# Homemaker Portrait | Amanda Turk

An episode of [The Art of Home: A Podcast for Homemakers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1557993655), 24 Apr 2024, 1 h 03 min.

Audio: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1587457/episodes/14943892-homemaker-portrait-amanda-turk.mp3

Send me a text about this episode! I am chatting with Amanda Turk, mom of 5 and homemaker for 23 years, some of which was done overseas. We talk about how books and head knowledge can be helpful but can also get in the way of learning to trust the instincts God gives us as homemakers and caretakers. Amanda shares the lessons she learned homemaking in a foreign country and why a habit of saying “yes” is crucial to practicing hospitality in her home. EPISODE NOTES • Companion Blog Post with ALL episode notes, links, resources & recipes • Allison's Update: • AoH Deep Dive Sewing Part 1 • AoH Deep Dive Sewing Part 2 • FREE AoH Sewing Handbook and Project Journal • Allison's YouTube Interview on Naomi Fata Sews • Amanda's Mom, Karen Sheppard's Homemaker Portrait on The Art of Home • Focus on the Family Radio Theater, The Chronicles of Narnia series (digital) • YNAB | You Need A Budget software HOMEMAKING RESOURCES • Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail • Newsletter Archive • JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide • Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT • Review | Love The Podcast • Contact | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email • Follow | Follow The Podcast • Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support 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 & Allison's Update: Sewing Resources & My First YouTube Interview
- 5:19 Meet Amanda, Beginnings & Learning Curves: If you give a homemaker a cookie...
- 13:05 Expectations & Learning Parenting, NOT by the Book
- 25:28 Managing Media: Encouraging Mindful Consumption & Temptations: Learning to say No to Good Things
- 31:47 Overseas Homemaking: Taking the Adventure God Brings & Sticking Together
- 43:18 Hospitality: A Habit of Saying "Yes"
- 45:44 Q&A: Fails, Wins, Tips & Favorites
- 54:03 The Art of Home: Embrace Your Family's Weirdness
- 56:35 Titus 2 Wisdom: Remember What it Was Like & Go With Your Gut
- 1:00:07 Top Takeaways, Reminders, Podcast News

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