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Simply Convivial: Biblical Homemaking, Homeschooling & Mom Life—Without Burnout

Mystie Winckler

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,

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14:12

Communication tips for teens

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2019/05/20

Over the years I’ve read numerous parenting books, mostly focused on the early years – those years where you feel like you’re going crazy and really, really want to do it all Right. Once you get a teen or two, it’s easy to drift into tired mode and say, “Well, whatever. I tried.” Sometimes you can pull off formula parenting with toddlers, but teens won’t let you – and that’s a good thing.

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11:00

Character builders for mom & kids

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2019/05/13

Character is one of those words we toss around often. Too often, we do so without a clear understanding of what it is.We say we care about character, perhaps even homeschool for the purpose of shaping our children’s character, but what exactly does that mean and how exactly do we go about such a task?

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7:37

5 ways to stay sane as a homeschool mom

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2019/05/09

As 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.

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10:10

6 steps to reclaim home organization

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2019/04/29

No 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

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6:12

Moms must muddle on.

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2019/04/22

Homeschool 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

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5:15

Why we need friends

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2019/04/15

“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?

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7:15

5 Ways to Love Our Kids

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2019/04/08

I’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.

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4:48

Novels are not a waste of time.

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2019/04/01

Yes, 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.

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9:06

How to have a growth mindset

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2019/03/25

Moms, 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?

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7:53

All God’s children

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2019/03/18

As 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.

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6:50

When noise rubs nerves raw

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2019/03/11

Do 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.”

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8:15

Homemaking requires hospitality.

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2019/03/04

Pull 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.

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12:46

Children are persons needing education

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2019/02/25

Children are not born either good or bad, but with possibilities for good and for evil; therefore, our duty is to encourage the good traits and discourage the bad.

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10:50

Children are born persons

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2019/02/18

Children are born as image-bearers of God, yet also subject to sin. They are not blank slates. They are not malleable, shapeless lumps of clay. They are not mere animals. They are not angels. They are people, persons, individuals, from the beginning. They are made in the divine image and are not made to be simply fodder for the economy.

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4:52

Be an impervious mother.

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2019/02/11

Our attitude is the most important factor in how we handle life, and it is a multi-faceted component.One of the components of an organized attitude – and one we don’t consider often – is imperviousness.

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8:14

Charlotte Mason is classical

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2019/02/04

Given the definition of classical education we developed previously – that classical education is a set of principles that focuses on developing a love of truth, goodness, and beauty – I then give you this, from Charlotte Mason’s Philosophy of Education:"[Education should] qualify their children for life rather than for earning a living." One sentence, and that’s the real crux of it. What is the point of our studies? It is not to get into college or get a job. The point is that our studies

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5:16

Life is full of entropy

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2019/01/28

Entropy is real. Entropy is part of the current natural order. The dictionary defines it as, “a gradual decline into disorder.”That’s real life.Gardens grow weeds.If we want to handle life well, we have to align our mindset and our actions with that reality.

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3:51

Life will change. It’s OK.

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2019/01/19

Life goes through different phases, stages, and seasons. Nothing we do will change that. Instead, what we do should work with that reality.Planning and organizing while knowing that life will change and shift and our efforts will not last forever (or maybe even that long) will look different.

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Homeschooling Middle School Boys

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2019/01/14

The enthusiasm of our young children energizes us. When they delight in poems, birds, stories, and singing, we take a deep breath and are relieved. This education thing we’re trying is working.Then things get patchy. The 12-year-old puts on a stoic face, shuffles in the back of the group, leans away at the table. He argues about doing his assignments, or reading that book, or doing so much math. He pokes at his siblings or shirks his work. He argues, and argues, and argues.

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4:53

Set Your Mind - Intentionally.

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2019/01/07

Own your thoughts: Change the subject in your head.When fear or doubt creeps in, we don’t need to reason with it or explain it away or answer it. We can simply pray about the issue that’s vexing us and then “change the subject” we’re thinking about. We don’t have to engage fear or doubt and overcome them with willpower or logic. The response of faith is to pray, then turn it over into God’s hands and move on with whatever small obedience is in front of us.This requires trust and it is also

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