make joy normal: cozy homeschooling

Dec 21 2024 247 ep. 38 mins 116
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In the context of promoting joy, fun and an environment of love, Bonnie welcomes you! Bonnie is a homeschool mom of seven kids, 32 years in - writer, speaker and cheerleader. Meet her cohosts who bring your questions and theirs to the table: Elizabeth, mom of six, in the thick of glorious family life, and Christina, just starting the homeschool journey with three littles. Join us for some honest discussion about how to make home education cozy. Just like you imagined. 

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Dec 21 2024 33 mins  
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Nov 29 2024 39 mins  
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my take on it: hearts that are aching

Nov 27 2024 11 mins  
send us a text via Fan Mail!A fan mail I received a few days ago uncovers the nature of our collective aching hearts and desire to be better humans. Support the showContact On Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] Search podcast episodes by topic Thanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast!

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Nov 25 2024 8 mins  
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Nov 23 2024 54 mins  
send us a text via Fan Mail!Zoe brings these great questions to the show around gift giving. Keeping spending, stuff, emotions and mom's sanity all within a reasonable limit. Hard to do at Christmastime! Join us for some discussion about how we do things, what worked, what didn't and trying to maintain some semblance of equilibrium. 2:10 - Avoiding burnout at Christmas 6:13 - Adven

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Nov 16 2024 32 mins  
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my take on it: you are enough

Nov 09 2024 5 mins  
send us a text via Fan Mail!Support the showContact On Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] Search podcast episodes by topic Thanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast!