Sometimes I think that I just want all sunny days for my life. If only things would go smoothly all the time! No tears. No downer days. No discouraging disappointment. Yet when I look out my window today, it seems like a perfect time to cozy up in a chair with a good book and…
Have you ever stopped to consider that your home matters to God? Homes were His idea in the first place! Ever find yourself thinking that your home really isn’t anyone else’s business? If you don’t invite people to you home, they won’t know your belongings — or your state of cleanliness. And maybe, just maybe,…
Wondering what you need to add to your home? Forget about possessions … kindness always is needed! Imagine walking through your door and being greeted by someone you love — it might be your spouse, child, parent, grandparent, or a friend. First, imagine their happiness when they see you. Can you see their smile? Can…
Feel like you’re drowning in stuff? Here’s the BEST strategy for decluttering your home. Eyeballing a tottering stack of storage containers, I braced myself for impact. The first question that came to mind was, “If this falls and everything breaks, will I miss any of it?” It’s totally normal to store some belongings like holiday…
Stop spinning your wheels and get your home in order with these four simple steps. Ever wonder how long it would take to get your home in order? A few years ago, I joked that if I sent my kids away for an entire summer, maybe I’d finally be able to get my home in…
When it comes to meeting your family’s needs, shopping just might be considered biblical. Some women love to shop. Some women hate to shop. Regardless of where you rank on a shopaholic scale, Proverbs 31:21-22 includes an interesting detail of a woman’s life: “She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her…
Ever feel overwhelmed by the need to keep busy at home? Proverbs 31 shows there’s actually something really good about it. Have you ever found yourself in a position of not having anything to do at home? Is everything caught up? Are all your projects finished? Do you wonder what to do with an abundance…
Get meal planning and preparation inspiration and ideas from the Proverbs 31 woman. Did you ever think you could find inspiration about grocery shopping or meal planning from the Proverbs 31 woman? Proverbs 31:14-15 shines the spotlight on how she fed her family: “She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food…
The Proverbs 31 woman shows us it’s a really good thing to willingly work hard at home. It’s no doubt that the Proverbs 31 woman was industrious. As we dig into Proverbs 31, we find that after she was described as a wife, her description focused on her hard work and resourcefulness: “She looks for…
Finding a haven that fulfills doesn’t have to be impossible. In fact, it can be easier than you may realize. My Thursday night was not supposed to be like this. I planned a quiet evening at home with my husband and kids – after dinner together and a little post-dinner clean-up, we could have a…
Tired of mundane tasks in your day? You actually can turn that mundane to something sacred. I know I’m not the only homemaker and haven creator who feels like everyday life is swamped with the mundane. Think about the never-ending piles of dirty dishes, then freshly washed dishes that need dried and put away. Or…
Need some productivity or peace in your day? It’s time to create a routine! Ever wonder what a difference a daily routine can make? I happen to have a strange love and hate relationship with routines. I love the idea of freedom – having unplanned days where I can sleep in, eat when I please,…
Want to bless the sick? You can become a haven by helping those who need it most. Over the past three weeks, my family’s been quarantined at home with an awful virus. Somehow, in all of our hustle and bustle, the contagious sickness worthy of a pandemic was passed to me and my son. And,…
Feeling discouraged about quarantines? You might be surprised, but there are quite a few benefits found in social distancing. Before March 2020, not many people heard of social distancing before. And for good reason, too – most people never contemplated what a quarantine really meant, and terms like “shelter in place” were foreign. Yet with…
Wonder why you need to disinfect your home? Learn why you should, along with how to do it, and 12 things you need to disinfect in your home. Ever wonder what the difference is between decluttering, deep cleaning, and disinfecting? For years, I thought that cleaning was cleaning. But the longer that I focus on…
Not every mom spends all day, every day with her children. If you ever need to do it, how can you manage? And what can moms do if they’re home all day with children? As a mom of two pre-teens, I’ve spent my entire motherhood being a work-at-home, stay-at-home mom. I’ve homeschooled both my children…
Stuck at home? Here are 10 things you can do! I can’t even guess how many times I’ve wondered how long it would take me to catch up on everything around my home. I’ve tried to guess how much time I’d need to finish my wish list of projects if I was stuck at home…
Wish you knew how to be a prepared homemaker? Start by stocking up on these 20 things! Over the past few weeks, a growing panic over the global pandemic has set in across America. The stock market keeps dropping, schools and businesses are closing, and toilet paper has vanished from store shelves. People who need…
Who might need your haven? You’ll never know … until you invite others to your home. I needed a haven. I knew it. After writing about haven creation for years, I forgot that settling into a new house could be a long process. And as I packed up my family’s old haven and moved into…
Want to open your home to others? You’ll love the inspiration and help found in these five best hospitality books for Christians. When I was living on my own as a single 23-year-old, I wanted to invite people to my apartment, but what could I really offer them? I could think of plenty of excuses:…