The Art of Home: A Podcast for Homemakers

The Art of Home: A Podcast for Homemakers

Exploring how homemakers cultivate a place to belong. Seeking to honor and elevate the art of homemaking by highlighting stories of women who have practiced this art over the long haul. Through Homemaker Portraits and Deep Dive episodes on subjects related to keeping the home we hope to encourage listeners to practice their art of making a home with confidence, faithfulness and joy. New episodes every Monday and Wednesday.

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March 11, 2021 8 mins

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In this inaugural episode you will meet your host, Allison Weeks, and hear about the why and the what of The Art of Home Podcast.

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In this Homemaker Portrait, we are chatting with my dear friend, Dana Schamberger, about her practice in the art of home.


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March 17, 2021 56 mins

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In today's Homemaker Portrait I talk with my friend, Sandra Goforth, about simple homemaking.

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March 31, 2021 57 mins

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In today's Homemaker Portrait I talk with my friend, Laurie Mott, about compassionate homemaking.  We discuss her life as a military wife and mom of 4, including being a full-time caregiver for her special needs daughter.   Throughout Laurie's story runs the unmistakable thread of God's care and provi...

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April 14, 2021 60 mins

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This Homemaker Portrait  highlights Joi Welch of Back to Simple Home. We discuss her early homemaking efforts among college roommates, her years of homemaking while homeschooling, creative hospitality, and how she is currently making a home in her little 600 square foot cottage.

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For this Homemaker Portrait, I chat with my friend, Karen Sheppard, about homemaking through generations. Karen is a veteran homemaker who has cultivated a place to belong not just for herself and her husband, but for her children and her grandchildren. Just as she was deeply influenced by her grandmother, Karen wor...

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May 12, 2021 68 mins

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Season One Finale!  Today we wrap up our very first season of the Art of Home Podcast with a Homemaker Portrait of mom, author, speaker, and podcaster, Susan K. Macias.  We discuss how she learned the necessity of flexibility and adaptation during her 37-year homemaking career which included raising 7 children and m...

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June 2, 2021 65 mins

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Welcome to Season 2 of The Art of Home Podcast!  We are kicking off this season with a compelling Homemaker Portrait of Kelly Eakins.  She shares about her experiences through nearly 40 years of homemaking including debt-free living and caring for her son who suffered a traumatic brain injury. 

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June 16, 2021 57 mins

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We are each given unique abilities, gifts and personalities. How do we use these to practice the art of home with originality? We will discuss this topic and much more in the Homemaker Portrait with 50-year veteran homemaker, Alma Wakefield.

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June 30, 2021 54 mins

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In today's Homemaker Portrait I am talking with Athena Oden about making home an embracing place. Through her practice of the art of home, Athena has created a place of belonging for her family, friends and neighbors.  We talk about how she balances homemaking with a full-time career, her love of gardening and ...

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July 14, 2021 56 mins

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Making a home is like crafting a fine garment, many pieces must be carefully joined with skill and creativity in order to make a cohesive, beautiful and functional work of art. Join us for a fun and insightful conversation in this Homemaker Portrait of Jan Lockhart on The Art of Home Podcast.

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July 28, 2021 61 mins

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Homemaking is challenging when times are good, and can seem impossible when hardship comes, threatening to rob us of the hope and vision we have for our homes.  Join us as we explore how to persevere through hard times and unmet expectations in homemaking with a Homemaker Portrait of Karen Holmes.

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August 11, 2021 78 mins

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Practicing the art of home requires hard work, determination and resilience, especially  when circumstances are overwhelming. Kim Stedman has faced extremely challenging circumstances in her life but through it all she has persevered in faith and continued to make a home with what she was given. Through widowhood an...

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September 1, 2021 84 mins

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In today's episode we present a Homemaker Portrait of Jen Darnold. Over the years, Jen has learned how rhythms allow her to keep moving forward toward the goal of her homemaking, to cultivate a "place of provision where people's spiritual, emotional and physical needs are being met."

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September 15, 2021 61 mins

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In today's Homemaker Portrait  we'll hear from a homemaker who found herself unexpectedly challenged and delighted in her practice of The Art of Home. Hollie Carnahan's story of home has been filled with challenges and triumphs that have stretched her and helped her to grow with each new season of hom...

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September 29, 2021 60 mins

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In today's show, we are talking with 34-year homemaking veteran, Joyce Newhall.  She has a plaque in her office that reads, "A home built with love has rubber walls." Joyce has seen firsthand how love stretches and expands the capacity of a home, no matter its size or limitations. Where love is, there...

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October 13, 2021 68 mins

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Teri has been keeping a home for 40 years. She sees the home as a launching pad and a landing pad where we can cultivate peace through order and organization.

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October 27, 2021 58 mins

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In this Homemaker Portrait we are chatting with Judy Watters about the value of life lessons in homemaking. Judy is a published author and writing coach who believes that "ordinary people can do extraordinary things" when they learn to embrace and enjoy the process.

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November 10, 2021 46 mins

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In this episode we are chatting with Gayle who has been keeping a home for 39 years. She has raised two children and after a season of an empty nest has recently welcomed her elderly father into her home. We discuss her current role as a caregiver for her father, we swap Gumbo recipes and we talk quite a bit about G...

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December 1, 2021 54 mins

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Merry Christmas, Homemakers! Join us for this first installment of Holiday Homemaking 2021. You will hear some familiar voices as we visit with previous guests and discuss all things Christmas.  Athena Oden, Alma Wakefield, Jan Lockhart and Joyce Newhall each share holiday memories, family traditions, recipes and ti...

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