Inside: The sin in our lives begins in our thoughts—or as the bible calls it, "the heart" (Mark 7:20-23). We don't sin without it first starting in our minds. We're walking through Philippians 4:8 together to see how to replace sinful, wrong thinking by instead thinking thoughts that are God-honoring. Spiritual stability is a result of how a person thinks. The Bible leaves no doubt that people's lives are the product of their thoughts. ~ John MacArthur Have you ever wondered what it ... continue reading...
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 questions from the interview with Reagan: I know you didn’t get saved until your 30s, could you tell us a little about your testimony and what got you into creating resources on homemaking? What I love about your ministry is that you really ... continue reading...
Helpful Tools for Your Homemaking & Walk with the Lord
Part of my hope here at Thankful Homemaker is to not only provide you with free resoruces through the blog and podcast to encourage you in your homemaking but to provide you with other helpful affordable resources. I love to use a sermon notebook, daily time with the Lord planner and menu planner. Sometimes these can be fairly expensive but I've created some affordable resources that I hope will help you in these areas of your homemaking. Weekly Meal Planning System: The Weekly Meal ... continue reading...
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 hope in our time together is that we capture the reality of God's hand in every aspect of our lives as workers at home. There is purpose ladies being worked out in our normal day-to-day life. God is always at work behind the scenes. The Lord is ... continue reading...
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 listed my top ten and ten more honorable mentions at the end because it's hard to end a book list! My recommend homemaking book list below is not exhaustive, and I know many more can be added to the list. I'd love you to share your recommendations ... continue reading...