Homemakers By Choice

Training the Will of Your Child 5

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Friday, March 19, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Donna sums up what we've learned about training the will of our children. We need to give our children instruction, direction, and establish rules which must be reasonable, enforceable, and have consequences!

Training the Will of Your Child 4

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Thursday, March 18, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Donna is in front of our Scottsdale study group once again to explain how training gives skills and teaching gives knowledge. Find out how you can train your child's will.

Training the Will of Your Child 3

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Is your home in order? Your home is holy ground. Join Donna today to find out how the environment in which we live makes a difference in how we raise and train our children.

Training the Will of Your Child 2

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Do you know when enough is enough? Donna talks about the will as being the deepest place in the human being. Proverbs 22:6 Psalm 71:17

Training the Will of Your Child 1

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Monday, March 15, 2010 Host: Donna Otto In this week-long series, Donna teaches us how to teach and train our children at any age. Today she tells us how we need to be faithful in the small things we do because those are some of the important things our children learn from us. Proverbs 1:29-31

Kitchen Organization 2

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Friday, March 12, 2010 Host: Donna Otto

Kitchen Organization 1

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Thursday, March 11, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Today Donna shares her secrets for organizing your kitchen, recipes, menu planning, marketing, and more! This was taped before the Scottsdale Study Group.

Q and A Wednesday

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Donna gives advice to listeners who are dealing with everything from raising step-children, to spanking, to marriages adversely affected by illness, to lying adult children.

Easter Decorating

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 Host: Donna Otto This message originally aired in April 2009. We thought you would like to hear it again as you get ready for Easter. Mindy Gillen, our favorite redesigner, has some great ideas for preparing for Easter with decorating tips and a breakfast dish for Sunday morning.

Lent, a Season to Sacrifice

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Monday, March 8, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Donna gives us many suggestions to add Christ-centered activities to your family's Lenten celebration. They are designed to give you and your family a desire for repentance and transformation. Add just one thing to have a deeper understanding of Christ's sacrifice for us.

10th Commandment - Thou Shalt Not Covet

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Friday, March 5, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Are you tight-fisted with your stuff? Are you not sharing the things that God has provided to you? Coveting starts in the mind and affects all areas of our lives. This last commandment is at the core of all the commandments, just as having physical core strength affects all other areas of your body. Coveting prevents us from being grateful and content with what we have. Joshua 7:21 Proverbs 19:21

9th Commandment - The Tongue

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Thursday, March 4, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness or Do Not Lie is the commandment designed to protect relationships. Donna reminds us that HOW you say WHAT you say really is important. Gossip is a form of lying and lying causes unjustified injury to another.

Q and A Wednesday

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Donna answers more of our listeners' questions relating to the 10 Commandments.

8th Commandment: Property

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 Host: Donna Otto 2 Thessalonians 3:10 tells us to work or we shall not eat. Donna tells us to model work for your children and teach them the value of working. Ephesians 4:28 and 1 John 3:17 remind us to not steal and to work and share what we have. Stealing can also mean not paying back credit card debt or loans, or filing bankruptcy. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 Ephesians 4:28 1 John 3:17

7th Commandment: Purity

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Monday, March 1, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Thou shalt not commit adultery. Marriage needs protection and attention! Donna teaches us that in Matthew 5:27-30, if you lust for someone other than your spouse, you are committing adultery in your heart. Talk to your children about sex and train them to be disciplined with their bodies. Donna also refers to Prov 6:32, Mark 7:20-23, and Heb 13:4.

6th Commandment: Preserve Society

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Friday, February 26, 2010 Host: Donna Otto The 6th Commandment states "Thou Shalt Not Murder," and Donna teaches us that murder can also mean hating others, being angry toward others, and even hurting one another. 1 John 3:15 Matthew 5:21-22

5th Commandment: Authority

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Thursday, February 25, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you. Remember no matter how old or young you are the Lord your God commands us to honor our parents. Donna shares wonderful insight on this commandment.

Q and A Wednesday on the Ten Commandments

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Donna answers questions on the Ten Commandments. Join Kim and Donna as they converse back and forth about these precious words God gave to us.

4th Commandment: Time

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Host: Donna Otto Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Donna talks to us about spending time with God. Are you giving God your time on a daily basis? Do put it on your calendar, are you intentional with your time with God?

3rd Commandment: Reverence

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Monday, February 22, 2010 Host: Donna Otto You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
Be careful not careless in how you live your life of character as you represent Christ.

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.

Week Three of Sacrifice

Dear Friends of the Ministry,

As we enter the middle of our 40 day adventure, my dollar jar is filling up…The question, "do I really need this?" is still strong in my mind on a daily basis and I am thankful for that. I shared with you last week that I struggle with buying the little things that add up to big dollar amounts. A dollar spent at Wal-Mart is the same dollar spent at a department store at your local shopping mall.

This past week I received a 30% off coupon at one of my favorite on-line clothing stores and it was only good for that one day. I found myself justifying why I should use it.

· I would save 30% on the shirt I wanted.

· I would most likely buy it anyway so I might as well buy it now and save the 30%.

· Wouldn't Randy (my man) be thrilled I saved 30% on the shirt rather than paying full price?

When you read the "justifications" I listed above, what is the one common word used? In them all I used the word, "I." Me, myself and I. Sacrifice is not about me…it's about giving up, denying, forfeiting, enduring the loss of something and for me it's the cute shirt I don't need! The money I would have saved, the 30%, is now in my HBC Broadcast Jar.

This $40 in 40 days of sacrifice is such a beautiful reminder to give back to a ministry that blessed and has changed my life.

Please consider joining me on this wonderful journey of sacrifice! It is never too late for you to begin! Start today!

Continuing to sacrifice,

Kim Ohlinger

Broadcast Team Member

Training the Will of your Child - The Stay at Home Mom Book & Study Guide

The Stay at Home Mom Book & Study Guide A Wealth of Insight

Here's a book that applauds the stay-at-home mom and cheers her on with practical ideas to make the journey an adventure.