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Joyful Homemaking
by Ashley and Marissa
Encouraging women in find joy in their God given role.
Episodes
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Homeschooling vs. Classical Christian School: The Pros, Cons & What Families Should Consider
Choosing how to educate your children is a significant decision—and there isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer. In this episode of the Joyful Homemaking Podcast, Ashley and Marissa have an honest conversation about the pros and cons of homeschooling compared with a brick-and-mortar classical…
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The Surprising Life Lessons We Wish We Knew in Our 20s and 30s
Embracing the gift of the forties, what 10 years of reflection teach us about legacy, faith, and building a life worth passing down Ashley and Marissa share candid insights from their own journeys through their twenties and thirties, revealing how intentional choices now shape future generations....
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How to Ruin Your Summer
Most moms unintentionally set the stage for a summer of dissatisfaction and miss out on true joy. What if the secret to a joyful, fulfilling season is just a mindset shift? This episode reveals how small changes in perspective can transform a potentially stressful summer into an intentional,...
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The Surprising Biblical Truth About Work and Rest You Need to Know
Work and rest aren’t enemies—they’re divine gifts perfectly balanced by God’s design. But in today’s hustle culture, we often see work as burdensome and rest as laziness. What if everything you thought about these rhythms was flipped? What if your daily chores, caregiving, and even postpartum...
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Embracing Advent: A Guide for Homemakers
In this conversation, the hosts discuss the significance of Advent for homemakers, emphasizing the importance of spiritual preparation over festive perfection. They explore practical ways to create a Christ-centered atmosphere in the home, the value of family connections through shared meals, and...
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From Toddlers to Teens: Building the Foundations That Last
In this conversation, Ashley and Marissa discuss the transition from parenting toddlers to teens, emphasizing the importance of early investment in children's lives. They explore themes of discipline, personal responsibility, and the significance of family culture. The discussion highlights the...
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Guarding Hearts in Marriage
Summary In this conversation, Ashley and Marissa discuss the various sin issues that can lead to failed marriages, emphasizing the importance of guarding one's heart and examining personal behaviors. They explore themes such as discontentment, control, neglect, bitterness, and the idolatry of…
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Episode 46 // Sickness
In this Episode we chat all about the inevitable illnesses that come and go in our families. We chat through our strategies for preventing illness, and what we do when sickness strikes. Along with the practical things to do, we also discuss our attitudes as moms through times of colds and flus…
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Episode 45 // What is the point of marriage?
In this episode we continue to disagree with cultural lies by talking about the Biblical design for marriage - is it actually what the wall hanging says "All because two people fell in love" ? What does the word of God say about the purpose marriage? How can we look to the saints who have gone...
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Episode 44 // Finding a Church
"What they bring you in with, they keep you with." This statement seems to ring true when we are looking for a church. And if it is, we need to ask ourselves: What are we allowing ourselves to be "brought in with" when looking for a church for our family to join? Finding a biblical church is no...
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Episode 43 // You're Still a Mom on Vacation
Episode 43 // You're Still a Mom on Vacation Marissa is back from a 9 day family vacation, so we took this opportunity to talk all about preparing, traveling, and vacationing with our families. Turns out, even on vacation we still need to lean into our God given roles as wife and mother! Also,...
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Episode 42 // Pouring out our lives
Episode 42 // Pouring out our lives In a culture that is obsessed with comfort and self preservation, Christians need to be more intentional than ever to not get caught up in worldly ideas. We are called to give of ourselves sacrificially and to lay down our lives for others. In this episode we...
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Being Biblically Supportive through Trials
Episode 41 // Trials In this episode we talk about how to face trials in a God-honoring way. We discuss how to help our husbands or friends as they face trials, and how true joy from the Lord is what will ultimately make the difference as we deal with the trials that are guaranteed to come in…
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Application of Femininity in the Home
Welcome to our conversation on embracing Femininity in the Home, and why it is important to part of our biblical womanhood journey. We pray it is an encouragement to you and gets you thinking and talking about the beautiful role God has given you.
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Embracing Femininity over Feminism
Welcome to Joyful Homemaking, where Marissa and Ashley are talking about embracing femininity. They are talking about the careful line we walk of avoiding legalism yet embracing the uniqueness of being female. Join in and listen to see stories of personal choices, convictions and conversations...
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Episode 38 // Praying for Your Husband Part 2
This week we continued our series on praying for our husbands. We talk through a few specific prayers for him including temptations, discernment in finances, and seeking wisdom. We also give some updates on what has been going on in our homemaking in the New Year ... Thank you so much for…
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Praying For Your Husband Part 1
On our Joyful Homemaking Podcast today we are excited to being our series on praying for your husband. After decision on why prayer is vital for you, your husband and the whole family we dive into 5 distinctives on specific needs to pray for your husband. As we make habits of praying for our...
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Christmas Update
Hello Friends! Thanks for logging on today to listen about some of our Christmas Homemaking thoughts. Along with an update from our technical team (wink -wink). We are excited to share our hearts and our vision for this Christmas Season.
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Episode 35 // We're Back!
After a three month pause to go hunting, have babies and things if that nature, we are back to podcasting! In this episode we catch you up to speed on the goings - on of our lives. Our update launches us into a conversation about relying on God in trials and not living in fear. We also talk…
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Homeschool Part 2
Homeschooling Part 2 In this episode we chat through curriculum and scheduling. We talk about taking breaks, year-round schooling, and how to break down your year to schedule out your leasons. We also discuss homeschooling older kids when you have babies and toddlers and what things to consider...
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Homeschooling Part 1
Homeschooling Part 1 In this episode we dive into why both our families have chosen to homeschool. We talked about giving our children a Biblical worldview, shaping their character, learning as a family, and being able to choose their curriculum. We also chatted about how homeschooling has been…
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Preparedness for the Homemaker
Preparedness for the Homemaker Like many generations before us, we can accurately say that we live in tumultuous times. No one knows the future but God alone, and as Christian women we are to trust Him and look to the future with peace and joy. As we keep our hearts prepared for whatever may lie...
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Child Discipline Part 2
Child Discipline Part 2 This week we continued our conversation about disciplining children. We talked through how to discipline for different stages and ages. The Bible makes it clear that we are to discipline our children if we love them, but that will still look different for each family and...
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Child Discipline Part 1
Child Discipline Part 1 This week we began a discussion on disciplining children. We talked about the behaviors that warrant discipline (bad attitudes and disobedience). We also covered the importance of staying consistent in discipline, but also disciplining differently depending on the age,...
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Homemaker Gardener
Gardening This week we chatted all about gardening- the spiritual implications, the practical how-to's, and gardening on a small or large scale no matter the space you are in. This topic is a vast one, so we also included tips for finding helpful gardening resources as well as some of our…
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Summer Transition ☀️
Summer! We (typically) only have eighteen summers with each of our children home with us, so how do we make this season fun and intentional without getting ourselves completely overwhelmed? This is the main topic this week... We pray you find it encouraging and helpful as you transition into the...
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Room by Room : Children's Bedrooms
Room by Room : Children's Bedrooms This week we chatted about the (apparently) hot topic of siblings sharing bedrooms, keeping kid bedrooms clean, bedroom rules when guests are over, and shared our opinions about what belongings should (and shouldn't) be in kids bedrooms... Thank you for…
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Room by Room : Master Bedroom
Room by Room : Master Bedroom This week we thought we would talk about bedrooms in general, but we realized we had so much to say about the master bedroom that we didn't get to anything else! In this episode we talk about the purpose of the master bedroom, whether or not a TV should be in the...
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Room by Room : Office
Room by Room : Office This week we continued our tour through the home by chatting about the office. Often, the office is more of a space than an actual room for the homemaker. We discussed the importance of keeping your office space separate from the place you have your Bible and prayer time. We...
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Room by Room : Kitchen
Room by Room : Kitchen The kitchen can be a loaded topic for the homemaker! In this episode we talk about the importance of incorporating the whole family in the kitchen, and how we need to change our mindsets from it being "mom's kitchen" to the family kitchen. As usual, we chat about the sin...
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Room by Room : Dining Room
Room by Room : Dining Room Sometimes this is a formal room, sometimes it's a table tucked into the kitchen - but whatever it may look like, your dining table is often the center of family life. Meal time, especially dinner, is the time that the whole family comes together to connect, relax, and...
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Room by Room : Front Room
Room by Room : Front Room Sitting room, living room, parlour, front room... Whatever you may call it, in this episode we chat about the room that you invite guests into, but also in which you spend intentional family time. We talk about intentionality in decor and in practical function of this...
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Episode 22 // Room by Room : Front Porch and Entryway
Episode 22 // Room by Room : Front Porch and Entryway Join us for our new series in which we go room by room through the home talking about applying family vision to each space, as well as setting up each space to function practically for our families. In our first episode we talk all about the...
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Meals and Mealtime
Meals and Mealtime This week we chat about why family meal time is important and the logistics of getting food on the table. We both talk about the meal habits that each of our family's prioritize before, during, and after meal time. We hope this conversation blesses your family's table fellowship!
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Combating the Thieves of Joy in Homemaking
This week we chat about the temptations of homemakers, specifically those with little children. Oftentimes this phase of motherhood can feel boring and/or overwhelming. Giving into those feelings can lead to sinful attitudes. We chat about ways to combat these attitudes as Christian homemakers....
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Decision Making
This week we talked about making decisions. We discussed decisions big and small and how to go about this as women who seek to obey God's Word. Thank you for listening to Joyful Homemaking and don't forget to follow along on Instagram @joyfulhomemakingpodcast
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Transitioning into Spring
Transitioning into Spring Happy Spring! In this episode we talk about how we are working in our homes to reflect the changing of seasons. We are spring cleaning, spring cooking, and looking ahead at the new season so that we can be prepared for all the changes that it brings. Thank you for...
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Organizing Schedules
Organizing Schedules This week we talked practically about our family's schedules and the organization there of. We hope this subject is helpful and doesn't bore you terribly... if it does, we hope our usual chit-chat about food and livestock animals will redeem the episode ;-) Thank you for...
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Vision and Goals Part 8: Fun and Events
In this episode we talked about vacations, holidays, traditions, and keeping the fun in the atmosphere of your home. We talked about how to approach fun with intentionality as well as temptations that can come when we think of "fun". As a bonus feature, tune in to learn all about the water...
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Vision and Goals Part 7: Social
This week's chat was all about friends, family, and ministry. As homemakers, our children and husband are our first priority. So what should our relationship to our extended family look like? What about friendships with both believers and unbelievers? Thank you for listening to Joyful Homemaking...
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Vision and Goals Part 6: Family Relationships
Warning! You may want to save this episode for a time your kids are not listening with you- we talk about family relationships, and that includes your marriage, so we all know what that means! We also talk date night, one on one time with kids, being a servant, and so much more... Thank you for...
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Vision for Career and Education: Part 5
The topic this week was SO massive that we barely scratched the surface. We talked about supporting our husbands in their careers and continuing education. We also discussed over-arching goals for our children's education. Additionally, Ashley hangs up on Marissa twice and gets sidetracked asking...
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Vision and Goals Part 4: Household
In this episode we discussed the overarching characteristics of our households as we strive to have households that love and serve God. As homemakers, how do we cultivate places of peace, fellowship, and productivity in our homes? Thank you for listening and don't forget to follow along on IG...
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Vision and Goals Part 3: Finances
This week we talked about a necessity that can lead us into sin in so many ways: money. We discussed how to analyze spending habits and ultimately how we can use this resource to the glory of God. We wrapped up by chatting about keeping a pantry stocked and cooking from your pantry when you can't...
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Vision and Goals Part 2: Health
In the second part of our goal setting series we talk about all things physical health - food, fitness, and overall wellness. We discuss transitioning your fitness depending on your season of life, thankfulness and comparison in food goals, idols and idleness, and so much more! As always, thank…
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Vision and Goals Part 1: Spirit and Mind
Happy New Year! In this episode we dive into a series about goal setting in the New Year. We talk about reflecting on the past year to analyze what went well and what changes we want to make, then looking forward to setting spiritual and mental goals for 2024.
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Christmas Joy!
This week's episode is a shortened version of our podcast in which we encourage you toward Christmas joy, by talking through the common pitfalls that we might have in our attitudes during this season and practical ways to avoid them. We also talk briefly about testing out new family traditions,...
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Christmas Past, Present, and Future
In the style of "A Christmas Carol" we discuss how our past Christmases shape our present way of doing Christmas with our families, and what we look forward to in future Christmas seasons. We talk about vision, attitude, and keeping the focus on Jesus through the holiday season... And, of course,...
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Submit to your own husband
Despite technical difficulties, we chatted this week about submission to our husbands: why it is important, what it looks like practically, and how the culture has twisted the idea of submission. Also included: the "what's cookin' " section and a debut from Ashley's daughter. Thank you for...
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Homemaking and the Attitude behind it
In this episode Marissa and Ashley discuss the admonishment in Titus 2 to be "kind". Why does God require this of us as homemakers? What is the difference between joy and happiness? We also chat about situations that come up in which we are tempted to be unkind and the practical solutions to...
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Encouraging women in find joy in their God given role.
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Ashley and Marissa
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