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31 May 2024Practical Step to Homeschooling High School with Carrie De Francisco00:24:43

Home education through elementary is fairly undaunting and highly enjoyable. When high school rolls around, the pressure to socialise children and prepare them for careers, college, and life begins to amp up, and uncertainty about how equipped we are to tackle the job at hand or even if it's a good idea in the first place can weigh us down. 

Whether you're considering homeschooling through high school, in the midst of it, or looking for fresh ideas after homeschooling your third child, this episode is a goldmine of practical advice.

Carrie De Francisco, a fellow homeschooling parent, founder of Coffee with Carrie, and author of the newly released Homeschool High School, joins Jennifer Pepito in episode 86. Together, they delve into the world of homeschooling, high school, community building, and restoring relationships.

 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

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–

  • Practical tips for homeschooling high school 
  • Ways to build relationships and communities in high school and the importance of sibling friendships
  • You don't have to do it alone
  • Teaching high school is all about co-learning, and there is no shame in learning alongside your children

You can learn more about Jennifer here–

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You can learn more about Carrie De Francisco here–

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13 Oct 2023Creating a Restorative Christmas00:20:40

Autumn colours are coming into their full beauty, and we're getting close to the Holiday Season! So, join Jennifer Pepito for a beautiful work along on how to plan and enjoy the Holiday Season in a way that brings restoration, peace, and pure joy.

In Ep. 52, Jennifer leads you through her Holiday Planner to create a simple, and enjoyable game plan to take the stress out of the holidays. Finally, in the second part of the episode, Jennifer takes us deep into her own story of seeing God restore experiences from childhood that continued to bring up pain, discontent, and cause stress at Christmas time. 

This episode is full of personal stories, ideas for gifts, and helpful tips on simplifying and thriving in what can be an intense and emotional season. It is such a beautiful listen. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Looking for ways to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the holidays? Check out our Christmas Guides Vol. 1 and 2, and the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide

Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!

In this episode:

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

Jennifer's Instagram

Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

04 Feb 2025High School Isn't Hard with Emelie Pepito00:25:25

So often, we feel quite competent homeschooling through elementary school, but when we get to high school, the pressure to produce "adults" and the knowledge bank we think we need to give our children before they graduate is daunting. 

It doesn't have to be that way, though. High school is not an impossible hurdle for homeschool families, and there are some easy ways to give your children life skills and confidence that will complement their learning. Join Jennifer and Emelie as they talk about preparation for high school, and what went well. 

This great conversation is made possible by the Peaceful Press!

The Peaceful Press supports healthy habits and responsibility by incorporating practical life skills into each day. 

For great resources that help with habit building into every day, check out the Chore and Routine Pack. Our full length bundles give your children the opportunity to learn practical skills, read beautiful literature, and engage in a living history and applicable science. If you're not loving your current homeschool, don't wait till next year to make a change. Switch now and enjoy every moment of learning with the Peaceful Press.

The Peaceful Press Elementary Bundles 

 In this episode–

  • High school doesn't have to be daunting
  • When you children are young is when you start equipping them with the habits and skills to thrive in high school and beyond
  • Work does not steal a child's innocence or their childhood, your stress does.
  • Your teenagers need connection!

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Emelie here-

Emelie’s Instagram

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

02 Dec 2023Creating a Nature Based Christmas with Lynn Seddon00:25:20

I was recently in San Francisco, and I drove from the airport to Poplar Beach in Half Moon Bay. The change as I moved closer to the ocean, the expanses of green, the hills, the empty space, I could feel myself starting to breathe again. You might not be fortunate enough to live in an area where you can walk barefoot on the beach in December, but no matter what climate you live in, Episode 59 is full of beautiful ways to enjoy and observe the quiet and rest found in nature across the Holiday season. 

Lynn Seddon of Raising Little Shoots and the guide Exploring Nature with Children joins Jennifer Pepito to talk about creating a natural Christmas. How we can use the flora and fauna around us to bring seasonal nature into our homes, how it can bring connection, quiet our souls in a rushed season through multidimensional sensory input, and fill our homes with the beauty of the winter season. 

 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Looking for ways to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the holidays? Check out our Christmas Vol. 1 and 2, and the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide.

Also, we have a brand new Peaceful Press Holiday Book Flood: 25 Day Picture Book Advent Guide to enjoy! 

Check out our free Ten Day Connection Challenge 

 In this episode–

  • Lynn Seddon on decorating with nature
  • The importance of multi-sensory activities
  • Modeling for our children the lifestyle and priorities we wish to instill in them
  • Creative ways to enjoy the outdoors in the winter season 
  • Check out the Phrenology Wheel and "Exploring Nature with Children"

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Gayle Boss here-

Lynn's Instagram

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

11 Feb 2025Peaceful Homes are Possible with KyAnn Molina00:23:15

KyAnn Molina, the creator of the Simple Rhythms for Busy Moms Podcast joins Jennifer Pepito in episode 122 for a very real conversation about mothering toddlers, bowls of spaghetti flying everywhere, and the pursuit of planning. It's easy to feel like you're the only one going through chaos or incapable of getting a little more order into your life. But you are not alone, and this episode is full of simple, practical steps to increase the peace in your home and reclaim your mind from the freneticness of competing interests. Enjoy! 

This podcast is made possible by the Peaceful Press!

Spring is too magical to miss a moment of it! Enjoy the Peaceful Press Spring Guide and Garden Guide for a beautiful 4 weeks of learning that will take you outdoors while connecting as a family and learning. 

Looking for more! Check out the Peaceful Press Nature Book Flood for a year of Charlotte Mason inspired science learning that takes you outdoors. 

In this episode–

  • When you don't know where to start, start with putting your phone away for an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening. 
  • The importance of planning as a mom
  • Self-control is no match for the daily travails of life, this is where planning comes in to create margin and protect the peace of our homes
  • Simple steps to take back your mental life, recapture your hours, and enjoy living more
  • Check out KyAnn Molina's website and her podcast Simple Rhythms for Busy Moms for habits and skills to bring peace and order back into your home.
  • Opal Screen Time App

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about KyAnn here-

KyAnn’s Instagram

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

04 Nov 2022Restoration Home Episode 300:21:07

In this episode of Restoration Home, Jennifer Pepito talks with Emelie Pepito about the role of work in transforming culture with examples taken from Jane of Lantern Hill by L.M. Montgomery.

We discuss-

  • The theme of work in Jane of Lantern Hill by L.M. Montgomery and how ownership affects work
  • Work as a holy mandate that goes beyond the result 
  • Defining boundaries and appreciating the value in every job 
  • The Benedictine Rule

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Emelie here-

Emelie's Instagram

Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press–Create connection through literature based resources. 

Follow this link to receive samples for all of our bundles.

Here is a link to get your Peaceful Press Chore Cards to organise the flow of your house and make work simpler. 

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

22 Apr 2023Stewarding a Charlotte Mason Education00:27:12

Episode 27 is a wonderful interview with Leah Boden, author of Modern Miss Mason. Jennifer and Leah talk about the process of stewarding a vision of education that encompasses the whole child. They discuss the role of Charlotte Mason in an education that is story and narrative based. Charlotte Mason education isn't about reading as many books or cramming as much information into our children as possible. Instead, we are stewarding an education that fills them with a deep sense of identity, good and evil, and the ability continue learning their whole lives. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

The Playful Pioneers Volume 2 coming Summer of 2023! Looking for Elementary Bundles to engage in Charlotte Mason styled education, check out the Playful Pioneers, Precious People, and the Kind Kingdom

 In this episode–
  • What Charlotte Mason isn't
  • The role of story and narrative in education
  • The aims of a good education
  • Stewarding life long learners
  • You are well equipped to educate your children and it's not complicated 

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Leah Boden here-

Leah's Instagram

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

03 Sep 2024A Homeschool Mission Statement with Jennifer Pepito00:23:45

Welcome to Episode 99. Join Jennifer Pepito on a solo episode about crafting a homeschool mission statement. There is so much pulling at our attention and every "yes" is a "no" to something else, and every "no" opens up new opportunities to say "yes" to something better for your family down the road. But until we have a clear idea of our values for why we are homeschooling and what we want our family to look like, we can end up saying "yes" and "no" to the wrong things because we get caught up in the emotion or pressure of the moment. 

This is a practical, beautiful, informative episode that will inspire you to start this school year with a fresh vision and develop the tools and skills to prioritize what really matters to you over the school year and beyond. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

As the school year starts, check out the Homeschool Planner for a great way to stay organized and focused. 

Looking for more nature and science for this year? The Peaceful Press Nature Book Flood is a beautiful addition to your school year.  

 In this episode–

You can learn more about Jennifer here–

Jennifer's Instagram

 

28 Oct 2022Restoration Home Episode 200:21:18

In this episode of Restoration Home, Jennifer Pepito talks with Kristin Dahman about the power of prioritisation in our work for transforming culture.

We discuss-

  • Jennifer hauling giant boulders 
  • Work ethic and what inspires us to keep going,
  • Managing work through prioritisation
  • The season you're in and the work for that time

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Kristin here-

Kristin's Instagram

For way’s to organise your work check out the Peaceful Press Planner or buy the hard copy here. You can also download the free Family Vision Sheet to start vision drafting for your family. 

This episode is sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

 

19 Jul 2024Home is the Heart of Learning with Emelie Pepito00:26:07

“Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, and a life” ~ Charlotte Mason

Creating a home that is hospitable is closely connected to creating a home that is conducive to learning for our children. 

Episode 93 is a conversation between Jennifer and Emelie about the hospitality they have experienced over the years, the way in which hospitality shaped their lives and how we can be hospitable.

The home is a powerful place, and how we treat our space, the boundaries we set, and the atmosphere we curate are a significant part of "Peaceful Families and Restored Communities". 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

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–

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Emelie here-

Emelie’s Instagram

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

01 Mar 2024Stewarding Progesterone with Emelie Pepito00:20:41

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–

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Emelie here-

Emelie’s Instagram

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

15 Oct 2024The Father Crisis with Katy Faust00:35:01

Welcome to episode 105 of the Restoration Home Podcast. What a conversation we have for you today.

We had the honour of hosting Katy Faust of the "Them Before Us" movement. She comes on with heart-hitting facts about the cost of divorce, the crisis in a divorce generation, and the irreplaceable role of fathers. 

Today, 50% of divorces are over low-level conflicts that build, and the long-term cost of a self-serving "happiness' decision is our children's physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. 

Katy and Jennifer offer advice on better communicating with our husbands, the point of fathers, and the importance of putting our children first in every decision.

 

This great conversation is made possible by the Peaceful Press!

With Winter and Winter 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 Autumn Guide.

Autumn Guide,  Christmas Guide Volume 1 and Volume 2

 In this episode–

  • Fathers and mothers each bring unique childrearing traits to the table; one is not better than the other, and neither is replaceable. 
  • Children must come before adults in our policies, beliefs, and choices. 
  • Love your children by respecting their father and choosing the narrative you spin about him carefully.
  • It is children who bear the lifetime cost of a divorce, and step-parents rarely have your child's best interest at heart. 
  • We need to get serious about sustaining marriages in the church and honouring fathers' unique and vital role. 
  • Tips on how to communicate with your husband 
  • Them Before Us by Katy Faust and Stacy Manning
  • Check out Empowered Wife by Laura Doyle Keys to the Kingdom and the Queen's Code by Allison Armstrong for great books on understanding men and becoming more capable of navigating a gracious relationship with your husband. 
  • Check out The Men We Need by Brant Hansen for an incredible book on manhood. 
  • Order Katie's new book, Pro-Child Politics

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Katy here-

Katy's Instagram and website

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

10 Feb 2023The Discipline of Simplicity in Education00:22:43

Welcome to the first episode on Simplicity!! This episode is a wonderful insight into Jennifer's homeschooling experience, and the vision that birthed the Peaceful Press. Join Emelie and Jennifer as they discuss their experiences learning and teaching, and how we can simplify our homeschooling for maximum impact and connection. More is not always better, and the Peaceful Press ethos is that a strong foundation built on fundamentals and parental atunement and connection will set your children up to thrive academically and emotionally, in whatever they pursue. 

In this episode–

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Emelie here-

Emelie's Instagram

Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

12 Apr 2024How to do Morning Time Prayer for All Ages with Emelie Pepito00:22:19

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.

03 Dec 2024A Creative Christmas with Emelie Pepito00:24:51

Growing up, we would transition from the regular homeschool schedule during December and move towards crafting, Christmas Cookie exchanges, nature walks, and time reading together as a family. We made clay decorations, popcorn balls, and cranberry garlands. 

The wonderful thing about creativity and a creative Christmas is it isn't age or time-dependent. You can make orange garlands with your adult children, bath salts with your grandkids, and clay ornaments with your children. 

Episode 112 with Emelie and Jennifer is an excellent expose on Pepito's family Christmas, the joys of creativity, and how economical and accessible it can be! 

This great conversation is made possible by the Peaceful Press!

With Winter and Winter Holidays around the corner, check out the Peaceful Press resources and blogs for good literature, engaging ways to celebrate, and the Four-week Autumn Guide. 

Autumn Guide,  Christmas Guide Volume 1 and Volume 2

 In this episode–

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Emelie here-

Emelie’s Instagram

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

10 Sep 2024Family Discipleship with Christie Thomas00:23:47

It's my pleasure to introduce Christie Thomas, the creator of Little Shoots and Deep Roots, as she joins Jennifer for an enriching discussion on nurturing and educating our children.

As parents, our deepest wish is cultivating a love for God and joyful righteousness in our children. However, we often feel overwhelmed by distractions, grapple with fears, confront feelings of inadequacy, or simply struggle to find the time. But in Episode 100, you'll discover empowering and actionable insights for embarking on family discipleship with small yet impactful steps, releasing self-imposed pressures, and embracing gradual progress towards daily connection as a family through spiritual practices and scripture memorisation.

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Are you starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for homeschooling tips?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet

Looking for additional Science and Nature Studies? Check out the Peaceful Press Nature Book Flood. A year round study of God's creation through science experiments, great literature, and exploration of the outdoors. 

In this episode–

  • Fear is not our friend in discipling our children 
  • Creating simple habits that we can sustain every day is the best way to disciple our children 
  • Anchor points are small practices we build out that no matter how intense our schedule or low our emotions, we can consistently do as a family and alone. 
  • Saying a simple prayer over our children each night before bed has big effects on their mental, emotional, and spiritual well being. 
  • You aren't perfect, and there is no perfect way to raise a "godly" family, but as we continue to bring Christ into the centre of it small actions can have God results. 
  • Check out Christie Thomas's free guide "Start Little"
  • Pick up Christie's new book Little Habits, Big Faith

You can learn more about Jennifer here–

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Christie Thomas here–

Christie's Instagram

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

24 Dec 2024Whole Families and Healthy Homes with Shawna Holman00:22:45

Welcome to episode 115 with Jennifer Pepito and Shawna Holman of a Little Less Toxic. We love talking about our health and well-being, and Shawna brings so much passion and wisdom to the Restoration Home Community with her insight on sustainable changes. 

She and Jennifer covered how to make simple food choices, buying less with a focus on quality, detoxifying our homes, and so much more! Without being overwhelmed we can begin to steward our families' health with simple choices that can have such a huge effect on our children's well-being. 

 

This podcast is made possible by the Peaceful Press!

With Winter and Winter Holidays around the corner, check out the Peaceful Press resources and blogs for good literature, engaging ways to celebrate, and the Four-week Autumn Guide.

Purchase any Christmas Guide Volume 1 or Volume 2 and receive a copy of the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide

 In this episode–

  • Healthy eating is the best place to start
  • Don't overwhelm yourself by trying to do a complete toxins purge at the first go
  • Hold the stewardship of your health with open hands 
  • Sustainable changes is better than short lived perfection 
  • Check out Shawna's cookbook A Healthier Home Cook 
  • A Healthier Home Shawna's step by step guide to simple changes

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Shawna here-

Shawna's Instagram and A Little Less Toxic 

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

11 Mar 2025Productive and Peaceful with Chelsi Jo00:26:25

Chelsi Jo Moore, creator of the Systemize Your Life podcast, joins Jennifer Pepito for episode 125! As I have gotten older, I have realised more and more that the best parts of my life come from some automated back process and that having systems gives me time for what I love. But sometimes, knowing what system to create or how to start can be overwhelming! Chelsi Jo has made it her business to help moms maximise productivity through improved efficiency so that more of our mental space is free to connect with our children, build our dream business, or pursue our dream hobby. 

We only have a finite amount of creative problem-solving energy every day. We can't keep using that precious energy putting out fires that could have been prevented through better systems, more thorough planning, or simply cutting out the unimportant stuff. Instead, we want to create a life with energy left at the end of the day to connect with our spouses, have those late-night conversations with our teenagers, and have that early morning gym session that makes us feel so alive. 

We hope you walk away from this conversation inspired, invigorated, and ready to shape your life rather than be shaped by it. 

This podcast is made possible by the Peaceful Press!

Spring is too magical to miss a moment of it! Enjoy the Peaceful Press Spring Guide and Garden Guide for a beautiful 4 weeks of learning that will take you outdoors while connecting as a family and learning. 

Looking for more! Check out the Peaceful Press Nature Book Flood for a year of Charlotte Mason inspired science learning that takes you outdoors. 

In this episode–

  • Every woman needs a bed time routine
  • Learning to be effective gives us more time to rest 
  • It's not about productivity, but systems can provide more space for productivity and the best parts of life
  • Learn more about the "great 8" that every mom should have systemised and automated. 
  • For more great resources and tools, check out Chelsijo.co
  • Systemize your Life with Chelsi Jo

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Chelsi Jo here-

Chelsi Jo's Instagram 

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

01 Apr 2025Porn, Loneliness, and Other Addictions with Greta Eskridge00:27:13

Welcome to Episode 128 of the Restoration Home Podcast. Greta Eskridge joins Jennifer to talk about her new book, It's Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn. This is a heavy topic, but one that must be discussed, especially as more and more often we learn that addiction stems from a lack of attunement and attachment in young children, which manifests as addiction in our teens and adults. So the process of teaching our children about so pervasive an addiction and giving them a strong sense of compassion, curiosity, and comfort as they face the ever increasing stresses of life must start when they are young.

Greta and Jennifer bring so much honesty, vulnerability, and experience to this conversation. They address the extremes of of shame or the positions that say porn, or any other comfort strategy that abridges our pursuit of God or acquisition of comfort in a healthy way, is acceptable. 

Heads Up: The conversation in this episode is between two moms, and its content is not designed for young listeners.  

There was an audio issue, and the content was too good to miss, but was apologise for any annoyance. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Spring is too magical to miss a moment of it! Enjoy the Peaceful Press Spring Guide and Garden Guide for a beautiful 4 weeks of learning that will take you outdoors while connecting as a family and learning. 

Looking for more! Check out the Peaceful Press Nature Book Flood for a year of Charlotte Mason inspired science learning that takes you outdoors. 

 In this episode–

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Greta here-

Greta's website and Instagram 

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

23 Aug 2024Giving God Our Anxiety for His Peace with Natalie Abbott00:27:42

Welcome to Episode 98. This week's guest, Natalie Abbott, is the co-creator of Dwell Differently. This business has developed an innovative method for memorizing scripture.

This episode delves into the founding of Dwell Differently and the importance and power of scripture memorization. Natalie's story is a beautiful reminder of the power of the Word of God. Join Jennifer and Natalie in this beautiful and inspiring conversation about righteousness, living in holiness without judgement, practical living from scripture, and the greatness of God's Word. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Order Jennifer's new book, Habits for a Sacred Home, and get access to exclusive bonuses

Are you starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for homeschooling tips?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet

 In this episode–

  • The importance of scripture in our daily lives for joyful living 
  • The healing grace in Scriptures 
  • Happiness is a habit, and as we meditate on the scriptures we get to align our minds with God's truth 
  • Our feelings can change when we began to believe the Word of God
  • When we have negative tracks in our mind, Scripture becomes the off ramp 
  • Check out Natalie's book Dwell Differently

You can learn more about Jennifer here–

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Natalie Abbott here–

Natalie's Instagram

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

26 Nov 2024Raising Connected Kids with Amy Nyvall00:47:40

"Children are born persons." Charlotte Mason

Jennifer has been parenting since the 90s, and she and Scott's research and parenting styles have run the gamut over their 7 children and three decades. The one thing consistent from the early days of strict parenting to more permissive parenting is to focus on building character and connection. One thing that was consistent across all those years and styles of parenting. It was their intense love for their children and their enjoyment of each one as a person.

The one thing they learned over all those years is that there is no formula for parenting. Still, there is so much we can learn and be encouraged in.

Amy Nyvall, a coach with Connected Families, joins Jennifer Pepito to talk about parenting through connection and attunement without sacrificing standards. This is one of our longer podcasts because the topic and conversation were just that good. We hope you enjoy episode 111 and walk away with more ideas to connect with your children this season. 

This podcast is made possible by the Peaceful Press!

With Winter and Winter Holidays around the corner, check out the Peaceful Press resources and blogs for good literature, engaging ways to celebrate, and the Four-week Autumn Guide.

Purchase any Christmas Guide Volume 1 or Volume 2 and receive a copy of the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide

 In this episode–

  • Going into problems slow, controlled, and calming
  • Connecting with our children and acknowledging them before disciplining 
  • The role of boundaries
  • Managing the atmosphere of your home and reducing choices for young children
  • Don't punish your children for reacting to your emotional chaos
  • Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Amy here-

Amy's Connected Families Page

 

Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

30 Jun 2023A Guide to Orderly Parenting00:30:17

Whether your child is 3, 5, 9, 13 or 17, you are probably already confronted with, "But Sally gets to stay up late, eat this, do that, go here, fill in the blank." And I'm sure your response has ranged across permissive, mature, and full on authoritarian as you wage the war of parenthood against the world to raise children whose young and growing minds are protected, nurtured, strengthened and prepared to thrive in every aspect of their lives. But in this fight to raise Godly children, are you making your children the enemy? 

Episode 37 is an incredible conversation between Jennifer and Wendy of the Fresh Start Family about creating order through clear boundaries, consistent follow through, empathy, kindness, and humility. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

The Playful Pioneers Volume 2 is here!!!

Looking for ways to attune and repair with your children? Check out our Ten Day Connection Challenge 

Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!

 In this episode–
  • Raising children with order, follow through, kindness, and agency 
  • Firmness within connection is nurturing 
  • Know your "why"
  • It's okay to explain the "why" behind the rule
  • Are you trying to instill character in your children that you haven't developed in yourself? 
  • Yes, you can be radically different from the culture around you and that's okay.

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25 Nov 2023Nurturing Marriage with Audrey Roloff00:23:03

Welcome to Episode 58! Jennifer Pepito talks with Audrey Roloff about nurturing marriage and living with vision.

They chat about the power of marriage mentors, a written vision, and letters to encourage your spouse.

We loved learning about nurturing a marriage in this episode. 

 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Check out the Christmas Guide Vol 1 or Vol 2.

Use the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide to set aside time to encounter God this holiday season.

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Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!

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05 May 2023Stewarding a Child’s Innocence in a Wild World00:21:05

Join Jennifer and Rebecca of the Momlitics Podcast and The Primrose Patriot as they discuss stewarding a child's innocence and their age appropriate exposure to ideas, concepts, and concerns. Episode 28 is a great dialogue about the challenges we face to live with hope and raise children in a secure but not sterile environment. Young children can sense both our fear and distress, so it's not just about avoiding direct exposure, but also how are we stewarding our peace and joy as we take in news and information. 

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 In this episode–
  • How to answer a child's questions
  • The importance of eating dinner together 
  • Understanding even very young children are impacted by the gravitas of a situtation they cannot understand
  • Stewarding our peace as we imbibe information 
  • Protecting age appropriate innocence 

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14 Jun 2024Do You Need Social Media for Community with Erin Loechner00:26:52

A few years ago, Erin Loechner, author of Other Goose and The Opt Out Family, and her family decided to remove social media and opt out of a technologically driven lifestyle. This means having a smartphone that is no more used than a dumb phone, an iPad that can only play scales, and saying no to the digital community in favour of building community amongst your neighbours. 

Join Jennifer and Erin in Episode 88 as they dig into what it looks like to walk away from social media, the unexpected benefits, what you might miss, and all you gain. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Order Jennifer's new book, Habits for a Sacred Home, and get access to exclusive bonuses

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 In this episode–

  • How life changes when you remove technology 
  • Community that is built in person is more rewarding than online communities  
  • Being present to your children is one of the greatest gifts you can give them
  • Maybe the world doesn't need all of our big ideas, and perhaps we don't need somebody else's 
  • The research keeps rolling out that overall phone use is increasing our stress, damaging our concentration, and creating a more disconnected generation
  • Check out Erin Loechner's book The Opt Out Family

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15 Dec 2023Technology as a Tool for Restoration with Ryan Collins00:28:54

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: 

  1. We turn off wifi every night when we go to bed.
  2. When we travel qw wear hats that are emf blockers
  3. We make sure we are not spending a ton of time staring at screens
  4. We spend a lot of time outside and together
  5. Limit a child's screen time and make sure you are monitoring it

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

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The Kind Kingdom Volume 1 and Volume 2

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 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 

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25 Feb 2025Work, Dreams, and the Goodness of God with Cassandra Speer00:29:08

Cassandra Speer co-author of Ready as You Are, co-creator of Her True Worth, wife, mother, author, homemaker, and student joins Jennifer Pepito for an incredible conversation on pursuing dreams as a mother, letting go of false limitations, and the rest that comes to us when we prioritise the presence of God. 

The conversation with Cassandra inspired and encouraged us to dig a little deeper into the Word of God, pursue our dreams, take a phone break, and enjoy our kids. We hope it fills you with hope and provides you with many practical ideas to implement in your daily life to give you more margin and a sweeter perspective on your life. 

This podcast is made possible by the Peaceful Press!

Spring is too magical to miss a moment of it! Enjoy the Peaceful Press Spring Guide and Garden Guide for a beautiful 4 weeks of learning that will take you outdoors while connecting as a family and learning. 

Looking for more! Check out the Peaceful Press Nature Book Flood for a year of Charlotte Mason inspired science learning that takes you outdoors. 

In this episode–

  • How to get started on your dreams
  • Being present to the ministry of the moment 
  • You're not enough, but God's strength is made perfect in our weakness. (2 Corinthians 12:9)
  • Take an audit of your time, and figure out where it is going
  • Take a phone sabbath to reduce cortisol and ground you for the rest of the week
  • It's not wrong to have comfort, but we can't allow "comfort" to replace the presence of God
  • Check out Cassandra's website and her podcast Hard and Holy for more encouragement in your journey as a mom and woman of God with a dream.
  • Ready as You Are by Brittany Maher and Cassandra Speer

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26 Aug 2023Managing Our Resources for a Peaceful Home with Crystal Paine00:28:57

Welcome to Episode 45! Crystal Paine of the Money Saving Mom joins Jennifer Pepito to talk about creating a peaceful home. Drawing from her most recent book, Crystal walks us through her personal four P's: prayer, priorities, planning and prepping. 

It's a beautiful episode that continues our theme of self, home, and life management as we continue to transition into a new season, school starting, life changes, and all that the rest of 2023 holds. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

The Playful Pioneers Volume 2 is here!!!

Looking for ways to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the holidays? Check out our Christmas Guides Vol. 1 and 2, and the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide

Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!

 In this episode–
  • The whole house doesn't have to be your responsibility because we have the opportunity to train our children to participate
  • Equipping our children to be successful adults
  • Leaning into prayer in the moment
  • Prepping our minds for success
  • To dive further into Crystal's Prayer, Priorities, Planning, and Prepping, check out her book The Time Saving Mom
  • If you're looking for more ways to help organise and plan your life, check out the Peaceful Press Planner or the Homeschool Planner.

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05 Jul 2024How We Learn with Emelie Pepito00:24:39

While this episode is focused on homeschooling, it is for anyone who wants to better engage with their children's education, improve the learning atmosphere in their home, and offer their children opportunities to become strong independent thinkers and doers. 

Join Jennifer and Emelie Pepito in episode 91 as they discuss everything from the way we set up our home to practical maths. There is so much to education, and whatever curriculum you choose or method you prefer, there are simple steps we can take to make the most of the elementary years.  

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

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

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The Peaceful Press Spring Guide and the Peaceful Press Garden Guide 

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26 May 2023Creating Summer Rhythms00:20:15

Episode 32 is a solo episode with Jennifer Pepito, founder of The Peaceful Press and author of "Mothering by the Book". This episode is Part III of the Discipline of Balance. How can we use summer to help us have a Restored Home? Summer is a great time to rest, repair and grow. Do you want to be a little more organised, learn a new skill, finally clean out a junk drawer, get some rest, dig a garden? Listen for some great tips and resources to bring some rebalance in your summer months. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

The Playful Pioneers Volume 2 is here! Looking for Elementary Bundles to engage in Charlotte Mason style education for Autumn 2023, check out the Playful Pioneers, Precious People, and the Kind Kingdom!

In this episode:

  • What do you need this summer to balance your year? 
  • Identifying habits to rebuild and repair for a peaceful home
  • Continue to create rhythm and balance through a consistent morning time schedule
  • We don't need to overload our children with "school" for them to be successful
  •  Tips, wisdom, and experience on how to decompress, slow down, grow, prune, and rest in the summer months. 

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11 Aug 2023Dream Big00:21:53

Welcome to Episode 43. Jennifer Pepito and good friend Rachel Kovac have an engaging and light conversation about the joy and ease of experimenting and creating family rhythm. Rachel brings a beautiful perspective on the opportunities provided by homeschooling and the fun of figuring out a family rhythm. 

We can experiment, mix it up, find what brings us joy, vary it by seasons, and still have an adherence to a family rule for the sake of restoration, connection, and wholeness. In all of this, let's dream big about what family, motherhood, and our personal lives might look like. 

 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

The Playful Pioneers Volume 2 is here!!!

Looking for ways to attune and repair with your children? Check out our Ten Day Connection Challenge 

Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!

 In this episode–
  • Motherhood and parenting, even your personal life, is a one time opportunity, so don't be afraid to dream big 
  • Sometimes our self-identities are limiting 
  • Young children need stability and rythm not loads of choices 
  • Judging others steals joy, hurts community, and negatively impacts our ability to learn, enjoy, and build our family vision
  • Don't be afraid to experiment and figure out what works best for your family

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18 Feb 2023The Essence of Simplicity with Evgenia00:27:28

Episode 18 is all about what simplicity is and what it isn't. Join Jennifer and Evgenia, creator of the Fit Mama Method, as they sort through the kind of simplicity we want and the kind we don't want. Growing up for Evgenia was enforced simplicity, with limited or no choices, and "stores with only cabbage." Evgenia now works as a nutrition and life coach to help mothers learn to live with intentionality and a restored simplicity that operates from values, not reactions. Evgenia brings so much wisdom and insight into our notions of simplicity as mothers and women. 

In this episode–

  • Evgenia's story of growing up in Russia during and after the fall of the USSR
  • Healing from our childhood so we can have life giving and not reactionary values 
  •  Simplifying for the health of our family
  • How we can simplify through intentionality as women and mothers

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29 Sep 2023Crafting Celebration with Emelie Pepito00:20:56

Meltdowns around the Christmas tree or heart melting home scenes? Christmas carolling, and a long winter evening with your family, or shuttling, and bustling from place to place? 

Why do we celebrate, what do we celebrate, how do we celebrate? 

When God gave the Israelites feasts, He gave them whys and hows. As a family, Jennifer and Scott Pepito spent time as their family grew and changed to create intentional sacred holidays that fueled family connection, time with God, and life giving rythms. 

Join Jennifer and Emelie for another mother-daughter conversation about traditions, rhythms, making room for God, and being creative and introspective in setting up holidays. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Check out the Christmas Guide Vol 1 or Vol 2.

Use the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide to set aside time to encounter God this holiday season.

We are now selling a printed version of the Peaceful Preschool!! 

Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!

 In this episode–
  • Holidays don't have to be exhausting
  • What can you change, what do you want to keep, what is important for your future 
  • What are some holidays you can create for just your family
  • Build traditions that you can keep consistently and that bring you joy 
  • Knowing why you celebrate what you celebrate and keeping thinks simple makes a place for connection with others and space to encounter God when we're not frantically busy. 
  • Understanding that in the elementary years, sometimes input is more important than output when we're educating 
  • Workbooks teach your children to regurgitate information whilst engaging them in great literature, narration, and formulating ideas creates life long learners

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28 Jan 2025Post-partum Healing with Coach Laura Lindahl00:25:39

Laura Lindahl is on our podcast this week! She is a pre and postnatal health coach and brings a passion for women's health and wholeness in the beautiful but intense process of giving birth and recovery. There is so much information now that better allows us to understand the impact of pregnancy on our hormones and be more gentle with ourselves in postpartum healing.  This is a niche episode, but it is so important for us to understand. If you are no longer in the birthing stage, this is a great episode to share with someone in your life who is in the midst of birth and postpartum recovery. 

This podcast is made possible by the Peaceful Press!

Spring is too magical to miss a moment of it! Enjoy the Peaceful Press Spring Guide and Garden Guide for a beautiful 4 weeks of learning that will take you outdoors while connecting as a family and learning. 

Looking for more! Checkout the Peaceful Press Nature Book Flood for a year of Charlotte Mason inspired science learning that takes you outdoors. 

In this episode–

  • Myths about recovery 
  • Taking your time to recover, and looking for a sustainable path to get back to yourself 
  • After having a baby you will never be the same person, this is normal, and take the time to connect with your spouse, your new child, older children, and yourself in quiet moments 
  • Protecting your quiet space after a birth is so important to your recovery 
  • Clarity on what it means to take care of yourself
  • Check out Laura Lindahls website True Strength Collective and her podcast Strong After Birth for more great resources and practical tips for pregnant and postnatal moms. 

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16 Aug 2024Community and Co-ops with Emelie Pepito00:24:33

Community is such an important part of our well being and flourishing. In fact the health of your relationships is the number one indicator of your health and happiness. It has also been a lifeline for the Pepito family through their time in Mexico and a mainstay of their approach to parenting. Community doesn't end with our peers, it includes our family, our extended family, and is part of our walk as Christians. Join Jennifer and Emelie as they talk about community, what works and what doesn't, how they built it and why family is so important. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

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 In this episode–

    • Why relationships with our parents are important 
    • A conversation around boundaries 
    • How to have good boundaries
    • Co-ops for building community 

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07 Jun 2024Planning a Great Summer with Jennifer Pepito00:22:39

In this special episode, Jennifer Pepito brings her 26 years of expertise to the table to help you plan, organise, and enjoy your summer months. 

From decluttering to planning the perfect summer activities that protect rhythms you built up in the school year, this episode is full of thoughtful insights, advice on how to wrap up the school year, enjoy the summer, and stay on track with your goals.

Finally, we are so excited to announce that the Restoration Home Community is opening one more time in June. 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 with you 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!

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21 Jun 2024What Happens at the Dinner Table with Joy Clarkson00:28:00

Welcome to episode 89 with Jennifer Pepito and Joy Clarkson. 

Joy is a professor, author, and the daughter of Sally Clarkson. This episode is a wonderful listen as we get a behind-the-scenes look at how the Clarksons lived family life, encouraged critical thinking, enjoyed family time, curated atmosphere, and launched children who were capable of making a difference in the world. 

If you're looking for an inspiring summer read, check out Joy's new book, You Are a Tree.

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

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Are you starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for homeschooling tips?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet

 In this episode–

  • Part of a comprehensive home education is giving your children the space for debate and freedom to articulate their ideas. 
  • Giving your children resources for success
  • The best learning often happens not in the classroom but at the dinner table or on family walks, so learning to identify and utilise opportunities is key. 
  • Check out Joy's new book, You Are a Tree.

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08 Apr 2025Sustained Joy with Emelie Pepito00:24:50

The majority of our life is lived not on the mountain tops or in the harvest, but in the sustained and steadfast toil that tends to the gardens and climbs the mountains. It is in the plodding toil that we are most likely to lose joy, focus, or find our purpose eroded across the grind of every-day reality, decision making, squabbling children, disappointment and loneliness. However, as Christians' steadfast joy is part of our inheritance, if we are willing to lay hold of it. 

"Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength."

Nehemiah 8:10

Episode 129 with Emelie Pepito is full of practical ways we can grow our sustained joy. It ranges from learning to keep promises to ourselves so we can ensure a sense of security for ourselves, to prioritising hugs from our husbands, to having the self-discpline to cut things out that steal our joy, and protect our body from dopamine crashes, inflammation, and sleeplessness.

This great conversation is made possible by the Peaceful Press!

The Peaceful Press supports healthy habits and responsibility by incorporating practical life skills into each day. 

For great resources that help with habit building into every day, check out the Chore and Routine Pack. Our full length bundles give your children the opportunity to learn practical skills, read beautiful literature, and engage in a living history and applicable science. If you're not loving your current homeschool, don't wait till next year to make a change. Switch now and enjoy every moment of learning with the Peaceful Press.

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 In this episode–

  • Prioritise those things that sustain you 
  • Learn to get hugs from your husband for the seretonin 
  • Keeping simple promises can renew our sense of safety 
  • Make a 1% change today 
  • Nothing is that important
  • Boundaries for Your Soul by Allison Cook and Kimberly Miller 

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09 Dec 2022Episode 8 Imperfect Community and Growing in Grace00:26:42

Welcome to Episode 8 of Restoration Home with Jennifer Pepito and Elizabeth Santelmann of the "Sunshine in My Nest" Podcast. This is a beautiful episode about imperfect community, how we navigate disappointment when our community fails, and God's grace as we continue in the pursuit of growth and righteousness as families, individuals and community. Community is where we see God's grace play out, and where we are refined, it is not a replacement for God. 

We discuss-

  • How we need community but what to do when our community is less than perfect
  • How we engage in community as imperfect people with imperfect people
  • Not making community our God
  • The way truly understanding God's grace allows us to re-enegage with imperfect community and be imperfect ourselves 

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Here are answers to your questions  on how to homeschool in community.

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10 Nov 2023Advent and the Gift of Waiting with Gayle Boss00:21:51

As deep cold and long nights approach, the painted turtle burrows deep, stills its breathing, and disappears into quietude for 6 months. It was the story of the Painted Turtle's waiting period that first inspired Gayle Boss to create the All Creation Waits book that inspired the Peaceful Press's Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide. 

Now we welcome Gayle Boss onto Restoration Home for a conversation about the inspiration and birth of "All Creation Waits". Gayle talks about waiting, about seasonal depression not as something shameful, but as the bodies response to the season and the need to cuddle in, to still the whirl of activity we dwell amidst, and let our souls rest. 

Sometimes, you wake up and suddenly realise your soul is heavy and so often we'll medicate that heaviness, when we need to clear the deck to let ourselves sink deep into the mud like a painted turtle and experience deep quiet. 

In this season, what would leaning into rest look for you? What does your soul need, what does the heartbeat of your family need? 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Looking for ways to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the holidays? Check out our Christmas Vol. 1 and 2, and the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide.

Also, we have a brand new Peaceful Press Holiday Book Flood: 25 Day Picture Book Advent Guide to enjoy! 

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29 Jul 2023The Unique Paths of Family Rules00:27:40

Have you ever wondered what makes a great family? We have too. It's easy to wonder who has the secret, or what formula produces a happy, holy family. But maybe it isn't like that, maybe parenting is many paths to creating connected families. Maybe it's simple. 

Join Jennifer and Ginny Yurich of the podcast and movement 1000 Hours Outside for an incredible discussion about creating family rule around who you are as individuals and the unique dreams and identity that God has placed in you. We're not looking for a secret sauce, but authenticity, joy, and centred self of family identity that rests in who God made us to be rather than trying to control the outcomes. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

The Playful Pioneers Volume 2 is here!!!

Looking for ways to attune and repair with your children? Check out our Ten Day Connection Challenge 

Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!

 In this episode–
  • It is okay to have standards and to parent with personality
  • Embracing your unique likes, dislikes, and the things you enjoy when creating your family vision
  • As your children grow older there is a beauty in learning to accomodate their lives and becoming
  • We are not searching for perfection but excellence, and in that process you are who your children need
  • Check out Ginny Yurich's newest book coming in November Until the Streetlights Come On

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12 Nov 2024A Minimalist's Christmas with Diane Boden00:33:50

Many of my adult friends have an ambivalent relationship with the Christmas season. Why is that? It's often because their mothers were stressed and anxious about achieving a "perfect Christmas." 

In a recent discussion, Diane Boden, the creator of the Minimalist Mom's Podcast, joined Jennifer Pepito to talk about how to create a minimalist Christmas. The focus is on planning, creating meaningful moments for your family, and choosing what brings you joy and connection.

During the holiday season, there are numerous external pressures—from the vast selection of Christmas decorations at stores like Target to expectations from family and the community. It's easy to say yes to everything, buy more than you need, or feel guilty about your actions.

Don't let yourself fall into that trap. Avoid letting the pursuit of the "perfect holiday season" turn you into a frazzled mom. Instead, aim for simplicity so your children aren't left wishing for more relaxed times and a happier mom.

This great conversation is made possible by the Peaceful Press!

With Winter and Winter Holidays around the corner, check out the Peaceful Press resources and blogs for good literature, engaging ways to celebrate, and the Four-week Autumn Guide.

Purchase any Christmas Guide Volume 1 or Volume 2 and receive a copy of the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide

 In this episode–

  • Plan your holiday season for the best Christmas
  • Pine and fir make great holiday decorations 
  • There is a mental and emotional cost to material things, so be aware of that when you are shopping
  • Check your motivations when you purchase, plan or participate in the holidays 
  • Remember to take time for yourself in the Holiday season 
  • The Christmas Planner

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19 Nov 2024Quiet, Quests, and Christmas with Sarah Clarkson00:28:50

As we continue to move into the holiday season, Sarah Clarkson joins Jennifer Pepito in episode 110 of the Restoration Home Podcast. We're excited to bring another episode rich with the magic and mores of a peaceful Christmas. 

Sarah offers a unique perspective on celebrating Christmas, holiday traditions from the Clarkson home, and bringing different cultures and customs into her family's celebration.

Beyond the holidays, she also brings her love and passion for technological boundaries, creating purposeful space in her day, and finding ways to differentiate days for the sake of becoming more aware of ourselves, our families, and our lives. 

This is a great conversation, and we hope it blesses and inspires you. 

This podcast is made possible by the Peaceful Press!

With Winter and Winter Holidays around the corner, check out the Peaceful Press resources and blogs for good literature, engaging ways to celebrate, and the Four-week Autumn Guide.

Purchase any Christmas Guide Volume 1 or Volume 2 and receive a copy of the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide

 In this episode–

  • The importance of Advent 
  • Slowing down Christmas 
  • Creating a why for technological fasts 
  • Clarkson family traditions
  • Your children are never to old to celebrate with you
  • Reclaiming Quiet by Sarah Clarkson
  • Find out more about Sarah at her website and "From the Vicarage"

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29 Mar 2024Stories of Prayer with Emelie Pepito00:26:01

“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 

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26 Apr 2024The Fairytale of Perfect Parenting with Angie Tolpin00:32:32

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"

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23 Feb 2024How Shall We Live with Michelle Garrels00:23:05

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? 

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12 May 2023The Pursuit of Balance00:26:58

Welcome to episode 30! Jennifer and Emelie discuss the role of balance in our spiritual, personal, and homeschool walk. Balance is not something we often think about when we're looking at spiritual disciplines. Think about it as understanding the season you're in. Are you in a season where you're really pursuing righteousness? Well, is it tempered by an acknowledgement of God's grace? Are you working on grace but forgetting about righteousness? Balance is usually what happens when we stay in step with Christ, because he is looking to bring us into relationship with himself and not another form of religion. When we are on His journey, his leadership creates balance in our lives. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

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In this episode:

  • What is balance?
  • Why being out of balance can often lead to judgement as we use rules and comparisons to make us feel justified rather than the accomplished work of the Cross. 
  • Staying in your lane when it comes to going places in your life
  • Cultivating our ability to hear the voice of God in our lives so we can walk with confidence in what He has called us to

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 

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14 Jan 2025Happy Moms with Hannah Keeley00:28:59

You may not be able to have vision when you're at rock bottom, but you can be grateful. And Grateful will take you far. 

Hannah Keeley the relationship coach, author, and speaker joins Jennifer Pepito for a spectacular episode on mom brain, picking up the pieces of the new brain we have post kids, gratefulness, and understanding life from our child's perspective. Our children remember what we create, and as mom's we are powerful curators of our children's experiences. And sometimes that negative or distressing situation you're in is just a blip that you are more than equipped to get through, and it is those moments that shape you and sanctify you for future adventures. 

Their conversation is inspiring, hopeful, and so practical. So dive in and enjoy! 

 

This podcast is made possible by the Peaceful Press!

Spring is too magical to miss a moment of it! Enjoy the Peaceful Press Spring Guide and Garden Guide for a beautiful 4 weeks of learning that will take you outdoors while connecting as a family and learning. 

Looking for more! Checkout the Peaceful Press Nature Book Flood for a year of Charlotte Mason inspired science learning that takes you outdoors. 

In this episode–

  • Great community is essential
  • No matter how bleak your situation may look, there is something to be thankful for 
  • Create anchors for yourself throughout the day, things to do with your body to get your mind straight 
  • Mom fog is real!! You're not going crazy and you're not weak!
  • You have so much authority and power as the mama doing life with your child 24/7
  • We have to take our thoughts captive so we can start living in the victory in which Christ has made us free.
  • The Four Habits of Joy Filled People Chris Coursey and Marcus Werner
  • Mom Fog: 8 Steps to Overcoming Mom Fatigue Syndrome by Hannah Keeley

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18 Mar 2023Incorporating Prayer: A Guide00:26:43

Welcome to episode 22 of Restoration Home. Jennifer and Kris talk about prayer and how to develop a restorative prayer life in the midst of the chaos of day to day life. Life also changes as children grow up, and our illusion of control shifts from fixing a bandaged knee to watching our teenagers drive away for the first time, and truly realising that God alone is in control. Prayer is meditation that allows us to continually stay in the presence of God amidst the lies and fears that would like to swirl in our mind. 

 In this episode–

  • Learning to use prayer and meditation to let go of fear and trust God for our lives and loved ones
  • Tips for young moms to carve out time to pray and enjoy God
  • The importance of learning to listen to God for creative God given solutions to everyday stress
  • The Good Gospel by the Peaceful Press
  • Saint Patricks Prayer

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Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 

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16 Feb 2024Raising Children Who Love Work with Emelie Pepito00:28:31

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–

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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18 Aug 2023Managing our Emotions00:30:06

Welcome to Episode 44, a new series on Managing the many aspects of becoming a restoration family.

Jennifer and Emelie talk about the importance of managing our emotions and not burdening our children with big emotions.

Many of you felt like you had to parent your parents, but you can stop the cycle. 

It’s okay to process out loud, but always leave your children with a hopeful statement like, “mommy is feeling overwhelmed right not, but I know God will carry us through”.

Then, take those big emotions and process them with a friend, mentor, or therapist.

 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

The Playful Pioneers Volume 2 is here!!!

Looking for ways to attune and repair with your children? Check out our Ten Day Connection Challenge 

Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!

 In this episode–
  • Motherhood is intense, but share your struggles with a friend or therapist, and protect your child from becoming a parent figure to you.
  • How to better understand what you feel, so you can process efficiently 
  • The importance of acknowledging your emotions
  • How children feel when we turn them into our emotional support
  • And as always, how even when we make mistakes there is hope

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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05 Jan 2024How We Can Save the World with Emelie Pepito00:23:07

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–

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02 Feb 2024How Does Work Make You Feel with Emelie Pepito00:26:51

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–

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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03 Feb 2023Foundations for Stability00:22:08

Welcome to the last episode in the Stability Season. Episode 16 is a beautiful discussion about how habits, rhythms, and routines create stability.  Stability is not the absence of play, it is creating a foundation of peace for our families that creates time for connection, play, and offers security in an ever-changing and sometimes overwhelming world. 

In this episode–

  • Building habits and routines
  • How to recover a seemingly lost day by continuing to make decisions to do the right thing. 
  • The effect of small, consistent good choices in buidling stabiliy 
  • The vision of Restoration Home
  • Habits of the Household by Justin Whitmel Early

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It's not too late to join The Peaceful Loop

Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 

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03 Mar 2023Simplicity Lived Out00:24:08

Welcome to episode 20 with returning guest Kristin Dahman. This is a beautiful summary conversation about simplicity and how we can create simplicity in our daily lives. 

We discuss-

  • Simplifying your routines to create connection
  • How we deal with stressors and communicate those to our children
  • Creating systems to simplify our work loads
  • Enjoying what we have and staying present

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For ways to organise your work check out the Peaceful Press Planner or buy the hard copy here. You can also download the free Family Vision Sheet to start vision drafting for your family. 

This episode is sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 

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25 Nov 2022Episode 6 Being Community00:23:13

Welcome to Episode 6 of Restoration Home with Jennifer Pepito and Anna Symonds of "Fill Your House with Books". The episode covers how we learn to heal feeling unwanted when we continually initiate community. As we learn to heal the lies that hold us in isolation, we enjoy the fruits of community, and it allows us the privilege of bringing others into deeper and more meaningful community. As always, you become like the people you abide with. 

We discuss-

  • Breaking the lie that I'm not wanted or enough in order to build the  community and belonging we long for
  • Are we willing to be obedient and put ourselves out there to craft beautiful community
  • How seasons of loneliness build the foundation for flourishing community
  • Having the heart and tenderness of Christ towards the people put across our paths.  
  • Heidi by Johanna Spyri and Mothering by the Book by Jennifer Pepito

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18 Nov 2022Episode 5 The Structure of Community and Christmas Gatherings00:22:55

In this episode of Restoration Home, Jennifer Pepito talks with Emelie Pepito about how we craft community and steward family time in the holidays. We talk about the values that guide our community, and how working together builds lasting relationships.  

"And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching."

Hebrews 10:24-25

We discuss-

  • The structure and cost of crafting community
  • Avoiding communal burnout in the holidays through value crafting  
  • Quality of community is built through working together towards a common goal
  • Restoring Christmas through understanding past pain that keeps us stuck

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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For the Peaceful Press Christmas Guides and Advent Guide check out our shop Holiday Collection

Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 

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18 Feb 2025REPLAY-Raising Children Who Love Work with Emelie Pepito00:28:31

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–

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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23 Jun 2023Order, Orderly, Ordered: What is it really?00:19:28

Two episodes ago, Jennifer and Emelie talked about how Order has become something often associated with control. Control often comes from a broken place, as we try to make our world and environment safe, familiar, and unchanging. Or if our parents were orderly, bordering on control, we shy away from order because it felt like manipulation and fear. 

But Godly order is worship of an orderly God. 

In this episode, Emelie and Jennifer hit all sorts of delicious topics like what is patriarchy, matriarchy? How has control of what life should look like,  instead of order that tends our garden, hurt our joy and stability. Finally, before you assume it's a patriarchy, are you using a matriarchy to uphold a patriarchy? At the end of the day the only place we can create an abundance of order is when we start tending to the intimate places of our heart. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

The Peaceful Press Cookbook is available on Amazon!! 

The Peaceful Press has beautiful Student Planners to help your students craft order, ryhthm and mindfulness in their daily journey. Check the digital versions out at the Peaceful Press or order printed copies from Amazon

In this episode:

  • Old Order isn't always Godly Order
  • Are you dealing with a patriarchy or a matriarchy
  • Why you and your children need your husband
  • Creating order as worship 
  • Looking for ways to attune and repair with your children? Check out our Ten Day Connection Challenge 
  • The Peaceful Press Planner by Jennifer Pepito or get the print copy on Amazon. 

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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You can learn more about Emelie here-

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Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 

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You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 

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14 Apr 2023Emotional Stewardship in the Home00:21:13

Episode 26, Jennifer and Emelie begin the four weeks of stewardship, with a conversation about stewarding the emotions in our home. As always, it starts with us when it comes to restoration, and this is a great conversation about the ways we contribute to stewarding peace or chaos. 

 In this episode–

  • Identifying where your emotions coming from and thinking before you react
  • Taking care of your needs to have space to address the stress of day to day life
  • Considering how overwhelming your activities are and having grace for yourself and your family, while also sticking to essentials
  • Practical ways to take care of yourself in 5 minutes or less

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 

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11 Nov 2022Episode 4 Work Redefined00:22:27

In this episode of Restoration Home, Jennifer Pepito talks with McKenzy Winkler of the Little Farm Folk Podcast about what motivates us to take on work. 

"I believe the world will be saved by beauty.” Fyodor Dostoevsky

We discuss-

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16 Dec 2022Hospitality as a Spiritual Discipline00:24:36

Welcome to episode 9 of Restoration Home! Jennifer and Emelie talk hospitality. From living in Mexico and hosting groups in their home, to hosting three different families while living in a travel trailer, and remodeling, they've experienced hospitality in many iterations. Here they talk about what hospitality is, and how we can do it even when we feel less than perfect.  

We discuss-

  • Hospitality what it is and why it’s so important as a spiritual discipline 
  • The difference between hospitality and a show 
  • Hospitality as a wonder and interest in people and a delight in welcoming them in and getting to know them in the way Christ has welcomed us into Himself and his kingdom.
  • The radical, authentic hospitality of the Ten Booms in “The Hiding Place
  • Check out the Chore and Routine Cards at the Peaceful Press for more ways to build routine and habits in your daily life. 

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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For the Peaceful Press Christmas Guides and Advent Guide check out our shop Holiday Collection

Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 

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26 Jul 2024Boys are People Too with Durenda Wilson00:23:02

Durenda Wilson author of Raising Boys to Men and creator of Simply Unhurried and the Durenda Wilson Podcast joins Jennifer Pepito for an incredibly podcast all about boys. This episode is about creating a space and mindset that is hospitable towards our sons. Their mindsets and energy levels, the way in which they are wired, are different from our daughters, different from ourselves and in a society that prioritises soft, social skills the energy and aggression that little boys carry is often misunderstood and punished instead of being channelled and regulated to help our sons thrive in life. 

Episode 94 is a practical guide for raising sons in a world where masculinity has become a confusing subject, and the role of men has changed drastically in the last 100 years. Never before have our sons needed our support in becoming great men, and this podcast is an excellent place to start. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

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 In this episode–

    • The sliding scale of boy energy 
    • Why we need to raise our sons differently
    • Guiding our boys in emotional resilience and identification 
    • Understanding the role of aggression on healthy masculinity 

 

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12 Jan 2024Jason VanRuler and the Practical Process of Finding Help00:27:14

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

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04 Aug 2023Faithfulness not Outcomes00:21:57

In our family, Emelie's journey with anorexia was the first indicator that having a Family Rule did not create a 1+1=2 journey. In some seasons, your family rules, and the boundaries and stability we put into place to foster godly, joy filled children will look like it's failing. But is the family rule failing, or is God too good to allow "goodness" to replace "holiness". 

Goodness is simply good behaviour, holiness is when we've allowed ourselves to be sanctified from the inside out, nothing hidden, nothing broken. 

Episode 42 is an incredible conversation between Jennifer and Emelie about what happens when a family rule seems to fail.

Listen to the end for a chance to participate in a Restoration Home and Peaceful Press Competition and the chance to win 1 year of the Peaceful Loop and a $50 Gift Card. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

The Peaceful Press Cookbook is available on Amazon!! 

The Peaceful Press has beautiful Student Planners to help your students craft order, ryhthm and mindfulness in their daily journey. Check the digital versions out at the Peaceful Press or order printed copies from Amazon

In this episode:

  • A family rule is about your faithfulness to what God has called you to create, not controlling the outcome of your family
  • How to embrace the hard seasons of application
  • The Joy of faithfulness 
  • Mothering by the Book by Jennifer Pepito 
  • Family Rule Poster—Follow this link to edit and create your Family Rule Poster in Canva and to enter in the Restoration Family Rule Competition.
    • You will win 1 year in the Peaceful Loop which has monthly calls with Jennifer and a habits and community building group, and $50 to the Peaceful Press Shop. 
    • The Poster must contain the Peaceful Press Website and the Restoration Home Logo
    • Submit the Canva link to your design to hello@thepeacefulpress.com subject line "Family Rule Poster".
    • All submissions must be received by 8/25/2023
    • Submissions will be voted on in the private Peaceful Press Facebook Group and posted to Instagram. 

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04 Mar 2025Learning Language Arts with Jennifer Pepito00:31:00

Jennifer Pepito is a homeschool mom of 7 with 30 years of homeschool experience, the author of Mothering by the Book, Habits for a Sacred Home, and the founder of the Peaceful Press. At the core of her homeschool ethos is a desire to learn language arts through living literature that inspires the dreamer, the warrior, and the creator in each of our children. 

Episode 124 dives deeper into Jennifer's principles for learning language arts. She walks you through what she did and how it benefited her children, the science behind learning language arts through a more Charlotte Mason-oriented approach, and how to make it work for you and your family if you're not sure where to start.

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Check out the Homeschool Planner for a great way to stay organized and focused as the new year starts. 

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15 Sep 2023The Peaceful Press Philosophy on Teaching Language Arts00:21:56

What makes great literature? Is Harry Potter great literature? What about Farenheit 451? Why are we at Restoration Home and The Peaceful Press so passionate about living stories, and how with all of these stories do we know what output to look for that assures us our child is learning?? 

Have you ever asked any of these questions?

In Episode 48, join Jennifer and Emelie, as they have a really fantastic conversation that engages all of these questions and much more. While this conversation is definitely more about homeschooling and teaching literature, it's also just a great conversation about learning and how we do it. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

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 In this episode–
  • Why we start with good literature rather than worksheets
  • Living literature is about protaganists that grow 
  • Understanding that in the elementary years, sometimes input is more important than output when we're educating 
  • Workbooks teach your children to regurgitate information whilst engaging them in great literature, narration, and formulating ideas creates life long learners

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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31 Dec 2024A Restorative Year with Jennifer Pepito00:22:45

Welcome to Episode 116. The Restoration Home Community is about to open for a brand new year of habit-building, connection, and virtue development, all within an incredible community of mothers. Weekly activities will be like speaking something lovely over yourself each day and accountability for time tracking to see where we spend most of our time. 

Jennifer Pepito is the author of Mothering by the Book, Habits for a Sacred Home, and the founder of the Peaceful Press. Flowing through her work is a deep desire to see mothers live with more margin and peace in their lives, deeper reflection in the presence of God, and vision and stamina for creating a sacred, healthy, and holy home. Whether you are a homeschool mom or just looking for ways to curate a restorative home better, the Restoration Home Community, with direct access to Jennifer and an incredible community of women, is for you. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Check out the Homeschool Planner for a great way to stay organized and focused as the new year starts. 

Looking for more nature and science for this year? The Peaceful Press Nature Book Flood is a beautiful addition to your school year.  

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02 Sep 2023The Peaceful Teacher: Managing Your Homeschool00:24:38

With school starting, we start to see more and more queries at the Peaceful Press about how much is enough. Enthusiastic moms and concerned moms want to be sure they are doing the utmost for their child's future well-being and education. 

In Episode 46 we have Durenda Wilson of the Durenda Wilson Podcast join Jennifer Pepito to talk about manage home schooling. What is too much, what is enough, what are the objectives we're looking for? Maybe providing an education is simpler than we think, if we're willing to stop and engage our children's curiosity, questions, exploration, and being. 

This is a great episode to explain and simplify the mystery of teaching and assure you, that you have what it takes to teach your children. 

 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

The Playful Pioneers Volume 2 is here!!!

Looking for ways to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the holidays? Check out our Christmas Guides Vol. 1 and 2, and the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide

Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!

 In this episode–
  • When enough is enough
  • Creating an atmosphere that invites and encourages continual exploration
  • The importance of child-led exploration, especially in the younger years
  • Not matter how busy you are, you're ability to provide loving attentiveness to your child is a huge educatinal boon to your child
  • For more informatiuon check out Durenda Wilson's book The Four Hour School Day
  • If you're looking for more ways to help organise and plan your life, check out the Peaceful Press Planner or the Homeschool Planner.

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Durenda Wilson here-

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17 Nov 2023Questions from the Community with Emelie and Jennifer00:32:49

Welcome to Episode 57! Jennifer Pepito and Emelie Pepito answer questions from our Peaceful Press and Restoration Home Community. 

They covers ideas for beginner homemakers, applying the Charlotte Mason Education to a stress free holiday season, and much more.

We loved your questions and the conversation they inspired in this episode. 

 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Check out the Christmas Guide Vol 1 or Vol 2.

Use the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide to set aside time to encounter God this holiday season.

Check out our newest holiday resource, The Peaceful Press Book Flood!

We are now selling a printed version of the Peaceful Preschool.

Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!

 In this episode–
  • Creating a home versus creating an instagram staging ground
  • First generation homemakers? It's not hard, just enjoy the journey 
  • Home education the Charlotte Mason way
  • How to use the Peaceful Press Christmas Material 
  • Why a little goes a long way in our teaching
  • A Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola 

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Emelie here-

Emelie’s Instagram

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03 Nov 2023Restoration Parenting with Emelie Pepito00:36:02

In this episode, Jennifer Pepito and Emelie Pepito have a mother-daughter conversation about parenting. As a family, Scott and Jennifer practiced and researched many parenting approaches across 30 years and 7 children. While the parenting methods may have changed, their love for their children, and their intentionality were steadfast. 

Episode 55 is a deep, personal, and tender look at what parenting is and isn't and how to seek restoration rather than perfection for ourselves and our children. Finally, you are who your children need and sometimes it's the less-than-perfect areas in our lives that equip our children in ways we maybe couldn't imagine. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Check out the Christmas Guide Vol 1 or Vol 2.

Use the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide to set aside time to encounter God this holiday season.

Check out our newest holiday resource, The Peaceful Press Book Flood!

We are now selling a printed version of the Peaceful Preschool!! 

Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!

 In this episode–
  • Scott and Jennifer's parenting adventure
  • Parenting with intentionality 
  • What a parent is and what they aren't 
  • The most important thing you can do for your children is grow and heal as an individual
  • You are who your children need 
  • Parents are stewards, not owners
  • Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne 
  • Check out Mothering by the Book by Jennifer Pepito
  • Download our free connection challenge to jump start better behavior and a more peaceful home.

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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You can learn more about Emelie here-

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22 Apr 2025The Spiritual Practice of Motherhood with Whitney Newby00:23:48

Whitney Newby is the creator of the Brighter Day Press, a lovely human being, and a beautiful artist. It is a delight to have her on the podcast for episode 131. In this episode, we're talking about embracing motherhood as a spiritual practice. 

Motherhood is not a struggle to get through, but a process wherein we experience the sufficiency of Christ in our weakness and become more like Him as we are sustained by Him amidst the dirty diapers, sleepless nights, teenage woes, and homeschooling drama. Whitney brings so much practical and gentle advice on how to take care of ourselves, carve out time with Jesus, and enjoy the wonder of motheirng. 

Enjoy! 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Spring is too magical to miss a moment of it! Enjoy the Peaceful Press Spring Guide and Garden Guide for a beautiful 4 weeks of learning that will take you outdoors while connecting as a family and learning. 

Looking for more! Check out the Peaceful Press Nature Book Flood for a year of Charlotte Mason inspired science learning that takes you outdoors. 

 In this episode–

  • Memorising scripture 
  • The sacred calling and spiritual practice of motherhood
  • The power of praying in front of your children 
  • The hard time of motherhood are our sanctification 
  • Self care as a means to being a present, engaged, peaceful mother
  • Whitney's newest book, Lift Your Eyes 
  • Nourishing Nature Bible Verse Cards 

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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You can learn more about Whitney here-

Brighter Day Press Instagram

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02 Aug 2024Growing Up Hospitable with Emelie Pepito00:24:38

Welcome to episode 95 of the Restoration Home Podcast. 

Join our hosts, Jennifer and Emelie, as they share relatable stories about developing practical skills for hospitality, living overseas, and developing hobbies from the adventures and life skills presented through the Peaceful Press Bundles.

Whether you are homeschooling, homesteading, or building your family's sacred home in the suburbs and the precious after-school hours, this episode is excellent for its practical advice and step-by-step guides. It's all about empowering our children with the skills to be great hosts. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

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–

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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You can learn more about Emelie here-

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29 Jun 2024Stability Through Faithfulness with Cindy Rollins00:23:58

Welcome to episode 90 with Jennifer Pepito and Cindy Rollins. 

Cindy Rollins homeschooled her nine children for over 30 years using Charlotte Mason’s timeless ideas. She is the author of Mere Motherhood: Morning Time, Nursery Rhymes, and My Journey Toward Sanctification, The Mere Motherhood Newsletters, Hallelujah: Cultivating Advent Traditions with Handel’s Messiah and Morning Time: A Liturgy of Love.

In this episode Jennifer and Cindy talk about the power of stability for nurturing a connected family.

The Restoration Home Community is open for the last time this year! Learn more about how we are creating stability through better habits at this link.

Restoration Home Community

 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Order Jennifer's new book, Habits for a Sacred Home, and get access to exclusive bonuses

Are you starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for homeschooling tips?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet

 In this episode–

  • Homeschooling requires trust that the good seeds will bear fruit. 
  • Recognize the need for faithfulness.
  • How to bear one another’s burdens and create stability.

 

You can learn more about Jennifer here–

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05 Nov 2024Healthy Holidays with Emelie Pepito00:42:01

The holiday season is just around the corner, and it's easy to feel overwhelmed, but it doesn't have to be that way! We want to help you create joyful memories for you and your children. Join Jennifer and Emelie for an exciting discussion on how to stay healthy and make the most of this beautiful time of year. Plus, don't miss our insightful chat with Megan Ziegenfus about empowering our daughters to understand hormones! Let's embrace the season with positivity and joy!

This great conversation is made possible by the Peaceful Press!

With Winter and Winter Holidays around the corner, check out the Peaceful Press resources and blogs for good literature, engaging ways to celebrate, and the Four-week Autumn Guide.

Autumn Guide,  Christmas Guide Volume 1 and Volume 2

 In this episode–

  • How to protect your physical health during the holidays 
  • The importance of stewarding what your children consume for the sake of their emotions and well-being in the Holiday season 
  • Creating a memorable Christmas with the Peaceful Press resources, even in your biggest season
  • Part of giving your children a magical Christmas is protecting their health. 
  • Christmas doesn't have to ruin your health or family connection
  • When we give our children happy memories, we give them a savings account of joy to draw from when life gets hard. 
  • Make a primitive oil lamp with the Peaceful Press.
  • The Connection Challenge 
  • The Christmas Planner
  • Body Talk Basics with Megan Ziegenfus
  • The Peaceful Press Cookbook

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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You can learn more about Emelie here-

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You can learn more about our special guest, Megan Ziegenfus, here-

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08 Oct 2024Mothers Who Never Stop with Sally Clarkson00:32:34

We are delighted to welcome Sally Clarkson back to the Restoration Home Podcast! She is a dear friend and our first repeat guest on the podcast. She has recently published a new book, Well Lived: Shaping a Legacy of Gratitude and Grace. 

Her newest book is a memoir and an inspiration to mothers young and old, new and veteran. She joins Jennifer to talk about living a life of generosity and faithfulness. We often live our lives going from goal post to goal post, waiting until we've "arrived" or we're "done". However, as wives and mothers of faith, the journey is life itself, and we're called to run well until the run is complete. 

Sally Clarkson's gentleness and wisdom, shared through her personal stories, is a wonderful encouragement, and we are so excited to offer this episode to our community. 

 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

With Winter and Winter 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 Autumn Guide.

Autumn Guide,  Christmas Guide Volume 1 and Volume 2

 In this episode–

  • Create a vision of who you want to be in your family and the atmosphere you want to carry into your family.
  • Model your motherhood after women of character.
  • We need to plant the flag in our lives for what we believe and know to be accurate and hold fast, even when our circumstances or emotions aren't matching.
  • You have the agency and capacity to build an incredible life. 
  • You are not the victim of your life.
  • It is a more fulfilling way to live when we choose to grow into being like God. 
  • We are excited about Sally's newest book, Well Lived: Shaping a Legacy of Gratitude and Grace. 
  • Two of our favourite books by Sally are Different and Awakening Wonder. 
  • Check out Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home, which is 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

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21 Jul 2023Jennifer’s Guide to Creating a Daily Routine00:21:28

Do you ever have golden dreams for how your homeschool day will go, but feel like you're constantly ending it weary and disappointed in another day that was overwhelming, chaotic, too full, or simply lacked any sort of order? If you can resonate with any of that, then episode 40 is perfect for you.

Jennifer takes you through planning a daily rhythm and highlights resources, systems, ideas, and strategies for making sure that we feel less steamrolled at the end of the day. Yet, sometimes no matter how meticulously we planned, a day still takes us. On those days we learn to forgive ourselves, our children, our spouse, maybe a friend or parent and accept the grace on offer in Christ to pick up and start afresh tomorrow. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

The Playful Pioneers Volume 2 is here! Looking for Elementary Bundles to engage in Charlotte Mason style education for Autumn 2023, check out the Playful Pioneers, Precious People, and the Kind Kingdom!

In this episode:

  • Jennifer breaks down morning time
  • How to identify essentials and non-essentials in your day 
  • The beauty of self-forgiveness for starting fresh 
  • Setting up our day so we have time to enjoy our children
  • We don't need to overload our children with "school" for them to be successful

Episode 32 Resources 

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 

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23 Dec 2023Planning a Restorative New Year00:25:18

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-

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You can learn more about Emelie here-

Emelie’s Instagram

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09 Feb 2024Managing a Holy Home with Johnna Holmgren00:31:26

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-

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You can learn more about Johnna here-

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19 Jan 2024Faith, Friends, and Finishing Well with Sally Clarkson00:24:54

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

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01 Oct 2024Choosing Joy with Chris and Jennifer Coursey00:32:27

Have you ever wondered what fear was doing to your brain? Are there times when you have felt like you were on a perpetual rollercoaster of hard days? Does it sometimes feel like your days, weeks, months blend together in a cacophony of disappointment, failure, fear, and stress? 

Chris and Jennifer Coursey creators of Thrive Today and the 28 Day Joy Challenge join Jennifer Pepito for an incredible and practical conversation about how to create more joy-filled lives. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Are you starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for homeschooling tips?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet

Looking for additional Science and Nature Studies? Check out the Peaceful Press Nature Book Flood. A year round study of God's creation through science experiments, great literature, and exploration of the outdoors. 

In this episode–

  • When we spend time focusing on joyful moments of our day, our brain begins to look for and note those moments more than the bad parts
  • Cuddling our spouse or our kids releases oxytocin which helps decompress and reduce stress 
  • Practical ways to identify negative thought patterns and replace them with joy
  • The importance of choosing what we focus on and our focus's effect on our emotions
  • The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled People by Marcus Warner and Chris Coursey 
  • Check out more books and resources by Chris and Jennifer

You can learn more about Jennifer here–

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Thrive Today

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10 Dec 2024An Intentional Life with Cleere Cherry Reeves00:25:53

Welcome to episode 113 with Jennifer Pepito and special guest Cleere Cherry Reeves of Cleerely Stated.

Cleere and Jennifer talk about declarations, intentional living, creating order, and stewarding the internal atmosphere of our home. This is all about living with margin, ignoring pressures, or could haves or should haves, and prioritising connection over perfection. 

Our minds and emotions depend on our words and the stories we allow ourselves to meditate on. We must change our words and our world to better represent the truth of who God says we are and His goodness in our present situation, and He offers us the gift of change through His grace and healing. 

This podcast is made possible by the Peaceful Press!

With Winter and Winter Holidays around the corner, check out the Peaceful Press resources and blogs for good literature, engaging ways to celebrate, and the Four-week Autumn Guide.

Purchase any Christmas Guide Volume 1 or Volume 2 and receive a copy of the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide

 In this episode–

  • Your family should be getting your first and your best
  • Write out the kind of mom you want to be, then look at what makes that difficult.
  • Journalling is an incredible way to calm down and stay connected. 
  • Godly and faithful declarations calm our minds and align our emotions with what God says rather than what our circumstances or emotions dictate. 
  • Happy memories are so important.
  • Check out Cleere's collection of reflective journals and devotionals

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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You can learn more about Cleere here-

Cleere's Instagram

 

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08 Mar 2024The Process of Healing with Kimberly June Miller00:29:41

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-

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You can learn more about Kimberly here-

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30 Dec 2022Planning the New Year: A Special00:23:34

Welcome to episode 11! In this episode, we're taking a break from hospitality to talk about processing and planning for the New Year. Emelie and Jennifer talk about their practice of reflection, prayer, and soaking that goes into creating dreams and goals for every unique, God ordained New Year. 

New Years Resources–

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 

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06 Oct 2023Living on purpose with Mary Heffernan00:22:26

Living with purpose isn't easy, but when we make a decision to live a vision and go after it whole heartedly, we create a legacy. 

Join Jennifer and Mary Heffernan author of The Hands On Ranch Book as they talk about Mary and Brian's vision and dedication to building Five Mary’s Farm with their four daughters. 

The podcast covers the ins and outs of an extreme big vision, like selling out of your Silicon Valley lifestyle and heading for a ranch. But Mary combines her experience, and the gift it’s been to her daughters with practical ways to start living on purpose and giving small children vision in everyday ways. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Looking for ways to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the holidays? Check out our Christmas Guides Vol. 1 and 2, and the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide

Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!

 In this episode–

  • Mary and Brian Heffernan's story
  • Your children are capable of more than they think 
  • Living for a bigger picture
  • Establishing our values, and then comitting to them, friction comes when we keep looking back for old pleasures or old lifestyles when we've comitted to something we believe will be better in the long run
  • Check out Mary's book and website!! 

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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Mary Heffernan's Instagram

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20 Oct 2023How to Do Hard with Abbie Halberstadt00:24:37

Abbie Halberstadt is the author of M is for Mama and Hard is Not the Same as Bad joins Jennifer Pepito for a timely conversation about "hard": hard family relations, hard pasts, hard parenting days, and doing "hard" in a culture that wants easy. 

 Often we are looking for ways to minimise or fix our life, so that it's simple, organised, smooth, life giving, wholesome, or brings us joy. But there are many hard things we cannot change, like the people we work with, stressful holiday interactions, days when our children are unsettled, bad news.

Abbie brings a beautiful, God-filled perspective to "hard" from her own life as she and Jennifer talk about all of the things that we encouter on the daily, and finding God in the midst of it. It is an incredible, refreshing conversation that reminds us that with God we are more than capable to live fully in the midst of hard things. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Looking for ways to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the holidays? Check out our Christmas Guides Vol. 1 and 2, and the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide

Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!

 In this episode–

  • Doing hard things as a counter-cultural movement 
  • Abbie's story
  • Learning to set the right kind of boundaries with family
  • A mother's mindfulness and the path to wholeness 
  • Leaving a legacy of intentionality rather than perfection 
  • Check out M is for Mama and Hard is Not the Same Thing as Bad by Abbie Halberstadt 

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

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24 May 2024A Good God and a Simple Life with Emelie Pepito00:26:20

Silent to do lists, Pinterest meal pressure, self-care standards, religious pressures, we are surrounded by so many voices putting external pressures on us. The unfinished baseboards, the 400 recipes in your Pinterests food boards, the weights in the corner of your room, the unused gym membership. What if part of a restored life was learning to identify and reduce these clamouring gremlins that are trying to steal our joy and reduce the simplicity of what Christ has called you to in whatever stage of parenting or life you are in? 

Join Jennifer and Emelie Pepito in episode 85 as they discuss these silent to do lists, how simplicity gives us space to breath, the importance of values, and how understanding who God is as a loving Father can take us from stressed and overwhelmed to a glorious adventure with a loving God who has our backs. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

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–

  • First steps for simplifying life with young children
  • Reducing your lifestyle down to necessities for a season isn't a permanent loss, we can recover and change our values in any season to recapture what brought us joy in a previous season but wasn't feasible in another one 
  • When we understand how God sees us, we go from stressed to blessed and protected
  • Simplifying is part action and part mindset  
  • Creating a Family Vision is an important step in simplifying
  • The Connection Challenge
  • Looking for a simpler homeschool flow, check out the Peaceful Press Samples
  • Mothering by the Book by Jennifer Pepito 
  • Abba's Child by Brennan Manning
  • Habits for a Sacred Home by Jennifer Pepito 
  • The Pastors Wife by Sabrina Wurmbrand 

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10 May 2024Practical Steps for a Happy Marriage with Emelie Pepito00:27:42

Submission has become a polarising word. For those of us who were raised under hyper-religious structures in the 80s and 90s, submission was framed in medieval terms. For some, it's one of those things in the Bible, that we simply lay aside as archaic, along with the commandment for women to go outside of the city whilst on their period. For others, it conveys a whole world of hurt and manipulation. 

But what is submission, really? Is it necessary? And does it have anything to do with building an orderly, fulfilling, and joy filled marriage?

Welcome to episode 83! Emelie and Jennifer begin to tackle some of these questions, and talk about thankfulness, submission, Laura Doyles six step to intimacy, and so much more. 

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26 Mar 2025Uniquely You with Sally Clarkson00:29:21

We are delighted to welcome Sally Clarkson back to the Restoration Home Podcast! She is a beloved friend and is joining Jennifer for the third time to share what is near and dear to her heart in this season. 

We always love having Sally on as she brings so much intentionality and thoughtfulness as she shares with our community the thoughts and meditations that are near and dear to her heart in this season. We hope that you are blessed and encouraged by the intentionality that Sally Clarkson unfaillingly brings to the mothering journey.

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 In this episode–

  • You cannot give your children too much encouragement 
  • Don't discipline your child simply because they are different 
  • Identify what your child is good at and support them in that 
  • You can't be afriad to interrupt your child's selfishness 
  • Heartfelt Discipline by Clay Clarkson 
  • We are excited about Sally and Nathan's newest book, Uniquely You.
  • Two of our favourite books by Sally are Different and Awakening Wonder. 
  • Check out Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home, which is available for pre-order on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

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05 Apr 2024What Gardening Teaches Us About Parenting with Christie Purifoy00:25:42

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! 

 

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 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. 

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23 Dec 2022Crafting Foundations for Hospitality00:24:55

Merry Christmas and welcome to episode 10 of Restoration Home! Jennifer and Lori Beth Auldridge of the Elevating Motherhood Podcast talk about the spiritual and emotional foundation we must build in ourselves and our family, so we can facilitate radical hospitality. 

We discuss-

  • How you can open your home and retain your beliefs 
  • Building deep relationships with our children so that they are protected and secure while also opening our home to strangers
  • Hospitality as an act we can practice outside of our home
  • Hospitality as being a peacemaker, being available to be used by God, rather than making something happen

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29 Oct 2024Overcoming Stress with Barb Roose00:28:58

The wonderful Barb Roose, author of Stronger than Stress: 10 Spiritual Practices to Win the Battle of Overwhelm, joins Jennifer Pepito for episode 107. This hard-hitting episode is all about stress! It is so timely to transition into the holiday season. Barb is full of profound wisdom and helpful insight on stress, what it is, what it isn't, and how to deal with it.

As mothers, we can be conduits of Christ-centred peace or agents of chaos. This episode is for you if you are struggling with the latter or want to be more of the former. 

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 In this episode–

  • If you, as a mother, are under chronic stress, ask yourself if you are trying to be everything to everyone and then start stepping back from that place because only God can fill that place.
  • Stress is not bad; it is a gift from God to know when we are too deep.
  • Don't let lies or the fruit of stress dictate how you view your children.
  • Whimsy can diffuse a stressful situation quickly.
  • We cannot live to do the will of our children and our husbands, nor can we act as though keeping them safe and happy is our job. 
  • Stronger than Stress: 10 Spiritual Practices to Win the Battle of Overwhelm by Barb Roose

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17 May 2024Work, Rest, Read, Repeat with Elsie Iudicello00:26:08

Whenever I read a book by Elizabeth Goudge, I am transported into a world of everyday heroines and heroes that inspire me to live with a little more beauty and graciousness in my everyday life. 

Episode 84 with Elsie Iudicello has the same effect. The wisdom and tender authority she carries, the way she talks about her marriage and husband, the graceful way she sets boundaries of community within her family, and her understanding of seasons, offers a refreshing and inspiring view of an orderly life for our community. 

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 In this episode–

  • Being a part of a family and home involves a community committment that has responsibilities 
  • We all have seasons where we aren't giving 100% and understanding our own frailities and having grace for the others in our life creates a more peaceful home
  • As the parents respect work and rest limits for yourself and your children
  • There will always be work, and we need to recognise that order and balance between work and rest is a disciplined choice
  • Letting go of what was good in a past season, and embracing what is best for the present 

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26 Jan 2024Mothers Who Curate with Sarah Mackenzie00:27:21

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. 

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 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

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19 Apr 2024The Theology of Prayer with Phylicia Masonheimer00:25:52

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. 

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 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 

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09 Aug 2024The Enneagram and Parenting with Beth McCord00:30:03

In episode 96 of Restoration Home, Jennifer is joined by author of Enneagram for Moms Beth McCord. This episode is all about the joys of raising individuals, how the Enneagram can become a useful tool for understanding your children's unique personalities, and how we can use this personality test to understand ourselves more as well. Jennifer and Beth also dive into the history of the Enneagram, and the facts and fiction that surround it.

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 In this episode–

    • Understanding the Enneagram
    • The importance of knowing our children well
    • How the Enneagram can help foster better connection
    • Where does the Enneagram come from?
    • Find more information at Your Enneagram Coach

 

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17 Sep 2024When Homeschooling Feels Hard with Emelie Pepito00:25:39

What if homeschooling was hard simply because there were still some areas where past pain continued to steal the joy and whimsy from our present life? And what if taking our precocious, intelligent 4-year-old from preschool to 12th grade, without turning them into "barely interested test takers", was possible? What if everything we thought about education was a myth? What if a little more balance and less stress could have a whole lot of impact? 

In this delightful episode 101, Emelie and Jennifer talk about balance, baking bread, homeschooling, how life can steal our joy, why traditional workbook studies for our kids are detrimental to cultivating intelligence and much more. 

This episode is for every mom with a deep love for her family and a lot of work to get through daily. We understand that life is demanding, but it doesn't have to be draining. Enjoy this podcast's wisdom, insight and practical hopefulness to help calm your life down and find the space to focus on what matters.

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

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07 Apr 2023Being, Becoming and Doing with Steven Lawson00:29:18

Steven Lawson, creator of the Monk Manual and Life Atlas, joins us for the final episode on Prayer. Steven created the Monk Manual as a daily journal to foster being and doing. As Christians on the quest of restoration, the process of being still is part of our prayer life. It also undergirds our parenting, our relationships, and the impact we have on the world. Episode 25 is an incredible look at what we as women and mothers can accomplish when we let go of what we can't control and choose to steward the act of being before God, with our children, and in the sometimes hectic grind of day to day life. 

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 In this episode–
  • How the prayerful act of being can change our lives
  • How being and becoming can positively impact our daily "doing"
  • Gratititude as a choice  
  • Practical ways to identify unrest in our hearts and bring God into our daily lives

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18 Mar 2025Shameless then Tidy with Dana K White00:24:30

Dana K White, the creator of A Slob Comes Clean, and author of many books on how to go from chaotic and cluttered brings such a unique perspective to Episode 126 of the Restoriaton Home.

At the core of her message is the gospel truth that being clean and tidy doesn't bring you any closer to God, and being messy and chaotic doesn't push you farther away from Him. As Dana says: this isn't an excuse to have a messy house, but it should remove shame and remind us that nothing we do or don't do can add or detract from God's love for us and presence in our lives. 

As we deal with the shame around whatever perceived lack we are operating in, we can begin to build those small habits and changes that will transform our external world to be more orderly, peaceable, and pleasant to be in. Dana's website, books, and Instagram are full of simple, gentle ways to start transforming your life one small piece at a time. 

God is not in a rush with our process and neither should we be. 

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09 Jun 2023Healing Order: The Role of Connection and Humility in Building Orderly Homes00:22:20

Have you seen something or experienced the corruption of a godly principle, virtue, or idea that created a lot of pain in your life? Maybe it affected a friend of family member. Is it a pain that is still sitting with you and making it hard to find balance and order in certain areas of your life? 

In this episode, Emelie and Jennifer introduce the discipline of order to talk about the ways we hold on and react to past perversions of holy virtues. They discuss the role of humility and repentance in bringing restoration to generations so as families and communities we can embrace order from a place of wholeness not control.

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In this episode:

  • What is order
  • Decorrupting holy value through forgiveness, humility, and repentance 
  • The role of mothers in creating order 
  • Learning to build a foundation on connection not rules 
  • Order also comes when we examine our hearts and motivations 
  • Looking for ways to attune and repair with your children? Check out our Ten Day Connection Challenge 
  • Morthering by the Book by Jennifer Pepito 

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