The Art of Home: A Podcast for Homemakers
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 Monday and Wednesday.
Episodes
249 episodes
Homemaker Portrait | Mary Belue Taylor
To close out the summer season I am chatting with seasoned homemaker Mary Belue Taylor who shares wisdom from decades of marriage, mothering seven children, walking through cancer twice, and learning to serve others through the simple ministry ...
Homemaker Portrait | Emily Steiger
Today, I’m joined by Emily Steiger—New Hampshire native, writer, and busy homemaker who’s two years into marriage with Sam, raising a one-year-old, and expecting baby number two later this fall.In This Episode:Prep...
Monday Motivation #66, Creator Spotlight | Laura Coppinger, Heavenly Homemakers
I have another creator spotlight for you today with seasoned homemaker, wife, and mama to 11, Laura Coppinger who has been blogging over at HeavenlyHomemakers.com for nearly 2 decades. In ...
Homemaker Portrait | Lerize Jansen van Rensburg
I’m chatting with Lerize Jansen van Rensburg, a wife, mother, part-time legal consultant, blogger, and homemaker living with her husband and their two daughters on a grain farm in the Free State of South Africa that’s been in his family for fiv...
Monday Motivation #65, Creator Spotlight | Christie Purifoy
I have a NEW type of episode format to introduce to you today! It's called a Creator Spotlight episode and I will occasionally add one to the traditional Monday Motivation lineup. In these interviews, I will highlight aut...
Homemaker Portrait | Rhonda Wax
Today I’m joined by Rhonda Wax, a pastor’s wife, mother of four, grandmother of fourteen, and a lifelong homemaker whose heart for hospitality shines through every season of her story.Rhonda shares about building a warm and welcoming hom...
Homemaker Portrait | Allison Weeks
For over 5 years now, I have sat on the interviewers side of the microphone bringing you over 100 homemaker stories. Many of you have asked to hear my answers to these questions, and today you get your wish. Hannah Stewart of the Su...
Monday Motivation #64 | Revealing the Father's Heart: What Biblical Celebrations Teach Us about God
Today I want to share one final preview article from our first issue of Homemaker’s Journal. So often we think of celebration as our idea—something we plan when life goes well. But in Scripture, celebration begins with G...
Homemaking Deep Dive | Sentimental Decor with Brittany Shepard
Today we’re talking decor, but we are going beyond style and trends to look at sentimental decorating—choosing meaning over what’s trending and letting our homes hold the real stories of our lives.My guest is Brittany Shepard who is know...
Monday Motivation #63 | Angel Food Cake on a Monday: Celebrations & Grief
I have another preview article from our first issue of Homemaker’s Journal today. Birthdays and celebrations aren’t always joyous. Some of the hardest holidays and special days to navigate are those that come in the midst of loss. Home...
Homemaker Portrait | Kara Garis
In this episode, I am chatting with in-the-trenches homemaker, Kara Garis, all about keeping a home with her husband of 17 years and their 5 kids. I am so excited for you to hear this conversation. Kara has so much wisdom to share. ...
Monday Motivation #62 Host with Heart, Not a Hefty Price Tag
It's week 3 of Homemaker’s Journal sneak peak and today I’m reading another article from our 2026 Spring/Summer issue. If you like what you hear, be sure to grab a digital or print copy over at h...
Homemaker 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 ...
Monday 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 homemakers...
Summer 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 & UpdatesSummer Ice-Breaker QuestionsSummer Travel PlansWhat We are Cooki...
Monday 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 f...
Homemaker 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 o...
Monday 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...
Homemaking 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 ...
Monday 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 r...
Homemaker 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 su...
Monday 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 furn...
Homemaking 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. Jess...
Monday Motivation #56 | Spring Cleaning Linens, Curtains & Spiritual Lessons
Today, we are continuing to spring clean our way through the home with the top-down approach. We’ve covered ceilings and overhead things and all of the hard vertical surfaces, including windows, doors and walls. This week, we will tackle the so...
Homemaker Portrait | Jayms Yon
Today, I am bringing you a conversation with a young woman who is practicing homemaking in South Africa. After meeting her now husband online in 2020 and developing a relationship long-distance for several years, Jayms left everything she knew ...
