Restoration Home with Jennifer Pepito

The Essential Habit of Decluttering with Katy Wells

Welcome to episode 183 with Katy Joy Wells! 
Katy is a decluttering coach who took her holistic training and used it to help women declutter their lives. 
This is a fantastic episode about what clutter does to our brain, the traps we commonly fall into that keep us holding on to an extra mason jar, the scrap bag of fabrics, or the almost empty pens "just in case" or "for an emergency." 
For Katy, her life started changing when she realised the clutter around the house was holding her back from being present for her kids. What are the extra things in your home holding you back from? Or maybe its not holding you back, but it's adding an extra level of noise or stress or demands to your already full plate. 
This episode was practical, giving you small steps you can use right now to start cutting back on spending, moving stuff out of your home that is keeping you trapped cleaning, or giving you permission to let go of belongings as part of your identity or a way you cope. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
 In this episode–
Why we shop, buy, accumulate, and procure belongings
How to start making 2-second changes that will help you start cleaning out space. 
It's okay to have empty closets, drawers, and corners
Sometimes we have to start by cleaning out mental and emotional clutter first. 
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Making Home Your Happy Place by Katy Joy Wells
 
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Why We Travel and How to Make it Family Friendly with Emelie Pepito

Welcome to episode 184! This is an incredibly fun, and more unusual episode on travelling with your family: how to make it budget friendly; why we think travel is important and prioritize it; ways to make it less stressful; and what we learned while travelling. 
Travel has always been a priority for our family, which doesn't mean it has to be for your family but if you are interested in travelling as a family or wondering what is possible and how to make travel accessible this episode is for you! 
This great conversation is made possible by the Peaceful Press!
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 In this episode–
Why we love travel and think its important
Encountering God outside of your comfort zone and in the discomfort and unfamiliarity of travel.
Creative ways to make travel child and budget friendly 
The importance of travelling for moving you and your children out of your comfort zone and into your growth zone. 
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The Habit of Mental Resilience for Moms with Jenny Fitzgerald

Welcome to episode 183 with Jenny Fitzgerald, friend of the Pod and author of our much loved quote: "Any part of your life that is not shimmering with hope is under the influence of a lie." 
This was such a hard-hitting episode that will both inspire and challenge you. We hope you walk away feeling strengthened in your faith and inspired to take your thoughts captive, grow in mental resilience, and look for what God is doing in your life, and what is good, not what is going wrong. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
 In this episode–
The importance of looking for the goodness of God
What your brain does after focusing on something for 7 seconds
Taking your thoughts captive isn't optional
The goodness of God can be seen in every area of our life
If you're looking for additional resources in taking your thoughts captive check out Jenny and Andy's ministry Imagine Life Ministries.
 
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Habits that Make Homeschooling in High School Successful with Rachel Kovac

Welcome to episode 182 with our beloved friend Rachel Kovac. She has a new book out: Their Future is Shining Bright. This is an incredible episode about homeschooling through high school without falling back on rigid workbooks, or trying to hit every traditional milestone. 
Rachel is the kind of person who inspires you to live a more beautiful life, to test what are the outer edges of what you can do, and raise your children in a hopeful, productive world. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
 In this episode–
How to help your children remain creative and present in their highschool years
Why it doesn't super matter what you focus on in highschool as long as you children to learn 
The importance of remaining connected to your children in highschool
Rachel's website and substack
Rachel's new book Their Future is Shining Bright
 
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https://thepeacefulpress.com/blogs/news/ten-things-to-do-before-age-ten-to-prevent-homeschool-burnout

Habits for a Loveable Morning with Jennifer Dukes Lee

Welcome to episode 181 with Jennifer Pepito and Jennifer Dukes Lee. Jennifer set out to write a book about mornings through the lens of what the Bible says about the early hours of the day. The result is her newest book How to Love Your Morning: Faith Filled Habits to Build a Life of Joy and Purpose One Day at a Time.
We don't often think of mornings through the lens of how God views them, but so much of scripture is God calling people out to connect with him or go with him in the morning. But how can we have a great morning when we arrive at it carrying the stress, dissapointment, or sleeplessness of the previous day? Jennifer walks through the simple steps we can take to set up our mornings for greatness, adjust to the season you are in, and a few tips for letting go of unfinished tasks so you can start your loveable morning the night before. 
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 In this episode–
A great morning starts the night before 
What does God say abour mornings
The 3 pillars that we focus on each morning
First things first, and focusing on God in the mornings
Peaceful Press Chore and Routine Pack 
Free Peaceful Press Planning Pages 
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https://thepeacefulpress.com/blogs/news/ten-things-to-do-before-age-ten-to-prevent-homeschool-burnout

Simple Restoration Habits for Moms of Littles with Tia Ralls

Welcome to episode 180 with Jennifer Pepito and Tia Ralls. Tia is the author of Magic in the Monotony and a beloved mentor mom in the Restoration Home Community. 
Tia and Jennifer talk about Tia's new book, how to use the Peaceful Press chore cards with littles, incorporating eye contact into morning time, and the beauty and prayer of sacrifice with little children. 
Sometimes habits can feel so hard in the little years, but the smallest habits can provide security and stability that the rest of our day moves around. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
 In this episode–
Why simple habits makes life sweeter with littles 
The importance of eye contact 
How to build habits that nurture connection
Peaceful Press Chore and Routine Pack 
Free Peaceful Press Planning Pages 
Join the Restoration Home Community for support and connection as you create a sacred home in 2026
 
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https://thepeacefulpress.com/blogs/news/ten-things-to-do-before-age-ten-to-prevent-homeschool-burnout

The Everyday Questions to Guide Your Home Education with Carrie De Francisco

How do you know if your home education is ticking the right boxes? How do you know if you're hitting the right priorities, making important milestones, and raising healthy, happy, whole, and well educated children? 
With so much noise, so many checklists, and so many conflicting goals, Carrie De Francisco joins Jennifer in Episode 179 to talk about evaluating your home education journey through simple questions. 
Carrie De Francisco and Jennifer Pepito are both veteran homeschoolers who have made it their goal to help parents navigate education, particularly highschool, without reverting to the defunct system that is traditional school. 
Home Education, at it's best is effective and simple, and Carrie's new book A Home Education Handbook with nine questions to help you evaluate your home school process is a great resource to destress, get back on track, and feel confident in what you are doing. 
Asking questions rather than trying to check off a daily list or confine experience, real life challenges 
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.
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
 In this episode–
Daily questions to check your home education progress 
The best decisison Carrie made in homeschooling
How to feel confident when your homeschooling looks different 
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Simple Steps to Build Habits of Work with Jennifer Pepito

Welcome to episode 178!
Work is essential for things like hand-eye coordination, a sense of self-esteem and belonging in children, and a core building block for future success. 
How do we build this habit, though, without destroying childhoods, derailing parent-child relationships, or raising children who hide when they see us coming for fear of being tasked with work. 
Jennifer takes you through the work and life of "Ma Moody" to discover keys to raising children who love work, who want to work with you, and building good habits without taking away from a child's childhood. 
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.  
In this episode:
The lessons of work from Mrs. Moody
Work is a building block for successful children
The three things we can do as a parent to make work enjoyable: Be present; appreciate the effort; keep work manageable 
The best habits are built around daily rhythms; check out the Peaceful Press FREE Daily Rhythm Pack
The Peaceful Press Chore Cards: the essential tool for developing good habits of order, cleanliness, work, and self-care
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If you're looking for inspiration for a habit make-over check out: Habits for a Sacred Home by Jennifer Pepito 
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The Habit of Hearing from God with Margaret Feinberg

Welcome to episode 177 of the Restoration Home Podcast! 
The dream we have of a godly family, and good habits, and leaving a family legacy, and only choosing what really matters must start in relationship with God. An important part of that relationship is the habit of hearing from God.
Margaret Feinberg, author of The God You Need to Know and Fight Back with Joy joins Jennifer to talk about how to build a habit of hearing from the Holy Spirit, discerning the voice of God, and how this habit fuels every other undertaking. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
 In this episode–
How to deal with pain when spiritual leaders betray us
The importance of hearing from God
How to deal with dissapointment when we think we heard, but didn't 
Walkin in humility
The joy of communion, and so much more.
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Why We Should Spend 1000 Hours Outside with Ginny Yurich

Welcome to episode 176 with Ginny Yurich, a long time friend and the amazing founder of 1000 Hours Outside. This episode was such a delight to record., and we think you'll have as much fun listening.
Ginny and Jennifer are both bubbling over with enthusiasm for homeschooling, daily nature time habits, letting go of unrealistic education standards that hinder rather than help your child, the importance of parental connection over peer connection, and so much more. We love debunking myths that, in the end, make our lives simpler, our children happier and more succesful, and protect childhood over rigid and unproductive learning.
So settle in and enjoy! 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
 In this episode–
Peer to peer versus peer to parent connections
When to clean your baseboards with cotton balls 
How to get outside in the dead of winter
What going outside in lots of weather does for your children
The books we love
And so much more!! 
https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/ 
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