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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)

the fundamental elements of kindness part one (blog post)

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The hardest road to kindness.

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So much back ground noise in the episode. I think my husband and son may have been reenacting the battle of the Rohirrim. Apologies on that. Just me on this episode sharing well, why joy? How did it happen that joy became my personal little mission. And why does it matter?

1:40 - Using and sharing our gifts
4:24 - Where my journey began
9:20 - Taking charge of our own lives
12:34 - Unearthing joy
17:06 - Tackling some impediments to joy

why order matters (podcast)

some truths in family life ~ part one (podcast)

do something that brings you joy (blog post)

defining joy and why it matters in our homeschool world (blog post)

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Another element of kindness, broken down into something doable and digestible.
Affability of speech - AKA, tone of voice...

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Dear friends. I've picked up blogging again as I've missed writing.
I'm writing my story as a way of getting back into it. Part the first, HERE.

Elizabeth and I discuss the hard seasons (Elizabeth's baby is due any day...) how we can manage them, discern them, work with them.

2:27 - Homeschooling through pregnancy
7:31 - Hiring out schooling when needed
9:42 - Discipline and routine with boys
14:53 - Stepping back and observing our life
21:59 - Afraid of not giving enough to our kids
31:49 - Taking time off

Jacko Willink books

low days (blog post)

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What does it take?

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Christina and I address a few issues that crop up regularly in our family life, included, but not limited to, children flopping on the floor when we ask them to do something.

0:49 - Homeschool beginnings
3:28 - The mystery of readiness
6:48 - Comparing ourselves
9:30 - Learning is a lifelong endeavour
13:30 - It's okay to take time off
16:20 - What if your child refuses to cooperate?
25:15 - The value of humour
30:25 - Attachment is not permissiveness
37:51 - Success in homeschool coops
42:20 - Letting go of social media
46:13 - The great privilege of homeschooling

an interview with my 20 year old son, Abel (podcast)

how to be nice: part one (blog post)

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