make joy normal: cozy homeschooling

Bonnie Landry
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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. 

  1. TRAILER

    START HERE: a five minute guide to this podcast

    send us a text via Fan Mail! Welcome! Contact On Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at makejoynormal@gmail.comSearch podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resources Thanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast!

    6 min
  2. Gentle parenting large families

    17H AGO

    Gentle parenting large families

    send us a text via Fan Mail! let's talk this week about why attachment/gentle parenting is easier and how that plays out in large families Contact On Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at makejoynormal@gmail.comSearch podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resources Thanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast!

    3 min

  3. APR 17

    Beyond the Front Door: Embracing Nature for a Happier and Healthier Family - an interview with author Josée Bergeron

    send us a text via Fan Mail! It is such a joy to welcome Josée Bergeron, wife and mother of five, creator of Backwoods Mama, speaker and author of Beyond the Front Door  who will reignite your desire to get outdoors with your kids and reconnect with nature.   Josée shares her story and shares simple, tiny steps to getting outdoors again. 00:41 - Welcome Josée and background story 12:54 - Reconnecting with nature, gaining traction 16:54 - Going outside isn't always easy, tiny steps 19:12 - Growing things to help you feel better 21:05 - Backwoods Mama website, nature book lists etc. 23:43 - Nature-Connection Calendar - simple ways to get outdoors 27:39 - Connected eating and where food comes from 29:17 - Getting our teens outside and workshops 32:22 - How the book is structured 36:52 - A great resource for homeschoolers / teaching science 40:06 - Book, website and newsletter Backwoods Mama - Raising Outdoor Kids As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Beyond the Front Door: Embracing Nature for a Happier and Healthier Family by Josée Bergeron Night Tree by Eve Bunting Other resources mentioned: Backwoods Mama - Nature Booklists Good Books for Catholic Kids - Nature Booklist Backwoods Mama - Nature-Connection Calendar theology of dirt (blog post)  Contact On Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at makejoynormal@gmail.comSearch podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resources Thanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast!

    42 min

  4. APR 15

    reflecting on thirty years of marriage (today!!)

    send us a text via Fan Mail! our anniversary and what marriage means   Originally recorded on Dec. 31, 2020   Photo books (blog post)  Contact On Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at makejoynormal@gmail.comSearch podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resources Thanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast!

    6 min

  5. APR 10

    turn off the screen, turn on your imagination: an interview with writer and director of Hope Springs audio drama series, Paul McCusker

    send us a text via Fan Mail! I welcome Paul McCusker to discuss the release of the new Augustine Institute audio drama Welcome to Hope Springs. Paul shares how this production came to be, how he discovered his talent in writing early in life and how audio dramas have a way of bringing the family together.    Welcome to Hope Springs | Audio Drama Series Augustine Institute 1:02 - Adventures in Odyssey, stories and novels 9:58 - What led you to this form of art? 24:06 - Paul's conversion to the Catholic Church 41:09 - The story behind Hope Springs 52:12 - Listening with our kids and sparking conversation reading and relationships (blog post)  Contact On Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at makejoynormal@gmail.comSearch podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resources Thanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast!

    57 min
  6. suffering

    APR 8

    suffering

    send us a text via Fan Mail! thoughts on dealing with our own sorrow, loss or trauma at Christmastime   Originally recorded on Dec. 23, 2020 Contact On Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at makejoynormal@gmail.comSearch podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resources Thanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast!

    5 min
  7. my take on it: doing this with a new baby part two :)

    APR 4

    my take on it: doing this with a new baby part two :)

    send us a text via Fan Mail! Some follow up questions from our listener...establishing routine in the early years.  Contact On Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at makejoynormal@gmail.comSearch podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resources Thanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast!

    8 min

  8. APR 4

    the role and significance of a godparent

    send us a text via Fan Mail! Of course, the main thing is praying for our godchildren but today, Christina joins me to discuss some ideas for stepping up to the godparent role, how our own godparents have played an important role in our lives and how to choose godparents for our children.  Contact On Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at makejoynormal@gmail.comSearch podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resources Thanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast!

    28 min
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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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