Ruth Chou Simons the creator of Gracelaced and author of books such as GraceLaced: Discovering Timeless Truths Through Seasons of the Heart and Pilgrim joins Jennifer Pepito for Episode 198. 

Ruth is a repeat guest and we are so excited to have her on to talk about her new book This Moment Matters. Her book is about habits and how they build the foundation to live in what God has called you to. 

Finally, the dreams that God has placed on your heart are not lost in the now because your "someday is made up of 1000s of right nows." –Ruth Chou Simons 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

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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What if hospitality isn't about having a perfectly clean home, elaborate meals, or an always-ready guest room?

What if hospitality is simply creating a home where people feel welcomed, loved, and cared for?

In episode 197 of the Restoration Home Podcast, Jennifer Pepito talks with Mystie Winckler about creating a hospitable home while homeschooling, managing the daily rhythms of family life, and cultivating an environment where relationships can flourish.

Mystie shares wisdom from her new book on hospitality, encouraging women to see their homes as places of welcome and ministry. Together, Jennifer and Mystie discuss how simple rhythms, household systems, and intentional habits can create more peace and margin for loving our families and serving others.

After nearly 30 years of homeschooling, Jennifer has seen that the most meaningful parts of education often happen around the table, in the kitchen, while caring for others, and through the everyday work of home life.

This conversation connects beautifully with the themes from Jennifer's book, Habits for a Sacred Home, where she explores how small, faithful practices can transform our homes into places of peace, connection, and spiritual formation and from Mystie's new book, Home is for Hospitality.

In this episode, you'll hear:

✨ Why hospitality is more about welcome than perfection

Our homes are not just places where we complete lessons or manage responsibilities. They are places where we form people, build relationships, practice generosity, and create memories that last for generations.

Whether you are welcoming neighbors around your table, teaching your children to serve, or simply trying to create a peaceful atmosphere for your family, this conversation will encourage you to embrace the sacred work of home.

📖 Habits for a Sacred Home by Jennifer Pepito

📖 Home is for Hospitality by Mystie Winckler

🌿 Restoration Home Community

The Peaceful Press

Visit Mystie Winckler online for resources on homeschooling, homemaking, and creating a well-ordered home. https://www.simplyconvivial.com/

Reflection Question:

Motherhood has a way of revealing our deepest fears.

Whether you’re afraid of failing your children, making irreversible mistakes, or wondering if you’re doing enough, fear can quietly steal the joy God intended for your family. Add the weight of mom guilt, and our nervous system begins to suffer.

In episode 196 of the Restoration Home Podcast, I’m joined by author and speaker Sarah Walton to talk about overcoming fear, embracing God’s grace, and learning how to forgive yourself for mistakes and regulate your nervous system in the midst of motherhood crisis.

Together we discuss:

If you’ve ever lain awake wondering whether you’ve damaged your children or wished you could have a “do-over” as a mom, this episode is for you. God’s grace is bigger than your failures, and He is faithfully at work in both your heart and your children’s lives.

If today’s conversation encouraged you, I’d love to invite you to join the Restoration Home Community—a place where Christian women gather to cultivate peaceful homes, strong family relationships, and joyful faith through biblical encouragement, practical habits, and authentic community.

And if this episode blessed you, would you take a moment to leave a review and share it with a friend? Your support helps more moms discover hope and encouragement for the journey.

Welcome to episode 196 of the Restoration Home Community!! 

In this episode, we're bringing you Jennifer's Inspired Homeschool Workshop, so if you missed it originally or want to listen to it on the go give it a listen. 

Jennifer talks about how history was homeschooled to give you the confidence to continue homeschooling; she offers stories of our heroes who were homeschooled, like Laura Ingalls Wilder through much of her life, and lists ways we can take homeschooling to the next level by making it about raising a whole child. 

If you are looking for a community to start building your inspired homeschool with, the Restoration Home is open for the next 36 hours. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Check out the Homeschool Planner for a great way to stay organized and focused as the new year starts. 

Looking for more nature and science for this year? The Peaceful Press Nature Book Flood is a beautiful addition to your school year.  

In this episode:

You can learn more about Jennifer here–

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Welcome to episode 194 with Jennifer Pepito, Cindy West and Alicia Hutchinson. Cindy West is the founder of Our Journey Westward a homeschool science and nature study and a long time homeschool mama. Alicia Hutchinson is the creator of Learning Well and a homeschool mama of many years. 

This is such a fantastic episode whether you are starting to homeschool or in the thick of it. 

Jennifer, Alicia, and Cindy talk about self-care, a Charlotte Mason education, getting outside, what their ideal homeschool day looked like, and so much more. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

To support the podcast and Jennifer pre-order her newest book Inspired Homeschool. This incredible book gives you stories of famous home-educated artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, authors, and statesmen and outlines the lessons we can learn from them as we raise the next generation of great thinkers. 

Looking for ways to make learning come alive and give your children the education of a lifetime? Check out the Peaceful Press curriculum.

In this episode: 

You can learn more about Jennifer here:

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Alicia and Cindy here: 

Alicia's Instagram and Cindy's Instagram 

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Welcome to episode 193 with Jennifer Pepito and Abbey Wedgeworth.

Abbey is a teacher, speaker, and author and this episode centred around her newest book Help! I'm Ruining My Kids. 

We all so badly want to find the formula that will guarantee us Godly, happy, whole children, even if that formula is not having a formula or a rigid religious adherence to scripture absent God. 

This is a conversation about turning to God, the difference between commiseration and counsel, how mom's at different stages can bless each-other, and so much more. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

To support the podcast and Jennifer pre-order her newest book Inspired Homeschool. This incredible book gives you stories of famous home-educated artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, authors, and statesmen and outlines the lessons we can learn from them as we raise the next generation of great thinkers. 

Looking for ways to make learning come alive and give your children the education of a lifetime? Check out the Peaceful Press curriculum.

In this episode: 

You can learn more about Jennifer here:

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Abbey here: 

Abbey's Instagram

Some Amazon Affiliate Links 

Welcome to episode 192 with Jennifer and Emelie. 

Over her 28 years of homeschooling, one of the main reasons Jennifer has seen families quit is the fear that their child will not get the education they need. While homeschooling is not for everyone, we're here today to unpack the lie that your child is guaranteed to get a better education in a more formal system.

Children want to learn. They are naturally curious, capable of information retention, and interested in the world around them. So often the formal education that we think is "safe" offers little in the way of real life skills, kills curiosity, and creates performers, not learners.

Instead, we talk about raising whole children, whose lives are shaped by their values, not their education level because education can always be acquired while values must be instilled from a young age. Practically, everything your child needs to know academically can be acuired in a 100 hours of education. Besides, when you step back from fear and look at the general education level of the American population do you really think that your child is going to receive a better education in a system that is producing a population where 1 in every 5 adults is illiterate. 

This great conversation is made possible by the Peaceful Press!

Our full length Peaceful Press Elementary Bundles  give your children the opportunity to learn practical skills, read beautiful literature, and engage in a living history and applicable science. If you're not loving your current homeschool, don't wait till next year to make a change. Switch now and enjoy every moment of learning with the Peaceful Press.

 In this episode–

You can learn more about Jennifer here-

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Emelie here-

Emelie’s Instagram

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*Warning*: This episode is all about sex and contains some references to traumatic experiences. Listener discretion advised. 

Welcome to episode 191 with Jennifer Pepito and Laura Dugger. 

Laura is the host of the Savvy Sauce Podcast and a Christian Sex therapist. This episode is not a therapy session, instead, it looks more broadly at what the Bible says about sex, the physical benefits, the gift of intimacy, and why it's supposed to be a blessing to both husband and wife. 

While this episode deals with a topic a little off the wall for the Restoration Home, it's still a incredibly important one, and we hope you are inspired and encouraged. 

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

To support the podcast and Jennifer pre-order her newest book Inspired Homeschool. This incredible book gives you stories of famous home-educated artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, authors, and statesmen and outlines the lessons we can learn from them as we raise the next generation of great thinkers. 

Looking for ways to make learning come alive and give your children the education of a lifetime? Check out the Peaceful Press curriculum.

In this episode: 

You can learn more about Jennifer here:

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Laura here: 

Laura's Instagram

Some Amazon Affiliate Links 

Welcome to episode 190 with Jennifer Pepito. 

This is a sneak peak into Jennifer's workshop on planning the perfect homeschool year, which you can get as part of your pre-order bonus when you purchase The Inspired Homeschool.

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

Check out the Homeschool Planner for a great way to stay organized and focused as the new year starts. 

Pre-order Jennifer newest book: The Inspired Homeschool.

Looking for more nature and science for this year? The Peaceful Press Nature Book Flood is a beautiful addition to your school year.  

In this episode:

You can learn more about Jennifer here–

Jennifer's Instagram

Welcome to episode 189 with Jennifer Pepito and Tabitha Paige. 

Tabitha is the author and illustrator of some of our most beloved children’s books and a speech therapist who has so much to teach us about learning.

Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!

To support the podcast and Jennifer pre-order her newest book Inspired Homeschool. This incredible book gives you stories of famous home-educated artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, authors, and statesmen and outlines the lessons we can learn from them as we raise the next generation of great thinkers. 

Looking for ways to make learning come alive and give your children the education of a lifetime? Check out the Peaceful Press curriculum.

In this episode: 

You can learn more about Jennifer here:

Jennifer's Instagram

You can learn more about Tabitha here: 

Tabitha’s Instagram

Some Amazon Affiliate Links