Your Home

By Jami Balmet

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Tools, inspiration, and encouragement to craft a gospel centered home.

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Practical Family Worship wi...

03.20.2023

In today’s episode, Jami interviews Jason about family worship and how he handles it. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: You can find all the links and notes for this episode below! Right click here and save-as to download this ...

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03.20.2023 Practical Family Worship with Jason – S2, E26 In today’s episode, Jami interviews Jason about family worship and how he handles it. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: You can find all the links and notes for this episode below! Right click here and save-as to download this ...
03.13.2023 Introduction to Theology in the Home Series – S2, E25 In today’s episode, Jami introduces her new series here on the podcast and answers a handful of listener questions. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: You can find all the links and notes for this episode below! Right click here ...
03.06.2023 First 21 books of the year with Jason & Jami – S2, E24 In today's episode, Jason and Jami are chatting about their 2023 reading challenge, where they are at, their favorite books of the year, and their reading themes for the rest of 2023. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: You can ...
02.26.2023 Stewarding our jobs at home well – S2, E23 One of the primary things that God has tasked us with is managing our homes well. But managing our homes is actually quite a large task. How do we do this well? What do we do in overwhelming seasons? How ...
02.20.2023 Learning real skills as a family – S2, E22 One of our family goals is so learn real life, hands-on skills. We want to learn together as a family and teach our kids who can pass this on to the next generation. In today's episode, we are going to ...
02.13.2023 Our household goals for this year – S2, E21 I've got some big household/family goals for this year. They revolve around food preservation, routines, and even some gardening. Listen in as I discuss my 5 household goals for this next year. Listen to the Podcast: You can find all ...
02.06.2023 Reordering your week to slow down, but get more done with Alyssa Wolff – S2, E20 If you feel like your schedule is out of control and you are doing too much, but you don't know how to simplify, then this episode is for you. I got the chance to sit down with Alyssa from Your ...
01.30.2023 The benefits of building a bulk pantry – S2, E19 In the last few years, I've been working on building up a bulk pantry. I've been working on learning how to cook more from scratch and bulk buy raw ingredients to make it more affordable! Today we are discussing WHY ...
01.23.2023 A family, life, & ministry update with Jason & Jami – S2,E18 Welcome to our annual life and ministry update! Jason is joining me on this episode. Today we are debriefing about all our travels and business projects from 2022 and settling in Oklahoma. Then looking ahead to all that we are ...
01.16.2023 2023 Christian Reading Challenge Woohoo! I am so excited to be finally sharing our 2023 Christian Reading Challenge with you. In today's podcast episode, we are looking back over our 2022 reading challenge, discussing our favorite books we read, and sharing our new goals ...
01.09.2023 Building Our Homes: Legacy & Tradition – S2, E16 How do we build our homes as Christian women? How do we juggle the housework and taking care of our families WHILE actively building our homes and future generations? How can we be legacy minded with routines and schedules? Let's ...
12.26.2022 Step 2 in Setting New Year Goals: Discussing the current year (with Jason) – S2, E15 It's that time of year: goal setting, planning, and starting fresh in the New Year! Last week we discussed my first step in goal planning: brainstorming! Today Jason is joining me to discuss 2022. We chat about what we thought ...
12.19.2022 Step 1 in Setting New Goals – Brainstorming: 1 – 3 weeks – S2, E14 The New Year is just around the corner and we are kicking off a new mini series all about planning. We are going to start off today in the brainstorming phase. Jason will join me next to discuss how we ...
12.12.2022 Balmet Family Christmas Traditions (and how not to get overwhelmed) – S2, E13 Today I'm sharing our more treasured Balmet family Christmas traditions AND the new traditions we are starting this year. Our traditions are a work in progress and I'm also sharing a good perspective to have during the hard or overwhelming ...
12.05.2022 Using Time Blocking for Better Routines with Kayse Pratt – S2,E12 It's the absolute best time of year to be thinking about how to use our time intentionally. We can finish December strong and head into the new year strong. But it all starts with some intentionality and some planning. Join ...
11.28.2022 Jami’s Tips for Cooking with Kids – S2, E11 Cooking with kids can be hard. It can also be so rewarding. And something I try to do more and more with my own kids. This episode is tips from a mom of 7 who is in the trenches, trying ...
11.20.2022 Building Family Culture During the Holidays with FOOD – S2, E10 Today we are tying our mini series, In the Kitchen, to all the upcoming holidays! How can we build a strong family culture in our homes, around food? That's what we are diving into and Jami is going to share ...
11.14.2022 How to have more JOY and less stress this Christmas – S2, E9 We are taking a one episode break in our kitchen series, to talk about something very important: The upcoming holidays & time management. How do we juggle all the good things coming up, while making memories for our family, and ...
11.07.2022 Jami’s Favorite Kitchen Hacks – S2, E8 In our episode last week, we talked about what your goal(s) for your kitchen is. This is an important first step in figuring out what to work on and when! This week, we are breaking down some of those goals ...
10.31.2022 What is the goal of your kitchen? S2, E7 We are kicking off a new section in our series here in season 2 of The Productive Household. We are turning to different areas of our home. And the first we will be diving into is really thinking thoroughly about ...
10.24.2022 Adding Project Fridays to Our Weekly Schedule – S2, E6 We've started a new habit in our weekly schedule this year called Project Fridays and it's change the way we get to household projects AND fun projects we want to do. This episode is for all homeschoolers especially, but really ...
10.17.2022 For when you lack energy- S2, E5 In this series of the new season, we are chatting about having productive households. One key component of a productive household, is stewarding our health (and our mental health) in a way that we can be productive in the season ...
10.09.2022 What do you do when your home is BORING? – S2, E4 In this episode of our new series, The Productive Household, we are tackling the issues of boredom. I'm going to challenge your mindset when it comes to feelings of boredom, fulfillment, and a good days work within our homes. Let's ...
09.26.2022 Trusting the Lord with your time & energy (learning to REST!) – S 2, E 3 In the last episode we chatted about having a good work ethic and really working unto the Lord. God calls us to hard, fulfilling work. But that's all balanced out with true, Biblical rest. Our discussion today is going to ...
09.19.2022 Striving for excellence in your home, but resting in Him – S 2, Ep 2 Welcome back to the second episode in season 2! We are kicking off a mini series here on the podcast called The Productive Household. This series is going hand in hand with our new 12 month home economics program we ...
09.12.2022 The Call to a Productive Household – S 2, Ep 1 Welcome back to season #2 of the podcast. We are back with a practical and exciting new series on the podcast all about The Productive Household. Listen in to hear how we can recapture joy and meaning within our homes. ...
05.23.2022 What if I don’t find Sundays’s restful? On Sabbath rest + expectations -Episode #47 Are you struggling to find Sunday's restful? Do you desire to make Sunday about Church and fellowship but end up just feeling burnt out and even more tired? Do you sometimes wonder what the purpose in our rest is? In ...
05.09.2022 Healthy Living: Glorifying to God or Making an Idol? – #46 We got such a great question in our Finding Joy Community this week. The discussion that ensued was so rich that I figured it was a great one to share here on the podcast. We dive into some hot topics ...
04.24.2022 Tips for keeping your marriage FUN + growing! – Episode #45 Welcome back to the next episode in our practical homemaking series. We haven't had an episode on marriage in a while, so today is a fun one (and maybe a much needed discussion)! We are chatting about how to keep ...
04.11.2022 Jami’s Top Moving Tips for Families – Episode #44 We are not expert movers yet, but we have had our fair share of moving, downsizing, deciding what to keep, and unpacking into new homes. Today I am going to share my 6 tips for moving! Listen in: Listen to ...
04.04.2022 A Practical Homemaking Q&A with Jami – Episode #43 We are diving head long into our new mini series here on the podcast: A Practical Homemaking Deep Dive! We've got some fun & practical episodes coming up to help all of us in the practical parts of running and ...
03.28.2022 5 Ways I’m Cutting Costs (but not Quality) This Year – Episode 42 Looking for ways to cut costs has been on all of our minds this year. Rising gas prices, rising food prices, and a supply chain that feels unstable as led many of us to ask, "what else could we be ...
03.21.2022 5 Ways to Find Peace in Instability (Family & Culture, Pt. 7) – Episode 41 We are continuing our Family & Culture series today with an important chat about finding (and creating) peace in our home in unstable times. Instability can come in the form of emotional, every day instability and larger, world instability. How ...
03.14.2022 Turning from being a complainer into a praiser (Family & Culture Pt. 6) – Episode 40 Do you ever feel like you open your mouth and out comes complaints? Do you feel like you too often dwell on the negative and want to focus more on the positive? Today Jami will dive into 6 ways we ...
03.06.2022 4 Ways I Want to Grow My Family This Year (Family & Culture, pt 5) – Episode 39 I've loved tackling some BIG issues in our family and culture series this year. Things like fear, anxiety, social media, a good perspective on the future...but today I want to turn a little more practical. I want to discuss some ...
02.28.2022 Where do we draw the line with social media? (Family & Culture Pt. 4) – Episode 38 We need some real talk this week ladies. Who else is feeling overwhelmed with ALL the news going on? I've had a heavy heart the past 2 weeks and it can be a struggle to get online. SO we are ...
02.21.2022 Making our child’s education FUN & exciting (not just for homeschoolers!) – Episode 37 This is a fun and (hopefully) inspiring episode. Whether you find yourself homeschooling or supporting your child's education while they attend another form of school, one thing is certain, moms play a vital role in their children's education. I want ...
02.14.2022 How we can glorify God with our time – Episode 36 THIS is an important topic for me right now as I'm 11 weeks pregnant and TIRED. I've done a version of this talk in the past, but each time I feel like it gets better as I go through more ...
02.07.2022 A family announcement + my pregnancy favs! – Episode 35 Well the title of this episode kind of gives it away! We are expecting our 7th child in September 2022 and as I'm in the throws of the first trimester, I thought I would share a little bit of the ...
01.24.2022 My 12 goals for 2022 – Episode 34 I love setting goals for the new year. It usually happens for me in December, but better late than never! If you haven't set goals for the year yet, don't despair, let's jump in together! Listen in to my 12 ...
01.17.2022 A family, life, & ministry update with Jason & Jami – Episode 33 Welcome to our kind of annual life and ministry update! Jason is joining me on this episode. Today we are debriefing about all our travels and business projects from 2021. And looking ahead to all that we are planning for ...
01.10.2022 Homemaking in Light of Eternity – Episode 32 We have a tradition around here. Each year when our annual online homemaking conference launches, I always share the first session for free here on the podcast. I always pour my heart and soul into that first talk and I ...
01.03.2022 My 2022 Theme for the Year – Episode 31 For the past several years, I've picked word for my year. This word kind of revolves around all of my goals for the year and helps to give me some direction. But this year, I've chosen a theme for my ...
12.25.2021 2022 Christian Reading Challenge It's finally that time of year again: We are here today to announce the 2022 reading challenge and chat about this year's reading. We will discuss our goals, making new goals, and some exciting changes to the 2022 reading challenge ...
12.20.2021 Planning for the year ahead with Elizabeth Santelmann- Episode 30 Are you ready to get planning for 2022? Maybe you are like my guest today who has already done all her 2022 planning, or maybe you are like me and you've done zero planning yet
12.12.2021 Learning how to be BRAVE families (Examples from Daniel) (Family & Culture Pt 3) – Episode 29 Welcome back to the 3rd episode in our mini series: The Family & Culture: How to bring glory to God within our households in a hostile culture. Last week we talked about how we can learn to be BRAVE women ...
12.06.2021 Learning how to be BRAVE women (Family & Culture Pt 2) – Episode 28 Welcome to the second part in our new series: The Family & Culture: How to bring glory to God within our households in a hostile culture. Last week, we took a deep dive into the joys & duties of a ...
11.29.2021 The Joy & Duties of a Christian Household (Family & Culture Pt 1) – Episode 27 Welcome to my new series here on the podcast: The Family & Culture: How to bring glory to God within our households in a hostile culture. We are at a time, as a society and as the Church, where we ...
11.22.2021 Preparing your heart & home for the Holidays – Episode 26 In between series here on the podcast, we are sneaking in a holiday episode. Are you READY and excited for the holidays? Or perhaps dreading the effort and the time coming up? Whether you feel excited or are dreading the ...
11.15.2021 God’s Word for all of life (wrapping up our 25 Foundational Episodes) – Episode 25 Whew! We are here. Today we are wrapping up our 25 foundational episodes to kick off the relaunch of my podcast. These 25 episodes are to stand as the foundation of the idea of Finding Joy in Your Home. Go ...

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Finding Joy in Your Home episodes:

Practical Family Worship with Jason – S2, E26

Introduction to Theology in the Home Series – S2, E25

First 21 books of the year with Jason & Jami – S2, E24

Stewarding our jobs at home well – S2, E23

Learning real skills as a family – S2, E22

Our household goals for this year – S2, E21

Reordering your week to slow down, but get more done with Alyssa Wolff – S2, E20

The benefits of building a bulk pantry – S2, E19

A family, life, & ministry update with Jason & Jami – S2,E18

2023 Christian Reading Challenge

Building Our Homes: Legacy & Tradition – S2, E16

Step 2 in Setting New Year Goals: Discussing the current year (with Jason) – S2, E15

Step 1 in Setting New Goals – Brainstorming: 1 – 3 weeks – S2, E14

Balmet Family Christmas Traditions (and how not to get overwhelmed) – S2, E13

Using Time Blocking for Better Routines with Kayse Pratt – S2,E12

Jami’s Tips for Cooking with Kids – S2, E11

Building Family Culture During the Holidays with FOOD – S2, E10

How to have more JOY and less stress this Christmas – S2, E9

Jami’s Favorite Kitchen Hacks – S2, E8

What is the goal of your kitchen? S2, E7

Adding Project Fridays to Our Weekly Schedule – S2, E6

For when you lack energy- S2, E5

What do you do when your home is BORING? – S2, E4

Trusting the Lord with your time & energy (learning to REST!) – S 2, E 3

Striving for excellence in your home, but resting in Him – S 2, Ep 2

The Call to a Productive Household – S 2, Ep 1

What if I don’t find Sundays’s restful? On Sabbath rest + expectations -Episode #47

Healthy Living: Glorifying to God or Making an Idol? – #46

Tips for keeping your marriage FUN + growing! – Episode #45

Jami’s Top Moving Tips for Families – Episode #44

A Practical Homemaking Q&A with Jami – Episode #43

5 Ways I’m Cutting Costs (but not Quality) This Year – Episode 42

5 Ways to Find Peace in Instability (Family & Culture, Pt. 7) – Episode 41

Turning from being a complainer into a praiser (Family & Culture Pt. 6) – Episode 40

4 Ways I Want to Grow My Family This Year (Family & Culture, pt 5) – Episode 39

Where do we draw the line with social media? (Family & Culture Pt. 4) – Episode 38

Making our child’s education FUN & exciting (not just for homeschoolers!) – Episode 37

How we can glorify God with our time – Episode 36

A family announcement + my pregnancy favs! – Episode 35

My 12 goals for 2022 – Episode 34

A family, life, & ministry update with Jason & Jami – Episode 33

Homemaking in Light of Eternity – Episode 32

My 2022 Theme for the Year – Episode 31

2022 Christian Reading Challenge

Planning for the year ahead with Elizabeth Santelmann- Episode 30

Learning how to be BRAVE families (Examples from Daniel) (Family & Culture Pt 3) – Episode 29

Learning how to be BRAVE women (Family & Culture Pt 2) – Episode 28

The Joy & Duties of a Christian Household (Family & Culture Pt 1) – Episode 27

Preparing your heart & home for the Holidays – Episode 26

God’s Word for all of life (wrapping up our 25 Foundational Episodes) – Episode 25

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