Thankful Homemaker: A Christian Homemaking Podcast
170 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsA Homemaking Podcast to encourage Christian wives, mothers and homemakers in the role God has called them to.
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Ep. 19: Benefits of Habits in Our Homemaking
February 21, 2018 10:00 - 19 minutes - 22.5 MBWe all have habits we already do on a day to day basis. Habits are things that just happen without us thinking about them anymore. We brush our teeth, make our beds, maybe we exercise regularly, eat meals, or wake up and have a cup of coffee. We do these things now without thinking – it’s so good to have things we do without thinking! But a habit isn’t just a by-product of repetition. We can also develop and form new habits. I can’t determine what habits you would like to develop in your ho...
Ep. 18: Putting on an Attitude of Love in Our Homes
February 14, 2018 10:00 - 20 minutes - 23.6 MBHow can we as believers "put on" an attitude of love in our homes? What does it look like to "put off" sinful responses and attitudes and "put on" God-honoring attitudes? I'm hoping today to encourage you that as believers we can "put on" attitudes and behaviors that are God-honoring. If we are in Christ, He has equipped us to do so through His presence within us and through our intake of God's truth. We're working through Ephesians 4:22-24 together today: Ephesians 4:22-24: 22 to put off...
EP 17: Cherishing Your Husband
February 07, 2018 10:00 - 22 minutes - 26.6 MBI’m sharing a message with you today that I gave at a sweet friend’s bridal shower. I had the privilege of watching this young woman as a teenager grow into a lovely, godly woman who as I’m now recording this just got married this weekend. I’m excited for the next season the Lord has for her, but I’m also excited for the season the Lord has us all in right now. I had such a problem titling this message, and I think you'll understand why when you listen in. The podcast today isn’t just for m...
Ep. 17: Our Identity in Christ & What it Looks Like to Cherish Our Husbands
February 07, 2018 10:00 - 22 minutes - 26.6 MBI’m sharing a message with you today that I gave at a sweet friend’s bridal shower. I had the privilege of watching this young woman as a teenager grow into a lovely, godly woman who as I’m now recording this just got married this weekend. I’m excited for the next season the Lord has for her, but I’m also excited for the season the Lord has us all in right now. I had such a problem titling this message, and I think you'll understand why when you listen in. The podcast today isn’t just for m...
Ep. 16: Simplify Your Homekeeping with a Cleaning Schedule
January 31, 2018 10:00 - 29 minutes - 35.8 MBOne of the most fundamental ways to manage our homes well is to take the time to plan. Planning is merely deciding in advance the what, why and how things will be done even cleaning. Ladies the time it takes to put together a plan for the care and upkeep of your home is well worth your time and energy. You know the saying that sorta goes like this - “Many women plan to fail because they fail to plan.” On the other side of that, we can do so much planning and never get to the action part. I ...
Ep. 15: Prioritizing God's Word When Life is Busy
January 24, 2018 10:00 - 27 minutes - 32.8 MBAs believers in the Lord Jesus Christ not one of us would desire to remain a babe in the faith. We all desire to grow more in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Spiritual growth doesn’t happen by osmosis – you have to be disciplined in putting God’s truth in your mind. Spending time with the Lord in His Word will transform our hearts and compel us to obey God’s Word. As we grow in our understanding of God’s Word we will develop convictions that will determine how we will l...
Ep. 14: Simple Tips for a Clutter Free Home
January 17, 2018 10:00 - 22 minutes - 26.6 MBWe all have this vision of working in this perfectly organized home where there is a place for everything, and everything is in its place. We picture saving time and money and less stress in this place, but many times that’s as far as we get. It’s just a vision, and we never get there. I hope today we can see that it isn’t just a dream, but we can get there. There are many ways to declutter, and I’m going to share some methods that have worked for me and I hope will inspire you today to star...
Ep. 13: Choosing Forgiveness
January 10, 2018 10:00 - 22 minutes - 26.3 MBAs I’m sharing this with you today, I don’t know what you my listeners are coming to this podcast with. I don’t know the hurts in your lives. Hurtful words, betrayal from a friend, disappointments, and even much darker areas of abuse to unspeakable offenses that many of us could not even fathom. Many times we can just go on trying to live in a state of normalcy all the while these past hurts are building resentment and bitterness in our hearts. Our God does not want us to be stuck there. ...
Ep. 12: Simple Menu Planning Tips
January 03, 2018 10:00 - 28 minutes - 18.3 MBWho doesn’t want to save money, time, their sanity, reduce stress, eat healthy and avoid the dreaded question "What’s for dinner?" It sounds great right, and we’d all love to do it but how do we get there? Menu planning is the answer to all those questions above. We have a jam-packed episode today filled with tons of tips, examples, and ideas so stick with me, and I know there will be something that will appeal to each of you in some way. I hope to get you in the habit of menu planning if y...
Ep. 11: Serving with a Mary Heart in a Martha Season
December 20, 2017 10:00 - 7 minutes - 8.93 MBWe are already nearing Christmas Eve and plans that I had to bake or buy or clean haven’t all been finished. There are gifts I wanted to purchase or send that didn’t happen. There are cookies I wanted to bake that I didn’t get too and areas I wanted to tidy at home that I didn’t even get close to doing. But I want to share with you today reminders that I’m talking to myself about what I am choosing. I’m hoping to help us keep our focus on the main thing this Christmas season. You can read...
Ep. 10: Setting Spiritual Priorities for the New Year
December 13, 2017 10:00 - 23 minutes - 27.5 MBI am a calendar and planner lover. I love lists and making goals and seeking to make the most of my days. I’m also aware of how easy it is to become overwhelmed, miserable, and exhausted when I don’t have a good plan in place to make the most of my days. I want to share today a system I’ve used for years on planning my spiritual priorities for the year. It has helped me to focus and build my choices in light of biblical priorities. It comes from a great little resource called Shopping for T...
Ep. 9: Christ-Focused Christmas Celebration Ideas
December 06, 2017 10:00 - 35 minutes - 40.6 MBAs the busy Christmas season is upon us we can find ourselves all wrapped up (literally wrapping too) in planning, cooking, cleaning, shopping, decorating, ministry activities and a multitude of other tasks that seem to come about during the Christmas season in addition to just the normal activities of life that we are dealing with. I personally can lose focus and need to continue to pray to the Lord to remind me to have the heart of Mary and not get caught up with the attitude of Martha in...
Ep. 8: Dealing with Our Critical Spirits
November 29, 2017 10:00 - 17 minutes - 21.2 MBI'm going to cross into a sensitive area but I'm hoping you will hang in here with me today and ponder some of what I'm sharing. This is an area that has been on my heart to talk about partly because I'm convicted by it when I see this sin in my life but also because I know the damage it can to in our churches and amidst our relationships with other Christians. I'm addressing today when we have a critical or judgmental spirit against others. What is the spirit of the Pharisees that we want...
Ep. 7: Getting Ready for Company Fast - Your Home and Heart
November 21, 2017 10:00 - 17 minutes - 20.3 MBMy quick cleaning method I'm going to share with you has been serving me well for many years. I appreciate being able to make my family feel comfy and well cared for along with those we shoe hospitaltity to so I use this list for an occasional quick clean up for my family and company too. Listen in as I share today my top ten cleaning tips in preparing for company.
Ep. 6: What Does Self-Discipline Look Like in Our Homes?
November 14, 2017 22:30 - 29 minutes - 34.9 MBSelf-discipline is essential to spiritual growth and it is useful in our lives in so many ways. Living lives that are disciplined means saying, "yes" to God in every area of our lives. Jesus is our ultimate example of what it looks like to live a disciplined life. He chose both dependence and obedience to His Father. As Christians we too are called to dependence and obedience to our Father. Self-discipline is primary to our spiritual growth. In 1 Timothy 4:7 we are called to discipline our...
Ep. 5: Putting on Kindness in Our Homes
November 08, 2017 11:00 - 19 minutes - 23.8 MBAs believers in Jesus Christ kindness should characterize our lives. Paul says in Titus 3:3-4 what change his life was the kindness of Jesus. Let's dig into God's Word together to see what God tells us about kindness.
Ep. 4: What Does True Biblical Friendship Look Like?
November 01, 2017 11:00 - 25 minutes - 29.3 MBBeing women I know we are all interested in the topic of friendship because we are all relational creatures. There is something in the heart of every Christian woman that desires meaningful, intimate, godly friendships. My hope today is to point us to the Word of God and what He says about godly friendships.
Ep 3: Delighting in Being a Worker at Home
October 25, 2017 11:00 - 12 minutes - 22.1 MBMy hope is to encourage you today to be thankful to the role the Lord has called you in as a keeper of the home.
Ep. 2: Trusting God in the Midst of a Trial
October 18, 2017 11:00 - 16 minutes - 17.8 MBDo you ever find yourself having "gospel amnesia"? Gospel amnesia is when I can find myself forgetting what the Lord has done for me at the Cross and I find myself sinfully complaining about difficult life situations.
Ep. 1: Taming our Tongues
October 08, 2017 01:00 - 18 minutes - 22.1 MBOn this episode of Thankful Homemaker we're talking about how our tongues can get us into so much trouble. We tend to have many words. Many times we're not careful with our words and say things that are slanderous, or gossip or sadly at times even malicious. This should not be for women who love the Lord and are loved and known by Him. Let's encourage each other today to speak words that glorify and honor the Lord.