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with special guest, Jessica Fisher 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 questions, then we chat books and simple seasonal cooking (including lunch prep, yogurt, homemade roast beef, flavored syrups and more). We cover what we are watching,

Transcript and Show Notes for Monday Motivation #54 Listen to Monday Motivation 54 JUMP TO RESOURCE LINKS Why Top Down Cleaning is Best Whether you are spring cleaning or weekly cleaning, it’s always best to take a top down approach. Cleaning surfaces in the room from top to bottom works with gravity, in that dirt and dust will always fall downward -eventually-when disturbed. If you start by cleaning mid-level surfaces, like a coffee table, for example, but then realize you n

click to Listen to Carrie's Story of Home 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 and true calling from God. We cover all the usual territory of homemaking strengths, weaknesses, expectations, hospitality, and more. And as a little bonus, I

Jump to Favorite Tools Essential cleaning tool #1, Brooms and Brushes Brooms are likely one of the first cleaning tools. They made their appearance in households as early as 4000 BC when ancient Mesopotamians would bind together twigs and spices for a handheld sweeping tool. The Shakers are credited with inventing the flat broom in the late 1700’s and by the mid-1800s brooms were being made in factories then sold door-to-door to homemakers eager to use this helpful tool in th

Kathlena Rule has been keeping a home with her husband, Ed, for 42 years. Through raising sons and international moves, they have intentionally built an unhurried home for relationships to flourish. As Kathlena says, "The home is a tool. The people are the point." Listen to this episode to hear Kathlena's homemaking wisdom, over four decades in the making. SHOW NOTES: Mentioned in Mail Bag Segment: Perfect Potluck, an online tool for coordinating group meals Take Them a Meal

Acts of Courageous Homemaking Series, Part 1 Listen to this Episode JUMP TO RESOURCES AI Disclosure Episode Summary & Top Takeaways In a world of partisan narratives and inflammatory media, how can Christian homemakers stay informed without becoming overwhelmed, apathetic, or isolationist? As homemakers, we have a unique opportunity as we practice the art of keeping a home. We have the privilege and high calling to tend these "divinely ordained fountains of life" that shape s

Show Notes and Full Article Jump to Resource Links Recently, one of my favorite YouTubers posted a video about winter homemaking. She quoted another creator who said, "Winter is for the makers." Drawing on historical records of early American life, we know that the winters were marked by long nights for extra sleep and days spent mostly indoors working with one's hands. Winter was a time for rest, but it was also time for a certain type of work. Winter was the time to spin

LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE Made with AI It's that time of year. "New Year, New You" posts and articles abound and you may be feeling the pressure to do a complete overhaul of your eating, exercise and housekeeping habits. You pull out the colored pens, crack open a brand new planner and start filling in the calendar with all of the new and improved ways you will do more and be more this year. But what if yearly planning wasn't about adding more to our plates, but about gaining c