The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler

Mystie Winckler
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May 9, 2019 • 8min

5 ways to stay sane as a homeschool mom

Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comAs homeschooling moms, our sanity is vital and often at-risk, isn’t it? Here are five strategies I have for keeping my mental and emotional buffer padded. Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.com
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Apr 29, 2019 • 11min

6 steps to reclaim home organization

Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comNo matter how good our routines are, there are times that they slip. Everyone in the family gets a stomach bug. There’s a flurry of trips and activities in the summer leaving us no time to keep up at home. There’s bed rest or a newborn that turns everything upside down and zaps our energy. A big project or a family emergency need takes all our attention. There is no routine and no resolve that is bullet proof against such times. They will happen. There is no organization secret that will prevent entropy.Organization just means you know what to do to recover and you set aside the time to do so regularly. Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.com
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Apr 22, 2019 • 7min

Moms must muddle on.

Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comHomeschool life is a muddle, there’s no denying it.I think we are all familiar with the feeling of being overwhelmed by everything that needs to be done and frustrated by how quickly everything needs to be done yet again.We’re always wondering if what we’re doing is right or the best way or if there’s some magic sauce we’re missing that will smooth the path for our daily business and daily interactions.I’m sorry. I have searched and searched, but I have no magic sauce.However, I do have some hard-won principles. Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.com
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Apr 15, 2019 • 6min

Why we need friends

Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.com“No, I’ll do it.”We often associate these words with two-year-olds, eager to enter the larger world and assert their independence.However, too often mothers are the ones saying it – perhaps not in so many words, but by their actions.Would you rather do it yourself? Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.com
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Apr 8, 2019 • 8min

5 Ways to Love Our Kids

Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comI’m not the most naturally affectionate or tenderhearted mother. As much as I do love my children dearly, it is hard for me to remember to show kids love like I ought. As far as Myers-Briggs typing goes, I am an INTJ, and one personality description I’ve read specifically calls out INTJ as not an ideal type for mothering. Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.com
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Apr 1, 2019 • 6min

Novels are not a waste of time.

Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comYes, read a novel. It doesn’t even have to be a Great Book. Just a story.Get out of your own particulars, relate to someone else, and gain perspective.When we read novels, we are able to see the world from another point of view, experience different settings and lifestyles and circumstances, and are better able to see how small circumstances build into a big picture – into a story. Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.com
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Mar 25, 2019 • 10min

How to have a growth mindset

Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comMoms, with affection, might tease their children about not growing anymore, about skipping a birthday, or otherwise staying right where they are.Is that because we want to stay right where we are? We’re comfortable in this role of mom-to-young-ones; we love the affection and the antics.Yet time stops for no mom.The children continue to grow, whether you wanted it or allowed it or not.The question becomes: are you growing, too? Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.com
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Mar 18, 2019 • 9min

All God’s children

Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comAs I’m sure you’ve already felt, beginning your family starts a seismic shift in your life.For the past number of years, you’ve faced milestone decision after milestone decision.Now you have the degree, you’re married, you own a house, and you’re holding your first child.It’s time for the calm, right? The coming of normality. Now starts the “real” rest of your life, what you’ve been building up to. Wrong. Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.com
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Mar 11, 2019 • 8min

When noise rubs nerves raw

Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comDo you know that quote?It’s from My Fair Lady, when, after months of agony, Eliza & Professor Higgins are draped late at night in the library, Higgins still insisting, “The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!” Eliza moans, “I can’t! I can’t! I’m so tired. I’m so tired.” Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.com
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Mar 4, 2019 • 9min

Homemaking requires hospitality.

Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.comPull out the glasses, set the table, time to get ready for company.Ever noticed that funny feeling where you turn on a different persona, a different ability to handle life, at least momentarily, when you open the door or answer the phone?It shows us our actual ability to exhibit self-control.Too often, our tone and tactics with our kids do not.When we jump on them, pester and harp, then switch it off immediately if someone walks in the door, we’ve got a clue – there’s a problem. Take Sweep & Smile with us now! convivialcircle.com

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