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
233 episodes
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 ...
Monday Motivation #55 | Spring Cleaning: Windows, Doors & Walls
We are continuing our Spring Cleaning series with a top-down refresh of the “vertical surfaces” that quietly collect dust and grime all year long. In this Monday Motivation, I will walk you through simple, practical steps for cleaning window...
Homemaking Seasonal Ramble | Spring 2026 with Jessica Fisher
Spring has sprung with new life, new growth and a new kind of podcast episode on The Art of Home. Today, I am bringing you the first seasonal ramble with myself and Jessica Fisher. We kick off this relaxed, mostly unscripted, conver...
Monday Motivation #54 | Top-Down Spring Cleaning: Ceilings, Fans, Lights & Everything Overhead
This week, we’re kicking off the “real” work of spring cleaning with a top-down approach—starting with what’s overhead: ceilings, vents, fans, lights, and fixtures. You’ll learn why cleaning from the top down saves time (and ...
Homemaker Portrait | Carrie Sullivan
Carrie Sullivan has been keeping a home for over 20 years through changing seasons of motherhood, working outside the home, full-time homemaking, grief and growing faith. Now, in her 50’s, with kids nearing launch-time, Carrie has come to view ...
Monday Motivation #53 | Spring Cleaning 2; Tools & Helpers
After over 3 decades of homemaking, I have found there to be 3 Essential Tools and a handful of miscellaneous supplies which will equip you for any type of cleaning in your home; both regular maintenance and seasonal. I will give yo...
Homemaker Portrait | Kathlena Rule
We are kicking off Season 28 today a brand new Homemaker Portrait! I'm starting this episode with some notes from you out of the mail bag, what to expect this season on the podcast and magazine updates!!After those updates, I...
Monday Motivation #52 | Spring Cleaning Motivation: Historical, Modern & Biblical
Spring cleaning can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to tackle it without purpose or perspective. In this episode, I'm sharing historical, modern, and Biblical encouragement to help you approach seasonal cleaning as a manageable reset—one ...
Monday Motivation #51 | Acts of Courageous Homemaking #5, In the Darkness, Remember
As we close out this season of The Art of Home, the fifth and final Act of Courageous Homemaking I'd like to challenge you with is, In the Darkness, Remember. When you cannot see the way out, you must cling to the gracious ...
Monday Motivation #50 | Acts of Courageous Homemaking #4, Expect but Don't Borrow Trouble
Well, we are moving right along in our Acts of Courageous Homemaking Series and I have a new installment for you today. I am addressing our tendency to worry. The Bible has a lot to say about anxiety, fear and worry; giving us pract...
Homemaker Portrait | Brittany Shepard
In this final long form episode of our winter 2026 season, I am presenting a portrait of a single homemaker, Brittany Shepard, who has been keeping a home as a single woman for many years.Though being single in her 40s is not what she ex...
Monday Motivation #49 | Acts of Courageous Homemaking #3, Be Salty, Stay Lit
We are at the half-way point of our Acts of Courageous Homemaking series today. We’ve discussed how God’s sovereignty is the foundation for our courage. We looked at the importance of being informed and how to find trust...
Homemaker Portrait | Jazmine Wyland
Hey Homemaker!We kick off this episode with a few updates and a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Then we jump into a brand new homemaker portrait.I am chatting with Jazmine Wyland who is making a home with Matthew, her husband of 2 years, and th...
Monday Motivation #48 | Acts of Courageous Homemaking #2, Keep the Home Fires Burning
We are continuing the Acts of Courageous Homemaking series today, with act #2; Keep the Home Fires Burning. We’ve already talked about the foundation of our courageous homemaking, God’s Sovereignty, and act #1, being an informed homemaker and t...
Homemaker Portrait | Amanda Webb
I am chatting with in-the-trenches homemaker, Amanda Webb, who is no stranger to homemaking in unexpected and challenging circumstances. Just a few years into her marriage, her husband, Jonathan, was diagnosed with chronic leukemia,...
Monday Motivation #47 | Acts of Courageous Homemaking; Be Informed
In a world of hot takes and subjective partisan media it is very easy to become goaded or feel defeated by the inflammatory stories, reels and “reporting” that floods our screens day after day. How can we responsibly be informed ab...
Homemaker 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 i...
