make joy normal: cozy homeschooling
In the context of promoting joy, fun and an environment of love, Bonnie welcomes you! Bonnie is a homeschool mom of seven kids, 32 years in - writer, speaker and cheerleader. Meet her cohosts who bring your questions and theirs to the table: Elizabeth, mom of six, in the thick of glorious family life, and Christina, just starting the homeschool journey with three littles. Join us for some honest discussion about how to make home education cozy. Just like you imagined.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 289
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Rest, Play, Grow: Interview with Dr. Deborah MacNamara
Christina Jaloway joins me co-hosting this episode where we interview Dr. Deborah MacNamara. A wealth of knowledge and passion, Deborah MacNamara has beautiful and sensi…
thoughts on when and how to wrap up your school year
Elizabeth and I talk about the end of the school year. What to finish, what to put on hold...what to forgo! We have a lot of good conversation about what "done" actually…
Connecting with Homeschool Connections
Today we interview Maureen Wittmann and Walter Crawford, of Homeschool Connections. I came across HSC three years ago, and my high schoolers have taken several courses th…
An interview with Jena: rooms need love
Today we interview the lovely Jena Love of Rooms Need Love…she’s organizing specialist who teaches women efficient homemaking and organizing systems. In 2019, she traded i…
from city to farm: a homeschool family's journey
Is it your dream? It’s certainly the dream of many homeschool families…to pack up their homeschool life as they know it, move to the country and start farming. I had the…
thoughts on meals for busy moms
Elizabeth and I chat today about some thoughts on meal strategies to make life sail a little smoother!
4:50 - How do you handle meals during pregnancy?
11:25 - How do you de…
perseverance in homeschooling: remembering what matters
⚠️ Trigger warning: In today's interview with Sarah, we talk about the challenges she's experienced, which include pregnancy loss, for those sensitive to this topic.
Sar…
mom guilt
We discuss the various ways that mom guilt gets us, how it manifests and ways we can manage it.
1:40 - The struggle is real
6:22 - Respect for every family
13:34 - The wo…
talking depression and homeschooling with Kileah
Wow. Today’s podcast brings to the forefront mental illness and homeschooling. “If you suffer from depression…can you homeschool, should you?” It’s such a great question…
winter blues
In today’s podcast we talk about the ways that this time of year can get us down, and kick around some ideas on what we can do about it. We discuss value of community and…
An interview with the Latte and Laundry ladies about friendship!
Today we sit down with the lovely ladies from Latte and Laundry, our biggest fans! We hear about their podcast, Latte and Laundry, in which they discuss the importance of …
Toniebox - just have a listen. Wow.
Today we interview Drew Vernon, marketing guy for an unbelievably unbelievable product for families and my mind is totally blown. You might want to consider watching this…
confessions of a homeschool skeptic
Today we interview Trent Horn, Catholic apologist, famous guy and recovered homeschool skeptic.
With three young boys, he recognizes the joy of participating in their ed…
burnout and motivation
1:38 - How to deal with burnout
9:52 - Practical things to do when you're heading on a downhill
15:14 - How do we motivate ourselves?
23:33 - How do I motivate my kids?
27:…
some common problems in homeschool life
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ALSO, masterclass coming up on dictation
This week we address some of the common problems or challenges that familie…
having babies and homeschooling
We're back with season two of Make Joy Normal!
"Having a baby or not having a baby could be equally risky."
When and how do we decide it's the right time to have another bab…
getting the most out of family reading
In our last episode of this season, before we break for Christmas, we get started on a discussion that will require some furthering in future episodes! How can we make t…
Interruptions to our day, prudent technology and books for the season.
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We discuss a few different things this episode. Starting with technology and it’s place in homeschooling, we share …
The one with the Drinking With The Saints Guy: an interview with Michael P. Foley
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We interview Michael P. Foley, author of Drinking With The Saints:
The Sinner’s Guide to a Holy Happy Hou
We addres…
Keeping it simple: an interview with Kelly
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This episode we chat with the lovely Kelly Briggs, aka Simple Home Mom - Kelly brings such helpful gifts to the tab…