Homemaking
Images of the homemaker that come to mind are often those presented by the mockers: an apron-clad woman in the kitchen wearing a conservative dress, with a beaming smile as she stirs the pot of whatever’s for dinner. So, while our liberal culture laughs at the idea of a woman in today’s modern age being anywhere other than out in the workplace, yet every family wants a well-kept, peaceful, and pleasant home. How did previous generations enjoy this so often when ours does not? Because there was a homemaker at home: the wife and mother devoting her life to the work that, frankly, is undeniably more important than much of what goes on in any office or marketplace: tending to one’s own home and children. The books below unashamedly honor that esteemed role, and are useful to help us return to such wisdom.
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Bible and Breakfast (Asheritah Ciuciu)
$19.99Are you starting your day on empty?
Before your feet hit the ground, chaos drowns out any hope of quiet time with Jesus, as the alarm blares, kids run around the house, and your to-do list reminds you that you’re already behind.
Bible and Breakfast is for you. In just a month, you’ll kickstart a morning habit of meeting with Jesus and eating a healthy breakfast every day. Join Bible teacher and author Asheritah Ciuciu for 31 devotions for busy women and 31 tasty breakfast recipes.
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Bread of Life: Savoring the All-Satisfying Goodness of Jesus through the Art of Bread Making (Abigail Dodds)
$24.9511 Nourishing Devotionals to Satisfy Your Soul Along With Sweet and Savory Recipes
Millions of people have rediscovered the joy of homemade bread making. A quick search on Pinterest or Instagram brings up step-by-step instructions and captivating photos for everything from sourdough to naan. Bread satisfies our bodies, but our spirits cry out for even greater sustenance.
In Bread of Life, Abigail Dodds—an avid baker and mother of 5—invites readers to ponder and celebrate God’s spiritual and physical provision in Christ through the hands-on art of bread making. Offering readers easy-to-follow directions for everything from focaccia to chocolate babka along with full-color photographs throughout, this unique book is an enriching blend of devotional meditations and recipes that invites readers to ponder the true bread of life as they bake for their families and friends.
- Each of the 11 chapters features a bread recipe with easy-to-follow instructions
- Makes for a fun family activity
- High-quality photography captures the baking process and final product
- Discussion questions for group study at the conclusion of each chapter
- A great gift idea
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Our 24 Family Ways: A Family Devotional Guide (Clay Clarkson)
$14.75Our 24 Family Ways is a parent-friendly, Bible-centered family time resource that seamlessly weaves together devotional interaction with discipleship instruction for the whole family. This is a tool to train your children in the way they should go, teach them Bible truths and principles, train them in Christian character and values, and strengthen their relationship with the Lord.
Our 24 Family Ways is a multi-purpose family devotional guide that will shape hearts in your home for God and his ways. It’s easy to use and hard to forget! Scroll down to see what’s included:
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A Girl’s Guide to Home Skills (Martha Greene)
$29.50This book will take you through the areas of a home, offering checklists, scheduling charts, and detailed instructional home lessons to teach your daughter the necessary skills for housekeeping and making a home-sweet-home.
Contains the following sections, all color-coded for easy reference:
- Cozy, Inviting Kitchens
- Lovely Living Rooms
- Genuine Hospitality
- Provident Pantries
- Comfortable & Tidy Bedrooms
- Sparkling Clean Bathrooms
- Organized Closets
- Tidy Yards & Porches
Each of the sections are divided into instructions for Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Seasonal Cleaning.
A few of the practical skills learned within the pages of this resource include how to: make cleaning solutions, plan a menu, make an accent pillow cover, prepare an emergency kit, acquire the virtue of hospitality, beautify the bedroom, and organize any closet in the house.
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The Christian Homemaker’s Handbook (Pat Ennis, Dorothy Patterson)
$27.50This one-stop reference tool gives you tips and training on everything from meal planning to interior decorating, biblical womanhood to budgeting, so that you can become a holistic homemaker! It features practical teaching from Scripture, instructions for do-it-yourself projects, application questions, helpful resources, a comprehensive index, and more.
With nearly 50 years of marriage experience, 30 years of college-level home economics instruction, and a commitment to biblical womanhood, the editors of The Christian Homemaker’s Handbook have compiled the comprehensive manual for today’s woman and her home.
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Instructing a Child’s Heart (Tedd & Margy Tripp)
$12.99From interaction with their peers to the instruction and correction that they receive at home, Children interpret their experience from a worldview that seeks to answer their fundamental questions: Who am I? What do I exist for? Where can I find joy? We need to provide our children with a consistent, persuasive, biblical framework for understanding the world God has made and their place in it.Instructing a Child’s Heart is the essential sequel to Shepherding a Child’s Heart. The instruction that you provide for them not only informs their mind; it is directed to persuading their hearts of the wisdom and truthfulness of God’s ways. Impress truth on the hearts of your children, not to control or manage them, but to point them to the greatest joy and happiness that they can experience—delighting in God and the goodness of his ways.$15.99 -
Treasury of Vintage Homekeeping Skills (Martha Greene)
$18.50Spiral-bound edition
Reminiscent of the old-time home manuals and journals, kept by homekeepers of the past, this book is well-named as a Treasury – it will be treasured, as it is intended to be passed from mother to daughter.
All at once, a book full of ideas about domestic skills, which have fast become a lost art in our day. Inside, you will find vintage illustrations, recipes, sewing directions, record keeping ideas, clues on how to make, cook, fix or repair this and that – far more than you can imagine until you have a copy in your hands to open up for yourself!
An outstanding gift book for the lady – young or old – who is ready to honor the days of taking pride in her homekeeping skills! Filled with inspiration, artwork, illustrations, and room for journal entries – to keep “the way Mother always did it” from becoming forgotten in our rapidly changing world.
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Modern Homesteading: Rediscovering the American Dream (Cody Wranglerstar)
$17.25With this in mind, Cody and the Wranglerstar family decided to leave a comfortable city life in 2010 and start their adventure in the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Now popular pioneers among a growing movement of people seeking independence from debt, freedom to raise their family with values and faith, and the peace of a simpler, more meaningful approach to life, they detail their journey on the Wranglerstar YouTube channel to hundreds of thousands each week.
Discover their personal story, what worked, what didn’t, and what you can learn from their mistakes.
Explore detailed “How to” sections throughout the book, providing hands-on knowledge and practical tips for just about anyone.
Master techniques you can use to help you in your home, garden, and life with these full-color drawings, photos, and illustrations.
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Habits: The Mother’s Friend (Pam Guenther)
$9.75The Development of Mental and Moral Habits in Children
Habits can be formed or changed in many areas of moral and mental development. It is by using this tool that a mother can mold and shape her children’s character without the task being overwhelming or tedious for her or her children.
Some of the mental and moral habits addressed in this book are fear, pride, manners, order, obedience, industry, leisure, truth and a chapter on special needs with a focus on autism.
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The Hospitality Commands (Alexander Strauch)
$6.95Have you learned to use your home to strengthen the loving Christian community of which you are a part? Have you built bridges to friends and neighbors by means of opening your home to them – especially those who do not know Christ? In our self-centered era, a Christian family who fearlessly welcome virtual strangers into their home are such a rarity and a surprise to the world!
Strauch has written a valuable guide on how Christians must actively practice hospitality (“stranger-love”, the Greek word means) doing much more than merely laying the duty upon us, but explaining with helpful tips how to turn your home into a ministry to all peoples by extending yourself to bless others. Too few Christians today understand how dramatically they can transform their local church by imitating Christ in this.
$7.99
