Homemakers By Choice

Marriage - He is Not the Enemy!

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Host: Donna Otto All battles have plans and purposes. In marriage the officers are God, man and woman. Donna gives us a battle plan for marriage that is essential. Ephesians 6:10-18 tells us to put on God's armor by knowing what His word says so that when the battles happen we can fight the real enemy - Satan! Ephesians 6:10-18

Tina Morgan on Cancer

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Monday, February 8, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Donna's guest is Tina Morgan, a member of the Scottsdale Study Group of Homemakers By Choice, who lives with chronic colon cancer.

Real Love Every Day Marriage 5

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Friday, February 5, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Lasting Love is what we all want to attain in our marriage. Christy Osborn tells us how intimacy grows in marriage and how we have to capture our spouses heart.

Real Love Every Day Marriage 4

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Thursday, February 4, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Do you know what your role is in marriage? Today, Donna and Christy talk about the woman's role to be sexually responsive to her husband to keep love active and blossoming.

Real Love Every Day Marriage 3

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 Host: Donna Otto This is the Springtime of Romance. Your husband comes to you with the invitation of love. If you want to be loved, you must overcome the obstacles. Listen with Donna and Christy as they talk about this very subject.

Real Love Every Day Marriage 2

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Can you take the heat? Don't create chaos in your family. Christy and Donna share beauty secrets and teach on how to stay poised and confident in your home and family.

Real Love Every Day Marriage 1

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Monday, February 1, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Christy Osborn, a wife, mother, Bible teacher, a mentor and a course developer, joins Donna for the entire week to discuss the Book of Solomon. Today Donna and Christy talk about awakening the love in the heart of a man.

Search for Significance 5

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Friday, January 29, 2010 Host: Donna Otto How do we deal with our past discretions that lead to shame? We are able to go on because Christ forgives us and so we must forgive ourselves. Enjoy our last day of the book on Search for Significance.

Search for Significance 4

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Thursday, January 28, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Donna explains what the blame game is and why we tend to blame other people for our unhappiness. This is the fourth day of our study of the Search for Significance.

Search for Significance 3

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Galatians 1:10 says, "For am I now seeking the approval of men or of God?" Do you seek approval from others to feel good about yourself? Listen as Donna talks more about the Approval Addict from the book, Search for Significance. Galatians 1:10

Search for Significance 2

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Do you suffer from the performance trap? Are you afraid to put yourself out there because you are afraid to fail? Listen as Donna tells us more about the book, Search for Significance.

Search for Significance 1

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Monday, January 25, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Are there some things you are getting your significance from outside of God? All this week Donna will whet our appetites for the book Search for Significance by Robert McGee and help us to understand why man wants and needs to feel significant. In Psalm 139:23-34, David invites God to search him and reveal to him any grievous ways. Psalm 139:23-34

Moms in Touch International 2

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Friday, January 22, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Christine and Becky are back to talk about what a privilege it is to pray with other moms for your children. Look on our website for a free resource to pray a scripture each day for your children.

Moms In Touch International 1

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Thursday, January 21, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Do you pray for your school-aged children and wish you could join like-minded moms to pray with you? Donna's guests, Becky Frame and Christine Collier, are here to give us information on Moms In Touch prayer groups, which are covering schools in prayer all around the world. To find a group that meets in your area, go to www.momsintouch.org.

Q and A Wednesday

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Host: Donna Otto 1. Donna answers this question about the leadership/submission role in marriage.
2. Donna has advice for you when you have a traveling spouse and the majority of work and raising kids falls on you.
3. This listener asks Donna's opinion regarding verbal abuse and if she should isolate herself from the abuser.
4. A mom asks what to do about a child who takes too long to eat.

God's Molding of a Mentor

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Donna talks about God's providence all throughout her life and how he used all the pieces of her upbringing to mold her into a woman who desired to mentor other women.

Experiencing the Empty Nest

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Monday, January 18, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Donna's guest, Darcy Kimmel, has words of wisdom for those of us who are, or will soon be, empty nesters. Darcy tells us to celebrate the fact that you've successfully raised your children. Then pray for a new plan and purpose for your lives and enjoy this time with your spouse.

Leading Your Child Toward Independence

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Friday, January 15, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Are you a "helicopter parent" hovering over your child's every move? Learn from Donna's guest, Darcy Kimmel, how to prepare your children for the real world and how to be independent.

Hospice Information

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Thursday, January 14, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Donna's guest, Cathy Brown, returns to give us extensive valuable information regarding Hospice care.

Q and A Wednesday

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Donna answers your questions on topics such as tolerance, legalism vs. truth, the difference between discerning and judging, and knowing your pastor on a personal basis.

Ministry Information

Homemakers By Choice, founded in 1987 in Arizona and became a National organization in 2001, seeks to bring encouragement to those women who have made the courageous choice to stay at home. We invite you to listen each day as Donna Otto and the Homemakers By Choice teaching team share biblical truth for you as a woman, wife, mother and homemaker. You will find inspiration and modern perspectives in this very practical pod cast. Look for your questions to be answered.

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Meet Your Homemakers By Choice Broadcast Team!

Front row: (left to right): Julie Rosen, Donna Otto, Holly Busch
Back row: (left to right): Sandy Isho, Kim Ohlinger, Nancy Gerardo