When I was deep in my survival mode season of little kids, one of the most impactful resources for me was Crystal Paine's book Say Goodbye to Survival Mode. And I got to interview Crystal on that very subject for the 2017 Homemaking Ministries Online Conference. Today's episode is all about what do we do when we find ourselves living in survival mode.

It's no secret that Jason and I are both avid readers. It's a dear wish of ours that our children will become readers as well. So in our household we like to foster a love of reading and one way we do this, is by reading aloud. Now, if you think reading aloud is just for little kids, think again! Today I'm going to share how reading aloud is great for the whole family.

Contentment is a topic that I find myself needing to return to AGAIN and AGAIN because Jami seems to forget the lesson quickly. This has never been more apparent than with everything going on in the world. So today I'm giving myself some lessons in finding contentment in every season, why don't you join me?

Last week, we had Angie & Isaac joining us to chat about raising our kids to be leaders. This week they are with us to chat about how we can equip our children for a changing world...there has never been a better time to revisit this topic!

I read a book last year that has had lasting impact on me. It's called Comparison Girl: Lessons from Jesus on Me-Free Living in a Measure-Up World. In the book she talks a lot about comparing ourselves to others, trying to preform for God's acceptance (which we don't need to), and putting stock in the wrong identity.

What does it mean to be a homemaker? This chat is from all the way back in 2014 where we explored what does it mean to be a homemaker? The definition is probably a lot broader than you might think. Listen in!

We've had a lot of conversations in our house lately about what it means to raise our children. What do we want them to grow up to be? What character traits? In this episode, Angie & Isaac Tolpin share how we can help our children to become leaders - a conversation which is so needed right now!

Our family has been adventuring and traveling around the United States full time over the past 15 months. We've become accidental experts when it comes to traveling with our 6 kids (at least RV travel around the country...not so much airplane or international travel) ;)

In today's episode I am going to share some of my tips for making travel more sane with kids.

I am a big advocate for investing in yourself. This can be a controversial topic for Christians. But I see investing in yourself as taking care of yourself physically, emotionally, and most importantly spiritually. Today we are going to chat about WHY and HOW we need to do that.

If you enjoyed this episode, you can find the full course, The Essential Ingredients of a Thriving Home in our online training academy for Christian women, myhomemakingmentor.com.

In our generation of fast food and being too busy to sit around a dinner table, I want my family to be different. I want to create a lifegiving table for my family, and for those we invite into our home. In today's episode, we are joined by Sally Clarkson as she gives some great advice on the topic.