Welcome to episode 182 with our beloved friend Rachel Kovac. She has a new book out: Their Future is Shining Bright. This is an incredible episode about homeschooling through high school without falling back on rigid workbooks, or trying to hit every traditional milestone. 

Rachel is the kind of person who inspires you to live a more beautiful life, to test what are the outer edges of what you can do, and raise your children in a hopeful, productive world. 

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Welcome to episode 181 with Jennifer Pepito and Jennifer Dukes Lee. Jennifer set out to write a book about mornings through the lens of what the Bible says about the early hours of the day. The result is her newest book How to Love Your Morning: Faith Filled Habits to Build a Life of Joy and Purpose One Day at a Time.

We don't often think of mornings through the lens of how God views them, but so much of scripture is God calling people out to connect with him or go with him in the morning. But how can we have a great morning when we arrive at it carrying the stress, dissapointment, or sleeplessness of the previous day? Jennifer walks through the simple steps we can take to set up our mornings for greatness, adjust to the season you are in, and a few tips for letting go of unfinished tasks so you can start your loveable morning the night before. 

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Welcome to episode 180 with Jennifer Pepito and Tia Ralls. Tia is the author of Magic in the Monotony and a beloved mentor mom in the Restoration Home Community. 

Tia and Jennifer talk about Tia's new book, how to use the Peaceful Press chore cards with littles, incorporating eye contact into morning time, and the beauty and prayer of sacrifice with little children. 

Sometimes habits can feel so hard in the little years, but the smallest habits can provide security and stability that the rest of our day moves around. 

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How do you know if your home education is ticking the right boxes? How do you know if you're hitting the right priorities, making important milestones, and raising healthy, happy, whole, and well educated children? 

With so much noise, so many checklists, and so many conflicting goals, Carrie De Francisco joins Jennifer in Episode 179 to talk about evaluating your home education journey through simple questions. 

Carrie De Francisco and Jennifer Pepito are both veteran homeschoolers who have made it their goal to help parents navigate education, particularly highschool, without reverting to the defunct system that is traditional school. 

Home Education, at it's best is effective and simple, and Carrie's new book A Home Education Handbook with nine questions to help you evaluate your home school process is a great resource to destress, get back on track, and feel confident in what you are doing. 

Asking questions rather than trying to check off a daily list or confine experience, real life challenges 

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.

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Welcome to episode 178!

Work is essential for things like hand-eye coordination, a sense of self-esteem and belonging in children, and a core building block for future success. 

How do we build this habit, though, without destroying childhoods, derailing parent-child relationships, or raising children who hide when they see us coming for fear of being tasked with work. 

Jennifer takes you through the work and life of "Ma Moody" to discover keys to raising children who love work, who want to work with you, and building good habits without taking away from a child's childhood. 

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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.  

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Welcome to episode 177 of the Restoration Home Podcast! 

The dream we have of a godly family, and good habits, and leaving a family legacy, and only choosing what really matters must start in relationship with God. An important part of that relationship is the habit of hearing from God.

Margaret Feinberg, author of The God You Need to Know and Fight Back with Joy joins Jennifer to talk about how to build a habit of hearing from the Holy Spirit, discerning the voice of God, and how this habit fuels every other undertaking. 

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Welcome to episode 176 with Ginny Yurich, a long time friend and the amazing founder of 1000 Hours Outside. This episode was such a delight to record., and we think you'll have as much fun listening.

Ginny and Jennifer are both bubbling over with enthusiasm for homeschooling, daily nature time habits, letting go of unrealistic education standards that hinder rather than help your child, the importance of parental connection over peer connection, and so much more. We love debunking myths that, in the end, make our lives simpler, our children happier and more succesful, and protect childhood over rigid and unproductive learning.

So settle in and enjoy! 

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Jennifer and Emelie come to the show to talk about the wedding they planned in less than a month. Why a wedding, you might ask, because one of the ultimate goals of the Restoration Home Community is creating longevity in our families. This looks like adult children, who are there for each-other, planning celebrations around family vision, and the long-term goal of community. 

Plus, it's fun to talk about weddings! 

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Welcome to episode 174 of the Restoration Home Podcast! 

Jamie Erickson, joins us on the Restoration Home for another incredible conversation. She recently released a new book: Overwhelmed Mom: Quiet the Chaos, Mind What Matters, and Enjoy Your Life Again.

We talk so often on the Restoration Home about our "yeses" and "nos." This conversation with Jamie was like taking all of the principles of choice, of priority, of vision into one very powerful conversation about what it means to lean heavily into filtering every opportunity, every role and responsibility with a hearty "yes" or a strong "no".  

If you are looking for the motivation, the inspiration, and the vision to start choosing what truly matters to you, to value your most important "yeses," you will love this conversation with Jamie. 

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Welcome to episode 173 with Leila Marie Lawler, the author of The Little Oratory. Leila joins Jennifer for a beautiful, heartwarming conversation about life, marriage, raising children who feel like their contributions matter, putting your husband first, turning towards him and not against him, and so much more. 

We loved this conversation because it felt like being in the room with Jennifer and Leila, having a cup of tea or coffee, and soaking in the kind of community and mentorship we all long for. So, settle in or go for a walk, grab your coffee, and enjoy this life giving conversation.  

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