by Catherine | Mar 11, 2020 | Podcast
Today concludes my series on Holly Pierlot’s book, A Mother’s Rule of Life! I’m talking about the Fifth “P”: Provider. It’s finally to make *ALL* the chore charts!
Provider is all about:
- the time, talents, specific tasks God gave us in this season of our vocation
- the things and finances entrusted to us
The Spirit of the Mother’s Rule
- Like a Constitution of what your day-to-day life is supposed to be about. Living document to revisit over and over to check yourself.
- Summarize the main points of how you want to live out your vocation
- based on the five Ps
- the specific virtues you believe are most important to your vocation and circumstances
- particular goals
- attitudes/frames of mind and heart you believe God is calling you to
- Goal and guide, something you work toward–not something you’ll accomplish perfectly right off the bat
- Review monthly (and reassess entire rule once a year)
- To begin: start jotting down the essential points of what God is calling you to as a woman, wife, and mother
“Room analysis” to make home functional and beautiful (listed on your handout!) – get out those clipboards and excel spreadsheets!
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- Decide on each room’s purpose, find what you need for it
- Give each thing a home
- What shouldn’t stay in this room?
- Repair list (visit list when budgeting)
- Beautifying projects/improvements
- What needs to happen in that room to keep it clean (daily, weekly, seasonally), who’s going to do it, and when?
Home-and-property analysis
- Needs outside the house (lawns, garage, shed, garden, cars, etc.)
Look at your Finances:
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- budget, necessary expenses, debts, bills
- Tithing as opportunity to encounter God
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Links/Resources Mentioned This Episode:
- If you’re wanting to learn more about getting to a place of RESPONDING instead of REACTING in your parenting, you might enjoy listening to my episode 047: Wholehearted Parenting
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by Catherine | Mar 4, 2020 | Podcast, Uncategorized
This week, we’re discussing all things Parenting and continuing our series on Holly Pierlot’s book, A Mother’s Rule of Life. (The series started back in Episode 50, so start there if you’re just joining us!)
Links/Resources Mentioned This Episode:
- Sharing about our decision to start homeschooling next year: While You Were Folding Episode 055: If I Ran the Zoo: Our Decision to Homeschool
- The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
- Other parenting experts I’d point you to:
- Working Out Your Essentials:
- Hygiene
- Clothing
- personal prayer
- Sports
- Hobbies
- Friends
- Catechism
- Sacraments: Mass, Confession
- school/homework
- sleep, naps
- For each essential item, decide:
- What supplies or materials are needed
- Where belongings go
- Put it into a schedule (decide with older children)
- Make charts and post them
- When can I help the kids?
- When you hit a speed bump:
- Confusion → more teaching and modeling
- Complaining → revise expectations
- Lacking motivation → something to look forward to
- Doing things grudgingly → importance of what they’re doing, teach to “offer it up”
- Sneaking away → make a freedom-within-limits choice (example: do the thing at another time)
- Sloppy work → stories of saints, logical consequences, suspension of privileges
- Keep an eye on how you are behaving
- Involved enough? Too much? Loving and patient? Consistent? Supervising? Teaching and modeling skills and virtues?
Next time: A Mother’s Rule of Life: 5th P, Provider
Get in touch!
Questions for you
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- Did you have the appropriate respect for parenting before you became a parent? What part of parenting is proving to be the most difficult for you? Have you brought your parenting challenges before God and asked Him for wisdom and help? Is there a mom a step or two ahead of you that you could meet with on a regular basis for some mentoring?
- Are your children’s essential needs being met? Does your family need to make some changes in your schedule to meet everyone’s needs? Is your day-to-day schedule reflecting your family’s values?
- Are you guilty of unrealistic parenting expectations? Do you resent “tending the garden” when it comes to parenting matters like discipline or teaching skills (like housework)?
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by Catherine | Feb 26, 2020 | Podcast
Intro:
- Quick update on building our house
- Getting back into family meetings (here’s our family meeting agenda)
- Using the word “romance” for inspiration this Lent
Today’s Topic: If I Ran the Zoo: Our Decision to Homeschool
- Why (and it’s not because we stopped liking our great Catholic school)
- Why we’re excited
- My *rough* plans
- Current favorite homeschooling resources
Next time: A Mother’s Rule of Life: 4th P, Parent
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by Catherine | Feb 19, 2020 | Podcast
Philip came down to the recording studio to talk all about marriage (the 3rd “P” from a Mother’s Rule of Life — Partner).
Links/Resources Mentioned This Week:
Questions for you:
- Have you had any lightbulb moments revolving around communication in marriage?
- What’s one specific thing you are doing as a couple that’s helping your marriage?
- Date night: What does it look like for you? Do you do anything unique that’s making it more successful?
- Challenge: Plan a date night this month for you and your husband. Don’t do the same thing you usually do. Take care of ALL of the details!
Get in touch!
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by Catherine | Feb 12, 2020 | Podcast
This week:
- Recapping our trip to Jamaica
- Cultural observations about emotional expression/repression and mental health
- Helping friends with invisible crosses (a conversation about my diagnosis with Sjögren’s Syndrome and a friend asking how she can help)
Today’s Topic: 3 favorite things
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- Snack: Salt and Pepper Pistachios and Lindt dark chocolate bars (Intense Orange and Roasted Hazelnut)
- Music: Breezy summer classics playlist on Amazon Music.
- Podcast: Janet Lansbury Unruffled
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Questions for you to chew on until next time:
- Any thoughts on my cultural observations about expressing or repressing emotion and emotional health? Do you think it matters?
- Do you have any invisible crosses? How can a friend help you?
- What are your favorite things?
Next time: Talking about the 3rd P: Partner (Marriage) with my husband, Philip!
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by Catherine | Feb 5, 2020 | Podcast
This week, I’m continuing the conversation based on Holly Pierlot’s book, A Mother’s Rule of Life: How to bring order to your home and peace to your soul. I’m talking about the 2nd “P”: Person–the importance of caring for yourself (mind, body, and soul).
Links/resources mentioned this episode:
- Unbound Ministry
- Our family schedule (Don’t compare! This is just to show what’s working for our family *now* as an example.)
- Working out your essentials to create your routines:
- Daily Routines (move items to weekly or monthly routines as needed)
- Rest (sleep, naps)
- Hygiene/grooming, allotting time to help kids
- Nutrition (meal prep, meal planning, meal clean-up)
- Exercise (where, when, how)
- Socializing
- Hobbies or recreation
- Work
- Weekly/Monthly Routines
Questions for you to chew on until next time:
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- Sleep: How many hours of sleep do I really need to be at my best? What’s my new bedtime based on that number? Are naps a good idea for me?
- Exercise: Am I getting enough physical movement? Do I go outside on a regular basis? What part of my day would work for me to incorporate physical movement?
- Nutrition: Am I eating in a way that helps our hurts my body? What’s one change I can implement this week?
- Friendship: Do I have at least one good girlfriend? If not, how can I be that kind of friend to someone this week? What kinds of connection with friends are recharging for me? What works for my season?
- Hobbies: When was the last time
- Work: How is my work schedule working with my family’s schedule? Do I need to make any adjustments (if I can)? Do I need to take on a job to help supplement the family income? How can we make that work?
Next time: Talking about the 3rd P: Partner (Marriage) with my husband, Philip!
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