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One of the ways we can express love in our homemaking is to prioritize the family table. Slowing down long enough to gather and break bread together provides the family an opportunity to connect every day. In this episode we will look at things to consider regarding expectations and purpose as well as tips and ideas for setting the table and the mood and what to talk about once you are there.
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HOMEMAKER POETRY
Rawlings, Marjorie. "After Dinner." Songs of a Housewife, edited by Roger L Tarr, University Press of Florida, 1997. p. 36.
TABLE SETTING
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Welcome to Season 21!! Today, I am chatting with seasoned homemaker and mother of 10, Elizabeth Ours, who had the most clever blog name ever back the day, Yes, They are All Ours. Get it? 😁
Married right out of college, Elizabeth has been homemaking for four decades and homeschooled all 10 of her children. She has so much wisdom to share and her joyful attitude is contagious.
I'm also sharing what I'm loving lately on Allison's Update and what to expect this season on The Art of Home.
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In today's Monday Motivation I'm riffing on the popular Charlotte Mason idea of Mother Culture™ and applying it to the homemaker. Mother Culture™ stresses the importance of cultivating your own soul and mind with the express purpose of having something good, true and beautiful to offer those in your care.
Homemaker Culture, as I have experienced it over the past 30+ years, involves claiming small windows of time amidst our busy days to cultivate a rich reading life, religious life, artful life and creative life. This episode will focus on the creative life, with some practical suggestions to help you begin to pursue Homemaker Culture.
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Summer Prompts
Autumn Prompts
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We are diving deep into the Homeschooling Homemaker with a panel of 3 veteran homeschoolers. Roan Johnson, Carrie Parker and Sarah Beaugh, who have a combined experience of 44 years homeschooling, and if you add in my 8 years, that’s over 50 years of homeschooling experience coming your way for the next hour!
IN THIS EPISODE
Homeschooling Pros & Cons
Knowing Your Why
Homeschool Styles
Homeschool Law
Curriculum
Making Space in Your Home & Schedule
Inspiration & Advice
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We all desire a peaceful, fruitful home where everyone feels loved, valued and welcome. We can all think of things that hinder or even hijack that goal, but the most sneaky enemy of home may be lurking in the dark corners of our own hearts.
In today's Monday Motivation I share a story about this enemy of home involving a close encounter of the natural kind. In keeping with the discovery and nature theme, I'm sharing my favorite apps for identifying the animals, plants and bugs around your home and neighborhood.
I also share a couple of listener comments and a tip from the AoH Mail Bag.
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Join me for this experimental, first ever, Homemaker Portrait Double Episode!
First, I’m chatting with Brittany Duncan, homemaker and fellow podcaster. Brittany has been keeping a home with her husband, Johnson, for 7 years. Even though she works outside the home, Brittany loves embracing the old ways of homemaking so much that she started a podcast to help other women her age do the same.
My second guest today is Jenna Punke-Bendt, homemaker and another fellow homemaking content creator. Jenna has been keeping a home with her husband, Doug, for 17 years. Jenna has embraced full time homemaking for most of those years as she has raised 4 boys who were all born within a span of only 5 years!
With both of these guests I will discuss their typical homemaking day, their homemaking strengths, weaknesses and influences. We discuss homemaking expectations and gratitude as well as classic Q&A with all the usual questions plus a new one about hospitality. Finally, we talk to the younger and the older women with some Titus 2 advice.
EPISODE NOTES & LINKS
Connect with Brittany Duncan:
Connect with Jenna Punke-Bendt
Books & Resources Mentioned
Historical Homemaker Hints
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In keeping with our theme of Kitchen economy this season, I decided to revisit the topic of a pantry challenge. You may have heard me talk about this at the beginning of this year, if so consider this a refresher and a reminder that you can do a pantry challenge no matter what time of year!
In this episode I will share 5 steps to a successful pantry challenge as well as a deep freezer defrosting hack.
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On to today’s homemaker portrait, I’m chatting with seasoned homemaker, Christa Sterken, who has been keeping a home for 37 years. She and her husband raised and homeschooled 2 girls and are enjoying their empty nest years where every day feels like a “date day”. Christa is passionate about creating a curated home full of joyful memories and has learned to embrace the beauty of ordinary moments in every season of homemaking.
I am so excited to bring you this rich conversation. Christa’s love of home comes through loud and clear and her open and honest sharing of the struggles and challenges she’s faced add even more beauty to her story. She has gained much wisdom in these 37 years and I am honored to amplify her testimony of God’s goodness through it all.
EPISODE NOTES & LINKS
Companion Blog Post with ALL links, resources and Recipes
Day Designer Paper Planners
Connect with Christa
Instagram @christasterken
Website christasterken.com
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"There are homes in which there is nothing remarkable in the way of grandeur or elegance, yet the very atmosphere as you enter it is filled with sweetness like, 'the smell of a field that the Lord hath blessed'. It is the aroma of love, the love of Christ shed abroad in human hearts." ~JR Miller
We have an opportunity, homemakers, to cultivate a particular spiritual and relational fragrance in our homes. Will it be a sweet aroma or an offensive stench? Today I am sharing a little story about the aroma of home, some of my favorite spice mixes and I'm pulling a classic cookbook From My Bookshelf that I think will help you in your homemaking journey.
EPISODE NOTES & LINKS
Rawlings, Marjorie. "Smell of Old Houses." Songs of a Housewife, edited by Roger L Tarr, University Press of Florida, 1997. p. 113.
My Spice Blend Recipes: Search "spice blends" or "Monday Motivation #3" at https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/blog
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We want to be faithful, wise managers of the resources that have been entrusted to us. There are many benefits to good stewardship, but like all things in homemaking, economy in the kitchen doesn’t just come naturally to most of us and there are many things that can trip us up and hinder our progress.
In this episode we will first look at the why of kitchen economy; how it honors God, our husbands and helps our homemaking. Then we will discuss how our grocery bills are impacted by our skills and expectations. Finally we will look at how to use money and time management for practicing good kitchen economy with 15 money and time saving tips.
EPISODE NOTES & LINKS:
Rawlings, Marjorie. "Out of Things." Songs of a Housewife, edited by Roger L Tarr, University Press of Florida, 1997. p. 102.
Scripture References
Historical Homemaking Hints
1003 Household Hints and Work Savers, edited by Michael Gore, Bankers Community Service Company, New York, 1948. pp. 8-20.
More on managing kitchen inventory, food storage and preservation: Homemaking Deep Dive Food Preservation with Mandi Thompson, Part 1 & Part 2
My blog post on doing a pantry challenge
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