Discover the beauty of Modern Homemaking rooted in faith, family, and joy. From daily rhythms to biblical encouragement, learn how to create a healing home filled with peace, presence, and purpose.
The coffee pot gurgles and fills the kitchen with that rich morning aroma. Before the day begins in full swing, I savor that first sip and a reminder that:
“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” Psalm 118:24, ESV
The boys tumble into the kitchen with sleepy smiles, and almost instantly, our home wakes up with energy and laughter. My mornings don’t stay quiet for long, but that’s the beauty of homemaking and homeschooling our boys. It’s ordinary, loud, busy, sacred, and purposeful all at the same time.
I’m rediscovering once again that heading outside after I get done with work is life-giving for the rest of my day. It’s like a little reset before our homeschool day begins. I often find a little hand wrapped in mine as we go feed the chickens.
On the boys’ chore chart, currently, is picking weeds for our growing pigs, and it’s something that they don’t particularly like. Still, as they have learned consistency with it, I think they secretly like the extended time outside before schoolwork. Wylder is usually right by my side, checking on the pigs, gathering eggs, and keeping a close eye on the ducks as they waddle across the yard. These are simple tasks, but they are the backbone of our rhythm as a family and as homemakers.
Inside, there are always chores waiting, laundry to start and laundry to hang on the line, meals to prepare, lessons to lead, and plenty of messes to clean. Yet in these moments, I’ve found the truest heart of homemaking, not perfection, but presence in the mundane and ordinary moments of life.
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What is Modern Homemaking?
The term modern homemaking has been tossed around so much lately that sometimes it feels watered down, almost trendy. It often paints a picture of pristine kitchens, perfectly curated routines, or even a certain aesthetic that feels unattainable for most families. And you know what? I like those things. I like taking something that doesn’t really do it for me aesthetically and making it into something that feels beautiful.
As I worked through this written blog post and accompanying YouTube video, I started to take note of my home’s imperfections, not to fuel my discontent, but to remember that we also live in this house and this season is beautifully messy. Those curtains that were blowing lazily in the autumn breeze were also covered with two babies’ worth of breakfasts, lunches, and dinners when their seats got just a little too close to my beautiful white curtains. My baseboards are a hopeless mess of dog and kid mud, and I have zero intention of washing them at this point because I’ve learned that in this little country home, my efforts last approximately 5 minutes.
Sadly, this new elevation of homemaking, or trend if you will, can easily make it so we’re running around trying to obtain perfection and miss the beauty of life.
Homemaking was never meant to be cheapened into a trend. For me, homemaking isn’t about keeping up with someone else’s vision of the perfect home. It’s about creating a healing home, a place where my children find safety, joy, and laughter, where my husband feels supported and loved, and where God’s presence is felt in the ordinary moments.
That’s the kind of homemaking that makes my heart beat faster. I want people to rejoice in their homes. To know that joy doesn’t come from spotless countertops or trendy throw pillows, as much as I enjoy those things! It comes from the peace of Christ dwelling richly within us.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16
Modern homemaking, to me, is not about what looks good on social media but about whether my home reflects God’s love, grace, and welcome to those who live here and those who visit.
What is a Biblical Homemaker?
The Bible never once uses the phrase “biblical homemaker.” So instead of trying to define a role that Scripture doesn’t directly mention, I like to look at the people we do see in the Bible who managed their households with faithfulness.
Take Lydia, for example (Acts 16). She was a businesswoman who used her home as a place of hospitality and ministry. Or the Proverbs 31 woman, who is often discussed with both awe and overwhelm. She worked hard, cared for her family, and provided for her household with wisdom.
Our homes are meant to be places of healing, not just for scraped knees or upset tummies, but for the deeper needs of the body, mind, and soul. As mothers, we often step into the role of household managers. Not always, but in many Christian homes, we carry the calling of shaping the atmosphere, rhythms, and tone of family life.
But when I say healing, I don’t mean that we are medical healers. Jesus’ healing went far beyond the physical; it touched hearts, restored minds, and renewed souls. What if our homes reflected that same wholeness? Imagine a space that feels restorative after a long day, where joy is present, laughter is shared, learning is wholesome, and worship naturally flows from daily life.
“The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.” Proverbs 14:1
The work of creating a healing home begins with us, mothers on the front lines of building up or tearing down the spaces entrusted to us. That can feel weighty, but it is also a beautiful calling. I once heard it said: the father is the head of the home, the mother the heart of the home, and the children the hope of the home.
“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” Proverbs 4:23
Just as the physical heart pumps life through the body, the spiritual heart of the home nourishes every corner with love, peace, and presence.
A biblical homemaker, then, is not about fitting a mold. It’s about faithfully tending to the people God has entrusted to us, whether that looks like making a puff pancake with einkorn flour for lunch, sitting with a child during their homeschool lesson, or gathering onions from the storage garden to prepare a family dinner.
It’s about living out Colossians 3:23,
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.”
Old Fashioned Homemaking
There’s something so beautiful about what some people call old-fashioned homemaking. To me, this phrase doesn’t mean stepping backward into the past or pretending we live in another era—it means holding onto the timeless, life-giving rhythms of home.
I think about hanging laundry on the line, the fresh breeze carrying the scent of clean cotton while the boys run around me. I think about stirring a skillet of cowboy casserole with onions fresh from the garden, or rolling out sourdough biscuits as the house fills with their warm, yeasty fragrance.
It’s colorful, textured, and real, muddy boots by the door, books scattered from homeschool group time, sticky dishes from lunch waiting to be rinsed. And yet, each of these small details creates the canvas of home.
For me, old-fashioned homemaking isn’t about whether I grind my own flour or sew my own curtains—it’s about infusing my home with love, faith, and peace. It’s choosing to see homemaking as an act of worship, a chance to mirror God’s creativity in the way I cultivate life here.
Homemaking Tips
Every homemaker knows the days can get overwhelming quickly if we don’t have some rhythms in place. But I’ve found that tips don’t have to be complicated to be helpful.
I know I’ve touched on this recently in other pieces of content, but getting my meal planning under control has been life-giving for my sanity. I’ve always rebelled against the idea of meal planning, but it really does not have to be overly complicated or planned out. I go one week at a time. Knowing that cowboy casserole and sourdough biscuits are on the menu means I’m not scrambling at 5 p.m. with hungry little ones tugging at me. It doesn’t mean I always stick to the plan perfectly, but the plan itself gives me a sense of direction.
The hardest part of my meal planning is writing down our seasonal meal favorites, and then every week, I simply rotate through whichever ones fit within our schedule and write them on our kitchen blackboard for easy reference.
Another rhythm I’ve leaned into is block scheduling. Instead of trying to juggle everything all at once, I break my day into natural sections: morning farm chores, homeschool group time, homeschool individual time, then the homemaking reset that comes with cleaning up homeschool before moving into the rest of the day.
These rhythms are what inspired me to create my homemaker planner, which I share in my monthly membership. It’s not about adding more pressure; it’s about giving yourself tools that allow your home to run with more peace and less stress.
Simply Joyful Homemaking
At the end of the day, as we sit around the table, hands folded in prayer over dinner, I can feel the truth of Galatians 6:9 settle deep in my heart:
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”
Homemaking is good work. It is kingdom work. And though it may feel small in the moment—folding socks, making meals, teaching spelling lessons, gathering eggs—it’s never wasted.
Friend, you are doing holy work when you serve your family. Even when no one sees, God sees. He delights in the way you nurture your home and the people in it.
So, take a deep breath, pour yourself another cup of coffee, and rejoice in the small things. Because homemaking isn’t about perfection—it’s about presence. It’s about pointing your family to Christ through the love, peace, and joy that fill your home.
May your homemaking today be filled with laughter, warmth, and the sweet reminder that God has planted you right where you are for a reason.
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