The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler

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We tend to think of happiness as a mere feeling, something nice but unnecessary, something transient and superficial. However, happiness has always been a topic of deep interest to philosophers, and there is a long Christian tradition of both what happiness truly is and also how important it is. Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Pascal, Lewis – all agree that what people are searching for is happines...

Free guide: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/happy  We tend to think of happiness as a mere feeling, something nice but unnecessary, something transient and superficial. However, happiness has always been a topic of deep interest to philosophers, and there is a long Christian tradition of both what happiness truly is and also how important it is.

Today on the Simplified Organization podcast, I have Molly Nickles, also known as The Modern Homeschooler on Intagram.  She's always had a job while homeschooling - and not always part time only, either!  Find out how she manages a full time job (for someone else!) while homeschooling 2 teens - and why she thinks it's good for her kids, too.

Free master pantry resources: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/masterpantrylist Betsy's wisdom: By 10am, I have to choose what's for dinner that day and take one step toward getting it ready, even if it's just taking the meat out to thaw.

https://www.crowdcast.io/e/homeschool-logistics We know we need curriculum and books and lists before the homeschool day begins, but what about logistics? Logistics is our strategy for how things will be done - as opposed to the curriculum question of what will be done. Our homeschool days are more about logistics than curriculum particulars, so let's address our logistics strategies head on befor...

Find Betsy at redeemedreader.com - where she's prereading new books for you and your kids Betsy's planning wisdom: I like to think of management as balancing humility and honesty when I plan. So the humility part is that the Lord doesn't really need me to accomplish these things. I mean, I feel like I'm indispensable to the plan, but I'm really not . And then honesty about what is on my plate and...

Free home routine guide: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/routines True confession: I’ve tried every configuration of laundry routine out there and never found one that made me stay on top of laundry. I can discover a good rhythm, but then something will change. It turns out that laundry is not evenly produced over time, so if by a “consistent” laundry routine we mean one where we do the same thing...

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Amanda Sewell is a homeschooling mom of 6 and recently returned to the US from the mission field. In the latest episode of The Simplified Organization show, Amanda shares what she's learned about feeling stuck and how to get out of that mental mire of discouragement.

Planners can easily be time-wasting rather than time-managing. How do we make sure our attempts at getting life together are going to be helpful and useful? I have three keys that will ensure they are. Take the "Get Organized" Quiz - https://www.simplyconvivial.com/quiz - it will tell you what you should work on next to make the most progress, quickly.

Is life about getting more done? Are we too busy or are we too lazy? Perhaps we're careening between the two ditches. What's a mom to do? Think true things. Listen up.

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Free workshop: AnswerOverwhelm.com Sibling Relationship Lab: https://www.siblingrelationshiplab.com/ Lynna's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LynnaSutherland Large Family Homeschooling: https://yourlargefamilyhomeschool.com/ Lynna Sutherland is a homeschool mom of eight and the host of the Sibling Relationship Lab podcast. She loves to encourage moms in the freedom they have in Christ in parenti...

Free workshop: AnswerOverwhelm.com Sibling Relationship Lab: https://www.siblingrelationshiplab.com/ Lynna's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LynnaSutherland Large Family Homeschooling: https://yourlargefamilyhomeschool.com/ Lynna Sutherland is a homeschool mom of eight and the host of the Sibling Relationship Lab podcast. She loves to encourage moms in the freedom they have in Christ in parenti...

Free download: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/mindset Your mindset as a mom matters and it's within your power to change.

Find Lauren at https://www.keptandkeeping.com where she keeps a thoughtful and insightful blog. Free workshop: https://www. AnswerOverwhelm.com We have to acknowledge the reality we are in to actually address our vague overwhelm.

Get organized quiz - https://www.simplyconvivial.com/quiz Your mom tells you to make your bed. The internet tells you to make your bed. The productivity gurus tell you to make your bed. But why???

Free workshop: AnswerOverwhelm.com We have to acknowledge the reality we are in to actually address our vague overwhelm.  Find Lauren at keptandkeeping.com where she keeps a thoughtful and insightful blog.

Camaraderie-style accountability can help us spur one another on to any sort of good work: homemaking, homeschooling, holiness. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works – Hebrews 10:24 Camaraderie-based accountability doesn’t have to be official, with rules and agreed-upon terms. If rules float your boat, lay some out; remember, however, that our lives demand flexibili...

One of Pam's brilliant concepts is the "minimum viable day."

Free guide to make your own housework system: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/2016/personalized-housecleaning-plan/ And our housework needs a framework just as much as anything else we do or use. We need to have an underlying structure that gives shape to our days and support to our sanity. Without a framework, we’re sloppy, floppy, and choppy. We do this and that, here and there, and never feel l...

freehomeschoolplanner.com When I need homeschool planning tips, I go to Pam Barnhill. Every summer I print out my pages from Plan Your Year to put our homeschool year together. So I wanted to have her on to talk about what makes planning work and how to be consistent with our plans. Listen to my conversation with Pam Barnhill in today's episode of The Simplified Organization Podcast.

Be ready for hospitality with my free tidy house guide: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/ehap Read the article here: www.simplyconvivial.com/hospitality/ So, we know that our home is for hospitality, but it seems so hard – it’s extra, and we have no room for extra. We want to know how to be hospitable, but it doesn’t come naturally. The one thing that makes hospitality so difficult is that we are o...