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For this Homemaker Portrait, I chat with my friend, Karen Sheppard, about homemaking through generations. Karen is a veteran homemaker who has cultivated a place to belong not just for herself and her husband, but for her children and her grandchildren. Just as she was deeply influenced by her grandmother, Karen works to influence her grandchildren and hopefully, one day, her great-grandchildren. Her story  is a testimony to the value of investing in the future by practicing the art of home.

RESOURCES

Mentioned in This Episode

• Budgeting: Dave Ramsey
• Sheppard Family Values
• Karen's Award Winning Chives Bread
• Hospitality: The Turquoise Table®
• Deuteronomy 6: 6-9

Historical Homemaker Hints

• Mrs. Child, The American Frugal Housewife (Boston: Carter, Hendee, and Co., 1833), 115, 116, 117.

Connect with Karen 

• Website
• Karen's book based on her mother-in-law's journals and letters:  Just Deal With It: A Memoir of Resilience

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🎄It's almost time for our 5th Annual Holiday Homemaking Series!! 🎉 I've got some wonderful holiday stories of home from guests featured on The Art of Home this year. You'll hear about traditions, food, gift giving & more! And this year, I will be sharing a series of ideas for Traditions & Time Together. Series starts Wednesday, Nov 5, 2025.

FREE ADVENT GUIDE: https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/christmas

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• JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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