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Recommended Resources for Christian women, homemakers, wives, and mothers. @mferrell

 

Recommended Resources for Christian Women @mferrell

My Favorite Resources To Share:

I get asked so frequently what my favorite resources so I want to share them with you in one area, and I will continue to update as I add new ones.  If there is a post that I wrote about a particular resource, I will try and link it.  

Below you’ll find products and books in various areas so take a look through when you have a moment to sit.  I love book recommendations, so I hope you’ll find those I’ve listed below helpful.  I do use my Kindle quite frequently and love the lower prices sometimes available to get books in that format.

For a more updated booklist visit my Amazon Store here.

The resources I’m listing are ones I love and have used and benefitted greatly from.  I think you’ll love them too.  I will continue to update this page on a regular basis.

If you’re a podcast listener, you can check out my favorite recommendations here. I’m part of The B.A.R. Podcast Network and you can find some other great podcasts to listen to here.

Here are my Favorite Bible Study Tools and here is a list of my Favorite Home Care Tools & Supplies

If you’re wondering where to start with my blog reading posts take a look at my Start Here page. 

*Disclosure – Some of the links below are affiliate links, and they add no additional cost to you if you purchase a product from them.  The affiliate links help to support my little ministry here on the web and help with costs to keep the blog up and running.  Please know I never want to encourage you to spend money on items you don’t need or don’t work with your budget so never feel obligated to purchase any items I share with you. 

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Homemaking Resources:

Thankful Homemaker Podcast – You can access all episodes here and subscribe to it on your favorite podcast app.

Menu Planning Made Easy Online Course

Menu Planning Free PDF

Favorite Family Dinners Planning Sheet Free PDF

Daily Docket Planner Free PDF

Thankful Homemaker Free Resource Library

Homemaker’s Friend Daily Planner – It’s a great planner for homemakers and so economical too.

Check Out My Main Resource Page for More Recommendations

Books I Love & Recommend

Biblical Womanhood & Homemaking Books:

A Mother’s Heart by Jean Fleming

Feminine Appeal: Seven Virtues of a Godly Wife and Mother by Carolyn Mahaney

The Christian Homemaker’s Handbook by Dorothy Kelley Patterson

Adorned: Living Our the Beauty of the Gospel Together by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

Practicing Hospitality: The Joy of Serving Others by Pat Ennis

Open Heart, Open Home: The Hospitable Way to Make Others Feel Welcome & Wanted by Karen Mains

Becoming a Woman Who Pleases God by Lisa Tatlock and Pat Ennis

Designing a Lifestyle that Pleases God by Lisa Tatlock and Pat Ennis

Brokenness, Holiness & Surrender by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (now Wolgemuth)

Christian Living & Bible Study Resources:

Biblical Doctrine: A Systematic Summary of Biblical Truth by John MacArthur & Richard Mayhue

Biblical Doctrine: Essential Teachings of the Christian Faith by Wayne Grudem

The MacArthur Study Bible (I utilize the app too)

The ESV Study Bible (I utilize the app too)

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney

Praying the Bible by Donald Whitney

With the Master Bible Study Series by Susan J. Heck

Living the Cross Centered Life: Keeping the Gospel the Main Thing by C.J. Mahaney

Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges

Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts by Jerry Bridges

Letting Go: Rugged Love for Wayward Souls by Dave Harvey & Paul Gilbert

When People are Big and God is Small by Ed Welch

Praying the Attributes of God by Rosemary Jensen

Praying Over God’s Promises: The Lost Are of Taking Him at His Word by Thomas Yeakley

The Valley of Vision a Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions

My Favorite Devotionals:

The Quiet Place: Daily Devotional Readings by Nancy Leigh DeMoss

New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional by Paul David Tripp

Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Devotional

Seasons of the Heart by Donna Kelderman

Free Library of Homemaking Printables @thankfulhomemaker

Parenting & Family:

Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp

War of Words: Getting to the Heart of Your Communication Struggles by Paul David Tripp

Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family by Paul David Tripp

The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family by Martha Peace & Stuart Scott

Christian Living in the Home by Jay Adams

The Mission-Minded Family by Ann Dunagan

Don’t Make Me Count to Three by Ginger Hubbard

Attitudes of a Transformed Heart by Martha Peace

Come Back, Barbara by C. John Miller & Barbara Miller Juliani

Out of a Far Country by Christoper Yuan & Angela Yuan

Resolving Everyday Conflict by Ken Sande

Marriage:

Marriage Series at the Blog

My Favorite Resources on Sex and Sexual Intimacy in Marriage

This Momentary Marriage by John Piper

The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace

The Exemplary Husband by Stuart Scott

Strengthening Your Marriage by Wayne Mack

Sweethearts for a Lifetime: Making the Most of Your Marriage by Wayne Mack

When Sinner’s Say “I Do” by Dave Harvey

The Intimate Marriage: A Practical Guide to Building a Great Marriage by R.C. Sproul

Intended for Pleasure by Ed Wheat

The Meaning of Marriage by Tim Keller

Gospel, Evangelism & Worldview:

Wretched Radio – Check out their store for some great resources on a biblical worldview and sharing your faith.

Living Waters – A great evangelism-equipping website and they have great tracts and other resources.

The Gospel & Personal Evangelism by Mark Dever

What is the Gospel? by Greg Gilbert

The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How it Ends and Everything Important that Happens in Between by Greg Koukl

Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions by Greg Koukl

Answers in Genesis – A fabulous website for families regarding creationism and apologetics.

The Briefing by Albert Mohler

Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide to Every Nation

Pray for the World

When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor and Yourself by Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert

Window on the World: When We Pray God Works 

Favorite Cookbooks:

100 Days of Real Food: How We Did It, What We Learned and 100 Easy, Wholesome Recipes Your Family Will Love by Lisa Leake

100 Days of Real Food: Fast & Fabulous: The Easy and Delicious Way to Cut Out Processed Food by Lisa Leake

Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime – Comfort Classics, Freezer Food, 16 Minute-Meals and Other Delicious Ways to Solve Supper by Ree Drummond (Her blog is a great resource too!)

Make it Fast, Cook it Slow: The Big Book of Everyday Slow Cooking by Stephanie O’Dea

Raw Energy: 124 Raw Food Recipes for Energy Bars, Smoothies, and Other Snacks to Supercharge Your Body by Stephanie L. Tourles

Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics by Ina Garten

How To Cook Everything by Mark Bittman

Family Feasts for $75 a Week by Mary Osytn

Everyday Grain-Free Baking by Kelly Smith

Simply in Season by Mary Beth Lind

All the Trim Healthy Mama Cookbooks are on my list of well-used cookbooks too. The Trim Healthy Mama Plan, Trim Healthy Table, Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook and the original Trim Healthy Mama.

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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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Shop TH Gear at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
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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Read more at The History of Modern Feminism at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
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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Come read The History of Modern Feminism at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
“Complaining will seem increasingly ugly when yo “Complaining will seem increasingly ugly when you let the beauty of God’s Word transform your words.” ⁣
~ Ronnie Martin⁣
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Listen in to EP 24: Dealing with Our Grumbling & Complaining at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
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