Building the Home Economy with Scott and Kelli

In a world that tells women their value comes from a career and being independent, it’s time to rediscover the beautiful, God-ordained purpose and role of being a wife. In today's video, I will share on the role of being your husband's helper. Popular culture's vision for being a wife is career-focused, 50/50 provider, consumptive stay at home wife, which is totally counter to what the Bible says per Proverbs 14:1, Titus 2, Proverbs 31, Ephesians 5. I share the importance of knowing your husbands mission/values, so you can know what your family vision is and what you are working towards in small steps everyday. There is also a danger in swapping out the working outside the home rat race for the “homemaker influencer” rat race, and I share on why making money should never become your primary focus at home. And lastly a vision for building a home economy that's based on production, stewardship, and resourcefulness. If you prefer to watch the youtube video (and see my gorgeous big dictionary) you can watch here: https://youtu.be/6UCUYbhtgw8

This video was recorded in June 2025, but I never shared it. I rediscovered it and in light of recent events felt it was appropriate to share today. I hope this video encourages women to reject the stress of competing in masculine roles and to find the incredible peace and purpose in embracing your God-designed function as helpers, wives, mothers, and creators of your home economy. Video mentioned: If I don't go to College How will I meet my husband?: https://youtu.be/AM84Wgz0EGU?si=VM-wxYsNR2uNgT0W Past videos on Biblical womanhood vs androgyny: Leaving Androgyny. Embracing Biblical Femininity.: https://youtu.be/nYi_tsL8rCw Biblical Femininity in an Androgynous World: https://youtu.be/rmTifo7zyeE

Your home is the most strategic mission field on earth. In fact, Proverbs 14:1 says "The wisest of women builds her home" and then continues to say "a foolish woman tears it down." I also discovered where that quote comes from that I often share "the state of the home reflects the state of the nation." It seems that it is shortened from the German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859–1941) when he said: “The foundation of national welfare is the family. If the family is healthy, then the people and the state are also healthy. The moral strength of a people rests upon the sanctity of the home.” So in light of the injustice that has happened this week. THIS is how we respond. There must be a revival to God's ways and it all starts AT HOME.

If older women obey Titus 2—teaching what is “good”— that means discipling young ladies to love husbands, love children, be self-controlled, pure, kind, submissive, and keepers at home. We live in a popular culture that celebrates and encourages university as the only way for young ladies to pursue education. The fruit of these university systems is counter to what Titus 2 says the older ladies are to teach the younger ladies. Women getting married later and later (or maybe not at all). It becomes harder to be a keeper of the home and home with your children because many are enslaved to student loan debt. And their has been no education on the practicalities of managing the home i.e. the home economy. What if instead we give a positive vision for young ladies to be wives, mothers, and home economists. Teaching them skills in these areas so they can thrive in the domain the God said is GOOD.

Are you single & waiting for marriage? Your single season need not be wasted! Here are 7 practical habits you can start today to encourage you, give you hope AND prepare you to be a godly wife! Mia Fields encouraging podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-beautiful-story/id1070613870?i=1000421124095 Videos mentioned: Are you Called to Be Single: https://youtu.be/PwckXJRiwQQ My Testimony: https://youtu.be/CWvshphlszc?si=irvLnNxD9wq09vDG

Today I am sharing why I think homemaking without amazon is so freeing and builds your home economy. And answering the most common questions on why we don't shop from amazon and how. I haven’t bought from Amazon since January 2021. In this video I share the *why* (local economy, small-business ethics, 30-50 % Amazon cuts) and the *how* (auctions, thrift, estate sales, neighbor-first buying). The outcome of our amazon free lifestyle has been less junk, more money saved, and our home that is filled with beautiful, meaningful things. If shopping from amazon is an addiction or causing you anxiety I encourage you to start by trying an amazon free month! Local Economy vs Globalism, Loving Your Neighbor: https://youtu.be/ySbMpX5yhrA?si=FO49myrF-2IjjhcO Shopping Local Resources: https://upickfarmlocator.com/ https://www.realmilk.com/ https://www.localharvest.org/ https://garagesalefinder.com/ https://www.yardsalesearch.com/ 👗 Pact, this is where I buy all my organic natural fiber dresses, leggings, undergarments: https://blue.mbsy.co/DvSQB And I use code TEXTME10 when I buy over $50 worth and it gives you $10 off.

Androgyny isn’t equality—it’s the erasure of design. God didn’t make two interchangeable prototypes; He made man and woman equal in value AND uniquely different. Let's celebrate being a woman! Reject the “you must go to college/have a career” script, and instead build a thriving home economy under God’s direction! What a wonderful beautiful life. Watch youtube video here: https://youtu.be/nYi_tsL8rCw

The next few videos in the Biblical Womanhood Series, I want to encourage the Single Ladies, so we are starting with the question: How to Know if You are "Called to Be Single?" Because the I will often get the question... what about what Paul says in 1 Corinthians... so let's read and talk about it. Leslie Ludy Blogpost on Amy Carmichael: -https://setapart.org/amy-carmichael/

Today were talking about androgyny, and if you’re anything like me, this word was fairly unfamiliar to my vocabulary, but once you get it, you can’t unsee it— it’s everywhere! Many, including Christians, think and talk of men and women being the same, functioning the same. And you’ll start hearing it in the way people talk, it’s like “Ohhhh okay, I understand your world view. And your world view and our world view is very different.” We believe that God is our Creator and He made man and He made women, equal in importance, value, yet unique in our functions and design. And so we need to know how our Creator designed us His Creations to function. Why are women struggling so much today in their roles of being a helper, wife, mother and keeper of the home? Because we are not living in our God given design. For most women, their whole life has been preparing them to function as men, so they don’t know how to function as a woman. This sounds ridiculous but it’s so true, many women don’t know how to keep a home. Many women resent their husband and children, they think they are keeping them from their “calling or purpose” They think that being a helper to their husband, a mother and keeper of the home is second class, lesser than work. But have you ever thought the reason all these things are SO hard is because you’ve spent your whole life preparing to be anything but a wife mom and keeper of the home- no wonder it’s a struggle! Watch youtube video here: https://youtu.be/nYi_tsL8rCw

What does it mean to be a manager of your home economy and what role do you play in your local economy? Being a homemaker is a valuable and biblical calling that not only blesses your family (home), but also your local community. Supporting your local economy is a direct way to "love your neighbor as yourself," keeping money within your community rather than sending it to distant corporations. And I share our personal testimony and story with this. Watch video here: https://youtu.be/h9K3Jy1Eavs?si=5_cEjTANrqnQVd02

Part of a series on "Biblical Womanhood and the Home Economy," my hope is to encourage Christian women to trust in God's provision, especially when aspiring to be homemakers. Living by faith means prioritizing God's word, per Titus 2 (loving husbands, loving children, being keepers of the home) and trusting that God will provide a way for these priorities to be fulfilled! And I believe in the power of sharing testimonies—both biblical and personal—as encouragement that God is faithful and He performs miracles for those who obey Him. Our true hope is found not in the outcome, but in Jesus himself, trusting that "He works all things together for the good of those who love Him." Watch video here: https://youtu.be/hainDlgbS_w?si=BgWUIGlutSSyLnJm

These books have transformed my life. It is so encouraging reading about the lives of Christians who have taken God at His Word. If you need encouragement in your faith, I recommend any one of these books! Watch video here: https://youtu.be/7C5FpOOuuAg?si=9sbYBQjBXW89zagm

Here are the the practical aspects of homemaking on one income, challenging the common belief that both spouses must work. When I quit my job to be a full time homemaker in 2018, I had learned to shift my mindset from a consumer to a producer. "Lack of resources created resourcefulness." And something that often doesn't get talked about is when a wife chooses to quit her job to prioritize being a helpmeet and homemaker, it allows the husband to more fully embrace his God-given role as provider, AND encourages wives to pray for their husbands' provision and trust in God's faithfulness. Watch youtube video here: https://youtu.be/MrnQYAxPkfM?si=tUJk4X9RQI4MGeio

The common societal belief is that both spouses must work outside of the home. This often stems from ingrained cultural "propaganda" rather than God's word. I hope this podcast encourages Christian women to embrace their biblical role of a homemaker, as outlined in Titus 2. Societal pressures often push women toward careers, causing them to doubt God's calling to the home. But your role in your home is so important! Youtube video: https://youtu.be/8k5lna6HJAQ?si=zKOObXYK4OvDFY9F

This is the kickoff umbrella podcast of a year-long series on Biblical Womanhood, the Home and the Home Economy. Every woman—single or married—has a God-given job description spelled out in Titus 2: Love husband / children Be self-controlled (“discreet”) Pure & chaste (no sex outside marriage) Kind, keeper of the home Submit to husbandLet older women teach younger women these things so “the word of God may not be blasphemed.” We live in a society that tells women to chase degrees and careers until age 30; many end up 35+ and distraught that Mr. Right has never materialized. Whereas younger brides adapt faster and grow with their husbands. Same goes for how society has encouraged women to post pone having children for as long as possible. Kids are arrows, not anchors. My husband always says "Home is the forward operating base of Heaven.” I hope this series encourages you to embrace your God given design as woman- get married, have children and master your home economy. Watch youtube video here: https://youtu.be/6Xi5AgOf9NQ

Waiting upon the Lord can be hard and painful. I rarely open up on youtube about our journey of desiring children because it is a precious pearl to me, but I know I'm not the only one waiting upon the Lord, so my hope is to encourage you in how the Lord has encouraged me, even in the waiting. To believe that I am blessed right now. Not when we will have children, but even now. I pray you are encouraged. Youtube video: https://youtu.be/1GB5KhQlSiE

Encouraging wives to treat your household as a mini-economy that you can play a part in managing. As a homemaker, you aren't just a consumer, you are the CEO of your home economy. This is the Proverbs 31 woman. I share my own personal story of our mere beginnings and how I learned to be ruthlessly frugal. Then we move on to the practical ways you can save money. My hope is this empowers you to be confident with your finances and win at the game of money! Youtube video: https://youtu.be/xoa9GkKfv6I?si=Yw4gInWwRP3V4Pg-

What does it mean to be a helpmeet? Are you ACTUALLY supposed to help your husband. How to have unity and focus in your marriage. What does it mean to be a Proverbs 31 woman. These are all the things today's topic is covering. Watch Youtube video: https://youtu.be/--9RST_Y-wo?si=eUMRhM1iYZdwr9ac

Obey God even when it's hard or the world thinks you are crazy. This will bring abundant blessing to your marriage. I share some of my own testimony with this and how faithful God has been. And if God can do it for me, He can do it for you! Watch youtube video here: https://youtu.be/imMXKyxRjMw?si=3UUlROOgy8MdEsCo

What does it mean to be a submissive wife? Does that mean you are just a doormat?? I will be sharing a series of videos on what has helped me in my role of being a biblical wife. Today's topic is on submission and how I've grown (and am still growing) in being a submissive wife. I pray it's a blessing! Youtube video if you'd prefer to watch: https://youtu.be/y4gYUTltFQQ?si=VAYijnFb6Dlwmxpq Videos from my channel with Scott:     • Submissive Wife, Confident Husband, Biblic...      • Responding to Comments on Submission  

I continue to share on my journey of growing in my God- Given femininity & learning to dress more feminine. Youtube video: https://youtu.be/ltzZg5-VO3U?si=dJR61Qby-giY-RCq

I'm sharing my journey of learning to be neighborly... I know this probably sounds silly, but the older I get the more of a homebody I become. Which, I don't think is a bad thing, but I can always be growing in being neighborly. I hope our journey, and testimony to God answering our prayers encourages you in your journey, of home-making and place-making. God bless you Youtube video: https://youtu.be/fl2AABVvLhA?si=nzKMArBI9W34ePZ-

If homemaking has been feeling hard or like a drudgery, this is for you! How to win at the art of homemaking, because it truly is a blessing to be a homemaker! Youtube video: https://youtu.be/FHt3Fg6RmDI?si=q3YWORVqpApqhygC Videos Recommended: Christian Homemaking and Building the Home Economy:    • Christian Homemaking & Building Your Home ...   Helping My Husband is my Career:    • Christian Homemaking: Our Biblical Role as...   Blessed Are the Flexible:    • Being a Happy Christian Homemaker  

In a world that wants to displace you and make you forget your roots, today we are celebrating the heritage God has given us. Let's remember what God has done for our people and place. Youtube video: https://youtu.be/0Mg08bAxL6k?si=5LafyQYnGgACmPk7

My journey of leaving androgyny and learning biblical femininity. Youtube video: https://youtu.be/_SxysSdxBxs?si=cjdWW3ainCeiiqiO Video that compliments this- Masculinity & Femininity in Christian Marriage. Androgyny in the Church:    • Masculinity & Femininity in Christian Marr...  

Homemaking motivation for when you don't feel like it. Sometimes I just need a renewed, refreshed vision for why I'm a homemaker and what it means to build our home economy. I'm sharing the old defentions of homemaker, housewife, housewifery, and home economics. Getting back to the basics of being a homemaker, unto the glory of the Lord. See on Youtube: https://youtu.be/w_WCiu4SHbs?si=BfCAJEJnbjn3o151

I am sharing about habits. The habits that I work into every day life.

These are the things we no longer do or use to build our home economy.

Maybe you don't live in your dream house, but you can make ugly spaces beautiful! What if you are where you are to bring beauty to a place that has been neglected. We have moved A LOT but every place we've lived we have had the mindset that we are bringing heaven to Earth by leaving this space more beautiful than we found it. God is the creator of beauty and we are created in His image, so of course we are also made to create beauty around us. And if you look around at popular society and it's rebellion against all things beautiful, it's more important now than ever that we as Christians make it our duty to honor God by stewarding the places He has given us well. It's easy to fall into the comparison trap, but a way to overcome comparision is by working with your hands. Stop looking at everyone around you are on the screens, and get to work making your space lovely. Close your eyes, what would beauty look like to you in your current space? How can you use the resources you have to create beauty around you right now? Pray and ask God to direct your steps in creating beauty around you. He is faithful! I pray this podcast encourages you!

I've been a homemaker for 6 years and the last 3 years I have been learning how to wear dresses. I know that may sound silly to some, but as someone who grew up playing sports and felt dresses were for formal events only, it has taken some time for me to get over this idea I had in my mind that I look awkward in dresses! I do feel I am on the other side of it, and I hope sharing my story will encourage you if you find yourself in a similar place of trying to learn how to wear dresses.

A follow up from the most recent "Biblical Femininity & Problems with College" topic. I share how all the things I did after college, you wouldn't need to go to college for. How to make a decision on what to do next. And I share how I met Scott, in hopes to encourage you to trust the Lord, obey Him, and move when He leads you to move. He is faithful!

Pursuing biblical femininity means being honest about how today's popular culture is counter to family formation and biblical morals and gender roles. I hope this video is helpful in fleshing out the real problems of modern university... times have changed and college isn't a wholesome place. It's a tool used to train girls in the ways that they will not depart which is explicitly urban debt/consumerism and career at the cost of marriage and motherhood.

Wearing Dresses, Slow Living, Being a Helpmeet, and Staying Creative While Raising Children-- I am SO excited for you to get to know my friend Margo. She has inspired me greatly in learning to embrace my femininity and feminine living. She shares on why she changed her wardrobe to wearing dresses, how she makes her own dresses and her favorite dress pattern for you sewers out there. Margo then shares how she has kept her creative spirit while raising 3 children 5 and under and how she gets them involved in her home projects. I am always so inspired every time I get to spend time with Margo and I hope that you leave today's video excited about building your home! (Proverbs 14:1)

These days, being a wife who values being a homemaker and helpmeet is very counter cultural, even amongst Christians. It's time we normalize a Biblical wife's irreplaceable role in the household, as a wife, mother and keeper of the home. It's a great blessing to be a Titus 2 and Proverbs 31 woman. Even if you're the only one you know doing these things, you are giving a positive vision and setting an example for our young ladies that they don't have to follow popular cultures expectations for women, but there is another way. God bless you and your home and the works of your hands.If you'd like the show, check out my shop! Every time you buy a product from me, you are helping me to continue to make podcast episodes, that I hope and pray are a blessing and at the same time, I'm hoping to offer valuable products that you will get excited about receiving in the mail!

Building your home economy is very practical. It means looking around your house or your money tracker, what are you consuming that you could be creating?

Should you buy an herb course? Do we still prioritize shopping local? Why I don't buy from Dr. Bronners or Amazon. How to deal with increased food prices?

Do we plan to move to South Africa? Is it dangerous? Are there lions roaming about? A fun episode where we answer all your questions about life in South Africa.

Do you ever feel like you're just going through the motions, or there has to be more to life than this... I think there is a key virtue that even if you don't *feel* like being, if you put on this virtue- even if it feels like you're faking, your life will change and soon you will become the happy person you want to be!

The good and the not so good, I share my opinions on the books I read and listened to this year.

This is one of the top questions we get asked. And we do answer "where" to find a trad wife, but we also discuss how a man doesn't find a trad wife, he makes a trad wife.

It's that time of year, when you see people you may not normally see in day to day life, and small talk happens, they find out your a homemaker and you get asked... "So what do you do all day?" Today's episode is on responding that that question! If you like the show, we'd love for you to check out our shop as a way to support what we do AND get something tasty or pretty in return! Thank you and God bless you!https://homewithkelli.co/shop/

Learning this one thing changed my entire life and has greatly blessed our marriage! I pray that it is a blessing and encouragement to you! My handbound journals are available for purchase on my website. Start your year off journaling in a beautiful book that will be an heirloom! https://homewithkelli.co/shop/

One of our most asked questions! We share our journey on how we found a church that we enjoy after struggling for years. Shop: https://homewithkelli.co/shop

This Home with Kelli episode is on empowering the Christian woman! Just like the Proverbs 31 woman, homemakers can be incredibly educated with real skills to build their home economy. But the world wants to convince women that the only way to be "educated" is to buy a 4+ year accreditation or "buy my course." Don't buy the lie. Check out my website and shop: https://homewithkelli.co/

We share on 3 principles of building your home economy.

Home with Kelli: A follow up of listener questions from my Dressing Feminine videos. I share my journey of deciding to wear natural fibers & why. And also how I go about thrifting my clothes. Check out our youtube for videosScott and KelliHome with Kelli

The questions & comments we cover are: "I want children, my husband wants to wait" + "There are no single men in my church" + "Looks don't matter, beauty comes from the heart" + "My boyfriend wants to wait 2 years to marry me"

Homemaker Chats: My life without Instagram for 9 months and ways I've been exploring using social media, while also maintaining a quiet and gentle spirit. I hope this blesses you!

Homemaker Chats: My journey of learning to wear dresses. Why I have stopped wearing androgynous clothing to embrace a more feminine wardrobe.

Today we are answering a listeners general question. Practical ways we have dealt with disappointment.