Finding Joy in Your Home

In this episode, Jami gives her top tips, tricks, and encouragement for holidays and hospitality. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. 1) REMEMBER the real reason for extending hospitality this holiday season. It's easy to get wrapped up in the to-do lists, the decorations, etc. But the real reason we extend hospitality is to love others by serving. Our focus should be on serving our friends, family, and those in our community. When we can have a heart shift towards service, it makes all the difference! "Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality." ~ Romans 12:13 "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." ~ Hebrews 13:2 "Show hospitality to one another without grumbling." ~ 1 Peter 4:9 "Hospitality from a Biblical perspective is to recognize that God is more interested in caring relationships than the mold behind the shower curtain…It need not matter if we live in a single-room apartment or a split-level ranch, the only real requirement is allowing God to use our lives and our possessions…Our homes and our lives are indeed the most powerful combination of ministry to our world." ~ Hospitality with Confidence, Pg 9 2) In the hustle and bustle of this season, my primary focus right now, is my own immediate family. We all have different seasons. I've had seasons where my focus wasn't as much for my own immediate home, but how I could serve others. I once hosted Thanksgiving for my entire extended family and I cooked 100% of everything and took care of all the details. It was the right thing for that season and my heart was one of service. That would not be the right call for this Thanksgiving. If someone asked me to do a big giant thing of service next week, I would have to graciously decline. and to be okay with that! 3) Some tools that make hospitality a little easier: REAL sturdy paper plates and bowls. Or start to invest in real bowls and dishes. Coffee percolator. Cold drink container - 5-gallon one at Walmart for $14.99! Crockpot with a locking lid 4) The real key and secret to hospitality: Is that often, the fancier, more expensive, nicer-looking option is less practical. I don't think hospitality is just about being practical. I think there can be immense beauty in hospitality and I love baking bread from scratch for having people over. But we can also get so hung up on how nice or fancy it is, that we make it less ideal. when you have a group of 50 people over, function takes precedence because otherwise, it just doesn't work out as well. 5) If you are overwhelmed, work on your food. I find this to be the #1 place where people get overwhelmed. Yes, the cleaning can feel overwhelming. But it's the food that really makes people get stuck. Come up with a list of 2-3 different meals that are your go-to hospitality. One of mine is homemade rolls and soup. I can whip this together in no time and is always a crowd pleaser. Homemade cinnamon rolls and homemade chocolate cake have become a specialty of mine that I've perfected over the years. If you don't have any menus in mind, start trying some ideas out for your family. Practice these meals a couple of times and suddenly, the food feels like no big deal! Links and Resources: Join our private community to chat about this podcast episode: FindingJoyCommunity.com Watch the podcast on YouTube if you want! Finding Joy in Your Home on YouTube Join Lisa's Holiday Blitz here: https://organize365.com/holidayblitz/ Get your Homemaker's Friend Daily Planner at: https://homemakersfriend.com/ and use coupon code: PLANNING to get $3 off!! Our Christmas shop opening is now through Dec. 1st. Check it out at: https://findingjoybookstore.com/ Our Sponsor: Go to HelloFresh.com/homemakingfree and use code homemakingfree for FREE bre...

In this episode, Jami is interviewing Lisa from Organize 365 about how to plan will for the holidays. 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 to chat about this podcast episode: FindingJoyCommunity.com Watch the podcast on YouTube if you want! Finding Joy in Your Home on YouTube Join Lisa's Holiday Blitz here: https://organize365.com/holidayblitz/ Get your Homemaker's Friend Daily Planner at: https://homemakersfriend.com/ and use coupon code: PLANNING to get $3 off!! Our Christmas shop opening is coming Nov. 15 - Dec. 1st. Check it out at: https://findingjoybookstore.com/ Our Sponsor: For Green Chef's best deal of the year, get $250 off with code homemaking250 at Green Chef.com/homemaking250! Our Sponsor: For 50% off your first Care/of order, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter code home50!

In this episode, Jami is interviewing Mindy from Advent Prep Club all about preparing for the advent season with joy and peace! Listen to the Podcast: Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. Links and Resources: Join our private community to chat about this podcast episode: FindingJoyCommunity.com Watch the podcast on YouTube if you want! Finding Joy in Your Home on YouTube Join the Advent Prep Club and get 15% off the membership fee when you use code JOY2023 at checkout! Our Christmas shop opening is coming THIS MONTH!! Stay tuned for several new releases as well as Cookbook Volume #3 releasing!! Join our Build Your Natural Medicine Cabinet Bootcamp. We kick off Nov. 6th but join us any time! https://findingjoyshop.mykajabi.com/Build-Your-Natural-Medicine-Cabinet-Bootcamp Our Sponsor: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code HOME at https://www.oneskin.co/ Our Sponsor: Head to moshlife.com/HOME to save 20% off plus FREE shipping on your first 6-count Trial Pack.

In this episode, Jami talks about building your own home library for you and your kids to enjoy. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. First: WHY do we want to focus on this? We've become very reliant on the internet for our resources which might not always be so accessible. Plus, blogs get taken down, moved, and you can no longer find or access those resources. Having a library out and accessible gets ALL of us off of screens more. How many times have you reached for your phone to look up a recipe and got side tracked and ended up down the Pinterest rabbit hole or Instagram? As Charlotte Mason says, we should lay out a feast for our kids with good books and resources and let them nibble on different kinds. We should be doing in this addition to our kids! Building our kids libraries: This is something Jason and I have been focusing a lot on this year. Our kids are really starting to devour books and we want a lot of books laid out for them to choose from. Our favorites are classics and series. I've started a master resource list and included my favorite books for kids. You can find it here: https://findingjoyshop.mykajabi.com/jami-s-favorite-resources I am all for utilizing the library and swapping books with friends! But I also think you can slowly build up a library in a very sustainable way by shopping sales and thrift stores. Favorite places to buy books: Thrift Books: Sign up with a free account, sign up for their free Reading Rewards program, and do a $30 order and you'll get a FREE BOOK!! Half Priced Books Costco has good book sets Thrift stores & consignment sales AbeBooks.com: Another great place for used books. Thrift Books is my go to but I always check Abe as well. eBay is a terrific source for finding whole series or individual books. There's a book seller on eBay (Second Sale) who offers Buy 3 books under $5 and get 1 free. I've gotten soooo many books from their shop. You can find all their book deals here. I keep a running list on my phone of ALL the books in our library in order in series. I find books all the time in thrift stores and at consignment stores. Having a running list on my phone allows me to buy random books in series for super cheap without forgetting which books we have and which we need! Building a resource library: Practical & hands on books: Books on building, building a natural medicine cabinet, herbs, gardening, etc. This is for us adults but also for the kids to go through. Cookbooks: Do you have actual cookbooks? Or printed recipes? I love building up my cookbook library. For everyday recipes yes, but also unusual things like: Making kombucha, cheese, I've got a book on my wishlist for making my own tea blends, canning, dehydrating, etc. I love checking out these kinds of books from the library whenever I can. It's a great way to test out if you love the book or if it's just alright. And I've photo copied a page or two out of library books when there's something so good I want to keep it. You can do the same thing with Pinterest tutorials, recipes, etc. Print out amazing ones and start to build your own DIY medicine cabinet cookbook or canning recipe book. You don't have to spend a lot of money to start thinking through building up a good solid library for yourself. Christian books and theology books: this is a huge part of our library that we've been building for years. We want solid, terrific Christian resources that we we can read, our kids can start reading and that we can let others barrow. For Jason and I, we are thinking through building up our home library, not just for us, today. But also for future generations. With libraries becoming less reliable, with books being cancelled and banned, and with less good literature being produced, and so much more being moved online and digital,

In this episode, Jami gives some of her top tips for reading as well as her favorite reads so far this year. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. Books discussed today: Conception Control: https://amzn.to/3May9v7 The Time Saving Mom: https://amzn.to/45G9ipQ The Core: https://amzn.to/45DgjYn All Creatures Great and Small: https://amzn.to/492Hj6p Standing on the Promises: https://amzn.to/494mibu The Hormone Reset Diet: https://amzn.to/46Gn39o Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age: https://amzn.to/3S632V0 Art for God's Sake: https://amzn.to/3QqdFRl Teatime Discipleship: https://amzn.to/3Q0U9cV A History of the World in 6 Glasses: https://amzn.to/3QoY4k3 The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals: https://amzn.to/3tHx0Vv The Backyard Homestead Kitchen Know-How: https://amzn.to/3QoP0fV Links and Resources: Join our private community to chat about this podcast episode: FindingJoyCommunity.com Watch the podcast on YouTube if you want! Finding Joy in Your Home on YouTube Keep an eye out for episode 10 of Baking School with Jami coming this week: Baking School with Jami Our Sponsor: Head to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code HOME and depending on the model, you'll receive UP TO 39% off or UP TO $300 off!

In this episode, Jami chats with Felicia from Grains and Grit all about grinding your own grains and making delicious, healthy bread. 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 to chat about this podcast episode: FindingJoyCommunity.com Our next 14 Day Meal Planning Bootcamp round will kick off next week. Grab your spot here: https://findingjoyshop.mykajabi.com/2023-14-day-meal-plan-bootcamp Check out more from Felicia at grainsandgrit.com. Watch the podcast on YouTube if you want! Finding Joy in Your Home on YouTube Keep an eye out for episode 10 of Baking School with Jami coming this week: Baking School with Jami Our Sponsor: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get $5 off your Starter Pack (that's over 40% off) with promo code HOME at lumepodcast.com! #lumepod Our Sponsor: Get 20% OFF @honeylove by going to https://www.honeylove.com/HOME! #honeylovepod

In this episode, Jami gives her top 5 tricks for upgrading your food and saving money at the same time. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. Some things to keep in mind: The Lord is in control. We do the best we can, with what we have, and trust the Lord with the rest. Teach your kids how to cook. Look at the things you already eat and see how you can make them yourself. My 5 things: Baking bread - It costs me $7.23 per 1 giant sandwich loaves to make 100% organic, fresh, clean bread. This could be cheaper too! Stop by processed snacks and start making them. We regularly make some really simple snacks of muffins and granola bars. Learn how to buy in bulk. Let's look at dried beans. Very little work is involved compared to buying cans of beans, A little effort but you can start to really save. READ pages 10-11. Figuring out what meats your family likes that stretch further. Our staples are ground beef, whole chicken, and ground sausage because I can do so much with those! Pick one "larger' thing you'd like to learn how to make that can save you big! We do homemade pizza night every Saturday night and it's become no big deal. I've gotten it down to a science and while it costs more than takeout pizza, it also saves us SO much money and we are making very healthy, delicious pizza. My kids are disappointed when we get take-out pizza versus homemade! Fall Collection Shop Opening!! This week only, we've got our bookstore open for orders. You can order through 10/9 with many items shipping out this week! We've got my cookbooks, our ice cream cookbook, Jason's Sterling Spectacles children's book series, TWO NEW fall dresses and so much more! Check it out here. Links and Resources: Join our private community to chat about this podcast episode: FindingJoyCommunity.com Watch the podcast on YouTube if you want! Finding Joy in Your Home on YouTube Keep an eye out for episode 9 of Baking School with Jami coming this week: Baking School with Jami Our Sponsor: Go to HelloFresh.com/50homemaking and use code 50homemaking for 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months! Our Sponsor: Go to PrepDish.com/homemaking and use code HOMEMAKING to get your 2-week free trial!