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The Art of Home: A Podcast for Homemakers

Author: Allison L Weeks

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Exploring how homemakers cultivate a place to belong. Seeking to honor and elevate the art of homemaking by highlighting stories of women who have practiced this art over the long haul. Through Homemaker Portraits and Deep Dive episodes on subjects related to keeping the home we hope to encourage listeners to practice their art of making a home with confidence, faithfulness and joy. New episodes every Wednesday.

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Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode.One of the ways we can express love in our homemaking is to prioritize the family table. Slowing down long enough to gather and break bread together provides the family an opportunity to connect every day. In this episode we will look at things to consider regarding expectations and purpose as well as tips and ideas for setting the table and the mood and what to talk about once yo...
Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode.Welcome to Season 21!! Today, I am chatting with seasoned homemaker and mother of 10, Elizabeth Ours, who had the most clever blog name ever back the day, Yes, They are All Ours. Get it? 😁 Married right out of college, Elizabeth has been homemaking for four decades and homeschooled all 10 of her children. She has so much wisdom to share and her joyful attitude is contag...
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 Monday Motivation I'm riffing on the popular Charlotte Mason idea of Mother Culture™ and applying it to the homemaker. Mother Culture™ stresses the importance of cultivating your own soul and mind with the express purpose of having something good, true and beautiful to offer those in your care. Homemaker Culture, as I have experienced it over the past 30+ years, involve...
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 diving deep into the Homeschooling Homemaker with a panel of 3 veteran homeschoolers. Roan Johnson, Carrie Parker and Sarah Beaugh, who have a combined experience of 44 years homeschooling, and if you add in my 8 years, that’s over 50 years of homeschooling experience coming your way for the next hour! IN THIS EPISODEHomeschooling Pros & ConsKnowing Your WhyHomeschool S...
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 all desire a peaceful, fruitful home where everyone feels loved, valued and welcome. We can all think of things that hinder or even hijack that goal, but the most sneaky enemy of home may be lurking in the dark corners of our own hearts. In today's Monday Motivation I share a story about this enemy of home involving a close encounter of the natural kind. In keeping with the dis...
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 me for this experimental, first ever, Homemaker Portrait Double Episode!First, I’m chatting with Brittany Duncan, homemaker and fellow podcaster. Brittany has been keeping a home with her husband, Johnson, for 7 years. Even though she works outside the home, Brittany loves embracing the old ways of homemaking so much that she started a podcast to help other women her age do t...
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 keeping with our theme of Kitchen economy this season, I decided to revisit the topic of a pantry challenge. You may have heard me talk about this at the beginning of this year, if so consider this a refresher and a reminder that you can do a pantry challenge no matter what time of year! In this episode I will share 5 steps to a successful pantry challenge as well as a deep fre...
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 to today’s homemaker portrait, I’m chatting with seasoned homemaker, Christa Sterken, who has been keeping a home for 37 years. She and her husband raised and homeschooled 2 girls and are enjoying their empty nest years where every day feels like a “date day”. Christa is passionate about creating a curated home full of joyful memories and has learned to embrace the beauty of or...
Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode."There are homes in which there is nothing remarkable in the way of grandeur or elegance, yet the very atmosphere as you enter it is filled with sweetness like, 'the smell of a field that the Lord hath blessed'. It is the aroma of love, the love of Christ shed abroad in human hearts." ~JR MillerWe have an opportunity, homemakers, to cultivate a particular spiritual and relational ...
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 want to be faithful, wise managers of the resources that have been entrusted to us. There are many benefits to good stewardship, but like all things in homemaking, economy in the kitchen doesn’t just come naturally to most of us and there are many things that can trip us up and hinder our progress. In this episode we will first look at the why of kitchen economy; how it honors ...
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 Monday Motivation, I'm sharing my summer memories of creating from my grandmother's scrap box and how I carried that practice into my own home when my children were growing up. Whether to fill time on a rainy afternoon, keep little hands busy during travel or in waiting rooms, a Busy Box for your kids or grandkids will certainly spark creativity. Just remember, it's not...
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 with Darah Rogers who has been keeping a home for several years…including a time of single homemaking in a youth camp cabin during covid and most recently for 2 years with her husband and baby girl. Darah shares how she struggled to reconcile her long standing desire to be at home full time with the cultural pressure she felt to pursue a career and how she is still r...
Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode.Welcome to the FIRST EVER Monday Motivation episode on The Art of Home Podcast! 🎉 Every other Monday, I am bringing you a little dose of random homemaking inspiration to help you kick off your week. Seasonal decorating helps us embody the natural rhythms of the year through our homemaking. This brings familiarity, comfort and delight to us and those in our home.In this episode I'm...
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 seasoned homemaker, Carrie Parker. She has been keeping a home for over 26 years with her husband, Todd. They raised and homeschooled 2 boys, navigated crazy career choices, and witnessed God mercifully restore their marriage, bringing it back from the brink of divorce. Carrie has experienced a lot in life and she candidly shares what God has taught her through h...
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 to today’s homemaker portrait, I am chatting with Alecia Doty. She was nominated by her friend Tina Bergs. Here’s what Tina had to say about Alecia’s practice of the art of home: "Alecia makes her home a place where children are nurtured in the love of Christ and pointed to what is true, good, and beautiful. She is a welcoming hostess who intentionally uses her home as a place ...
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 with Amanda Turk, mom of 5 and homemaker for 23 years, some of which was done overseas. We talk about how books and head knowledge can be helpful but can also get in the way of learning to trust the instincts God gives us as homemakers and caretakers. Amanda shares the lessons she learned homemaking in a foreign country and why a habit of saying “yes” is crucial to p...
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 I am chatting with Seasoned Homemaker, Jan Roueche. Married for over 40 years, Jan and her husband have raised 10 children, homeschooling them for many of those years…a topic which comes up a good bit in our conversation. When Jan and her husband married the were both new Christians so not only were they learning how to live together and create a harmonious home life, they w...
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 with seasoned homemaker, Jen Thayer, about her experience keeping a home for the past 25 years with her husband Dan and their 9 children! Jen is a homeschooling mom with 3 special needs kid, 2 of which are internationally adopted. We talk about how these children are an integral part of their unique family culture, bringing challenges and blessings Jen never expected...
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 so excited to finally be talking about the 3rd Pillar of Homemaking, Rhythms and Routines, with my friend and past AoH guest, Leslie Lucadou.We will start with a brief review of the 4 Pillars of Homemaking, then spend some time defining rhythms and routines-talking about the difference between the two and giving some examples of each. Then we look at motivations (or the why) ...
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 with newbie homemaker, Brea Spires, who is almost at the 5 year mark in her story of home. She is a mom of two, home baker and content creator. We cover all the usual topics; beginnings and influences on her homemaking, how kids have enriched and challenged her homemaking, setting and keeping priorities, and much more. Be sure to stick around until the end when...
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