Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode.In this episode, I am chatting with Bess Hawthorne, seasoned homemaker and host of the Come Over for Dinner Podcast, about her experience keeping a home for the last 29 years. She shares her journey of raising 5 kids and juggling some homeschooling and some working out side the home during those years. We cover all the usual ground of beginnings, influences, priorities, challenges and more—she has one of the best homemaker fail stories I’ve heard yet! Bess offers some great ideas for inviting kids into homemaking and she draws from her own experience and her podcast guests’ suggestions to give lots of hot tips for recipes and hospitality. NOTES & LINKSApply or Nominate a Friend to Be Out Guest this Fall! Deadline, August 13, 2025Episode Companion Blog Post for all links, resources and recipesConnect with Bess Podcast Website | Instagram Allison's Interview on Come Over for DinnerMentioned in this EpisodeBible Reading ChallengeRobert Murray M'Cheyne Reading Calendar (RMM)Bess' favorite homemaking resource: Technavorm Mocha Master KDT coffee potSignature Dish: Chicken & RiceCall to Action HomeworkWhat ONE idea are you going to implement from today's episode? I'd love to hear about it! Send me a text using the link above, or send me an email, or share with the FB group in Homemaker Forum. Support the showHOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support
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Monday Motivation #29 | Homemaker Culture; Nature Study & Journaling
Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode.In last Wednesday’s episode, Creating a Learning Environment in the Home with Lyndsey Mimnagh, I promised you some more information on nurturing your own love of learning through various practices of Homemaker Culture. I’ve already covered the basics of this concept in Monday Motivation #6, Homemaker Culture and Seasonal Creativity. I will link that below. In this episode, I’m going to expand on the topic, explaining how nature study and nature journaling can foster a love of learning and strengthen a sense of wonder in your own spirit. IN THIS EPISODE:Why? 7 Benefits of Nature Study for AllHow? Engaging the Senses to Optimize Your Nature Time, No Matter How ShortDocumenting & Learning with a Nature Journal or Cabinet of CuriositiesSuggested ResourcesNOTES & LINKS:Companion Blog Post with All Resources and Printable PDF Nature Study GuideMonday Motivation #6 | Homemaker Culture, Cultivating a Creative LifeHomemaking Deep Dive | Creating a Learning Environment in the Home with Lyndsey MimnaghSupport the showHOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support
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Homemaking Deep Dive | Creating a Learning Environment in the Home with Lyndsey Mimnagh
Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode.Today, I am chatting with Lyndsey Mimnagh of Treehouse Schoolhouse, about how to create learning environments in the home. Whether you are a homeschool family or not, you will find value in this discussion. Topics:Lyndsey's Story: A few homemaker portrait basics and how her passion for preserving the wonder of childhood lead to home education and the birth of Treehouse Schoolhouse.How values shape the home environment and vice versaPractical suggestions for setting up environments that promote learning and wonder throughout the homeLearning together through regular daily tasksFilling up Your Inspiration Tank: Cultivating a love of learning in yourself NOTES & LINKSMail Bag:"3 Reasons I am Still a Homemaker in the Empty Nest," by Susan Macias"An Empty Nester Homemaker and Her Immeasurable Value," by Christa SterkenConnect with LyndseyTreehouseschoolhouse.com | Shop | Blog | Instagram |YouTube Discount Code for Art of Home Listeners: ARTOFHOME15 for 15% off your total order. One use per customer. Cannot be combined with other promos. Expires six months after episode release.Recommended Resources:The Daily Rhythm BundleFamily Bible Curriculum, Vol 1, Rooted & Vol 2, FlourishHoliday StudiesFree Resources:Book ListsHomeschooling HelpsSupport the showHOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support
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Monday Motivation #28 | Don't Fight in the Kitchen, Invest in Good Tools
Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode.Many times my guests and I have discussed the importance of having good tools to work with in the kitchen. As with any art form, the tools you use to practice the art of home will have a direct impact on the quality of your work. That's not to say you can't get good results with poor tools, but you will have to work a lot harder to get those results. In this Monday Motivation, I'm sharing my suggestions for essential kitchen tools that are worth the splurge for higher quality. NOTES & LINKSCompanion Blog Post with All Links & Suggested ToolsKnives:Here's a good set that includes a chef and paring knifeSerrated Bread KnifeSkillets: start with a 10", then add 12-14" and an 8"Stainless SteelCast Iron Enamel Coated Cast IronDutch Oven: I recommend 5-7 quart capacity, depending on family sizeuncoated cast ironenamel coated cast iron: budget option, splurge optionStand MixerKitchen Aid, ProfessionalBosch, highly recommended for bread doughCuisinart, a good all-purpose budget optionAnkarsrum, very pricy, but has great reviews, not available on amazonSupport the showHOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support
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Homemaker Portrait | Cara Semler
Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode.I am chatting with in-the-trenches homemaker, Cara Semler, about her experience of keeping a home for the last 10 years with husband, Ross. Cara was deeply influenced by the beautiful, calm home her mother kept and wanted that for her own home; she just didn’t realize how much discipline would be required on her part to follow in her mother’s homemaking footsteps. Cara also shares her struggle to trust the Lord with her desire to own a home and how she learned to embrace homemaking even as a renter. As usual we talk about Cara’s homemaking wins, fails, tips and recipes. AND…. I am pulling out some Historical Homemaking Hints for you…we haven’t done those in a while! I hope you enjoy them. NOTES & LINKSRegister for Summer Book Club! Read and study JR Miller's Homemaking with us. June 11-Aug 6, 2025, 7:00am-8:00am CDT over Zoom. Meetings will be recorded and sent out to all registrants in case you miss a meeting. theartofhomepodcast.com/bookclubHHH: Sunset's Host and Hostess Book, complied by Helen Krueger Muhs, 2nd edition, Lane Publishing Co, 1943, San Francisco, pp 148-149.Support the showHOMEMAKING RESOURCES Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support
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 practice their art of making a home with confidence, faithfulness and joy. New episodes every Wednesday.
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