The Art of Home: A Podcast for Homemakers

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In this episode, I am chatting with in-the-trenches homemaker, Kara Garis, all about keeping a home with her husband of 17 years and their 5 kids. I am so excited for you to hear this conversation. Kara has so much wisdom to share.  In this Episode: Stepping into homemaking without...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. It's week 3 of Homemaker’s Journal sneak peak and today I’m reading another article from our 2026 Spring/Summer issue. If you like what you hear, be sure to grab a digital or print copy over at homemakersjournal.com .  This issue if full of homemaker inspiration and encouragem...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In today's episode, I'm chatting with In-The-Trenches homemaker, Kristin Park, wife and mama who has recently made the shift from business owner and full time speech therapist to full time homemaker. We talk about what that transition has been like for Kristin and her fam...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today I’m happy to give you another Homemaker’s Journal sneak peak article from our 2026 Spring/Summer issue. If you like what you hear, be sure to grab a digital or print copy over at homemakersjournal.com .  This issue covers topics that focus on celebrations and all things sprin...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today, I have my honorary co-host, Jessica Fisher, joining me for another seasonal ramble.  In this Episode: Mail Bag & Updates Summer Ice-Breaker Questions Summer Travel Plans What We are Cooking & Eating this Summer What We are Watching this Summer Our Seasonal Homemaking...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are kicking off our Summer 2026 season today with an article from our brand new resource, Homemaker’s Journal .  It's a seasonal magazine, but so much more than a magazine. Filled with encouraging, inspirational articles from over a dozen homemakers, this publication is mea...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am chatting with In-the-Trenches homemaker and fellow podcaster, Hannah Stewart, of the Sugar and Spice Mom Life Podcast.  Growing up, Hannah said she never wanted to get married or have kids, but God used the hospitable families of the church she attended in college to birth in...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We’ve reached then end of this season of The Art of Home and the end of our spring cleaning series. We have covered motivations for spring cleaning from history, modern sources and the Bible and we discussed tools and supplies. Then we utilized the top-down cleaning method to work...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We're talking about family road trip adventures with former guest and road trip enthusiast, Jenny Nanninga.  Jenny, her husband, and their 5 girls love to travel from their home in California on the highways and byways of America to see what adventures they can discover. They...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. The Art of Home’s first print publication, Homemaker’s Journal, is making its debut in the world! Today is launch day and I am bursting to tell you all about this project and why I believe it is a valuable addition to your homemaking resource library, providing you with tons of mot...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am so excited to host our very first French homemaker! Eva Suchecki is keeping a home in France with her husband and their 3 children. We discuss her leaving the workforce to stay home full time, her covid era birth experiences and the big surprise of welcoming her 2 year old nep...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I’m back with some more spring cleaning motivation for you today. So far we’ve covered some spring cleaning history, tools, surfaces overhead, walls and vertical surfaces, and linens & curtains.  This week we will discuss furniture, appliances and the forgotten . The entire tra...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. I am so excited to be bringing you our first deep dive into the world of quilting, with homemaker, quilter, and teacher, Jessica Clark of thelarklife.com and the Handmade Happiness Podcast.  Jessica didn’t grow up with quilts but she did have fond memories of her grandmother’s quil...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today, we are continuing to spring clean our way through the home with the top-down approach. We’ve covered ceilings and overhead things and all of the hard vertical surfaces, including windows, doors and walls. This week, we will tackle the soft surfaces-primarily window coverings...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Today, I am bringing you a conversation with a young woman who is practicing homemaking in South Africa. After meeting her now husband online in 2020 and developing a relationship long-distance for several years, Jayms left everything she knew in America to be nearer to David in hi...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are continuing our Spring Cleaning series with a top-down refresh of the “vertical surfaces” that quietly collect dust and grime all year long. In this Monday Motivation, I will walk you through simple, practical steps for cleaning windows (including sills, tracks, and screens),...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Spring has sprung with new life, new growth and a new kind of podcast episode on The Art of Home. Today, I am bringing you the first seasonal ramble with myself and Jessica Fisher.  We kick off this relaxed, mostly unscripted, conversation with some spring-related icebreaker questi...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. This week, we’re kicking off the “real” work of spring cleaning with a top-down approach —starting with what’s overhead: ceilings, vents, fans, lights, and fixtures.  You’ll learn why cleaning from the top down saves time (and re-cleaning), how overhead dust impacts indoor air qual...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Carrie Sullivan has been keeping a home for over 20 years through changing seasons of motherhood, working outside the home, full-time homemaking, grief and growing faith. Now, in her 50’s, with kids nearing launch-time, Carrie has come to view homemaking as a meaningful vocation an...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. After over 3 decades of homemaking, I have found there to be 3 Essential Tools and a handful of miscellaneous supplies which will equip you for any type of cleaning in your home; both regular maintenance and seasonal.  I will give you a bit of history on the top 3 as well as inform...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. We are kicking off Season 28 today a brand new Homemaker Portrait!  I'm starting this episode with some notes from you out of the mail bag, what to expect this season on the podcast and magazine updates!! After those updates, I am chatting with my good friend, Kathlena Rule, a...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Spring cleaning can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to tackle it without purpose or perspective. In this episode, I'm sharing historical, modern, and Biblical encouragement to help you approach seasonal cleaning as a manageable reset—one step at a time. Join me every Mon...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. As we close out this season of The Art of Home, the fifth and final Act of Courageous Homemaking I'd like to challenge you with is, In the Darkness, Remember.   When you cannot see the way out, you must cling to the gracious hand of God and let Him guide you.  You will learn t...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Well, we are moving right along in our Acts of Courageous Homemaking Series and I have a new installment for you today. I am addressing our tendency to worry.  The Bible has a lot to say about anxiety, fear and worry; giving us practical help in a world that seems intent on stoking...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. In this final long form episode of our winter 2026 season, I am presenting a portrait of a single homemaker, Brittany Shepard, who has been keeping a home as a single woman for many years. Though being single in her 40s is not what she expected, she has learned to see the unique va...