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| Bonus Episode: Lughnasadh | 27 juil. 2026 | 01:01:46 | |
Join us for a discussion about reviewing the summer, looking forward to the holidays, and our Book Club. Show Notes:
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| 8.5 Porches and Yards | 13 juil. 2026 | 01:32:11 | |
Today we're going to talk about the outside of the house. What we do with the outside of our homes is just as important as what we do with the inside of our homes. These are the places we connect with nature, so let's make them welcoming and cozy. (Sarah announced in this episode that she's expecting, but since recording, they've suffered a miscarriage.) Show Notes:
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| 8.4: Bedrooms, Bathrooms, and the Master Bedroom | 29 juin 2026 | 01:32:12 | |
This is a 3-chapter episode, so we try to provide breaks as we discuss the Master Bedroom, other Bedrooms, and the Bathrooms. As with the other rooms, we discuss the function, order, beauty, and cleanliness of each space in a conversational style. Show Notes:
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| Seasonal Episode: Litha | 22 juin 2026 | 01:14:54 | |
The summer is here! This is a great time to review because reviewing is how we learn and grow. We also need to look forward so we're ready for all that the summer holds. When we finish with the seasons, Sarah and Abby discuss the current HearthKeeper Book Club book. Show Notes:
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| 8.3 Room by Room: The Dining Room and the Living Room | 08 juin 2026 | 01:35:42 | |
Join us for a discussion about the dining room, dining room table, and living room. We'll talk about the traditional function of the rooms and how we've modified our spaces to work for us. Show Notes:
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| 8.2 Room by Room: The Kitchen, Pantry, and Laundry Room | 25 mai 2026 | 02:29:39 | |
The goal of this episode is to inspire us to love our homes for the tools that they are and to build our affection for them. Because we're discussing all three spaces, we've included intermissions and encourage you to build in your own. Show Notes:
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| Bonus Episode: Beltane | 27 avr. 2026 | 01:05:31 | |
Join our discussion about preparing for the summer season, from closets to thrifting, birthday cards to chickens, and our latest book club read. We also have rabbit trails, rabbit zig-zags, and twice remind you, dear listener, that we aren't processionals and we don't claim to be. Show Note:
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| 8.1 Room by Room: Introduction | 13 avr. 2026 | 01:17:44 | |
No, we haven't lost our minds, and no, you haven't lost yours. We had to pause Season 7 due to life circumstances and switch to a topic that required no guests. We want several women to join us for Season 7, but life is just too unsettled at the moment. We're hoping to pick season 7 up later this year. For now, we're going to talk about Function, Order, and Beauty in the different rooms of the house. (We apologize for the lack of show notes.) | |||
| 7.2: Thrifting, Foraging, and Frugality: Our Personal Takes | 30 mars 2026 | 01:27:33 | |
Sarah and Abby both thrift, but come at it from different perspectives and experiences. We hope this inspires you to consider the why behind the what for yourself. This can help you focus and sharpen your thrifting experience. You may ignore the part at the beginning where we discuss Instagram. We've already shut down our account. Sorry. Show Notes:
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| Bonus Episode: Ostara | 16 mars 2026 | 01:18:06 | |
Spring is here!!! Let's talk about the two-fold resolution process, plants, books, and a bit of thrifting! Show Notes:
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| 7.1: Thrifting, Foraging, and Frugality: Introduction | 02 mars 2026 | 01:19:52 | |
Welcome to Season 7! Today, we'll give appropriate caveats, set things up for the season, define our terms, and discuss how to make life pretty when you're acting like you're poor. (Most of us aren't as poor as we think, even if we're struggling financially.) Frugality works with the virtues, involves not being wasteful, and should inspire creativity not being miserly. Show Notes:
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| 6.6: Self-Care Season: Study, Steady, and Soft: Social Media and Concluding Thoughts | 16 févr. 2026 | 01:15:15 | |
We're wrapping up Self-Care by talking about social media and sharing concluding thoughts. One of the most helpful self-care tools we’ve found is limiting our social media interaction and time online. Show Notes:
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| Bonus Episode: Imbolc | 02 févr. 2026 | 01:09:52 | |
Welcome to our casual conversation about Imbolc, HK Book Club, and all the random thoughts we have to share. Honestly, this is a giant book episode. We talk about goals and resolutions, undecorating for Christmas and decorating for winter, adding in more color, the books we're reading, and our schedule setup. February Give Away: Four Salad Plates Show Notes:
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| 6.5 Self-Care Season: Study, Steady, and Soft: Community | 19 janv. 2026 | 01:12:52 | |
A healthy homemaker has a healthy and robust community! We aren't meant to carry on all on our own. The community we invest ourselves in is important. It keeps us from stagnating, it provides correction, depth, and support. (Note: We changed the next giveaway.) Show Notes:
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| 6.4 Self-Care Season: Sturdy, Steady, and Soft: Health and Fitness | 05 janv. 2026 | 01:12:52 | |
Today we have a wonderful guest: Sarah D. from @bookstacksandbarbells. Join us for this long conversation about weight training, dieting, and health. DM her and mention that you heard her on our HearthKeepers Podcast, and she'll make sure you get an exclusive deal! Show Notes:
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| Bonus Episode: Yule | 22 déc. 2025 | 01:05:31 | |
From thoughts on the long, dark days to the magic of the week between holidays to our thoughts on self-care, this is a fun conversation...or at least we had fun. Plus, our suggestions for Christmas movies and books. Merry Christmas, HearthKeepers! Show Notes:
Sarah’s Favorite Christmas Movies:
Abby’s Favorite Christmas Movies:
Sarah’s Favorite Christmas Books:
Abby’s Favorite Christmas Books:
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| 6.3 Self-Care Season: Sturdy, Steady, and Soft: Rest, Recreation, and Education | 08 déc. 2025 | 01:11:09 | |
Rest, recreation, and education are all important aspects of appropriate self-care. In this episode we'll discuss each in some detail. Show Notes:
(Excuse the interruption in this episode. There was a windstorm messing with Abby’s internet. Consider it your intermission.) | |||
| 6.2 Self-Care Season: Sturdy, Steady, and Soft: Getting Dressed | 24 nov. 2025 | 01:29:10 | |
Abby was so excited about this episode! Check it out to learn about why what we wear is important, pitfalls, thoughts on modesty, homemaker uniforms, and some basic style tips. (Don't worry, Skaði was totally fine. She was just mad that she had to wait her turn in the favorite nesting box.) Show Notes:
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| 6.1 Self-Care: Sturdy, Steady, Soft: An Introduction | 10 nov. 2025 | 01:07:24 | |
Welcome to Season 6, ladies! This season is all about self-care! Now if you're like Abby and you kinda cringe a bit when you hear that term, never fear. We're going to start by defining self-care, explaining what it is and what it isn't. This is going to be a fun, dense season, so pour that cup of coffee or that bourbon, light those candles, and get cozy. Show Notes:
“Self-care is the practice of taking care of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of your life to promotehealth and wellness. The main goal of self-care is to prevent or control disease and preserve overall well-being through consistently taking care of various aspects of your health. Fora person to practice true self-care, they must use personal responsibility and self-reliance in a way that positively impacts their health in the current moment and the future. "(www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-self-care-5212781) | |||
| 5.6 Hospitality: Holiday Hospitality and Samhain | 27 oct. 2025 | 00:47:37 | |
Today, we're wrapping up Season 5: Hospitality, as well as discussing our plans for Samhain and how we plan to utilize this cross-quarter day. We also had some visitors pop in at the end of the episode. If life isn't interrupted, are you even a homemaker?It's been a wonderful season with lots of beautiful guests. We've so enjoyed talking about hospitality in all its various forms with everyone. We hope you've enjoyed it too. Show Notes:
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| 5.5 Hospitality: Guest Episode: Liz Groves | 13 oct. 2025 | 01:13:52 | |
In today’s episode, Liz shares about Lifestyle and Responsive Hospitality. She’s had to learn to be casual, flexible, and ready to go when people have needs. She talks about what she keeps on hand and questions she asks, along with debriefing with her husband. From hosting in a small home, mistakes in meal choices, and going from a system to a flexible flow, this episode covers a lot of helpful ground. Show Notes:
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| Bonus Episode: Guest: Emily Ward | 30 sept. 2025 | 01:01:45 | |
One of our goals for this season was to share a wide variety of hospitality. Emily Ward, our guest today, tells us what it is like to work in the Hospitality Industry, to practice hospitality on a professional level. There are lots of wonderful things we can learn about how to manage our work from some of the things Emily shares. We also have some fun “worst hotel” stories. Show Notes:
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| 5.4 Hospitality: Guest Episode: Lauren Parker | 29 sept. 2025 | 01:14:38 | |
What a wonderful conversation we had with Lauren Parker! This episode is full of heartfelt advice on hosting more formal events like Book Clubs, Showers, Evening Parties, and Tea Parties. Lauren shares about working with her kids, elevating the event, and what you might need on hand. She also gives lots of advice on how to be frugal in your hospitality. Show Notes:
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| Bonus Episode: Mabon and Book Review | 23 sept. 2025 | 00:53:22 | |
Happy 1st Official Day of Autumn! In honor of the season, we're sharing a bonus episode going over using this time to bless our homes and families. We also have a special guest, Rachel Atterholt! She's going to share some of her thoughts about our Book Club Read: Simplified Organization by Mystie Winckler. Rachel is a single homemaker, so her take on it is a little different. Join us over on GroupMe to join our Book Club! We do apologize for how rough this recording is. We had quite a few technical difficulties. A big thanks to Andy for working so hard on it!Show Notes:
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| 5.3 Hospitality: Guest Episode: Deanna Brown | 15 sept. 2025 | 01:15:15 | |
Our first guest of season 5: Hospitality is Deanna Brown! She's going to share both how she thinks about Hospitality and the practical things she does. We trust this will be an encouraging and helpful episode. If you have any questions for Deanna or us, leave them in the comments, and we'll get them answered. Show Notes:
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| 5.2: Hospitality: Meeting Physical and Emotional Needs | 01 sept. 2025 | 01:05:59 | |
Before we get to all our special guests, we're sharing this episode with practical ways to meet physical and emotional needs. This should encourage us in our work both in tending our people and welcoming others into our homes. Show Notes:
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| 5.1 Hospitality: An Introduction | 19 août 2025 | 01:05:03 | |
Happy Anniversary to the Podcast! Thank you, ladies, for your support! It's been really helpful to us to work on this project, and we hope it's been a blessing to all of you. In this episode, we define hospitality, set some boundaries, and share some helpful quotes. We also address the elephant in the room...The Gospel Comes with a Housekey by Rosaria Butterfield. Show Notes:
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| Bonus Episode: Lammas and Book Club Update | 04 août 2025 | 00:51:24 | |
Oh, we crack ourselves up. Listen to the end. In this episode, we talk about how to use the cross-quarter day, Lammas. It is prudent to evaluate the needs of the coming season. Let's embrace this opportunity to think about the needs of our home and the upcoming holidays. We're also taking a few minutes to talk about our upcoming drawings and the current HK Book Club read. Thanks for being here, ladies! Show Notes:
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| 4.6 Housekeeping: The Practical Side of Laundry | 21 juil. 2025 | 01:13:30 | |
Join us as we wrap up this season by picking Cindy Vincent's brain about doing laundry through all the stages of life: Maid, Matron, and Crone. We think you'll find what she has to share encouraging and helpful. Show Notes:
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| 4.5 Housekeeping: The Heart of Laundry | 07 juil. 2025 | 01:01:28 | |
"This might be the nerdiest we've gotten on any episode." Discussing how we should approach laundry turned into a conversation about ironing, mending, and textiles. So, yes, we did get a bit nerdy. Along the way, we talked about how to expand our view of laundry, stick with the basics, and bless our people. And yes, we find it very exciting! Show Notes:
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| 4.4 Housekeeping: The Practical Side of Cleaning | 23 juin 2025 | 01:03:06 | |
Today, we're talking with Melissa Ward about some of the more hands-on elements of cleaning, especially when we're not all A-type personalities. It was especially helpful to compare all the different ways we manage our homes, what works for us, and what doesn't work for us. Join the conversation. Show Notes:
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| Bonus Episode: Litha and Book Club Book Review | 20 juin 2025 | 01:03:38 | |
Welcome to our Double Feature! Today we're talking about Litha or the Summer Solstice, and we're reviewing Simplified Organization by Mystie Winckler. Show Notes:
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| 4.3 Housekeeping: The Heart of Cleaning | 09 juin 2025 | 00:42:38 | |
We all have to clean, but how should we look at this daily task? What is its value? Can we learn to love to clean? Is cleaning supported by the classic virtues? All this and more is covered in this episode on the Heart of Cleaning. Show Notes:
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| 4.2 Housekeeping: The Practical Side of Cooking | 26 mai 2025 | 00:58:42 | |
This episode is all about meal planning and keeping a kitchen journal. It is a short deep dive into the practical side of cooking and kitchen management. Show Notes:
The next HearthKeeper Drawing is coming soon! Join our GroupMe to enter the drawing for either Home Management Plain and Simple by Kim Brenneman or Rembrandt is in the Wind by Russ Ramsey (July-December Book Club book). | |||
| 4.1 Housekeeping: The Art of Cooking | 12 mai 2025 | 01:02:44 | |
Season 4 is a deeper dive into the Cooking, Cleaning, and Laundry with lots of guests! Our first topic is cooking, and our first guest is the great Deanna Brown. Join us as she encourages us to shift our thinking to view our cooking as an art. Show Notes:
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| Bonus Episode: Beltane | 01 mai 2025 | 00:36:53 | |
Sorry, not sorry about the amount of giggles that start this episode. We were both having a hard time keeping a straight face. We did eventually get ourselves under control. In this episode, we're going to talk about ways to prepare for summer as we get ready to move into Season 4: HouseKeeping. Show Notes: -Life in the In-Between: Facing Anxiety and Affliction as Christians by Samuel Renihan -Choosing Gratitude: Your Journey to Joy by Nancy Leigh DeMoss -Rembrandt is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith by Russ Ramsey | |||
| 3.6 Cheering Strength, The Fortified HearthKeeper: Gardening our Hearths | 28 avr. 2025 | 01:19:24 | |
Season 3 wraps up with an episode full of practical advice on how to shore up ourselves when life just keeps on coming. Sometimes, big things knock us down, and sometimes, endless tiny chaos destroys us. It is important to think about ways we can help ourselves in these situations so that we can keep tending our people. Show Notes:
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| 3.5 Cheering Strength, The Fortified HearthKeeper: What Causes a Loss of Cheering Strength in Our Lives? | 14 avr. 2025 | 01:06:29 | |
We've discussed things that can cause Boredom, Bitterness, and Burnout in our hearts, but what about things outside of our control? The big things and the "death by a thousand papercuts" things? In this episode, Abby and Sarah will talk about different providences that the homemaker faces that can erode her fortitude. Show Notes: -BBC Merlin -Princess Bride reference -Grieving by James White | |||
| 3.4 Cheering Strength, The Fortified HearthKeeper: Gardening our Hearts | 31 mars 2025 | 01:06:47 | |
In the last episode, we had to do the hard work of discussing all of the ways we fail to guard our hearts and damage our homes. In this episode, we get to discuss Gardening our Hearts so that we bring health and healing to ourselves and our homes. Show Notes:
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| Bonus Episode: Ostara | 20 mars 2025 | 00:55:17 | |
A bit of a salty episode where we argue about the time change. A bit of a conversational episode where we just chat. Oh, and a bit of homemaking where we talk about using the seasonal changes in our homes. It's a bit of a bit of a bit all over the place. Show Notes:
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| 3.3 Cheering Strength, The Fortified HearthKeeper: What Causes a Loss of Cheering Strength in Our Hearts? | 17 mars 2025 | 00:53:03 | |
Join Sarah and Abby as they work through attitudes and issues in our inner gardens and hearths that cause boredom, bitterness, and burnout. This is a convicting episode, so hang tough. The next episode will offer some encouragement and practical help. Show Notes:
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| 3.2 Cheering Strength, The Fortified HearthKeeper: A Broader Introduction | 03 mars 2025 | 00:53:47 | |
Caveats and definitions are the name of the game with this episode. We're going to start by setting some expectations, and then define Bitterness, Boredom, and Burnout. We'll finish by addressing the Maids, Matrons, and Crones. Hang Tough, this isn't going to be an easy season, but we hope it will be profitable. Show Notes:
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| Bonus Episode: HearthKeeper Song and Take a Break | 22 févr. 2025 | 00:23:25 | |
Here are two articles that provide hope and help to round out this difficult topic of the Bitter, Bored, and Burnt-out HearthKeeper. The blog has many more articles that touch on these temptations, offering correction and t | |||
| 3.1 Cheering Strength, The Fortified HearthKeeper: Imbolc | 03 févr. 2025 | 00:57:17 | |
Welcome to Season 3! This season we're going to discuss the temptation of boredom, burn-out, and bitterness faced by homemakers. But first, let's talk about Imbolc, the cross-quarter day that reminds us Spring is coming! Show Notes:
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| Bonus Episode: Holiday Review | 31 janv. 2025 | 00:52:39 | |
Finishing up Season 2, we're doing a holiday review to help ourselves reflect on how the holidays went so we can be better prepared for the coming Christmas and New Year's. This is practicing Deosil and Widdershins. Show Notes:
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| 2.6 Houses of Healing | 13 janv. 2025 | 00:50:11 | |
This is the last episode of season 2! We made it! Thank you for listening, commenting, and telling us how much you enjoy this podcast. This episode is foundational to our homemaking. If we don't create houses of healing we're skipping some of our most important work. Show Notes:
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| Bonus Episode: Zone Cleaning | 03 janv. 2025 | 00:17:36 | |
Better a little late than never, here is our promised bonus episode on Zone Cleaning. Do you use this method? How do you have your house zoned? Show Notes: - Sink Reflections: Flylady's BabyStep Guide to Overcoming CHAOS by Marla Cilley - Home Management: Plain and Simple by Kim Brenneman | |||
| 2.5 Housekeeping | 30 déc. 2024 | 00:46:39 | |
In this episode, we'll go over some general definitions and lay some basic groundwork for housekeeping. This is an important part of homemaking to get ahold of. If we don't view it correctly we can't handle it well and with good attitudes. (Our episode on Zone Cleaning isn’t out yet. 😊) Show Notes: Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson | |||
| 2.4 Winter Solstice/Yule | 16 déc. 2024 | 00:51:04 | |
In this episode we discuss how to use the Winter Solstice in our homes, the blessing of the holidays, and a bunch of beautiful quotes. This is also the episode where we make each other cry.
Show Notes:
•Island of Stars by Carrie Bownell
•Changeling by Roger Zelazny John Henry Newman, •“The Second Spring” sermon (can’t speak to the validity of this sermon, we just appreciated the quote)
•Home Indeed by Douglas Malloch
•Frugal Christmas Episode and Article
•Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
•Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
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| Bonus Episode: Frugal Christmas | 05 déc. 2024 | 00:14:14 | |
Some Christmases demand more frugal spending of our monetary or energy budgets. Listen to this cozy episode to be encouraged to embrace Christmas not for the stuff, but for the spirit. We can do this HearthKeepers!
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