I love making things homemade. There is just something about taking the time to think of the perfect present for your friends and family and then putting it together with your own hands! The beauty of our online world now is that you can make amazing gift baskets that are perfect for the homemakers in… Read More
Photo Credit: Lori L. Stalteri By Heather, Contributing Writer A few months ago, with the birth of my first son, I became a full-time homemaker. Before my son was even born, I was frequently asked the question from all kinds of people of whether or not I would be going back to work. I always responded… Read More
By Whitney R., Contributing Writer I love having a homemaking schedule or routine for my days and week; I just don’t always love following them. In fact, I’m pretty bad at sticking to a self-imposed agenda. Instead, I want to do what I want and when I want. The consequences are numerous, and all disastrous in… Read More
By Michael & Marlene Griffith, Contributing Writers We still remember vividly how much we enjoyed our date nights before getting married. Date nights always meant that we would talk for hours, get to know one another more, tell each other about our hopes and dreams, and look forward to hearing what the other had to say too. After… Read More
By Rachel, Contributing Writer What you say to others is an extension of the atmosphere of your home. As wives seeking to honor God with our homemaking and especially hospitality, words matter. From the actual words used to the method of delivery – electronic, spoken, written – to the tone in which they’re conveyed…words make a… Read More
By Anjanette Barr, Contributing Writer I could alternately have titled this post, “Housekeeping and Intentional Parenting: How I Stink at Both.” I have over a decade of independent living under my belt and I am still regularly stunned by how difficult it is to just live day by day in these roles of wife and mother…. Read More
This post is part of my series on The Joy of Hospitality: Practicing the Biblical art of serving others! You can follow along and read all posts in the series HERE. I have a passion for hospitality and have grown to love it. But that doesn’t mean hospitality is always easy for me. In fact, when we… Read More
By Ashley Roe, Contributing Writer Idols aren’t just funny looking little statues. Idols are anything you worship or make more important than God. Even good, noble things can be considered idols. Not sure what your idols are? Take a look at your priorities Image courtesy of [ Hamed-Al-Raisi] Priorities You can probably figure out what your… Read More
This post is part of my series on The Joy of Hospitality: Practicing the Biblical art of serving others! You can follow along and read all posts in the series HERE. A common concern about practicing hospitality is the cost associated with it. This is a concern that I know all too well. When I envision practicing… Read More
By Erica, Contributing Writer Older women are Biblically assigned to special tasks to help younger women love their husbands, their children, and keep their home. But where have the older women gone? Young women are struggling to find any woman willing to be generously available as an invested and influential friend and guide. Why are there… Read More
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