Do you feel like you are just existing with your family instead of being intentional? Are you finding it hard to consistently spend time with the Lord as a busy mom? Do you wonder how to train your kids in Godly principles and practices that last a lifetime? 



Today Jennifer Pepito- author, podcaster, and homeschool curriculum writer- joins me to talk about her new book Habits for a Sacred Home. She studied the ancient practices and habits of monks and Christian women who have gone before us to see how they lived and how we can use some of their tools in our homes. 



Through the Benedictine rule, she discovered nine principles that can guide our days: simplicity, stewardship, order, stability, hospitality, community, prayer, and work. Jennifer talks about what this looks like in the imperfect, busy, messy seasons that family life brings. Life does not need to be idyllic to have a sacred home.  The goal of these practices is not to have another burden or to-do list but to create space for the Holy Spirit to show up in our families and guide us as we walk through life together submitted to Him. 



Connect with Jennifer Pepito: 






Website:  THE PEACEFUL PRESS

Facebook: Jennifer Pepito

Instagram:  Jennifer Pepito (@jenniferpepito)





Links Mentioned:  







Restoration Home with Jennifer Pepito [PODCAST]

Habits for a Sacred Home: by Jennifer Pepito 

Really Very Crunchy: by Emily Morrow 

The Rule of St. Benedict 
Atomic Habits: by James Clear
He Leadeth Me: An Extraordinary Testament of Faith: by Walter Ciszek
Kimberly June Miller
Mothering by the Book: by Jennifer Pepito




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Creating Family Culture :: Amber O’Neal Johnston [SOM Wk 4]
Create a Home of Belonging and Becoming :: Sally Clarkson {Ep 107}




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Stewarding Sacred and Spiritual Disciplines at Home :: Jennifer Pepito [Ep 464]

Heather MacFadyen, mother of four boys, connects you the listener with people and resources to help you feel less alone. Consider it an invitation to "withness".

Kids & Family

Parenting

Today kicks off our new sidetracked series with a surprise guest! Toni Collier- author, speaker, podcaster, and single mom- joins us to cover all the topics. Toni is the author of Broken Crayons Still Color and encourages people that even in the hard and dark parts of life God is waiting to use us. In our brokenness, we can see God in the land of the living. She reminds us that regardless of events in our past there is still hope and joy to be found. Toni discusses how we lose wonder and excitement as we become adults and how to remain like a child while we look for God in the everyday, He is always working if we have the eyes to see it. 



It wouldn't be sidetracked though if we didn’t go on every tangent possible from tattoos with Ann Voskamp, to Toni’s dream concert, sushi, and the Ironman movies, we cover it all. 



Connect with Toni Collier: 






Website:  HOME | Toni Collier

Facebook: Toni J Collier 

Instagram:  Toni Collier (@tonijcollier)


Links Mentioned:  






PODCAST | Toni Collier
Brave Enough to Be Broken: by Toni Collier
Broken Crayons Still Color: by Toni Collier
Ironman movie

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Nuuly
Torres - Black Truffle Potato Chips

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When You’re Busy and Stressed by Mom Life Expectations :: Joanna Weaver [Ep 463]
Brave Enough to be Broken :: Toni Collier [Ep 388]
Broken Crayons Still Color :: Toni Collier [Ep 267]

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Sidetracked with Toni Collier :: Cynthia and Heather [Ep 468]

Did you know that once you are postpartum you are always postpartum? Do you have issues from pregnancy, birth, or c-sections that have followed you and don’t know where to turn? Do you know that only 4% of parents are getting the movement that they need? 



Today Krystle Howald, a women’s health physical therapist and co-founder of Expecting and Empowered, is here to break down some of the pains and issues we as moms experience after birth and beyond. While going to physical therapy school she quickly realized there were limited resources for moms who have incontinence issues, pain during sex, or just want to feel good in their body after childbirth.  She shares tips on how to baby-carry without injury, how to breathe properly to bring our body back into alignment, and how to fit movement in as a busy mom. 



Krystle brings hope, proving there are providers out there that want to help with the pain or shame around these sensitive topics, and that God has created our bodies to heal. Stick around until the end where she shares a coupon code for the Expecting and Empowered App! 



Connect with Krystle Howald: 






Website: Expecting and Empowered

Instagram:  Expecting and Empowered

App: App — Expecting and Empowered


Links Mentioned:  






Podcast — Expecting and Empowered
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Overcoming Barriers to Sexual Intimacy :: Nancy Houston [Ep 206]
Postpartum Depression :: Brittany Turner [Ep 277]
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Hope and Help for Taboo Topics in Postpartum Care :: Krystle Howald [Ep 467]




Rebecca St. James, a popular Australian American contemporary Christian singer, songwriter and actress, is here to talk about the amazing new movie Unsung Hero, which chronicles her family's journey to rebuild their lives from the ground up. She shares personal stories from her childhood and how their mom’s faith stands up against all odds and inspires her husband and children to hold on to theirs.



Rebecca vulnerably shares her own  marriage and motherhood struggles as she longed to be married and have children and how God shaped her through the waiting. Once she started a family all of the spiritual disciplines that her parents instilled in her have become an important part of how she and her husband lead their children today. 



This movie and conversation reminds us that every Christian family is called to a unique adventure- they are not all the same but God has a plan for every one of us. When we settle for cookie-cutter lives we are missing out on the miracles He has for us. Be encouraged today that God has an adventure for your family when we step out in faith. 



Connect with Rebecca St. James: 






Website:  RSJ (rebeccastjames.com)

Facebook: Rebecca St. James

Instagram:  Rebecca St. James (@rebeccast.james)


Links Mentioned:  






Unsung Hero | Now Playing In Theaters
Thank-You-Poster.pdf (focusonthefamily.com)

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Summer of Mentorship 2019 Week Four :: Helen Smallbone
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Honoring Moms, the Unsung Heroes :: Rebecca St. James [Ep 466]

As usual, this sidetracked has so much packed into it, especially as we head into Mother’s Day and the end-of-school-year May(hem). We recap my son Quade’s final high school musical performance as Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast. Once again the tears are flowing as I process having a senior and all of the final milestones that come along with it. 



Cynthia tries to describe what her best Mother’s Day would look like and it ends up being a 1980’s party with a clean house and peaceful kids. While I would like to bring back the homemade Mother’s Day crafts, let’s get all the high school teachers on board. Cynthia chats about what summer looks like when the college kids come home, it's around-the-clock fun with the little one up at 6:30 AM and the big kids up until the wee hours of the morning. 



Come laugh along with us as we face the month of May and all of the busyness and big feelings that come along with this season of motherhood.  Stick around to the end where we share a big announcement about how the summer of podcasting will look. 



Connect with Cynthia Yanof: 






Website:   https://cynthiayanof.com/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.yanof 
Instagram:  @cynthiayanof 
Podcast: MESSmerized 




Links Mentioned:  






LTK | Fashion, Home, Beauty, Fitness and More
Life Is Messy, God Is Good: Sanity for the Chaos of Everyday Life: by Cynthia Yanof
Chico's (chicos.com)
Forgiving What You Can't Forget: by Lysa TerKeurst
I Shouldn't Feel This Way: by Alison Cook PhD
The Body Keeps the Score: by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

A Mother’s Day Questionnaire for your kiddos to fill out.

A Questionnaire you fill out about your kids by Brooke Romney
The Holderness Family
When Mother’s Day isn’t Facebook Perfect

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Forgiving What You Can’t Forget :: Lysa TerKeurst [Ep 304]
Embracing the Mom You’re Meant to Be :: Jo Saxton [Ep 283]
The Goal Isn’t Happy Children :: Cynthia Yanof – Summer of Mentorship – Wk 6 [Ep 419]

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Stewarding Sacred and Spiritual Disciplines at Home :: Jennifer Pepito [Ep 464]

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