Restoration Home with Jennifer Pepito

Angie Tolpin founder of Courageous Parenting, alongside her husband Isaac, joins Jennifer for an incredible conversation between veteran parents about their learning process, the joy of parenting, the sanctification process, the illusion of perfection, and what our real mission is as parents.  For parents at any stage of their parenting journey, this conversation has something to inspire and instruct.    Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! Pre-order Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home and get access to exclusive bonuses.  Starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for tips on how to homeschool?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet.   In this episode– Find mentors not idols Learn from your mistakes and others rather than trying to create a list of "Must Dos" Read your Bible to understand the whole heart of God when it comes to how he sees our role as parents, our responsibility, and his faithfulness Parenting is as much about who you are becoming as it is about raising godly children  Check out Angie's Courageous Parenting Course  Catch Isaac and Angie's podcasts "Courageous Parenting" You can learn more about Jennifer here– Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Angie Tolpin here– Angie's Instagram Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

Do you ever wish you could dig deep into theology while also folding laundry, doing dishes, running errands and living generally?  Phylicia Masonheimer, author of Every Woman a Theologian, does a beautiful job breaking down the theology of prayer for busy moms.  Jennifer and Phylicia cover the different types of prayer, the role of the Psalms in how we pray, and so much more. Phylicia is a wealth of information, and a good friend, and it was wonderful to have her join for Episode 80.  Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! Pre-order Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home and get access to exclusive bonuses.  Starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for tips on how to homeschool?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet.   In this episode– Why we don't feel better after we pray  Praying throughout our day and carving out time to prayer–each have a season and a purpose  Praying the Psalms  Discerning between new age and Christ centred affirmations  Check out Phylicia's book Every Woman a Theologian  You can learn more about Jennifer here– Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Phylicia Masonheimer here– Phylicia's Instagram and At Every Woman a Theologian  Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

Morning time is a huge part of the rhythm of the Peaceful Press. It's a daily time set aside each morning to connect as a family, read great literature, but most importantly it's the time where we pray and connect with God as a community and the body of Christ.  But how do we do that, what does it look like?  Jennifer has been doing morning time with her family for 25 years, and she is joined in episode 79 with Emelie Pepito as they talk about their family morning time, what they've learned, and how it's affected them, and the beauty that having a time of prayer each morning does for the atmosphere of the home across the day.  Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! Pre-order Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home and get access to exclusive bonuses.  Starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for tips on how to homeschool?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet.  Shop the Peaceful Press Elementary Bundles  The Peaceful Press Spring Guide and the Peaceful Press Garden Guide   In this episode– Creating a great morning time  Encouraing children of all ages to pray  Being great leaders in our prayer time both corporate and private  Finding more opportunities for prayer as a family  Tips for creating consistency and structure in morning time  Who Am I in Christ Resource You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Emelie here- Emelie’s Instagram Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

Christie Purifoy author of the Seedtime and Harvest joins Jennifer Pepito for an inspiring conversation on what gardening can teach us about parenting and our prayer life. What does parenting and gardening have in common? So much!    Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! Pre-order Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home and get access to exclusive bonuses.  Starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for tips on how to homeschool?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet.   In this episode– The process of becoming a gardener How gardening teaches us to pray Simple techniques to start growing your garden  Keeping prayer cards for our children Understanding prayer as a process not a one and done exchange between us and God Check out Christie's latest book Seedtime and Harvest and her beautiful website for more books and inspiration from the garden.  You can learn more about Jennifer here– Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Christie Purifoy here– Christie's Instagram  Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

“For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.” – Teresa of Ávila Welcome to episode 77. Jennifer and Emelie come together to talk about prayer. Prayer is a habit essential to our walk as mothers. We are entrusted with the care of souls, and how can we do that without constant communion with God?  Not only that, but our Christian faith gives us open access to a loving God who speaks to us as individuals and the body of Christ, encourages, exhorts, guides us in our daily decisions, comforts us in our stress and distress, and is a "very present help in trouble." (Psalm 46:1)  Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! Pre-order Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home and get access to exclusive bonuses.  Starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for tips on how to homeschool?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet.  Shop the Peaceful Press Elementary Bundles  The Peaceful Press Spring Guide and the Peaceful Press Garden Guide   In this episode– Stories of prayer in Mexico with Jennifer and Emelie Why we might not be hearing from God  Letting go of bitterness and fear  Our desparate need for prayer as mothers The beauty of prayer  Abba's Child by Brennan Manning  Seven Easy Tips for Personal Prayer by Fr Ronald Rolheiser  You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Emelie here- Emelie’s Instagram Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

Lyndsey Mimnagh, founder of the Treehouse Schoolhouse, joins Jennifer Pepito in episode 76 for an in-depth look into doing busy well, the cost of community, as well as the benefit and so much more.    Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! Pre-order Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home and get access to exclusive bonuses.  Starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for tips on how to homeschool?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet.   In this episode– Articulating the vision for connection in education  Busy and full seasons are a part of life and it's possible to navigate them well and maintain connection with our children  Conflict and dissapointment are a natural part of close healthy community, it's how we navigate it that matters.  The importance of creating community committments and guidelines Check out the beautiful Treehouse Schoolhouse You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Lyndsey Mimnagh and the Treehouse schoolhouse here- Lyndsey's Instagram and website  Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

Ruth Chou Simons the creator of Gracelaced and author of books such as GraceLaced: Discovering Timeless Truths Through Seasons of the Heart and Pilgrim joins Jennifer Pepito for Episode 75.  Ruth dives deep into the many years that went into building her company, the minutes and hours stolen here and there that led to Gracelaced, and the hours of laundry folding that built the deep reservoirs that have gone into her many books and devotionals. After this episode, laundry has never sounded so holy.  Finally, the dreams that God has placed on your heart are not lost in the now because your "someday is made up of 1000s of right nows." –Ruth Chou Simons  Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! Pre-order Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home and get access to exclusive bonuses.  Starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for tips on how to homeschool?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet.   In this episode– Ruth Chou's personal story and building Gracelaced  Seeing your children as individuals not just a unit Big changes are built on little decisions and 15 minutes of time well used  The power of having a deep reservoir of experience, wisdom, God time, and life lived before you launch into a ministry  Creating a phone tower to make room for connection  Pre-order Now and Not Yet by Ruth Chou Simons  Check out her books When Strivings Cease and Beholding and Becoming: The Art of Everyday Worship You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Ruth Chou Simons here- Ruth's Instagram and website  Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

If you were dropped into an alpine meadow with a large picnic hamper full of C.S. Lewisesque fruits and foods, and your children, would you have the most delicious day of your life? Imagine this meadow has a stream, and you don't have a phone or a computer; it's you and your children in the most pristine and quiet setting imaginable.  Would you have the best day of your life? Or would the silence and spacious emptiness of such a day make you feel uneasy? Do you think something important might not be getting done? For me, the thought of having such an unproductive day fills me with a low level of anxiety.  What if in our busyness and overstimulation, we are missing an invitation to connect with Jesus? What if there is a level of Shalom on offer for our homes that requires us to prioritise empty space in our daily lives?  Welcome to episode 74 with Kimberly June Miller, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. We've talked so much about becoming healthier as parents across the Restoration Home Podcast and I love this conversation because it is full of practical advice and compassion for parents.  Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! Pre-order Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home and get access to exclusive bonuses.  Starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for tips on how to homeschool?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet.   In this episode– Taking the path to healing  Understanding our responses to our childrens emotions.  The Biblical basis for inner healing  One of the first steps towards healing is beginning to identify how you're filling your down time to avoid the spaciousness of your thoughts and feelings.  Your children will respond to your inner emotions as much as your outer behaviour so creating a peaceful home means keeping space in our daily lives to identify and heal our inner emotional landscape with Jesus.  Check out Allison Cook and Kimberly Miller's book Boundaries for Your Soul  Bessel van der Kolk The Body Keeps the Score Being There: Why Prioritising Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters by Erica Komisar You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Kimberly here- Kimberly's Instagram Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

Episode 73 marks the beginning of a four week segment on stewardship. Jennifer and Emelie start with the most basic stewardship, our hormones, specifically progesterone!*  Progesterone is the hormone that prepares your body for pregnancy at the end of your cycle. When you have enough of it, you should feel calm and nurtured in the days running up to your cycle. But stress, crowded schedules, busy school loads, and trying to do everything can derail our progesterone production.  Why does this matter? When we don't steward our hormones properly across our cycle, we start using cortisol and adrenals to function. This causes long term stress on our body, reducing our capacity to handle bigger life stressors that come our way because we have used everything up trying to over perform during the progesterone (Luteal Phase) of our cycle.  Addressing this is about learning micro stewardship of our emotions and progesterone across the cycle. Micro emotional stewardship is learning to connect with God in the middle of a emotion and ask:  1. Is this feeling true or is it an emotion that's coming up and related to some old pain or lie about the goodness of God, the love of my husband, or God's sufficiency? (Memorise Psalm 23) 2. Is this feeling something physical–hormonal, exhaustion, poor diet choice, stress? 3. Is my reaction to this feeling going to bring connection or disconnection?  Progesterone stewardship is learning to identify the foods and care your body needs in the last 10 days of your cycle.  *None of this is medical advice, nor is it intended to be.  Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! With Spring around the corner check out the Peaceful Press four week Garden Guide.  Shop the Peaceful Press Elementary Bundles  The Peaceful Press Spring Guide and the Peaceful Press Garden Guide   In this episode– Micro stewardship Progesterone and its role in our moods, emotions, and well being How to care for and protect your progesterone Spiritual practices for managing our emotions  Enjoying the week of rest that progesterone gives us Dealing with anxiety and fear? Check out Mothering By the Book and the accompanying Study Guide with Emelie Pepito Looking for more information on hormones:   Reset Your Hormones with These Foods by Mindy Pelz Fasting, Hormones, and Menopause You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Emelie here- Emelie’s Instagram Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

Imagine sitting down with a cup of coffee in a quiet kitchen, with bread rising, the sunlight dancing over the walls and floor, and flowers blooming in the middle of the table. Then you settle yourself in for a conversation that is equal parts poetry and inspiration.  That is exactly what episode 72 is with Michelle Garrels. It is a beautiful conversation where Michelle welcomes listeners deep into the process of her and her husbands development of their family life, their homeschooling vision, and the parenting of children as they become young adults.  Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! With Spring and Spring Holidays around the Corner check out the Peaceful Press resouces and blogs for good literature, engaging ways to celebrate, and the Peaceful Press four week Garden Guide. St Patricks Day  The Peaceful Press Spring Guide and the Peaceful Press Garden Guide  Starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for tips on how to homeschool?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet.   In this episode– Learning to hear from God and being okay with mistakes  All about the Danish philosophy of Folk Schooling Raising children are God-sustained Insight into family done differently  How resposibility can be opportunity  Let your children not your feelings be an indicator for how well your family method is working? Are they thriving? Does something need to be adjusted to support them?  You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Michelle here- Michelle's Instagram Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

Work is a necessary part of life, and it's not always going to be fun, but we can still raise children who appreciate work and find meaning in it.  Welcome to episode 71! Join Jennifer and Emelie for a practical conversation about what inspires us to work, tips on raising children who enjoy work, turning new skill acquisition into play, healing from lies that you're only enough if you're working, and so much more!   Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! With Spring around the corner check out the Peaceful Press four week Garden Guide.  Shop the Peaceful Press Elementary Bundles  The Peaceful Press Spring Guide and the Peaceful Press Garden Guide   In this episode– Rewards should not be a part of our everyday work structure  Giving your children a vision for their work or someone to serve in the middle of it. You are more than the work you do! Creating children who are efficient and happy workers Teach don't criticise when showing your children new skills  Check out the Peaceful Press Chore Cards Looking for more Restoration Home episodes on work:  Episode 4 with McKenzy Winkler of the Little Farm Folk  Episode 3 with Emelie Pepito on work and ownership  Episode 2 with Kristin Dahman on the power of priortisation You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Emelie here- Emelie’s Instagram Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

This week, we are delighted to have Johnna Holmgren join us for Episode 70. She is the creator of Fox Meets Bear, a stunning and inspirational platform for creative, intentional mothers looking for a better path through motherhood.  Her wisdom, her delight, and the intentionality and joy she has put into creating a beautiful home and embraced motherhood is so inspirational.  Jennifer and Johnna have an incredible conversation about work and parenting, building a life, the struggles, the joy, and the reality of "the misssion of motherhood". No matter where you are in your parenting or life story this episode has something that is going to ignite a desire in your heart to believe in the divine gift of nurturing a family is something that can be joyful and life giving in the midst of the reality of struggles, overwhelm, and mess.  Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! With Spring and Spring Holidays around the Corner check out the Peaceful Press resouces and blogs for good literature, engaging ways to celebrate, and the Peaceful Press four week Garden Guide. Presidents Day  St Patricks Day  The Peaceful Press Spring Guide and the Peaceful Press Garden Guide   In this episode– Creating a seasonal family schedule to decide the rhythm, the schedule, and set the intentionality and focus of an upcoming season Having a vision for your children's work life to help you cope with the mess and chaos of the now and not yet.  A challenge to mothers to change their mindset around nurturing Ideas and tips for raising connected children with a purpose  Check out Johnna's shop for inspiration  Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaleen Doucleff You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Johnna here- Johnna's Instagram Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

How do you feel when you're doing the dishes, weeding in the garden, working for a paycheck, folding laundry, paying the bills, making dinner for a close friend you're excited to see, or packing for your dream trip? Do you know what these things have in common? They are work. But we have very different feelings associated with each one. Dishes, laundry, weeding are alternately exhausting, relaxing, or frustrating. Making dinner for our close friend or a loved one, packing for a dream holiday, it's exhilirating, fun, and a joy.  In episode 69, Jennifer and Emelie dive down into the mindsets, lies, fears, and feelings we get when it comes to work, how we can change our mindset around the most mundane tasks, and begin to enjoy work as a better part of being alive.    Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! With Spring and Spring Holidays around the Corner check out the Peaceful Press resources and blogs for good literature, engaging ways to celebrate, and the Peaceful Press four week Garden Guide. Presidents Day  St Patricks Day  The Peaceful Press Spring Guide and the Peaceful Press Garden Guide   In this episode– To have work, you must first have been given a gift: the clothes you wear, your children, your spouse, your job, a roof to sleep under, food to cook  How to change our attitudes around work  Healthy boundaries are about rhythm of rest and work not making work the enemy of living  We feel unnoticed and unloved in the endless work, but it matters to God, and God is giving us approval and love in our work  Ways to heal as you seek to find God’s Design around work Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home is now available for pre-order.  Looking for more Restoration Home episodes on work:  Episode 4 with McKenzy Winkler of the Little Farm Folk  Episode 3 with Emelie Pepito on work and ownership  Episode 2 with Kristin Dahman on the power of priortisation You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Emelie here- Emelie’s Instagram Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

It is such a delight to have Sarah Mackenzie on the Restoration Home Podcast. Her mission with Read-Aloud-Revival, her joy, deep thoughtfulness, and her passion for curating her home.  We're so glad you're here for episode 68! It's all about how we create connection with our children, protecting them from age inappropriate media and news, creating standards within our homes, and continuing relationships with older children. Finally, Sarah has some beautiful thoughts on control and faith in our parenting.  Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! With Spring and Spring Holidays around the Corner check out the Peaceful Press resouces and blogs for good literature, engaging ways to celebrate, and the Peaceful Press four week Garden Guide. Presidents Day  St Patricks Day  The Peaceful Press Spring Guide and the Peaceful Press Garden Guide   In this episode– Recognising our role as a mother and the limits and responsibilities of motherhood  Mothering through the curation of the books, media, music, and distractions we let pass in front of our children Your home is the centre of your universe and there is no place more important Domestic Monastary: Creating a Spiritual Life at Home by Ronald Rolheiser  The Read Aloud Family is a primer on creating long lasting connections with your children If you're looking for great, living children's stories check out Sarah's beautiful picture books at Waxwing Books You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Sarah here- Sarah's Instagram and website Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

Sally Clarkson is a dear friend and long awaited guest of the podcast. Her long years of mothering, and her pursuit of sacred living for mind, body and spirit, has made her an enduring motherhood figure. In episode 67, she joins Jennifer to talk about planting a flag in the ground of your heart that says: from this point forward, I will no longer listen to lies, I will no longer live according to my fears, but according to the goodness of God, and His truth.  There is more than just symbolism to this gesture though. There is planning, and dreaming and executing the vision of what that might look like for your unique life. Jennifer and Sally talk about how to go about planting that flag, and creating a vision and course of action to support a life that is lived bravely, gently, and in truth.  Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! With Spring and Spring Holidays around the Corner check out the Peaceful Press resouces and blogs for good literature, engaging ways to celebrate, and the Peaceful Press four week Garden Guide. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Presidents Day  St Patricks Day  The Peaceful Press Spring Guide and the Peaceful Press Garden Guide   In this episode– Identifying that not every thought is truth Creating a vision for your life and your home Realising that the world is not your responsibilty, and while we're called to steward our children, our lives, our marriages, the outcome is God's responsibility The journey of motherhood requires community in the trenches  When it comes to our older children, there comes a time when we choose to release our expectations and learn to love and accept them "beginning, middle, and end." Two of our favourite books by Sally are Different and Awakening Wonder  Check out Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home available for pre-order on Amazon and Barnes and Noble You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Sally here- Sally's Instagram and website Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

Have you ever tried a therapist or counsellor and walked away feeling more empty, anxious or simply that things are not improving? In the process of creating a restoration home, do you feel alone, or like you are bearing the weight of it? Do you feel like you are swinging wildly between parenting styles as you try your hardest day after day to give your children the best childhood and parenting possible?  Welcome to Episode 66 of the Restoration Home Community! We are so excited about the content of this episode. It's deeply practical, and after talking about becoming healthier, more at peace, whole and restored over the last year, Jason VanRuler offers easy to follow steps for accessing support in the process.  Jason VanRuler is a Licensed Therapist and author of "Get Past Your Past". He is also a husband and father and we are delighted to have him on this weeks episode.  Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! With Spring and Spring Holidays around the Corner check out the Peaceful Press resouces and blogs for good literature, engaging ways to celebrate, and the Peaceful Press four week Garden Guide. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Presidents Day  St Patricks Day  The Peaceful Press Spring Guide and the Peaceful Press Garden Guide   In this episode– Creating a personal criteria as you look for a therapist or counsellor  Choosing the best support team for your past experience and future goals A parents job is to coach their children into preparedness not carry them across the finish line of adulthood The importance of being really honest with yourself about where you are getting stuck in your growth  Building better habits to maintain breakthrough Check out Ryan's book "Get Past Your Past"  "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk Check out Jennifer's new book "Habits for a Sacred Home" available for pre-order on Amazon and Barnes and Noble You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Jason here- Jason's Instagram Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

It's the beginning of 2024, and we are opening The Restoration Home Community. We are so excited for this next year of habit building and community.  "Why" you might ask. Well, habits, community, looking your children in the eye, a few more family dinners is about more than a nicer life or happier children, a cleaner house, more time to exercise. These are all parts of building something beautiful and sustaining that can carry ourselves and our families through whatever lies ahead.  In preparation for the community and podcast line up for 2024, Jennifer and Emelie came together to talk about community, restoration, and how you can save the world by eating dinner as a family. But ultimately, we're excited about how growing habits of thankfulness, prayer, quiet can bring us closer to God and bring greater wholeness to our day to day lives.    Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! Check out our Elementary Bundles to provide your child with a strong foundation in creativity, living stories, science, and history. The Kind Kingdom Volume 1 and Volume 2 The Playful Pioneers Volume 1 and Volume 2 Precious People Volume 1 We are now selling a printed version of the Peaceful Preschool. Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!!   In this episode– We can't save the world by changing our behaviour and nor our hearts The simplest things, like eating dinner as a family can have a huge impact.  Habits are things best built within community which is why we are so excited about the Restoration Home Community Pre-order Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home  The Two Weeks to a Happier Homeschool resource The Peaceful Life Workshop You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Emelie here- Emelie’s Instagram Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

How can the principles of a Charlotte Mason education help you love God and create an elevated wholesome family? Charlotte Mason wrote of education, "We allow no separation to grow up between the intellectual and 'spiritual' life of children...". The unity between a child's spiritual growth and their intellectual development has led Jennifer, over the years, to create the Peaceful Press and with her husband, curate a home environment that focuses on "whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy...".(Phil 4:8) But what does the home environment have to do with education? What do we mean when we talk about not separating a child's spiritual life from their education?  In this solo episode, Jennifer does a delightful and well researched job of explaining the philosophy behind the Peaceful Press education method, and its role in restoration.  Finally, we are so excited to announce that the Restoration Home Community is NOW OPEN. Join Jennifer for a year of habit building through Jennifer's new book "Habits for a Sacred Home". One thing we have learned is that community is so important for growing in our habits and acheiving our goals, and we're excited to build community around sacred habits in 2024.  Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! Check out our Elementary Bundles to provide your child with a strong foundation in creativity, living stories, science, and history. The Kind Kingdom Volume 1 and Volume 2 The Playful Pioneers Volume 1 and Volume 2 Precious People Volume 1 We are now selling a printed version of the Peaceful Preschool. Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!!   In this episode– A Charlotte Mason Education Why we love beautiful literature   Setting the atmosphere of your home  How to curate what comes into your home, including where your main focus is Looking for a course on homeschooling: check out the The Peaceful Path to a Living Education  The Two Weeks to a Happier Homeschool resource The Peaceful Life Workshop You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram  

With 2023 drawing to a close and 2024 beginning, there are things we can do to process, grieve, celebrate the past year, so we can approach the new year with hope, vision, and excitement.  Jennifer and Emelie come together in Episode 63 to share how they process the past year, and plan for the next year.  This episode covers personal stories and ideas for the processes of welcoming in the new year. They cover the importance of dreaming with God for the year, setting aside time to grieve dissapointment, failure, and frustrations from the year so we can understand God's perspective on us and our year. They talk about learning to hear from God as a friend who wants to speak with and join us in our dreaming.  The episode is also full of practical and beautiful ideas for making goals. You can write a eulogy so each year you set goals around how you want to be remebered. Setting fun goals like what do I want to learn, what books do I want to read, are great for finding ways to grow and learn something that privides life giving creativity or opportunities to learn and rest.  Finally, we are so excited to announce that the Restoration Home Community is opening in January for a year of habit building through Jennifer's new book "Habits for a Sacred Home". One things we have learned is that community is so important for growing in our habits and acheiving our goals, and we're excited to build community around sacred habits in 2024.  Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! Check out our Elementary Bundles to provide your child with a strong foundation in creativity, living stories, science, and history. The Kind Kingdom Volume 1 and Volume 2 The Playful Pioneers Volume 1 and Volume 2 Precious People Volume 1 We are now selling a printed version of the Peaceful Preschool. Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!!   In this episode– The role of community in growing new habits and acheiving our goals. Learning to talk to God and to dream with him as we plan and create our year  Setting 10, 20, 30 year goals so we know where we are ultimately aiming for as we plan each year Processing and grieving what went wrong and learning to appreciate how God moves in our circumstances The importance of writing a eulogy  The Two Weeks to a Happier Homeschool resource The Peaceful Life Workshop You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Emelie here- Emelie’s Instagram Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

Is technology a tool or a toy, good or bad? What role does the arts play in technology? Can technology play a part in restoring homes?  Ryan Collins, president of Bethel Tech, joins Jennifer in Episode 62 to answer these questions and so much more. There is a place for connection over video games, and the arts are the bedrock to a career in technology, just as they are for other aspects of a child's development into a well rounded human. Ryan also brings to the podcast a passion for righteous principles in the work force, his excitement for tech careers opportunities that skip years of college and debt, and his experience as a homeschool dad building a family culture of intentionality.  Ryan's Practices for a whole and Restored Family:  We turn off wifi every night when we go to bed. When we travel qw wear hats that are emf blockers We make sure we are not spending a ton of time staring at screens We spend a lot of time outside and together Limit a child's screen time and make sure you are monitoring it Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! Check out our Elementary Bundles to provide your child with a strong foundation in creativity, living stories, science, and history. The Kind Kingdom Volume 1 and Volume 2 The Playful Pioneers Volume 1 and Volume 2 Precious People Volume 1  In this episode– The role of technology in the future job market  Understanding video games and their role in connection versus addiction  Have a family vision of real connection  Technology usage should be balanced with other life priorities and values The importance of monitoring and stewarding your childs screen time and video game consumption If you are looking to transition careers or looking for career ideas for your children, check out the Bethel School of Technology  You can find Ryan Collins book "God of Tech" on Amazon  You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Ryan here- Ryan's Instagram Some Amazon Affiliate Links.