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Cultivating a beautiful home takes a lifetime and is worth every moment we take to pour the love of God into our families and the lives of others.  #lovelyliving #beauty #hygge @thankfulhomemaker

Cultivating Beauty in Your Home

How do we judge correctly? What does it mean when Jesus tells us not to judge, and why shouldn't we wrongly judge others? There is much covered in our text today in Matthew 7:1-6 to walk through together. @thankfulhomemaker

EP 138: Judge Not, That You Not Be Judged (Matthew 7:1-6 – Sermon on the Mount Series)

Do you find yourself so busy serving your husband that you don't take the time to truly delight in him? @mferrell

Romancing Your Husband

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our friendships with one another will only have a solid foundation and be able to flourish if they are built on the solid rock of Christ. @thankfulhomemaker

EP 140: Threats to Biblical Friendship

Inside: Our friendships with one another will only have a solid foundation and be able to flourish if they are built on the solid rock of Christ. We all know that fostering true biblical friendship isn't easy - it takes work. Jesus told us in John 16:33 that we're going to have trouble in this world, and trouble does touch all our lives in various areas, but this includes our friendships ... continue reading...

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our friendships with one another will only have a solid foundation and be able to flourish if they are built on the solid rock of Christ. @thankfulhomemaker

EP 140: Threats to Biblical Friendship

Inside: Our friendships with one another will only have a solid foundation and be able to flourish if they are built on the solid rock of Christ. We all know that fostering true biblical friendship isn't easy - it takes work. Jesus told us in ... continue reading...

Cultivating a beautiful home takes a lifetime and is worth every moment we take to pour the love of God into our families and the lives of others.  #lovelyliving #beauty #hygge @thankfulhomemaker

Cultivating Beauty in Your Home

Ladies, I invite you to sit with me a bit.  I'd fix you a cup of tea, but for these moments together, I am unfortunately going to have to ask you to fix your own and visit with me in my home.  We're going to chat about having ... continue reading...

How do we judge correctly? What does it mean when Jesus tells us not to judge, and why shouldn't we wrongly judge others? There is much covered in our text today in Matthew 7:1-6 to walk through together. @thankfulhomemaker

EP 138: Judge Not, That You Not Be Judged (Matthew 7:1-6 – Sermon on the Mount Series)

Inside: When we see ourselves and our sin rightly, when we are broken by our sin and in a place of humility, we will be in a place to remove the speck from our brother's eye. How do we judge correctly? What does it mean when Jesus tells us not ... continue reading...

Do you find yourself so busy serving your husband that you don't take the time to truly delight in him? @mferrell

Romancing Your Husband

Inside: Some practical reminders to not let the busyness of the day rob you of taking the time to truly enjoy this man that captured your heart so many years ago. Do you find yourself so busy serving your husband that you don’t take the time to ... continue reading...

Homemaking

Cultivating a beautiful home takes a lifetime and is worth every moment we take to pour the love of God into our families and the lives of others.  #lovelyliving #beauty #hygge @thankfulhomemaker

Cultivating Beauty in Your Home

Ladies, I invite you to sit with me a bit.  I'd fix you a cup of tea, but for these moments together, I am unfortunately going to have to ask you to fix your own and visit with me in my home.  We're going to chat about having ... continue reading...

I am sharing various systems, tools, and routines I've appreciated having available to me as a homemaker and how they help me manage my days. @thankfulhomemaker

10 Things Helping Me to Manage My Days as a Homemaker

Inside: I am sharing various systems, tools, and routines I've appreciated having available to me as a homemaker and how they help me manage my days. I'm sharing a walkthrough of various tools and systems that help me to get things done. It's a ... continue reading...

As we're getting ready to start the New Year, I thought I'd share some of my favorite planners and journals I'm looking forward to using for 2023.

My Favorite Planners & Journals

Inside: A roundup of my favorite planners and journals for homemakers - perfect for staying organized in the New Year! We're getting ready to turn the calendar, and if you're like me, I always look forward to starting a new planner for the year. ... continue reading...

Our home cleaning should not take up most of our day and my hope in today's episode is to help you simplify your daily and weekly cleaning. @thankfulhomemaker

My Simple Daily & Weekly Cleaning Routine

I want to walk through a bit of my super simple cleaning routine and hopefully share some encouragement with you or some tips to make cleaning your home a bit easier and even fun! Our home cleaning should not take up most of our day, and I want to ... continue reading...

Marriage

Do you find yourself so busy serving your husband that you don't take the time to truly delight in him? @mferrell

Romancing Your Husband

Inside: Some practical reminders to not let the busyness of the day rob you of taking the time to truly enjoy this man that captured your heart so many years ago. Do you find yourself so busy serving your husband that you don’t take the time to ... continue reading...

We are going to walk through what are the characteristics of a humble person And how does a humble person live differently from one who is prideful? @thankfulhomemaker

10 Manifestations of Humility

Inside: How does a humble person live differently from one who is prideful? Humility is simply thinking rightly of ourselves as we compare ourselves to the Lord. We are going to walk through ten comparisons of when our thinking is prideful ... continue reading...

Patience is a fruit of the Spirit, and it can also translate as "long-suffering" or "forbearance." It's our ability, under control of the Spirit, to persevere and endure in times of suffering or hardship.

EP 118: Cultivating Patience with One Another

If someone were to ask your family if you were a patient person, what would their response be? I want to consider myself a patient person, but I'm not sure what my family would say, and especially when I'm under stress or when things aren't working ... continue reading...

From the beginning—from the creation of Adam and Eve in the garden— God's design was that marriage was to be a permanent covenant. @thankfulhomemaker

EP 117: Divorce and Remarriage (Matthew 5:31-32 – Sermon on the Mount Series)

I know so many of our lives have been affected by divorce, and it is a sensitive subject. There is much hurt and pain in many of your lives still by divorce, so my desire isn't to cause you any more hurt—so please know my heart here before we start ... continue reading...

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Do you, as a Christian, plan your days so you’re using your time wisely (Ephesians 5:15-16)? We don’t just want to live to get things done or get the most things done; we want to get done what we should be focusing on or prioritizing.

EP 111: Getting Things Done: A Walk Through Ephesians 5:15-16

God’s grace through Christ is greater than our sin, even on our worst days. @mferrell

EP 109: God’s Blessing Does Not Depend on Our Performance

Sharing ten tips that have been a help to me as a homemaker. These are tips that were modeled to me by my grandmother as a young bride @thankfulhomemaker

Simple Tips for Beginning Homemakers

we master our cell phones or do they master us. @mferrell

EP 33: Is Your Smartphone Changing You?

EP 12: Simple Menu Planning Tips

Are we as critical of ourselves as we are of others? @mferrell

EP 8: Dealing with Our Critical Spirits

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It is better to get wisdom than gold. Gold is anot It is better to get wisdom than gold. Gold is another’s, wisdom is our own; gold is for the body and time, wisdom for the soul and eternity.⁣
~ Matthew Henry⁣
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Whether you're running errands, doing household ch Whether you're running errands, doing household chores, or sipping your coffee, you can do it in style, reminding yourself and others you are a Thankful Homemaker 🥰⁣
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What do you think of when you hear the word discer What do you think of when you hear the word discernment? The dictionary defines it as making a distinction between good and evil and truth and falsehood. As believers, we all desire to be discerning and wise in our choices. As we mature and grow in our knowledge of the scriptures, the hope is we will use that information to make choices in line with God's will.⁣
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We become discerning people by not just knowing what to think but how to think. Being spiritually discerning is an ability to see the world the way God does. This comes about as we grow and mature spiritually into the likeness of Christ. It is about seeing “All That's Good.”⁣
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Read Seeking Whatever is Good at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
“Waiting exposes our idols and throws a wrench i “Waiting exposes our idols and throws a wrench into our coping mechanisms. It brings us to the end of what we can control and forces us to cry out to God. God doesn’t waste our waiting. He uses it to conform us to the image of his Son.”⁣
~ Betsy Childs Howard⁣
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Listen in to EP 23: Seasons of Waiting at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
As I’m sharing this episode, I’m finding mysel As I’m sharing this episode, I’m finding myself in a waiting room on the Lord, and it’s been a long one, and I don’t see an end near.  It has reminded me that when I gave myself to Him, I gave up my “right” to be in charge. The reality is we never were in charge anyway; we just came to that understanding when the Lord opened our eyes to His sovereign control over our lives.⁣
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Even though it is a truth I know or we know, how many times do we want to think that somehow we can effect change in our life situations?⁣
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Waiting is hard because there is no guarantee that my waiting will end in this lifetime. One thing I have learned – my waiting has deepened my trust in the Lord and has helped me to develop patience, perseverance, and endurance.⁣
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It’s also given me different eyes to see with compassion others who are in a season of waiting.⁣
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Listen in to EP 23 Seasons of Waiting at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
Six questions I have written in my Bible that have Six questions I have written in my Bible that have been a help to me over the years may be a help to you, too, to be prayerful and slow to speak. These are helpful questions not just in our friendships but in our marriages and with our children, and truly any of our relationships:⁣
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1. Is this the time to say this?⁣
2. Am I the person to say this?⁣
3. Is it necessary?⁣
4. Is it true?⁣
5. Is it kind?⁣
6. Do I need to say this?⁣
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Listen in to EP 140: Threats to Biblical Friendship at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
We all know that fostering true biblical friendshi We all know that fostering true biblical friendship isn’t easy – it takes work. Jesus told us in John 16:33 that we’re going to have trouble in this world, and trouble does touch all our lives in various areas, but this includes our friendships too.⁣
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We’ll be hurt; we’ll be the ones hurting others; selfishness is a battle; jealousy and envy raise their ugly heads; we have our fears and insecurities, failed expectations, the damage our tongues do to one another, not appropriating the gospel and these all come from hearts that are still battling sin. ⁣
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So when these threats to our friendship with one another in Christ come up, it shouldn’t surprise us that we have these issues, but what we need to keep at the forefront of our minds is how we respond and deal with them when they do come up. ⁣
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I want to walk us through some of these threats, and this list I’m working with isn’t exhaustive – there are many more threats than what I am addressing today – but these are areas that stood out to me that have been a battle within some of my friendships over the years. Sadly, it is often the sin I’m battling in my heart, and I need to get my thinking, attitudes, and actions lined up with God’s Word.⁣
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Listen to EP 140 Threats to Biblical Friendship at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
May we be women who are willing to return to the a May we be women who are willing to return to the authority of God’s Word, embrace God’s priorities for our lives and homes, and live out the beauty and wonder of womanhood as God created it to be.⁣
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Women will never find fulfillment and satisfaction Women will never find fulfillment and satisfaction by trying to be "like" men and shedding their uniqueness as a female.  They will only find satisfaction in Christ.⁣
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