Saving Money & Simplifying Life – The Home & The Maker: Episode 17
The Home & The Maker: Episode 17 – Saving Money & Simplifying Life
Your dollars are valuable, and so is your time! Join the conversation between Megan and guest Crystal Paine to hear advice on strategizing budget-friendly activities for the summer, finding a balance between saving money and honoring your time, and learning about tools for saving money while shopping. To dig into more of what Crystal has to share about saving money and simplifying life, find her online at moneysavingmom.com or on Instagram (@themoneysavingmom)!
The Home & The Maker: Episode 16 – Herbalism: An Introduction Into Herbs and Remedies
The herbs that you might have in your spice cabinet, plus many others, can be used for herbal remedies as well! Learn a few things about which easy herbs to grow, how to make fire cider, what’s involved in making a salve, and easy ways to dry herbs for medicinal purposes in this episode with guest Sam Walker from the Instagram account Grow In Grace Garden, and celebrate God’s goodness in creating these herbs with us!
The Home & The Maker: Episode 15 – Sourdough Tips and Its Parallels to Walking With God
Making sourdough is not a black-and-white process; it’s such a gray area of complexity and takes learning! Today’s guest, Kate, shares her experience with sourdough, as well as tips and advice, and she shares what God has taught her as she’s worked with it. Even something like making bread can be moments where God meets us.
The Home & The Maker: Episode 14 – Canning: You Can Do This
It’s not as terrifying to start canning as you might think. Amber Benge, author, and creator of the Instagram account Grace Walk Farm, joins Megan on the podcast to talk about her canning experience and insightful tips to begin canning, such as an easy way to collect a lot of jars. Amber also shares that a blessing of canning and gardening is learning the slower rhythm of walking with God and the Holy Spirit.
The Home & The Maker: Episode 12 – “I Get To:” Encouragement for Homemakers, Wives, & Moms
Slow down. Look them in the eyes. Listen. Communicate. Serve with joy. Be content in a barren season… This is just a snapshot of the encouragement shared by Lauren Eberspacher, author of the blog “From Blacktop to Dirt Road,” on the latest podcast episode! May your cup be a little more full this week after listening, with joy for your season and encouragement for serving the Lord in your home! *Disclaimer – one brief mention of sex.
The Home & The Maker: Episode 13 – Gardening as a Ministry
The backyard garden blesses family and friends, but if you have dreams to take it bigger and bless more people with fresh produce, listen to Nick, Lindsey, and Kate as they share with Megan their family’s experience of running a garden ministry at their church that blessed many Chicagoland food banks. If you have any questions about starting a garden ministry, email megan@shine.fm to get your questions answered from Nick and Lindsey!
The Home & The Maker: Episode 11 – Natural Cleaning Products & Going Back to the Basics
There are natural solutions for even the cleaning products we use, and you’ll learn in this episode that it can be pretty simple to make some of your own. Megan is joined by her friend Emily for a conversation about natural cleaning products and seeking to live a life and build a home that is closer to the garden God created for Adam and Eve, with all they needed in it.
The Home & The Maker: Episode 10 – Pruning: In the Orchard and in Your Life
Homesteading author (The Grace-Filled Homestead, Grace-Filled Homestead Cookbook) and podcast host Lana Stenner chats with Megan on this podcast episode about pruning fruit trees, and while it may seem counterintuitive, how necessary it is and the results it provides. There are many life applications related to pruning as well, and Lana shares a personal, miraculous experience of God’s pruning in her life. You can follow Lana on Instagram at @lanastenner!
The Home & The Maker: Episode 9 – Winter Prep + Organic Gardening Knowledge
Though it’s winter, there is garden planning to be done! Learn as Megan talks with Dan and Julie Perkins on some things they do on the farm when the season ends, and some things that can be started in the winter. Dan and Julie Perkins run Perkins’ Good Earth Farm, a certified organic CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) in DeMotte, Indiana. They also share some additional organic gardening expertise and more about how their CSA operates as well! Visit https://perkinsgoodearthfarm.com to learn more about what they do. *To give context, this episode was recorded in October 2024.
The Home & The Maker: Episode 8 – Soup Season
You might want to eat before listening to this episode or you may find yourself hungry! There’s nothing like a bowl of soup in cold weather, and Megan’s Aunt Angie joins the podcast for a conversation all about soup making: the joys of the process, the kitchen tools her aunt finds useful, and encouragement for a messy kitchen! Thanks for listening!