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In this episode, Christina has a big reveal...
we talk about things I've said no to over my homeschool journey, and how to encourage reverence in our little ones. 


2:23 - What have you said "no" to in your homeschooling years?
7:30 - How to assess what is working and what is not working
11:21 - When teachers become homeschoolers
15:12 - How to encourage reverence in our children during prayer time
23:35 - Being reasonable in our expectations


mary on wheels (blog post)


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What does breastfeeding have to do with homeschooling?  A lot actually!  Gina Peterson from Catholic Nursing Mother’s League addresses some questions that were submitted from a listener.  We discuss tandem nursing, what we can let go of, negotiating the season of littles, nurturing ourselves through this time.  And some ways to fill your tank and theirs. 




3:36 - A little about Gina and Catholic Nursing Mother's League
13:14 - Tandem nursing, supply and weaning
17:21 - Attachment when babies are close together
19:04 - How do we embrace this season and what can we let go of?
24:07 - Creating opportunities for attachment 
30:58 - Filling up our tanks and keeping our children's tanks full 




Check out Art programs by CHC!
Ever Ancient, Ever New:
Art History, Appreciation, Theory and Practice by Catholic Heritage Curricula




Catholic Nursing Mothers League and
Facebook group




Breastfeeding and Catholic Motherhood by Sheila Kippley


Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing by Sheila Kippley


breasts in active duty (blog post)




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Elizabeth and I address some listener questions today, starting with how to encourage independent writing. 




3:12 - What are your thoughts on creative writing?
12:50 - Hosting a writing co-op
14:06 - How to encourage your kids when school seems boring
18:26 - What if we miss something?
20:06 - Finding time for extracurricular courses 
27:15 - Putting educational materials on display in the home




Favorite Poems Old and New by Helen Ferris


Institute for Excellence in Writing


Intermediate Language Lessons by Emma Serl




perfecting the paragraph (blog post)


high school writing for the afraid (blog post)


the difference between dictation and writing (blog post)




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Father Harrison joins us to discuss the importance of creating life-giving experiences surrounding the faith, how our children learn by modeling, and the importance  of Sacramentality in the home.  We also talk about building community and  Fr. Harrison's most recent book.



00:57 - What is family catechesis?
10:48 - Jesse Tree tradition and how truth is known
18:01 - Building community in the parish
23:20 - Sacraments, sacramentals and why they matter
31:48 - Three essential Sacramentals for the home
36:33 - Faith formation and evangelization
41:46 - Fr. Harrison's book Mysterion




Mysterion: The Revelatory Power of the Sacramental Worldview by Fr. Harrison Ayre


Episode 1: The Sacramental Worldview  (Mysterion Video Series by the Daughters of St. Paul)


Clerically Speaking Podcast with Fr. Harrison and Fr. Anthony
Episodes mentioned: The Great Traddening,  Modernism,  Vocations episode. 




indelible marks (blog post)




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In this episode we look at tools for fostering relationships and growing in kindness. How to get along, what to do if we are struggling with a particular child, how to regain perspective and ways to simplifying our lives.




1:01 - Importance of getting along
4:12 - Starting in small ways
5:31 - Focusing on one relationship and being present
8:03 - Finding order in our lives
11:51 - Assuming the best of others
16:36 - Time for self-reflection




Sink Reflections by Marla Cilley


The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo


The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson




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My guest today is Julia, a listener with her fourth little one due anytime.  She asks really good questions!  We chat about learning in the early years with just young children, should we do a reading program when our child is already fluently reading and how to respond when moms start talking about what curriculum they use. 

Julia also asks me how I got started on this particular journey of child led learning.  We talk about science with young kids, and working in art and music...and the big question...
What do we do next??

Join Julia and I for a fun conversation about homeschooling in the early years. 




4:07 - Should we supplement dictation with a reading curriculum?
12:19 - Feeling pressure to answer for what curriculum we use
 23:41 - Choosing literature for dictation
24:54 - Creating good reading habits as a family
26:14 - Social studies, History and Science for young children
35:04 - Adding beautiful Art and Music in homeschool
39:48 - How many hours per day should you be homeschooling?
51:06 - Homeschooling with a new baby




 Dictation resources




Science story books:

Over and Under the Pond

A Nest is Noisy

DK Wonders of Nature




Podcast episodes mentioned:

what will you do all day: developing routine with little ones

developing a routine that encourages kids to focus 

homeschooling with a new baby and other charming and challenging times in our lives




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I started binge listening to Fallon and her co-host Kori a month or so ago, when my daughter told me about their work.  Fallon, homeschool mom and a woman who wants to help you to optimal nutrition, shares her story of healing and her passion in the quest for women's health.  Among so many other things, well nourished women have more energy, more stable moods, higher quality sleep...wait...those are all the things you need, am I right? 

But it the middle of it all, the whole point is JOY.  Nutrition should be beautiful, not frustrating.  Joyful, not a chore.  Thank you, Fallon, for your gifts. 

Join us while we overshare. 




2:13 - Welcome Fallon / What brought you to your health journey?
16:00 - Wellness should bring you joy
27:52 - How do we start to make positive changes?
35:23 - Body image appreciation
45:57 - The spiritual discipline of fasting
49:42 - Toxicity, gut health and healing through food
1:01:04 - Is there a solution for anxiety?




Ever Ancient, Ever New:
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fallonstable.com     
@fallondanae




The Freely Rooted Podcast




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You will love love love Allison.  Oh my gosh, this interview was just an incredible pleasure and kind of mind shifting.  Listen while Allison and I take turns having epiphanies.  Listen while Allison creates some of the best analogies I've ever heard on the importance of keeping a home.   Beauty, virtue, laundry.  We cover it all.   



00:14 - Welcome Allison!
4:02 - Working and motherhood
5:37 - What brought you to this journey?
8:16 - The heart of homemaking     
29:39 - Decor and intentionality
39:02 - When the task at hand feels like a burden
43:17 - A new Facebook community
48:20 - Where is a good place to start?
54:07 - Pondering the Lord



Married & a House
@marriedandahouse




How do we start to make joy normal? Episode one. (podcast) 




making things beautiful (blog post)




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Today I interview Sylvia Dorham, children's author.  The beginning of the interview had a glitch so we miss some of Sylvia's biographical information! 

Sylvia is a Catholic mother of ten, who has a great love of beauty and recognizes that we learn better through rhythm,  rhyme and beauty.  We discuss her "Monks" books and her newest book, Our Lady, Undoer of Knots. 

Sylvia Dorham’s accomplishments are best summarized in the words, "wife" and "mother." She appreciates truth, goodness and beauty and is grateful for skilled artists with whom she can collaborate.




1:02 - Delivering truth in writing for children
3:12 - Not another cheesy children's book
11:40 - About Our Lady Undoer of Knots and new book
27:36 - Hymns - Rhyme, Rhythm and Music
28:51 - About the illustrator
33:44 - Best advice for keeping our children close to us




Sylvia's books




How to Pray the Mary Undoer of Knots Novena




Books by Paul Thigpen




Books by Regina Doman




eyes to see (blog post)




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