Finding Joy in Your Home

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 those questions and more. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. Let's take a look at herbal teas (tisanes) and how you can create your own types of herbal teas. What are some simple tips/tricks to look for when deciding what herbs to use to create your teas? A couple of easy herbal tea blends you can make, using herbs you may have in your own herb garden. Marla is the woman behind the MaraBette & Co, Tea and Hospitality, LLC, a wife, daughter, friend. She is an unconventional, God- loving tea & hospitality enthusiast with a no-nonsense approach to helping people discover the joy of hospitality and serving, through the time-honored art of taking tea and having afternoon tea. Through her company, MaraBette & Co, Marla has established a unique line of artisan teas reflecting the love of family, home, friendship, & hospitality, bringing to many a new sense of wonder through her many tea blends. Links and Resources: Join our private community to chat about this podcast episode: FindingJoyCommunity.com Book Recommendation: Growing Your Own Tea Garden; The Guide To Growing & Harvesting FlavorfulTeas In Your Backyard-By Jodi Helmer Book Recommendation: Homegrown Tea; An Illustrated Guide To Planting, harvesting, & blending teas & tisanes-By Cassie Liversidge Our Sponsor: Treat yourself to the best shapewear on the market and save 20% Off at honeylove.com/home. Our Sponsor: Go to AquaTru.com and enter code "HOME" at checkout for 20% OFF any AquaTru water purifier.

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 meal planning to a new level but getting things more planned out and a bit more rigid, but still with the flexibility I need. Today I'm discussing the new rotating seasonal meal plan I've been talking about. Listen in! Listen to the Podcast: Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. I am excited to say that my first of 4 meal plans, my summer plan is almost done. Today I'm going to give you a run down of how this is working and what I've been learning about meal planning along the way. As the manager of my home, the kitchen is such a large area of responsibility that can either run like a well oiled machine or feel like complete and utter chaos. The past 6 months has seen more chaos than I'd like. So I'm going back to the drawing board and asking "What does my meal planning need in this new busy season?" I've come up with my plan: Rotating seasonal meal plans. My goals are a few: 1) To make more food from scratch in order to save money 2) Increase the health of my families food so that we all have vitality and energy to tackle the things that God has called us to and 3) Free up brain space and put more of my meal planning on autopilot for smoother routines. The most important thing to me for finally getting to this more advanced level of meal planning, is having family favorite recipes down. If you are in a stage of need to meal plan for the first time, I suggest you come up with a loose plan that allows you to try out new recipes and hone those recipes that your family loves. Don't just drift through life and meal planning, come up with a plan to figure out those recipes and save them. Decide on a meal plan and then stick to it. Honestly a huge part of meal planning is literally just having the discipline to stick to it. With that said, start with the simplest version of meal planning that you can and build from there (the MVP idea). Stick with it and develop it as you go so that it makes sense for your family! Links and Resources: Our Sponsor:Go to HelloFresh.com/homemaking16 and use code homemaking16 for 16 free meals plus free shipping! Our Sponsor: For 50% off your first Care/of order, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter code home50. Check out our bookstore opening through 7/21 at FindingJoyBookstore.com And join our meal planning bootcamp at FindingJoyShop.com

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 kids to love reading as much as they do. 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 computer. Links & Resources: Join our private community to chat about this podcast episode: FindingJoyCommunity.com Our Sponsor:Go to GreenChef.com/homemaking50 and use code homemaking50 to get 50% off plus free shipping. Our Sponsor: Go to magicmind.co/home and get up to 56% off your subscription for the next 10 days with my code HOME. Books mentioned: The creedal imperative The case for the christian family Family driven faith Jason's reading a lot of Steinbeck this year The Convivial Homeschool Modern Miss Mason A Cover for Glory Durable Trades Becoming Free Indeed The Little Women book Series Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women

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! Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. Links & Resources: Join our private community to chat about this podcast episode: FindingJoyCommunity.com Jill can be found over at her amazing website www.theprairiehomestead.com and on instagram @jill.winger Her excellent podcast can be found at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/old-fashioned-on-purpose/id1475835329 Our Sponsor: Head to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code HOME and, depending on the model, you'll receive UP TO 40% off.

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 below! Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. Links & Resources: Join our private community to chat about this podcast episode: FindingJoyCommunity.com Brettnay can be found over on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nohighercalling Her excellent podcast can be found at https://nohighercalling.org/no-higher-calling-podcast/ Our Sponsor: Treat yourself to the best shapewear on the market and save 20% Off! Use our exclusive link to get 20% off - honeylove.com/HOME. Our Sponsor: Get 20% OFF any AquaTru water purifier when you go to AquaTru.com and use code "HOME".

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 your computer. Links & Resources: Join our private community to chat about this podcast episode: FindingJoyCommunity.com Our Sponsor: Go to https://www.magicmind.co/home and get up to 56% off your subscription for the next 10 days with my code HOME! Our Sponsor: Go to HelloFresh.com/homemaking16 and use code homemaking16 for 16 free meals plus free shipping!