Restoration Home with Jennifer Pepito

Grace and Addictions with Ian Morgan Cron

Ian Morgan Cron, author of Chasing Francis and Jesus, My Father, the CIA and Me, joins Jennifer Pepito to discuss his newest book The Fix. It is a beautiful book about healing addictions and the spiritual growth that can be found through the 12 step program. 
So often in Christian culture, we are quick to categorise addictions as the painfully obvious like alcohol, porn, food addictions, anger, but co-dependency on our spouses or our children, addiction to control, addiction to negative thinking, to complaining are also addictions. All of these can shroud our lives in a grey weightiness, damage our relationships, and steal our joy. The Fix which dives into the 12 steps and how, when we start with laying our burden at the feet of Jesus and admit we cannot carry it all, we can begin to heal.
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
The Peaceful Preschool Volume 2 is here!! Purchase your beautiful copy of the brand-new Peaceful Preschool for a year of delightful, hands-on learning. 
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–
We cannot cast stones because our spouses problems seems bigger or more damaging than our addiction or problems
The beauty in being able to apologise to our children when we mess up 
The courage and humility to address areas in our life that are causing problems
The Fix by Ian Morgan Cron
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Live Not by Lies with Emily Wilson Hussem

Emily Wilson Hussem, author of Sincerely, Stoneheart, joins Jennifer Pepito to talk about the lies plaguing women, why it matters that we carve out quiet time, protect our mothering time from distractions, and learn to walk in the truth of what God says about you. 
As women, we have beautiful, fertile imaginations, and it is what allows us to see our children as future doctors, creators, homesteaders, and lovers of God. The downside of the imagination is that it makes us more susceptible to believing lies and meditating on fearful things. Emily and Jennifer both share their story with fear and the ways they are pursuing the truth of what God says about who they are, and allowing His Words to define their thoughts and feelings rather than the enemy. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
The Peaceful Preschool Volume 2 is here!! Purchase your beautiful copy of the brand-new Peaceful Preschool for a year of delightful, hands-on learning. 
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–
The importance of protecting our brain from too much noise
Numbing out, shoving down, and holding onto pain makes us more susceptible to listening and reacting to lies 
Learning to listen to the truth that God says about us 
Not every emotion or feeling is true or worth entertaining 
Learning to recognise the lies coming against us as women 
Sincerely, Stoneheart by Emily Wilson Hussem 
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Decluttering is Peaceful with Julia Ubbenga

Welcome to episode 137 with Julia Ubbenga, the author of Declutter Your Heart and Your Home. At the core of the Restoration Home is not just external change but heart change, and Julia brings so much wisdom and insight into how healing our hearts can declutter our homes, bring us more peace, and stop us from using stuff to fill holes in our hearts. 
It is an incredible episode with helpful advice on how to declutter, and, more importantly, how to figure out what is truly important to you and your family. 
This episode gives us even more reasons to pursue the "less is more" mindset, because decluttering is peaceful. Plus, the less we have to organise, the more we have time for the things we really love. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
The Peaceful Preschool Volume 2 is coming Summer of 2025!
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–
Creating a peaceful home by prioritising what really matters 
Understanding the connection between your heart health and your buying habits
The real benefits of having less around the house 
Your children don't want stuff, they want your presence 
Declutter Your Heart and Your Home by Julia Ubbenga 
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Hope and Heroes with Leah Boden

Episode 136 of is a return of our beloved friend Leah Boden and the author of Modern Miss Mason. Leah is back on the #restorationhomepodcast to talk about her incredible new writing project, middle school biographies of heroes of the Restoration Home: C.S. Lewis and Charlotte Mason.
Leah and Jennifer talk about the life lessons learned from Mason and Lewis's lives, which were Christ centered and focused on faithfulness and inspired by God's calling on their lives. This is an incredible conversation for the whole family about having great heroes of the faith and a Christ centered education.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, discernment of good and evil, and the ability to continue learning their whole lives.
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
The Peaceful Preschool Volume 2 is coming Summer of 2025!
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–
An education that is Christ-centred and not child-centred 
Raising children who have hope
What is means to be a hero in the modern context
Giving children great literature that inspires
 Chronicles of Wonder: The Story Formed Life of C.S. Lewis and The Angel Orphan: Charlotte Mason Finds Her Way Home by Leah Boden 
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Homeschooling and AI with Emelie Pepito

We live in a new world of technology with AI or LLMs radically changing the way we access and learn from the web. It is an incredible tool for researchers, entrepreneurs, artists, parents, and your highschooler. However, what are we losing by using it? Are there better or worse ways to interact with it? How is it changing our brains, our childrent's future career opportunities, and what about the environmental impact? 
In episode 134, Jennifer and Emelie Pepito dig deep into AI. They talk about how to use AI to enhance your highschoolers education, raising children for a different future, and the irreplaceable human brain. 
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–
How to learn with AI 
Don't let it abridge your child's research skills 
Jobs and careers in a future with AI 
Why humans will never be replaced 
Your child's creative and out of the box thinking will be their greatest currency in the future 
Prioritise human connection and putting yourself in opportunities to need one another 
Books for a Living Education 
Homeschooling with AI 
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Reintroducing: Stability Through Faithfulness with Cindy Rollins

This episode was so good and we are delighted to reintroduce it to our community for those who missed it the first time or are ready to hear it again. 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 opening again this Summer!
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. 
 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.
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Created to Create with Alexandria Smith

Sometimes I listen to an episode, and I feel like the entire transcript should be a quote on my fridge. Alexandria Smith, wife, author of The Way Home, homeschooling mother of 5, entrepreneur, and homesteader, joins Jennifer Pepito in episode 133 to talk about why we work, why we create, and why some things aren't that important. And yes, I would like this entire transcript as a quote. 
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–
Take the time to figure out what is truly important 
Create before you consume
Life is slower with littles, and this is good
When work gets hard know your why
Check out Alexandria's new book The Way Home
You can learn more about Alexandria at her website Love Daphne Mae
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Heartfelt Obedience with Emelie Pepito

Heartfelt obedience to God and those in authority over us, is one of the powerful sanctifiers of a believer and joyful obedience is a powerful outcome of our love for Christ. (John 14:15).  But it is scary; the connotation is negative, and many of us are scarred by it, or are so protective of our happiness, dreams, ideal world that obedience at the cost of any of these is an untenable prospect. Even though some broken people have ruined "obedience", this does not give us the right to reject the practice or virtue of obedience in our personal lives.
Where do we go from here though, how do we practice obedience? How do we train children in obedience while being attuned and tender parents? More importantly, how do we heal our hearts around obedience? 
Episode 132 with Emelie Pepito is full of stories from the arc of obedience in the Pepito family, the comfort of God as we grow in obedience, and being the leader you want to have. 
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–
Obedience is not optional 
The importance of healing your view of God as you learn to obey
Gentle leadership
The emotional safety of a good leader  
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The Spiritual Practice of Motherhood with Whitney Newby

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 
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Intimacy with God with John Eldredge

We have an incredible guest for episode 130, author John Eldredge. John wrote Wild at Heart which gave Jennifer the courage to follow her husband to Mexico. His Pause App has been a huge part of teaching us to slow down, listen and learn to commune with Jesus in the deep intimacy that we are created to live in. Over the years of homeschooling, growing as individuals, and a family, we have been so blessed by John's work.
We hope that this episode blesses you, gives you the courage to remove distractions from your life so you can press into the quiet place and encounter Christ's healing and his comfort. We pray that you are inspired to seek greater rest, and enjoy more intimacy, and build the habits to make Christ your first port of call in the daily stress, anxiety and fear that so often overwhelms us as mom's in the grind and travails of daily life. 
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–
We are created for intimacy with Christ
The gift of form prayers 
Things that are keeping us back from experiencing the Peace and presence of God. 
Learning to invite Christ into every moment 
We cannot be naive about the fight we are in for our children and our marriage
John's newest book, Experience Jesus, Really.
WildatHeart.org 
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