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. We are gearing up for the premier of our 4th and final Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive, Community later this season. So this week I am re-publishing the first three Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive episodes so you can refresh your memory, or listen for the first time. This episode o...

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 gearing up for the premier of our 4th and final Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive, Community later this season. So this week I am re-publishing the first three Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive episodes so you can refresh your memory, or listen for the first time. This episode o...

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 prepare for the upcoming deep dive on the 4th Pillar of Homemaking, Community, we have been revisiting the other pillars; Identity, Values, and Rhythms.  Over the past few weeks, we’ve looked at rhythms of rest, worship and work.  Today we turn our attention to a rhythm that...

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 seasoned homemaker, Georgetta Christensen, who was nominated by her daughter Lydia Vest. Here’s some of what Lydia had to say about her mom.  “My mother used every opportunity available to spread the Gospel, to be a light-—from our neighbors, teachers, the pest c...

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 in the 3rd week of diving deeper into Homemaking Pillar #3, Rhythms & Routines.  We’ve talked about the difference between a rhythm and a routine. We’ve talked about starting our homemaking from a place of rest, and last week we discussed the importance of establishing 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. In this episode I am chatting with newbie homemaker, Mallori Tinkler. After working a while as a nurse, Mallori came home full time when her daughter was born.  We talk about the challenges of going from 2 incomes to 1 and the importance of a budget that both husband and wife can f...

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 to revisit the 3rd pillar of homemaking, Rhythms & Routines in our Monday Motivations. Last week we talked about beginning our homemaking from a place of rest and establishing regular rhythms of rest in our home. This week we will look at how to establish Rhyt...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Hello Homemaker! After a little update on what I was doing last month on my podcast break, I've got a brand new In-the-Trenches Homemaker Portrait for you!  About today's guest, Emily Baxter: She’s a busy homeschool mom of 5, she’s a writer and a lover of all things home...

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 season we will be doing a Deep Dive on the 4th and final pillar of homemaking, community. In preparation, I wanted to revisit the other 3 pillars-Identity, Values & Priorities, and Rhythms & Routines. Last season, in Monday Motivation we covered Identity and I will be...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Welcome to the first long-form episode of Season 24! Today you'll get to meet In-the-Trenches Homemaker, Rachael Bomsta of Healing Home. I am also answering a mail bag question about my favorite cleaning products.  About Today's Guest: Rachael  is a very busy mama to 4, s...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Welcome to Season 24 and Year 5 of The Art of Home! 🎉  Do you ever wonder why we make a months-long celebration out of the Incarnation of Jesus at Christmas, but barely give a weekend to commemorate His sacrifice and resurrection from the dead at Easter?  What do we do with a holi...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Jessica Fisher has been keeping a home with her husband for 31 years and they have raised and homeschooled 6 kids. She is passionate about living debt-free and she shares all her knowledge and debt-free ideas, especially food savings on her blog, goodcheapeats.com. She also has som...

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 spring time and at our house that means lots of birthday celebrations. Whether you have a big family or several birthdays in one season, elaborate celebrations and gifts can quickly turn something meant for joy into a burden and a chore.  Now, don’t get me wrong, I love a good...

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’s guest was nominated by her daughter, Sydney, who wrote on the nomination form, " My mom has given her entire life to raising me and my six siblings. Five of us were adopted, many with trauma that needed special attention. She has shown strength and dignity through it 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. We are so blessed in this era to have gadgets and gizmos a plenty that make our homemaking life so much easier than our foremothers, but we need to care for those work-savers so they keep on serving us well for years to come.  Today we are talking about cleaning tips and schedules...

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, Amber Reesor, who has been keeping a home with her husband, Curtis, for 10 years. They have 2 little girls who as Amber says, completely changed her heart for homemaking.   We talk about the amazing legacy of contentmen...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Last week, I gave you some ideas for celebrating Valentine’s day and expressing your love through simple acts of homemaking like cooking your family’s favorite food, leaving loving notes around the house, playing music tied to special memories and even some ways to ignite the flame...

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 Laura Ruoff about her 18 years of keeping a home with husband, Chris, and their 11 year old son. We chat about all the things; challenges, expectations, fails and wins—how Laura is coming to terms with the illusion of perfectionism and balance, especially in her...

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 is February 3rd. Have you made any plans for Valentine’s Day? I realize that some people dismiss this as a greeting card holiday or despise it as a day fraught traumatic memories of not getting a valentine from the boy you had a crush on in 3rd grade. Today, I’m inviting you...

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 going to hear from Charity Gibson, who not only works outside the home but has written a book called The Working Homemaker: Employed Christian Moms Desiring a Thriving Home Life.   Charity is at peace with her decision to be a working homemaker, yet is just as passion...

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 today to revisit the 1st Pillar of Homemaking, Identity. Last week we looked at looking with, looking without, and looking up for identity, as well as some common identity thieves. Be sure to go back and give that a listen if you haven’t. Today we are going to tal...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. On today’s episode I am chatting with seasoned homemaker, Mindy Heiner, who was nominated by her daughter-in-law, Cassandra, whose glowing recommendation described Mindy as a blessing, an example, and an inspiration to her as a fellow homemaker.  “She has shown me that you can have...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. If you’re new to the art of home, you may not be familiar with the 4 pillars of homemaking we’ve been exploring over the past couple of years—Identity, Values & Priorities, Rhythms & Routines, and Community. We have done Deep Dives into the first three and this year we will...

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 talking about cleaning today! This will not be an exhaustive deep dive on the topic, rather, I’m calling it "Cleaning 101," because my goal with this episode is: Define what I do and do not mean by the word “clean" To encourage you to consider a few things you...

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 January 13, how are your new year’s homemaking resolutions going? Many of us use the new year, post holiday season as an opportunity to overhaul our systems and try out new schedules in an effort to streamline and improve our homemaking. Have you considered creating chore char...