Restoration Home with Jennifer Pepito

What Happens at the Dinner Table with Joy Clarkson

Welcome to episode 89 with Jennifer Pepito and Joy Clarkson. 
Joy is a professor, author, and the daughter of Sally Clarkson. This episode is a wonderful listen as we get a behind-the-scenes look at how the Clarksons lived family life, encouraged critical thinking, enjoyed family time, curated atmosphere, and launched children who were capable of making a difference in the world. 
If you're looking for an inspiring summer read, check out Joy's new book, You Are a Tree.
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
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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–
Part of a comprehensive home education is giving your children the space for debate and freedom to articulate their ideas. 
Giving your children resources for success
The best learning often happens not in the classroom but at the dinner table or on family walks, so learning to identify and utilise opportunities is key. 
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Do You Need Social Media for Community with Erin Loechner

A few years ago, Erin Loechner, author of Other Goose and The Opt Out Family, and her family decided to remove social media and opt out of a technologically driven lifestyle. This means having a smartphone that is no more used than a dumb phone, an iPad that can only play scales, and saying no to the digital community in favour of building community amongst your neighbours. 
Join Jennifer and Erin in Episode 88 as they dig into what it looks like to walk away from social media, the unexpected benefits, what you might miss, and all you gain. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
Order Jennifer's new book, Habits for a Sacred Home, and get access to exclusive bonuses. 
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–
How life changes when you remove technology 
Community that is built in person is more rewarding than online communities  
Being present to your children is one of the greatest gifts you can give them
Maybe the world doesn't need all of our big ideas, and perhaps we don't need somebody else's 
The research keeps rolling out that overall phone use is increasing our stress, damaging our concentration, and creating a more disconnected generation
Check out Erin Loechner's book The Opt Out Family
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Planning a Great Summer with Jennifer Pepito

In this special episode, Jennifer Pepito brings her 26 years of expertise to the table to help you plan, organise, and enjoy your summer months. 
From decluttering to planning the perfect summer activities that protect rhythms you built up in the school year, this episode is full of thoughtful insights, advice on how to wrap up the school year, enjoy the summer, and stay on track with your goals.
Finally, we are so excited to announce that the Restoration Home Community is opening one more time in June. Join Jennifer for a year of habit building through Jennifer's new book "Habits for a Sacred Home". One thing we have learned is that community is so important for growing in our habits and acheiving our goals, and we're excited to build community with you in 2024.  
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The Kind Kingdom Volume 1 and Volume 2
The Playful Pioneers Volume 1 and Volume 2
Precious People Volume 1
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 In this episode–
Tips for decluttering after a school year 
Ways to enjoy summer and keep learning
Organisation for school supplies
Planning for the following year 
Book swapping ideas 
The Summer Guide 
The Summer Bundle-Ocean, Desert, and Freshwater Guides
The Homeschool Planner with Grade Tracker 
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Practical Step to Homeschooling High School with Carrie De Francisco

Home education through elementary is fairly undaunting and highly enjoyable. When high school rolls around, the pressure to socialise children and prepare them for careers, college, and life begins to amp up, and uncertainty about how equipped we are to tackle the job at hand or even if it's a good idea in the first place can weigh us down. 
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.
Carrie De Francisco, a fellow homeschooling parent, founder of Coffee with Carrie, and author of the newly released Homeschool High School, joins Jennifer Pepito in episode 86. Together, they delve into the world of homeschooling, high school, community building, and restoring relationships.
 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
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Starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for tips on how to homeschool?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet. 
 In this episode–
Practical tips for homeschooling high school 
Ways to build relationships and communities in high school and the importance of sibling friendships
You don't have to do it alone
Teaching high school is all about co-learning, and there is no shame in learning alongside your children
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A Good God and a Simple Life with Emelie Pepito

Silent to do lists, Pinterest meal pressure, self-care standards, religious pressures, we are surrounded by so many voices putting external pressures on us. The unfinished baseboards, the 400 recipes in your Pinterests food boards, the weights in the corner of your room, the unused gym membership. What if part of a restored life was learning to identify and reduce these clamouring gremlins that are trying to steal our joy and reduce the simplicity of what Christ has called you to in whatever stage of parenting or life you are in? 
Join Jennifer and Emelie Pepito in episode 85 as they discuss these silent to do lists, how simplicity gives us space to breath, the importance of values, and how understanding who God is as a loving Father can take us from stressed and overwhelmed to a glorious adventure with a loving God who has our backs. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
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Starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for tips on how to homeschool?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet. 
Shop the Peaceful Press Elementary Bundles 
The Peaceful Press Spring Guide and the Peaceful Press Garden Guide 
 In this episode–
First steps for simplifying life with young children
Reducing your lifestyle down to necessities for a season isn't a permanent loss, we can recover and change our values in any season to recapture what brought us joy in a previous season but wasn't feasible in another one 
When we understand how God sees us, we go from stressed to blessed and protected
Simplifying is part action and part mindset  
Creating a Family Vision is an important step in simplifying
The Connection Challenge
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Mothering by the Book by Jennifer Pepito 
Abba's Child by Brennan Manning
Habits for a Sacred Home by Jennifer Pepito 
The Pastors Wife by Sabrina Wurmbrand 
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Work, Rest, Read, Repeat with Elsie Iudicello

Whenever I read a book by Elizabeth Goudge, I am transported into a world of everyday heroines and heroes that inspire me to live with a little more beauty and graciousness in my everyday life. 
Episode 84 with Elsie Iudicello has the same effect. The wisdom and tender authority she carries, the way she talks about her marriage and husband, the graceful way she sets boundaries of community within her family, and her understanding of seasons, offers a refreshing and inspiring view of an orderly life for our community. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
Order Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home and get access to exclusive bonuses. 
Starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for tips on how to homeschool?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet. 
 In this episode–
Being a part of a family and home involves a community committment that has responsibilities 
We all have seasons where we aren't giving 100% and understanding our own frailities and having grace for the others in our life creates a more peaceful home
As the parents respect work and rest limits for yourself and your children
There will always be work, and we need to recognise that order and balance between work and rest is a disciplined choice
Letting go of what was good in a past season, and embracing what is best for the present 
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Practical Steps for a Happy Marriage with Emelie Pepito

Submission has become a polarising word. For those of us who were raised under hyper-religious structures in the 80s and 90s, submission was framed in medieval terms. For some, it's one of those things in the Bible, that we simply lay aside as archaic, along with the commandment for women to go outside of the city whilst on their period. For others, it conveys a whole world of hurt and manipulation. 
But what is submission, really? Is it necessary? And does it have anything to do with building an orderly, fulfilling, and joy filled marriage?
Welcome to episode 83! Emelie and Jennifer begin to tackle some of these questions, and talk about thankfulness, submission, Laura Doyles six step to intimacy, and so much more. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
Pre-order Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home and get access to exclusive bonuses. 
Starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for tips on how to homeschool?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet. 
Shop the Peaceful Press Elementary Bundles 
The Peaceful Press Spring Guide and the Peaceful Press Garden Guide 
 In this episode–
Practical steps to contentment and more joy in our marriages
What is submission really and what it isn't
Laura Doyles' 6 steps to greater intimacy and why your husband doesn't need to hear every thought 
The importance of taking care of ourselves 
Learning to be fluent in the language of men 
The Six Intimacy Skills 
The Empowered Wife by Laura Doyle
Stewarding Progesterone with Emelie Pepito  
The Process of Healing Episode 74 if you're looking for more help working through mindsets and preconceived beliefs about your spouse or God's love and goodness. 
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Any House Can Be a Home with Myquillyn Smith

Instagram has filled us with images of beautiful homes, and it's such a joy to look at these to be inspired, but at the end of the day, "what do you want children to remember about life in your home"? Is a perfect Instagram house going to build the memories you wnat your children to remember about their youth? 
Myquillyn Smith author of The Nesting Place joins Jennifer Pepito in episode 82 to talk about how we build a home. Myquillyn spent many years living in rentals, often waiting for the home of her dreams until she realised that she needed to start creating a home for her boys now. She shares that process, her best tips for decorating, and how to visualise and execute our family priorities in the design of our homes. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
Pre-order Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home and get access to exclusive bonuses. 
Starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for tips on how to homeschool?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet. 
 In this episode–
How a house made into a home bring order and peace 
Practice taking risk with the decoration of your home 
Build a practical home for your family, not an instagram home
Identifiying the purpose of your home and the activities you want to fill it with
Home is the centre of the family and community and no matter what our house looks like, we can make it a home 
We can't wait for perfection to open our homes and our lives to other people 
Every house has a silver lining 
Catch Myquillyn's new book Home Rules 
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The Fairytale of Perfect Parenting with Angie Tolpin

Angie Tolpin founder of Courageous Parenting, alongside her husband Isaac, joins Jennifer for an incredible conversation between veteran parents about their learning process, the joy of parenting, the sanctification process, the illusion of perfection, and what our real mission is as parents. 
For parents at any stage of their parenting journey, this conversation has something to inspire and instruct. 
 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
Pre-order Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home and get access to exclusive bonuses. 
Starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for tips on how to homeschool?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet. 
 In this episode–
Find mentors not idols
Learn from your mistakes and others rather than trying to create a list of "Must Dos"
Read your Bible to understand the whole heart of God when it comes to how he sees our role as parents, our responsibility, and his faithfulness
Parenting is as much about who you are becoming as it is about raising godly children 
Check out Angie's Courageous Parenting Course 
Catch Isaac and Angie's podcasts "Courageous Parenting"
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The Theology of Prayer with Phylicia Masonheimer

Do you ever wish you could dig deep into theology while also folding laundry, doing dishes, running errands and living generally? 
Phylicia Masonheimer, author of Every Woman a Theologian, does a beautiful job breaking down the theology of prayer for busy moms. 
Jennifer and Phylicia cover the different types of prayer, the role of the Psalms in how we pray, and so much more. Phylicia is a wealth of information, and a good friend, and it was wonderful to have her join for Episode 80. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
Pre-order Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home and get access to exclusive bonuses. 
Starting to plan for next year's schooling and looking for tips on how to homeschool?? Check out the Peaceful Press's free How to Start Homeschooling Booklet. 
 In this episode–
Why we don't feel better after we pray 
Praying throughout our day and carving out time to prayer–each have a season and a purpose 
Praying the Psalms 
Discerning between new age and Christ centred affirmations 
Check out Phylicia's book Every Woman a Theologian 
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