The Homemaker's Club ® Podcast

We are back!!! In this week's episode, my friend Alex @lovedaphnemae on Instagram met me at the kitchen table and we had such a lovely conversation about restoration and the influence home has on the heart. Some of the main topics that we chatted about that I think you'll enjoy: Surrender and Redemption Homemaking through Hardships Gratitude for the Dailiness of Home The Proverbs 31 Woman Time Management Titus 2 and The Mother's Way It is our greatest hope that at the end of this conversation, you'll be refreshed with some useful provisions and encouragement as you make your house a home. Grab a cup of tea and we’ll meet you at the kitchen table! The Homemaker’s Club is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making a house a home. Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another. We currently gather on Instagram @wearethehomemakers and cannot wait to share a very big announcement in May! Visit Alex's blog and apply for The Mother's Way from April 11-15th, here.

In this week's episode, my friend Mary @ourkinandhome on Instagram met me at the kitchen table and we had such a lovely conversation about claiming our identities and walking confidently in our decision to prioritize the ministry of home. Some of the main topics that we chatted about that I think you'll enjoy: The Ministry of Home Maidenhood vs. Motherhood Social media and its place in our homes The Proverbs 31 woman Time Management It is our greatest hope that at the end of this conversation, you'll be refreshed with some useful provisions and encouragement as you make your house a home. Grab a cup of tea and we’ll meet you at the kitchen table! The Homemaker’s Club is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making a house a home. Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another. We currently gather on Instagram @wearethehomemakers.

In this week's episode, my friend and mentor, Sally Clarkson (@ on Instagram), met me at the table to celebrate the upcoming launch of her newest book, “Teatime Discipleship: Sharing Faith One Cup at a Time”! Some of the main topics that we chatted about, that are also discussed in her beautiful new book, that I think you'll enjoy: Moving from the mundane to the beautiful Relationship as the core of influence Filling our cups, so we can love others well It is our greatest hope that at the end of this conversation, you'll be refreshed with some useful provisions and lifegiving encouragement as you make your house a home. Let us pour you a cup of tea, gather some fresh homemade cookies, and we’ll meet you at the kitchen table! Sally’s new book, "Teatime Discipleship" is released on Tuesday, April 18. Available, here. We also discussed one her past books that I adore and found so helpful, “The Lifegiving Home”, also available here. The Homemaker’s Club is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making a house a home. Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another. We currently gather on Instagram @wearethehomemakers.

In this week's episode, my friend Liz (@thequickjourney on Instagram) met me at the kitchen table to discuss the meaningfulness of homemaking and motherhood being a worthy work. Some of the main topics that we chatted about that I think you'll enjoy: Mothering through the seasons Homemaking being a worthy work Routine and Rhythm It is our greatest hope that at the end of this conversation, you'll be refreshed with some useful provisions and encouragement as you make your house a home. Grab a cup of tea and we’ll meet you at the kitchen table! The Homemaker’s Club is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making a house a home. Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another. We currently gather on Instagram @wearethehomemakers.

In this week's episode, my friend Claire (@clairemariahmurray on Instagram) met me at the kitchen table where we chatted all about the legacy of motherhood. Some of the things that Claire and I discussed at the table are generational homemaking, the family table, rhythm, hospitality, faith and surrender, mother culture, and the legacy of motherhood. It is our hope that at the end of our conversation that you'll be encouraged and equipped to embrace the beautiful and incredibly valuable role of motherhood. Whether you are just beginning your journey of motherhood or approaching the years of having grandchildren, your work is valuable and cherished beyond measure. Grab a cup of tea and I'll meet you at the kitchen table! The Homemaker's Club is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making a house a home. We are the homemakers, gathered for good. Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another! The Homemaker's Club currently gathers @wearethehomemakers on Instagram, see you there!

In this week's episode, my friend Kate (@rootedintheseasons on Instagram) met me at the kitchen table and we had such a lovely conversation about our love for home and motherhood. Kate shared a bit about her family’s transition into her becoming a full-time homemaker and a bit about the transition from being a two-income household down to one. We chat about contentment and ways to be happy with what we currently have, the value in learning new skills, and some helpful ideas on how to rethink priorities within our homes. It is our greatest hope that at the end of this conversation, you'll be refreshed with some useful provisions and encouragement as you make your house a home. Grab a cup of tea and I'll meet you at the kitchen table! The Homemaker's Club is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making a house a home. We are the homemakers, gathered for good. Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another! The Homemaker's Club currently gathers @wearethehomemakers on Instagram, see you there!

In this week's episode, my friend Angelia (@nurturingtheseasons on Instagram) met me at the kitchen table and we had such a lovely conversation about our love for good food, home, and motherhood. Some of the topics that we chatted about that I think you'll enjoy: Setting an intentional rhythm and foundation for our homes Navigating social media Seeking beauty in HOME vs an aesthetic house "Get to" mindsets Discipline and routine Prioritizing presence over a perfectly clean home Lowering our expectations as a benefit for mental health Creating Home Office Hours (genius!) Meal Planning Inviting children into our homekeeping and housekeeping Authenticity And of course, our love for our sweet friends in the Homemaker's Club! It is our greatest hope that at the end of this conversation, you'll be refreshed with some useful provisions and encouragement as you make your house a home. Grab a cup of tea and I'll meet you at the kitchen table! The Homemaker's Club is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making a house a home. We are the homemakers, gathered for good. Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another! The Homemaker's Club currently gathers @wearethehomemakers on Instagram, see you there!

After a three month sabbatical, it feels so good to be back on the podcast! It was definitely a much-needed time of rest and restoration, and I couldn't be happier about being back at the table chatting about all things heart and home with my friends and fellow homemakers! You will be happy to hear the familiar voice of my friend, Katie DeGroot, she joined me on Episode 13 as we discussed what it's like going against the grain of our hyper-capitalistic society and choosing to prioritize home above anything else society deems important and successful. It is such an honor and privilege to have her back! In this week's episode, we gathered together to chat about the restoration of home that we are seeing online and in our communities, and how we are pioneers of both navigating and making home in the fast-paced world that lies further ahead of us while combining the skills and traditions of the past. It is our hope that at the end of this episode you are left with encouragement and knowing that the decision you are making to prioritize home is a grand and noble one and that we provide you with some thought-provoking ways in which you can find comfort, value, and success in this wildly beautiful and impactful vocation that we call, homemaking. A few little things that were mentioned in today's episode + the coordinating details: 1. Say hello to your fellow homemaker, Katie on Instagram, here! 2. Hear our past conversation in Episode 13, here. 2. Access Katie and Abbie's publication, "Hopeful Homemaking: A Guide", here. You can hear a bit about this publication briefly on both Episode 13 and 20. 4. Episode 20 with Abbie is accessible here, where we discuss Traditions and Quality Time. And say hello to Abbie on Instagram, here! The Homemaker's Club is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making a house a home. We are the homemakers, gathered for good. Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another! The Homemaker's Club currently gathers @wearethehomemakers on Instagram, see you there!

In this week's episode, Jess (founder and co-owner of the beloved family-owned brand Neuflora) and I gather together to discuss the ways in which reflection, gratitude, and intention play into our roles as homemakers, both for heart and home. We discuss the symbolism of her shoppe's mission and how it beautifully ties in with the need for intentionality both in heart and action, as we tend to the matters of making a house a home. From creating joyful hearts through the practice of gratitude, being mindful of what we bring into our homes, to taking moments to ready ourselves each morning for beauty and productivity as we prepare for our day's work... it is our hope that by the end of the episode, you'll feel encouraged to pause and let gratitude and awareness lead the way as we make home this holiday season. A few little things that were mentioned in today's episode + the coordinating details: 01. Say "hello" to Jess and the lovely Neuflora team on Instagram @neuflorawardrobe 02. Shop the tried n' true and beloved homemaker owned shop, Neuflora by clicking here. The Homemaker's Club ® is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making house a home. We are the homemakers, gathered for good®. Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another! The Homemaker's Club currently gathers on Instagram, see you there!

In today's episode, Natalie Hixson and I discuss something that is incredibly common in homes around the world, however, is widely swept under the rug and isn't talked about often within the homemaking community... y'all, you guessed it, today we are talking about mental and emotional health. Natalie and I invite you to listen in as we discuss some of the mental and emotional hardships that occasionally arise through varying seasons of marriage, motherhood, and homemaking and ways in which we have found restoration and healing through our personal journeys. It is our hope that after this episode, you will walk away feeling encouraged for understanding your burnout, mom guilt, anger, emotional fatigue, isolation, and whatever else you may be experiencing and be equipped with love, relatability, hope, and provision for how to limit the negative impact the hard moments or seasons have on you and within your home. Through the joys and hardships of homemaking... We are the homemakers, gathered for good. A few little things that were mentioned in today's episode + the coordinating details: 1. Visit Natalie Hixson's website, here. (She is not on Instagram!) 2. Download Natalie's Trigger Tracker, here. 3. Proverbs 14:1 "A wise woman builds her home, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands." The Homemaker's Club ® is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making house a home. We are the homemakers, gathered for good. ® Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another! The Homemaker's Club currently gathers on Instagram, see you there! Support the show

In this week’s episode, my friend Abbie joins me as we discuss all things heart and home. It is our hope that by the end of our conversation, you’ll be excited about bringing back traditions from your family's heritage and create new traditions as we head into the colder months, that you'll reflect on the things that you do well within your homemaking and let those gifts flourish so that you may leave a lasting impression on those entrusted in your care, and that you are sweetly encouraged and reminded that it is not the quantity of time spent at home that makes your house a home, but rather, the quality of time spent within with those you love. A few little things that were mentioned in today's episode + the coordinating details: 1. Say hello to Abbie on Instagram, here. 2. Say hello to Abbie's sweet friend and fellow homemaker, Katie on Instagram, here. 3. Listen to a past kitchen table chat between me and Katie, here. 4. Access Abbie and Katie's publications, here. 5. Listen to a conversation about traditions between me and Lanna Stenner, here. 6. Listen to a conversation about giving lifegiving words within our homes between me and Sally Clarkson, here. The Homemaker's Club ® is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making house a home. We are the homemakers, gathered for good. ® Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another! The Homemaker's Club currently gathers on Instagram, see you there!

In this week's episode, my friend Miss Sally Clarkson is back on the podcast and joins me to celebrate the release of her new book "Giving Your Words: The Lifegiving Power of a Verbal Home for Faith Family Formation"! We invite you to listen to our conversation as we discuss the magnificence of the atmosphere in which we fill our homes with, not only by the things we do, but with the words we fill our hearts and homes with. You are so loved, and you are so valuable. Your words matter. Homes matter. A few little things that were mentioned in today's episode + the coordinating details: 1. Say "hello" to Miss Sally on her Instagram @sally.clarkson. 2. Purchase her newest book, "Giving Your Words", available here. 3. Sally Clarkson's book, "The Lifegiving Home", available here. 4. Sally Clarkson's book, "The Lifegiving Table", available here. 5. Luke 6:45 "A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart." 6. Philippians 4:8 "And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise" The Homemaker's Club ® is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making house a home. We are the homemakers, gathered for good. ® Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another! The Homemaker's Club currently gathers on Instagram, see you there!

In this week’s episode, my friend Alex joins me again as we dig into the basics of homemaking and discuss all things heart and home. It is our hope that by the end of our conversation, you’ll be encouraged in knowing that your role as a homemaker is far more valuable than your daily task list, that you are revived with some sweet ideas for finding beauty amongst your days, and that you are equipped with some guidance and grace for choosing what to prioritize in your daily and weekly rhythm for making your house a home. A few little things that were mentioned in today's episode + the coordinating details: 1. Say hello to Alex on her Instagram, by clicking here. 2. You can find Alex's blog, Love Daphne Mae, by clicking here. 3. Listen to our first conversation, here. 4. "The homemaker has the ultimate career." By C.S. Lewis 5. Listen to my conversation about legacy building with Jennifer Pepito, here. The Homemaker's Club ® is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making house a home. We are the homemakers, gathered for good. ® Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another! The Homemaker's Club currently gathers on Instagram, see you there!

In this week’s episode, my friend Lana and I discuss all things about creating and preserving traditions in our homes, useful skills that we can learn within our homes that will meet the needs of those entrusted in our care, and why we believe homemaking and homesteading are so beautifully connected to one another. My guest, Lana Stenner (on Instagram @lanastenner), is known for her presence for elevating her voice and love of faith, family, and farm life. It is our hope that by the end of our conversation, you’ll be encouraged in knowing that your role as a homemaker doesn’t end when your children have flown the nest, that you’ll be inspired to establish traditions of both old and new within your home and be encouraged to embrace aspects of homesteading into your homemaking journey! A few little things that were mentioned in today's episode + the coordinating details: 1.    Purchase Lana’s new book, The Grace Filled Homestead, available here. 2.    Lana’s podcast, The Grace Filled Grit, found here. 3.    Lana’s free One Year Bible Reading Plan, available here. 4.    Lana’s website, blog, and academy. The Homemaker's Club ® is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making house a home. We are the homemakers, gathered for good. ® Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another! The Homemaker's Club currently gathers on Instagram, see you there!

Friends, it is with great honor and joy that I get to share with you a conversation between myself and "the fairy godmother of homemaking" herself, Miss Sally Clarkson. When the opportunity arose to have this conversation with Miss Sally, someone who is highly adored and respected in the homemaking and homeschooling communities, I couldn't help but want to bring my friends in The Homemaker's Club along with me! I am so excited to have had the opportunity to bring your questions to the kitchen table. In this week's episode, I invite you to listen as we gather alongside one another to glean lifegiving wisdom from Miss Sally as she shares her heart for home and imparts her wisdom upon us, equipping us with encouragement and provision as we tie our apron strings and honor our life's work, as homemakers. "The more you develop a sense of self, the more you'll be able to develop a home that reflects the life that you have built into yourself. A home isn't about tasks, home is about heart and vision and love." - Sally Clarkson (@sally.clarson on Instagram) A few little things that were mentioned in today's episode + the coordinating details: 1. Sally Clarkson's podcast, At Home with Sally. 2. Sally Clarkson's blog, here. 3. Sally Clarkson's book, "The Lifegiving Home", available here. 4. Sally Clarkson's book, "The Lifegiving Table", available here. The Homemaker's Club ® is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making house a home. We are the homemakers, gathered for good. ® Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another! The Homemaker's Club currently gathers on Instagram, see you there!

In this week's episode, my friend Molly DeFrank joins me as we discuss the impact that technology has on the home life and how to create a healthy balance that works for your family, using her tried and true method shared in her book, "Digital Detox: The Two-Week Tech Reset for Kids". "We enjoy digital entertainment. We like technology. We don't want to banish it forever. We just want it to be working for us rather than feeling stuck and enslaved to it. So how do we make a long-term plan for our family that we can sustain our results, but also bring it back in." "For me as a person of faith, I think about God telling his people how they should parent their kids and he gives so much freedom here in styles of parenting, but one of the things he said is train your kids up and talk about me when you're going along the road, when you're laying down, when you're getting up. We're living in a culture where all of those moments, all those in between times, they're all filled with a device. They're filling every single moment that historically families have used to connect, those little pockets of boredom. They're not there anymore because we're filling them up. So, when you take them away, you're actually giving yourself, and your home, and your kids an opportunity... pocket moments to connect with each other." - Molly DeFrank (@mollydefrank on Instagram) You can purchase Molly's book "Digital Detox" here, where you'll also receive a handful of freebies with your purchase that will be useful, such as the kitchen table discussion prompts and scripts for approaching the implementation of a "digital detox" in your home that we discussed in this week's episode! (Note: Don't forget to add your order/receipt number at the bottom of her website to receive your freebies!) The Homemaker's Club ® is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making house a home. We are the homemakers, gathered for good. ® Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another! The Homemaker's Club currently gathers on Instagram, see you there!

In this week’s episode, my friend Jennifer Pepito is back and we are celebrating the release of her new book, “Mothering by the Book: The Power of Reading Aloud to Overcome Fear and Recapture Joy”!  From extending grace, establishing rhythm, reading classic literature, to being positive producers in our homes and communities… we invite you to listen in as we discuss the ways in which we can find joy in the midst of hardship. “We can still, even while things might seem to be falling apart in one area, bake our bread or hang the laundry on the line and appreciate the beautiful smell and the way it looks in the breeze, or take our children on a picnic and appreciate the beauty of being outdoors with them. Even in the midst of hardship, we can find joy, and that's what we see in these stories and what we can live out in our own personal lives.” – Jennifer Pepito (@jenniferpepito on Instagram)  A few little things that were mentioned in today's episode + the coordinating details: 1. Jen's book, "Mothering by the Book", available here! (Don't forget to add your order number at the bottom of her website to receive her Mothering by the Book Course, as a complimentary gift!) 2. Jen's "Peaceful Press Planner", available here. 3. The Little House on the Prairie Series, available here. 4. 24 Family Ways by Clay Clarkson, available here. 5. M is for Mama by Abbie Halberstadt, available here (Find Abbie @m.is.for.mama on Instagram) The Homemaker's Club™ is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making house a home. We are the homemakers, gathered for good. ™ Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another! The Homemaker's Club currently gathers on Instagram.

In this week's episode, my friend Katie and I discuss the movement of women claiming their homes with home and intention for changing the course of their homes and those entrusted in their care, the future for the next generations, and as aid in a homesick world... even when it goes against the grain of modern society. "I think we've kind of come to a place where what's being presented to us as an option really isn't working and we want something different. I don't necessarily think it's about a return to the past, what I think it's about is going forward into something else." - Katie DeGroot (@katherinelouisedegroot on Instagram) A few little things that were mentioned in today's episode + the coordinating details: 1. Katie's friend, Abby (@thefranzschoolhouse on Instagram) who is the co-author, alongside Katie, of the beautiful guide for homemaking, linked below. 2. Hopeful Homemaking: A Guide, available here. 3. The podcast with Liz Marie Galvan (@lizmariegalvan on Instagram), discussing Making Home Cozy, available to listen here. Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another! The Homemaker's Club currently gathers on Instagram. The Homemaker's Club™ is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making house a home. We are the homemakers, gathered for good. The Homemaker's Market: Goods + Provisions for Making a House a Home | Shop The Homemaker's Market Here!

In today's short and sweet episode, my friend Jenna and I invite you to listen in as we discuss the importance of evaluating what matters most in your home, your "why", so that you can boldly find value amongst opposition from self, friends, family, or society when it comes to the misunderstanding of what a homemaker's role is within her home. "You are making a home for whoever's in it. Maybe it's your guests. Maybe it's the friends you have over for dinner. But being a homemaker is more than being a housewife or a mom, it's making a nice home for everybody in it." - Jenna Smith (@theteacuphomestead on Instagram) A few little things that were mentioned in today’s episode + the coordinating details: 1. Visit Jenna's blog and Persian Tea shoppe here. 2. The Homemaker's Club community cookbooks are filled with hundreds of stories of home, tips n' tricks, and tried n' true recipes from the women in The Homemaker's Club. "The Homemaker's Table" cookbooks are available here. Volume Four releasing soon! Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another! The Homemaker's Club currently gathers on Instagram. The Homemaker's Club™ is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making house a home. We are the homemakers, gathered for good. The Homemaker's Market has new spring goods and tees in stock! The Homemaker's Market: Goods + Provisions for Making a House a Home | Shop The Homemaker's Market Here!

In today's episode, my friend Jenny and I invite you to listen in as we discuss the imaginary checklists that we create for being a "certified" homemaker through comparison and the need for checking expectations at the door and share ways in which we fight for beauty and gratitude amongst the tasks of our days' work within our homes. "Homemaking, a lot of times is 1000 mundane tasks every single day that you're going to do over and over and over again that you're like, "I'm doing this today so that I can get up again tomorrow and do it again. Like it's going be the same. It's I'm going have to clean the kitchen again tomorrow, probably three times." So that is super defeating to me. If I get in that realm, what can I do that's going make it special. Is it going to be music, a candle, like a cup of tea, coffee for me usually or what can I find that's beautiful here? Like, what am I living right now that I prayed for? What am I living right now that I always hoped for? That I'm still not reaching this like checkbox or this expectation, so that I'm almost discontent in the right now because this still isn't perfect. And this still isn't perfect. And maybe my kitchen doesn't look like this, or maybe my weights like this, or my hair's falling out. All of those things, what can we do in those moments? Well, we can kind of say like, "what are our expectations? And what's actually really beautiful, and where am I really at?" - Jenny Fitzgerald (@fitzgeraldlane on Instagram) A few little things that were mentioned in today’s episode + the coordinating details: 1. Visit The Fitzgerald Lane Blog by tapping here. 2. Shop Jenny's mercantile and artwork by tapping here. 3. The book "One Thousand Gifts" Jenny mentioned by author, Ann Voskamp, available here. Join our community of thousands of women worldwide, as we navigate the joys and hardships of homemaking, alongside one another! The Homemaker's Club currently gathers on Instagram. The Homemaker's Club™ is a sisterhood of women who value the old-fashioned ways and traditions of making house a home. We are the homemakers, gathered for good. The Homemaker's Market has new spring goods and tees in stock! The Homemaker's Market: Goods + Provisions for Making a House a Home | Shop The Homemaker's Market Here!