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I’m continually communicating with busy homemakers to see areas that they are struggling in and need some guidance and encouragement. You are not alone, I’ve been there and I want to help you see the purpose and importance of your calling as a wife, mother, and homemaker.

Our purpose here at Thankful Homemaker is to provide truth-filled, gospel-driven encouragement to homemakers who amid their ordinary days desire to honor and glorify God in all things.

Contentment in our homemaking begins with finding our satisfaction in Christ. 

Below are some of the most popular posts on the blog and they’re a good place to start. If you’re searching for something specific please use the search bar and you can find it in my sidebar along with a listing of categories on the blog too. 

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Spiritual Growth:

Can you fit in time for God’s Word? Podcast EP 15: Prioritizing God’s Word When Life is Busy

What might time in the Word look like daily? Starting Your Day With Jesus

How can a busy mom study God’s Word? Bible Study Helps for Busy Moms

What are some good study resources? My Favorite Bible Study Tools

I’d like to learn more about the Spiritual Disciplines: Podcast Series on the Spiritual Disciplines

Home Management:

I’m overwhelmed in my homekeeping and don’t know where to begin? Where to Begin When You’re Overwhelmed or listen in to the podcast for more encouragement and guidance here. 

Thinking about setting up routines to help your days run smooth? Podcast EP 21: Routines of the Day

Need examples of what daily tasks may look like? My Daily, Weekly, Monthly & Yearly Tasks

I’m a planner so check out How I Plan My Days

Do you need cleaning schedule examples? Podcast EP 16: Simplify Your Housekeeping with a Cleaning Schedule and here are 50 of My Favorite Cleaning Shortcuts. 

Do you delight in being a keeper of your home? Podcast EP 3: Delighting in Being a Worker at Home

Struggling with Menu Planning? Here is my menu planning category to get you started. 

What are the top habits I work into my day to keep it running smooth? 10 Simple Habits to Having an {Almost} Always Clean Home 

Clutter a struggle? Podcast EP 15: Simple Tips for a Clutter-Free Home

Marriage:

If you start in one place for this area I pray it would be the podcast/post series on marriage. You can find all the podcast and posts here.

How well do you love your husband? Loving Our Husbands

Respect Him? How Respectful Are You To Your Husband?

Are you Kind to Your Husband? Are You Kind to Your Husband?

Do you Pray for your Husband? A Prayer for Our Husbands

Are you a good helper to him? 18 Ways to Be Your Husbands Helper

What about a little romance? Romancing Our Husbands

This one is just a favorite of mine – Podcast EP 17: Our Identity in Christ and What it Looks Like to Cherish Our Husbands

Motherhood:

How gently do you correct your children? Gently Correcting Our Children

Every moment matters. Podcast EP 51: Our Mundane Moments Matter

What about loving our children?  Loving Our Children Part One & Loving Our Children Part Two or listen in Podcast EP 20: The Blessing of Loving Our Children

Communicating with children or teens? Biblically Communicating With Our Children & Building Better Communication with your Teen & She Opens Her Mouth with Wisdom

Praying for our kids. Your Best Parenting is Done By Prayer & Praying God’s Word Over Our Children

The importance of family dinners. Podcast EP 25: The Family Dinner Table

Christian Living:

Contentment is an area we all deal with – Learning Contentment

We hear the term but What Does it Mean to Abide in Christ?

What about when God’s Plans Interrupt Mine

How to get more reading time here are Simple Tips to Reading More Books for Busy Moms

Are you trusting Him? Keeping a Quiet Heart

Where to begin in sharing the Gospel – Podcast EP 59: Evangelism

Dealing with our speech –Podcast Ep. 1: Taming Our Tongues

Feeling a bit critical today? Podcast Ep. 8: Dealing with Our Critical Spirits

When you become a member of the Thankful Homemaker community, you’ll receive gospel-driven, truth-filled encouragement to help keep your eyes on the eternal and remind you always that Jesus is enough.

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You can find me most active on Instagram but I’m also on Pinterest and Facebook. 

Here is a list of some of my favorite resources if you’re looking for some helpful reads. 
 

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Patience is our ability, under the control of the Patience is our ability, under the control of the Spirit, to persevere and endure in times of suffering or hardship.⁣⁣
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Come listen in (or read) EP 118: Cultivating Patience with One Another 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 em 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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Read more of Trusting God in Your Trials at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
I know we can all relate to self-pity as women, wi I know we can all relate to self-pity as women, wives, and mothers.  How many times do we focus on our needs that aren’t met?  Unfair situations or circumstances?  Self-pity is a selfish tendency that takes our eyes off Christ and puts them on ourselves. ⁣⁣
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We forget that “God works all things together for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.” Are we able to give God “thanks in all things”?⁣⁣
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Come listen in to EP 105: Practical Steps to Overcome Self Pity at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)⁣
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#rootedinChrist #rootedintheword #christian #christianity #thankfulhomemaker #bedeeplyrooted  #christianblogger  #christians #treasurechrist #joyinchrist #inchristalone #deeplyrooted #martynlloydjones #selfpity
Grab a free copy of my weekly planner 🥰⁣ ⁣ Grab a free copy of my weekly planner 🥰⁣
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Weekly Menu Planning Free PDF is at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
"God's written Word, the Bible, is God's greatest "God's written Word, the Bible, is God's greatest earthly gift to his people, second only to the living Word, Jesus. And because the living Word perfectly lived out the written Word, we are blessed beyond measure. Jesus fulfilled every precept found in Psalm 119, keeping the principles and commandments of this psalm, and he did so on our behalf.⁣
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Our failure to live wholeheartedly is covered by Jesus, who lived it perfectly for us. Ultimately, he is Psalm 119 in human form, the Word became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14)."⁣
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~ Taken from Sing a New Song: A Woman's Guide to the Psalms by Lydia Brownback⁣
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With my whole heart I seek you;⁣
let me not wander from your commandments!⁣
I have stored up your word in my heart,⁣
that I might not sin against you.⁣
~ Psalm 119:10-11
Accept the cost of good deeds in time, thought, an Accept the cost of good deeds in time, thought, and effort. But remember that opportunities for doing good are not interruptions in God’s plan for us, but part of that plan. We always have time to do what God wants us to do.⁣
~ Jerry Bridges, The Practice of Godliness⁣
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Listen in to 10 Things Helping Me to Manage My Days as a Homemaker at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
I’m sharing a walkthrough of various tools and s I’m sharing a walkthrough of various tools and systems that help me to get things done. It’s a practical episode, and I hope to encourage you, if nothing else, to take a look at how your days are going and ask yourself some simple questions like:⁣
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What is working and what is not working?⁣
Where do I find myself wasting time?⁣
Where can I make better use of my time?⁣
Can I simplify my days or various tasks or automate them?⁣
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These are just a few questions to ponder, and there are many more you can ask, but the main one is to seek the Lord and ask him, are you a good steward of your time? Is your desire to honor Him amid your days and in how you spend your time?⁣
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Many more than ten systems or tools help me manage my days, but these items top my list. I’ve shared more in detail on some of these in past blog posts or podcast episodes, but I wanted to put together an episode that walked through how I use each one.⁣
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An episode like this one is more helpful to me than you because it helps me to think through my days and systems and tools and determine what is working for me and what isn’t.⁣
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Listen to 10 Things Helping Me Manage My Days as a Homemaker at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
Who doesn’t want to save money, time, their sani Who doesn’t want to save money, time, their sanity, reduce stress, eat healthy and avoid the dreaded question, “What’s for dinner?” It sounds great, right, and we’d all love to do it, but how do we get there?⁣
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Menu planning is the answer to all those questions above. We have a jam-packed episode today filled with tons of tips, examples, and ideas, so stick with me, and I know there will be something that will appeal to each of you in some way.⁣
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Listen in at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
Though gradually, though no one remembers exactly Though gradually, though no one remembers exactly how it happened, the unthinkable becomes tolerable. And then acceptable. And then legal. And then applaudable.⁣
~ Joni Eareckson Tada⁣
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Come listen to EP 70: Finding Forgiveness After an Abortion at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
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