The Art of Home: A Podcast for Homemakers

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  Homemaker Portrait | Emily Steiger 12.08.2026 1j 7mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! Today, I’m joined by Emily Steiger—New Hampshire native, writer, and busy homemaker who’s two years into marriage with Sam, raising a one-year-old, and expecting baby number two later this fall. In This Episode: Prepare with Purpose, Building homemaker skills before you think you themRealities of Toddler SeasonImproving Time Management: Simplify your home, let go of "doing it all"Social Media boundariesHospitality rhythmsWhen your birth story & postpar...
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  Monday Motivation #66, Creator Spotlight | Laura Coppinger, Heavenly Homemakers 10.08.2026 36mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! I have another creator spotlight for you today with seasoned homemaker, wife, and mama to 11, Laura Coppinger who has been blogging over at HeavenlyHomemakers.com for nearly 2 decades. In This Episode: Get to know Laura with some classic Homemaker Portrait questionsHeavenly Homemaker resources for practical daily helpSimple Meals Planning ServiceFREE 7-Day Summer Meal PlanHeavenly Homemaker Membership to access nearly 20 YEARS of helpful contentLaura s...
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  Homemaker Portrait | Lerize Jansen van Rensburg 05.08.2026 55mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! I’m chatting with Lerize Jansen van Rensburg, a wife, mother, part-time legal consultant, blogger, and homemaker living with her husband and their two daughters on a grain farm in the Free State of South Africa that’s been in his family for five generations. Lerize shares how God has shaped her view of homemaking through motherhood, farm life, hospitality, and the faithful examples of the women who came before her. In This Episode: Her journey fr...
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  Monday Motivation #65, Creator Spotlight | Christie Purifoy 03.08.2026 40mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! I have a NEW type of episode format to introduce to you today! It's called a Creator Spotlight episode and I will occasionally add one to the traditional Monday Motivation lineup. In these interviews, I will highlight authors, YouTubers, bloggers and content creators who offer resources that will benefit the homemaking community. In today's Creator Spotlight I am chatting an author whose writing I have enjoyed for many years. Homemaker, placemaker, and...
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  Homemaker Portrait | Rhonda Wax 29.07.2026 51mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! Today I’m joined by Rhonda Wax, a pastor’s wife, mother of four, grandmother of fourteen, and a lifelong homemaker whose heart for hospitality shines through every season of her story. Rhonda shares about building a warm and welcoming home, learning to loosen the grip of perfectionism, and finding worship even in the ordinary tasks of the day. We also talk about Sabbath rhythms, a creative and brilliant way to teach children stewardship, and the beautiful le...
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  Homemaker Portrait | Allison Weeks 22.07.2026 1j 9mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! For over 5 years now, I have sat on the interviewers side of the microphone bringing you over 100 homemaker stories. Many of you have asked to hear my answers to these questions, and today you get your wish. Hannah Stewart of the Sugar & Spice Mom Life Podcast approached me a few months ago with the idea to interview me for her show using my Homemaker Portrait questions, and I agreed! This is a crossover episode featuring an introduction and ...
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  Monday Motivation #64 | Revealing the Father's Heart: What Biblical Celebrations Teach Us about God 20.07.2026 9mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! Today I want to share one final preview article from our first issue of Homemaker’s Journal. So often we think of celebration as our idea—something we plan when life goes well. But in Scripture, celebration begins with God. In today’s episode, Amber Davis will show us that the Father’s heart isn’t distant or disinterested—He’s a welcoming God who sets the table of celebration, calls His children in close, and says, "Come and partake." This ...
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  Homemaking Deep Dive | Sentimental Decor with Brittany Shepard 15.07.2026 59mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! Today we’re talking decor, but we are going beyond style and trends to look at sentimental decorating—choosing meaning over what’s trending and letting our homes hold the real stories of our lives. My guest is Brittany Shepard who is known as the Sentimental Decorator online. Today we are diving deeper into Brittany’s passion, helping others become storykeepers in their homes. A storykeeper is someone who doesn’t save special things “for someday,” but lives ...
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  Monday Motivation #63 | Angel Food Cake on a Monday: Celebrations & Grief 13.07.2026 10mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! I have another preview article from our first issue of Homemaker’s Journal today. Birthdays and celebrations aren’t always joyous. Some of the hardest holidays and special days to navigate are those that come in the midst of loss. Homemaker, Amber Reesor, shares how embracing the memory of her father’s favorite birthday cake provided a sweet path forward in her grief of losing him sooner than she expected. Connect with Amber Website | littlereesorhouse.com I...
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  Homemaker Portrait | Kara Garis 08.07.2026 1j 6mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! In this episode, I am chatting with in-the-trenches homemaker, Kara Garis, all about keeping a home with her husband of 17 years and their 5 kids. I am so excited for you to hear this conversation. Kara has so much wisdom to share. In this Episode: Stepping into homemaking without a lot of practical skillsHow the Lord uses the ordinary work of the home to shape expectations, priorities, & faithHow to raise kids who notice and anticipate the needs o...
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  Monday Motivation #62 Host with Heart, Not a Hefty Price Tag 06.07.2026 9mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! It's week 3 of Homemaker’s Journal sneak peak and today I’m reading another article from our 2026 Spring/Summer issue. If you like what you hear, be sure to grab a digital or print copy over at homemakersjournal.com. This issue if full of homemaker inspiration and encouragement that will serve you and your home any time of year. Today’s article is by homemaker and podcaster, Brittany Duncan, who shares lots of practical homemaking help like what you ar...
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  Homemaker Portrait | Kristin Park 01.07.2026 1j 8mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! In today's episode, I'm chatting with In-The-Trenches homemaker, Kristin Park, wife and mama who has recently made the shift from business owner and full time speech therapist to full time homemaker. We talk about what that transition has been like for Kristin and her family, the steps they took to decide if they could live on one income and how their values shaped that decision. I know you will love this story of home. Kristin has much wisdom and insi...
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  Monday Motivation #61 From Stranger to Neighbor: Cultivating Community One Holiday at a Time 29.06.2026 10mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! Today I’m happy to give you another Homemaker’s Journal sneak peak article from our 2026 Spring/Summer issue. If you like what you hear, be sure to grab a digital or print copy over at homemakersjournal.com. This issue covers topics that focus on celebrations and all things spring and summer homemaking, but the concepts can be applied any time of year in your practice of the art of home. Today’s feature article is no exception. Homemaker and writ...
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  Summer Homemaking Ramble 2026 with Jessica Fisher 24.06.2026 1j 26mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! Today, I have my honorary co-host, Jessica Fisher, joining me for another seasonal ramble. In this Episode: Mail Bag & UpdatesSummer Ice-Breaker QuestionsSummer Travel PlansWhat We are Cooking & Eating this SummerWhat We are Watching this SummerOur Seasonal Homemaking ProjectsHow hormone therapy and viewing aging as stewardship are helping us be gracious as we get olderHow limiting beliefs hinder our homemaking and our progress towards Christ-l...
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  Monday Motivation #60 The Gift of Small Joys: Celebrating the Everyday at Home by Christa Sterken 22.06.2026 11mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! We are kicking off our Summer 2026 season today with an article from our brand new resource, Homemaker’s Journal. It's a seasonal magazine, but so much more than a magazine. Filled with encouraging, inspirational articles from over a dozen homemakers, this publication is meant to be a tool to help you learn and grow as you practice your art of keeping a home and to keep a record of your homemaking. Over the next 5 weeks, I will highlight some of ...
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  Homemaker Portrait | Hannah Stewart 27.05.2026 1j 2mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! I am chatting with In-the-Trenches homemaker and fellow podcaster, Hannah Stewart, of the Sugar and Spice Mom Life Podcast. Growing up, Hannah said she never wanted to get married or have kids, but God used the hospitable families of the church she attended in college to birth in her heart a desire for marriage, motherhood and homemaking. She left home with plenty of skills, but without the correct mindset regarding the emotional and relational w...
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  Monday Motivation #59 | Spring Cleaning: Floors, Carpets & Rugs 25.05.2026 7mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! We’ve reached then end of this season of The Art of Home and the end of our spring cleaning series. We have covered motivations for spring cleaning from history, modern sources and the Bible and we discussed tools and supplies. Then we utilized the top-down cleaning method to work our way from the surfaces over head, to the vertical surfaces like walls/windows and doors, then curtains and linens, and in our last spring cleaning episode we covered appliances,...
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  Homemaking Deep Dive | Family Road Trip Adventures 20.05.2026 1j 12mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! We're talking about family road trip adventures with former guest and road trip enthusiast, Jenny Nanninga. Jenny, her husband, and their 5 girls love to travel from their home in California on the highways and byways of America to see what adventures they can discover. They have a particular fondness for national parks and we will discuss that a good bit in our conversation today. In This Episode: Jenny’s road trip background including a few wor...
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  Monday Motivation #58 | Extra! Extra! Homemaker's Journal is Here! 18.05.2026 11mnt

  Send me a text about this episode! The Art of Home’s first print publication, Homemaker’s Journal, is making its debut in the world! Today is launch day and I am bursting to tell you all about this project and why I believe it is a valuable addition to your homemaking resource library, providing you with tons of motivation, screen free! Join me in today's episode and take a quick tour of the why, what and how of Homemaker's Journal. SHOW NOTES Get your copy of Homemaker's Journal ...
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  Homemaker Portrait | Eva Suchecki 13.05.2026 1j

  Send me a text about this episode! I am so excited to host our very first French homemaker! Eva Suchecki is keeping a home in France with her husband and their 3 children. We discuss her leaving the workforce to stay home full time, her covid era birth experiences and the big surprise of welcoming her 2 year old nephew into their family. We cover all the usual ground of beginnings, fails, wins, expectations and challenges. Turns out, homemakers around the world, face many of the same ch...