homemaking

How to Manage a Home by Faith

May 3, 2013 Inspiring Homemaking
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by Melissa McDonald I sat on my dirty kitchen floor scrubbing the latest crayon mural off the garbage can. My thoughts flitted between a beautiful wedding I witnessed a few days before, my own pre-marriage anticipation once upon a time, and my surprise that the brown scribbles came off easier than the blue ones. I [...]

Tagged as: Ephesians 2, faith, homemaking

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The Heart of Homemaking

April 12, 2013 Inspiring Homemaking
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by Gloria Furman My homemaking goals are often thwarted by fleeting circumstances. One time I sabotaged my clean kitchen when I knocked over a coffee carafe with the mop that I was putting away. Freshly-made guest beds have gone empty as weary travelers have had their flights change. The peaceful haven I hoped to present [...]

Tagged as: glorify God, goals, homemaking

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The Happy, Humble Work of a Mother

February 27, 2013 Inspiring Homemaking
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by Melissa McDonald I just had a serious talk with my two-year-old as she bounced on a red rubber donkey wearing an inflatable crown. We talked about all the reasons you shouldn’t play with the potty seat. Then she bounced around in circles until she fell off of the donkey. She giggled the way only [...]

Tagged as: Colossians 3, homemaking, humility, joy, motherhood, Philippians 2, pride

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The Single Homemaker’s Joy and Security

November 19, 2012 Inspiring Homemaking
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by Lore Ferguson In the summer of 2010 a man and his wife said nine words that changed my life. It started with a table. I was 29 and had finally moved into a house where I could unpack my books, hang curtains, and let the houseplants settle into some semblance of consistency. We had a front [...]

Tagged as: 1 Corinthians 10, 1 Corinthians 7, homemaking, joy, materialism, singlehood

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How to Scrub a Bathroom by Faith

October 15, 2012 Inspiring Homemaking
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by Melissa McDonald I cleaned the bathroom this morning. Today I resigned to the fact that doing my husband good included cleaning the bathroom. So I walked down the hallway and picked up my cleaning supplies. “And me! And me!” Miriam trotted down the hall behind me. “We need to be quiet, Annette is sleeping.” [...]

Tagged as: cleaning, glorify God, gospel, homemaking

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But I just cleaned that kitchen!

December 6, 2011 Devotional Mundane
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by Britney Hamm I walk into the kitchen only to find annoying crumbs littering the counter tops, a ball of mysterious fuzz dancing across the floor, two plates from lunch sitting in the sink waiting expectantly for the dishwasher to be emptied, and the remnants of my husband’s lunch makings that he didn’t have time [...]

Tagged as: faith, homemaking, hope, Revelation 21, work

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How to mop for Jesus’ sake

July 9, 2011 Inspiring Homemaking
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by Melanie Yong Mopping is not my favorite. But 1 Corinthians 10:31 says, “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” So how do I do things I don’t enjoy to the glory of God and to adorn His great gospel? “Older women … are to [...]

Tagged as: contentment, homemaking, Titus 2

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Book Review: The Organized Heart

July 8, 2011 Good Reading
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by Samantha Muthiah Staci Eastin, The Organized Heart. Cruciform Press, 2011 When I mentioned to a friend that I’d recently read a book called The Organized Heart, she was shocked. I have somewhat of a reputation as being overly organised (I may or may not have a photograph of every item in my wardrobe. Categorised. [...]

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Tagged as: heart issues, homemaking, idols, organization, spiritual growth

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