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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10 Most Impactful Books for...

09.19.2023

In this episode, Jami chats about her list of top 10 books that have impacted her as a homemaker. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. Say Goodbye to ...

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09.19.2023 10 Most Impactful Books for the Homemaker – S3, E8 In this episode, Jami chats about her list of top 10 books that have impacted her as a homemaker. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. Say Goodbye to ...
09.13.2023 On Battling Anxiety with Phylicia Masonheimer – S3, E7 In this episode, Jami interviews the lovely Phylicia Masonheimer about anxiety and how to battle it biblically. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. Links and Resources: Join our ...
09.05.2023 My Journey with Anxiety and Overcoming it – S3, E6 In this episode, Jami shares her own battle with anxiety and her journey through it. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. I am so thankful to be able ...
08.29.2023 On being a modern parent, anxiety, and doing ALL the things – S3, E5 In this episode, Jami skirts around the controversial topic of parenting, particularly comparing older versus newer ways of doing it. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. There’s a ...
08.22.2023 Fixing Your Child’s Sleep Problems with Alex – S3, E4 In this episode, Jami chats with the fantastic Alex from Sweet Siestas all about helping to solve children's sleep issues. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. Links and ...
08.15.2023 5 Ways I’m Planning for a Busy Fall Season – S3, E3 In this episode, Jami continues the planning discussion from episode 1 and digs into all the ways she's planning for the upcoming Fall season. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: Right click here and save-as to download this episode to ...
08.07.2023 Everyday Food Preservation with Melissa K. Norris – S3, E2 In this episode, Jami chats with the wonderful Melissa K. Norris all about food preservation. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. Links and Resources: Join our private community ...
08.02.2023 5 Ways to Waste Time as Homemakers – S3, E1 In this first episode of Season 3, we're chatting about time wasters, and how to stop it. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. Hello friends! Welcome back to ...
07.30.2023 If you want to learn how to cook/bake/make _______ – S2, E45 In this final episode of Season 2, we're going to talk about learning to cook, bake, and make all sorts of things. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. ...
07.24.2023 Creating Tea Blends With Marla – S2, E44 What is tea, and the difference between types of tea? What are the nutritional values of tea and how are the nutrients found in true tea good for you? Jami interviews tea expert Marla in today's episode to answer all ...
07.16.2023 Creating Rotating Seasonal Meal Plans: what I’ve been learning – S2, E43 For many years, I’ve functioned well with a loose meal planning system. I needed my days to be extremely flexible and it’s worked well for the most part. This past year or so I’ve felt the need to take my ...
07.10.2023 On Reading Goals, Classics, and Raising Readers – S2, E42 In today’s episode, Jami chats with Jason all about their mid year reading goal statuses. They also discuss their plans to read more classics, as well as introduce them to their kids, as well as how they are raising their ...
07.02.2023 Growing Community Right Where You’re At with Jill Winger – S2, E41 In today’s episode, Jami interviews Jill Winger of The Prairie Homestead all about growing community and her upcoming book, Old-Fashioned on Purpose. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: You can find all the links and notes for this episode below! ...
06.25.2023 Learning Hymns as a Family with Brettnay Brazzell- S2, E40 In today’s episode, Jami interviews Brettnay Brazzell of No Higher Calling all about hymns and the value of teaching them to your children. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: You can find all the links and notes for this episode ...
06.19.2023 Meal Planning Q&A with Jami – S2, E39 In today’s episode, Jami answers lots of your questions about meal planning. 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 episode to ...
06.12.2023 Creating a year’s worth of meal plans, the easy way! – S2, E38 In today’s episode, Jami is going to share her fun plan for making a year's worth of meal plans and how to do it simply! She shares 5 steps she's using to create these plans. Listen in! Listen to the ...
06.04.2023 Encouragement for when you are in a season of waiting – S2, E37 In today’s episode, Jami is sharing 3 seasons of waiting that her family has walked through, and what God has taught them along the way. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: You can find all the links and notes for ...
05.28.2023 Jami Answers Your Homeschool Questions – S2, E36 In today’s episode, Jami answers your questions on all things homeschooling. 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 episode to your ...
05.22.2023 How we limit and use technology in the home – S2, E35 In today’s episode, Jami invites Jason on to the show to discuss all things tech. They each share what they're currently doing to control tech in their lives, and they also go into details on how they handle tech with ...
05.15.2023 Our Homeschool Plans for ’23-’24 – S2, E34 In today’s episode, Jami fills you in on allllllllll her homeschool plans for the next school year. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: You can find all the links and notes for this episode below! Right click here and save-as ...
05.08.2023 Jason and Jami’s Productivity Secrets – S2, E33 In today’s episode, Jami welcomes Jason on and together they discuss their secrets, superpowers, and kryptonite when it comes to productivity. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: You can find all the links and notes for this episode below! Right ...
04.30.2023 A Peek into Planning for the Months Ahead – S2, E32 In today’s episode, Jami gives a good peek into her planning process and thoughts for the coming months. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: You can find all the links and notes for this episode below! Right click here and ...
04.24.2023 5 Ways I’m Cutting Costs (but not Quality) This Year – S2, E31 In today’s episode, Jami goes into detail on her top 5 ways she's planning to cut costs this year. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: You can find all the links and notes for this episode below! Right click here ...
04.17.2023 Balmet Rules for Adventuring with Kids – S2, E30 In today’s episode, Jami shares the Balmet family's tips and encouragement for traveling and adventuring with kids, whether on a big road trip or just a simple day out. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: You can find all the ...
04.09.2023 [CLASSIC REPLAY] Remember, there is still Kingdom work to be done – S2, E29 Are you feeling frazzled right now? Maybe overwhelmed as you look to the end of the year and a start of a new one? I've been feeling that a lot this year so I had to remind myself: There is ...
04.03.2023 Q&A Time with Jami – S2, E28 In today’s episode, Jami answers listener questions about homeschooling, housekeeping, attending conferences with kids, sleep training, and more. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: You can find all the links and notes for this episode below! Right click here and ...
03.27.2023 Balmet Homeschool Update – S2, E27 In today’s episode, Jami talks all about what homeschooling has looked like for the Balmet family lately, and she also shares some of things she's changing up for the upcoming school year. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: You can ...
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 ...

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Finding Joy in Your Home episodes:

10 Most Impactful Books for the Homemaker – S3, E8

On Battling Anxiety with Phylicia Masonheimer – S3, E7

My Journey with Anxiety and Overcoming it – S3, E6

On being a modern parent, anxiety, and doing ALL the things – S3, E5

Fixing Your Child’s Sleep Problems with Alex – S3, E4

5 Ways I’m Planning for a Busy Fall Season – S3, E3

Everyday Food Preservation with Melissa K. Norris – S3, E2

5 Ways to Waste Time as Homemakers – S3, E1

If you want to learn how to cook/bake/make _______ – S2, E45

Creating Tea Blends With Marla – S2, E44

Creating Rotating Seasonal Meal Plans: what I’ve been learning – S2, E43

On Reading Goals, Classics, and Raising Readers – S2, E42

Growing Community Right Where You’re At with Jill Winger – S2, E41

Learning Hymns as a Family with Brettnay Brazzell- S2, E40

Meal Planning Q&A with Jami – S2, E39

Creating a year’s worth of meal plans, the easy way! – S2, E38

Encouragement for when you are in a season of waiting – S2, E37

Jami Answers Your Homeschool Questions – S2, E36

How we limit and use technology in the home – S2, E35

Our Homeschool Plans for ’23-’24 – S2, E34

Jason and Jami’s Productivity Secrets – S2, E33

A Peek into Planning for the Months Ahead – S2, E32

5 Ways I’m Cutting Costs (but not Quality) This Year – S2, E31

Balmet Rules for Adventuring with Kids – S2, E30

[CLASSIC REPLAY] Remember, there is still Kingdom work to be done – S2, E29

Q&A Time with Jami – S2, E28

Balmet Homeschool Update – S2, E27

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

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