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The Joy Filled Podcast | Christian Motherhood & Encouragement

082 | The Heart of Homemaking - 4 Simple Truths For The Discouraged Homemaker

The Joy Filled Podcast | Christian Motherhood & Encouragement

Jenna Griffith

Parenting, Kids & Family:parenting, Kids & Family

4.9927 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

With the rise of the homemaker "aesthetic" of pretty dresses, beautiful kitchens, and freshly baked sourdough on social media comes *lots* of different feelings - am I right? While it’s a beautiful thing to be inspired by so many amazing women who do a wonderful job of sharing their homemaking, it can also leave you wondering, am I doing this right? Am I really a homemaker if my reality doesn’t look like that.   Here’s the thing - I love the homemaker aesthetic. I think wearing dresses makes me more productive. I have tried and failed TWICE now to learn the art of sourdough (I’ll get it eventually!). I love that homemaking is making a comeback! But the truth is: the heart of homemaking is so much more than all of those things.   As I’ve fought comparison in my own homemaking journey, God has been so faithful to renew my mind and remind me of the true heart of homemaking. So in this episode, I’m sharing with you 4 simple truths about homemaking that God has been reminding me of in this season that I hope will encourage you in your own homemaking — whatever that may look like.   HEY SIS - ready to ditch the overwhelm and enjoy homemaking? Cultivating a Joy Filled Home is for YOU! Grab the guide today at jennagriffith.co/joyfilledhome.   Join the free Joy Filled Community Follow on Instagram Cultivating a Joy Filled Home Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

If I'm honest, the homemaking part of motherhood has always been hard for me.

0:04.8

You know, I'm not naturally organized. I'm not the most experienced in the kitchen.

0:08.9

I don't bake every day, although I wish I did. And I know that there's a bit of a homemaker

0:15.0

revolution happening on social media right now. And while that's really, really amazing and

0:20.1

it's really inspiring to me,

0:22.2

it can also make you feel like there's only one way to be a homemaker. So today I want to share

0:27.9

with you four things that God has been teaching me about homemaking. Hey Mama, I'm Jenna,

0:34.2

and you're listening to the Joy-Filled podcast. I'm here to help stay-at-home moms thrive

0:39.5

by equipping you with tools to help you acknowledge and embrace your season and encourage you

0:46.0

to bring joy back into your motherhood. You'll walk away with everything you need to truly

0:52.3

experience the fullness of joy in this beautiful season of raising

0:57.2

babies at home. So reheat or refill wherever you're at in your day, your coffee, and let's live

1:03.9

joy filled together. So, homemaking, let's talk about it. But before we get into it, I want to let you know that I have a

1:14.3

really fun announcement at the end of this episode. So please stick around to the end because I,

1:20.8

I want you to hear this. So, homemaking. Let's talk about it. I have only recently in the past year or so

1:29.6

begun to like cook more from scratch and, you know, I've really been on a journey and a

1:37.8

mission kind of to enjoy my kitchen more and just enjoy these parts of homemaking that can feel really mundane and can feel really like just boring.

1:51.3

And honestly, for me, homemaking was a source of insecurity.

1:56.3

And it still is at times.

1:57.7

You know, you see the homemaking aesthetic, right, of like, sourdough

2:03.8

and pretty dresses. And I love those things and I love wearing pretty dresses. But I found

2:09.4

myself feeling like that was the only way to be a homemaker. Like, if I didn't look like that,

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