All my favorite things this Christmas: 2015 Christian Gift Guide
I love being able to support small businesses, work-at-home-moms, and Christian businesses during Christmas! And this year there are some really amazing products and companies that I’m excited to share. This Christmas Gift Guide is a mix of gifts for homemakers, kids, and fun gift ideas to send to your hubby. Please note: A few… Read More
#ipackedashoebox Christ-Centered Activity for the Whole Family!
I packed an Operation Christmas Child Box back when I was in high school and loved it. Each year since then I have intended to pack one with my family and bless a child on the other side of the globe. Unfortunately, November always blows past us and I miss the OCC drop off week…. Read More
Heart-Warming Fall Stew Recipe
From, Contributing Writer Erica Illsley Fall in our home brings the traditions of burning spice candles, putting out little pumpkin and leaf decorations, eating pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and my great-grandmother’s infamous applesauce cake but we cannot live without this heart-warming stew recipe. One year many moons ago we bought a new Rival Crock-pot and inside… Read More
When Homemaking BORES You…4 Steps to Recovering JOY in Your Home
I’m going to be honest with you for a minute: Sometimes I get really bored as a homemaker. Yes, I love my husband. Yes, I love my kids. I’m so so thankful to get to stay home with them. But, it’s so easy for me to lose my focus, my intention, and my joy within my… Read More
Learning How to be a More Effective Homemaker
Over the past several years I’ve wrestled with what a homemaker really is. What does it meant to “keep my home?” How do I decide day in and day out what I should be spending my time on? Where do I turn when I feel overwhelmed by it all?? Getting to the roots of what a homemaker… Read More
The Homemaking Ministries Online Conference 2015 IS HERE!!!
YOU GUYS!!! I have been waiting all year for this – and working hard for months!! And it’s finally here – The Homemaking Ministries Online Conference 2015! Last year’s conference was a huge success – and so much fun. But this year is shaping up to be even better! Our conference is a labor of… Read More
How to Make a Pumpkin Spice Steamer (And A Fall Pumpkin Recipe Roundup)
By Katie Bennett, contributing writer. After months of hot weather, fall is finally knocking at our door, complete with its beautiful temperatures and stunning foliage. I love the sights, sounds and smells of this time of year. And my personal favorite flavor of fall is pumpkin! It’s rich and delicious, and hello…it’s a vegetable! 🙂 So,… Read More
Homemaking on a Budget – Weekly Steals & Deals – October 9, 2015
Welcome to another edition of our new weekly feature – Homemaking on a Budget! As a homemaker who is in charge of purchasing most things for our house (food, household items, appliances, home decor, books, and more) I am always on the look out for ways to stay within my budget – without spending too… Read More
Pumpkin Spiced Muffins Recipe (In celebration of my favorite season!)
By Victoria Osborn, Contributing Writing The last few months of the year of my favorite. Fall, right through the holiday season, is filled with so many wonderful family activities, crisp cool weather, traditions and comforting treats. After a long, hot summer the chilly temperatures are always a welcome relief along with all the warm and… Read More
A Day in the Life of a Work-at-Home Mom and Homemaker
By Katie Bennett, contributing writer. Homemaking is a beautiful discipline with many different facets and faces. Each home and life are different, but the godly calling is the same. As women, we are to nurture this God-given space we call home. But what does that look like? While I’m far from “a perfect homemaker,” I’d… Read More