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I am chatting with In-the-Trenches Homemaker, Rosemary Young, who is making a home in the midwest of the United States with her husband and little girl. 

Rose shares all about her journey of homemaking so far; including her transition from working outside the home full time, to coming home just in time for an out of state move and the birth of their daughter! Those early months of so much newness were pretty challenging and Rose shares how she learned to really depend on the Lord and find contentment in Him. 

We also cover the usual ground of strengths, weaknesses, hospitality, wins, fails, tips and more.

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Today, I am beginning a series of Monday Motivations all about Making Room for the Holidays. Over the next four weeks I will give you ideas for making room in your home, your budget, your schedule and your heart. 

I know it’s only October, and I promise not to play Christmas music, but if we wait until December to make room in our space, finances, calendars and ourselves, we will likely become overwhelmed and default to survival mode. 

My aim for this series is to give you ideas and tools to make room for not just surviving, but thriving in and truly enjoying the holiday season. 

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Today I am wrapping up Season 25 with the second part of our series on Full Time Homemaking. Last week, Jessica Fisher and I discussed the why, what and how of choosing full time homemaking in Part 1, So You Want to Be a Full Time Homemaker. 

Today, we are are going to discuss the practical outworking of not just being a full time homemaker but how to flourish in your role, even on a limited income.

In This Episode:

• God’s design for human flourishing and how can you live that out through full time homemaking 
• 3 common areas that can prevent that flourishing: Expectations, Time & Money
• Practical solutions to leverage all three for the glory of God and the good of your people and your homemaking

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Full Time Homemaking DD Part 1

So You Want to Be a Full Time Homemaker

Connect with Jessica Fisher

• Lifeasmom.com
• goodcheapeats.com

Other AoH Episodes Featuring Jessica

• Homemaker Portrait | Jessica Fisher, S23 E16
• Homemaking Deep Dive | Family Vacations, S24 E14

Mentioned in This Episode

Glory in the Ordinary: Why Your Work in the Home Matters to God by Courtney Reissig 

The Four Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

ATracker Time Tracker

Homemaking DD | Kitchen Economy

How to Foster Titus 2 Community, Episode

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Back-to-school schedule putting the squeeze on your food budget? Struggling for dinner ideas each night or visiting the drive through too many times?

Today, I have two articles from former Art of Home guests. Homemaker, LeAnne Stadler, offers her wisdom on meal planning and homemaker, Samantha Bain, suggests beating the drive-through temptation by having your own "fast" Food making skills in your back pocket.

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Connect with LeAnne Stadler  Blog | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook 

LeAnne's Homemaker Portrait, S18 E5

Connect with Samantha Bain  Instagram @happy.at.home.sam

Samantha's Homemaker Portrait, S15 E3

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Today begins a 2-part Deep Dive series on full time homemaking with guest, Jessica Fisher. We are NOT here to give you hard and fast rules about whether or not you should be a full time homemaker. Our goal is to affirm your desire to stay home full time as legitimate and not out of the realm of possibilities. 

In this episode we discuss:

• The WHY of full time homemaking
• How to make the shift to ft homemaking
• The history of homemaking and why it fell out of fashion in the last 60 years
• What does the Bible say? Is there a specific mandate for full time homemaking?
• Common barriers to becoming a ft homemaker: lack of support, fears, money
• What to do before you quit your job
• What to do when you are ready to make the switch

Next week, in part 2, we will talk about thriving as a full time homemaker by understanding God’s design for your homemaking and learning to manage the three common trouble spots of expectations, time and money.

NOTES & LINKS

Companion Blog Post

Connect with Jessica Fisher

• Lifeasmom.com
• goodcheapeats.com

Historical Homemaker Hints

Gore, Michael, editor. 1003 Household Hints and Work Savers, revised edition, 1951 by Mark Elliott, Inc, NY, pp. 23, 25, 89.

Color-Removing How-To Video

How to Make a Draft Stopper 

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Eve in Exile | Rebekah Merkle BOOK | DOCUMENTARY

Women Leaving the Workplace | Larry Burkett

The Psychology of Money | Morgan Housel

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Summer is winding down and so is my short series on reflections from a homemaker’s summer. In previous episodes, I’ve shared with you the lessons I learned about my homemaking weakness when climbing hills in Switzerland and the great examples of hospitality I experienced in Italy. 

Today, I’m sharing a lesson learned a little closer to home. I’m reflecting on the joy of helping others make a home, even though it may cost me time, effort and resources. 

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Companion Blog Post with List of Ideas to Help Others Make a Home

A Homemaker's Summer Series

• Part 1, Reflections on Hill Climbing
• Part 2, Italian Hospitality

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I am chatting with homemaker, writer, podcaster and baker of bread, Abigail Dodds. I was so honored when Abigail agreed to come on The Art of Home and share her unique story of home with us. She’s been married to Tom for 23 years and they have 5 kids ranging from 21-12. In the margins of her vibrant Homelife, Abigail writes books and co-hosts the Home Fires podcast.

We chat about so many fun things and Abigail’s love of home and high view of God’s design for womanhood shines through the stories and the wisdom she shares. 

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Connect with Abigail

• Home Fires Podcast | Apple | Spotify 
• Instagram @abigail_dodds

Books by Abigail

• (A)Typical Woman; Free, Whole, and Called in Christ
• Bread of Life; Savoring the All-Satisfying Goodness of Jesus through the Art of Bread Making
• A Student's Guide to Womanhood

Mentioned in This Episode:

S1:E1 Homemaker Portrait | Dana Schamberger Blog Post with 3 free recipes!

MM #9 | Read Great Books with Friends, Start a Virtual Book Club

Le Crueset Cookbook, Orange

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Last Monday I started a new series call “A Homemaker’s Summer”; three short episodes in which I am sharing some homemaking lessons God has taught me in summers past. 

Whether across the ocean or across the state, He always has new insights for me that shed light on and inspire my homemaking in every season. In the last episode I shared what climbing hills in the Alps taught me about my homemaking weaknesses. This week I will share what the Italians taught me about hospitality on a trip we took a couple of summers ago.

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Episode Companion Blog Post with photos from my Italy trip, and my recipes for Instant Pot Risotto and Homemade Italian Seasoning Blend

Your Turn Questions

• How are you going out of your way to be helpful to others?
• In what ways can you anticipate and provide abundantly for the needs of those around you?
• Are you will to invite guests into the everyday fellowship of your family?

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I am chatting with homemaker, homeschooler, podcaster, and writer, Mystie Winckler, about her experience of keeping a home over the last 24 years. She candidly confesses that having come from a large family, she thought she knew everything she needed to know and that homemaking would be a piece of cake.

I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that her assumptions and expectations were seriously challenged by reality and she spent the first decade or so spinning her wheels in frustration. 

But God met her in the place of chaos and shattered pride and faithfully showed her what homemaking was really about. It’s not about efficient systems that never fail, nor organized spaces that never get messy. Homemaking is about facilitating life and relationships so that the home reflects the light of the Gospel to a dark and dying world. 

As we chat about Mystie's lessons learned and her ministry to homemakers, we cover all the usual ground of her beginnings, influences, priorities, hospitality, tips and more. 

NOTES & LINKS

Episode Companion Blog Post with All Resources

Connect with Mystie

• Website | simplyconvivial.com
• Podcast | Simply Convivial Podcast
• YouTube @simplyconvivial
• Book | Simplified Organization; Learn to Love What Must Be Done
• Community | Convivial Circle

Mentioned in this Episode

Books by Edith Schaeffer | The Hidden Art of Homemaking and L'Abri

True Spirituality | Francis Schaeffer

Scrub Daddy Kitchen Sponge

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It’s summer time, and that often brings opportunities for holidays. Whether by the seaside or in the mountains, getting away from the everyday bustle of the home can allow for times of rest and reflection. I find, that if I am paying attention, the Lord will teach me lessons about life, family and even homemaking when I am far away from home. 

Today, I’d like to share with you one such lesson I learned while climbing hills in Switzerland a couple of summers ago. This article was originally published in Homemaker Happy Mail, August 18, 2023.

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Companion Blog Post with Photos from My Trips Up & Down the Mountain

Your Turn Call to Action:

In what ways does homemaking feel like an impossible, uphill climb for you right now? 

Be as specific as possible, and if necessary, make a list. Pray over this list. Ask for wisdom to see God's plan and provision for your weaknesses. 

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