Get mostly-daily, bite-sized encouraging emails by signing up here: https://simplyconvivial.com/newsletter Bess is a wife, mother of 5, and grandmother of 3! She currently teaches full time at Logos School and hosts the podcast, Come Over for Dinner!, on all the ways to make hospitality practical and fun. Apart from her family, Bess’s days are lively with the bustling energy of second graders whom she teaches full-time. She jestingly remarks that she “attends second grade every day”. Her teachin...
Jun 02, 2023•10 min•Ep 64•Transcript available on Metacast Get mostly-daily, bite-sized encouraging emails by signing up here: https://simplyconvivial.com/newsletter Dallas Nachtigall is an artist by training, a wife and a mom of three. As she researched homeschooling, she was thrilled to learn that art education, drawing, and nature journaling could be integral pieces of her kids' education. So, at age 28, she picked up where her academic life had ended after college. She now teaches homeschool families around the globe drawing and art skills through v...
May 09, 2023•12 min•Ep 63•Transcript available on Metacast Get mostly-daily, bite-sized encouraging emails by signing up here: https://simplyconvivial.com/newsletter Dallas Nachtigall is an artist by training, a wife and a mom of three. As she researched homeschooling, she was thrilled to learn that art education, drawing, and nature journaling could be integral pieces of her kids' education. So, at age 28, she picked up where her academic life had ended after college. She now teaches homeschool families around the globe drawing and art skills through v...
May 01, 2023•12 min•Ep 62•Transcript available on Metacast In this conversation, Katie Westenberg discusses practical tips for staying faithful to God in moments of disappointment and overwhelm. We must prepare in advance by investing time daily in reading the Bible, even when it may not always feel productive or inspiring in the moment. Our devotional time is an investment in a "debit account" we can draw from later. She also emphasizes the importance of having friends who can speak truth into one's life and call out negative beliefs or thought pattern...
Apr 26, 2023•16 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast Overcome overwhelm with my free workshop: AnswerOverwhelm.com Katie Westenberg, a Christian author and speaker, shares her perspective on how to deal with overwhelming situations. Our capacity for dealing with stress can change throughout our lives and is dependent on our circumstances. We need to be aware enough to diagnose whether the problem is spiritual or physical and seek God's guidance in both areas. She suggests that if the problem is physical, practical changes can help. However, if the...
Apr 24, 2023•14 min•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast When we aim for completion rather than faithfulness we can get sucked down into resenting the work in front of us. The room you just cleaned needs cleaned again, and the laundry will never be forever done. Changing our goal to being faithful in our work rather than being done with our work is such a helpful shift. Laney Homan is a wife of 25 years and mother to eight children ages 6 to 23, and works from home as the member success manager for Your Morning Basket. She homeschools her five younges...
Apr 21, 2023•10 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast Free EHAP (Whole House Tidy Time!) Guide: https://simplyconvivial.com/ehap As moms we can easily feel scattered, like all the different responsibilities we have are pulling us in different directions, and like there’s never enough time to get it all done. Homeschool moms especially can struggle with this because they have the all the schooling duties in addition keeping the home running. When we aim for completion rather than faithfulness we can get sucked down into resenting the work in front o...
Mar 21, 2023•14 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast You don't have to stay stuck in overwhelm. Free workshop: AnswerOverwhelm.com Sarah is a mom of six and grandmother of four. She lives in beautiful New England and is in her 27th year of homeschooling. She is passionate about books, decorating, hospitality, strong coffee and BBC drama. She blogs at Joyfilleddays.com where she talks about all aspects of Christian living. Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habi...
Feb 10, 2023•10 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast Start homeschooling: https://joyful-noise-learning.ck.page/e1e764f683 Ashley didn't realize how distractible she was until the details of life started piling on with motherhood. She shares her journey to walk in faithfulness despite herself in today's episode. Ashley is a former English teacher, and current homeschool Mom of three elementary age kids. She shares about her favorite Biblically-based, Charlotte Mason inspired homeschool resources and tips on her YouTube channel Joyful Noise Learnin...
Feb 01, 2023•14 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast Start homeschooling: https://joyful-noise-learning.ck.page/e1e764f683 Ashley didn't realize how distractible she was until the details of life started piling on with motherhood. She shares her journey to walk in faithfulness despite herself in today's episode. Ashley is a former English teacher, and current homeschool Mom of three elementary age kids. She shares about her favorite Biblically-based, Charlotte Mason inspired homeschool resources and tips on her YouTube channel Joyful Noise Learnin...
Feb 01, 2023•12 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast Learn how to handle perfectionism with my free workshop: NoMorePerfectionism.com The best antidote to perfectionism is to pray. Being in prayer is fruitful and most necessary to our spiritual walk and fighting sin in our lives. We should be thanking God for everything we have been given, and asking him to make us aware of our sinful desires. So ask God for grace, ask to be reminded of his perfection, ask for an increased awareness of his holiness and ask that God’s goodness and faithfulness woul...
Jan 17, 2023•18 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast Learn how to handle perfectionism with my free workshop: NoMorePerfectionism.com Sometimes our desire to do well at our vocations turns into a desire for perfectionism which leaves us discouraged and defeated. Bethany gives us the truth straight: perfectionism is idolatry we must repent of and replace with worship of our Creator. You're not going to do yourself any favors if you cling to idols. Perfectionism leads us into pride and a critical spirit and all manner of other sins. It is not the sa...
Jan 10, 2023•15 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast Get module 1 of Organize Your Attitude for free: https://www.simplyconvivial.info/story Karen continues her story of battling and overcoming depression as a homeschooling farm-wife mom. Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habits and self-control so we can build God-honoring families and communities. 📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Time https://amzn.to/3CcRzuy ➡️ Take the free daily ...
Jan 03, 2023•24 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast Get module 1 of Organize Your Attitude for free: https://www.simplyconvivial.info/story Karen tells her story about falling into depression, how it affected her, and how she finally began recovering. Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habits and self-control so we can build God-honoring families and communities. 📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Time https://amzn.to/3CcRzuy ➡️ Take t...
Dec 27, 2022•22 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast Women are homemakers, but the husband is the head of the home. How do we dance this dance together, creating a family and life together than glorifies God? It begins by being on the same page, which means it begins with conversation. Gemma was nervous to ask her husband what he thought of her homemaking and the state of their house, but when she got over her fear and asked a simple question, she was stunned and encouraged at his response. Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free fro...
Dec 20, 2022•25 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast Get a year of homemaking coaching: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm Gracie is a west coast California girl transplanted to the wheat fields of the Midwest. She loves her God-given callings of daughter of the King of kings, wife to her husband, Stephen, and mother and teacher to their eight children. Some of her greatest joys are time spent home educating her children, a good family read aloud, toddler antics, and a hot cup of British-style black tea! Before Gracie joined Simply Con...
Dec 13, 2022•20 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast Feeling stressed and frazzled? Always one step behind? Dropping balls? Clarissa realized it was perfectionism tripping her up and making her feel overwhelmed. Because she couldn't get everything organized exactly the way she'd want it in one day, she'd never start. Her perfectionism was making her home life chaotic and stressed. Hear her story of how she overcame her perfectionism with three simple, standard planning practices. You'll be encouraged that there is a way out of the chaos! Women are...
Dec 06, 2022•18 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast Free Brain Dump Guide: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/braindump Overwhelmed and exhausted? Postpartum blues making life hard? There is hope and a way out. Naomi shares her story of how baby steps and a game plan helped her transform her busy family home so that she's no longer stressed and frustrated with her life. Join Mystie & Naomi for Simplified Organization Community Coaching! https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm 📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Tim...
Dec 02, 2022•19 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast Do you ever compare your life now, changing diapers and wiping goopy noses, to your previous life?
Nov 14, 2022•18 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast Is your grocery budget troubling you? Even though it's hard as prices increase, Jamie reminds us that feeding people is a good work and it's ok if it costs us money. When she’s not curating memories, hoarding vintage books, or playing ringmaster to her circus of five blissfully abnormal kids, Jamie Erickson can be found encouraging and equipping a growing tribe of mothers all across the globe. Find Jamie online - At her blog: https://www.theunlikelyhomeschool.com/ On her podcast: http://momtomom...
Nov 07, 2022•14 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast Irritation could be a sign that something deeper is wrong than a few logistical headaches. The truth is that irritation is simply anger, and we need to deal with it according to its real nature if we're going to deal with it effectively at all. When she’s not curating memories, hoarding vintage books, or playing ringmaster to her circus of five blissfully abnormal kids, Jamie Erickson can be found encouraging and equipping a growing tribe of mothers all across the globe. Find Jamie online - At h...
Nov 01, 2022•12 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast Planning helps us see what's going on in our lives so we can handle it without stress. Mackenzie shares some great tips for making planning a stress-free activity. Mackenzie is a podcaster, voice actor, and YouTuber who helps women fight the overwhelm and stress in their lives with planning and lifestyle solutions so that they can live well in the midst of life's chaos. Mackenzie is a single mom of four kids ages 7 to 16, and you can find her podcast Live Well Anyway, wherever you listen to podc...
Oct 31, 2022•15 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast Life is hard, but we can cheer one another on as we each faithfully tackle the life God has given us. Mackenzie is a podcaster, voice actor, and YouTuber who helps women fight the overwhelm and stress in their lives with planning and lifestyle solutions so that they can live well in the midst of life's chaos. Mackenzie is a single mom of four kids ages 7 to 16, and you can find her podcast Live Well Anyway, wherever you listen to podcasts. Find Mackenzie online - At her blog: https://mackenzieko...
Oct 20, 2022•14 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast DeeDee & Ximena chat with Mystie about keeping food on the table - for meals and snacks - while also keeping our sanity as busy moms with lots on our plates. Avoid unnecessary irritation! Get DeeDee & Ximena's free cycle tracker: https://chipsnsalsahomeschooling.com/cycletracker DeeDee and Ximena (known as the Chips & Salsa Ladies), are two homeschool moms trying to figure out how to savor life through every messy moment. They draw strength from each other and like chips and salsa, t...
Oct 10, 2022•17 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast DeeDee & Ximena chat with Mystie about what makes moms irritated and how to combat irritation as a default response so we can have God-glorifying, cheerful homeschools. Avoid unnecessary irriation! Get DeeDee & Ximena's free cycle tracker: https://chipsnsalsahomeschooling.com/cycletracker DeeDee and Ximena (known as the Chips & Salsa Ladies), are two homeschool moms trying to figure out how to savor life through every messy moment. They draw strength from each other and like chips an...
Oct 03, 2022•21 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast Enter the giveaway by leaving a comment on this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yF6ve66LAW0
Sep 26, 2022•11 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast Durenda has been homeschooling since 1996 and has graduated 7 of her 8 children so far. She has been married to Darryl for 32 years and they have 9 grandkids. Durenda is convinced that home education is an incredible blessing, but only if we don’t let it hold us hostage to unnecessary expectations and notions of what it “should” look like. The heart of her message encourages parents to create a simple, unhurried lifestyle while growing a strong, cohesive family. It's in this nurturing environmen...
Sep 20, 2022•17 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast Create a working homeschool schedule with help from Amy: https://www.raisingarrows.net/homeschoolschedule Amy's course will walk you step by step to plug in the different homeschool subjects, where to put them, how to make it all work, how to practice it and make sure that it is what you really need. Amy provides the fundamentals and principles that work very well for a lot of different people and teach just the basics of how to put it all together. We can focus on enjoying our day and our kids ...
Sep 13, 2022•12 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast Amy Roberts of RaisingArrows.net is a homeschooling mom of 10. She offers practical homeschooling and homemaking advice and encouragement to other large family moms through her blog, her podcast and her YouTube channel. With so many people to take care of, Amy shares how she has learned to adjust her routines and create margin in her life. 5 Steps to Get Organized Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPkowQCQW4x9EMFT5oeq8fwmmbP2JKPKv
Sep 06, 2022•14 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast Get my new book, How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Time: https://amzn.to/3dz3J7l Free interval guide: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/interval Sarah is a wife and homeschooling mom to three. She is an avid reader, a writer, and she loves to nature journal with her kids. Sarah and her husband Jason moved to Honduras 15 years ago where they founded Give Hope 2 Kids, a ministry that's caring for kids who were once abandoned or abused by raising them in healthy Honduran families. (www.GiveHope2Ki...
Aug 16, 2022•10 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast 
