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A Few Favorite Things for Homebodies 2020

by Marci Ferrell
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This year has been an interesting one and since we've been home much more than years past it had me think about items that were a comfort or ones we found ourselves using on a daily basis.  @mferrell

This year has been an interesting one and since we've been home much more than years past it had me think about items that were a comfort or ones we found ourselves using on a daily basis. 

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The List:

Unicorn Salt Briny

Magic Unicorn Salt:

We became big bowl eaters this year and actually spent much of the year eating plant-based. This salt came recommended from a foodie podcast I was listening to by a favorite author and it has been joined by several others on our dining table from Beautiful Briny Sea. Magic Unicorn is my favorite and I put it on pretty much almost everything. My hubby likes heat so Hot Steve is his choice. Their sugars are on my list next. 

 
Balsamic Glaze

Balsamic Glaze:

Since we're on bowls balsamic glaze has become another staple on our table. It's lovely on all kinds of various rice bowls but it's super yummy on baked potatoes. Think balsamic vinegar in a syrup form. 

 
Microwave Splatter Cover

Microwave Splatter Food Cover:

I'm not sure why I didn't pick one of these up earlier. No more paper towels sticking to your food or coming off in the microwave. This is a game-changer to reheating anything in the microwave. Hardly any microwave cleaning going on here anymore.  

 Small Grains Washer

Small Grains Washer:

Quinoa, rice, lentils to rinse—no problem anymore. No more sticking to that mesh strainer and trying to get every last one out. This is a great item if you rinse a lot of small grains. 

 Don Pablo Coffee Beans

Don Pablo Medium Dark Roast Coffee

The low acidity of Don Pablo seems to really make a difference. It's smooth and just perfect for the coffee lovers in our home. I also buy their decaf beans too. 

TH Mug

Thankful Homemaker Coffee Mug: 

Do you see how I snuck that in there? Truly, it is my favorite coffee mug and makes me smile when I look at it. It's a fun reminder every time I drink my coffee from it, to give thanks to the Lord for all He's done for me. 

 
Pacifica Island Vanilla Perfume

Pacifica Island Vanilla Perfume:

I have a couple of these but this one has become my signature scent. My husband loves it and that makes me love it too. 

 
Raw Shea Butter Soap

Nubian Heritage Bar Soap:

Writing this list reminded me I need to order some more of this soap. This brand has me hooked. I love the smell and the way my skin feels after showering. 
 Volcano Candle

Capri Blue Volcano Candle:

If you've walked into an Anthropologie store you're already familiar with this scent. I have a cheat on this one from my friend Jen—you can get almost the identical scent at a much cheaper price from your local Hobby Lobby. You're welcome!

 

I've wanted some good noise-cancelling headphones that didn't break the bank and these are a great find! My hubby and I both work from home and he's in sales so he's on the phone and I'm writing content so silence is helpful and these work perfectly for both of us ;). 
 

1SE

1 Second Everyday App:

Every parent (or grandparent) should have this app on their phone. I now have a yearly movie that I upload to our shared Google Photos Album for the year with a one second photo or movie clip from almost every day of our life from the year. It's so fun to watch. The grandkids love it! You can customize the dates so you can make a movie just for the month. Try it out for 2021 and let me know your thoughts. (Tip: Every night before bed I try to tidy the photos in my phone (delete doubles or bad ones) and then I add a photo for the day to the app. You can add two photos or movie clips from each day.) 

 

Tick Tick App

Tick Tick App:

I so appreciate being able to see my calendar and to-do list all in one spot. The Tick Tick app has been a great catch-all for those tasks on the go and helps me to re-arrange items when I have too many items listed to take care of in one day. I use this in organizing my week before I add things to my physical paper planner. 

 
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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
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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 

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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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"Home is the true wife's kingdom. ⁣ ⁣ Very lar "Home is the true wife's kingdom. ⁣
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Very largely does the wife hold in her ⁣
hands, as a sacred trust, the happiness ⁣
and the highest good of the hearts that ⁣
nestle there. In the last analysis, home ⁣
happiness depends on the wife. ⁣
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Her spirit gives the home its atmosphere. ⁣
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Her hands fashion its beauty. ⁣
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Her heart makes its love. ⁣
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And the end is so worthy, so noble, so divine, ⁣
that no woman who has been called to be a wife, ⁣
and has listened to the call, should consider any⁣
price too great to pay, to be . . .⁣
 the light,⁣
 the joy,⁣
 the blessing,⁣
 the inspiration, ⁣
of a home. ⁣
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The woman who makes a sweet, beautiful home, ⁣
filling it with love and prayer and purity, is doing ⁣
something better than anything else her hands ⁣
could find to do beneath the skies.⁣
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A true mother is one of the holiest secrets of ⁣
home happiness. God sends many beautiful things ⁣
to this world, many noble gifts; but no blessing is ⁣
richer than that which He bestows in a mother who ⁣
has learned love's lessons well, and has realized ⁣
something of the meaning of her sacred calling."⁣
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~ J. R. Miller, "Secrets of Happy Home Life"
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