The Art of Home: A Podcast for Homemakers

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In today's Homemaker Portrait  we'll hear from a homemaker who found herself unexpectedly challenged and delighted in her practice of The Art of Home. Hollie Carnahan's story of home has been filled with challenges and triumphs that have stretched her and helped her to grow with each new season of homemaking.

RESOURCES
Connect With Hollie (Jordan Taylors Designs)

• Instagram | Facebook

Work Yourself Out of a Job

• "The Importance of Chores for Kids" (article with age-appropriate ideas)
• Beyond the Chore Chart: Chores, Kids, and the Secret to a Happy Mom by Mrs. Kimberly A Eddy

Postpartum Support

• **I am not qualified to offer medical advice. If you are experiencing severe depression or thoughts of harming yourself or your child, please immediately tell someone you trust and seek medical help. 
• MOPS
• MOMS Club International
• Postpartum Support International (includes 24-hr support helpline)
• This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression | Karen R Kleiman, Valerie Davis Raskin MD

Historical Homemaker Hints:

• Mrs. Child, The American Frugal Housewife (Boston: Carter, Hendee, and Co., 1833), 11, 87, 116.
• Beeswax & Honey from my favorite local shop, Gretchen Bee Ranch
• Household Uses for Vinegar, The Old Farmer's Almanac
• Tomato Jam Recipe from Food in Jars

Seasons of Homemaking:

• Unceasing: A Parent's Guide to Conquer Worry and Pray with Power  by Susan K Macias
• 31 Days of Praying for My Daughter: A Prayer Journal by Susan K Macias

Hollie's Top 3 Homemaking Tips

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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES

• Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
• Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
• JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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In today's episode we present a Homemaker Portrait of Jen Darnold. Over the years, Jen has learned how rhythms allow her to keep moving forward toward the goal of her homemaking, to cultivate a "place of provision where people's spiritual, emotional and physical needs are being met."

RESOURCES
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Family Nights

• Heritage Builders Workbooks

Marble Jar Parenting Tip

• Parent Cue App

Historical Homemaker Hints:

• Sangster, Margaret E., The Art of Home-Making in City and Country, In Mansion and Cottage. New York: The Christian heritage Bible House, 1898.

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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES

• Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
• Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
• JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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Practicing the art of home requires hard work, determination and resilience, especially  when circumstances are overwhelming. Kim Stedman has faced extremely challenging circumstances in her life but through it all she has persevered in faith and continued to make a home with what she was given. Through widowhood and single parenting Kim has depended on God's strength to resiliently practice her art of making a home. Join us for this moving and inspiring Homemaker Portrait.

RESOURCES

Widowhood

• Perspective Ministries Widowhood Support
• The Undistracted Widow: Living for God After Losing Your Husband | Carol Cornis
• "Loving the Widow" K.A. Ellis (video conference teaching)
• "7 Ways You Can Help Widows in Your Church" (article)

Historical Homemaker Hints:

• Sangster, Margaret E., The Art of Home-Making in City and Country, In Mansion and Cottage. New York: The Christian heritage Bible House, 1898.

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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES

• Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
• Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
• JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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Homemaking is challenging when times are good, and can seem impossible when hardship comes, threatening to rob us of the hope and vision we have for our homes.  Join us as we explore how to persevere through hard times and unmet expectations in homemaking with a Homemaker Portrait of Karen Holmes.

RESOURCES
Where to Find Karen & Shop her Business

• Casa Piedra Custom Nurseries by Karen Holmes
  Instagram @casapiedranurseries

Mentioned in This Episode

• The Power of Praying for Your Adult Children by Stormie Omartian
• The Lost Boys of Sudan 

Historical Homemaker Hints:

• Abell, L.G., The Skillful Housewife's Book: or Complete Guide to Domestic Cookery, Taste, Comfort and Economy. New York: R.T. Young, 1853.

Recommended Resources for Episode Topics:

• Couples and Relationships:
  • The Meaning of Marriage by Timothy Keller
  • Relationships: A Mess Worth Making: Timothy S. Lane, Paul David Tripp
  • Choosing a Counselor: What to look for and questions to ask (article)
• Caregiving
  Real Love for Real Life by Andi Ashworth
  Recognizing and Avoiding Caregiver Burnout (article)
  Caregiving Grace; How to Tend to Others Without Burning Out (article)
• Diabetic Resources
  American Diabetes Association
• Refugee Hospitality
  Bethany Christian Services; Helping refugee families feel at home in the U.S.

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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES

• Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
• Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
• JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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Making a home is like crafting a fine garment, many pieces must be carefully joined with skill and creativity in order to make a cohesive, beautiful and functional work of art. Join us for a fun and insightful conversation in this Homemaker Portrait of Jan Lockhart on The Art of Home Podcast.

RESOURCES
Mentioned in This Episode

• 4-H Clubs
• Elisabeth Elliot:
  General Info
  Teaching Podcasts
  Books
• Flexible Homemaking with Susan Macias, The Art of Home Podcast, S1:E6

Historical Homemaker Hints

• Abell, L.G., The Skillful Housewife's Book: or Complete Guide to Domestic Cookery, Taste, Comfort and Economy. New York: R.T. Young, 1853.

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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES

• Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
• Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
• JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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In today's Homemaker Portrait I am talking with Athena Oden about making home an embracing place. Through her practice of the art of home, Athena has created a place of belonging for her family, friends and neighbors.  We talk about how she balances homemaking with a full-time career, her love of gardening and hospitality (or as she calls it, "neighboring") and her experience as a mom of twins.

RESOURCES
Mentioned in This Episode

• Athena's Pediatric Physical Therapy Program: Ready Bodies, Learning Minds

Historical Homemaker Hints

• Miller, Marion Mills, Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife (Philadelphia: Running Press Book Publishers, 2009)34,106-107,195.

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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES

• Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
• Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
• JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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We are each given unique abilities, gifts and personalities. How do we use these to practice the art of home with originality? We will discuss this topic and much more in the Homemaker Portrait with 50-year veteran homemaker, Alma Wakefield.

RESOURCES
Mentioned in This Episode

• The Hidden Art of Homemaking | Edith Schaeffer 

Historical Homemaker Hints

• Miller, Marion Mills, Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife (Philadelphia: Running Press Book Publishers, 2009)123, 200.

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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES

• Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
• Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
• JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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Welcome to Season 2 of The Art of Home Podcast!  We are kicking off this season with a compelling Homemaker Portrait of Kelly Eakins.  She shares about her experiences through nearly 40 years of homemaking including debt-free living and caring for her son who suffered a traumatic brain injury. 

RESOURCES
Mentioned in This Episode

• Card Games: Hand and Foot, Kings in the Corner

Historical Homemaker Hints

• Miller, Marion Mills, Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife (Philadelphia: Running Press Book Publishers, 2009) 111-114.

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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES

• Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
• Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
• JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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Season One Finale!  Today we wrap up our very first season of the Art of Home Podcast with a Homemaker Portrait of mom, author, speaker, and podcaster, Susan K. Macias.  We discuss how she learned the necessity of flexibility and adaptation during her 37-year homemaking career which included raising 7 children and moving 11 times in 20 years! Susan has a lot of insight and practical wisdom to share about practicing the Art of Home in all stages of life.

RESOURCES

Mentioned in This Episode

• The Hidden Art of Homemaking | Edith Schaeffer
• What is a Family | Edith Schaeffer
• Elisabeth Elliot Podcast
• For the Children's Sake | Susan Schaeffer-Macaulay

Historical Homemaker Hints:

• Mrs. Child, The American Frugal Housewife (Boston: Carter, Hendee, and Co., 1833), 11, 87, 116.

Connect With Susan

• Website | Instagram |Twitter | Facebook
• Podcast: We're Not Done Yet
• Books:
• Putting Jesus On: My Identity Devotional
• Unceasing: A Parent's Guide to Conquer Worry and Pray with Power
  31 Days Praying for My Daughter
• Popular Blog Post
  How to NOT Parent a Strong-Willed Child

My Interview on Susan's Show

• Why Homemaking Matters in the Empty Nest

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Support The Art of Home

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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES

• Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
• Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
• JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

SUPPORT & CONNECT

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For this Homemaker Portrait, I chat with my friend, Karen Sheppard, about homemaking through generations. Karen is a veteran homemaker who has cultivated a place to belong not just for herself and her husband, but for her children and her grandchildren. Just as she was deeply influenced by her grandmother, Karen works to influence her grandchildren and hopefully, one day, her great-grandchildren. Her story  is a testimony to the value of investing in the future by practicing the art of home.

RESOURCES

Mentioned in This Episode

• Budgeting: Dave Ramsey
• Sheppard Family Values
• Karen's Award Winning Chives Bread
• Hospitality: The Turquoise Table®
• Deuteronomy 6: 6-9

Historical Homemaker Hints

• Mrs. Child, The American Frugal Housewife (Boston: Carter, Hendee, and Co., 1833), 115, 116, 117.

Connect with Karen 

• Website
• Karen's book based on her mother-in-law's journals and letters:  Just Deal With It: A Memoir of Resilience

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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES

• Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
• Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
• JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

SUPPORT & CONNECT

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• AI Content | Portions of this episode’s copy and/or show notes may have been drafted with the assistance of AI and then reviewed and edited by a human, Allison Weeks.