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In this episode of the Date Night With the Woods podcast, Tony and Bre Wood have Marcy Ferrell (also known as Thankful Homemaker) as a guest to discuss practical tips for beginning homemakers. Marcy shares her background as a homemaker for over 38 years and discusses the importance of building a home with wisdom, as outlined in Proverbs 14:1.
Marcy provides 10 practical tips for new homemakers, including making the bed, tidying around the house, organizing cleaning supplies, maintaining a routine for bathroom cleaning, budgeting and finance, managing laundry effectively, meal planning, utilizing cookbooks and recipe apps, establishing routines, and maintaining a master task list. She emphasizes the importance of being intentional and organized in these areas while also offering grace and flexibility.
Throughout the episode, Marcy emphasizes the importance of finding contentment and satisfaction in Christ, reminding listeners that their worth and success are not found in being a "perfect" homemaker but in their identity in Christ. She encourages homemakers to view their role as a ministry, with ordinary tasks as opportunities for sanctification and becoming more like Christ.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Building a wise home starts with fearing the Lord and obeying His word, as outlined in Proverbs 14:1.
- Practical tips for new homemakers include making the bed, tidying around the house, organizing cleaning supplies, maintaining bathroom and laundry routines, meal planning, utilizing cookbooks and recipe apps, establishing routines, and maintaining a master task list.
- Find contentment and satisfaction in your identity in Christ, rather than striving for perfection as a homemaker.
- Extend grace to yourself when you fall short, remembering God's love and forgiveness.
- View homemaking tasks as opportunities for sanctification and becoming more like Christ.
- Homemaking, even in its ordinary tasks, has a higher purpose and matters to God.
- Prioritize finding and being discipled by godly mentors (Titus 2 women) in your local church.
- Maintain a heavenly mindset, focusing on God's priorities and purposes rather than solely on earthly tasks.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Even I think as a mama, because sometimes we don't respond rightly. Right. Sometimes I get aggravated and I'm going to sin. And in that moment, I just need to repent. The Lord does not look at me any different. His love for me doesn't change. I don't change in my standing with him. Right. It's not based on that. He loves me as he looks. I was. I'm so reminded that when he looks at me, he sees Christ.“ by Marcy Ferrow
- “My line that I love to say because it is my reminder for myself is our contentment and our homemaking becomes with finding our satisfaction in Christ.“ by Marcy Ferrow
- “And my hope and my best encouragement that I can give these young mamas is to remind us that God's higher purposes, they're being worked out in our seemingly ordinary days and our role as homemakers, they do matter to God. That's important.“ by Marcy Ferrow
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Date Night With the Woods
Mission Bible Church
5/23/24
Often our homes can feel chaotic because we weren’t taught homemaking basics. In this episode, Tony and Bre are joined by Marci Ferrell (Thankful Homemaker) to discuss practical ways to become the “wise woman” of Proverbs 14:1 that builds her home.
For more from Marci visit https://thankfulhomemaker.com
Do More Better by Tim Challies: https://www.amazon.com/Do-More-Better-Practical-Productivity/dp/1941114172
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