HOMEMAKING
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Stop Kicking Yourself for “Wasting food” Instead Praise God for His Abundance!
We are pretty good at beating ourselves up as women. I once heard a pastor joke that his wife’s spiritual gift was guilt. Haha! Well that is certainly true for me every time I scrape food into the trash. That is the worst feeling. But thanks to God I had a change of perspective on this. Romans 12:2 says “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.” I pray this verse continually for myself. There is nothing like being transformed…
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Homemaking English Country Inspired Outfit Fall Fashion 2022
Fall is here and the same old styles are still thrilling me. Oversized sweaters, leggings and riding style boots! Welcome to my little stylish corner of the countryside. I love walking this road because it is lined with oak trees and this lovely fence. It is such beautiful countryside for a walk. The first thing I do when I wake up is throw on my clothes and go outside to walk. One of my favorite things to wear for my outdoor excursions as well as for house work, is perhaps the most poorly understood fashion item of the decade: leggings. Leggings are classic pants when made with the right fabric…
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Traditional Feminine Fashion : Homemaking Outfit in the Countryside
Hi ladies, I am writing to you from my wistful Autumnal mood. For clothing, I have been loving a specific color of red. A deep wine red. If I had a cardigan in the same color as this dress it would look beautiful for winter time. My navy sweater is hanging on for dear life since I wear it with everything but I am unable to invest in clothing at the moment. My boots are nearly worn through but I am still blessed to have them work. I love the height and shape and color of this pair. When I can afford a new pair this is my template for…
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Work Clothes for the Career Homemaker
Hi ladies, I am showing you this outfit that I adore for every day hard work at home. Before you reach for that shapeless t-shirt or think that a hard days work means degrading your appearance to get work done, think again! All you need are a few solid items that keep you as comfortable as you will be stylish. My work clothes wardrobe for homemaking has the high standard of any workplace because the home IS a workplace like any other job. Comfortable clothes can be stylish clothes. I love this peplum top with elbow length sleeves and a high neckline. Peplum tops fit properly at the waist and…
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Countryside Style : Fashion for Home & Outdoors
Many people think that dressing nice for daily living is not realistic. But nice clothing has fortitude if you pick the right pieces. Like my beautiful caramel colored leather boots here that I have been wearing for 5 years. Here is what’s realistic: they are scuffed and worn from walking on rock pathways and dirt nearly every day for the last 5 autumns and winters. Being in the countryside means significant wear on items which requires them to be made out of better materials with superior construction. I can not skimp on quality for boots but I found these in a thrift shop nearly brand new all those years ago…
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Housewives are Working Women
This article is written from a Biblical Christian perspective to encourage other Christian wives. Did you know that you are a “working woman” when you become a wife? Were you ever told about the job of running a home? Do you know it’s ok to earn money but that is not what qualifies you as a “working woman”? All I ever wanted was to be a wife running my own home, but I knew to never admit this was my primary ambition. No one was ever presenting this to me as an option. I was prodded toward the workforce with great intensity and never a word mentioned about being a…
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Build the Best Wedding Registry : Living Room
The wisest of women builds her house” Proverbs 14:1a This is just one article in a series titled “Build the Best Wedding Registry”. Each article in the series focuses on different rooms of the house and the links to each individual article per room are linked below. This article covers the living room! Living rooms are meant for beauty as well as comfort. Emphasis on the comfort. Emphasis on the beauty. You can have both. Register for items that reflect your personal style but these items will be the same for everyone no matter how different they look. CURTAINSThis is a big deal ladies. Curtains have nearly become a relic…
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Build the Best Wedding Registry : Bathroom Items
The wisest of women builds her house” Proverbs 14:1a This is just one article in a series titled “Build the Best Wedding Registry”. Each article in the series focuses on different rooms of the house and the links to each individual article per room are linked below. This article covers the master bathroom! As a new wife running a home for the first time, you have not learned yet that soap dispensers corrode faster than you can say “cheap crap made in China”. Yes, it was one of the things that drove me crazy. The plastic softsoap dispensers stay nice but if I bought a decorative soap dispenser it had…
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Build the Best Wedding Registry : Master Bedroom
The wisest of women builds her house” Proverbs 14:1a This is just one article in a series titled “Build the Best Wedding Registry”. Each article in the series focuses on different rooms of the house and the links to each individual article per room are linked below. This article covers the master bedroom! For first time brides, they are stepping into running their own households for the very first time. There are things to register for that they simply need. Here are the best items for the master bedroom. SHEETSRegister for quality sheets. This is “Build the Best Wedding Registry” not the cheapest, not the most trendy. The best. Most…
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How to Build the Best Wedding Registry : Learn From Our Mistakes!
“The wisest of women builds her house” Proverbs 14:1a Hi ladies, and welcome to any new readers. So I wrote an entire series called “Build the Best Wedding Registry”. Each article in the series focuses on different rooms of the house and the links to each individual article per room are linked below. I made every mistake. It is easy to do because building a wedding registry as a soon to be wife is like building a piece of furniture before you have ever been a wood worker. I had never been running a household before! As a soon-to-be-wife long ago, I put together a registry of household items I…