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 17 minutesHomemaker Portrait | Pam Stockdale
I am chatting with seasoned homemaker of 45 years, Pam Stockdale. Pam was nominated by her daughter, Kristen Howard, who was a guest on The Art of Home several years and ago and who has written a few pieces for our newsletter.
Pam is genuine, forthright and her love for her husband, home and family is only outshined by her love for Jesus. We talk about her whirlwind romance/courtship and engagement with Jim…believe me , you’ve never heard one quite like theirs!
Then we cover their time as traveling evangelists, horse trainers, ranchers and even airplane owners spanning 45 years of married life as well as Pam’s reflections on how being raised by her widowed father and some influential women in her life shaped the homemaker she became.
Through it all, God has bent His ear time and again to Pam’s prayers and provided answers to questions she didn’t even know to ask, because He is that good. His provision has allowed Pam & Jim to "live loud and wide open," staying rooted in the things that matter most.
RESOURCES & LINKS
Show Notes blog post with Pam's biscuit recipe! theartofhomepodcast.com/blog search "Pam Stockdale"
Pam's Book: Snapshots: Moments Captured in a Flash
Be Our Guest! I'm looking for guests for our Spring 2026 season. Apply or Nominate Through 02.15.26 or before all spots are filled.
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28 January 2026, 6:00 am - 13 minutes 43 secondsMonday Motivation #46 | Acts of Courageous Homemaking; Our Foundation
Today marks the beginning of a 6-part series on Acts of Courageous Homemaking. Today we will look at our foundation for courageous homemaking in a crazy world and then each proceeding week will look at 5 specific acts of courageous homemaking.
As we embark on a new year and already the cultural, political and global chaos threatens our peace and even our sense of security, I hope you will join us each Monday to be be inspired and equipped to practice these acts of courageous homemaking.
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26 January 2026, 6:00 am - 52 minutes 38 secondsHomemaker Portrait | Colleen Rockwell
Join me for the first Homemaker Portrait of 2026. I'm chatting with In-the-Trenches homemaker, Colleen Rockwell, about homemaking, homesteading and homeschooling. After working many years as a full-time nurse, Colleen left her job to stay home with her 3 children. They moved to a more rural area, got some animals, started homeschooling and haven't looked back.
Colleen admits, "My biggest challenge was, and still is, running my home smoothly, learning the best systems to clean, cook, and preserve food." We cover all of this and more in her story of home. Be sure to listen till the end for this episode's emoji. :)
NOTES & RESOURCES
Full show notes will be up on the blog soon!
www.theartofhomepodcast.com/blog
Connect with Colleen | @littleridgeacres
Mentioned in This Episode:
Passionate Penny Pincher Planners
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21 January 2026, 6:00 am - 14 minutes 4 secondsMonday Motivation #45 | Homemaker Culture in Winter: A Time for the Makers
Historically, for homemakers, winter was not a time of inactivity, but of different activity; making and mending, close to the hearth, to prepare for the busier days of spring, summer and fall.
Today I want to share some ideas for cultivating your soul, mind and skills through the practice of winter homemaker culture.
Full Show Notes on the Blog: https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/blog
More On Homemaker Culture:
Monday Motivation #6; Cultivating a Creative Life
Monday Motivation #29; Nature Study & Journaling
Monday Motivation #30; An Artful Life
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19 January 2026, 6:00 am - 1 hour 15 minutesHomemaking Deep Dive | Planning Your Homemaking Year
Today, Jessica Fisher is going to share her system for planning the year ahead with purpose, not to do more and be more, but to align our monthly, weekly and daily rhythms with our values, our strengths and the path of faithful stewardship God has called us to for His glory and our good.
In This Episode:
How this planning benefits your marriage and your walk with God.
Prevent emotionalism from sabotaging progress and growth.
5 Steps to Planning Your Homemaking Year.
SHOW NOTES & RESOURCES
For full episode notes and resource links see corresponding blog post at theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "planning your homemaking year."
Connect with Jessica
goodcheapeats.com | lifeasmom.com | @lifeasmomdotcom | @goodcheapeatsblog
The Print & Go Planner (basis for today's episode)
Related Blog Posts from Jessica
A Self-Assessment for a New Year
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14 January 2026, 6:00 am - 11 minutes 10 secondsMonday Motivation #44 | All in Good Time; Gently Entering a New Year
Welcome to the first Monday Motivation of Season 27, our Winter 2026 season of The Art of Home. I am here this cold January morning to motivate you, NOT to jump into New Year, New You plans with all of your might, but rather to enter the New Year from a place of rest and reflection.
Think About It Questions:
- How do you typically spend January? What do you focus on in your homemaking?
- If you are tempted to skip the second half of winter and jump headlong into all the self and home improvement projects, what can you do enter the New Year more gently, from a place of rest?
- Consider the practice of reflection before resolution. What worked well in your 2025 homemaking? What did not work well? What would you like to leave behind in 2025 and what would you like to bring with you into 2026?
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12 January 2026, 6:00 am - 1 hour 18 minutesHoliday Homemaking 2025 | Week 5
It's our last episode of 2025! I've got FIVE more holiday stories of home for you from Heather Price, Jessica Fisher, Mallori Tinkler, Rosemary Young, and Abigail Dodds. I also have a warning for you about holding traditions loosely in my last Traditions and Time Together segment.
Notes & Resources are on the Blog: theartofhomepodcast.com/blog search "Holiday Homemaking 2025 Week 5"
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10 December 2025, 6:00 am - 14 minutes 11 secondsMonday Motivation #43 | Advent Reflections: Love for the Homemaker
In today’s episode I am bringing you a reflection from former guest and writer, Jeanette Rath, a young homemaker disenchanted with the commercial trappings and hustle of our culture’s version of Christmas.
It’s in the sacrificial love of the home where her joy and hope in the season are restored.
And I have another essay of mine for you to cap off our 2025 season of Advent reflections. So, enjoy these short little stories as you do some christmas shopping or deck the halls.
NOTES & RESOURCES:
FREE 2025 Daily Advent Guide: theartofhomepodcast.com/christmas
Other Episodes featuring Today's Writers
Jeanette Rath's Homemaker Portrait, S7:E2
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8 December 2025, 6:00 am - 1 hour 21 minutesHoliday Homemaking 2025 | Week 4
In this episode, I am bringing you holiday stories of home from 4 guests you heard from this past year; Mindy Heiner, Amber Reesor, Jayme Cherry and Jenny Nanninga.
I share some tips for hosting an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party and I have a holiday poem for you.
Be sure to listen till the end for the episode emoji if you want that gold star. ⭐️
NOTES & LINKS
All resources, links and recipes will be on the companion blog post. theartofhomepodcast.com/blog > search "Holiday Homemaking 2025 Week 4"
Take Peace! A Corgi Cottage Christmas (Tasha Tudor) available on YouTube for $2
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3 December 2025, 6:00 am - 14 minutes 35 secondsMonday Motivation #42 | Advent Reflections, Joy for the Homemaker
In today’s Monday motivation you’ll hear two articles reflecting on the third theme of Advent, Joy. The first, written by Karen Sheppard about Finding Joy in Jesus at the Table and second, a little reflection from me about finding joy in homemaking, which you may have heard in last year’s Holiday Homemaking Week 3, but it bears repeating. Karen’s article was originally published in Homemaker Happy Mail December 2023 and mine in Homemaker Happy Mail December 2022.
FREE Daily Advent Guide: https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/christmas
Other Advent Reflection Episodes 2025
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1 December 2025, 6:00 am - 1 hour 24 minutesHoliday Homemaking 2025 | Week 3
🎄Welcome to Week 3 of Holiday Homemaking 2025! 🎉
You will be hearing holiday stories of home from past guests Laura Ruoff, Rachael Bomsta, Georgetta Christinsen, Caitlin McCormick and Mystie Winckler.
I will continue my series on Traditions and Togetherness with some tips for hosting a Ladies Christmas Tea.
NOTES & RESOURCES
Recipes, notes, links and resources are on the Blog!
https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/holiday-homemaking-2025-week-3
Allison's Update
No new episodes next week. Happy Thanksgiving! Holiday Homemaking returns December 1st.
Seasonal Art of Home Publication (Magazine?)
- What would you call it?
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- Send me a text 👆 or an email!
ADVENT starts November 30th! Get your FREE daily Advent guide. 🕯️
Poems:
- The Oxen by Thomas Hardy, originally published in the London Times, 1915, public domain
- The Christmas Silence by Margaret Deland, originally published in The Chicago Ledger, 1914, public domain
Music:
All music is royalty free and licensing purchased through Envato.
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