Join Jennifer and Mary DeMuth author of Love, Pray Listen, as they talk about how our internal order has more to do with our children's order than our ability to manage well or enforce outward order. This grows with a willingness to pursue our identity in Christ and let him be our all in all, so that when the day comes, and our children leave the nest and begin making their own decisions, we aren't caught in the trap of believing we can control or "order" their lives. Instead, we can Love, Pray and Listen.
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 In this episode–
When we can calm ourselves and be orderly in our emotions, self-regulation, we create order in our homes and the lives of our children
Take a sabbath, a life giving day
Where is your real joy coming from
Practicing benevolent detachment: your role shifts as your children become adults
Have to be able to grieve so you can find your joy and identity in the only one who is Good
Extremes can wreck our children’s internal order because extremes are the manifestations of our internal disorder.
Releasing control in the process of creating order 
Your identity is more than "mother", finding Christ at the centre through motherhood and beyond. 
Mary DeMuth has created a free resource with 52 prayers for your adult children. 
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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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Practical Step to Homeschooling High School with Carrie De Francisco

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. 
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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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Practical Steps for a Happy Marriage with Emelie Pepito

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!
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 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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