

The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler
Mystie Winckler
Christian homemakers need encouragement and motivation to stay the course. Homemaking and homeschooling can feel overwhelming, but they don’t have to be. If you’re a Christian mom longing for a well-ordered home, a peaceful homeschool, and a joyful heart—without the stress or burnout—you’re in the right place. Moms can be productive and peaceful when grounded in Scriptural truth.
I’m Mystie Winckler, homeschooling mom of five, founder of Simply Convivial, and your guide to managing both home and heart with faith and focus. Here, we talk about biblical homemaking, sustainable homeschooling, and cheerful productivity—all through the lens of organizing your attitude and embracing your God-given calling.
In each episode, you’ll find practical homemaking systems, homeschooling strategies, and mindset shifts that will help you manage your home without perfectionism or frustration. We’ll tackle topics like:
✔️ Christian homemaking routines that actually work
✔️ Productivity, mom-style
✔️ Homeschooling with peace—even when life gets messy
✔️ Time management for moms (without rigid schedules)
✔️ Decluttering your home & your attitude
✔️ How to be diligent, not just busy
Motherhood is a marathon, not a sprint. You don’t need more willpower—you need a grace-filled, biblical approach to managing life at home. Let’s cultivate faithfulness, embrace joy, and build habits that make home a place of peace and purpose.
👉 Subscribe now and start organizing your home and heart—cheerfully.
I’m Mystie Winckler, homeschooling mom of five, founder of Simply Convivial, and your guide to managing both home and heart with faith and focus. Here, we talk about biblical homemaking, sustainable homeschooling, and cheerful productivity—all through the lens of organizing your attitude and embracing your God-given calling.
In each episode, you’ll find practical homemaking systems, homeschooling strategies, and mindset shifts that will help you manage your home without perfectionism or frustration. We’ll tackle topics like:
✔️ Christian homemaking routines that actually work
✔️ Productivity, mom-style
✔️ Homeschooling with peace—even when life gets messy
✔️ Time management for moms (without rigid schedules)
✔️ Decluttering your home & your attitude
✔️ How to be diligent, not just busy
Motherhood is a marathon, not a sprint. You don’t need more willpower—you need a grace-filled, biblical approach to managing life at home. Let’s cultivate faithfulness, embrace joy, and build habits that make home a place of peace and purpose.
👉 Subscribe now and start organizing your home and heart—cheerfully.
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Dec 13, 2022 • 21min
A total life makeover begins with small steps - with Gracie Madgwick
Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comGet a year of homemaking coaching: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelmGracie is a west coast California girl transplanted to the wheat fields of the Midwest. She loves her God-given callings of daughter of the King of kings, wife to her husband, Stephen, and mother and teacher to their eight children. Some of her greatest joys are time spent home educating her children, a good family read aloud, toddler antics, and a hot cup of British-style black tea!Before Gracie joined Simply Convivial, she felt chronic overwhelm and discouragement in addition to stress from trying to keep up but not having the tools or mindset to properly approach family home life.Gracie needed a sense of control and a set of skills, and she found those through the Simplified Organization courses.She learned that when implementing new practices in any area of life, it's hard to see our own growth. Growth is slow. It's not overnight. It's hard to notice where we've grown. So it's helpful when we can get outside input. Gracie would ask her husband because she knew he has seen her grow through this process.Gracie said: "Simplified Organization is not just self-help. There's a lot of self-help out there where you just kind of grab what you want. But the way you've structured Simply Convivial and the community coaching program is always reminding of of what God wants for us and what He calls us to."Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habits and self-control so we can build God-honoring families and communities.📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Timehttps://amzn.to/3CcRzuy➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with me! https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/🏆 Enroll in Simply Convivial Continuing Education and get practical life management mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm
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Dec 8, 2022 • 21min
When your kids are bored on school break
Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comTeaching our children how to manage their time and their expectations is an important part of our role as parents, and the feeling of boredom can be a good opportunity. But it can get tiresome. It can also be frustrating, because when they had school work they complained that they had no time, but then when they have time, they complain that they’re bored.📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Timehttps://amzn.to/3CcRzuy➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with me! https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/🏆 Enroll in Simply Convivial Continuing Education and get practical life management mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm
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Dec 6, 2022 • 18min
3 Basic Planning Pieces that Beat Stress - with Clarissa Ramsey
Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comFeeling stressed and frazzled? Always one step behind? Dropping balls?Clarissa realized it was perfectionism tripping her up and making her feel overwhelmed. Because she couldn't get everything organized exactly the way she'd want it in one day, she'd never start. Her perfectionism was making her home life chaotic and stressed.Hear her story of how she overcame her perfectionism with three simple, standard planning practices. You'll be encouraged that there is a way out of the chaos!Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habits and self-control so we can build God-honoring families and communities.📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Timehttps://amzn.to/3CcRzuy➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with me! https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/🏆 Enroll in Simply Convivial Continuing Education and get practical life management mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm
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Dec 3, 2022 • 14min
Discouraged? Procrastinating? Find a homemaking mentor to help you get started!
Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comFind a mentor: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelmLet me help you organize your attitude and dig into the good work God has given you in your home. Here at Simply Convivial, we beat overwhelm and replace perfectionism with baby steps as we learn to manage family life well. I'm so glad you've joined me today. Grab a basket of laundry to fold and let's dig in.
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Dec 2, 2022 • 20min
A Total Home Life Makeover - with Pastor's wife Naomi Marks
Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comFree Brain Dump Guide: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/braindumpOverwhelmed and exhausted? Postpartum blues making life hard? There is hope and a way out. Naomi shares her story of how baby steps and a game plan helped her transform her busy family home so that she's no longer stressed and frustrated with her life. Join Mystie & Naomi for Simplified Organization Community Coaching! https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Timehttps://amzn.to/3CcRzuy➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with me! https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/🏆 Enroll in Simply Convivial Continuing Education and get practical life management mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm
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Nov 25, 2022 • 13min
Notice what works and then iterate for progress
Iteration starts by noticing what's good and right, not broken and messy.

Nov 16, 2022 • 14min
Housework is a team effort - build your dream team
Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comNo, you don't have to get all the housework done by yourself. However, you might have more help at your fingertips than you realize. Be sure to make use of your available resources as you make a workable cleaning plan!Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habits and self-control so we can build God-honoring families and communities.📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Timehttps://amzn.to/3CcRzuy➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with me! https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/🏆 Enroll in Simply Convivial Continuing Education and get practical life management mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm
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Nov 14, 2022 • 18min
Powerful day job vs. cooking & snot - balancing priorities with Joy Pullmann
Do you ever compare your life now, changing diapers and wiping goopy noses, to your previous life?

Nov 7, 2022 • 14min
The ministry of feeding people, with Jamie Erickson
Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comIs your grocery budget troubling you? Even though it's hard as prices increase, Jamie reminds us that feeding people is a good work and it's ok if it costs us money.When she’s not curating memories, hoarding vintage books, or playing ringmaster to her circus of five blissfully abnormal kids, Jamie Erickson can be found encouraging and equipping a growing tribe of mothers all across the globe.Find Jamie online -At her blog: https://www.theunlikelyhomeschool.com/On her podcast: http://momtomompodcast.com/On IG: @unlikely_homeschoolBuy her book: https://amzn.to/3NpbPwR📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Timehttps://amzn.to/3CcRzuy➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with me! https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/🏆 Enroll in Simply Convivial Continuing Education and get practical life management mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm
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Nov 3, 2022 • 12min
What to do when you feel scattered and crazy
Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comHow to find cheerfulness when life feels chaotic...Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habits and self-control so we can build God-honoring families and communities.📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Timehttps://amzn.to/3CcRzuy➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with me! https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/🏆 Enroll in Simply Convivial Continuing Education and get practical life management mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm
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