hi

"La maison comme un art" means "home as an art." And that's what I'm striving for. I am, primarily, a homemaker, and I know that's like way outdated, but I love it. LOVE it. The stay-at-home mom bit is tough, for sure; but the homemaking? Much easier.

So that's what I'm here to talk about - with a dash of parenting, a pinch of homeschooling, and maybe a shake or two of budgeting.

I read lots of books - I mean, lots - so of course I've read several about finding your life's purpose, creating your personal mission statement, 5- and 10-year plans, etc. I've come to realize that I truly desire to encourage women (new wives? new moms? you?) to find joy in homemaking. You have to do it anyway, so you might as well enjoy it.

And no, I don't mean just women who stay home with their kids, or dogs, or television sets, but all women. Because they are usually the ones in charge of domestic affairs in a family. It can be a beautiful occupation (or second occupation, or third, or whatever) if we let it. And why not let it? As a bonus, we can bless our families with our love for and attention to our home lives. Even if that family consists of you and your stuffed animal collection.

I also happen to be a homeschool mom and pretty frugal budgeter, so those naturally come into play in my own home life. I'm also a former foster mom and an adoptive mom. And I have a chronic illness. Most importantly, I'm a follower of Jesus. Who knows what may appear on this blog!

I've evolved as a homemaker over the past several years and I hope that will continue to happen. But overall, what I want you to take away from this little hello, is this: creating a home that embraces you and all you love is a valuable art. It's worth it. You are worth it. Home can be your art.