- 1 hour 8 minutesHomemaker Portrait | Kristin Park
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 insight to share.
EPISODE NOTES
All links and notes, including Kristin's signature dish recipe, will be on the blog. Go to heartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "Kristin Park" or click the link below.
HOMEMAKING RESOURCES
- Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
- Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
- JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide
SUPPORT & CONNECT
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- Contact | Text/Voicemail-use the link at top of description | Website | Email
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1 July 2026, 5:00 am - 10 minutes 50 secondsMonday Motivation #61 From Stranger to Neighbor: Cultivating Community One Holiday at a Time
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 writer, Sarah Beaugh, shares how the people next door can go from Stranger to Neighbor through shared experiences centered around holidays and celebrations.
EPISODE NOTES
Connect with Sarah
- website | sarahbeaugh.com
- Instagram | @the.welcoming.home and @Sarah.beaugh
HOMEMAKING RESOURCES
- Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
- Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
- JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide
SUPPORT & CONNECT
- Review | Love The Podcast
- Contact | Text/Voicemail-use the link at top of description | Website | Email
- Follow | Follow The Podcast
- Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support
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29 June 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 26 minutesSummer Homemaking Ramble 2026 with Jessica Fisher
Today, I have my honorary co-host, Jessica Fisher, joining me for another seasonal ramble.
In this Episode:
- Mail Bag & Updates
- Summer Ice-Breaker Questions
- Summer Travel Plans
- What We are Cooking & Eating this Summer
- What We are Watching this Summer
- Our Seasonal Homemaking Projects
- How hormone therapy and viewing aging as stewardship are helping us be gracious as we get older
- How limiting beliefs hinder our homemaking and our progress towards Christ-likeness
SHOW NOTES
All resources and links are on the full show notes post on the blog. Go to theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "SUMMER RAMBLE 2026".
https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/summer-ramble-2026-with-jessica-fisher
Connect with Jessica
goodcheapeats.com | lifeasmom.com | @lifeasmomdotcom | @goodcheapeatsblog
HOMEMAKING RESOURCES
- Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
- Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
- JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide
SUPPORT & CONNECT
- Review | Love The Podcast
- Contact | Text/Voicemail-use the link at top of description | Website | Email
- Follow | Follow The Podcast
- Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support
- **Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend
24 June 2026, 5:00 am - 11 minutes 47 secondsMonday Motivation #60 The Gift of Small Joys: Celebrating the Everyday at Home by Christa Sterken
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 the articles from our first issue which came out this past May.
If you like what you hear, be sure to grab a digital or print copy over at homemakersjournal.com. This magazine is seasonal in nature, but timeless in its content. So anytime is a good time to get your copy.
Today’s article is from homemaker, writer, and former guest, Christa Sterken. In this beautifully written, thoughtful piece, Christa shares how she has learned to celebrate the everyday in her homemaking through recognizing the Gift of Small Joys.
EPISODE NOTES
Connect with Christa
- Website | christasterken.com
- Substack | Let it Be Lovely
Get Your Copy of Homemaker's Journal
HOMEMAKING RESOURCES
- Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
- Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
- JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide
SUPPORT & CONNECT
- Review | Love The Podcast
- Contact | Text/Voicemail-use the link at top of description | Website | Email
- Follow | Follow The Podcast
- Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support
- **Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend
22 June 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 2 minutesHomemaker Portrait | Hannah Stewart
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 work of the homemaker; nor was she prepared for the lack of cultural respect for her chosen occupation.
She’s had to let go of many expectations and her tendency towards perfectionism, but in the letting go, God is teaching her the powerful impact of the tone she sets through her homemaking.
We cover all the usual ground, so get ready for an hour full of trials and triumphs, tips, recipes and hard-won homemaking wisdom from this delightful and very insightful guest.
CONNECT WITH HANNAH
Website | sugarandspicemomlife.com
Instagram: @sugarandspicemomlife
SHOW NOTES
All links and resources, including Hannah's signature dish will be on the blog. Click the link below or go to www.theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "Hannah Stewart."
https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/sweet-spicy-homemaker-life
HOMEMAKING RESOURCES
- Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
- Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
- JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide
SUPPORT & CONNECT
- Review | Love The Podcast
- Contact | Text/Voicemail-use the link at top of description | Website | Email
- Follow | Follow The Podcast
- Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support
- **Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend
27 May 2026, 5:00 am - 7 minutes 58 secondsMonday Motivation #59 | Spring Cleaning: Floors, Carpets & Rugs
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, furniture and the forgotten. Today we will wrap things up with everything under foot…floors, rugs and carpets.
HOMEMAKING RESOURCES
- Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
- Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
- JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide
SUPPORT & CONNECT
- Review | Love The Podcast
- Contact | Text/Voicemail-use the link at top of description | Website | Email
- Follow | Follow The Podcast
- Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support
- **Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend
25 May 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 12 minutesHomemaking Deep Dive | Family Road Trip Adventures
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 worst and best trip stories
- Benefits of family road trips
- Why National Parks are a great destination
- Why camping is an economic option with more benefits than just saving money,
- Practical tips on how to plan a successful family road trip
Connect with Jenny
Teachers Pay Teachers
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/jennifer-nanninga
SHOW NOTES
All links and resources will be on the blog. Click the link below or go to www.theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "family road trips"
HOMEMAKING RESOURCES
- Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
- Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
- JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide
SUPPORT & CONNECT
- Review | Love The Podcast
- Contact | Text/Voicemail-use the link at top of description | Website | Email
- Follow | Follow The Podcast
- Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support
- **Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend
20 May 2026, 5:00 am - 11 minutes 45 secondsMonday Motivation #58 | Extra! Extra! Homemaker's Journal is Here!
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 : www.homemakersjournal.com
What's in the first issue?
Celebrate This Season! Tips & Recipes for Spring & Summer Gatherings
From Stranger to Neighbor: Cultivating Community One Holiday at a Time
Sew Brave: Machine Basics for the Timid Beginner
Host with Heart, Not a Hefty Price Tag
A Nature Inspired Home: Carrying the Beauty of Nature Within Our Hearts & Home
Homemaker Culture Ideas for Spring & Summer
Revealing the Father's Heart: What Biblical Celebrations Teach Us About God
The Gift of Small Joys: Celebrating the Everyday at Home
Repeatable Birthday Joy: Simple Traditions, Big Memories
Enough is as Good as A Feast: A Mary Poppins Party Parable
Rooted Celebrations: Experiencing Holidays Deeply as a Christian
Birthday Nostalgia That Whispers of More to Come (original poem)
Angel Food Cake on a Monday: Celebrations & Grief
Small Holidays, Big Impact: Creative Traditions for Busy Families
HJ Companion: Celebration Bunting Sewing Pattern, Go-To Birthday Desserts, Homemaker Chronicles Monthly Record Sheets, Celebration Days Chart
HOMEMAKING RESOURCES
- Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
- Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
- JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide
SUPPORT & CONNECT
- Review | Love The Podcast
- Contact | Text/Voicemail-use the link at top of description | Website | Email
- Follow | Follow The Podcast
- Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support
- **Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend
18 May 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 4 secondsHomemaker Portrait | Eva Suchecki
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 challenges.
SHOW NOTES
All resources including Eva's Signature Dish recipe will be on the blog. Click the link or go to theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "Eva Suchecki".
HOMEMAKING RESOURCES
- Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
- Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
- JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide
SUPPORT & CONNECT
- Review | Love The Podcast
- Contact | Text/Voicemail-use the link at top of description | Website | Email
- Follow | Follow The Podcast
- Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support
- **Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend
13 May 2026, 11:00 am - 12 minutes 51 secondsMonday Motivation #57 | Spring Cleaning: Furniture, Appliances & the Forgotten
I’m back with some more spring cleaning motivation for you today. So far we’ve covered some spring cleaning history, tools, surfaces overhead, walls and vertical surfaces, and linens & curtains.
This week we will discuss furniture, appliances and the forgotten. The entire transcript of this episode (and all the other spring cleaning episodes) will be on the blog for you to refer to later. The blog posts also have links to helpful tools and resources for each of the topics we’ve discussed in this series.
SHOW NOTES
Blog Post with transcript and notes, click below or go to theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "MM 57"
https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/spring-cleaning-furniture-appliances-the-forgotten
HOMEMAKING RESOURCES
- Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
- Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
- JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide
SUPPORT & CONNECT
- Review | Love The Podcast
- Contact | Text/Voicemail-use the link at top of description | Website | Email
- Follow | Follow The Podcast
- Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support
- **Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend
11 May 2026, 5:00 am - 1 hour 16 minutesHomemaking Deep Dive | Quilting 101 with Jessica Clark
I am so excited to be bringing you our first deep dive into the world of quilting, with homemaker, quilter, and teacher, Jessica Clark of thelarklife.com and the Handmade Happiness Podcast.
Jessica didn’t grow up with quilts but she did have fond memories of her grandmother’s quilt collection and decided to pursue learning to quilt herself. With hardly any sewing experience she wandered into a local quilt shop’s class and began her lifelong love affair with quilts. Now and avid quilter, Jennifer is passionate about giving others the skills they need to practice the art of quiltmaking.
In This Episode:
- Quilting as Community Building and Stewardship
- How Quilts Unite Through Storytelling
- Benefits to Embracing the Slowness of Quilting
- How to Shop for Vintage or Antique Quilts
- Quilt Care
- Getting Started with Quilting—tools, skills, & where to look for solid instruction
- Jessica's Top 5 Quilting Tips
SHOW NOTES
All links and resources for this episode will be on the blog. Click the link below or go to theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "Quilting 101".
https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/quilting-101-a-homemaking-deep-dive-with-jessica-clark
CONNECT WITH JESSICA
Website: www.thelarklife.com
Handmade Happiness Podcast: Apple | Spotify
Instagram/ Facebook: @The_Lark_Life
YouTube: @TheLarkLife
Direct Links to Classes:
- Homeschool Quilting Class: https://thelarklife.com/foundations-in-quilting
- Beginner Quilter Lab:https://beginner-quilt-lab.teachery.co/
- Quilted Slipper: https://quilted-slipper-course.teachery.co/
- Sewing Machine Basics: https://sewing-machine-basics.teachery.co/
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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES
- Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
- Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
- JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide
SUPPORT & CONNECT
- Review | Love The Podcast
- Contact | Text/Voicemail-use the link at top of description | Website | Email
- Follow | Follow The Podcast
- Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support
- **Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend
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