# Holiday Homemaking 2024 | Week 1

An episode of [The Art of Home: A Podcast for Homemakers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1557993655), 6 Nov 2024, 1 h 14 min.

Audio: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1587457/episodes/16055464-holiday-homemaking-2024-week-1.mp3

Send me a text about this episode! This first installment of Holiday Homemaking 2024 is a little different than past episodes. The first half of the episode is a mini deep dive on Advent with wife, mom, homemaker and author, Donna Amidon. She shares how her family practice of decorating a Jesse Tree throughout Advent transformed their celebration of Christmas and led to her new book, Tracing His Promise. Then we jump into familiar Holiday Homemaking territory with Amanda Faucett's and Holly Tompkins' holiday stories of home, some holiday poetry and some tips from me on coordinating family or group gift giving. EPISODE NOTES & LINKS Connect with Donna Amidon Website | Instagram Advent Book: Tracing His Promise: Understanding the Bigger Story of Jesus and What That Means for Us E. E. Cummings, "\[little tree\]" from Tulips & Chimneys. Copyright © 1923 by E. E. Cummings. Public Domain. Gift Apps • Elfster • Gifster • GoWish Santa Surveys on Etsy Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES • Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine • Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum • JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT • Review | Love The Podcast • Contact | Text/Voicemail-use the link at top of description | Website | Email • Follow | Follow The Podcast • Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support DISCLOSURE • **Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend • 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.

## Chapters

- 0:00 Welcome to Holiday Homemaking 2024, Mail Bag
- 5:44 Mini Deep Dive| Advent; Donna Amidon's Homemaking History
- 13:16 What is Advent? How a Jesse Tree Transformed Donna's Christmas Season
- 21:47 Who is this Book For and How is It Structured?
- 30:35 Rapid Fire Christmas Q & A with Donna
- 34:03 "Little Tree" by E.E. Cummings
- 35:26 Amanda Faucett's Holiday Story of Home
- 51:25 Holiday Homemaking Hints: Coordinating Gift Giving
- 58:49 Holly Tompkins' Holiday Story of Home
- 1:11:50 Closing Thoughts and How to Get Today's Recipes

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