The Art of Home: A Podcast for Homemakers

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Monday Motivation #18 | Appliance Maintenance: Take Care of Your Homemaking Tools Feb 17, 2025

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We are so blessed in this era to have gadgets and gizmos a plenty that make our homemaking life so much easier than our foremothers, but we need to care for those work-savers so they keep on serving us well for years to come.

Today we are talking about cleaning tips and schedules for some common large and small appliances.

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Be Our Guest: Apply or Nominate through February 17, 2025| theartofhomepodcast.com/guest

Free Printable Appliance Maintenance Check List | theartofhomepodcast.com/appliance

Deep Dive Cleaning 101 Episode

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Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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Homemaker Portrait | Amber Reesor Feb 12, 2025

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In this episode, I am chatting with in the trenches homemaker, Amber Reesor, who has been keeping a home with her husband, Curtis, for 10 years. They have 2 little girls who as Amber says, completely changed her heart for homemaking.

We talk about the amazing legacy of contentment and hospitable generosity her parents created, the impact it has had on her own homemaking and how she is working to pass on the same legacy to her girls.

Amber shares how taking up a simple gratitude journal practice gave her the skills to identify and overcome a grumbling spirit in her homemaking and what the Lord is teaching her through the challenge of homemaking in someone else’s house.

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CONNECT WITH AMBER

Website | littlereesorhouse.com

YouTube | @littlereesorhouse

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer

Recommended YouTube Homemaking Channels

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Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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Monday Motivation #17 | Expressing Love Through Laundry Feb 10, 2025

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Last week, I gave you some ideas for celebrating Valentine’s day and expressing your love through simple acts of homemaking like cooking your family’s favorite food, leaving loving notes around the house, playing music tied to special memories and even some ways to ignite the flame of marriage. Today, I’d like to explore how we can express our love for those in our home through a homemaking task we all love to hate; laundry.
We'll talk about transforming laundry from drudgery into delightful opportunity of love by checking your expectations, taking the time to teach, and letting go of some control through delegation. I also have some helpful laundry resources for you.
EPISODE NOTES & LINKS
Original Newsletter Article: "Expressing Love Through Homemaking; In the Laundry Room" (all links, including "Song from the Suds" printable poem)

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Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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Homemaker Portrait | Laura Ruoff Feb 05, 2025

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I am chatting with Laura Ruoff about her 18 years of keeping a home with husband, Chris, and their 11 year old son.

We chat about all the things; challenges, expectations, fails and wins—how Laura is coming to terms with the illusion of perfectionism and balance, especially in her current season of being an entrepreneur.

Laura owns a women’s self-defense school called Hips-n-Clips. Laura is a certified pistol instructor and range safety officer and she is passionate about teaching women all things self-defense. Laura is first and foremost a homemaker and as a fan of the Art of Home, she applied mainly to share her story of home.

But I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to talk with her specifically about women’s safety and self defense. So we spend some time in the middle of this interview talking about some of the basics. Laura is great resource and she gracious shares some really great information here that will benefit all of you.

EPISODE NOTES & LINKS

GUEST APPLICATIONS & NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN! (close 2.17.25 or once all spots are filled)

CONNECT WITH LAURA

Website | hipsnclips.com

YouTube | @HipsnClips

Instagram | @hips_n_clips

Mentioned in This Episode

POM (Peace Of Mind) Pepper Spray | Buy | How-to Video

Laura's Recommended Video on Simple Self-Defense Moves

No Ordinary Home: The Uncommon Art of Christ-Centered Homemaking by Carol Jo Brazo

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Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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MM #16 Celebrate Valentine's Day in Your Homemaking Feb 03, 2025

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Today is February 3rd. Have you made any plans for Valentine’s Day? I realize that some people dismiss this as a greeting card holiday or despise it as a day fraught traumatic memories of not getting a valentine from the boy you had a crush on in 3rd grade. Today, I’m inviting you to lay your prejudices and past disappointments aside and embrace the unique opportunities to celebrate and express God’s love through your everyday homemaking.
We will look at ways to celebrate with food, words, music, experiences and some "couples only" suggestions for igniting the spark in your marriage.
EPISODE NOTES & RESOURCES
Homemaking Deep Dive | Marital Intimacy
"Celebrating Valentine's Day in Your Homemaking", original newsletter article

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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES

Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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Homemaker Portrait | Charity Gibson Jan 29, 2025

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Today, we are going to hear from Charity Gibson, who not only works outside the home but has written a book called The Working Homemaker: Employed Christian Moms Desiring a Thriving Home Life.
Charity is at peace with her decision to be a working homemaker, yet is just as passionate about cultivating a place of belonging in her home as a full time homemaker would be. She’s come to realize that her choice, just like another woman’s choice to be home full time, requires certain sacrifices and adjusted expectations. But she does have a choice, and so do you.
We talk about the role of boundaries for keeping work in its proper place, the difference between obligation and options and the fundamental truth that society should exist for the good of the family, not the other way around, because that is how both institutions truly thrive. We also cover all the usual ground of homemaking highs and lows, favorites, tips and more.

EPISODE NOTES & LINKS
Do you want to hear a full episode about managing on one income and making the decision to stay home full time?
Text me! Use the link above.⬆️
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Connect with Charity
Website | charitygibson.com
Book, The Working Homemaker | Amazon | ChristianBook.com | B&N
Mentioned in this Episode

Marilynne Robinson | Housekeeping| Gilead
Amy Tan | The Joy Luck Club
Glass Microwave Popcorn Popper

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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES

Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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MM #15 | Rehab for Your Heart, Identity Pt 2 Jan 27, 2025

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We are continuing today to revisit the 1st Pillar of Homemaking, Identity. Last week we looked at looking with, looking without, and looking up for identity, as well as some common identity thieves. Be sure to go back and give that a listen if you haven’t. Today we are going to talk about rehab for an identity-confused heart.
We will look at how to replace false identities with Truth, focusing on what the Bible has to say about who God is and who you are in Christ.
EPISODE NOTES & LINKS
MM #14 Identity Pt. 1
Deep Dive | Homemaking Pillar #1, Identity with Susan Macias
Who God Is

Genesis 22:13 & 14, Jehovah Jireh I AM your Provider
Exodus 15:26, Jehovah Rapha I AM your Healing
Exodus 17:8 15, Jehovah Nissi I AM your Banner
Judges 6:24, Jehovah Shalom I AM your Peace
Psalms 23:1, Jehovah Ra-ah I AM your Shepherd
Jeremiah 23:6 Jehovah Tsidkenu,(sid-kenu) I AM your Righteousness
Ezekiel 48:35 Jehovah Shammah I AM There (with you)

Who You are In Christ

Romans 3:24, Justified
2 Corinthians 5:17 & Ephesians 4:24, A New Creation
1 John 3:1, Child of God
Romans 8:17, Co-Heirs with Christ
Philippians 3:20, Citizens of Heaven
Ephesians 2:10, Created for Good Work
Romans 8:1-2 & John 8:36, Free from Condemnation, & the Law of Sin & Death
1 Corinthians 6:19, A Temple of the Holy Spirit
Romans 8:37, More than Conquerors
Ephesians 1:3, Blessed with Every Spiritual Blessing

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Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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Homemaker Portrait | Mindy Heiner Jan 22, 2025

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On today’s episode I am chatting with seasoned homemaker, Mindy Heiner, who was nominated by her daughter-in-law, Cassandra, whose glowing recommendation described Mindy as a blessing, an example, and an inspiration to her as a fellow homemaker.
“She has shown me that you can have a good relationship with your mother-in-law. She is a wealth of knowledge on penny pinching and being frugal and she has such a heart for Jesus and young mothers,” says Cassandra. “She is my spiritual leader, my right hand and best friend. She models Christ and shows me how to be a good mom and homemaker.”
In this episode:

Allison's Update: Rotating a Bi-weekly Menu Plan
Mindy's inspirational grandmother
Her homemaking strengths & weaknesses
Homemaking Expectations and Regrets of Working Outside the Home
Hospitality, Homemaking Wins, Fails, Tips and Recipes
Learning to Use God's Gifts without Comparison

EPISODE LINKS & RESOURCES
Monday Motivation #6 | Homemaker Culture: Cultivating a Creative Life

Extended Notes and Mindy's Signature Dish Recipe will be in the next newsletter, January 31, 2025. Sign up below or Search "Mindy Heiner" in the Archive

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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES

Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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Monday Motivation #14 | Homemaker Identity, Part 1 Jan 20, 2025

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If you’re new to the art of home, you may not be familiar with the 4 pillars of homemaking we’ve been exploring over the past couple of years—Identity, Values & Priorities, Rhythms & Routines, and Community.
We have done Deep Dives into the first three and this year we will dive into the final pillar, Community. In preparation for that journey, I wanted to revisit the first three pillars in several series of Monday Motivation episodes.
Today, I will be talking about Pillar #1, Identity, specifically where to look and not to look for your identity, as well as how to recognize some common thieves we may be tempted to attach our identity to and why.
EPISODE NOTES & LINKS
Pillars of Homemaking Deep Dive Episodes

Scripture:
Job 1:21
James 1:7
Think About It Questions:
Consider losses or hardships you do or might face in your marriage, parenting, role as a homemaker, your physical home, health/wellness, ministry/volunteer work and ask yourself the following questions:

How would you react if these were threatened? I've given you some possible scenarios.
Note what emotions come up as you consider these hypothetical threats and losses.
Then ask yourself, "Why? Why do I feel _______ facing this particular threat?"
Once you have your answer, ask again, "But Why?" Keep asking "why" until you get to the heart of the matter. I guarantee you it will always come down to an identity issue. Do you believe God is who He says He is and that you are who He says you are?

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Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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Homemaking Deep Dive | Cleaning 101 Jan 15, 2025

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We are talking about cleaning today! This will not be an exhaustive deep dive on the topic, rather, I’m calling it "Cleaning 101," because my goal with this episode is:

Define what I do and do not mean by the word “clean"
To encourage you to consider a few things you should figure out or KNOW which will inform how and why you clean.
Talk a bit about WHY cleaning matters
Discuss the HOW of mastering the basics of keeping a clean home; focusing on regular deep cleaning the 2 dirtiest rooms in the house and maintenance cleaning the rest.

Whether you have decades of home cleaning experience, or you are brand new to the practice, and whether you consider yourself a messy person or a clean freak, this episode is for you!
EPISODE LINKS & NOTES
My New Vacuum: Kenmore Intuition BU4020
My Cleaning Playlist on Spotify
Extended show notes, including a kitchen and bathroom cleaning checklist and essential tools lists will be in the next newsletter. Sign up with link below or go to our archive and search "Cleaning 101".

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Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide

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AI Content | Portions of this episode’s copy and/or show notes may have been drafted with the assistance of AI and then reviewed and edited by a human, Allison Weeks.

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