Restoration Home with Jennifer Pepito

Simplicity Lived Out

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. 
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The Discipline of a Simple Mind

Welcome to episode 19 of Restoration Home. This is a deeply personal conversation between Jennifer and Emelie about the simple, single-minded spiritual discipline of childlike faith in God as a good Father. We talk about how letting go of past wounds that keep us in states of stress and disintegration can bring a simplistic faith in God's ability to show up where we fail and be the rock we build on. Just as we would clean out our house, we can ask God to help us clean and simplify our hearts and minds. 
 In this episode–
Lessons in the important things
Simplifying our priorities so we can be present for our family
Understanding how stressful childhoods can lead us to emotionally exagerate present day stressors
Mathew 28:19-20 and Isaiah 40:28-31
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
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Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 
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The Essence of Simplicity with Evgenia

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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The Discipline of Simplicity in Education

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–
The academic essentials from Emelie and Jennifer's experience 
Simplifying our homeschool curriculum to create a strong academic foundation
The role of connection in learning 
Where to Start with the Peaceful Press
Dumbing Us Down, Weapons of Mass Instruction and The Underground History of American Education by John Taylor Gatto
Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron
Grammar Refreshers: Eats, Shoots, and Leaves by Lynne Truss and Elements of Style by Strunk Jr. and White
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Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 
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Foundations for Stability

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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You can learn more about Emelie here-
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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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The Peaceful Pursuit of Stability

Welcome to Episode 15!! Jennifer and Ann author of The Path to Peace talk about how stability through family vision and rhythm can offer a path for healed families and restored communities. When we are rooted in Christ as the Prince of Peace, we make decisions for ourselves and families that are rooted in wholeness, rather than filling our lives with striving and chaos to belong, do enough, be enough, or keep up with the world around us. 
In this episode–
Crafting your family vision and rythms
Raising healthy children in their mind, body, and souls is a process that takes a childhood not a few years
Pursuing stability in community
Committing to the lifelong process of stability. 
The benefits of a Charlotte Mason Education 
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Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 
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Stability and Honour: A Return to Basics

Welcome to episode 14 of Restoration Home! Jennifer and Carole Joy Seid, at Homeschool Made Simple, talk about stability through honouring the covenant we make to our community, and through honouring one another.  This is a great and real conversation about the joy and duty of being a wife and mother, with stories from the life of the amazing Ruth Bell Graham and Jennifer's pursuit of stability through a healthy prioritised marriage.
We discuss-
How as wives and mothers, when we honour our spouses, it creates stability for our children 
Ruth Bell Graham and how her honour of her husband created stability 
Stability is created when we know our priorities and have first things first.
A beautiful reiteration of our continuous need for the Word of God in all areas of our life.
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Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 
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The Path Toward Stability

Episode 13 is an introduction to 4 weeks on the spiritual discipline of stability. Join Jennifer and Emelie as they talk about how rhythms, grieving, forgiveness, and being rooted in Christ can provide stability for ourselves and our families day to day, and in times of external chaos and instability. 
In this episode–
How undealt with trauma can cause us to enlarge small stress out of scope of reality
Forgiveness and grieving in healing trama so we can be  grounded and at rest despite what's going on around us
The role of parents in providing stability 
Seeking God by Esther De Waal
Mothering by the Book by Jennifer Pepito 
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Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 
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Hygge Hospitality with Jamie Erickson

Welcome to episode 12 of Restoration Home! Jennifer and Jamie Erickson, author of The Holy Hygge, talk about creating hygge hospitality for our family and those we welcome in. More importantly, they discuss how learning to root deep in Christ allows us to rest in Him when we're going through what feels like prolonged winters of the soul and in need of deep comfort. 
We discuss-
What is Hygge 
Creating comfort in our homes to invite people into
Recognising that God is the author of all comfort and turning to him to heal deep wounds both past and present so that we can in turn steward comfort for others going through similar things.
You can learn more about Jennifer here-
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You can learn more about Jamie Erickson here-
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Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 
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Planning the New Year: A Special

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–
Free Peaceful Life Workshop for New Year Planning
Mothering by the Book by Jennifer Pepito
A Peaceful Planner 
The Peaceful Loop: A Mom's Mentorship Group
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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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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