Modern Homemakers
739 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 140 ratingsFor more than 25 years Donna Otto has shared inspiration and practical wisdom. She is an Author and founder of Modern Homemakers (formerly Homemakers By Choice), a national organization which offers weekly teaching for a new generation of "counter culture" women who have made the choice to stay at home. To hundreds of young homemakers, Donna has been the wise, fun, Godly Aunt every young woman wishes she had. Each teaching session encourages women in their role as a woman, wife, mother, and keeper of the home.
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Episodes
4/13/2024 Homemakers Reunion
March 21, 2024 17:59 - 21 minutes - 20 MBChaparral Christian Church -6451 E. Shea Blvd Scottsdale AZ, 2-4pm
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 23
December 25, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutes - 7.39 MBToday’s Material: A Prayer for Christmas Morning, VanDyke – The Story of the Nativity, Luke 2:1-7 Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 22
December 24, 2023 13:00 - 7.69 MBToday’s Material: God’s Promise of Christs Coming, Isaiah 9:6 Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and thoughtful
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 21
December 23, 2023 13:00 - 19.4 MBToday’s Material: The Best Christmas, Sibley & A Radiant Birth Advent Readings for a Bright Season Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 20
December 22, 2023 13:00 - 16 MBToday’s Material: Great Joy, DiCamillo Good News of Great Joy Advent Collection, Vincent Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books,
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 19
December 21, 2023 13:00 - 8.17 MBToday’s Material: Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room, Ted Wueste Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 18
December 20, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutes - 25.8 MBToday’s Material: Watch for the Light, Thomas Merton Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and thoughtful insights
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 17
December 19, 2023 13:00 - 9.09 MBToday’s Material: The Nutcracker Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and thoughtful insights during this joyous advent
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 16
December 18, 2023 13:00 - 8.03 MBToday’s Material: The Christmas Stories of George MacDonald Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and thoughtful insights
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 15
December 17, 2023 13:00 - 4 minutes - 5.99 MBToday’s Material: Home for Christmas, Anthology Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and thoughtful insights during this
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 14
December 16, 2023 13:00 - 14.4 MBToday’s Material: Corrie’s Christmas Memories – Corrie Ten Boom Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and thoughtful
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 13
December 15, 2023 13:00 - 10.4 MBToday’s Material: The Tale of Three Trees – Angela Elwell Hunt Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages,
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 12
December 14, 2023 13:00 - 4 minutes - 5.58 MBToday’s Material: Pauses for Advent – Trevor Hudson Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and thoughtful insights
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 10
December 12, 2023 13:00 - 1 ByteToday’s Material: The Gift of the Magi Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and thoughtful insights during
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 9
December 11, 2023 13:00 - 5 minutes - 7.35 MBToday’s Material: God is in the Manger – Bonhoeffer Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and thoughtful
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 8
December 10, 2023 13:00 - 9 minutes - 12.9 MBToday’s Material: The Little Fir Tree Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and thoughtful insights during this
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 7
December 09, 2023 13:00 - 3 minutes - 4.73 MBToday’s Material: Messiah – page 31 Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and thoughtful insights during this
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 6
December 08, 2023 13:00 - 5 minutes - 7.39 MBToday’s Material: The Fourth Wise Man Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and thoughtful insights during this
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 5
December 07, 2023 13:00 - 3 minutes - 4.73 MBToday’s Material: Glad Tidings of Great Joy Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and thoughtful insights during
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 4
December 06, 2023 13:00 - 5 minutes - 7.62 MBToday’s Material: The Greatest Gift – Pages 210-211 Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and thoughtful insights
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 3
December 05, 2023 13:00 - 8 minutes - 12.1 MBToday’s Material: The Polar Express Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and thoughtful insights during this joyous
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 2
December 04, 2023 13:00 - 6 minutes - 9.09 MBToday’s Material: A Cup of Christmas Tea Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and thoughtful insights during
Advent Reflections with Donna Otto – Day 1
December 03, 2023 13:00 - 6 minutes - 9.43 MBToday’s Material: Spiritual Formation Society of AZ Welcome to “Advent Reflections with Donna Otto,” a special podcast series where Donna shares her favorite books, meaningful passages, and thoughtful insights during
Praying the Psalms: Session 4
December 01, 2023 16:00 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBEugene Peterson says, “The human, in another definition, is a creature who prays.” Prayers are tools for becoming and being our best self. The Psalms are not necessary for salvation,
Praying the Psalms: Session 3
November 30, 2023 16:00 - 32 minutes - 45 MBEugene Peterson says, “The human, in another definition, is a creature who prays.” Prayers are tools for becoming and being our best self. The Psalms are not necessary for salvation,
Praying the Psalms: Session 1
November 21, 2023 19:18 - 35 minutes - 65.4 MBEugene Peterson says, “The human, in another definition, is a creature who prays.” Prayers are tools for becoming and being our best self. The Psalms are not necessary for salvation,
Series on Psalms Intro
November 16, 2023 22:41 - 28 minutes - 51.8 MBPsalms are intimate. They lead you to a closeness to God. The book mostly contains poems and sentiments of the heart. Slow down your pace when reading to allow the
Staying in the Situation: Crystal & Blake
November 14, 2023 13:00 - 56 minutes - 104 MBListen with us today, as we hear a testimony from a woman who chose to stay and how the Lord has blessed her.
Staying in the Church
November 09, 2023 21:27 - 35 minutes - 65.4 MBWho is the church? Why did we change the church? We were created to live in community. Listen today for our view on why we should stay in church and
Staying in Friendships
November 02, 2023 22:01 - 29 minutes - 53.2 MBThere are different types of friendships from casual to deep and holy relationships. Friendships are a sweet gift from God. We are commanded to love God and love others. Three
Staying with a Solid Financial Plan
October 31, 2023 21:57 - 44 minutes - 81.3 MBFinances are mentioned 2,800 in the Bible. The Bible calls us to store up our treasures in heaven and not treasure something other than God. God owns it all. C.S.
Staying in the Book
October 26, 2023 13:00 - 38 minutes - 69.6 MBIn this complicated, confusing world, every answer can be found in the Bible. Any questions you have regarding moral value, instructional value, or “what-should-I-do” can be found in the truth
Staying and Training the Will
October 24, 2023 13:00 - 38 minutes - 70.8 MBTeaching vs training. Teaching happens in your head: teaching and training building on truths, imparting knowledge and principle. Training involves the will: directing observable behavior. Both must be present,
Staying in the Training and Teaching
October 19, 2023 13:05 - 25 minutes - 47.1 MBStaying is a process that includes training and teaching your children. Children are not small adults, our children look to us to help build their self-concept. God gave you his
Staying is Possible Through Forgiveness
October 17, 2023 13:00 - 23 minutes - 43.5 MBForgiveness is laying down of oneself. Forgiveness has three steps: 1) Putting away the offense; 2) Graciously accepting the present; 3) Trusting for the future. Do not offer or receive
Staying Home as a Full Time Mom
October 12, 2023 21:23 - 26 minutes - 47.9 MBJoin us as we continue to our series on Staying. Staying home as a full time mom is a high call on a woman’s life. Listen as Donna teaches on
Staying as You Establish a Home of Faith
October 10, 2023 18:25 - 26 minutes - 47.9 MBWhat is a home of faith? Join us as Donna discusses practical steps to creating and staying in a home of faith. A home where the parents receive and follow
Staying in Marriage Until Death Do Us Part
October 05, 2023 22:42 - 34 minutes - 63.7 MBContinue with Donna in her series on Staying. Staying in marriage until death do you part.
Staying in Marriage After the Wedding
October 03, 2023 20:32 - 41 minutes - 75.4 MBFour key elements to help us stay after the wedding: 1)The institution of marriage, 2)Forgiveness & Reconciliation, 3)Respect, 4)Acceptance. 1 John 1:9; Romans 5:1
Staying as a Family of God
September 28, 2023 13:00 - 29 minutes - 53.3 MBGod did not want us to be alone, he gave Eve to Adam. God gave you your spouse. He wants you to be one with your spouse, His design is
Staying: Seven Attributes for Daily Living from John
September 26, 2023 21:54 - 27 minutes - 50.4 MBReading in Revelation, a letter to seven churches correlating to staying. It’s not in an easy order or easy to understand. It was a letter of encouragement and judgment. John
Staying the Course with Endurance
September 21, 2023 13:00 - 26 minutes - 48.8 MBIt takes endurance to stay the course. Endurance requires a commitment. Endurance requires being uncomfortable. Endurance requires preparation. 2 Corinthians 1
Being There
September 20, 2023 03:00 - 23 minutes - 42.9 MBIntroduction to a new study on Staying. In this disposable-minded society, Donna teaches on the idea of staying. Staying in whatever God is calling you too. Getting there, being there
Attention! Special Announcement
September 19, 2023 17:55 - 11 minutes - 21 MBWe hope you’ve enjoyed your summer break. We’re back with a special announcement!
Present Over Perfect
September 12, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutes - 8 BytesRe-air: Donna mentions a book she picked up called “Present Over Perfect”. Perfectionism can keep us from living in the present and being there for the people in our lives.
Anger is Temporary, Grace is Permanent
September 05, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes - 10 BytesPsalm 30 is a psalm of thanksgiving written by King David, probably giving thanks for the temple. We are the temple where God resides and Donna reminds us that God’s
Dear Girl
August 29, 2023 13:00 - 7 minutes - 3 BytesRe-air: Donna reads the book, “Dear Girl” by Amy Krouse Rosenthal.
One More of 9 Essentials of Marriage: Respect
August 22, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutes - 8 BytesRe-air: Ephesians 5 gives husbands and wives clear instructions on how to do marriage. Women are to respect their husbands and men are to love their wives as Christ loves
Kindness in Marriage – The Last of the 9 Essentials of Marriage
August 15, 2023 13:00 - 15 minutes - 7 BytesRe-air:Colossians 3:12 reminds us to clothe ourselves in kindness, which is more and more uncommon in our culture. Jesus modeled kindness and always had time to heal someone or spend