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make joy normal: cozy homeschooling

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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    date night with the Landrys

    send us a text via Fan Mail!what worked for us, spoiler: inexpensive, easy and yummyContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    snacks at our house

    send us a text via Fan Mail!managing hunger and food prepContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    the theology of the body and dignity in relationships

    send us a text via Fan Mail!How does theology of the body relate to our relationships with our children?  ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    receptivity

    send us a text via Fan Mail!What is receptivity, why do we want it?Hold Onto Your KidsRevolution of MercyContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    some scrambly thoughts

    send us a text via Fan Mail!I try to put the meaning of life into four minutes.  ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    Listeners! major news, podcast pivot coming soon

    send us a text via Fan Mail!subscribe on YouTube HEREContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    our tanks need filling, too

    send us a text via Fan Mail!We must find ways to fill our own tanks if we are going to be able to fill our children's tanks...ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    filling our children's tanks

    send us a text via Fan Mail!It's actually chapter five.  Filling tanks and restraining reaction.  ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    more on the four temperaments

    send us a text via Fan Mail!self knowledge and our relationship with GodBishop Barron's video on prayerContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    self awareness and resilience

    send us a text via Fan Mail!tools for resilience - today: The Temperament God Gave YouContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    three habits to build resilience in one commitment

    send us a text via Fan Mail!I've talked about setting goals, taking care of ourselves and developing gratitude as the three easiest first steps toward resilience.  Here's a way we can practice all three at once!ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    some qualities of resilience

    send us a text via Fan Mail!Resilience matter because God is a God of peace.  And we want to be like Him.  He's the BEST.ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    what is resilience?

    send us a text via Fan Mail!resilience is one key to living a life of peace with ourselvesContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    when your child is in the middle of a crisis

    send us a text via Fan Mail!where earthquakes and emotions collidea couple of blips at the end of the recording....ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    we all want happiness

    send us a text via Fan Mail!Says St. Thomas Aquinashttps://www.amazon.ca/One-Minute-Aquinas-Doctors-Fundamental-Questions-ebook/dp/B00I655UJM/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+one+minute+aquinas&qid=1613570967&sr=8-1ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    The kindness you do

    send us a text via Fan Mail!What is the impact of our life in the big picture? The LighthouseHearts in AtlantisContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    good ways to learn

    send us a text via Fan Mail!Thoughts on learning ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    Interview with Father Harrison: the parent's role in educating their children

    send us a text via Fan Mail!A fabulous interview with my dear friend Father Harrison, who podcasts over at https://www.clericallyspeaking.com/!  We delve into the Catechism of the Catholic Church...what is it, where did it come from and how it can teach us to be better parents...what is our role as Christians parents in educating our children.  Father brings so much depth into the words of the Catechism, I'm so grateful for him helping me to unpack and understand my role better. Familiaris Consortiohttp://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_19811122_familiaris-consortio.htmlGravissium Educationishttp://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decl_19651028_gravissimum-educationis_en.htmlIgnatius on indifference:https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/ignatian-indifference/Find Fr. Harrison here on twitterhttps://twitter.com/FrHarrison?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    more thoughts on streamlining meals

    send us a text via Fan Mail!it was such a steep learning curve for meContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    streamlining meal time

    send us a text via Fan Mail!Meal making for those short on time (that would be all of us...) and for those who don't find cooking a creative outlet.  ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

  21. 378

    How are we supposed to be perfect?

    send us a text via Fan Mail!Seriously, why are we being asked to be perfect.  I recorded this, and then, in one of those great God moments, I was led to read this quote from St. Augustine, who, as concise as possible, sums up life on earth:"Our meditation in this present life should be in the praise of God; for the eternal exultation of our life hereafter will be the praise of God, and none can become fit for the future life, who hath not practiced himself for it now.  The daily prayers of the faithful make satisfaction for those daily, tiny, light faults from which this life cannot be free. "St. AugustineContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    responding vs. reacting

    send us a text via Fan Mail!Sound is a bit glitchy on this episode...working on it!ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

  23. 376

    the gift of empathy

    send us a text via Fan Mail!a moment in time when I felt heard and honouredContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    it's that simple, it's that difficult

    send us a text via Fan Mail!what is our mission as family?ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    walking with you

    send us a text via Fan Mail!when our Lenten resolve starts to wane, we can walk togetherContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    can you evangelize others before you're a model Christian?

    send us a text via Fan Mail!thoughts on family life and getting better at itContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    what does pray always even mean?

    send us a text via Fan Mail!thoughts on how the heck we can pray alwaysContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    agitation, discord and grace

    send us a text via Fan Mail!Living in the gap between ideals and reality.  It's uncomfortable. ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    Why I'm Catholic, standing on holy ground

    send us a text via Fan Mail!a shift in thoughtContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    Why I'm Catholic pt. 2

    send us a text via Fan Mail!it's getting juicy nowContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    magnanimity

    send us a text via Fan Mail!some thoughts on largeness of heart and a teaser about an upcoming interviewContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    don't make discipline a place of contention

    send us a text via Fan Mail!https://www.bonnielandry.ca/blog-1/6pvsopx1ju9ux0owh2au5gdm7d15naContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    kissing chaos goodbye

    send us a text via Fan Mail!you can do itContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    what makes it hard to be kind

    send us a text via Fan Mail!so many thingsContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    what kind of adults do we want to raise

    send us a text via Fan Mail!all the adjectives ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    why I'm Catholic, pt. 1

    send us a text via Fan Mail!ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    compliance

    send us a text via Fan Mail!naturally compliant and naturally non-compliant children, it's a thingContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    you're the hero of this story

    send us a text via Fan Mail!ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    God defines success differently

    send us a text via Fan Mail!we are missionariesContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    distractions

    send us a text via Fan Mail!chaos undermines kindnessContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    Walk with

    send us a text via Fan Mail!what now?ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    training ourselves to press the pause button

    send us a text via Fan Mail!you guessed it...practiceContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    does the punishment fit the crime?

    send us a text via Fan Mail!one more reason why rewards and consequences make your life harderContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    the virtue of friendliness

    send us a text via Fan Mail!and what does this have to do with justice?ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    not perfect but faithful: Catholic Community part two

    send us a text via Fan Mail!ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    not perfect but faithful: Catholic community

    send us a text via Fan Mail!ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    START HERE: a five minute guide to this podcast

    send us a text via Fan Mail!Welcome!ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    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 familiesContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    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 story12:54 - 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 structured36:52 - A great resource for homeschoolers / teaching science 40:06 - Book, website and newsletterBackwoods 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 BooklistsGood Books for Catholic Kids - Nature Booklist Backwoods Mama - Nature-Connection Calendar theology of dirt (blog post) ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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    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) ContactOn Instagram at @make.joy.normal By email at [email protected] podcast episodes by topic www.bonnielandry.caShop my recommended resourcesThanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast! 

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

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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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...

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