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.
Episodes
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Mar 21, 2022 • 14min
Abby Wahl's best kitchen hacks
Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comFree pantry printables & guides: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/pantry Abby feeds 40+ people on the regular when it's lambing season - not as a big social event where people bring their polite appetites, but where people are coming in after a long day of hard labor and will go back out again afterward.So Abby has all kinds of tips and hacks up her sleeve to make planning and executing large, hearty, satisfying meals doable on repeat.
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Mar 19, 2022 • 10min
Dear Mom who doesn't stick to her plans - with Abby Wahl
Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comFree "plans that stick" workshop: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/unstuckIf we spend time planning but never look at those plans, we're just wasting time. If we make plans that are completely unrealistic, then we're just wasting time planning. If you aren't sticking to your plans, the problem might lie in your planning. Let's talk about how to make better plans AND then stick with them.
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Mar 19, 2022 • 17min
Dear homeschool mom who wants to give her 5yo a classical education
Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comEducation as a program, even classically, did not traditionally begin until the child was reasoning. Talk to a 9 or 10 year old child for a time and observe the difference between his thinking process and conversational ability and your 5 or 6 year old. When the oldest is 5 or 6, and he’s followed by younger siblings, he seems so smart, so capable. He is. But he is also still quite young.Whatever you do, don’t try to start Latin with your 5 or 6 year old. Rather, read fairy tales, Aesop’s fables, and begin working your way through the 1000 Good Books list.Don’t construct science experiments. Have him spend hours outside each day, and go to different sorts of outdoor environments to play. In Teaching Science So Students Learn Science, classical school teacher John Mays says that outdoor experience is the best foundation for later science learning, and it comes at a premium in this tech-driven age.Start Morning Time, but not full-blown mimics of those who have older kids and have been doing it for years. Start with 15-20 minutes, including the reading of poetry and nursery rhymes. Pick a hymn and a Psalm to learn, add a new one every couple of months, and in ten years the amount you’ve filled your heart and mind with will astonish you. But it starts with one, not with a full binder.Do not despise the days of small beginnings.
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Mar 12, 2022 • 14min
Ten minutes is enough to make progress
Short circuit the boom and bust cycle by taking advantage of just ten minutes at a time. Don't overthink it.
Mar 1, 2022 • 11min
Kortney Garrison's planning tips & tricks
Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comFind Kortney's resources: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/kortneyWelcome to Simplified Organization, a show for busy moms who are looking for practical help in managing their homes, families, and lives for God's glory. We keep it real without complaining and we help women overcome the overwhelm and perfectionism that comes from the comparison game. In this episode, Kortney shares her menu planning, weekly overview, and weekly review process that helps her keep her plates spinning.
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Feb 25, 2022 • 10min
When life is overwhelming - with Kortney Garrison!
Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comFree Workshop: AnswerOverwhelm.comKortney Garrison is a poet and a homeschool mama of three who works from home as the Community Director for Read-Aloud Revival. She also blogs at kortneygarrison.comWelcome to Simplified Organization, a show for busy moms who are looking for practical help in managing their homes, families, and lives for God's glory. We keep it real without complaining and we help women overcome the overwhelm and perfectionism that comes from the comparison game. Well, my schedule is not excessively busy. I think I fall into the camp of a low energy mom. So even though I do a lot, our schedule is purposefully kept kind of more open and more relaxed because I'm an introvert and at least 2 of my kids are also.We take time to recharge and to, really pursue sort of restful learning is nice, but our days are full. I do work 15 or 20 hours a week from home and homeschool three kids and keep the house running. So there's a lot going on.
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Feb 19, 2022 • 12min
The solution no matter how you're feeling - with Dawn Simpson
Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comfree brain dump guide: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/braindumpThe root cause of procrastination and laziness is most often attitude. Again, ask yourself questions and find out the reason behind your attitude; with that information, fixing your attitude and overcoming procrastination will be simple.Don’t let your mind be a cluttered storage unit itself. Before you clear out all those back rooms, pods, or storage units, clear out your mind. By doing this and by bringing your physical and mental problems before God in prayer, you’ll find that decluttering, organizing, and simplifying your life isn’t actually as hard as you first thought it to be.
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Feb 18, 2022 • 11min
All of your homeschool is character training
You don't need a curriculum for character.
Feb 13, 2022 • 15min
Using a move to really declutter - with Dawn Simpson
Jan 31, 2022 • 12min
Time management tips with chronic illness - with Stefani Mons
Stefani Mons shares her insights from meal planning, homeschooling, and parenting with chronic illness.
