Restoration Home with Jennifer Pepito

Crafting Celebration with Emelie Pepito

Meltdowns around the Christmas tree or heart melting home scenes? Christmas carolling, and a long winter evening with your family, or shuttling, and bustling from place to place? 
Why do we celebrate, what do we celebrate, how do we celebrate? 
When God gave the Israelites feasts, He gave them whys and hows. As a family, Jennifer and Scott Pepito spent time as their family grew and changed to create intentional sacred holidays that fueled family connection, time with God, and life giving rythms. 
Join Jennifer and Emelie for another mother-daughter conversation about traditions, rhythms, making room for God, and being creative and introspective in setting up holidays. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
Check out the Christmas Guide Vol 1 or Vol 2.
Use the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide to set aside time to encounter God this holiday season.
We are now selling a printed version of the Peaceful Preschool!! 
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 In this episode–
Holidays don't have to be exhausting
What can you change, what do you want to keep, what is important for your future 
What are some holidays you can create for just your family
Build traditions that you can keep consistently and that bring you joy 
Knowing why you celebrate what you celebrate and keeping thinks simple makes a place for connection with others and space to encounter God when we're not frantically busy. 
Understanding that in the elementary years, sometimes input is more important than output when we're educating 
Workbooks teach your children to regurgitate information whilst engaging them in great literature, narration, and formulating ideas creates life long learners
You can learn more about Jennifer here-
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Be Brave, be Bold, be Humble: Restoring Our Families with Rachel G. Scott

Failure can breed in us a deep despondency, disappointment, and become a breeding ground for lies about our identity, the goodness of God, our authority, and the possibility for us to try again to achieve a seemingly impossible dream. 
But God. Be brave, be bold, and be humble. 
Rachel G. Scott, author and podcaster, joins Jennifer Pepito for a beautiful conversation about dissapointment, heartache, and the beauty of falling into the hands of a good God and Father when we have come to the place where our world is beyond our control and we've "failed". 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
Looking for ways to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the holidays? Check out our Christmas Guides Vol. 1 and 2, and the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide. 
Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!! 
 In this episode–
When failure hits identify the lies that are coming up, these are lies or feelings that would say you're not enough, you don't have what it takes, you'll only fail. What is the Truth in God's Word? 
You're never alone.
Creating a vision isn't about perfection, but health in the precious areas of our life 
It's never too late to start to know yourself in the light of who God says you are. 
Raising children who have a relationship and not a religion.
Taking the Leap Podcast
Better than Blended by Rachel G. Scott and Willie J. Scott Jr. 
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The Peaceful Press Philosophy on Teaching Language Arts

What makes great literature? Is Harry Potter great literature? What about Farenheit 451? Why are we at Restoration Home and The Peaceful Press so passionate about living stories, and how with all of these stories do we know what output to look for that assures us our child is learning?? 
Have you ever asked any of these questions?
In Episode 48, join Jennifer and Emelie, as they have a really fantastic conversation that engages all of these questions and much more. While this conversation is definitely more about homeschooling and teaching literature, it's also just a great conversation about learning and how we do it. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
Grab your copy of the brand new Playful Pioneers Volume 2!!!
Check out the Peaceful Press Booklists!! 
Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!! 
 In this episode–
Why we start with good literature rather than worksheets
Living literature is about protaganists that grow 
Understanding that in the elementary years, sometimes input is more important than output when we're educating 
Workbooks teach your children to regurgitate information whilst engaging them in great literature, narration, and formulating ideas creates life long learners
You can learn more about Jennifer here-
Jennifer's Instagram
You can learn more about Emelie here-
Emelie’s Instagram
Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

The Celebration of the Jewish Feasts with Sarah Ruth

Celebrations and traditions are ways we connect and remember the goodness of God in our lives. For all of time, cultures have built feasts and parties around significant events. As Christians, many of us find profound enjoyment and beauty in celebrations like Easter and Christmas as we remember Christ’s birth, death, and resurrection. And then we have cultural holidays, like Thanksgiving in America or Guy Fawkes in the UK. Most of us have family traditions we celebrate, and the memories and celebrations of our youth have a profound impact on us.
From early on Jennifer and her family began celebrating Passover in place of Easter, and as time and learning unfolded begin introducing and celebrating more of the Jewish Feasts into their year. On this podcast Sarah Ruth of Kindled Togetherness joins Jennifer to talk about the beauty of the Jewish Feasts and their celebration of Christ from the Passover Lamb to the Feast of Booths and the sojourning as we eagerly wait for the Lord’s return.
This is not a religious conversation, it’s a beautiful discussion between two moms and lovers of Jesus about the role remembering and celebrating what God spelled out in the feasts He gave the Israelites and how we can enjoy and celebrate them in our homes today. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
The Precious People Bundle is a full length elementary bundle that introduces the Jewish Feasts!!!
Looking for ways to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the holidays? Check out our Christmas Guides Vol. 1 and 2, and the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide. 
Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!! 
 In this episode–
What are the Jewish Feasts
Why do we celebrate them
Finding conviction for your family
The importance of having celebrations and the way we can use them to teach about God’s goodness
As we grow with the Lord, this is about relationship not religion and are their ways your relationship could be blessed by celebrating and remembering one or some of the Ancient Feasts?
If you're looking for more information you can check out these blog posts: https://www.thepeacefulpreschool.com/blog/rosh-hashanah-for-children-2  and https://www.thepeacefulpreschool.com/blog/the-precious-people-rosh-hashannah-festival
 
For guides you can check out Sarah Ruth’s guides to Jewish Feasts for great resources, as well.
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The Peaceful Teacher: Managing Your Homeschool

With school starting, we start to see more and more queries at the Peaceful Press about how much is enough. Enthusiastic moms and concerned moms want to be sure they are doing the utmost for their child's future well-being and education. 
In Episode 46 we have Durenda Wilson of the Durenda Wilson Podcast join Jennifer Pepito to talk about manage home schooling. What is too much, what is enough, what are the objectives we're looking for? Maybe providing an education is simpler than we think, if we're willing to stop and engage our children's curiosity, questions, exploration, and being. 
This is a great episode to explain and simplify the mystery of teaching and assure you, that you have what it takes to teach your children. 
 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
The Playful Pioneers Volume 2 is here!!!
Looking for ways to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the holidays? Check out our Christmas Guides Vol. 1 and 2, and the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide. 
Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!! 
 In this episode–
When enough is enough
Creating an atmosphere that invites and encourages continual exploration
The importance of child-led exploration, especially in the younger years
Not matter how busy you are, you're ability to provide loving attentiveness to your child is a huge educatinal boon to your child
For more informatiuon check out Durenda Wilson's book The Four Hour School Day
If you're looking for more ways to help organise and plan your life, check out the Peaceful Press Planner or the Homeschool Planner.
You can learn more about Jennifer here-
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You can learn more about Durenda Wilson here-
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Managing Our Resources for a Peaceful Home with Crystal Paine

Welcome to Episode 45! Crystal Paine of the Money Saving Mom joins Jennifer Pepito to talk about creating a peaceful home. Drawing from her most recent book, Crystal walks us through her personal four P's: prayer, priorities, planning and prepping. 
It's a beautiful episode that continues our theme of self, home, and life management as we continue to transition into a new season, school starting, life changes, and all that the rest of 2023 holds. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
The Playful Pioneers Volume 2 is here!!!
Looking for ways to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the holidays? Check out our Christmas Guides Vol. 1 and 2, and the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide. 
Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!! 
 In this episode–
The whole house doesn't have to be your responsibility because we have the opportunity to train our children to participate
Equipping our children to be successful adults
Leaning into prayer in the moment
Prepping our minds for success
To dive further into Crystal's Prayer, Priorities, Planning, and Prepping, check out her book The Time Saving Mom
If you're looking for more ways to help organise and plan your life, check out the Peaceful Press Planner or the Homeschool Planner.
You can learn more about Jennifer here-
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Managing our Emotions

Welcome to Episode 44, a new series on Managing the many aspects of becoming a restoration family.
Jennifer and Emelie talk about the importance of managing our emotions and not burdening our children with big emotions.
Many of you felt like you had to parent your parents, but you can stop the cycle. 
It’s okay to process out loud, but always leave your children with a hopeful statement like, “mommy is feeling overwhelmed right not, but I know God will carry us through”.
Then, take those big emotions and process them with a friend, mentor, or therapist.
 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
The Playful Pioneers Volume 2 is here!!!
Looking for ways to attune and repair with your children? Check out our Ten Day Connection Challenge 
Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!! 
 In this episode–
Motherhood is intense, but share your struggles with a friend or therapist, and protect your child from becoming a parent figure to you.
How to better understand what you feel, so you can process efficiently 
The importance of acknowledging your emotions
How children feel when we turn them into our emotional support
And as always, how even when we make mistakes there is hope
You can learn more about Jennifer here-
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Dream Big

Welcome to Episode 43. Jennifer Pepito and good friend Rachel Kovac have an engaging and light conversation about the joy and ease of experimenting and creating family rhythm. Rachel brings a beautiful perspective on the opportunities provided by homeschooling and the fun of figuring out a family rhythm. 
We can experiment, mix it up, find what brings us joy, vary it by seasons, and still have an adherence to a family rule for the sake of restoration, connection, and wholeness. In all of this, let's dream big about what family, motherhood, and our personal lives might look like. 
 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
The Playful Pioneers Volume 2 is here!!!
Looking for ways to attune and repair with your children? Check out our Ten Day Connection Challenge 
Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!! 
 In this episode–
Motherhood and parenting, even your personal life, is a one time opportunity, so don't be afraid to dream big 
Sometimes our self-identities are limiting 
Young children need stability and rythm not loads of choices 
Judging others steals joy, hurts community, and negatively impacts our ability to learn, enjoy, and build our family vision
Don't be afraid to experiment and figure out what works best for your family
You can learn more about Jennifer here-
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Faithfulness not Outcomes

In our family, Emelie's journey with anorexia was the first indicator that having a Family Rule did not create a 1+1=2 journey. In some seasons, your family rules, and the boundaries and stability we put into place to foster godly, joy filled children will look like it's failing. But is the family rule failing, or is God too good to allow "goodness" to replace "holiness". 
Goodness is simply good behaviour, holiness is when we've allowed ourselves to be sanctified from the inside out, nothing hidden, nothing broken. 
Episode 42 is an incredible conversation between Jennifer and Emelie about what happens when a family rule seems to fail.
Listen to the end for a chance to participate in a Restoration Home and Peaceful Press Competition and the chance to win 1 year of the Peaceful Loop and a $50 Gift Card. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
The Peaceful Press Cookbook is available on Amazon!! 
The Peaceful Press has beautiful Student Planners to help your students craft order, ryhthm and mindfulness in their daily journey. Check the digital versions out at the Peaceful Press or order printed copies from Amazon. 
In this episode:
A family rule is about your faithfulness to what God has called you to create, not controlling the outcome of your family
How to embrace the hard seasons of application
The Joy of faithfulness 
Mothering by the Book by Jennifer Pepito 
Family Rule Poster—Follow this link to edit and create your Family Rule Poster in Canva and to enter in the Restoration Family Rule Competition.
You will win 1 year in the Peaceful Loop which has monthly calls with Jennifer and a habits and community building group, and $50 to the Peaceful Press Shop. 
The Poster must contain the Peaceful Press Website and the Restoration Home Logo
Submit the Canva link to your design to hello@thepeacefulpress.com subject line "Family Rule Poster".
All submissions must be received by 8/25/2023
Submissions will be voted on in the private Peaceful Press Facebook Group and posted to Instagram. 
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Episode sponsored by The Peaceful Press. Create connection through our literature based resources. 
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The Unique Paths of Family Rules

Have you ever wondered what makes a great family? We have too. It's easy to wonder who has the secret, or what formula produces a happy, holy family. But maybe it isn't like that, maybe parenting is many paths to creating connected families. Maybe it's simple. 
Join Jennifer and Ginny Yurich of the podcast and movement 1000 Hours Outside for an incredible discussion about creating family rule around who you are as individuals and the unique dreams and identity that God has placed in you. We're not looking for a secret sauce, but authenticity, joy, and centred self of family identity that rests in who God made us to be rather than trying to control the outcomes. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
The Playful Pioneers Volume 2 is here!!!
Looking for ways to attune and repair with your children? Check out our Ten Day Connection Challenge 
Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!! 
 In this episode–
It is okay to have standards and to parent with personality
Embracing your unique likes, dislikes, and the things you enjoy when creating your family vision
As your children grow older there is a beauty in learning to accomodate their lives and becoming
We are not searching for perfection but excellence, and in that process you are who your children need
Check out Ginny Yurich's newest book coming in November Until the Streetlights Come On
You can learn more about Jennifer here-
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