Oregon grapes. I don't remember when or where I took this picture,
it just showed up in memories on Facebook today. :)
"Life is not, for most of us, a pageant of splendor, but is made up of many small things, rather like an old-fashioned piecework quilt. No two people have the same, but we all have our own, whether it be listening to Beethoven's fifth with a beloved friend, or seeing a neighbor at the back door with a basket of white dahlias. Or after a long, hard day, having the family say, "That was a good supper."
- GLADYS TABER
In no particular order, here are six things that inspired me this week.
Blends: homesteading + spiritual formation
Emphasis on peaceful, Christ-centered home life
It’s deeply aligned with intentional + seasonal living, encouraging women to “cultivate peace, purpose, and joy” in their homes.
Topics: routines, slow living, biblical motherhood
Focus: simplifying life + creating peaceful homes
Encourages a Proverbs 31 lifestyle without perfectionism
It frames the home as “the soil where your family can grow… in Christ”—which is a powerful discipleship lens.
Focus: cozy homemaking, motherhood, home rhythms, simple living
Content style: soft, aesthetic, day-in-the-life homemaking visuals
Tone: warm, inviting, gentle—not loud or performative
Leans into what many are quietly craving right now: a slower, softer picture of home life. Centers around “motherhood, cozy hobbies, lifestyle, and home.
Focus: slow living, old-fashioned homemaking, faith-rooted rhythms
Tone: peaceful, grounded, deeply nostalgic
Content: from-scratch cooking, DIY, home rhythms, spiritual encouragement
Tone: peaceful, grounded, deeply nostalgic
Content: from-scratch cooking, DIY, home rhythms, spiritual encouragement
Consistent in its vision,and it carries a similar slow, seasonal heartbeat, but with clarity and substance.
What stands out is the intentional rejection of modern chaos in favor of:
simplicity
quiet
and a home that feels like refuge
It explicitly speaks to women who feel God calling them to “less, not more”—which is exactly the tension behind true slow living.
Focus: biblical homemaking, intentional living, encouragement in daily work
Structure: multiple contributors (different seasons of life)
Content: devotionals, practical systems, homemaking encouragement
Moves beyond one voice and becomes a shared discipleship space.
It explicitly frames homemaking as:
more than cooking and cleaning—but a ministry that shapes hearts and lives
It emphasizes homemaking as ministry, not just lifestyle
It offers relational encouragement (feels like a Titus 2 community)
It blends practical help + spiritual depth, which many accounts fail to balance
It feels like women walking alongside each other, not just one woman teaching from a distance.
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