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Top 10 Articles & Podcasts of 2018

by Marci Ferrell
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My main reason for blogging is to continue to share with others what the Lord is teaching me in my various roles He has called me to as a Christian woman, wife, mother and now grandmother. @mferrell

The end of the year is always a time I review here at the blog and determine what my schedule looks like for next year. It's fun for me to see what the top read posts and listened to podcasts were from the last year. It's been a good help in determining what type of content my readers are interested in.

I'm just so thankful for every one of you and have been grateful for your support and friendships over many years here at the blog now. I started this blog in 2010 by the encouragement of my daughter and the posts then we're very simple, and my technology knowledge was extremely limited, but I'm learning little by little and have been thankful to be able to move from blogger to WordPress and launch a podcast.

My main reason for blogging is to continue to share with others what the Lord is teaching me in my various roles He has called me to as a Christian woman, wife, mother, and grandmother. This has been good accountability for me to dig a bit deeper into my studies and I'm thankful to have these writings and podcasts to share with my grandbabies one day too.

The podcast has been well received and we are at over 156,000 downloads at the time of writing this post. Thank you so much for your reviews and for sharing it with your friends. The Marriage Series was a well listened to and read series too.

Pinterest is my main traffic source to the blog which I find interesting because I always imagined it being Facebook. I'm thankful for my email subscribers, and I'd love you to subscribe to the blog if you don't – you can do that here. I have a few freebies for my email subscribers (you can find them at the bottom of every post you receive by email).

If you're a podcast listener, please consider subscribing to Thankful Homemaker wherever you listen in – I have many options here to subscribe on your favorite podcast app.

You can also spend time with us in the Facebook group where we discuss various topics each day of the week and pray for one another too.

I'm still trying to determine what my content looks like for next year. I've tried to put out a podcast and a post each week, but it's hard at times, so I'm working on possibly a different schedule. I have a couple of series in mind for the blog and podcast, and I'm excited about them. If you have any suggestions, I'm always open, and you can contact me here by email. If you're on social media you can find me on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest  (I'm on Twitter but still haven't figured that one out ;)).

I have a presence on social media but I'm not on there live too often. I do utilize the help of scheduling tools in sharing my content and use SmarterQueue for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook group posts and TailWind for Pinterest and Instagram. They are my affordable Virtual Assistants as I like to call them. I have also been blessed by utilizing the help of Mediavine and those are the ads you see on my site now when you visit. It has helped me to cover the blog costs and earn a small profit.

Here are the top 10 articles and podcasts from 2018:

Top Articles of 2018:

  1. 20 Questions to Help Build Intimacy in Your Marriage 

  2. How Respectful Are You To Your Husband?

  3. Elisabeth Elliot on Hints for a Quiet Time

  4. My Top 50 Cleaning Shortcuts

  5. Starting Your Day With Jesus

  6. Cultivating a Gentle Spirit

  7. Inductive Bible Study & A Walk Through Ephesians

  8. How to be Perfectly Miserable

  9. 5 Steps to Help Remove the “Log” In Our Eye

  10. My Favorite Resources on Sex and Sexual Intimacy in Marriage

Top Podcasts from 2018:

  1. EP 33: Is Your Smartphone Changing You?

  2. EP 18: Putting on an Attitude of Love in Your Home

  3. EP 6: What Does Self-Discipline Look Like in Our Homes?

  4. EP 34: God's Design for Our Marriages & Our Role as Women

  5. EP 35: To Love Their Husbands

  6. EP 40: Sexual Intimacy in Marriage

  7. EP 27: Planning Our Days as Homemakers

  8. EP 29: Where to Begin When You're Overwhelmed in Caring for Your Home

  9. EP 21: Routines of the Day: Making the Most of Your Morning and Evenings

  10. EP 30: Cultivating Self-Control in Our Lives

 

What were some of your favorite articles or podcasts episodes here from last year?

 

 

Related posts:

  1. My Favorite Podcasts for Christian Women
  2. Podcast Ep 34: Marriage Series #1 – God’s Design for Our Marriages & Our Role as Women
  3. 25 Ways to Enjoy Your Family
  4. My Favorite Resources on Sex and Sexual Intimacy in Marriage


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    Hey Marci! So glad Mediavine was a part of your awesome year. We’re so glad to have you as one of our publishers.
    Happy 2019!
    — Susannah at Mediavine

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“Designed for good deeds. It’s as simple as th “Designed for good deeds. It’s as simple as that. It was God’s idea. He did the designing. He expects us to work, just as the designer of a precision instrument if he understands the principles involved and designs it accordingly, expects the thing to work. It is no great credit to the instrument if it does.”⁣
~ Elisabeth Elliot⁣
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The quote is from EP 6: What Does Self-Discipline Look Like in Our Homes come listen in at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
Self Discipline is essential to spiritual growth a Self Discipline is essential to spiritual growth and it is useful in our lives in so many ways. Living lives that are disciplined means saying, “yes” to God in every area of our lives. Jesus is our ultimate example of what it looks like to live a disciplined life.⁣
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Come listen to EP 6: What Does Self-Discipline Look Like in Our Homes? at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
One of my favorites from Corrie ten Boom:⁣ "Look One of my favorites from Corrie ten Boom:⁣
"Look around you and be distressed, look within you and be depressed. Look to Jesus, and be at rest." 🥰
Journaling is often viewed as just a way to rememb Journaling is often viewed as just a way to remember or keep track of life's events. Many people who aren't Christians keep a journal. As a Christian, I've been thankful to keep spiritual journals (consistently at times and inconsistently at times) because it has helped me see God's grace and mercy at work in my life over the years of walking with Him.⁣
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Please read the rest of Journaling Tips from Elisabeth Elliot at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
“Journaling is a way of slowing life down for ju “Journaling is a way of slowing life down for just a few moments, and trying to process at least a sliver of it for the glory of God, our own growth and development, and our enjoyment of the details.” ⁣
~David Mathis⁣
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Come listen to EP 57: Spiritual Journaling (Spiritual Discipline Series) at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
Spiritual journaling is a way to slow our lives do Spiritual journaling is a way to slow our lives down and ponder deeply over the events of the day. In my life journaling has helped me to grow spiritually by discerning my thoughts and motives. It has shown me areas where I need to give thanks and praise to the Lord. My journaling time has reminded me of situations or people I need to be in prayer for.⁣
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Come listen to EP 57 on Spiritual Journaling at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
“True freedom from the bondage of technology com “True freedom from the bondage of technology comes not mainly from throwing away the smartphone, but from filling the void with the glories of Jesus that you are trying to fill with the pleasures of the device.”⁣
~ Tony Reinke⁣
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Come listen to EP 33: Is Your Smartphone Changing You? at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
We're chatting about our use of technology on the We're chatting about our use of technology on the flashback episode and pondering the question: Do we master our smartphones or do they master us?⁣
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Please come listen to Is Your Smartphone Changing You at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
Christ will hold us fast. But we need gospel frien Christ will hold us fast. But we need gospel friends to hold us close.⁣
~ Albert Mohler⁣
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Come listen to EP 4: What Does True Biblical Friendship Look Like? at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
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