The Art of Home: A Podcast for Homemakers

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Monday Motivation #37 | Making Room in Your Schedule Oct 20, 2025

Show notes

How many times have you come to the end of the holiday season feeling like December went by in a blur of pointless activity and stress?

Today I want to encourage you to take time early on to be thoughtful and purposeful with your holiday schedule. I will give you some tips on how to hold a family meeting and do some backwards planning so that you can maintain margin to savor the season, to delight in the small joys of Christmas, and to welcome whatever God ordains for your days.

NOTES & LINKS

MM #11 Stress Free Party Planning (Backwards Planning Basics)

Backwards Planning Sheets with 2025 Blank Calendar

Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Our Overloaded Lives | Richard Swenson, NavPress, 2003.

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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 | Jayme Cherry Oct 15, 2025

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Today, I am chatting with in-the-trenches homemaker, Jayme Cherry. It was such a delight to visit with Jayme and hear all about the ups and downs of military life, the unexpected blessing of having 4 kids in the span of only 4 1/2 years, and much more of her 17-year homemaking journey.

We bonded over our common first married housing hovels, as Jayme calls hers. She shares about the lasting influence of her mother’s devotion to home and family and how that is shaping her own homemaking.

We cover all the usual ground and Jayme has some great stories and much wisdom to share with all of us.

NOTES & LINKS**

For episode show notes, including Jayme's Signature Dish recipe, go to www.theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "Jayme Cherry".

Call to Action: Send me a text ☝🏻and tell me how you are going to intentionally repurpose or double-purpose space in your home this holiday season.

Connect with Jayme: IG @thecherrykitchen

Jayme's Favorite Resource: Once Upon a Chef, Weeknight Weekend, Jennifer Segal

Focus on the Family Radio Theater presents The Chronicles of Narnia

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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 #36 | Making Room in Your Budget Oct 13, 2025

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In this second installment of our Making Room Series, I'm joined by special guest, Jessica Fisher, to tackle Making Room in Your Budget for the holidays.

We will look at 3 best practices you can implement now to avoid overbuying, stress, and Christmas debt.

Let's make room in our budgets this holiday season for giving and celebrating with generosity, gratitude and joy.

NOTES & RESOURCES

Jessica's Links:

www.lifeasmom.com & www.goodcheapeats.com
Christmas Budget Worksheet (free) on lifeasmom.com
Holiday Baking Supply Checklist (free) on goodcheapeats.com
Holiday Success Kit Christmas Planner on goodcheapeats.com, use code ALLISON25 for 25% off your order

FULL SHOW NOTES AND LINKS on the companion blog post for this episode. www.theartofhomepodcast.com/blog, search "MM 36".

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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 | Rosemary Young Oct 08, 2025

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I am chatting with In-the-Trenches Homemaker, Rosemary Young, who is making a home in the midwest of the United States with her husband and little girl.

Rose shares all about her journey of homemaking so far; including her transition from working outside the home full time, to coming home just in time for an out of state move and the birth of their daughter! Those early months of so much newness were pretty challenging and Rose shares how she learned to really depend on the Lord and find contentment in Him.

We also cover the usual ground of strengths, weaknesses, hospitality, wins, fails, tips and more.

NOTES & LINKS

All show notes & resources, including recipes are on the corresponding blog post.

https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/homemaker-portrait-rosemary-young

Or go to theartofhomepodcast.com and search "Rosemary Young".

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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 #35 | Making Room for the Holidays in Your Home Oct 06, 2025

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Today, I am beginning a series of Monday Motivations all about Making Room for the Holidays. Over the next four weeks I will give you ideas for making room in your home, your budget, your schedule and your heart.

I know it’s only October, and I promise not to play Christmas music, but if we wait until December to make room in our space, finances, calendars and ourselves, we will likely become overwhelmed and default to survival mode.

My aim for this series is to give you ideas and tools to make room for not just surviving, but thriving in and truly enjoying the holiday season.

NOTES & LINKS

For full show notes and the FREE Making Room in Your Home Check List visit theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "MM#35"

Direct Link to Blog: https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/making-room-for-the-holidays-in-your-home

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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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Homemaking Deep Dive | Flourishing as a Full Time Homemaker Sep 03, 2025

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Today I am wrapping up Season 25 with the second part of our series on Full Time Homemaking. Last week, Jessica Fisher and I discussed the why, what and how of choosing full time homemaking in Part 1, So You Want to Be a Full Time Homemaker.

Today, we are are going to discuss the practical outworking of not just being a full time homemaker but how to flourish in your role, even on a limited income.

In This Episode:

God’s design for human flourishing and how can you live that out through full time homemaking
3 common areas that can prevent that flourishing: Expectations, Time & Money
Practical solutions to leverage all three for the glory of God and the good of your people and your homemaking

NOTES & LINKS

Full Time Homemaking DD Part 1

So You Want to Be a Full Time Homemaker

Connect with Jessica Fisher

Other AoH Episodes Featuring Jessica

Mentioned in This Episode

Glory in the Ordinary: Why Your Work in the Home Matters to God by Courtney Reissig

The Four Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

ATracker Time Tracker

Homemaking DD | Kitchen Economy

How to Foster Titus 2 Community, Episode Segment, AoH 2nd Birthday Episode

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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 #34 | Don't Blow Your Food Budget; Meal Plans & Fast Food at Home Sep 01, 2025

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Back-to-school schedule putting the squeeze on your food budget? Struggling for dinner ideas each night or visiting the drive through too many times?

Today, I have two articles from former Art of Home guests. Homemaker, LeAnne Stadler, offers her wisdom on meal planning and homemaker, Samantha Bain, suggests beating the drive-through temptation by having your own "fast" Food making skills in your back pocket.

NOTES & LINKS

Connect with LeAnne Stadler Blog | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook

LeAnne's Homemaker Portrait, S18 E5

Connect with Samantha Bain Instagram @happy.at.home.sam

Samantha's Homemaker Portrait, S15 E3

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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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Full Time Homemaking Deep Dive, Part 1| So, You Want to Be a Full Time Homemaker? Aug 27, 2025

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Today begins a 2-part Deep Dive series on full time homemaking with guest, Jessica Fisher. We are NOT here to give you hard and fast rules about whether or not you should be a full time homemaker. Our goal is to affirm your desire to stay home full time as legitimate and not out of the realm of possibilities.

In this episode we discuss:

The WHY of full time homemaking
How to make the shift to ft homemaking
The history of homemaking and why it fell out of fashion in the last 60 years
What does the Bible say? Is there a specific mandate for full time homemaking?
Common barriers to becoming a ft homemaker: lack of support, fears, money
What to do before you quit your job
What to do when you are ready to make the switch

Next week, in part 2, we will talk about thriving as a full time homemaker by understanding God’s design for your homemaking and learning to manage the three common trouble spots of expectations, time and money.

NOTES & LINKS

Companion Blog Post

Connect with Jessica Fisher

Historical Homemaker Hints

Gore, Michael, editor. 1003 Household Hints and Work Savers, revised edition, 1951 by Mark Elliott, Inc, NY, pp. 23, 25, 89.

Color-Removing How-To Video

How to Make a Draft Stopper

Mentioned in this Episode

Eve in Exile | Rebekah Merkle BOOK | DOCUMENTARY

Women Leaving the Workplace | Larry Burkett

The Psychology of Money | Morgan Housel

Cover Art Credit

Photo by Spencer Plouzek on Unsplash

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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.

Monday Motivation #33 | A Homemaker's Summer Pt 3; Helping Others Make a Home Aug 25, 2025

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Summer is winding down and so is my short series on reflections from a homemaker’s summer. In previous episodes, I’ve shared with you the lessons I learned about my homemaking weakness when climbing hills in Switzerland and the great examples of hospitality I experienced in Italy.

Today, I’m sharing a lesson learned a little closer to home. I’m reflecting on the joy of helping others make a home, even though it may cost me time, effort and resources.

NOTES & LINKS

Companion Blog Post with List of Ideas to Help Others Make a Home

A Homemaker's Summer Series

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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 | Abigail Dodds Aug 20, 2025

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I am chatting with homemaker, writer, podcaster and baker of bread, Abigail Dodds. I was so honored when Abigail agreed to come on The Art of Home and share her unique story of home with us. She’s been married to Tom for 23 years and they have 5 kids ranging from 21-12. In the margins of her vibrant Homelife, Abigail writes books and co-hosts the Home Fires podcast.

We chat about so many fun things and Abigail’s love of home and high view of God’s design for womanhood shines through the stories and the wisdom she shares.

NOTES & LINKS

Connect with Abigail

Home Fires Podcast | Apple | Spotify
Instagram @abigail_dodds

Books by Abigail

Mentioned in This Episode:

S1:E1 Homemaker Portrait | Dana Schamberger Blog Post with 3 free recipes!

MM #9 | Read Great Books with Friends, Start a Virtual Book Club

Le Crueset Cookbook, Orange

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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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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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