When you marry into a family, more often than not, you acquire a new set of parents and grandparents, none of which parent or grandparent the way you…
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Tea time is a love of mine. It is a love of mine, because it is a love of my mother’s. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of impromptu afterno…
As a young mother, I took great care in dressing my children. I enjoyed picking out their outfits, fixing their hair, and presenting them to the worl…
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from …
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I have put off pruning our grape for too long. Have you ever stalled from doing something because you were totally intimidated by it? When you have a…
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It’s not only sad but damaging to children that today’s culture actually encourages children NOT to work. While labor laws initially were established…
Today we are sharing a sweet soul, Clara, from the Great Depression, showing us how her family saved money on their budget by making dandelion salad …
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When our children are young, we are in a constant state of reminding them to clean up their toys and care for their things. Sometimes, it’s easier ju…
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Have you ever paused and wondered how much homemakers would be worth if all of their work was equated to a dollar value? I came across an interesting…
Are you teaching your daughters what true beauty is? The world will come at them with all sorts of ideas–we must give them a strong foundation from w…
Suddenly my husband was getting sick all the time, catching any and every thing that went around. Migraines came too and then swollen aching joints. …
As a believer in Christ and a mother, my desire is that my children embrace the authority of God’s Word in their lives–that they love it and live by …
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I love fall. Or maybe more accurately, I love the idea of fall. You see, I’ve always lived in states where the temperatures are still blazing hot thi…
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This is the second installment of my nine-month series on The Fruit of the Spirit and its cultivation in our lives. With each post I’ll be including …
This week at Raising Homemakers we will be focusing in on fall so we will be serving up an entire week of fall goodness just for you! Don’t you just …
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This is the eighth installment of my nine-month series on The Fruit of the Spirit and its cultivation in our lives. With each post I’m including a fr…
For those of you who are not familiar with Lilla Rose, they sell popular, practical and lovely hair jewelry that are perfect for mothers and daughter…
As our oldest daughter neared her thirteenth birthday, we knew we wanted to celebrate in a very special and meaningful way. We wanted to celebrate he…
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We are pleased to announce that the NEW eBook–The Heart of Simplicity: Foundations for Christian Homemaking has been released today! Here are some of…
OK, brace yourselves…this is not exactly a light post today…then again, this is not exactly a light blog! Gripping thoughts of yet another “cultural …
I blinked and she grew up. For a long time I ignored this fact, but it is becoming apparent that the time has come to give my daughter the reins to c…
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Our new babies come to us lovely, little miracles we cherish. They are so sweet and cuddly and it’s hard to think when they are little babes that the…
I was a young mother of 21. After a long and difficult pregnancy, our second son was born being welcomed into the world by his older brother who was …
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We are so pleased to announced some new changes to Raising Homemakers for 2012! We have added several new contributors that you will just love hearin…
