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. Thank you for two great years of The Art of Home podcast! Join us for this special episode as your host, Allison, shares what is ahead. We are launching our exploration of the Four Pillars of Homemaking: 1. Identity 2. Values & Priorities 3. Rhythms & Routines 4. Community...

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, Mandi Thompson, is an in-the-trenches homemaker. She has been married to Don for 18 years and they have 2 teenage daughters. She has mostly been a full-time homemaker, but recently added a full time job as a sales representative in the gift industry. Mandi primarily...

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 show, I am chatting with in-the-trenches homemaker, Kelly Gundersen. Our in the trenches category includes homemakers who have been practicing more than 5 but less than 25 years. They are past the newlywed stage and are working through how to prioritize marriage amidst 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. Debbie had a vision for what her adult life would look like and it absolutely did NOT involve kids or full time homemaking. Join us as we talk about how God challenged Debbie's fantasy life, gave her a desire for children and eventually called her out of her career in law to 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. In today’s episode, we are doing a Deep Dive into the topic of Marital Intimacy. I’m joined by my two friends, Sandi Goforth and Gwen Cunningham, who were both featured on the podcast as subjects of homemaker portraits. Sandi has been married to Walt for over 45 years and Gwen has...

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 about wellness for the homemaker with Leslie Lucadou, who was featured on The Art of Home Podcast in a Homemaker Portrait in 2022. Leslie is a homemaker and a mom to three little girls. She is a seminary graduate and she has a passion for helping women confidently stu...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Merry Christmas, Homemakers! Join us for more holiday stories of home. You will hear from 3 more homemakers about their Christmas tips, traditions, memories, recipes and strategies for keeping the Main Thing the main thing during this busy season. HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Simple D...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Merry Christmas, Homemakers! Join us for more holiday stories of home. You will hear from 5 more homemakers about their Christmas tips, traditions, memories, recipes and strategies for keeping the Main Thing the main thing during this busy season. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Lana&apo...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Merry Christmas, Homemakers! Join us for more holiday stories of home. You will hear from 5 more homemakers about their Christmas tips, traditions, memories, recipes and strategies for keeping the Main Thing the main thing during this busy season. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Phil&apo...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Merry Christmas, Homemakers!! Join us for our first of four special holiday episodes. You will hear from 4 different homemakers all about their family traditions, food, and how they keep their eyes fixed on Jesus during the month of December. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE "The Adv...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us today for this seasoned homemaker portrait of Kimberly Simpson . We chat about her experience of keeping a home for over 30 years with husband, Jim. Kimberly is a deep thinker and is passionate about cultivating meaningful relationships with family, neighbors and her sister...

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 my friend, Dani Hamilton. She is an in-the-trenches homemaking mama of 3 little boys and wife to husband, Luke who is a professional firefighter. Dani is an amazing artist, one of the most creative people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing...

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 show I am talking with my friend Michelle Poehlmann (pronounced "Pell-men") about her homemaking journey over the past decade with husband, Luke. With 3 kids, ages six and under, Michelle definitely qualifies as an in-the-trenches homemaker. After working outsi...

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 talking with Betty Hicks who has been keeping a home with husband Dan for 37 years. Betty is a mom, a grandmother, a retired military analyst, a breast cancer survivor and a published author. She and Dan started their married life making a home in Germany, just before the end...

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 am talking with seasoned homemaker, Adrienne Schrank, about her experience of keeping home for the past 34 years with husband, Ron. Adrienne is a born administrator, a trait which has served her well in the organizing and time management side of homemaking but...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for a discussion about special needs in the home.  We are talking to both homemakers with special needs family members AND homemakers without. We want to encourage and strengthen the former group and educate and inspire the latter group to provide support and help to these...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for this Newbie Homemaker Portrait of my friend, Abby Colbath. Despite your youth and classification as a "Newbie", Abby has a lot to share. Her experiences over the past few years have given her perspective and wisdom that many of us don’t gain until much later i...

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 9 of The Art of Home with a portrait of seasoned homemaker, Jeanne Coté, who has been keeping a home with her husband, Jeff, for 44 years. They have raised a houseful of girls, and even "adopted" another girl through some radical hospitality. Je...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for our summer reading series. During the month of August we are working through JR Miller's classic, Home-Making, published in 1882. Each Wednesday your host, Allison, will read two chapters from this short book. Each Friday, The Art of Home will distribute correspond...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for our summer reading series. During the month of August we are working through JR Miller's classic, Home-Making, published in 1882. Each Wednesday your host, Allison, will read two chapters from this short book. Each Friday, The Art of Home will distribute correspond...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for our summer reading series. During the month of August we are working through JR Miller's classic, Home-Making, published in 1882. Each Wednesday your host, Allison, will read two chapters from this short book. Each Friday, The Art of Home will distribute correspond...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for our summer reading series. During the month of August we are working through JR Miller's classic, Home-Making, published in 1882. Each Wednesday your host, Allison, will read two chapters from this short book. Each Friday, The Art of Home will distribute correspond...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for our summer reading series. During the month of August we are working through JR Miller's classic, Home-Making, published in 1882. Each Wednesday your host, Allison, will read two chapters from this short book. Each Friday, The Art of Home will distribute correspond...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Join us for this portrait of In-the-Trenches Homemaker, Amber Davis. We chat about multi-generational households, chronic illness, and how to manage expectations while juggling homemaking and working outside the home. Amber is a former park ranger, Bible teacher, poet, mom, step-mo...

Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode. Seasoned homemaker, Roberta Hemphill, shares with us the ups and downs of her 40 year homemaking career. We chat about her passion for preserving memories and her experience parenting 2 kids on the autism spectrum when very little was known about this condition.  Resources *contain...