The Art of Home: A Podcast for Homemakers

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In this final Homemaker Portrait of 2025, I am chatting with In-the-Trenches homemaker and mama to 5 girls, Jenny Nanninga. 

I loved this conversation with Jenny. She is so wise, funny, and really, she's an open book. She candidly shares her struggles to accept and adjust to life in a 700 square foot home with 5 girls and one bathroom. Though God blessed them 2 years ago with a larger home, Jenny values her time in the tiny house because she learned so much about contentment and creative homemaking there. 

She fiercely defends the value of homemaking to anyone who will listen, but most importantly to her girls and she is training them not just in the practical skills of the home but in valuing the work of the homemaker. 

We cover all the usual ground of strengths, weaknesses, influences, wins, fails and more. 

NOTES & LINKS

For Full Show Notes, including Jenny's favorites and Signature Dish, go to theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "Jenny Nanninga"

Connect with Jenny

Etsy (for Nature Group Start Up Guide and more!)

Instagram @bloom.wild.schoolhouse

Articles in Focus on the Family and Brio

The Joyful Life articles

Bloom Wild Girls, Podcast for Tween & Teen Girls | Apple | Spotify | Instagram

Mentioned in this Episode

Books: A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich 

Mother Carey's Chickens by Kate Douglas Wiggin

Power Paste Grout Cleaner

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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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🎄Today we are wrapping up 😉 the "Making Room" series with a look at making room in your heart for Christmas.

 We've talked about Making Room in Your Home for gracious hospitality, Making Room in Your Budget for generous giving, and Making Room in Your Schedule for savoring the season. 

In this episode we are talking about Advent. Specifically, how the Good News of Christ's first and second advents (or arrivals) fuel our hope, peace, joy and love at Christmas and every other day of the year. 

NOTES & LINKS

Need to talk about receiving a new heart? Text me 👆and include your name and email address!!! Or send me an email [email protected].

FREE Advent Study Guide: theartofhomepodcast.com/Christmas

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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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I am chatting with in-the-trenches homemaker, Caitlin McCormick, about her experience keeping a home full time and homeschooling her 3 children. 

Married to Seth, a hospital Chaplin, for 7 years, together they are raising 2 toddlers and 1 teenager. After both of their first marriages dissolved due to abuse and unfaithfulness, Caitlin and Seth feel immense gratitude to God for this 2nd chance at a redemptive marriage, that is, a marriage built on God’s good design for living together as a family. 

I have found another thrifting soul sister in Caitlin and we chat about our recent best thrift finds to kick off this great homemaking conversation. 

Caitlin loves her family, she loves homemaking and she is passionate about infusing all of her life with her love for Jesus, something that comes out loud and clear in this interview.

NOTES & LINKS

All Show Notes + Recipes at theartofhomepodcast.com/blog, search "Caitlin McCormick"

Deep Dive Identity with Susan Macias

MM #14, Homemaker Identity, Pt 1

MM#15, Rehab For Your Heart, Identity Pt 2

Invade by Watermark

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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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How many times have you come to the end of the holiday season feeling like December went by in a blur of pointless activity and stress?

Today I want to encourage you to take time early on to be thoughtful and purposeful with your holiday schedule. I will give you some tips on how to hold a family meeting and do some backwards planning so that you can maintain margin to savor the season, to delight in the small joys of Christmas, and to welcome whatever God ordains for your days. 

NOTES & LINKS

MM #11 Stress Free Party Planning (Backwards Planning Basics)

Backwards Planning Sheets with 2025 Blank Calendar

Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Our Overloaded Lives | Richard Swenson, NavPress, 2003.

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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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Today, I am chatting with in-the-trenches homemaker, Jayme Cherry. It was such a delight to visit with Jayme and hear all about the ups and downs of military life, the unexpected blessing of having 4 kids in the span of only 4 1/2 years, and much more of her 17-year homemaking journey. 

We bonded over our common first married housing hovels, as Jayme calls hers. She shares about the lasting influence of her mother’s devotion to home and family and how that is shaping her own homemaking. 

We cover all the usual ground and Jayme has some great stories and much wisdom to share with all of us. 

NOTES & LINKS**

For episode show notes, including Jayme's Signature Dish recipe, go to www.theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "Jayme Cherry".

Call to Action: Send me a text ☝🏻and tell me how you are going to intentionally repurpose or double-purpose space in your home this holiday season.

Connect with Jayme: IG @thecherrykitchen

Jayme's Favorite Resource: Once Upon a Chef, Weeknight Weekend, Jennifer Segal

Focus on the Family Radio Theater presents The Chronicles of Narnia

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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 this second installment of our Making Room Series, I'm joined by special guest, Jessica Fisher, to tackle Making Room in Your Budget for the holidays. 

We will look at 3 best practices you can implement now to avoid overbuying, stress, and Christmas debt. 

Let's make room in our budgets this holiday season for giving and celebrating with generosity, gratitude and joy.

NOTES & RESOURCES

Jessica's Links:

• www.lifeasmom.com & www.goodcheapeats.com
• Christmas Budget Worksheet (free) on lifeasmom.com
• Holiday Baking Supply Checklist (free) on goodcheapeats.com
• Holiday Success Kit Christmas Planner on goodcheapeats.com, use code ALLISON25 for 25% off your order

FULL SHOW NOTES AND LINKS on the companion blog post for this episode. www.theartofhomepodcast.com/blog, search "MM 36".

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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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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.

NOTES & LINKS

All show notes & resources, including recipes are on the corresponding blog post.

https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/homemaker-portrait-rosemary-young

Or go to theartofhomepodcast.com and search "Rosemary Young".

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• Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
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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. 

NOTES & LINKS

For full show notes and the  FREE Making Room in Your Home Check List visit theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "MM#35"

Direct Link to Blog: https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/making-room-for-the-holidays-in-your-home

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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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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

NOTES & LINKS

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 Segment, AoH 2nd Birthday Episode

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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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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.

NOTES & LINKS

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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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES

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

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