Summer!

We (typically) only have eighteen summers with each of our children home with us, so how do we make this season fun and intentional without getting ourselves completely overwhelmed? This is the main topic this week... We pray you find it encouraging and helpful as you transition into the summer months! 🌞

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Room by Room : Children's Bedrooms

This week we chatted about the (apparently) hot topic of siblings sharing bedrooms, keeping kid bedrooms clean, bedroom rules when guests are over, and shared our opinions about what belongings should (and shouldn't) be in kids bedrooms...

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Room by Room : Master Bedroom

This week we thought we would talk about bedrooms in general, but we realized we had so much to say about the master bedroom that we didn't get to anything else!

In this episode we talk about the purpose of the master bedroom, whether or not a TV should be in the bedroom, if the bedroom is off limits to kids, bedroom decor, and, of course, intimacy in the bedroom!

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Room by Room : Office

This week we continued our tour through the home by chatting about the office. Often, the office is more of a space than an actual room for the homemaker. We discussed the importance of keeping your office space separate from the place you have your Bible and prayer time. We also chatted about practically how to safeguard your children when they are using the computer, and we gave some tips about how to create an efficient and beautiful space that you will want to work in.

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Room by Room : Kitchen

The kitchen can be a loaded topic for the homemaker!

In this episode we talk about the importance of incorporating the whole family in the kitchen, and how we need to change our mindsets from it being "mom's kitchen" to the family kitchen.

As usual, we chat about the sin issues that can arise in this room and give practical tips for working in the kitchen...

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Room by Room : Dining Room

Sometimes this is a formal room, sometimes it's a table tucked into the kitchen - but whatever it may look like, your dining table is often the center of family life. Meal time, especially dinner, is the time that the whole family comes together to connect, relax, and enjoy fellowship. In this episode we talk about what furniture meets our family's needs in the dining area (and the furniture mistakes we have made!). We also talk about the why and how of making meal time beautiful and special.

If you enjoy this episode, please also check out episode 21 "Meals and Mealtime" in which we dive deeper into the logistics of getting meals on the table as well as our family's meal time rules and habits...

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Room by Room : Front Room

Sitting room, living room, parlour, front room... Whatever you may call it, in this episode we chat about the room that you invite guests into, but also in which you spend intentional family time. We talk about intentionality in decor and in practical function of this high-traffic room.

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Episode 22 // Room by Room : Front Porch and Entryway

Join us for our new series in which we go room by room through the home talking about applying family vision to each space, as well as setting up each space to function practically for our families.

In our first episode we talk all about the front porch and entry way.

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Meals and Mealtime

This week we chat about why family meal time is important and the logistics of getting food on the table. We both talk about the meal habits that each of our family's prioritize before, during, and after meal time.

We hope this conversation blesses your family's table fellowship!

This week we chat about the temptations of homemakers, specifically those with little children. Oftentimes this phase of motherhood can feel boring and/or overwhelming. Giving into those feelings can lead to sinful attitudes. We chat about ways to combat these attitudes as Christian homemakers.

Thank you for listening!