Marcia Wilwerding has been married 25+ years to the love of her life. In 2010, after 19 years of domestic academic bliss, they graduated the last of their four beautiful children from their home school. Marcia's mission is to promote healthy, happy, holy homes through writings focusing on women's issues from a Christian perspective on her eHomebody.com blog. Topics include homekeeping, marriage, parenting, frugal living, home schooling, women’s history, and women's health. You may find other resources, including her best-selling ebook, Living Debt Free on One Income, on the eHomebody.com website.
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Our lovely grown children: Andrew, Lydia, Samuel, and Jonathan Wilwerding By Contributing Writer, Marcia Wilwerding As the empty nest is upon us, it gives me plenty of time to reflect on how we raised our sons and daughter, particularly what we would have done differently. Are there things which were so important then that are […]
By Contributing Writer, Marcia Wilwerding Over the last twenty years I have witnessed and experienced personally the heartbreak of strained relationships between parents and adult children. If you are struggling with this area of family relationships, I hope to share some key principles which may help smooth the way to an outcome which brings peace […]
By Contributing Writer Marcia Wildwerding If you know me at all, you know I have an aversion to housework. It’s not that I’m lazy; I’d just rather be doing other things. I do not hold to the noble view of cleaning house as a mission endeavor. I am no more righteous when my tub is […]
By Contributing Writer, Marcia Wilwerding “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.” — 1 Corinthians 13:4 (ESV) The word Paul originally uses in 1 Corinthians 13 is agape, which seems to include both the feelings we associate with love and the actions we associate with charity. Therefore, it is important to […]
By Contributing Writer, Marcia Wilwerding Back in the 90′s we endured seven years (a.k.a. “The Great Tribulation”) of living in the second most dangerous neighborhood in Peoria, Illinois. Each summer as we drove from family camp in Missouri through the verdant countryside dotted with quaint little farms back to our inner city neighborhood – I […]
Image source stock.xchng By Contributing Writer, Marcia Wilwerding It doesn’t seem appropriate I should be writing a post regarding suffering at the hand of one’s spouse. My husband is the greatest blessing of my life next to my salvation. Yet, I have experienced firsthand the sufferings of my own family members at the hands of […]
By Contributing Writer, Marcia Wilwerding The Waffling Begins I suppose this post is as much to do with where our family is now in regard to what to do about Christmas as it is about telling you what to do if your family is still waffling on the subject. While some people have never once […]
By Contributing Writer, Marcia Wilwerding Before a woman can truly be a blessing to her husband, there are certain heart issues and attitudes which must be in place. Otherwise, there will always be form without substance, performance without passion, and obedience without relationship — none of which is an accurate picture of the relationship between […]
Image source: stock.xchng By Contributing Writer, Marcia Wilwerding If there is one thing most of us have in common, it is that we are too busy. Regardless of age, marital status, job description, or locale, we are simply swamped with living. Sometimes our health suffers because of the lack of time and attention it takes […]
Image by stock.xchng By Contributing Writer, Marcia Wilwerding As difficult as it may be to envision, that sweet baby boy snuggling in your arms will most likely one day be married with children of his own. He might also be sporting a full beard and look something like Paul Bunyan, which is what I see […]
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Potty Training: Mom of Nine Tells All
By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Potty Training: A Necessary Evil I’ve been potty training for 16 years now (well, not me—but, you know—my kids) and have succeeded, during that time, in potty training four girls and three boys so far. I won’t tell you how much poop and pee I’ve cleaned up from walls, […]
Help! Pregnancy is Making My Body Fall Apart!
By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood I received the following e-mail recently: My husband and I are in the long slow process of changing our thinking about family size. We are currently expecting our fifth little treasure, and we are so grateful, and excited. And a little scared sometimes, too, haha. :) Our oldest is […]
Ten Criteria for Choosing Homeschool Curriculum
By Contributing Writer, Bambi Moore This is the time of year that I’m cleaning out closets, donating or swapping books with other homeschool moms, and also making purchases. As homeschoolers we are blessed to have so many options out there, but what works for one family may not work for another. Also, there are so […]
Demystifying the Institute for Excellence in Writing
By Natalie Klejwa, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) Home educating mothers tend to be overwhelmed by two subjects in particular. Science and writing. OK. Upper level math too. Since I’m not much of a left-brained gal, I won’t be writing any posts about dead animal dissections or the wonders of […]
By Contributing Writer, Carmon Friedrich 25 years. We are coming up on that many years of homeschooling our children. Almost a quarter century! That’s not long enough to consider ourselves pioneers in this endeavor, but it does mean we have “seen it all” minus the persecution of the brave folks who forged a path that […]
By Contributing Writer, Kimberly@Raising Olives Four small children romp around me as I will my pregnant self to do the next thing. Two diaper changes. Four little ones dressed for the day. Breakfast for six. Wipe four small faces and eight small hands. Wash dishes. Stop to nurse the baby and change two more diapers. […]
Medical vs. Natural Childbirth: A Personal Story
By Natalie Klejwa, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Twenty years ago I was pregnant with our first baby and determined to have a mid-wife and experience pregnancy and birth in the most “natural” way possible. Nineteen weeks into the pregnancy I began to spot a little. Since I could feel the baby moving and had no […]
Eating the Placenta: A Christian Worldview Perspective
By Natalie Klejwa, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Placentophagy, the practice of eating the placenta after giving birth, is a subject of some interest among Wemmicks these days. After googling it, I only found one other “voice” out there raising the question of whether or not it is a morally viable option for those who claim […]
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