Six years ago, a friend gave me a jar of sourdough starter, a cookbook, and a promise that making bread wasn't nearly as scary as it sounded. Since then, sourdough has become one of those homemaking skills I genuinely love—not because I make it perfectly or every week, but because it has become a useful part of our family life. Here I’m sharing the method I’ve slowly adapted over the years, along with what I’ve learned about making bread flexible, forgiving, and worth the effort.

Homemaking is not about having a perfect house. It is about knowing how to care for the people and things entrusted to you—to cook, clean, create beauty, practice hospitality, and make a home feel peaceful. These are skills worth learning because they help create a place where people can rest, feel welcome, and be loved.