Abbie Halberstadt is the author of M is for Mama and Hard is Not the Same as Bad joins Jennifer Pepito for a timely conversation about "hard": hard family relations, hard pasts, hard parenting days, and doing "hard" in a culture that wants easy. 
 Often we are looking for ways to minimise or fix our life, so that it's simple, organised, smooth, life giving, wholesome, or brings us joy. But there are many hard things we cannot change, like the people we work with, stressful holiday interactions, days when our children are unsettled, bad news.
Abbie brings a beautiful, God-filled perspective to "hard" from her own life as she and Jennifer talk about all of the things that we encouter on the daily, and finding God in the midst of it. It is an incredible, refreshing conversation that reminds us that with God we are more than capable to live fully in the midst of hard things. 
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 In this episode–
Doing hard things as a counter-cultural movement 
Abbie's story
Learning to set the right kind of boundaries with family
A mother's mindfulness and the path to wholeness 
Leaving a legacy of intentionality rather than perfection 
Check out M is for Mama and Hard is Not the Same Thing as Bad by Abbie Halberstadt 

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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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 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 
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Planning a Great Summer with Jennifer Pepito

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.
 
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 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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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. 
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 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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A Good God and a Simple Life with Emelie Pepito

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. 
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 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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Work, Rest, Read, Repeat with Elsie Iudicello

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!
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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. 
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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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How to Do Hard with Abbie Halberstadt

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