Welcome to Keeper of the Home!
My name is Stephanie, and I am blessed to be the proud wife of Ryan, and the delighted mother of three incredible children (so far), Abigail (Nov/04), Caden (May/07) and Johanna (Aug/09). We pray that God will bless us with many more children in the years to come. We currently make our home in the Vancouver, Canada area.

As for myself and this site, God is taking me on a journey, from being raised in a broken, primarily non-Christian home, to learning of the abundant riches that He has for me as a wife, mother and (aspiring) godly woman.

Through this journey, I have begun to earnestly study nutrition and natural living, becoming convinced that as Christians we have an obligation to honor our bodies and the earth that God has given us dominion over.

My husband and I have made it a priority to stay out of debt and to frugally and carefully steward the money that God has given us.

I have spent much time learning the domestic arts that I did not learn as a young girl, how to cook, bake, clean my house, raise and train children, and manage my time at home efficiently.

I am learning to be my husband's help-meet, to submit to his leadership over our family, and to support him in whatever ways that I can (oh, I have so much to learn in this still!).

Through my amazing new church I am learning solid, reformed doctrine, the centrality of the Gospel in my life, of Biblical womanhood, of modesty, of my husband's and my responsibility to train up our children in the Lord.

We are beginning to home educate our precious children, as we recognize that discipling our children requires constant attention, faithful and loving instruction, and careful shepherding and guiding of their hearts, their minds and their activities.

We are more and more aware that our home should be central in our ministry, as we witness to those yet to know Christ, and as we show love and hospitality to those around us.

Most of all, I am learning to cherish the role that God has given me as a woman, as a child of His, as a wife and mother, and as a keeper of my home.

Stephanie

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If you would like to contact me with any questions, topic requests, concerns, etc. please feel free to email me.

I love receiving your emails and make a point of reading each and every one, although unfortunately I am not always able to respond as quickly or thoroughly as I would like to. As a busy wife, mom and homemaker, sometimes my response may be delayed up to several weeks, and occasionally, I am not able to respond to an email at all. As well, if you are seeking specific advice or counsel concerning an important issue in your life, I would encourage you to bring the issue before the Lord, and to make use of the Godly counselors and those in a place of authority in your life. Thank you for understanding that I need to keep my family first!

However, your emails are a wonderful encouragment to me, help me to understand who you are and what is important to you, and I do try to use the questions and concerns that are brought to my attention as blog fodder, so it is highly likely that your questions may one day end up as a post on my blog! So please, keep them coming!

stephanie (at) keeperofthehome (dot) org (remove spaces)

Thank you! I look forward to hearing from you!

My disclaimer: Although I am passionate about nutrition, natural living and alternative health issues, I am not a certified nutritionist, medical doctor, or practitioner of any kind. I am not licensed to counsel anyone in medical matters, nor may I be held responsible for any course of action that you choose in regards to your own health or that of your family. Please remember that what I am sharing is the result of my own experience and years of study, but may not necessarily be the right course of action for you. I am an advocate of becoming informed, knowledgeable and responsible for one's one health, but my desire is not to be an authority on any matters of health for you, nor would I presume to have sufficient knowledge to do so. My hope is that what I share may encourage you and start you on the road to doing your own research, and seeking out the opinions of professionals or others that you trust.