It is still a little strange for me to think of myself as a homemaker. Isn’t that synonymous with the 1950’s and June Cleaver? I don’t look much like her, and I do other work besides managing a home, as a blogger. When I quit my teaching job to be a SAHM six years ago, it felt awkward to put “homemaker” on my taxes… Read more
I am excited to announce a fun, free homemaking challenge that will be available in the month of July! I recently polled our private Facebook group, asking what type of challenge you would be most interested in. The overwhelming top choice of those provided was encouragement to be diligent at home. So, that got me thinking. What would a be a… Read more
Several weeks ago, I sent out an email sharing a few ways I am using my home as a ministry hub in this season of life. It’s not easy to leave my house right now, with three little kids, but God is opening my eyes to the deep, rich possibilities of hospitality and home-centered serving. * Note: If you don’t… Read more
By the afternoon each day, I’m beat. A morning filled with rising early, writing and blogging from 5:30-8:30 (my husband fields the kids to give me that time), and then caring for children, running errands, seeing friends, and doing housework from 8:30-2:30 depletes my energy completely. When afternoon rolls around, and each of my children are safely deposited in their respective… Read more
When my first daughter was old enough to use a sippy cup, it was easy enough to keep track of it. Because the cups we used did not leak, and because she wasn’t a good drinker (which created issues), she was allowed to carry her cup around the house with her throughout the day, and usually slept with a cup… Read more
Would you like to figure out how to enjoy housework? Here’s what worked for me! You guys. I figured out how to make myself look forward to housework and enjoy it! This has been such a breakthrough! How I started to enjoy housework It all started when I decided I should read books by Christian thinkers and influencers (you know, since I’m a… Read more
Over the past two years, I’ve slowly gotten into homemaking. Now, it’s sort of “my thing.” I didn’t see it coming, but somewhere along the way, I began to realize the eternal, beautiful, godly, glorious significance of Biblical homemaking. I began to see that this is much more than cleaning toilets. Godly homemaking is the intermingling of craft and work for the purpose of… Read more
I have learned a very wonderful secret about the constant toy mess my three little kids make. What is it? …I have control. Now I don’t mean “controlling” my children by making them pick up after themselves or only play with one thing at a time. Honestly, that drives me more insane than if I just do it myself because that’s a… Read more
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