The Art of Home: A Podcast for Homemakers

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1. Monday Motivation #51 | Acts of Courageous Homemaking #5, In the Darkness, Remember

   2 Mar 2026 · 9:03 · S27 E14

   Send me a text about this episode! As we close out this season of The Art of Home, the fifth and final Act of Courageous Homemaking I'd like to challenge you with is, In the Darkness, Remember. When you cannot see…

2. Monday Motivation #50 | Acts of Courageous Homemaking #4, Expect but Don't Borrow Trouble

   23 Feb 2026 · 13 min · S27 E13

   Send me a text about this episode! Well, we are moving right along in our Acts of Courageous Homemaking Series and I have a new installment for you today. I am addressing our tendency to worry. The Bible has a lot to…

3. Homemaker Portrait | Brittany Shepard

   18 Feb 2026 · 1 h 08 min · S27 E12

   Send me a text about this episode! In this final long form episode of our winter 2026 season, I am presenting a portrait of a single homemaker, Brittany Shepard, who has been keeping a home as a single woman for many…

4. Monday Motivation #49 | Acts of Courageous Homemaking #3, Be Salty, Stay Lit

   16 Feb 2026 · 14 min · S27 E11

   Send me a text about this episode! We are at the half-way point of our Acts of Courageous Homemaking series today. We’ve discussed how God’s sovereignty is the foundation for our courage. We looked at the importance…

5. Homemaker Portrait | Jazmine Wyland

   11 Feb 2026 · 1 h 08 min · S27 E10

   Send me a text about this episode! Hey Homemaker! We kick off this episode with a few updates and a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Then we jump into a brand new homemaker portrait. I am chatting with Jazmine Wyland who is making…

6. Monday Motivation #48 | Acts of Courageous Homemaking #2, Keep the Home Fires Burning

   9 Feb 2026 · 12 min · S27 E9

   Send me a text about this episode! We are continuing the Acts of Courageous Homemaking series today, with act #2; Keep the Home Fires Burning. We’ve already talked about the foundation of our courageous homemaking,…

7. Homemaker Portrait | Amanda Webb

   4 Feb 2026 · 1 h 01 min · S27 E8

   Send me a text about this episode! I am chatting with in-the-trenches homemaker, Amanda Webb, who is no stranger to homemaking in unexpected and challenging circumstances. Just a few years into her marriage, her…

8. Monday Motivation #47 | Acts of Courageous Homemaking; Be Informed

   2 Feb 2026 · 20 min · S27 E7

   Send me a text about this episode! In a world of hot takes and subjective partisan media it is very easy to become goaded or feel defeated by the inflammatory stories, reels and “reporting” that floods our screens day…

9. Homemaker Portrait | Pam Stockdale

   28 Jan 2026 · 1 h 18 min · S27 E6

   Send me a text about this episode! I am chatting with seasoned homemaker of 45 years, Pam Stockdale. Pam was nominated by her daughter, Kristen Howard, who was a guest on The Art of Home several years and ago and who…

10. Monday Motivation #46 | Acts of Courageous Homemaking; Our Foundation

    26 Jan 2026 · 14 min · S27 E5

    Send me a text about this episode! Today marks the beginning of a 6-part series on Acts of Courageous Homemaking. Today we will look at our foundation for courageous homemaking in a crazy world and then each…

11. Homemaker Portrait | Colleen Rockwell

    21 Jan 2026 · 54 min · S27 E4

    Send me a text about this episode! Join me for the first Homemaker Portrait of 2026. I'm chatting with In-the-Trenches homemaker, Colleen Rockwell, about homemaking, homesteading and homeschooling. After working many…

12. Monday Motivation #45 | Homemaker Culture in Winter: A Time for the Makers

    19 Jan 2026 · 15 min · S27 E3

    Send me a text about this episode! Historically, for homemakers, winter was not a time of inactivity, but of different activity; making and mending, close to the hearth, to prepare for the busier days of spring,…

13. Homemaking Deep Dive | Planning Your Homemaking Year

    14 Jan 2026 · 1 h 17 min · S27 E2

    Send me a text about this episode! Today, Jessica Fisher is going to share her system for planning the year ahead with purpose, not to do more and be more, but to align our monthly, weekly and daily rhythms with our…

14. Monday Motivation #44 | All in Good Time; Gently Entering a New Year

    12 Jan 2026 · 12 min · S27 E1

    Send me a text about this episode! Welcome to the first Monday Motivation of Season 27, our Winter 2026 season of The Art of Home. I am here this cold January morning to motivate you, NOT to jump into New Year, New…

15. Holiday Homemaking 2025 | Week 5

    10 Dec 2025 · 1 h 05 min · S26 E18

    Send me a text about this episode! It's our last episode of 2025! I've got FIVE more holiday stories of home for you from Heather Price, Jessica Fisher, Mallori Tinkler, Rosemary Young, and Abigail Dodds. I also have…

16. Monday Motivation #43 | Advent Reflections: Love for the Homemaker

    8 Dec 2025 · 15 min · S26 E17

    Send me a text about this episode! In today’s episode I am bringing you a reflection from former guest and writer, Jeanette Rath, a young homemaker disenchanted with the commercial trappings and hustle of our…

17. Holiday Homemaking 2025 | Week 4

    3 Dec 2025 · 1 h 23 min · S26 E16

    Send me a text about this episode! In this episode, I am bringing you holiday stories of home from 4 guests you heard from this past year; Mindy Heiner, Amber Reesor, Jayme Cherry and Jenny Nanninga. I share some…

18. Monday Motivation #42 | Advent Reflections, Joy for the Homemaker

    1 Dec 2025 · 16 min · S26 E15

    Send me a text about this episode! In today’s Monday motivation you’ll hear two articles reflecting on the third theme of Advent, Joy. The first, written by Karen Sheppard about Finding Joy in Jesus at the Table and…

19. Holiday Homemaking 2025 | Week 3

    19 Nov 2025 · 1 h 25 min · S26 E14

    Send me a text about this episode! 🎄Welcome to Week 3 of Holiday Homemaking 2025! 🎉 You will be hearing holiday stories of home from past guests Laura Ruoff, Rachael Bomsta, Georgetta Christinsen, Caitlin McCormick…

20. Monday Motivation #41 | Advent Reflections: Peace for the Homemaker

    17 Nov 2025 · 17 min · S26 E13

    Send me a text about this episode! Happy Monday, Homemaker! We are continuing our Advent Reflections series with two articles on the second theme of Advent, peace, written by homemakers just like you. These two…

21. Holiday Homemaking 2025 | Week 2

    12 Nov 2025 · 1 h 16 min · S26 E12

    Send me a text about this episode! In today’s episode, I am sharing 4 holiday stories of home from guests featured this year on the podcast. You will hear from Emily Baxter, Charity Gibson, Cara Semler and Bess…

22. Monday Motivation #40 | Advent Reflections: Hope for the Homemaker

    10 Nov 2025 · 16 min · S26 E11

    Send me a text about this episode! Welcome to the first Holiday edition of Monday Motivation! For the next few Monday’s I will be sharing with you some inspirational Advent themed articles written by past guests of…

23. Holiday Homemaking 2025 | Week 1: Favorites with Friends

    5 Nov 2025 · 1 h 41 min · S26 E10

    Send me a text about this episode! It's finally here!! I'm so excited to kick off our 5th annual Holiday Homemaking series with this very special episode featuring some of my dear friends. I am joined by Sarah…

24. Monday Motivation #39 | Kick off the Holidays with a Gratitude Tree

    3 Nov 2025 · 10 min · S26 E9

    Send me a text about this episode! Do you put your tree up early? Looking for a way to cultivate thankfulness this holiday season? Turn your unadorned tree into a Gratitude Tree for the month of November! Whether…

25. Homemaker Portrait | Jenny Nanninga

    29 Oct 2025 · 1 h 29 min · S26 E8

    Send me a text about this episode! In this final Homemaker Portrait of 2025, I am chatting with In-the-Trenches homemaker and mama to 5 girls, Jenny Nanninga. I loved this conversation with Jenny. She is so wise,…

26. Monday Motivation #38 | Making Room in Your Heart

    27 Oct 2025 · 12 min · S26 E7

    Send me a text about this episode! 🎄Today we are wrapping up 😉 the "Making Room" series with a look at making room in your heart for Christmas. We've talked about Making Room in Your Home for gracious hospitality,…

27. Homemaker Portrait | Caitlin McCormick

    22 Oct 2025 · 1 h 26 min · S26 E6

    Send me a text about this episode! I am chatting with in-the-trenches homemaker, Caitlin McCormick, about her experience keeping a home full time and homeschooling her 3 children. Married to Seth, a hospital Chaplin,…

28. Monday Motivation #37 | Making Room in Your Schedule

    20 Oct 2025 · 13 min · S26 E5

    Send me a text about this episode! 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…

29. Homemaker Portrait | Jayme Cherry

    15 Oct 2025 · 1 h 18 min · S26 E4

    Send me a text about this episode! 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…

30. Monday Motivation #36 | Making Room in Your Budget

    13 Oct 2025 · 27 min · S26 E3

    Send me a text about this episode! 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…

31. Homemaker Portrait | Rosemary Young

    8 Oct 2025 · 1 h 21 min · S26 E2

    Send me a text about this episode! 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…

32. Monday Motivation #35 | Making Room for the Holidays in Your Home

    6 Oct 2025 · 10 min · S26 E1

    Send me a text about this episode! 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,…

33. Homemaking Deep Dive | Flourishing as a Full Time Homemaker

    3 Sep 2025 · 1 h 30 min · S25 E14

    Send me a text about this episode! 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…

34. Monday Motivation #34 | Don't Blow Your Food Budget; Meal Plans & Fast Food at Home

    1 Sep 2025 · 17 min · S25 E13

    Send me a text about this episode! 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…

35. Full Time Homemaking Deep Dive, Part 1| So, You Want to Be a Full Time Homemaker?

    27 Aug 2025 · 1 h 24 min · S25 E12

    Send me a text about this episode! 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…

36. Monday Motivation #33 | A Homemaker's Summer Pt 3; Helping Others Make a Home

    25 Aug 2025 · 9:54 · S25 E11

    Send me a text about this episode! 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…

37. Homemaker Portrait | Abigail Dodds

    20 Aug 2025 · 1 h 16 min · S25 E10

    Send me a text about this episode! 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…

38. Monday Motivation #32 | A Homemaker's Summer; Italian Hospitality

    18 Aug 2025 · 11 min · S25 E9

    Send me a text about this episode! Last Monday I started a new series call “A Homemaker’s Summer”; three short episodes in which I am sharing some homemaking lessons God has taught me in summers past. Whether across…

39. Homemaker Portrait | Mystie Winckler

    13 Aug 2025 · 1 h 12 min · S25 E8

    Send me a text about this episode! I am chatting with homemaker, homeschooler, podcaster, and writer, Mystie Winckler, about her experience of keeping a home over the last 24 years. She candidly confesses that having…

40. Monday Motivation #31 | A Homemaker's Summer; Reflections on Hill Climbing

    11 Aug 2025 · 11 min · S25 E7

    Send me a text about this episode! It’s summer time, and that often brings opportunities for holidays. Whether by the seaside or in the mountains, getting away from the everyday bustle of the home can allow for times…

41. Homemaking Deep Dive | Prayer

    6 Aug 2025 · 1 h 26 min · S25 E6

    Send me a text about this episode! I am so excited to share this conversation with you! Belinda, Amber and I draw from the Bible and our own experiences to cover the What, Why, When, Where and How of communicating…

42. Monday Motivation #30 | Homemaker Culture; An Artful Life

    4 Aug 2025 · 14 min · S25 E5

    Send me a text about this episode! Inspired by our Deep Dive into Creating a Learning Environment in the Home with Lyndsey Mimnagh, I am continuing a series of short episodes to give you ideas for pursing Homemaker…

43. Homemaker Portrait | Bess Hawthorne

    30 Jul 2025 · 1 h 22 min · S25 E4

    Send me a text about this episode! In this episode, I am chatting with Bess Hawthorne, seasoned homemaker and host of the Come Over for Dinner Podcast, about her experience keeping a home for the last 29 years. She…

44. Monday Motivation #29 | Homemaker Culture; Nature Study & Journaling

    28 Jul 2025 · 18 min · S25 E3

    Send me a text about this episode! In last Wednesday’s episode, Creating a Learning Environment in the Home with Lyndsey Mimnagh, I promised you some more information on nurturing your own love of learning through…

45. Homemaking Deep Dive | Creating a Learning Environment in the Home with Lyndsey Mimnagh

    23 Jul 2025 · 52 min · S25 E2

    Send me a text about this episode! Today, I am chatting with Lyndsey Mimnagh of Treehouse Schoolhouse, about how to create learning environments in the home. Whether you are a homeschool family or not, you will find…

46. Monday Motivation #28 | Don't Fight in the Kitchen, Invest in Good Tools

    21 Jul 2025 · 11 min · S25 E1

    Send me a text about this episode! Many times my guests and I have discussed the importance of having good tools to work with in the kitchen. As with any art form, the tools you use to practice the art of home will…

47. Homemaker Portrait | Cara Semler

    21 May 2025 · 57 min · S24 E16

    Send me a text about this episode! I am chatting with in-the-trenches homemaker, Cara Semler, about her experience of keeping a home for the last 10 years with husband, Ross. Cara was deeply influenced by the…

48. Monday Motivation #27 | Favorite Summer Reads

    19 May 2025 · 15 min · S24 E15

    Send me a text about this episode! If you are looking for some summer reads, I’ve got you today. I want to share some of my favorites in several categories, so there will be something for everyone. I have…

49. Homemaking Deep Dive | Family Vacations

    14 May 2025 · 1 h 30 min · S24 E14

    Send me a text about this episode! Summer is right around the corner and many of us are making summer travel plans. Jessica Fisher is back to share her knowledge on traveling with a large family on a small budget. We…

50. Monday Motivation #26 | Practical Planner Advice

    12 May 2025 · 9:19 · S24 E13

    Send me a text about this episode! Today, I am answering a listener question about how to make paper planners work in your homemaking. I will share 6 things I've learned to help paper and pen planning work for me.…