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Homemaking to the Glory of God @thankfulhomemaker

Homemaking for the Glory of God

When we grasp our relationship with God as our Father and rest securely in His care and love, it will change what we do and why we do it.

EP 123: How Should We Give? (Matthew 6:1-4 – Sermon on the Mount Series)

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Mail the Gospel

A New Resource for Sharing the Gospel with Dale Partridge from MailtheGospel.org

Friends, I had the opportunity to sit with Dale Partridge and talk about his new Gospel project, MailtheGospel.org, which helps us share the gospel with anyone anywhere. The video below was from our time on Instagram Live, and we discussed why Christians don't share the gospel, getting equipped to share the gospel and how MailtheGospel.org can be a sweet addition - not a replacement - ... continue reading...

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Homemaking to the Glory of God @thankfulhomemaker

Homemaking for the Glory of God

Come join me and listen to my time with Reagan Rose from Redeeming Productivity (one of my favorite podcasts!) as we talked about our challenges as full-time homemakers, contentment, and—of course—being productive in the home. Here are some ... continue reading...

When we grasp our relationship with God as our Father and rest securely in His care and love, it will change what we do and why we do it.

EP 123: How Should We Give? (Matthew 6:1-4 – Sermon on the Mount Series)

When we grasp our relationship with God as our Father and rest securely in His care and love, it will change what we do and why we do it. We will not be looking for the approval of men but only of God, and there is where we receive the greatest ... continue reading...

We are to be imitators of Jesus who is God incarnate. And we are to reflect his image to a lost and dying world. One way we do that is by loving our enemies. @thankfulhomemaker

EP 122: Love Your Enemies (Matthew 5:43-48 – Sermon on the Mount Series)

Our God has created us in His image and this image is stamped on every human being whether they are a child of God or not. But now as those who have come to be known by God through repentance of our sins and faith and trust in Jesus Christ alone for ... continue reading...

Today, we live in a culture all about self and our rights and self-esteem. Jesus desires those of us in Christ not to be self-focused and not to take offense so quickly that we immediately seek retaliation. @thankfulhomemaker

EP 121: Have We No Rights? (Matthew 5:38-42 – Sermon on the Mount Series)

Today, we live in a culture all about self and our rights and self-esteem. Jesus desires those of us in Christ not to be self-focused and not to take offense so quickly that we immediately seek retaliation.Our hope is to have our eyes so focused on ... continue reading...

Homemaking

Homemaking to the Glory of God @thankfulhomemaker

Homemaking for the Glory of God

Come join me and listen to my time with Reagan Rose from Redeeming Productivity (one of my favorite podcasts!) as we talked about our challenges as full-time homemakers, contentment, and—of course—being productive in the home. Here are some ... continue reading...

One of the ways we adorn the gospel (as it states in Titus 2:10) or make it beautiful is by the care and keeping of our homes. We have been given the responsibility, as Christian women, to the care and management of our homes. @thankfulhomemaker

EP 114: Delighting in Being Keepers of Our Homes

One of the ways we adorn the gospel (as it states in Titus 2:10) or make it beautiful is by the care and keeping of our homes. We have been given the responsibility, as Christian women, to the care and management of our homes. In this episode, the ... continue reading...

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

We want to get things done. We want our days to be productive. Deep down, we always want to get all those items on our to-do list checked off, which rarely happens. We may have days or seasons where we’re productive and on top of things, and there ... continue reading...

10 Homemaking Books

10 Helpful Homemaking Books

I'm sharing ten books with you that have impacted me in my homemaking as a Christian woman. I didn't come to faith in Christ until later in life so I was thankful to have some good books to help disciple me in my role as a keeper of my home. I've ... continue reading...

Marriage

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...

Showing True Biblical Love for Our Husbands @mferrell

EP 100: Showing True Biblical Love to Our Husband

Take a moment with me, ladies, to remember back to the early days of marriage. You loved to see your husband's face, hear his voice, and feel his touch. To be near him, hold his hand, or delight in a long sweet conversation. Laughing together, ... continue reading...

So many times as wives, we can focus more on what our husbands are doing wrong instead of focusing our hearts on what they are doing right. @mferrell

EP 82: Encouraging Your Husband {Elisabeth Elliot’s 80/20 Rule}

  So many times as wives, we can focus more on what our husbands are doing wrong instead of focusing our hearts on what they are doing right. You can read the post below in (5 minutes) or listen in to the podcast (20 minutes) where I share ... continue reading...

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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

EP 107: 10 Simple Tips for Beginning Homemakers

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

EP 33: Is Your Smartphone Changing You?

Podcast Episode 12: Simple Menu Planning Tips

Take a moment with me ladies to lift up our husbands in prayer today

A Prayer for Our Husbands

Clutter is a real enemy.  Clutter can keep us from enjoying our families and homes as it takes up our time, can rob us of our joy, can add stress to our lives and takes up our living space. @mferrell

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So thankful you’ve stopped by for a visit. Please grab a cup of coffee or tea and sit a bit. I hope to remind you that contentment in our role as homemakers begins with finding our satisfaction in Christ.

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We live in a world where it can be quick to pass j We live in a world where it can be quick to pass judgments instead of seeing the best in others. We can find ourselves expressing our opinions harshly when we differ from one another.⁣
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Bringing it closer to home, how are your responses to those you are closest? What does a gentle spirit look like in the context of your marriage or with your children?⁣
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Listen in to EP 48: Cultivating Gentleness at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
Think to yourself before you respond to pause and Think to yourself before you respond to pause and pray. Two simple actions that take a moment but can give you wise words that are covered in gentleness, grace, and love.⁣
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Quote from EP 60: Gently Correcting Our Children you can listen in at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
We are called in Ephesians 4:29 to respond with wo We are called in Ephesians 4:29 to respond with words that give grace, encourage, and build up. This includes those hard moments when our kids are sinfully disobedient.⁣
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Listen in to EP 60: Gently Correcting Our Children at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
By affliction, Christ . . .⁣ shows us our empti By affliction, Christ . . .⁣
 shows us our emptiness and weakness,⁣
 draws us to the throne of grace,⁣
 purifies our affections,⁣
 weans us from the world,⁣
 and makes us long for Heaven.⁣
~ J.C Ryle
This simple free eight-page guide is meant to help This simple free eight-page guide is meant to help you think through your summertime schedule for your family. As you walk through it you'll determine what your family loves to do, leave room for spontaneity, and put together a simple daily routine to help your days run a bit smoother. ⁣
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There are some summertime meal planning tips and a printable with ideas to put on your family's bucket list for summer and maybe spark new ones of your own! ⁣
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Come download your free 8-page summertime guide here and get access to our whole library of printables when you do.
Such a good conversation with Dale Partridge from Such a good conversation with Dale Partridge from @relearnhq about his new Gospel Project called MailtheGospel.org. You can get the gospel to anyone anywhere.
So appreciate @reagantrose (I do recommend you fol So appreciate @reagantrose (I do recommend you follow friends if you don’t yet!)- link to the podcast episode we talked about Homemaking to the Glory of God in my profile @thankfulhomemaker 

Repost from @reagantrose 
Godliness > Your Plans⁠
The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.⁣
~ Henry Ward Beecher⁣
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Come listen to EP 32: Preparing Our Families for Sunday Morning Worship at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
How many times does Sunday morning roll around and How many times does Sunday morning roll around and you find your heart in a state of chaos instead of calm to worship the Lord?  How many Sundays do you arrive at church and realize you haven’t taken the time all week to pray for your pastor or your church family? ⁣
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I want to share with you some simple steps we can take to prepare our hearts and the hearts of our families for Sunday morning worship to the Lord. ⁣
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The hope today is to get you to understand the purpose and the mission of the local church and then to move on toward how we can proceed with some simple steps to prepare our hearts and the hearts of our families for Sunday morning worship to the Lord.⁣
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Come listen to EP 32: Preparing Our Families for Sunday Morning Worship at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
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