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In this episode I am chatting with Kerita Fuller about her experience keeping a home for the past 10 years with her husband and step children. Kerita worked for the US Air Force for 20 years before retiring and fully embracing her role as full time homemaker and helpmeet to her husband. We talk about her sudden and steep learning curve of become a mom, not to babies, but to teens. She had a very short runway to prepare them to leave the nest as capable young adults and that was a big responsibility. Kerita shares openly how infertility can tempt her to compare to women who have what she doesn’t but that God has taught her that what motherhood looks like is not what she thinks it should look like, but what He says it looks like. I love her perspective on hospitality and how homemaking builds community and she has some fun stories, tips and ideas to share. EPISODE RESOURCES At Home with Sally Podcast, Metaphors That Will Inspire For Life (with Joy Clarkson), Feb. 12, 2024Simple Farmhouse Life Podcast, Are You Overwhelmed and Angry in Motherhood? | Natalie Hixson, Angry Mama Coach, Ep. 224, Feb.13, 2024Follow Kerita's Knitting Adventures in IG | @mrskeritafullerShow Notes | theartofhomepodcast.com/blogHOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy MailNewsletter ArchiveAudio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supportersSUPPORT & CONNECT  Review | Love The Podcast Contact  | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook  |  Website | Email  Follow | Follow The PodcastSupport | theartofhomepodcast.com/supportSupport the show

Happy Valentine's Day! In this episode I share what I've been up to (including my 2nd grand baby's gender 🥰) as well as some thoughts on expectations and Valentine's Day.  In the interview portion, I am chatting with seasoned homemaker, Lydia Goode about her 47+ years experience of keeping a home and raising 5 children. Lydia acquired her homemaking skills from the example of older women and from home ec classes in high school and even through college. She is passionate about the Titus 2 model and shares how Titus 2 women ministered to her in the early years of homemaking. Lydia shares about the challenge of their recent move from their home of 32 years in Florida to a new home in Tennessee to be near their son and his family. Through it all, she sees how God has been faithful in every season of her homemaking. EPISODE RESOURCES Valentine Ideas | theartofhomepodcast.com/blogSidetracked Home Executives by Pam Young and Peggy JonesShow Notes | theartofhomepodcast.com/blogHOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy MailNewsletter ArchiveAudio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supportersSUPPORT & CONNECT  Review | Love The Podcast Contact  | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook  |  Website | Email  Follow | Follow The PodcastSupport | theartofhomepodcast.com/supportSupport the show

Imagine being caught in a home emergency, your heart racing and mind scattered — would you know what to do? This episode is a must-listen for every homemaker as I sit down with Elizabeth Dillard, a paramedic firefighter with a wealth of field experience, to arm you with the knowledge and skills for effective crisis management in the home. Together, we dissect the fine line between fear that paralyzes and fear that mobilizes. Elizabeth shares empowering wisdom from scripture to fight paralyzing fear AND some practical knowledge for preparing your response and assessing  life-threatening situations. In this episode: 🔥Preparing Your Response: 2 Kinds of Fear and what scripture has to say about them, YOU are the first responder and you set the tone. 🔥Incident Management; what to do in actual medical  and fire emergencies (mild content warning: we do discuss medical trauma). 🔥Post-Incident Management: what to do after the emergency. How to work through the aftermath for ourselves and with others. EPISODE NOTES: Elizabeth's Homemaker Portrait, S14: E4Scripture to Fight Fear: 2 Tim 1:7, Joshua 10:25, 1 Chron 28:20, Psalm 56:4, Psalm 118:6, Heb 13:6M.A.R.C.H. acronym : Massive Hemorrhage, Airway, Respiration, Circulation, HypothermiaCardiac Arrest: Remember, "No, No, Go". Are they responding normally? Are they breathing normally? If answer to both is "NO" then GO ahead with CPR.Vial of LifeBooks to help Kids with trauma and grief: The Good Shepard, by Gary Varvel, The Memory BoxDetailed Show Notes, search episode title at  theartofhomepodcast.com/blogHOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy MailNewsletter ArchiveAudio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supportersSUPPORT & CONNECT  Review | Love The Podcast Contact  | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook  |  Website | Email  Follow | Follow The PodcastSupport | theartofhomepodcast.com/supportSupport the show

Welcome to Season 18! Today I will catch you up on what I've been up to since Christmas (including my own version of a pantry challenge) and share what is coming this season on The Art of Home. Then we will jump into our conversation with Bethany Kimsey, host of The Warrior Mama Podcast, wife to Troy for 27 years and mama to 8! She has a passion for helping women take hold of the Gospel and confidently apply it in their motherhood. Bethany has so much wisdom to share about homemaking, parenting, prayer and following Jesus through it all; I know you will enjoy her story of home. EPISODE RESOURCES Connect with Bethany| website: bethanykimsey.co | instagram: @bethanykimseyThe Warrior Mama Podcast| Apple | Spotify Warrior Mama's Prayer Journal (use discount code AOH15)Warrior Motherhood CommunityShow Notes | theartofhomepodcast.com/blog HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy MailNewsletter Archive SUPPORT & CONNECT  Review | Love The Podcast Contact  | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook  |  Website | Email  Follow | Follow The PodcastSupport | theartofhomepodcast.com/supportSupport the show

I've got one final round of Christmas content for you today with 5 more homemaking friends. We will hear from Jen May, Heather Love, Jessica Wood, Naomi Fata and Michele Marshall about their Christmas memories, traditions, recipes and tips for keeping Christ at the center of the celebration. I am sharing tips on organizing and storing away your decor so that your future self with thank you. And as we wrap up the year, I look back at 2023 with a grateful heart and also share a glimpse of what’s in store for 2024. From tips and recipes to favorite Christmas songs and movies, we take you on a festive ride. So, pour yourself a cup of hot cocoa, cozy up, and let’s share the joys and experiences of holiday homemaking during the most wonderful time of the year. FROM THIS EPISODE All links and resources shared by guests will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. For future reference, check newsletter archive, Season 17, Vol. 4HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy MailNewsletter Archive HOLIDAY HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Advent Devotional GuideHoliday Homemaking 2021 & 2022 (enter "holiday homemaking" in search bar) SUPPORT & CONNECT  Review | Love The Podcast Contact  | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook  |  Website | Email  Follow | Follow The PodcastSupport | theartofhomepodcast.com/support   Support the show

Welcome to the coziest corner of the podcast world, where I invite you to wrap yourself in a warm blanket of holiday cheer! By my side is a merry group of six homemakers, each with a Christmas story to share, unique traditions to reveal, and a heart filled with the joy of the season. FROM THIS EPISODE All links and resources shared by guests will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. For future reference, check newsletter archive, Season 17, Vol. 3HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy MailNewsletter Archive HOLIDAY HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Advent Devotional GuideHoliday Homemaking 2021 & 2022 (enter "holiday homemaking" in search bar) SUPPORT & CONNECT  Review | Love The Podcast Contact  | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook  |  Website | Email  Follow | Follow The PodcastSupport | theartofhomepodcast.com/support   Support the show

In today’s episode you will hear from Kelly Gundersen, Brenda VanHellen, Carly Poulin, Sarah Beaugh, Nichole Pace and Breanna Wakefield about their Christmas tips, traditions, recipes and memories. I’ve got another great poem from Marjorie Rawlings, some tips on how to host a tree decorating party, and I’m sharing my thoughts on the Advent theme of Peace from last year at the birth of my first grandchild. FROM THIS EPISODE All links and resources shared by guests will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. For future reference, check newsletter archive, Season 17, Vol.2HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy MailNewsletter Archive HOLIDAY HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Advent Devotional GuideHoliday Homemaking 2021 & 2022 (enter "holiday homemaking" in search bar) SUPPORT & CONNECT  Review | Love The Podcast Contact  | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook  |  Website | Email  Follow | Follow The PodcastSupport | theartofhomepodcast.com/support  Support the show

Merry Christmas, Homemakers! I am so excited to kick off this year’s Holiday Homemaking today! There is so much great content coming your way over the next 4 weeks you won't want to miss a single episode! Today you will hear from Debbie Ledoux, Hannah Torres, Terry Estep, Kay Aeby, Ginny White and Kristen Howard. I’ve got a funny little poem from Marjorie K Rawlings about the early shopper, I share about how decorating the tree reminds me of Jesus bringing hope and light in the darkness of depression, and I’m giving same basic tips to help you start decorating on the right foot.  FROM THIS EPISODE All links and resources shared by guests will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. For future reference, check newsletter archive, Season 17, Vol.1Resources for Depression: Conquering Depression by Bruce Hennigan and Mark Sutton:  *This book helped me learn to identify what was causing, contributing to, and intensifying my anxiety and depression and gave me tools to fight back. American Association of Christian Counselors  *If you are a church member, you may want to start by talking with your pastor for counsel and recommendations of christian counselors in your area.  I cannot stress enough how valuable counseling has been for me...and the necessity to work with a counselor who will use scripture to help direct you to the truly Wonderful Counselor who knows you better than you know yourself. HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy MailNewsletter Archive HOLIDAY HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Advent Devotional GuideHoliday Homemaking 2021 & 2022 (enter "holiday homemaking" in search bar) SUPPORT & CONNECT  Review | Love The Podcast Contact  | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook  |  Website | Email  Follow | Follow The PodcastSupport | theartofhomepodcast.com/support  Support the show

In today’s episode I am chatting with in-the-trenches homemaker, Carly Poulin. Carly blew me away on her application when she shared that God used the art of home podcast to draw her to himself and now she is walking with the Lord. I never intended for this to be an evangelistic podcast but it is because we talk about what it looks like to follow Jesus in the midst of laundy and dishes and diapers, and raising toddlers and teenagers, and showing hospitality. The idea that the Creator of the universe meets us in the mundane and gives us all that we need to walk out our faith and glorify Him through the every day work of homemaking is revolutionary in our culture.  The stories we tell here about how Jesus transforms our homemaking were literally life-changing for Carly…her words, not mine. So keep that in mind as you listen. Carly is a new believer. She is learning and growing and fighting the good fight….shortly before we did this interview she unexpectedly lost her father and that threatened to shake her brand new faith. But God has been with her and I hope you will join me in praying for Carly’s faith to be strengthened, that she will be a light to her family as she serves them, and that God would bring some Titus 2 women into her life. FROM THIS EPISODE All links and resources will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. For future reference, check newsletter archive, Season 16 Vol. 7 HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy MailNewsletter Archive HOLIDAY HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Advent Devotional GuideHoliday Homemaking 2021 & 2022 (enter "holiday homemaking" in search bar) SUPPORT & CONNECT  Review | Love The Podcast Contact  | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook  |  Website | Email  Follow | Follow The PodcastSupport | theartofhomepodcast.com/support  Support the show

In today’s episode I am talking with In-the-Trenches homemaker, Naomi Fata. She’s been married 16 years and has 3 kids, ages 8 to 13. She homeschools and runs a sewing and alterations business out of her home--she is a very busy lady. We discuss how she has learned/is learning to balance homemaking, schooling and a home business through compromise, firm boundaries and letting go of some expectations. Naomi is passionate about teaching others how sewing can help them make the most of their clothing and home decor resources. Over the years, Naomi realized that this "stay-at-home dream life" she asked God for does not come with ease. It is challenging to manage it all, but she is learning to differentiate between what God has and has not called her to do in each new day. Whether running a home business or not, this principle applies to all of us as homemakers as we seek to thrive in our calling and not be distracted or overwhelmed by all the possibilities before us. I know you will be encouraged and learn something from Naomi's story of home. CONNECT WITH NAOMI Instagram | @naomifataWebsite | www.naomifata.netBook | Beyond Head Knowledge; Knowing Christ Who Satisfies Our HeartsYoutube | Naomi Fata Sews FROM THIS EPISODE All links and resources will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. For future reference, check newsletter archive, Season 16 Vol. 7Allison's Resource Rec: Safer Home Indoor Fly Trap Plug In HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy MailNewsletter Archive HOLIDAY HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Advent Devotional GuideHoliday Homemaking 2021 & 2022 (enter "holiday homemaking" in search bar) SUPPORT & CONNECT  Review | Love The Podcast Contact  | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook  |  Website | Email  Follow | Follow The PodcastSupport | theartofhomepodcast.com/support  Support the show

In this episode, I had the privilege of interviewing Breanna Wakefield, a full-time homemaker and mother of two. Breanna opened up about the strong influence her mom and grandmothers had on her homemaking journey, highlighting the importance of understanding the why and how behind our daily tasks. We delved into the challenges she faced during her pregnancies, including complications related to endometriosis and her battle with postpartum depression. As someone who has personally experienced postpartum depression, I found our conversation incredibly relatable and encouraging. Breanna also generously shared her tips, tricks, and ideas for successful homemaking, leaving me inspired and eager to implement them in my own life. Trust me, you don't want to miss this valuable and heartfelt conversation. FROM THIS EPISODE All links and resources will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. *For future reference, check newsletter archive, Season 16 Vol. 6 HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy MailNewsletter ArchiveHOLIDAY HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Advent Devotional GuideHoliday Homemaking 2021 & 2022 (enter "holiday homemaking" in search bar)SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A ReviewLove The Podcast (works on any device)Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a VoicemailInstagram | Facebook  |  Website | Email  Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening AppFollow The Podcast (works on any device)Support The Art of Hometheartofhomepodcast.com/support  (detailed instructions for sharing, reviewing and tipping)Support the show

Join me for this In-the-Trenches Homemaker Portrait of author, blogger and full-time homemaking mama, Kristen Howard. We talk about how growing up on a South Dakota cattle ranch shaped her idea of home and family and how God is working to grow Kristen's own home and family that she is making with her husband and 2 (almost 3) kids.  Kristen is passionate about slowing down and enjoying the every day gifts of home. That theme is what much of her writing centers around and it comes through clearly in this fun conversation. Connect with Kristen website | homesweethome.blog Books | Home Sweet Home: Book One, Home Sweet Home: Book Two, NEW! Home Sweet Home: Book ThreeFROM THIS EPISODE All links and resources will be available in this week's free newsletter. Click the link below to subscribe. *For future reference, check newsletter archive, Season 16 Vol. 5 HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy MailNewsletter ArchiveFree Audio Version and Study Guide for JR Miller's "Homemaking" Listen to the Audio of the book in our 2023 Summer Reading SeriesGet Your Free Study GuideSUPPORT & CONNECT WITH US Leave Us A ReviewLove The Podcast (works on any device)Stay In Touch with The Art of Home Podcast Leave Us a VoicemailInstagram | Facebook  |  Website | Email  Follow The Art of Home on Your Listening AppFollow The Podcast (works on any device)Support The Art of Hometheartofhomepodcast.com/support  (detailed instructions for sharing, reviewing and tipping)Support the show