A slow day in the life of a Christian homemaker and homeschool mom reflecting on faith, motherhood, and the truth that God equips the called for every season.
Today is another slower homemaking day here at home, and honestly, I’ve really been loving these more relaxed videos. Just bringing you along through the ordinary rhythms of our days — homeschool, homemaking, gardening, making dinner, all the little things that make up a life at home.
And as I was thinking about this video, I kept coming back to this idea of looking at my life differently.
Not looking back and thinking, “Wow, look at everything I accomplished.” But instead asking: Look what God did.
There are so many moments where I feel inadequate for the life in front of me. Homeschooling five boys. Keeping a home. Raising children in a world that feels increasingly loud and confusing. Trying to disciple little hearts while also fighting my own impatience, overwhelm, and distractions.
And yet, God has remained faithful through all of it.
2 Peter 1:3 says that His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness.
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,
2 Peter 1:3 ESV
And Hebrews 13:20-21 talks about God equipping us with everything good that we may do His will.
Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13:20-21 ESV
Not because we’re naturally capable.
Not because we’ve mastered motherhood.
Not because we finally became patient enough or organized enough.
But because He equips the people He calls. We keep waiting to “arrive” before we feel qualified. Meanwhile, God has already been faithfully sustaining us every single day.
So today, I just want to bring you along for another ordinary day and, hopefully, encourage you to know that if God has called you to this season, He will equip you for it, too. Welcome to Healing Home. I hope you are encouraged and inspired by your time here.
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Nourishment in the Ordinary
This morning I’m making a batch of homemade granola, which is an on-and-off routine for us. I like to make a really giant batch and then not have to worry about needing more for hopefully a couple of months. Granola isn’t something we eat regularly, but it’s just enough that it’s nice to have around, and store-bought is just not necessary when it’s so easy to make from home. I use my granola bar recipe, and then instead of molding them into bars, I just lay it accross a tray.
I think there’s something deeply comforting about ordinary work. Not the flashy kind. Just the quiet faithfulness of feeding people, cleaning kitchens, and nourishing the family God has entrusted to you.
I think sometimes we assume the good work God calls us to has to look big or impressive by human standards. But so much of the Kingdom of God seems to unfold through ordinary people doing small things faithfully.
A mother making breakfast.
A family gathered around the table.
A homemaker folding laundry again.
And the beautiful thing is that God never asked us to do these things in our own strength.
Hebrews calls Him the God of peace, the One who equips His people with every good thing to do His will. And I think about that often in motherhood because there are so many moments where I feel inadequate for the calling in front of me.
There are days I feel patient and capable, and there are other days when I feel exhausted before breakfast is even finished.
But God’s divine power was never dependent on my perfection. The Lord Jesus doesn’t just call us into this life and then leave us to figure it out alone. Through Christ Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit, He continually strengthens, guides, and equips us for the exact season we’re walking through.
Teaching What Truly Lasts
We’re settling into more of our summer homeschool rhythm lately, and honestly, I’ve really grown to love this slower time period of learning.
Everything feels a little less rushed. Right now, we’re working through our sibling Bible study from Not Consumed alongside reading, math, and memory work.
What we’re using for reading:
– Foundations
– Living Language Arts 1
– Moduar Math
I’m really loving our memory work time each morning, which can sound a bit old-fashioned these days, but I still think there’s so much value in helping our children hide truth and knowledge deep inside their hearts. Long after homeschool ends, long after worksheets are forgotten, I pray they still carry the knowledge of God with them.
That they remember His Word.
That they know where to find truth in the New Testament and Old Testament.
That they understand who they are in Christ Jesus when the world feels confusing.
Motherhood and homeschooling are less about performing perfectly and more about faithfully planting seeds.
Small things repeated over time.
Morning Bible studies.
Memory work at the kitchen table.
Conversations in the car.
Prayer before bed.
We’re currently memorizing the books of the Bible and the Presidents of the United States, which has been quite the undertaking! I just finished putting together a memory work booklet of everything we have memorized over the last few years. You can grab the template here if you want to design your own booklet.
The New and Old Testament coloring pages that you see in my memory work booklet are available by clicking here.
I also think it’s easy as homeschool moms to feel this pressure to do everything in our own strength. To believe we have to become experts in every subject or create a perfect educational environment in order for our children to thrive.
But God’s divine power was never limited by our inadequacies. He equips ordinary people for the good work He calls them to.
And honestly, that gives me so much peace because there are many days I still feel unqualified for this calling. Yet over and over again, God provides the necessary tools, wisdom, endurance, and grace exactly when I need them.
Growing Slowly and Faithfully
Outside, we’re starting some potato towers today, which I’ve been wanting to do for a while now.
My goal is to make around six of them this summer, although realistically, we’ll see how far I actually get. I was surprised by how much dirt and straw just the three of them that we finished today took! The last two years, I’ve had a very disappointing yield from doing potatoes straight in the ground, and I’ve seen this method quite a few times, and it looks quite successful. My main concern is keeping everything watered enough!
The process itself is pretty simple: layers of straw, compost, soil, and potatoes stacked upward as they grow. Gardening humbles me every single year.
You can prepare the soil carefully.
Water faithfully.
Do all the “right” things.
And still, so much of the growth remains outside your control.
Which honestly feels a lot like motherhood, too.
I think we live in a culture that celebrates immediate results and visible success, but God’s work is often much slower and quieter than that. The Kingdom of God seems to grow in hidden places first — roots before fruit, seeds before harvest.
So often, I want to see progress now.
I want reassurance now.
I want evidence that all the ordinary effort is actually accomplishing something.
But God’s direction usually calls us toward faithful obedience long before we see the outcome.
I think about how often Scripture points to the weak things of the world and ordinary people accomplishing purposes far beyond their own strength. Not because they were naturally extraordinary, but because the power of God was at work through them. Gardening reminds me of that every single season.
I cannot force growth.
I cannot rush maturity.
I cannot control the timing of the harvest.
But I can remain faithful in the tending. And motherhood feels very much the same.
You spend years pouring into your children through ordinary days that may not seem significant at all by human standards. You wonder if the conversations matter. If the prayers matter. If the consistency matters.
And then every once in a while, you catch a glimpse of fruit growing quietly beneath the surface.
A kind response.
A thoughtful moment.
A Scripture remembered.
A prayer whispered sincerely.
And you realize that God has been working the entire time — even in the slow seasons.
Simple Meals, Full Tables
Tonight I’m making homemade meatballs for dinner, which is one of those meals that feels simple but is really comforting. I’m going to cook them on our flat iron grill since it ended up being a warm day. Truth be told, I haven’t used our flat iron until a few weeks ago. I’m really loving it though! I’m so impressed with how easy it is to use, and now I basically want to cook on it all summer!
Somewhere along the way, I think many of us started believing that homemade meals needed to be elaborate to matter. That faithful homemaking had to look beautiful by human standards in order to count for something.
But some of the sweetest moments in our homes happen around very ordinary tables or in my case a basic grill.
Simple ingredients.
Simple meals.
People gathered together at the end of the day.
That’s enough.
I also think there’s something deeply grounding about preparing food for the people God has given us. Not because cooking earns us worthiness before the Lord Jesus, but because serving our families can become a quiet act of love and stewardship.
A living sacrifice in the small, unseen places of everyday life.
And honestly, lowering the pressure around homemaking has changed so much for me over the years.
Not every dinner needs to be impressive.
Not every routine needs to be perfectly optimized.
Not every moment has to look productive online.
Years from now, I don’t think my children will remember whether every meal was elaborate.
But I do think they’ll remember the feeling of home.
God Equips the Called
And that’s a little glimpse into our day.
Very ordinary things.
Homeschool lessons, simple meals, gardening projects, and little boys running through the yard while geese, chickens, and ducks make noise behind them.
And honestly, I think this is where so much of God’s call is lived out — not usually in big, visible moments, but in quiet faithfulness.
Because throughout Scripture, God continually uses ordinary people and even the lowly things of this world for His good purpose. People who felt inadequate. People with initial fear. People who didn’t feel especially qualified for the work in front of them.
And that is such good news for mothers like us.
When I look back over these years of homemaking and homeschooling, I don’t want the story to be about my own strength. I want it to point to the mercies of God and the power of Jesus Christ sustaining me through it all.
Because if God has called you to this season, He will equip you for it too.
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