Homemaking
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How to Make Your Home Cozy
Ladies, If you are on the quest to “cozify” your home, here is a checklist to get you there. New and seasoned homemakers are always learning new ways to do things. If anything, it is insightful to see what other ladies emphasize in their homes and what things you end up emphasizing as most important. Leave your own tips in the comments for others to learn from too. Lamp Light There is no quicker way to create a cozy room than by lamp light. But be sure to buy low wattage yellow soft bulbs or else your lamp light will just look too blue and bright. Small lamps fit perfectly…
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Homemaking Academy: College Classes & Other Courses to Become a Homemaker
Ladies, Our society may see things like college courses as a means into the workforce, but college courses are valuable as a means to running a home. In fact, how many of us have stepped into our homes after college to realize we did not have an education in homemaking even though we held a degree in something else? And how many times have women at home been labeled as “not using her degree” even though many of the things we learned in classes helped us at home? It is up to us to see all information we learn as pertinent to our home job and apply it there as…
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Homemakers Do More than House Keeping: Skill Building in Your Interests
Ladies, Sometimes homemaking encouragement can seem like championing being just one dynamic of ourselves, a housekeeping, cooking, cleaning machine. But look past the daily duties of the homemaker to the dynamic woman she is: She is a gardener, a food preservation expert, a soap maker, a jewelry designer, a farmer, a musician, a writer, a reader, an athlete, a photographer, a seamstress, the list goes on. Christians model their role as homemaker by the standard set in the Holy Bible. The Proverbs 31 woman is praised for her God-fearing character driving her ambition and work to bless her husband and her household. First, Master the Basics When working at home…
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Homemaking Before & After: The Blessing of a Homemaker
The wisest of women builds her house Proverbs 14:1 Ladies, The effect that you have on your household cannot be overstated. Tending a home has immediate effects and long-term effects. It is sometimes seen as inconsequential, optional, or a hobby. These perspectives have come about in a culture that has slid further and further away from the Word of God guiding what they value. In the Holy Bible, we see that the work in the home is emphasized as vital and immensely valuable. (Titus 2) Homemaking Effects the Atmosphere, Lifestyle & wellness of the Home & the Family When a woman tends to her home, she effects the atmosphere of it,…
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How to Create a Welcoming Front Porch through Decor & Upkeep
Ladies, For those of us who love decorating, we get giddy to change up our front porch style with the seasons. Let me take a moment to invite new homemakers into the fun of decorating her front porch. As with all things style, it is far from frivolous. The front porch is a focal point of the house, it welcomes guests, and it imparts cheeriness to the world around it by looking inviting and beautiful. Your front porch says something about the woman who tends the home. The front porch is meant to make your home look like a well-kept and welcoming place. Make it a part of your homemaking…
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Starting Over Moving Tips: What Furniture to Leave, Take, & Why to Start Fresh
Ladies, This past summer found me breaking camp here in the Southeast US for the long journey of moving back to the West Coast of the US. Even after 20 years of moving constantly, I still enjoy looking up other people’s moving and packing tips. But most tips are about how to pack not how to reason through what to keep and the cost of moving things vs repurchasing. You can read about How to Furnish an Entire House for Less than $5,000 here. For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven Ecclesiastes 3:1 Many People Find This Shocking But… You might want to get…
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Spring Cottage Garden The Best Roses & Wildflowers
Ladies, For all of the insects that plague the Southern garden, there are as many early blooms. The humidity is descending as the temperatures rise to the upper 80’s already as of May 1st. But as my favorite cool air is now relegated to the nights of enjoying it through the open window, my days are spent in floral bliss and breathing in the heavenly scent of flowers. Finally, flowers For the non-gardener, or the flippant garden-admirer, they may not realize how fleeting flowers can be. One might not realize how many months it takes to finally experience the blossoms and then how quickly they are gone. Our photographs preserve…
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The Best Wedding Registry Ideas: Gifts for the Living Room
Ladies, This is just one article in a series entitled “The Best Wedding Registry”. Each article in the series focuses on different rooms of the house. The links to other parts in this series are found at the end of each article. Think about your wedding registry as a list of items for each room of the house. Your list should reflect the essential items and style of each room! With a list of living room items this lovely you will feel accomplished as a new wife running her home. Living rooms are meant for beauty as well as comfort. Emphasis on the comfort. Emphasis on the beauty. You can…
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The Best Wedding Registry: What to Register for the Bathroom
Ladies, This is just one article in a series entitled “The Best Wedding Registry”. Each article in the series focuses on different rooms of the house. The links to other parts in this series are found at the end of each article. As a new wife running a home for the first time, I had not learned yet that soap dispensers corrode at an alarming rate. No matter how expensive of soap dispensers I tried, they all corroded and required me to wipe green gooey gunk out of the nozzle. But the fact is, quality does matter with certain items in the bathroom. I always recommend high quality items for…
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The Best Wedding Registry: Essentials for the Master Bedroom
Ladies, This is just one article in a series entitled “The Best Wedding Registry”. Each article in the series focuses on different rooms of the house. The links to other parts in this series are found at the end of each article. A bride is stepping into running her own household. She is creating the whole home, but it is the master bedroom that is the oasis. The wedding registry is a great way to collect some of these bedroom essentials. Designing this room means considering two major factors: the bedding and the lighting. The wisest of women builds her house” Proverbs 14:1 SHEETS Register for quality sheets. This is…
