The Art of Home: A Podcast for Homemakers

The Art of Home: A Podcast for Homemakers

Allison L Weeks

Exploring how homemakers cultivate a place to belong. Seeking to honor and elevate the art of homemaking by highlighting stories of women who have practiced this art over the long haul. Through Homemaker Portraits and Deep Dive episodes on subjects related to keeping the home we hope to encourage listeners to confidently and skillfully practice their art of making a home. New episodes every other Wednesday.

1 hour 16 minutes

Holiday Homemaking 2024 | Ep 5
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Merry Christmas, Homemakers! In this episode newbie homemaker, Jillian Johnson, tells us what it’s like celebrating not just with a new husband, but in a new country. This year, she’ll be having her 3rd Christmas in Scotland after growing up in Canada. Elizabeth Ours, mom of 10, has some great ideas to share for a large family Christmas. We also touch on what can be a sensitive or even contentious subject, Santa Claus. Elizabeth shares how and why she and her husband recently chose to take Santa out of their celebrations, while I give my thoughts on the place St. Nick holds in our family traditions.

In Holiday Homemaker Hints, I’m talking about gifting subscriptions and experiences as well as my top gift wrap tips, then Jan Roueche and Jenna Punke-Bendt round out the episode with their Christmas memories. It’s going to be another great hour full of Christmas ideas, inspiration, recipes, memories and encouragement.

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11 December 2024, 6:00 am
1 hour 30 minutes

Holiday Homemaking 2024 | Episode 4
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In today's episode you will hear Christmas memories, tips and recipes from Bethany Kimsey, Jen Thayer, Maryela Soto-Portillo, Jenny Crozier, and Christa Sterken. In Holiday Homemaking Hints I'm sharing gift ideas for book lovers, sports lovers, bird lovers, music lovers, and sewing enthusiasts on your list.

I also check the mailbag and answer a text sent by a listener who lost her love of cooking and baking after being diagnosed with celiac disease. I share my favorite resources and a few tips for gluten free baking.

We've got a full 90 minutes of holiday cheer coming your way! Enjoy!!

EPISODE NOTES & LINKS:

Mail Bag
- Homemaker Portrait Leslie Lucadou
- King Arthur Baking Co GF Focaccia Recipe
Holiday Stories of Home
- Extended show notes and links will be in the next newsletter. Sign up below.
- Maryela, cookies around the world book: A World of Cookies for Santa
Poem:
Weems, Ann.“Lord, You Were Born.” Kneeling in Bethlehem, The Westminster Press, 1980, pp. 28-29.
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4 December 2024, 6:00 am
1 hour 21 minutes

Holiday Homemaking 2024 | Ep 3
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In today's episode you will hear Christmas memories, tips and recipes from Lydia Goode, Anna Murphy, Amanda Turk, Brittany Duncan and Cathy Bauer. I'm sharing my life-changing Christmas prep for this year as well as lots of ideas for gifts you can make in your kitchen and in your sewing room.

There's a lot of holiday goodness coming your way in the next 80 minutes. Enjoy!

EPISODE NOTES & LINKS

Allison's Update Notes
- Backward's Planning Episode, Monday Motivation
- AoH Backwards Holiday Planning Sheets
- AoH Advent Guide 2024
Allison' s Spice Mix Recipes
Poem:
Weems, Ann.“This Year Will Be Different.” Kneeling in Bethlehem, The Westminster Press, 1980, pp. 65-66.
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20 November 2024, 6:00 am
1 hour 23 minutes

Holiday Homemaking 2024 | Episode 2
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In this Holiday Homemaking episode, I am featuring the Christmas memories, tips and recipes from Carrie Parker, Kerita Fuller, LeAnne Stadler, Darah Rogers and Alecia Doty.

In Holiday Homemaking Hints, I’m sticking with the 2024 gifting theme and will be sharing lots of stocking stuffer inspiration. After I give a little history on the legendary origin of Christmas stockings, I'll give you stocking stuffer ideas for foodies, kids, babies, teens and adults.

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Recipes and resources will go out in our free newsletter this Friday. Sign up below. For future reference, check our newsletter archive and search "Holiday Homemaking 2024."

Poem:
Paul Laurence Dunbar, "Christmas Carol," from The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1922.) Public Domain.
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13 November 2024, 6:00 am
1 hour 14 minutes

Holiday Homemaking 2024 | Ep 1
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This first installment of Holiday Homemaking 2024 is a little different than past episodes. The first half of the episode is a mini deep dive on Advent with wife, mom, homemaker and author, Donna Amidon. She shares how her family practice of decorating a Jesse Tree throughout Advent transformed their celebration of Christmas and led to her new book, Tracing His Promise.
Then we jump into familiar Holiday Homemaking territory with Amanda Faucett's and Holly Tompkins' holiday stories of home, some holiday poetry and some tips from me on coordinating family or group gift giving.
EPISODE NOTES & LINKS

Connect with Donna Amidon
Website | Instagram
Advent Book:
Tracing His Promise: Understanding the Bigger Story of Jesus and What That Means for Us
E. E. Cummings, "[little tree]" from Tulips & Chimneys. Copyright © 1923 by E. E. Cummings. Public Domain.
Gift Apps
Santa Surveys on Etsy
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6 November 2024, 6:00 am
14 minutes 5 seconds

Monday Motivation #11 | Stress-Free Party Planning
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As we head into the holiday season, many of you may be considering hosting opportunities that the season brings. Maybe you plan to host your first Thanksgiving or Christmas Eve dinner or perhaps a fun holiday themed party, or maybe, like our family, you have a few birthdays to celebrate this time of year. Whatever type of gathering you are hosting the difference between a happy hostess and a frazzled hostess is planning and prepping ahead.
Join us for some motivating ideas for stress-free party planning and prep. I'm also sharing some of your feedback in today's mailbag segment.

EPISODE NOTES & LINKS

Give your feedback for the Mailbag! Use the One-Way Text Link above ⬆️⬆️⬆️

Halloween Tracts to Hand Out:
- Heidi Lee Anderson Ministries , Printable PDF, instant download, print as many as you need, $2.99
- Crossway, "A Pumpkin Tale" Halloween Handouts, physical product, pack of 25 for $4.25
- Etsy, Printable "Let Jesus Light Your Way" Tag for glow sticks , digital file, $5
- Etsy, Pumpkin Prayer Flipping Craft Card, digital file, $3.99
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28 October 2024, 5:00 am
1 hour 35 minutes

Homemaker Double Portrait | Jillian Johnson & Anna Murphy
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First, I am chatting with ANOTHER Scottish homemaker, Jillian Johnson. Technically, she was raised in Canada by Scottish parents, she moved to Belfast, Ireland for midwifery school where she met a dashing Scottish medical student who was raised in England. They got married, had a baby, and now make their home in Scotland. We have the most delightful conversation about Jillian’s experience as a newbie homemaker, wife and mom. I adore her sense of humor and found myself smiling and laughing all over again as I did the editing of her segment.

Then I chat with Anna Murphy who stayed home for about 5 years with her daughter then taught school for 12 years before returning home full time in 2020. The Lord really changed Anna’s perspective about the importance of homemaking to draw her back home just in time for those crucial years of helping her teen daughter see the value in homemaking. With both of these ladies, we cover all the usual territory of strengths, weaknesses, expectations, fails, wins, resources and more.

In Allison's Update, I'm sharing my favorite Fall music and news about Holiday Homemaking 2024!

EPISODE LINKS & NOTES

Allison's Update
Connect with Anna Murphy
Instagram @annadesalvomurphy

Rawlings, Marjorie. "It Isn't Work." Songs of a Housewife, edited by Roger L Tarr, University Press of Florida, 1997. p. 106.
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23 October 2024, 5:00 am
15 minutes 43 seconds

Monday Motivation #10 | Piercing the Darkness with Halloween Hospitality
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I realize for some believers this holiday is off limits due to their past and or their conscience before the Lord. I respect that because, while we all have freedom in Christ, each one of us should do as the Holy Spirit directs us. If that's you, feel free to skip this episode.

For those of you who are on the fence or haven’t really considered how Christians should think about Halloween, I'd like to present one perspective in today's episode. Is this really "the devil's day" and are we violating scripture by handing out candy?

It is my prayer that this episode will encourage you to fear not, but rather seek the Lord's will for your family's participation (or not) in Halloween.
I am also giving some practical suggestions for fun couples and family costumes as well as my (new) favorite fall candies.

🎃 “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
-John 1:5

EPISODE NOTES & LINKS

Fall Favorites: Clean Candy
Unreal Coconut Bars
YumEarth lollipops and hard candy
ChocXO Cups

Halloween Hospitality
Scripture References
"Halloween and Christians: An Opportunity with Jimmy and Kelly Needham," Family Life Today Podcast, October 4, 2024
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14 October 2024, 5:00 am
1 hour 41 minutes

Homemaker Portrait Double Episode | Maryela Soto-Portillo & Amanda Faucett
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I've got TWO great stories of home for you today! First I am chatting with Maryela Soto-Portillo who has been keeping a home for 15 years. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in New Jersey, she now makes a home in Florida with her husband, 2 children, and her mother. Maryela works part time, homeschools her children and has dreams of opening a homeschool co-op to help other busy moms make homeschooling work for their families.
Then, I visit with Amanda Faucett who has been keeping a home with husband, James, for 23 years. She just launched her son from the nest and will be launching her daughter in less than 2 years. Amanda and I have a great conversation about living in a somewhat politically divided home. It’s not a topic that comes up often, but it is her experience and she has some great insights to share.

I will also be sharing a couple answers from last Monday's question of the week about favorite fiction books and giving you my answer to that question. Enjoy and don't forget to use the chapter markers to hop around and find you place later if you need to listen in more than one go. :)

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Allison's Update, Books Mentioned
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9 October 2024, 5:00 am
16 minutes 3 seconds

Monday Motivation #9 | Read Great Books with Friends: Start a Virtual Book Club
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In our recent deep dive episode on the informed homemaker, Isa Ryan and I discussed the value of exposing ourselves to great literature because it helps train our minds in the art of story-telling. If you are intimidated by tackling the classics or fear you'll never finish without encouragement, might I suggest a book club?

I'm on year 4 of a virtual book club with friends and this December we will have conquered over 50 classics together!

In this episode I'm sharing 5 ways great literature will help you be an informed homemaker and 5 steps to start and maintain a virtual book club.

EPISODE NOTES & LINKS

Deep Dive Episode: The Informed Homemaker with Isa Ryan

Conquering the Classics Book List and Questions will be in the Newsletter this Friday. Subscribe below

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30 September 2024, 5:00 am
1 hour 42 minutes

Homemaker Portrait Double Episode | Jennifer Crozier & Holly Tompkins
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I've got another 2-for-1 Double Homemaker Portrait Episode for you!🏡🏡

First we will hear from Jennifer Crozier in my first interview with a homemaker outside of the states! She shares all about her homemaking farm life in rural Scotland and her love for the old ways and how she is helping to keep them alive with the Scottish Women’s Institute.
Then we will chat with homemaker and mom of 5, Holly Tompkins, all about juggling a large family, homeschooling and hobby farming. Holly is a meal planning, freezer cooking pro and shares some excellent tips with us!
I'm also sharing some of my favorite Fall Things and some tips in Allison's Update. 🍁🍂

EPISODE LINKS & NOTES

Connect with Jennifer Crozier:
- Instagram @wholesome_sunday (farm, flowers, homemaking, SWI)
- Instagram @Jenny_jack21 (personal account)
- Instagram @waterbeckfloraldesign (florist account)
Connect with Holly Thompkins:
- Instagram @thefancyfarmgirlhomeandfarm
- Website thefancyfarmgirlfarmette.com
Allison's Update
- Autumn from the Heart of the Home by Susan Branch
- Share Your Fall Favorites-Send me a Text with the Link Above 👆🏻
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25 September 2024, 5:00 am
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