hey, sis!! let's chat, toda/y's question: where are you in your "homemaking" journey? are you new(er) to it like me, haven't given it much though yet, pretty seasoned in the game or somewhere in between?! let us know in the comments 👇🏽♥ for me: as you can tell, we are still making our way but I'm proud of the progress so far. I wish I knew in the beginning that these habits don't just develop overnight and how important it is to do it all as if it's JUST for God!

I love that you always include women without children and single women. Sometimes, homemaking and Christian womens content inadvertently leave them out.

"Making sure it's an inviting place when people walk into your home they also have the opportunity to meet Jesus"

Thank you for this refined definition of how the Bible calls women to steward the home. As a Christian, and a working wife and mother I watch and enjoy the content of many KZfaqrs who talk about Christian wifedom and femininity but often feel lacking as I don't home school, homestead or remain in the home 7 days a week. The way youve broken down the original Greek translation offers much needed compassion and reassurance for godly women like me.

Sis- You're in my Prayer Journal- can you please get out?!!!!! This is WILDT. Just this morning, literally this morning, I wrote about this and how I want God to completely transform me in this area! Oh my Lord, you are just KIND!!!! Thanks sis for being in my prayer journal and making this video 😂🤍

While I don’t have a husband or children right now, I totally do the “bite by bite” method. It literally helps with controlling stress. I try to encourage people to try it when they’re stressed but I think some feel like they won’t get things accomplished if they don’t do it all at once. I set a schedule, usually over a week’s span. I usually have a minimum or 1-2 micro goals to tackle everyday and 1-2 macro goals to tackle every week. I also usually have a day when I don’t do any labor. I definitely see myself carrying this over into marriage. I also love your “do it for the Lord” suggestion. It’s easy to slip into wanting praise from people, but really meditating on getting our glory from the Lord is top tier. It gives us so much peace about our tasks and accomplishments. God bless you, Melody. ❤

I learned to love taking care of the home. I built habits by starting with the tasks and meals I enjoy the most, and once I was consistent with that, others followed. Some tasks I’ll never love🤣 but singing or listening to my favorite podcasts or Christian KZfaqr *cough* Melody🥰 makes it easier!!

I believe these "priorities" shift and move in each season of life. I can understand listing in the order presented. However, not every woman will be successful putting themselves after spouse or baby. There will be times in life/ marriage when your health, mental and physical needs will come before a spouse or even a child. Of course God is first in all things. Im a married woman of 12 almost 13 years and I speak from my own experience. I want married woman to know its ok and its not unbiblical (im not inferring Melody is stating it is) to put yourself first....especially, if you are feeling overwhelmed and rundown ❤.

Cleaning and keeping my area clean has always been a hard thing for me. My place tends to get out of hand and then I get overwhelmed and don’t know where to begin. I feel God has been on me lately about it. I literally said today that I wanted to have lunch with God and I apologized to him for the mess. Thank you for this message. It was definitely right on time!

I am a wife and mother of 3, and my husband and I are pastors of our churches youth ministry. I feel like I have so many eyes on me, that it pushes me to not be perfect but to be transparent. So with homemaking, not making this picture perfect home but show that God's grace is sufficient. As a steward of all that God's given me, I make sure to practice the fruits of the spirit as I work with my children. And remembering, that I want my children to remember me as a joyful mom, not a stressed out mom.

I used to loathe cleaning and allat but later last year, God started to change my habits. And it's soooo goood. I remember when I was unsaved and going through it, I would sleep with trash in my bed. Now I'm making my bed, cleaning bathrooms, vaccuming, doing the whole 9. It brings me joy and clarity but I still have some ways to go but learning to enjoy the process fasho. Thank you for this video sis!

Hello Melody! New-ish wife and praying to be a new mom soon! This post is right on time. I’ve been feeling the urge to spend time and take pride in “taking care of the home”. 💕

This is crazy! I am literally in the process of deep cleaning and getting my house 🏡 clean 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

I have been married for about 14 years and I am grateful for this video to refocus my efforts around the home. My job keeps me busy as I have to take call which means I will have to leave the house at different times during the night. Sometimes no rest at night. I have been try to do more cooking when I am free and organizing as of late as I have found it helps me tremendously especially in the morning when I may have to rush into work. The two tips I love is prioritizing and focus on doing my work for the Lord! Game changer for my mental! Thank you, Sis!❤🙏🏽

I’m still figuring it out, constantly making mistakes and expecting my husband to always appreciate me for almost everything I do but thank you so much for this video and I will sure speak to God about my home and how to run it and I believe that He will instruct me on how to go about it…

Hey Melody!! I’m single and I just started living on my own, but I can say in this journey I am in the middle. I been blessing and praying throughout my home more often, just so people can feel spiritual comfort in my home. And I’m working on cleaning and keeping up with my home too. From watching this video, I’m going to start with getting my priorities straight 😭 but thank you so much for your videos 🥰 I’m starting my serious journey with Christ this year and your videos have been helping me ❤

I am new in this homemaking journey. I hadn't realized over a year that I was called to be here and I am actually doing something for the Lord. That the role I play is vital in His kingdom just as it is for my family. Whatever I do shapes the foundation to which my family can show up to the world full and ready.

I really needed this! I’ve been filled with so much anxiety and stress and never did I take a moment to check my priorities.

LOVE seeing a woman of color talking about biblical womanhood/homemaking! Just started my journey and all the current content feels SO FAR from my actual life. Thanks, girl!❤

I’m a single mom with 4 teens 😬 still learning everyday how to balance full time work, all the kids activities, and the home while learning to allow grace for myself.

Thank you!!! The last few days after spending time with the Lord I have felt Him take a lot if not all the pressure of homemaking off off me …. Even though I am single I still desire marriage and have been preparing for my husband by learning to be a keeper of my home

Wow sis. I was just reading psalms 113:9 . " He maketh the barren women to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Wow!! Love that you spoke on this sweetie . May God bless you and keep you always. 🙏🥰

I've been a subscriber to Melody's channel for a long time but rarely ever comment but on this one I had to. This has literally been on my mind for a very long time, way before I had my son who is now 4yrs old. I've prayed to God so much asking him to help me in getting me and my sons life in order but after listening to this I realise that I've been rushing everything because I want to make up for all the time I lost when I was in the 'world'. The list (literally love lists! 🥰) has honestly given me a visual help moving forward. And like Melody said about having thoughts and feelings of not having time I've come to the point where I quickly notice it, stop (literally!), take a deep breath hold it and slowly breathe out, and the while saying to myself "Be Still and know that I am God" it honestly helps me every single time.

I’m in a place where I recently started trying to be more intentional about homemaking. Especially being single I wasn’t thinking about homemaking my lil apartment lol. But like you said, my home was given to me by the Lord, and I want to be a good steward of my gifts. It’s still a work in progress to do it as unto the Lord, but I’m working on that! Plus, I’m sure starting good, godly homemaking habits now will help me to serve my future husband/ kids/ home well. 😊

I’m currently in the enjoy the ride stage. As my family and I will be moving soon. I’m starting to develop good habits like meal prepping, couponing and etc. these are things that will help my anxiety and our family in my opinion. I’ve also recently cut my screen time down so that I can focus more on my husband and son. “One bite at a time” was confirmation because it’s soo much I want to accomplish that I get overwhelmed and I don’t focus on the present moment. Trusting God and watching him work in my life has become my new goal.

I really needed this 💯 I’ll get overwhelmed on chores I should have done weeks ago and then I just don’t do it,

I love habit number 3!!! I love what you said about doing it for the LORD, because I want to do it for Him FIRST and for my hubby or myself is next. I needed this SO MUCH!!!

Hi Melody, thank you kindly for this video reminding us of the importance of being a good homemaker as a woman of God. I am 40 and have been married for 19 years with four kids in my home. My husband and I separated last year. It has been a devastating turn of life circumstance and I have been trying to navigate between healing my heart and still providing a clean loving nourishing and nurturing home that is filled with God’s presence as well as try and grow my finances. It has been a painful journey but praise God. He has kept me and given me rest as I work on prioritization. I would love to hear more about how your mom handled the pain of divorce while still managing your home and finances. Maybe you could have her come on and share her testimony. Thank you again Melody.

Thank! I got some great notes and I love how you stated you allow your priorities to decide how your day will go!

Thank you for this video. I just recently started caring about how my home looks. I'm a military wife, so the home we are in is not actually mine. But I'm always thinking of ways to make my home Godly and welcoming if we invite people over. Yes, I do occasionally complain about how my husband isn't helping me keep the house clean but I am still learning. So pray for me. We don't have kids yet, but learning these habits now will definitely help when we do have kids.

This is my first time watching your content. Blessings to you for sharing your journey. I’m single and I really appreciate your insights on planning and having priorities. Wise time management is so good. Thanks again.

I am a work in progress. I am a mother of three and a wife. Some days I am ok with the task of being the homemaker and other days I feel completely burned out. Constantly seeking God for His guidance to give me wisdom so that I can do all that I am required to do. I want to know without a doubt that I am doing all that I should.

Ms. Melody, I thoroughly enjoyed your video! It's so refreshing to see young women as yourself in love with God and their homes. My prayer is that God's blessings overtake you and your blessed home by surprise for your stand for Him. Continue to shine 🌞 bright, Blessings!

Thanks for including single ladies in these videos! I feel left out in other homemaking and sometimes general Christian women content. God bless you and your ministry Melody! ❤

I love the priority part especially for me right now. I definitely need to take that up with the Lord on what comes next after him for myself.

Hi Melody! Thank you for sharing this Biblical homemaking video. Habit # 4 I will be focusing more on. God gave me my home and I need to take care of it for him and myself and be joyful and very grateful for this. Have a wonderful week with you and your family. I am single. I live in Central Florida 💜 I am 58 years old and have been a homemaker for a long time.

Thank you it’s so good to know the things we never think about are things that God work through us to bring him glory how we keep our homes organized thank God for the mindset and the energy to complete this task in his honor🙏🙏

I’ve been doubting myself for a long time and the Lord is making these KZfaqrs make these videos conforming I’m on the right track 😂😩🙌🏽 As a first time mom becoming a single mom after 6 months was really hard on me. I got back on track this past year. My daughter turned 2 in December and after 2 years I feel like myself again.. people don’t realize how becoming a mom really changes a woman. I’ve been doing the same exact things you’ve been stating and they made this journey a lot easier ! Thankyou Melody all the way from the Netherlands 🤍

Loved this video Mel especially the tip of doing everything unto the Lord. As a soon to be keeper of my marital home, I find joy in knowing that I'll be setting the atmosphere of it. It elates me to think of my role in building a sanctuary for my family in the smallest to biggest of tasks ❤

On time video!! I actually just finally finished decluttering and going through my girls clothes (in which I’ve been trying to accomplish the last 2/3 weeks) lol I am fairly a new wife and mommy of twin girls. 3 years in so the home making now is much different than my home making as a single so I am also in the fast track season of figuring it out one day at a time. Each tip was surely a reminder from the Holy Spirit. Thank you Melody and may God continue to bless you abundantly!

I’m somewhere in between and tip number 4 really resonates with me! I’m often somewhere feeling overwhelmed and unappreciated by how much I try to keep things organize and comfortable and clean for my family of five but you reminded me this is all into the Lord. Thank you for that reminder!

I LOVED watching this video and having a new definition of what being a homemaker is has helped. I thought it was wearing dresses, cooking with an apron, making breads and on and on (which are beautiful because I do feel feminine when I do) but I really appreciate the new found understanding of what homemaking is. I am currently rewatching this for the second time and I love these 5 breakdowns. Especially reminding me to take this bit by bit & remembering I am doing this for God. I get frustrated when I feel like my husband doesn’t recognize my efforts but this has given me a new perspective. Thank you Melody I have been loving your content!!!

Omg thank you for this! This has been something I’ve been trying to figure out on my own because my mom isn’t around but I’ve been turning to God to help.

I have been watching for lmkst a year now ! You mentioned Journey church that is my church 🙌🏼 Our pastors are amazing and always have such a good word ! Love your channel 🤍

Thank you for this breakdown! My mom was a homemaker,but we have never had a conversation about how it goes,so this is very insightful! I do work outside of the home,but still know that I am called to be the keeper of my homes as well. I appreciate your honesty and transparency.😃

The lesson/Habit of doing it as unti Hod strikes me Most I have struggled with this on and off wanting and waiting for someone to recognize and praise me but i hurt in the process of wanting all done 😢 Thank you so much sis❤

Thank you for this video! your life has changed so much since I found your channel in 2020. God has been so faithful and he has rewarded your obedience. I'm single and I'm 31 years old, I moved back with my parents a couple of weeks ago so I'm adapting again to live with more people, I love homemaking but it's hard to do it when my mom is usually the one taking the lead. I want to be helpful and learn to serve my parents as well. I consider myself a beginner in the homemaking journey.

You know it's so weird that I have this thing of coming across your videos randomly and when that happens I KNOW that God is somehow communicating to me through you and that video you posted on that day♥️ and that's how it has always been😊and the videos that I watch somehow relates to something happening in my life and they either confirms something or instructs me on something God wants me to do or sometimes even reprimands me🤭like I wish I could put it into words and explain it well but it's INSANE😂♥️the way things happen blows my mind everytime♥️and I would like to say may God bless you sis♥️May God continue using you and continue extending His hand upon you and your family♥️

Great tips and perspective..thank you for sharing ❤

As God is shifting me this year, I am remembering #5. I’m going to enjoy the process and treat it like a gift instead of rushing God to make the shift happened.

This was such an on time video! I’ve been praying for God to work on my heart posture and to just do things of Him. Homemaking was just a thought and this video came up. I’m a work in progress and will now find my groove. Thank you!

Thank you for sharing a great video. My biggest issue with homemaking is PRIORITIZING. Thanks for pointing this out ❤

Thank you for being obedient Melody! It’s not a coincidence that I have been more lead to watch content on homemaking and habit making. I am a new mom early in my postpartum journey and I have been feeling convicted and even joy in cultivating a peaceful home and becoming a Titus 2 and Proverbs 31 woman. I am so encouraged by your video mainly because you put a modern twist on it. You have help and a house cleaner. Which is what “scares me” about home making, if I will need or have help. But we were made for this ! 🙌🏽 I’m also a registered nurse so idk why I’m lead into homemaking because I have a whole full time job I have to go back to in a couple months but a girl can dream in the Lord ! 💕🤗

Can I say I am new to your Channel and I absolutely love your input and advice from God's perspective. Including Him at all times. Thank you!

Thank you so much

Thank you for being obedient and putting this video put. I'm a new wife as well, just a year in but I needed to hear this. I'm going to make a Priority list tonight ❤.

Still new here. Working mom of two under two in a home that I want to make so many changes to. My husband and I got married, bought a house, and had two babies all back to back. So now I’m catching my breath and trying to figure out what balance looks like.

Thank you for making a video about this topic. I really enjoyed this. I am fully emersed in this process, even as a single woman. I've been working on being more disciplined with my nightly tidy routine. It truly does set the tone for the next day and helps with the overall management of my mental and physical health.

Well I’m still at my parents not yet figured out my own life but I help out at home.

Hey melody ❤️❤️ another on time post , God bless you

Thank you so much for this word! ♥ I remember just the other day, I thanked God for helping me to become a homemaker. I've always been an extremely cleanly person but at some point I felt that my home lacked a sense of warmth. I also hated cooking everyday. I guess much of it comes from doubting my ability to build a home. God restored that area of my life and I'm so thankful. I recently became a mom too, and I have fallen in love with homemaking all over again.

I have been homemaking since April 2022 and it’s something my heart has desired to do since I was a little girl. We know have twin boys and watching this video has really helped me! Especially when it comes to priorities!

God bless you Melody !

If you're reading this with tears in your eyes, know that GOD is speaking directly to your wounded soul through this message. You didn't just happen to stumble across this message.GOD led you to it.He wants you to know that He is making a way for you right now!He is healing that sickness. He is going to give you an opportunity that you've never had.He is going to heal your strained relationships.Stay in faith, bcos your breakthroughs is coming.🕊🕊🕊

As a single mother of two children, I can’t relate to any of this because I do the cleaning and encourage my children to also do cleaning behind themselves as well, and I’m currently making a posterboard for my eight-year-old son, because he constantly forgets what he needs to do, so I’ll be going to dollar tree today and get markers and setting up a posterboard for things. He needs to do every single day of the week on a daily because he’s so forgetful. I have a 14-year-old daughter and she keeps her room in order majority of the time but she feels entitled to not help around the house and like I told her that’s not going to happen because doing your daily chores taking out the trash and helping your little brother with his homework , and keeping your room clean and washing the dishes and cleaning the bathroom are all things that are manageable. My son is still working on taking out the trash because he is eight years old. He can’t carry yet, but I have showed him how to wash dishes and I have showed him how to microwave his own meals and I have shown him how to clean out the toilet and I’ve shown him how to clean out the sink and he also knows how to vacuum a little bit but it’s still a work in progress because I work full-time and I am gone before he even gets up out of the bed because I work 12 hour shifts and yes I’ve been looking for a job but the state of Virginia holds your background against you. It’s taking me three years to actually get a job and to get a three bedroom apartment so my son is available to have his own room.. On my off days, I usually do the cook and cleaning, but my lupus locks up my hands and sometimes I can’t walk due to swollen feet and swollen ankles and my joints lock up due to this illness, and I’m tired of going to rheumatologist and they’re not telling me anything about this condition or what diets can help me so I no longer go to rheumatologist and I’ve had two surgeries . One involving a mass in my breast pre-cancerous cells being removed from my uterus, which had to have my uterus cut halfway off. I would love to be a stay at home wife with just a responsibility of just my kids, but I’m the leader in my household, so no homesteading for me, I hope to find a loving husband like you, but I hope my husband will love my kids, because neither of their fathers are around and abandon their responsibilities.

This was so good Mel. Please do more videos surrounding motherhood, wifehood, and home making. 🫶🏽

Hello Melody... You are a super role-model for womans and young ladies..i only wish when god send me my kingdom wife, that she have the same qualities and inspiration you bring to the table. your mesaage is always right on point.

1bite at a time ❤❤ So true we always want to do everything at the time 😊 ❤❤❤ thank you for this amazing video

I'm new to the homemaker journey this is going to be my first home where I live alone with my children. I definitely needed to see this video. I'm trusting the process so I know God is in control.

I am newly married (2 years in May!) and I loved this video! Homemaking has always been something that my parents displayed to me well and I want to do it well too. Thank you for this video, your channel is so encouraging!

I’ve been watching journey church online for about 3 years now.. definitely has helped me to get closer to God

I just love your channel. This one I really needed and enjoyed❤

I'm 5 years into my home making journey and I am a momma to a soon to be 4 year old little girl. I'm a corporate girly but took all of 2023 off to be a full time homemaker and student (tertiary education). I have enjoyed my time at home and been so blessed to have taken this break. Also proud that I have managed to do most of the 5 pointers you have spoken about but I need to heed number 5. I have a tendency to rush through it all 😅 Thank you for this video.

I really needed this. Thank you 🙏🏾

I am In the sacred pages of a homemaker's journal, every act of love transforms into the artistry of a cozy and thriving home

Definitely at the very beginning!! Never really thought of it from this perspective, but i have taken notes and I’m ready to move in faith!

Girl. This is great. Thank you for posting this!! Thank you for also clarifying what it is NOT at the beginning.

Since I first watched ypur channel, I am honestly blessed by your growth and sincerity in teaching

Thank you for doing this video. This is something God is leading me in. I am currently in the decluttering season. It was overwhelming, but I started breaking in down into portions and allowing myself grace.

Love this, thank you 😊

Melody I really appreciate how consistent you are with your uploads, started following you last year and I wonder why I didn't do it sooner. sending love❤❤

Am really going to use these very habits 😊,because the truth had no idea about homemaking😌, thank you Jesus for using Melody hallelujah🙌

Thank you so much for this verse and wise advises.

This was a whole word! Thank you! Homemaking has been a priority for me this year too

I really enjoyed this and #5 resonated with me on a whole other level 😅

This was perfect. So full of biblical wisdom. Thank you Melody.

Thank you thank you thank you for making this video. It’s a video that I needed in this season of my life because I’ve been so overwhelmed. You’re a true Gem ❤

I love that priority list and spending our time on what matters most is so impactful. I classify myself as a 'working homemaker' since I juggle homemaking with paid employment. I'm also not yet in the season of baking my own bread 😅Thanks for the reminder to just enjoy the journey!

I agree 💯 percent!

You know I live with my parents and pass child bearing years. God is truly the first thing I focus and then aswell as my parents. Trying this years to be my best when it comes to the lord being first.

Thank you for this conversation. This topic has been in my prayers and what I have been Journaling about most recently. God has laid it on my heart so thank you for added to my conversation with the Lord and following God's instruction to have this conversation as well. Society definitely has taught us to prioritize ourselves and rush through life and God so beautifully makes order for us to manage it all, slow down and enjoy life while being grateful for the task at hand. So thank you, God bless! ❤

This video was really helpful. 🙏🏽

Wow this is wild i was just looking at videos friday and over the weekend how to be a homemaker and how to do it right cause like you i never talk to my mom about it so thank you for making this video it just lets me know i’m right where God wants me. Have a bless week

Recently started going to a Journey church with a gentleman I've been getting to know

Wow, answered prayers!! Thank you!! Praise God!

Thank you, your word is always so motivating and lovely!

God is so good

Loved this blog so much…. I thank the Lord for this episode🤍🤍🤍🌸

Thank you Melody for always inspiring us and for sharing ur wisdom as we continue to walk with JESUS... You, Kaci Nicole and Deborah B are my favorite faith content creators here in YT... I am being blessed by all of ur videos... GOD BLESS YOU MORE🩷☺

Trying to learn how to be a good home maker