CULTIVATING A HOME, INC.
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

19. I was a top leader in a home business (Creative Memories) for 21 years- and that’s where my passion and understanding of people skills/leadership skills/business skills grew. 36. We are University of Florida Gator fans and graduates. 38. May God’s will be done in and through Cultivating A Home. #cultivatingahome 19. I was a top leader in a home business (Creative Memories) for 21 years- and that’s where my passion and understanding of people skills/leadership skills/business skills grew. 36. We are University of Florida Gator fans and graduates. 38. May God’s will be done in and through Cultivating A Home. #cultivatingahome thirty years of marriage and 6 kids later, these two are raising a “missional” family–each member using all their resources to pour into the lives of others. An engineer by trade and servant by heart, John is the behind-the-scenes encourager who really makes it all happen In December 2015, he found out he had cancer, graduated from UF, got engaged, and began chemotherapy. You can read our #danielkickscancer story on this blog. He loves his beautiful bride Gabi (so do we!), soccer, drumming, online buying/selling, adventure and speed. He’s a quiet leader with a gentle spirit. is a sophomore at a college nine hours from home. Her party planning and organizational skills are missed by her family. She loves leading worship, playing guitar, making and serving chocolate covered everything to the girls on her dorm floor, is friendly to all, and wants all people to be included. MISSION STATEMENT At Cultivating a Home we are impacting hearts and homes for Christ by teaching biblically based principles for spouses and children. We believe in intentional heart change so that marriages and families reflect the peaceful and loving message of Jesus Christ. Starting out as a series of home-based meetings originally called “Ladies Night Out”, the ministry of Cultivating A Home has grown in numerous ways, now reaching people far beyond those living room meetings. Fueling the growth is the response of women who have encountered life-changing insights from founder Rhonda Ellis. Rhonda writes and speaks about real life, In an intimate home setting with close friends and family, Rhonda Ellis launches the non profit ministry Cultivating a Home, sharing the threads in her life that led to a ministry whose passion is mentoring women, raising kids with character and cultivating a peaceful home. She also shares her vision, the resources available through the ministry, and shows the first CAH product intended to keep Christ in Christmas. I like coming to Cultivating a Home because it’s like being mentored. -Ask for help! You are not equipped to be single, married or parent on Cultivate was my first experience in using scripture to build character in my children. Mrs. Rhonda makes scripture come alive. She helps me to see everything I do with my kids must be centered around the Bible. She teaches how to apply scripture to build character, to discipline and to know the Lord. She gives great real life, personal examples of how she has done this with her own kids. This always gives a clear picture of how to do this at home. Training ahead is a term often used by Mrs. Rhonda. This is a lesson I have never stopped appreciating. At almost any age, Mrs. Rhonda teaches how important it is to prepare your child for any situation. She role plays training ahead to demonstrate the concept. One example of training ahead I used personally was preparing my daughter to be around adults. Per Mrs. Rhonda’s leading, I instructed my daughter on how to talk with an adult making eye contact, speaking to be heard, being engaged in conversation and offering respect. There is rich wisdom in Mrs. Rhonda’s teaching. She has such a big heart for helping women at all stages of life to grow deeper in their walk with the Lord. I have learned more than I could ever put into words. My life and my family’s life is better by knowing Mrs. Rhonda. I was invited by a friend to go hear Rhonda speak. Her topic that night was parenting to the heart of your child. After leaving I knew I had found a godly woman that was full of wisdom on how to use scripture as guidance for all things parenting. I remember sending Rhonda an e-mail that night thanking her for sharing her wisdom and biblical truths with us young moms. I was so encouraged and motivated to begin searching the scriptures for direction in my parenting and also making biblical teaching a foundational part of the parenting process. Because if we don’t have their hearts, if we don’t fight and put in the effort to biblically correct and purge their sinful ways, they will be left to deal with the world, the flesh and the devil all on their own – what a scary and uncertain place to leave your child! As a parent we must know what we are up against and fight for our children’s hearts on a daily basis. So, thank you Rhonda for showing me how to fight for my child’s heart and for being an example of biblical parenting in action! I am so blessed that God brought CAH and Rhonda into my Life. She has a heart to mentor women and a gift to teach with real life application. I won’t forget the first time I heard her speak about people skills. Many of us have made excuses for our children”s “shyness” ,maybe even our own. Her teaching made me almost jump out of my seat! “Shyness is making life about yourself, you must think of others!” Simple quotes like this and many others has impacted my life, this cultivated a friendship that I treasure. Rhonda lives out her faith and is truly a servant driven leader. Her influence is encouraging so many women and making a difference in changing homes for Christ! d aromas that will waft throughout your family. 3) Ask for help! You are not equipped to be single, married or parent on your own. I am thankful for the ministry to women that Rhonda lovingly leads. I pray many hearts, minds and lives will be transformed by Rhonda as she uses the power of God’s Word seasoned with wit, sincerity and openness…”