Mystie Winckler

The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler

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Christian homemakers need encouragement and motivation to stay the course. Homemaking and homeschooling can feel overwhelming, but they don’t have to be. If you’re a Christian mom longing for a well-ordered home, a peaceful homeschool, and a joyful heart—without the stress or burnout—you’re in the right place. Moms can be productive and peaceful when grounded in Scriptural truth. I’m Mystie Winckler, homeschooling mom of five, founder of Simply Convivial, and your guide to managing both home and heart with faith and focus. Here, we talk about biblical homemaking, sustainable homeschooling, and...

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Mystie Winckler

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Jul 9, 2026

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Discouraged? Procrastinating? Find a homemaking mentor to help you get started! 03.12.2022

Find a mentor: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm Let me help you organize your attitude and dig into the good work God has given you in your home. Here at Simply Convivial, we beat overwhelm and replace perfectionism with baby steps as we learn to manage family life well. I'm so glad you've joined me today.  Grab a basket of laundry to fold and let's dig in.

A Total Home Life Makeover - with Pastor's wife Naomi Marks 02.12.2022

Free Brain Dump Guide: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/braindump Overwhelmed and exhausted? Postpartum blues making life hard? There is hope and a way out. Naomi shares her story of how baby steps and a game plan helped her transform her busy family home so that she's no longer stressed and frustrated with her life.  Join Mystie & Naomi for Simplified Organization Community Coaching!  https://...

Notice what works and then iterate for progress 25.11.2022

Iteration starts by noticing what's good and right, not broken and messy.

Housework is a team effort - build your dream team 16.11.2022

No, you don't have to get all the housework done by yourself. However, you might have more help at your fingertips than you realize. Be sure to make use of your available resources as you make a workable cleaning plan! Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habits and self-control so we can build God-honoring famil...

Powerful day job vs. cooking & snot - balancing priorities with Joy Pullmann 14.11.2022

Do you ever compare your life now, changing diapers and wiping goopy noses, to your previous life?

The ministry of feeding people, with Jamie Erickson 07.11.2022

Is your grocery budget troubling you? Even though it's hard as prices increase, Jamie reminds us that feeding people is a good work and it's ok if it costs us money. When she’s not curating memories, hoarding vintage books, or playing ringmaster to her circus of five blissfully abnormal kids, Jamie Erickson can be found encouraging and equipping a growing tribe of mothers all across the globe. Fin...

What to do when you feel scattered and crazy 03.11.2022

How to find cheerfulness when life feels chaotic... Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habits and self-control so we can build God-honoring families and communities. 📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Time https://amzn.to/3CcRzuy ➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with m...

Managing life bravely, with Jamie Erickson 01.11.2022

Irritation could be a sign that something deeper is wrong than a few logistical headaches. The truth is that irritation is simply anger, and we need to deal with it according to its real nature if we're going to deal with it effectively at all. When she’s not curating memories, hoarding vintage books, or playing ringmaster to her circus of five blissfully abnormal kids, Jamie Erickson can be found...

Fixing Mom Burnout - you don't have to be burnt out! 31.10.2022

Burning out is not something that needs to happen, even if life is going crazy. Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habits and self-control so we can build God-honoring families and communities. 📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Time https://amzn.to/3CcRzuy ➡️ Take the free daily card c...

Planning tips & tricks with Mackenzie Koppa 31.10.2022

Planning helps us see what's going on in our lives so we can handle it without stress. Mackenzie shares some great tips for making planning a stress-free activity. Mackenzie is a podcaster, voice actor, and YouTuber who helps women fight the overwhelm and stress in their lives with planning and lifestyle solutions so that they can live well in the midst of life's chaos.  Mackenzie is a single mom...

5 ways to be more realistic when you plan 20.10.2022

As moms, we plan a lot, but are we doing realistic planning?  The internet is full of self-help productivity advice. If you look into how to organize your life, so many options pop up. However, so many of them are not realistic for moms. 📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Time https://amzn.to/3CcRzuy ➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with me!  https://www....

Managing home & life as a single mom - with Mackenzie Koppa 20.10.2022

Life is hard, but we can cheer one another on as we each faithfully tackle the life God has given us. Mackenzie is a podcaster, voice actor, and YouTuber who helps women fight the overwhelm and stress in their lives with planning and lifestyle solutions so that they can live well in the midst of life's chaos.  Mackenzie is a single mom of four kids ages 7 to 16, and you can find her podcast Live W...

Getting your homeschool day started 17.10.2022

Starting is the hardest part and that's definitely true of a homeschool day! ➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with me!  https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/ 🏆 Enroll in Simply Convivial Continuing Education and get practical life management mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore:  https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm 📖 Get my latest book: How to...

Practical Family Menu Planning with DeeDee & Ximena, the Chips & Salsa Ladies 10.10.2022

DeeDee & Ximena chat with Mystie about keeping food on the table - for meals and snacks - while also keeping our sanity as busy moms with lots on our plates. Avoid unnecessary irritation! Get DeeDee & Ximena's free cycle tracker: https://chipsnsalsahomeschooling.com/cycletracker DeeDee and Ximena (known as the Chips & Salsa Ladies), are two homeschool moms trying to figure out how to s...

Irritation Busters for Moms with DeeDee & Ximena, the Chips & Salsa Ladies 03.10.2022

DeeDee & Ximena chat with Mystie about what makes moms irritated and how to combat irritation as a default response so we can have God-glorifying, cheerful homeschools. Avoid unnecessary irriation! Get DeeDee & Ximena's free cycle tracker: https://chipsnsalsahomeschooling.com/cycletracker DeeDee and Ximena (known as the Chips & Salsa Ladies), are two homeschool moms trying to figure ou...

What if you only had three things to do a day? 26.09.2022

The best way to stay focused and make progress around the house and in your life is to limit your daily task list to three items. Here's how to do that! ➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with me!  https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/ 🏆 Enroll in Simply Convivial Continuing Education and get practical life management mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore: ...

Finding peace at home - with Durenda Wilson 26.09.2022

Enter the giveaway by leaving a comment on this episode on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/yF6ve66LAW0

Be unhurried, not overwhelmed - with Durenda Wilson 20.09.2022

Durenda has been homeschooling since 1996 and has graduated 7 of her 8 children so far. She has been married to Darryl for 32 years and they have 9 grandkids. Durenda is convinced that home education is an incredible blessing, but only if we don’t let it hold us hostage to unnecessary expectations and notions of what it “should” look like. The heart of her message encourages parents to create a si...

Start Monday Strong by Taking Sunday Off 15.09.2022

Enroll: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm Oh, Monday morning woe! Dishes piled in the sink, counters overloaded with random bits, laundry mounting high out of the hampers. Extra gunk on the floor, toys left out, books strewn everywhere. Everywhere I looked, I saw evidence that I was starting the week behind. Everywhere I looked, I saw that I did not spent the weekend as I ought. I cle...

How to get out of a mental loop & really think things through 14.09.2022

Free brain dump course: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/clarity

Avoid escapist planning! 13.09.2022

Stop the cycle of 'new plan' escapes. Learn to make realistic, actionable plans rooted in current reality, not future fantasies. FREE PLANNING WORKSHOP: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/planner Show notes: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/podcast/how-to-make-plans/ The time you spend planning is often time wasted. But that doesn't need to be the case. Learn how to plan to save time rather than using...

Your plan & routines have to adapt - wisdom from Amy Roberts of Raising Arrows 13.09.2022

Create a working homeschool schedule with help from Amy: https://www.raisingarrows.net/homeschoolschedule Amy's course will walk you step by step to plug in the different homeschool subjects, where to put them, how to make it all work, how to practice it and make sure that it is what you really need.  Amy provides the fundamentals and principles that work very well for a lot of different people an...

Finding margin in your day as a homeschool mom - with Amy Roberts 06.09.2022

Amy Roberts of RaisingArrows.net is a homeschooling mom of 10. She offers practical homeschooling and homemaking advice and encouragement to other large family moms through her blog, her podcast and her YouTube channel. With so many people to take care of, Amy shares how she has learned to adjust her routines and create margin in her life. 5 Steps to Get Organized Playlist: https://www.youtube.com...

Juggling life as a mom and missionary - with Sarah Furrow! 16.08.2022

Get my new book, How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Time: https://amzn.to/3dz3J7l Free interval guide: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/interval Sarah is a wife and homeschooling mom to three. She is an avid reader, a writer, and she loves to nature journal with her kids. Sarah and her husband Jason moved to Honduras 15 years ago where they founded Give Hope 2 Kids, a ministry that's caring for k...

When You Need to Walk Away 11.08.2022

Free module of my signature course: https://www.simplyconvivial.info/story/  When I feel like I want to walk away from life for a spell, what I actually need to walk away from is my own selfishness and idealistic dreams.

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