Starting From Scratch: An Interview with Dedra on Building a Planning Habit as a Beginner

Biblical Planning for Women · Oct 15, 2026 · 21m

In this episode, I talk with Dedra, who's new to both planning and to keeping Shabbat and eating biblically clean, a season of learning several new rhythms at once. She shares her honest tips for building a planning habit from the ground up, how she's learning to track recipes and plan meals, and how she's starting to carve out time for personal Bible study in the middle of it all.

Dedra and her husband are planning for two, in a city setting rather than a farm or homestead, which brings its own shape to what daily rhythms look like. If you're just getting started with planning, or feel like…