Be Refreshed – Spring Gardening For the Soul

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By Diana, Contributing Writer This post was intended to be all about spring gardening - spring vegetables that children love to grow, which vegetables will produce the most for your family, which types you can grow in containers, etc... However, my mind and thoughts are in other places. One of the things that I love about writing and being a part of the community at Keeper of the Home is that we're real.  We're wives, mothers, and daughters doing the best that we can to nourish [...]

10 Truths You Need to Hear When You Feel Like a Failure as a Mom

10 Truths You need to Hear When You Feel Like a Failure as a Mom

By Beth, Contributing Writer A few days ago I had one of *those* days. The baby wasn’t sleeping well and had been up half the night, I didn’t get to shower, the house was still a complete disaster because we’d just moved into it a week prior, and I was feeling extra sorry for myself because it was a Saturday and Chris was headed out to work for an extra long day of flying. I figured it was inevitable. The grouchiness, that is. I made [...]

5 Steps to Start Your Day With a Better Attitude

5 Steps to Start Your Day With a Better Attitude

By Crystal, Contributing Writer Ever have mornings where you wake up with a sick feeling in the pit of your stomach? Maybe you overslept, perhaps you made a big mistake the day before, maybe you have something you are dreading in your life right now, or maybe you just woke up feeling “blah” for no known reason at all. Whatever it is, if you let that sick feeling cast its gloomy shadows over your whole morning, it will spread its dark wings around your entire [...]

Unique Ministries Homemakers Can Support

Unique Ministries Homemakers Can Support

By Erin, Contributing Writer As the mom of three very young children, I've often struggled with how outside ministry has taken a backseat during this very busy season of motherhood. Before  becoming a mother, I truly had no clue how demanding (albeit fulfilling) of a job raising young children is. And simply put, my children are my ministry, and I believe that is how it should be. I am thankful for a mentor who admonished me when I was expecting our first: Your children are [...]

Dealing with Daily Frustrations

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Don't you love it when a post comes and smacks you right in the face? I read this post last week when Lysa first sent it to me, and then again yesterday as I set it up to post. Wouldn't you know that just yesterday I was struggling with unglued emotions and my own raw reactions to someone who frustrated me? This post has humbled and convicted me, as has Lysa's new book, Unglued, which I am currently reading (and loving, because it's just the [...]

Five Important Ways to Impact Your Home…and Your World

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Written by Natalie Klejwa, Contributing Writer While at a recent visit to the doctor, I forgot my Kindle, and had to resign myself to finding something worthwhile to read in a nearby stack of mags. Among the usual People, Woman's Day, Parenting, and Home and Garden, I came across one I hadn't seen before: Success. I perused through the table of contents until something caught my eye. It was an article about the differences between Players and Pretenders, and I was struck by the Biblical [...]

New eBook! The Heart of Simplicity: Foundations for Christian Homemaking

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Today I'm excited to announce the launch of the new eBook, The Heart of Simplicity: Foundations for Christian Homemaking! I'm one of 13 authors in this collaborative project and I'm eager to share with you why I think that this book needs to get into as many hands and homes as possible... Have you ever wondered how other moms hold it all together? They keep up with the cleaning and laundry, making healthy meals from scratch, maintaing a strong marriage, discipling and training their children, [...]

The Titus 2 Woman: Encourager of New Moms

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Guest Post by Andrea Green of The Greenbacks Gal Last year, when Stephanie confessed her feelings of being overloaded and overwhelmed, I knew exactly how she felt and my heart cried out for her. Although my girls are now teenagers, those years of raising young children remain one of the most difficult periods of my life. I remember many days where I just wanted help and having no where to turn. I still define those years of parenting as being "in the trenches" where some days [...]