Homemaking has been an art I had to discover and teach myself over the last few years, but I feel like I have finally gotten a rhythm with the cleaning and I'm learning that it is far more important the simply just making a beautiful and esthetic home. Come join me on a journey to discovering and implementing the real art of homemaking and how it has more to do with creating an atmosphere that hosts the presence of God then just one that is nice for friends and family.

I hear someone once say that a woman's monthly cycle is like the seasons of the earth and that was eye opening to me. I realized that I was trying to do all the wrong things at the wrong times of my cycle and not prioritizing certain projects but rather starting a bunch of things that never got finished. Once I realized that my body has a flow of energy that rises and falls at varying parts of my cycle I began to understand how to properly channel my energy to get the most done and be the most efficient with my days and routines. Going into this new year I'm going to make it a goal work with my body and cycle in the coming year rather than against it to go me be more successful and feel accomplished in my home and I hope this post can help you do that too.

Gratitude is something we often throw around. I have also noticed there are often many things we say we're grateful for but only because we're told we should be, and we don't actually feel in our heart's genuine gratitude for those things so I'm going share how to figure out what you a truly grateful for and then encourage you to express that. First let's start with the definition.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner so I'm jumping in here to share how I take my bones and veggies scraps to make a very easy, delicious, and super nutritious bone and vegetable broth. There are lots of health benefits to bone broth and many people this time of year will be cooking a whole turkey, so here is what you can do with the bones, the neck and other giblets (they would work to make gravy and then can still cook in your broth afterward too). You can also add the scraps from all the veggies you will be preparing this holiday season, especially any celery, garlic, onion and green onion scraps.

This lets in the outside light. Sun light is a wonderful thing that helps regulate your circadian rhythm and thus helps you get better sleep it also gives you vitamin D which boosts your mood and energy levels and so much more. Opening the curtains also helps you to be able to take in God's creation a.k.a. nature even if you're unable to get outside that day which is something that always brings peace and relaxation.

My husband and I bought our house November of 2021, it was built in 1870's and last remodeled in the 1970's and you can easily tell by looking at it. The walls are all lath and crumbling plaster which mostly is hidden behind paneling, most rooms have that brown foe wood look, the bathroom has blue "marble" patterned panels, and the kitchen has green foe wood looking paneling.

When I got married all I got for frying pans were cast iron ones which before then I had never used before, so I've been cooking on them for about 5 years just about every day now but it wasn't until this year that I actually learned the tricks to use them properly and not have to soak and scrub stuck on food off of them all the time. There are a few key things you need to know when using cast iron if you don't want your food to stick.

Many people say they can't afford to stay home with their kids because they have to work to make ends meet, well here I'm going to share some ways I save my family hundreds of dollars a month that I otherwise probably wouldn't do if I were working a full-time job.

Recently I started hearing a lot of people talking about how Christians don't really follow the Old Testament and that we act like because Jesus came none of that is relevant anymore, currently I'm not fully sure where I stand on that subject however it did get me thinking and doing a lot of research.

These are the zones I have for my home and I'm going to give you a detailed description of what I attempt to achieve in deep cleaning each zone each week. I hope this can give you some ideas of how to structure your deep cleaning zones and what might be good to add to your lists.

There are three main changes I had to make to really help me to stay on top of my home. The First one I did was I decluttered, and I got rid of a lot when we moved into this house. The second thing I had to do was change my mind set on how if viewed my home, this was a work God that really started in my heart about comparison that I was struggling with and I am so grateful for the progress He has made in me on this. The third thing I discovered earlier this year and that is the fly lady cleaning method, and I am telling you these 3 things have changed my life and my home environment immensely.

The Fly lady cleaning Method is a method that creates daily and weekly cleaning routines and them breaks down your home into 5 zones that rotate one zone a week for the month, and I have found that it makes my home way more manageable and less intimidating to keep very clean and care for and to take care of yourself a little bit too.