Restoration Home with Jennifer Pepito
Join Jennifer Pepito and a range of incredible guests as we talk about the peaceful path to connected families and restored communities. It’s all about the simple things that we do as women that have the potential to save the world.
Episodes
Overcoming Fear & Finding Freedom from Mom Guilt with Sarah Walton
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
The Inspired Homeschool with Jennifer Pepito
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
A Homeschool Roundtable with Cindy West and Alicia Hutchinson
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
Your Children are Going to be Okay with Abbey Wedgeworth
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
Homeschooling Gives Your Child the Best Education with Emelie Pepito
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 n
The Not So Secret Sauce of a Good Marriage with Laura Dugger
*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
The Inspired Homeschool Year with Jennifer Pepito
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 boo
Learning Through Life with Tabitha Paige
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.
and guess what play is, as always, core to successful learning. Children are wired to learn and it’s only when we turn it into a chore or abridge their ability to learn or try to rush t
The Habit of Loving on Purpose with Lindsey Maestas
Welcome to episode 188 with Jennifer Pepito and Lindsey Maestas.
This episode is all about marriage. We love marriages at the Restoration Home and having a healthy, peaceful marriage is a cornerstone to a restoration home. A good marriage, though, only comes through habituation of the presence of God, radical obedience, and loving like Christ, plus all the little habits like connection over conve
Choosing Homeschool Over A Big Salary With Cheryl Daley
Welcome to episode 187 with Jennifer Pepito and Cheryl Daley.
Check out Cheryl's website and podcast here!
This episode is an exploration of all the creative ways to homeschool, the alternate schools that are popping up, the ways you can homeschool and bring in a little extra cash.
This is a refreshingly honest look at all the alternate ways you can homeschool that provide flexibility, create li
Learning from Farmhouse on Boone Creator Lisa Bass
Welcome to episode 186 with Lisa Bass.
Lisa is the creator of the beloved Farmhouse on Boone where she shares homemaking videos, hearty, healthy dinner recipes, sourdough, and so much more.
This was a delightful episode where we covered everything from making simple meals to hanging pictures that are too high because it's not the right season to hang them perfectly. Plus we talked about raising
The Essential Habit of Decluttering with Katy Wells
Welcome to episode 183 with Katy Joy Wells!
Katy is a decluttering coach who took her holistic training and used it to help women declutter their lives.
This is a fantastic episode about what clutter does to our brain, the traps we commonly fall into that keep us holding on to an extra mason jar, the scrap bag of fabrics, or the almost empty pens "just in case" or "for an emergency."
For Katy,
Why We Travel and How to Make it Family Friendly with Emelie Pepito
Welcome to episode 184! This is an incredibly fun, and more unusual episode on travelling with your family: how to make it budget friendly; why we think travel is important and prioritize it; ways to make it less stressful; and what we learned while travelling.
Travel has always been a priority for our family, which doesn't mean it has to be for your family but if you are interested in travelling
The Habit of Mental Resilience for Moms with Jenny Fitzgerald
Welcome to episode 183 with Jenny Fitzgerald, friend of the Pod and author of our much loved quote: "Any part of your life that is not shimmering with hope is under the influence of a lie."
This was such a hard-hitting episode that will both inspire and challenge you. We hope you walk away feeling strengthened in your faith and inspired to take your thoughts captive, grow in mental resilience, an
Habits that Make Homeschooling in High School Successful with Rachel Kovac
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
Habits for a Loveable Morning with Jennifer Dukes Lee
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
Simple Restoration Habits for Moms of Littles with Tia Ralls
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 h
The Everyday Questions to Guide Your Home Education with Carrie De Francisco
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 si
Simple Steps to Build Habits of Work with Jennifer Pepito
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 Habit of Hearing from God with Margaret Feinberg
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 t
Why We Should Spend 1000 Hours Outside with Ginny Yurich
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 import
A Restoration Home Wedding with Emelie Pepito
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 tal
Restoring Peace When You’re an Overwhelmed Mom with Jamie Erickson
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 cho
Weaving a Magnificient Life with Leila Marie Lawler
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 L
Lessons from the Kikkoman Family Rule with Emelie Pepito
A family vision or rule should come from your family's unique gifting, interests, and story. It should be sustainable, simple, and capable of adapting under the challenges and changes that life throws at us. It should also be fun. And while sustainable, it should also be unique, and not so simple that it allows living without direction.
Join Jennifer and Emelie in episode 172 as they talk about f
How to Start a Business and Be a Mom with Stefanie Gass
Welcome to episode 171 of the Restoration Home Podcast! Stefanie Gass joins us to talk about building a business as a mom, protecting quality time, building on your strengths, and how to turn your passion into a family business.
Entrepreneurship is an incredible way to diversify your income or to use your skills to supplement your family's income. It gives you opportunities to employ children, to
What to Do When Your Habits and Your Beliefs Don't Match with Justin Whitmel Earley
Welcome to episode 170 of the Restoration Home Podcast! We are delighted to have Justin Whitmel Earley, author of Habits of the Household and his newest book The Body Teaches the Soul.
We live in a time where mental health issues are chronic, stress. is high, and whatever we might believe about the goodness of God, we often live in a highly anxious state with habits that deny any belief in the go
The Simple Planning that Can Save Your Brain with Beth Ann Menger
Welcome to episode 169 of the Restoration Home Podcast!
Beth Ann Menger, a mentor mom with the Restoration Home Community, joins Jennifer Pepito to talk about making living peaceful with planning and prep. She shares amazing and simple steps to reduce decision making and create more time and brain space for connecting with your family, and so much more. Beth Ann is a well loved figure in the Resto
The Life Lessons of Emma M. Lion and Other Books
Books shape the way we view the world, they even change how we narrate the experiences of our life. When we read a book with a happy and courageous heroine, we began to narrate or describe our lives through the lens of being happy and courageous women.
In 2025, we loved the Emma M. Lion books for the gentleness and joy and whimsy they brought into our lives.
We loved Ronald Rolheiser for the les
How to Create a Sacred Home with Justina Auck
Welcome to episode 166 of the Restoration Home Podcast!
Justina Auck, a mentor mom with the Restoration Home Community, joins Jennifer Pepito to talk about prayer and work, sacred homes, working with your kids, and how to build a domestic church.
This is the perfect podcast to kick off your 2026 planning and dreaming for your home and family.
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
In this epi
Great and Glorious Families with Greg Gunn
Welcome to episode 166. Greg Gunn is the creator of Family ID, a website dedicated to helping families make goals, create a plan, lay the foundation for a godly offspring, and be a family with a multi-generational vision.
This is one of the most beautiful and inspirational episodes for families. We are so excited for you to listen to this, be inspired, and enjoy your family as you head into Chris
Christmas Bonus Episode: Homegrown Wisdom with Amber O'Neal Johnston
We have a beautiful Christmas bonus episode for you to enjoy while you wrap gifts, while driving around, or as you soak in the season with a cup of coffee and a snowy view.
Jennifer and Amber O'Neal Johnston, creator of Soul School, author, friend, and inspiration, is back on the podcast to talk about her latest book, a series of essays, Homegrown.
In episode 166, the conversation envelops Charlo
Reintroducing: Quiet, Quests, and Christmas with Sarah Clarkson
For Episode 165, we're bringing back a beautiful and timely conversation with Sarah Clarkson. There is so much to glean from this conversation. Enjoy!
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As we continue to move into the holiday season, Sarah Clarkson joins Jennifer Pepito in episode 110 of the Restoration Home Podcast. We're excited to bring another episo
Parenting in 2026 with Abbie Halberstadt
Abbie Halberstadt, author of M is for Mama and her newest book You Bet Your Stretch Marks, is a returning Restoration Home guest. She is full of passion and commitment to raising Godly children who go against the grain of modern expectations.
If you're wanting more for your family and have a heart for holiness and virtue, but are battling the headwinds of scars from your childhood, lacking motiva
Lessons from Christmas in Tuscany with Nicole Brignolle
Nicole Brignolle, a beloved friend, mentor mom in the Restoration Home Community, and creator of the Lovely Bits Substack, joins Jennifer to talk about lessons learned from Christmas in Tuscany.
The conversation with Nicole strikes right at the heart of so many values we espouse at the Restoration Home: quietness, rest, the gift of quiet, and shifting our values to gratefulness and connection. The
Healthy, Fit, and Nourished During the Holidays with Evgeniia Arasim
Welcome to episode 162 with Evegniia Arasim. Evgenia joins Jennifer Pepito to talk about nourishing your body and your spirit during the Holidays. The Holidays can be so much about celebration that it can we almost feel pressure to "celebrate", sometimes to the detriment of our peace, our health, nourishing our bodies, and feeding our souls. `
This episode is all about ways you can nourish yoursel
How to do Holy Hospitality with Abby Kuykendall
Welcome to Episode 161 with Abby Kuykendall.
Hospitality is not a calling of a few, but of every Christian. Abby, joins the podcast today to talk with Jennifer about how to do hospitality for the naturally inhospitable and the gregarious.
Hospitality is about being vulnerable, offering the comfort and the presence of Christ through open doors, warm food, and a place to rest. It doesn't have to be
Making Education Seasonal with Christmas School
Welcome to episode 160 with Jennifer and Emelie Pepito.
The holiday season is an amazing opportunity to shift your educational goals and create a Christmas school that allows your family to enjoy a slower pace of learning and the opportunity to apply learned knowledge to skills like engineering a snowman, baking cookies, sewing needlepoint decorations, or developing your family's bespoke Christma
Restoring Intimacy After Betrayal
Welcome to Episode 158 of the Restoration Home Podcast.
The heart of the home for a child is the tenderness and connection between parents. A good marriage is also one of the hardest endeavours an adult can undertake, and one of the most rewarding. But what do we do when our relationship is dogged by betrayal, unhealed trauma, and ugly pain?
This conversation with Joanna and Mathew Raabsmith is s
How to Plan Your Family's Perfect Christmas with Jennifer Pepito
Growing up, Christmas was magical. My parents made first things first, and gave us consistently quiet, deeply magical, family-centred, Christ-focused Christmases. As I grew up, I realised how truly rare this was, as so many friends expressed distaste for the holidays because their parents were stressed, or they were introverts dragged from event to event.
So often, we get caught up in the hustle
How to Create a Home You Love with Kate Strickler
Welcome to Episode 157 with Kate Strickler. Kate is the author of the New York Times Best Seller, I Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen. This delightful book takes you through all the little lies that can cause you to compare your lives to others or derail your plans when you sink into the trap of envy and comparison. The book and the episode are about setting real priorities for your life, your space, an
The Science Based Reasons Your Child Should Play Outside with Angela Hanscom
Welcome to Episode 156. Our guest today, Angela Hanscom, developed Timbernook, a research-based outdoor play programme. She is an occupational therapist who has worked with young children on development and is passionate about prioritising physical and neural development through play in the outdoors.
It is so important to get your children outside and playing for their social and emotional learni
Why We Homeschool with Emily Jones
Emily Jones, the creator of Home Tribe, joins Jennifer to talk about politics, the reasons we homeschool, protecting ones values from state incursion, and so much more.
It is important to be reminded of why we do what we do. Plus, if you're looking to get more involved in your community, this is a great episode for you.
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
The Peaceful Preschool Volume 2 is
Handling Overwhelm with Emelie Pepito
Overwhelm, stress, feeling like a chicken with your head cut off? Jennifer, with 32 years of parenting, entrepreneurship, missionary life, homeschooling, community living, knows all about overwhelm, and this episode brings in Jennifer's experience, her wisdom, and tips on dealing with overwhelm.
This great conversation is made possible by the Peaceful Press!
The Peaceful Press supports healthy ha
A Welcoming Home with Jessica Smartt
Welcome to episode 153 with Jessica Smartt. Jessica is the author of several books, but her most recent one, Come On Home, is a beautiful expose on how to build a family that loves each other and returns to your home.
We want to build a family with good habits, self-discipline, and holiness, but perfectionism cannot replace connection, grace, and laughter. Sometimes, we have to let go of perfecti
All Will Be Well
Dear Mama,
It's been a long week of sad news. It can feel hard to hold your heart in rest, to be at peace, and to know how to shelter your children or when to allow them to begin glimpsing the pain in the world they are inheriting.
This episode is a little different from our regular podcasts, but we hope it encourages you to grieve, to be the mama your children need in this season, to guard the
Your Homeschool Questions with Emelie Pepito
In episode 151, Jennifer and Emelie talk about some of the homeschool questions we get on repeat and the most common concerns homeschool families face. As you begin your new homeschool year, this conversation should inspire you with fresh ideas and strategies to make it a great year, and, more importantly, take some pressure off. With a little consistency and a lot of adventuring and margin, your
Words Like Honey with Amy Hughes
Amy Hughes is the author of the newly released Words Like Honey: How to Avoid Unintentional Harm, Model Kindness, and Nurture Your Child's Faith Through What You Say. The use of words to lift up instead of tear down is a mission near and dear to the Restoration Home. For Episode 150, it was delightful to have Amy on to talk about how we use our words to bless our toddlers and connect with our teen
Spiritual Warfare for Your Family with Emelie Pepito
Emelie and Jennifer are hitting a big topic today: spiritual warfare. This is a great conversation with experiences, scripture, and stories.
This great conversation is made possible by the Peaceful Press!
The Peaceful Press supports healthy habits and responsibility by incorporating practical life skills into each day.
For great resources that help with habit building into every day, check out t
Raising Resilient Children with Kim John Payne
Kim John Payne is the author of Simplicity Parenting and a friend of the pod. We have admired and recommended his work for so long, and it was an honour to have him on the podcast.
This episode is like calling the emergency hotline on parenting and having your hand gently held, while you are walked through the simple, attainable ways you can restore peace and stability into your home and create an
The Importance of Friendship with Kristen Strong
When we're little, friendships are built around being in the same place together, whether through school, church, or family gatherings. However, as we get older, friendships become increasingly more important and, sometimes, harder to build. Friendships, and the community built around them, are a cornerstone of both our Christian faith, well-being, and doing life well. So, how do we build great f
A Place to Belong with Amber O'Neal Johnston
Amber O'Neal Johnston is the creator of Soul School, author, friend, and inspiration, and we are so excited to have her on the podcast. She quit a successful job in the corporate world, and with her husband and four children, embarked on a Charlotte Mason Education. However, early on, she took ownership of it to find and curate beautiful living books that more closely resonated with her family's c
Raising Children Who are Best Friends with Emelie Pepito
Do you want to know how to raise children who are best friends? Do you wonder if it's possible to over protect your child? Do you wonder if you are raising an ill-equipped child by over-protecting them? Are you curious about morning time? Are you wanting to improve your morning time?
These are the question that Jennifer and Emelie answer in episode 144 of the Restoration Home Podcast.
This great
Marriage, Marriage, Marriage with Ann Wilson
Ann Wilson is the host of the "Family Life" Podcast alongside her husband Dave. She is also the author of the new book How to Speak Life to Your Husband: When All You Want to Do is Yell at Him.
This is an incredible podcast that strikes deep at some of the chronic negativity, condoned emasculation, and fault finding that so many women feel perfectly justified in perpetrating against their husband
Turn Down the Noise with Sarah Boyd
Sarah Boyd's book "Turn Down the Noise" addresses the neural breakdown that happens when we are overwhelmed, distracted, and depleting our pre-frontal cortex. It is an incredible conversation between Jennifer and Sarah about the limitations of our brain, the costs of devices on parents and children, the importance of rest, and 5 principles to reverse degenerating attention span, reduce distraction
Vulnerable and Growth Oriented Families with Dr. Nicole Wilke
Dr. Nicole Wilke joins Jennifer Pepito to talk about raising healthy, whole families with an emphasis on the unique needs and calling of adoption and being the parent an adopted child needs.
It is an incredibly honest, and challenging conversation about the importance of healing, sacrifice, and vulnerability required when we become parents. Enjoy!
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
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Habits For a Restored Home With Jennifer Pepito
Jennifer Pepito is a homeschool mom of 7 with 30 years of homeschool experience, the author of Mothering by the Book, Habits for a Sacred Home, and the founder of the Peaceful Press. At the core of her homeschool ethos is a desire to learn language arts through living literature that inspires the dreamer, the warrior, and the creator in each of our children.
In this episode, Jennifer will be divi
Really Very Crunchy Homeschooling with Emily Morrow
We are so delighted to have Emily Morrow of "Really Very Crunchy" fame on the Restoration Home Podcast to talk about wild and free homeschooling versus lazy parenting, providing safe structure, tips for reading aloud, modelling behaviour for our children, and so much more.
Emily is a homeschool mom, business owner, and a delightfully hilarious content creator on Instagram, Youtube, and who you
Grace and Addictions with Ian Morgan Cron
Ian Morgan Cron, author of Chasing Francis and Jesus, My Father, the CIA and Me, joins Jennifer Pepito to discuss his newest book The Fix. It is a beautiful book about healing addictions and the spiritual growth that can be found through the 12 step program.
So often in Christian culture, we are quick to categorise addictions as the painfully obvious like alcohol, porn, food addictions, anger, bu
Live Not by Lies with Emily Wilson Hussem
Emily Wilson Hussem, author of Sincerely, Stoneheart, joins Jennifer Pepito to talk about the lies plaguing women, why it matters that we carve out quiet time, protect our mothering time from distractions, and learn to walk in the truth of what God says about you.
As women, we have beautiful, fertile imaginations, and it is what allows us to see our children as future doctors, creators, homestead
Decluttering is Peaceful with Julia Ubbenga
Welcome to episode 137 with Julia Ubbenga, the author of Declutter Your Heart and Your Home. At the core of the Restoration Home is not just external change but heart change, and Julia brings so much wisdom and insight into how healing our hearts can declutter our homes, bring us more peace, and stop us from using stuff to fill holes in our hearts.
It is an incredible episode with helpful advice
Hope and Heroes with Leah Boden
Episode 136 of is a return of our beloved friend Leah Boden and the author of Modern Miss Mason. Leah is back on the #restorationhomepodcast to talk about her incredible new writing project, middle school biographies of heroes of the Restoration Home: C.S. Lewis and Charlotte Mason.
Leah and Jennifer talk about the life lessons learned from Mason and Lewis's lives, which were Christ centered and f
Homeschooling and AI with Emelie Pepito
We live in a new world of technology with AI or LLMs radically changing the way we access and learn from the web. It is an incredible tool for researchers, entrepreneurs, artists, parents, and your highschooler. However, what are we losing by using it? Are there better or worse ways to interact with it? How is it changing our brains, our childrent's future career opportunities, and what about the
Reintroducing: Stability Through Faithfulness with Cindy Rollins
This episode was so good and we are delighted to reintroduce it to our community for those who missed it the first time or are ready to hear it again.
Welcome to episode 90 with Jennifer Pepito and Cindy Rollins.
Cindy Rollins homeschooled her nine children for over 30 years using Charlotte Mason’s timeless ideas. She is the author of Mere Motherhood: Morning Time, Nursery Rhymes, and My Journe
Created to Create with Alexandria Smith
Sometimes I listen to an episode, and I feel like the entire transcript should be a quote on my fridge. Alexandria Smith, wife, author of The Way Home, homeschooling mother of 5, entrepreneur, and homesteader, joins Jennifer Pepito in episode 133 to talk about why we work, why we create, and why some things aren't that important. And yes, I would like this entire transcript as a quote.
Enjoy!
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Heartfelt Obedience with Emelie Pepito
Heartfelt obedience to God and those in authority over us, is one of the powerful sanctifiers of a believer and joyful obedience is a powerful outcome of our love for Christ. (John 14:15). But it is scary; the connotation is negative, and many of us are scarred by it, or are so protective of our happiness, dreams, ideal world that obedience at the cost of any of these is an untenable prospect. Ev
The Spiritual Practice of Motherhood with Whitney Newby
Whitney Newby is the creator of the Brighter Day Press, a lovely human being, and a beautiful artist. It is a delight to have her on the podcast for episode 131. In this episode, we're talking about embracing motherhood as a spiritual practice.
Motherhood is not a struggle to get through, but a process wherein we experience the sufficiency of Christ in our weakness and become more like Him as we
Intimacy with God with John Eldredge
We have an incredible guest for episode 130, author John Eldredge. John wrote Wild at Heart which gave Jennifer the courage to follow her husband to Mexico. His Pause App has been a huge part of teaching us to slow down, listen and learn to commune with Jesus in the deep intimacy that we are created to live in. Over the years of homeschooling, growing as individuals, and a family, we have been so
Sustained Joy with Emelie Pepito
The majority of our life is lived not on the mountain tops or in the harvest, but in the sustained and steadfast toil that tends to the gardens and climbs the mountains. It is in the plodding toil that we are most likely to lose joy, focus, or find our purpose eroded across the grind of every-day reality, decision making, squabbling children, disappointment and loneliness. However, as Christians'
Porn, Loneliness, and Other Addictions with Greta Eskridge
Welcome to Episode 128 of the Restoration Home Podcast. Greta Eskridge joins Jennifer to talk about her new book, It's Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn. This is a heavy topic, but one that must be discussed, especially as more and more often we learn that addiction stems from a lack of attunement and attachment in young children, which manifests as addiction in our teens and adults. So the pro
Uniquely You with Sally Clarkson
We are delighted to welcome Sally Clarkson back to the Restoration Home Podcast! She is a beloved friend and is joining Jennifer for the third time to share what is near and dear to her heart in this season.
We always love having Sally on as she brings so much intentionality and thoughtfulness as she shares with our community the thoughts and meditations that are near and dear to her heart in thi
Shameless then Tidy with Dana K White
Dana K White, the creator of A Slob Comes Clean, and author of many books on how to go from chaotic and cluttered brings such a unique perspective to Episode 126 of the Restoriaton Home.
At the core of her message is the gospel truth that being clean and tidy doesn't bring you any closer to God, and being messy and chaotic doesn't push you farther away from Him. As Dana says: this isn't an excuse
Productive and Peaceful with Chelsi Jo
Chelsi Jo Moore, creator of the Systemize Your Life podcast, joins Jennifer Pepito for episode 125! As I have gotten older, I have realised more and more that the best parts of my life come from some automated back process and that having systems gives me time for what I love. But sometimes, knowing what system to create or how to start can be overwhelming! Chelsi Jo has made it her business to he
Learning Language Arts with Jennifer Pepito
Jennifer Pepito is a homeschool mom of 7 with 30 years of homeschool experience, the author of Mothering by the Book, Habits for a Sacred Home, and the founder of the Peaceful Press. At the core of her homeschool ethos is a desire to learn language arts through living literature that inspires the dreamer, the warrior, and the creator in each of our children.
Episode 124 dives deeper into Jennifer
Work, Dreams, and the Goodness of God with Cassandra Speer
Cassandra Speer co-author of Ready as You Are, co-creator of Her True Worth, wife, mother, author, homemaker, and student joins Jennifer Pepito for an incredible conversation on pursuing dreams as a mother, letting go of false limitations, and the rest that comes to us when we prioritise the presence of God.
The conversation with Cassandra inspired and encouraged us to dig a little deeper into th
REPLAY-Raising Children Who Love Work with Emelie Pepito
Work is a necessary part of life, and it's not always going to be fun, but we can still raise children who appreciate work and find meaning in it.
Welcome to episode 71! Join Jennifer and Emelie for a practical conversation about what inspires us to work, tips on raising children who enjoy work, turning new skill acquisition into play, healing from lies that you're only enough if you're working,
Peaceful Homes are Possible with KyAnn Molina
KyAnn Molina, the creator of the Simple Rhythms for Busy Moms Podcast joins Jennifer Pepito in episode 122 for a very real conversation about mothering toddlers, bowls of spaghetti flying everywhere, and the pursuit of planning. It's easy to feel like you're the only one going through chaos or incapable of getting a little more order into your life. But you are not alone, and this episode is full
High School Isn't Hard with Emelie Pepito
So often, we feel quite competent homeschooling through elementary school, but when we get to high school, the pressure to produce "adults" and the knowledge bank we think we need to give our children before they graduate is daunting.
It doesn't have to be that way, though. High school is not an impossible hurdle for homeschool families, and there are some easy ways to give your children life ski
Post-partum Healing with Coach Laura Lindahl
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