Homemaking Matters: Living for God’s Glory in the Ordinary
Friend, I’m so glad you’re here.
This book grew out of years of living ordinary days as a wife, mom, grandmother, and homemaker. Days filled with dishes and laundry, long conversations and quiet prayers, moments of joy and seasons of weariness. And through it all, the Lord has been patiently teaching me something I’m still learning every day:
What we do at home matters deeply to Him.
Homemaking Matters is an invitation to slow down and see our daily work through the lens of Scripture and eternity. It’s about finding joy in faithfulness, purpose in the ordinary, and rest in Christ right in the middle of everyday life.
Reading it was like sitting with a Titus 2 mentor over coffee.
—Erin Coates
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What This Book Is About
Homemaking isn’t just a list of chores or a never-ending to-do list. It’s a calling filled with eternal purpose. Homemaking Matters helps you see your home and your daily work through the lens of Scripture and eternity.
In this book, you’ll be encouraged to see God’s purpose in ordinary daily routines and to understand that everyday work can be an act of worship. You’ll learn to love and serve your family with gospel-shaped joy, let go of striving and rest in Christ’s sufficiency, and live each day with an eternal perspective.
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
Colossians 3:23
What readers are saying…
“A much-needed book! Marci helps Christian homemakers see how their everyday tasks connect to their ultimate purpose in Christ. Homemaking Matters will encourage you to joyfully steward your home for the glory of God.”
Reagan Rose
founder, Redeeming Productivity
“Homemaking Matters is a book brimming with truth and hope. Marci’s warmth emanates from each page as she highlights the joys and challenges of serving the Lord in our homes. Her humble transparency is refreshing, and her passion to extol the virtues of biblical womanhood is soul-stirring and inspiring. This book is a treasure every Christian woman should read.”
Rachel Zwayne
founder, Joyful Mothers
“Not since J.R. Miller’s 1882 book Home-Making has there been such a serious and biblical treatise on keeping the home as Marci Ferrell’s Homemaking Matters. Written in a style that balances grace with truth, Marci elevates the ‘matter’ (no pun intended) of homemaking to its proper theological plane, reminding readers that no task is ever to be considered mundane that is undertaken for the glory of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 10:31).”
Darrell B. Harrison
shepherding and teaching pastor, Redeemer Bible Church, Gilbert, AZ
“Marci Ferrell casts a beautiful vision for homemaking as a joyful and Christ-centered calling. With warmth, biblical conviction, and years of wisdom, she makes you feel as though you’re sitting in her kitchen over coffee, being encouraged in your calling as a wife and mother and wrapped in a big hug. This book is rich with truth and encouragement for any woman longing to steward her home for Christ’s glory.”
Bre Wood
homemaker and cohost of Date Night with the Woods podcast
Who should read Homemaking Matters
This book was written for women living ordinary, faithful days at home. It’s for the woman standing at the kitchen sink, quietly wondering if her work really matters. It’s for the mom who ends the day tired and gets up the next morning to begin again. It’s for the homemaker who wants to honor Christ in the daily care of her home and family, even in the smallest tasks. It’s for the woman learning to trust that God is at work in every responsibility and interruption. And it’s for the Christian woman who longs to live with joy, purpose, and an eternal perspective right where God has placed her.
If you’ve ever wrestled with discouragement, weariness, or the feeling that your work at home is small or unseen, I pray this book meets you with biblical hope and gentle encouragement.
Meet Marci
Marci Ferrell is a wife, mom, grandmother, and longtime homemaker who has spent decades learning how God works through the ordinary days of caring for home and family.
She writes and speaks to encourage Christian women to love God deeply and steward their homes faithfully. Marci is the host of the Thankful Homemaker podcast and blog, where she shares biblical encouragement and practical help for everyday life.
She and her husband Doug live in Wisconsin and treasure time with their children and grandchildren.
“Women have been often told that the greatest work they will ever do is outside the home. We’ve been fed this lie for so long that, without even meaning to, many of us have come to believe that work outside the home carries the greatest impact and deepest value. But what if we had a generation of women who actually believed our work in the home matters? Would it change how we view folding laundry, making dinner for our family, and the internal struggles we have regarding self-worth? Marci beautifully explains that understanding God’s design for the home changes everything. Homemaking matters for eternity.”
GraceAnna Castleberry
pastor’s wife at The King’s Chapel in Raleigh, NC; writer at Unashamed Truth; and author of Vision for Motherhood
“Homemaking Matters invites readers on a pilgrimage to their own front door and into a space where even preparing a meal is a sacred task. Marci Ferrell reminds her readers that homemaking is set apart for God’s glory and for the good of all who eat at the homemaker’s table or recline in her den, where joyful laughter often mixes with compassionate tears. Inside such a home, spiritual disciplines nestle alongside joy, gratitude, and contentment, and high theology works itself out in practical application. This sacred home is not just for visitors, however, but also for its daily residents. Why? Homemaking matters, that’s why. This is a refreshing book about a sacred calling you really ought to read.”
Ray Rhodes Jr.
author of Spurgeon: The Man Beyond the Pulpit;Susie: The Life and Legacy of Susannah Spurgeon; and Yours, till Heaven: The Untold Love Story of Charles and Susie Spurgeon
“Marci has given the church an invaluable gift and resource in her book Homemaking Matters. There is so much confusion as to what true biblical homemaking is. As a wise woman does, Marci shares her wisdom with humility and transparency, never straying from God’s Word or giving in to what the culture says about women in the home. Reading it was like sitting with a precious Titus 2 mentor over coffee. One of the strengths of this book (and there are many) is how Marci deals with what is paramount: the mission and heart of a homemaker. I cannot recommend this book enough. Whether you are single, a young mom, or a seasoned homemaker, you’re going to want to read this book, give it to others, and use it as a frequent discipleship tool to sharpen your own devotion to Christ and the young women entrusted to your care.”
Erin Coates
homemaker and pastor’s wife at GraceLife Church of Edmonton, Canada
“With Homemaking Matters, Marci Ferrell has written a book that will challenge the weak theological thinking of our day, especially as it pertains to women’s roles.”
