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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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.
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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.
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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.
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HearthKeeper Hospitality Articles:
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!
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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.
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"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!
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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.
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Welcome to our Double Feature! Today we're talking about Litha or the Summer Solstice, and we're reviewing Simplified Organization by Mystie Winckler.
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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.
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Brenneman
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.
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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).
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.
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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.
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-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
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.
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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.
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-BBC Merlin
-Princess Bride reference
-Grieving by James White
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.
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