Finding Joy in Your Home

Welcome back to the third episode of my brand new podcast: The Homemaking Foundations Podcast –Where we give you the tools, inspiration, and encouragement you need to craft a Gospel-Centered Home. In case you missed it, you can listen in to episode #1 here: What Does it Mean to be a Homemaker? and episode #2 here: Creating Simple Homemaking Routines That Work With Katie Bennett.

The aim of my podcast is to give you the encouragement, inspiration, and tools you need to craft a Gospel-Centered Home and so one of the first things I want to talk about is setting the atmosphere in the home. I think this is where it all beings and where we can have the greatest impact as homemakers. What does the tone in your home say about you and your family?

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In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The importance of setting the atmosphere in your home

How to set an UN-glorifying atmosphere in your home

Why it's important to make your home a haven

And 5 steps for creating a God-Glorifying atmosphere that points your family back to Christ!

[Tweet "Conduct yourself and your home in a way that your family is constantly thinking about God and how they can serve Him!"]

Episode summary

What does it mean to be a homemaker who glorifies God within her home? What tasks and things should we be focused on, and what can we lay aside for the sake of our family? That's what we are going to dive into in this episode.

This quote has become my guiding post in creating an atmosphere in my home: “The wife and mother who views life as a “cross to bear” influences the others in the home to think the same way. She easily robs everyone else of joy and like the yeast in the bread she bakes, her ungodly attitudes spread to everyone else.” ~ Martha Peace, The Excellent Wife {Page 77}

Throughout this episode we will spend some time looking at why we should care as homemakers, wives, and mothers about the atmosphere in our home. Then we will briefly talk about some easy ways to set an UN-glorifying atmosphere within our home. And finally we will discuss 5 steps you can begin taking today to glorify God within your home by the tone and atmosphere that you set.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Episode #001: What Does it Mean to be a Homemaker?

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The Excellent Wife - Martha Peace

Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full - Gloria Furman

Book of the Week:

Treasuring Christ When Your Hands are Full - Gloria Furman

This is one of my all time favorite books! If you are looking for some Gospel-Centered encouragement on the sometimes messy task of being a mother, then I highly recommend you go pick up this book TODAY!

I love this quote from the book: “The Christian mother’s hands are full with every spiritual blessing in Christ (Eph. 1:3) and her work in nurturing children in the fear of the Lord is her privileged participation in God’s work in uniting all things in Jesus (Eph. 1:10). This Jesus, whom we gladly serve, offers rest to mothers and fills our hands with his blessings. Day and night, moment by moment, we must choose to rest in Jesus. That’s what it means to treasure Christ when your hands are full, whether you have one child or a dozen.” – Treasuring Christ, page 17

Other Related Resources:

When Decorating Can Be Used for God's Glory

A Beginner's Guide to Hospitality

Three Specific Ways to Set the Tone in the Home

Five Ways to Make Your Home a Haven

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Thank you so much for listening in to my podcast. If you want to ask a question (that I will try to answer on the podcast) please leave me a v...

Welcome back to the second episode of my brand new podcast: The Homemaking Foundations Podcast -Where we give you the tools, inspiration, and encouragement you need to craft a Gospel-Centered Home. In case you missed it, you can listen in to episode #1 here: What Does it Mean to be a Homemaker?

I had the privilege of interviewing Katie Bennett from Embracing a Simpler Life in this inspiring episode. She is a mama of three little ones and knows what it means to juggle a full schedule and struggle with the motivation and organization of keeping a home. I walked away from interviewing her with so many ideas to implement into my own home - and I know you will find the same inspiration and practical tools from listening to this episode! (If you are reading this in your email, you might need to click over to my blog to listen to the episode)

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If you have been waiting to listen to my new podcast through iTunes, then please be patient! It should be coming soon. We've had a little snag getting our feed just right (or something - you would have to ask my husband!) and iTunes takes a while to approve a show before it shows up but it's coming soon I promise!

And I have to apologize - in the opening part of this episode, you can hear my cats meowing in the background! I didn't even realize it when I was recording and you will probably notice it too now that I've pointed it out ;) Our kittens are LOUD and need to be fixed so we can send them outside haha.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

What it looks like when your home is out of control

How to start implementing simple 1 minute tasks into your daily routines

The importance of pairing down and decluttering so you can live the life you want

The secret of managing your home effectively

How to get started simplifying your home - TODAY!

[Tweet ""If you have difficulty managing your home, you probably have too much stuff." - Katie Bennett"]

Episode summary

Katie is a mom in the trenches with three kids under 4 and has such a strong focus on eternity and the Gospel. Once she began a journey of implementing simple homemaking routines and getting rid of junk, her life and her home really changed! In this episode, Katie is sharing her secrets on pairing down the stuff in your life so that you have more time to spend on the things that are truly important.

How do we figure out what we should be focusing on within our home? How do we even start to implement simple homemaking routines when our house feels out of control? Katie is going to give you some awesome inspiration in this episode for getting started with very simple and easy routines that can slip right into your life - wherever you are at!

Do you want to get a better handle on your home? Then get ready to be motivated to get rid of stuff and create a more manageable home.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

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Katie Bennett from Embracing a Simpler Life

How I'm Keeping My Home Tidier Than Ever, Even When Life Is at It's Craziest Yet - Katie

One Revolutionary Trick to Make Your Home Far More Manageable - Katie

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To get you started: Simplifying your refrigerator and freezer and Simplifying your utensil drawer

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Welcome to my brand new podcast: The Homemaking Foundations Podcast - Where we give you the tools, inspiration, and encouragement you need to craft a Gospel-Centered Home. This podcast has been in the works for over a year (yeah - we ordered the microphone and equipment needed LAST December). And I am so over the moon excited that we are finally launching season 1 which will run from June 2nd until mid-December.

So join me back here every Tuesday for a new episode of the Homemaking Foundations podcast! This first episode kicks off  defining what a homemaker is - and then we will move into all different aspects of homemaking, Biblical womanhood, marriage, and so much more. You can sign up to get an email when the podcast is posted each week.

What is a Podcast?

You can find all the show notes below - but I know that not everyone is familiar with what a podcast is. So I want to briefly cover what a podcast is and how you can listen along. Read about my favorite podcast's I listen to here.

A podcast is basically like a weekly online radio show. You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, sign up for my email updates, or follow along right here on the blog. Like I said, we will cover all aspects of Gospel-Centered Homemaking and I will be bringing on many amazing guests to share their wisdom and advice on homemaking. Check back for episode #2 for our first guest!

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

What the real definition of a homemaker is

Do you have to be a wife and/or mom to be a homemaker?

Learning how to be a more efficient and effective homemaker

Letting things go and becoming more disciplined

How (and why) to learn from other women

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[Tweet "Being a "good" homemaker means intentionally focusing each day on Christ. - Jami Balmet"]

Episode summary

Before we launch into various aspects of homemaking in later episodes of this podcast, I wanted to first kick off by laying a firm foundation of what a homemaker is. So as I sat down to start writing the notes for this podcast, I decided that instead, I would just share my first session from the Homemaking From Scratch Online Conference that we had back in October. I knew that if I tried to re-record this same content, it wouldn't come out as well the second time.

So feel free to ignore the references to the conference - or if you want to check it out, you can still download the full conference, notes, and bonuses HERE - and instead focus on the core message: What defines a Biblical Homemaker?

I want to challenge you to think outside the box a little when it comes to being a homemaker. I don’t think that a homemaker is something you become, but rather, something that you are.

"As so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working-at-home, kind, and submissive, that the word of God may not be reviled." - Titus 2:4-5

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Homemaking From Scratch Online Conference

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Titus 2:4-5

 Leslie Ludy quote from Set-Apart Femininity

The Excellent Wife

Kelly Patterson quote from Christian Homemakers Handbook

Thanks for Listening!

Thank you so much for listening in to my first episode. If you want to ask a question (that I will answer on the podcast) please leave me a voicemail below so I can feature you on the podcast and so I can cover what you want to hear! (Find out more about submitting a question here)