Keeping it Simple – Lessons in Household Management

While I love adding a flourish to everyday life – sipping out of cute tea cups, decorating my house, working on cute craft projects, etc. – I have also learned that in order to survive (and thrive) within my home, I need to keep some things simple! It’s my key to living a productive life. Welcome… Read More

The Ultimate Roundup of Summer Recipes

By Ashley Roe, Contributing Writer Once summer rolls around it can be easy to stop planning meals because you want to enjoy the nice weather. Or maybe you can’t figure what to make that won’t heat up the whole house. I get it and I’ve been there. That is why I searched far and wide to… Read More

Taking the First Step in Gaining Control of Your Home

The book that has had some of the most profound influence in my life as a homemaker is Say Goodbye to Survival Mode. And for the next 9 weeks we will be walking through an online study of this book together so you can finally feel like you can gain control of your home! Read… Read More

Four Steps to Stress Free Homemaking

By Ashley Roe, Contributing Writer Are you feeling overwhelmed as a homemaker? The duties of managing a home are many. Cooking, cleaning, organizing, planning, keeping up with finances and for some teaching and taking care of kids and/or working a job (whether outside the home or working from home) are just a few of the things… Read More

My Meal Planning Strategy for This Summer

This summer is going to be a busy one. My twin toddlers are old enough that this is going to be a fun summer with them! I want to spend quality time with my family this summer so that’s why I’m taking it easy when it comes to meal planning. Here’s how I’m doing it:… Read More

Dear {Working} Wife, You Cannot Do It All!

By Rachel O’Neill, Contributing Writer My first big shock as a newlywed came when I realized that I just couldn’t do it all. By “all,” I don’t mean anything too crazy- just working 40-50 hours per week outside of the home, planning and preparing meals, grocery shopping, keeping up with laundry, and maintaining a clean and… Read More

Starting Your Seeds: Gardening 101

This post is part of our Gardening 101 series: Everything you need to know to grow vegetables in small spaces. You can see the rest of the posts in the series HERE. Planting seeds can be so much fun. It’s cheaper than buying baby plants and you have the fun of growing these plants from little seeds. It can… Read More

5 Marks of a Biblical Wife

If you are a wife, then God has called you to a wonderful position. But at times, being a wife can be difficult and sometimes even overwhelming.  The struggles of life choke out our desire and occasionally even our ability to live out our Godly calling as wives. We look to the world to see how to… Read More

For the days when you feel like a failure…

As a woman – a wife – a homemaker – a mother – I’ve often felt like a failure. There are the days that we actually make it to Church on time (disheveled hair and mismatching socks) only to sit behind that adorable young family with the girls in matching dresses and bows and the… Read More

Managing Your Home…for God’s Glory

As a homemaker and follower of Christ, we are called to look after and manage our household. The house is our domain and we are put in charge of creating a God glorifying atmosphere. The excellent wife of Proverbs 31 managers her home: “She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.”… Read More