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
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my take on it: keeping littles happy while we read
A fan mail question about littles who are disrupting reading time!
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hearts that are aching: become the parents we want to be
I am responding to a fan mail that I answered in short form, just taking a deeper dive into the factors that played into my own (very not-linear and still incomplete) jour…
HeWo: a fun and meaningful audio player for kids - an interview with Elie and Viviana
Such a delight to speak to HeWo founders Elie and Viviana! With a growing library of Catholic audio stories, music and prayers, HeWo is a gift that is sure to provide hour…
Christmas food traditions
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Jenna and I chat about food! Advent and Christmas traditions from a food framework. But before we get into the th…
hating school, helping our children along and dealing with perfectionism
Elizabeth and I discuss kids who struggle with certain subjects, how to incentivize in nurturing ways; as well as helping them develop their unique strengths and gifts.
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my take on it: hearts that are aching
A fan mail I received a few days ago uncovers the nature of our collective aching hearts and desire to be better humans.
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my take on it: fear
let's talk about this.
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intentional gifts, affordable gifts, finding the time
Zoe brings these great questions to the show around gift giving. Keeping spending, stuff, emotions and mom's sanity all within a reasonable limit.
Hard to do at Christma…
Catholic owned: building the new Catholic economy
Dear friends. This is a bonus episode that I wanted to get out quickly. Brooke and her husband Matteo, a homeschool family, started a business last year that gathers Ca…
playthings: the fun and the problem of toys
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Christina joins me to discuss all things toys - curating, storing them, communicating our needs around gift giving …
my take on it: you are enough
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it’s a process
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1:29 - joy is a choice
4:36 - homeschooling out of love
8:14 - connecting with your child
11:17 - being polite and f…
homeschooling a handful: a chat with Zoe
a lovely chat with my guest co-host Zoe
2:32 - Homeschooling all ages
3:48 - HOW do you do it!???
6:48 - What it looks like day to day
10:57 - Making curriculum work for the…
teaching creative writing: an alternate approach
Feel free to disagree.
blog posts on writing
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being both a disciple and an imperfect human
How do we spread joy and profess a life in Christ when we're so messed up? Some thoughts on this ever so human experience.
This is the last of a series of episodes on th…
living joyfully when it's hard
a few thoughts on personal growth and acceptance of God's will through joy and suffering
1:37 - Can we find joy in suffering?
5:25 - Being angry with God and accepting wha…
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the story of the two moms
a story from when I was expecting my first daughter and reflections on the type of mom I want to be
you deserve to be lifted up (blog post)
simplify your life (podcast)
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kindness: forgiveness of injuries sustained
The hardest road to kindness.
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