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A Homemaker Portrait Episode from The Art of Home Podcast JUMP TO RESOURCES What if the ordinary work of home is doing more than keeping life running? In this homemaker portrait, I’m talking with Marci Ferrell of Thankful Homemaker about her 40-year homemaking journey and her new book, Homemaking Matters: Living for God’s Glory in the Ordinary. Marci shares how cooking, laundry, hospitality, interrupted plans, parenting, caregiving, and changing seasons have exposed her hear

JUMP TO RESOURCES It's time for another seasonal homemaking ramble with my friend and sometimes-cohost, Jessica Fisher, of GoodCheapEats.com. Join us as we discuss our fall favorites. We are sharing favorite fall foods, books (along with what we are reading lately), movies, fall budget-friendly hospitality ideas and how we are kicking off soup season in our homes. We round out our discussion, as always, with what we are learning about aging gracefully, particularly coming to

JUMP TO RESOURCE LINKS In this episode, I’m chatting with seasoned homemaker Mary Blue Taylor, a wife of 44 years, mother of seven, grandmother of six, cancer survivor, and faithful encourager of women. Mary’s story is full of hard-earned wisdom, humor, and practical encouragement for homemakers in every season. She shares about growing up in a generation where homemaking skills were taught and practiced, the influence of her beloved Granny Belue, and the quiet impact of fai

JUMP TO SHOW NOTES In this episode, I'm chatting with Emily Steiger, a New Hampshire native, writer, and busy homemaker who is two years into marriage with her husband Sam. They’re raising a one-year-old and are also expecting baby number two later this fall. Emily’s story is a beautiful reminder that you don’t have to wait for a wedding day or a set of house keys to begin cultivating homemaking skills. Emily started practicing long before she had a home of her own—meal plann

JUMP TO SHOW NOTES On this episode of The Art of Home, I’m chatting with Lerize Jansen van Rensburg, an in-the-trenches homemaker living with her husband and two daughters on a grain farm in the Free State of South Africa. Larise shares how God has shaped her view of homemaking through motherhood, farm life, hospitality, and the faithful examples of the women who came before her. We talk about her journey from ambitious career woman to a woman surprised by her love for home,

Join us for a special Creator Spotlight conversation with author and homemaker, Christie Purifoy. We chat about home, beauty, comfort, and the slow, hopeful work of placemaking. In this episode, Christie shares how her love of beauty has shaped her homemaking, what gardening has taught her about seasons of chaos, death, and renewal, and why “comfort” is much more than ease or escape. We also talk about Maplehurst, her beloved Victorian farmhouse in southeastern Pennsylvania,

JUMP TO RESOURCES In this homemaker portrait, you'll meet seasoned homemaker, Rhonda Wax, a pastor’s wife, mother of four, grandmother of fourteen, business owner, and faithful homemaker of 46 years. Rhonda’s story is full of wisdom, and practical encouragement for cultivating a home where people feel known, nourished, and welcomed. She shares about building hospitality into the ordinary rhythms of family life, loosening the grip of perfectionism, inviting children into the w

JUMP TO SHOW NOTES For over 5 years now, I have sat on the interviewers side of the microphone bringing you over 100 homemaker stories. Many of you have asked to hear my answers to these questions, and today you get your wish. Hannah Stewart of the Sugar & Spice Mom Life Podcast approached me a few months ago with the idea to interview me for her show using my Homemaker Portrait questions, and I agreed! This is a crossover episode featuring an introduction and some AoH news