Season 2 Episode 1 Acting Like a Daughter

Season 2 Episode 1 Acting Like a Daughter

While You Were Folding is back with Season 2!  The last time I recorded was back in March 2020, so we have a lot to catch up on!

This episode, I did a quick catch-up, talked about today’s topic (Acting Like a Daughter), and introduced a new segment called Show & Tell.

This episode’s links & resources:

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060: Coronavirus Chronicles – Boundaries – Two Weeks In

This week is all about BOUNDARIES!  Fighting for them might cause initial discomfort, but they’re essential for healthy relationships–especially during pressure cooker moments like the coronavirus pandemic!

Links/resources mentioned this week:

Questions for You:

  • How are you doing with your boundaries during this time?  Were you good at setting boundaries before coronavirus?
  • How is this experience changing you and your family dynamic?

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059: Coronavirus Chronicles – One Week In

059: Coronavirus Chronicles – One Week In

What’s working one week in to school at home:

  • Routine (shared below)
  • Lots of recess and walks
  • Each kid has a job after each meal
  • Rotate who plays with the baby or toddler during school time
  • Journaling
  • Mindset stuff
    • There is no getting “behind” right now, so keep letting life happen at home
    • The relationship with my child is always more important than the power struggle

Our working routine:

        1. Breakfast/morning time/breakfast jobs
        2. Journaling
        3. School
        4. Recess
        5. School
        6. Make lunch/lunch/lunch jobs
        7. Afternoon walk
        8. Show/naps
        9. Snack/play outside/free reading/games
        10. Dinner prep/dinner/dinner jobs/baths and showers
        11. Read aloud or show
        12. Bedtime!

What’s helping me right now:

  • Headspace
    • Morning prayer and exercise
    • Evening walk by myself or reading in our room
  • Evening prep for the next school day
  • Serenity Prayer
    • God, grant me the serenity

      to accept the things I cannot change,

      the courage to change the things I can,

      and the wisdom to know the difference.

      Living one day at a time,

      enjoying one moment at a time;

      accepting hardship as a pathway to peace;

      taking, as Jesus did,

      this sinful world as it is,

      not as I would have it;

      trusting that You will make all things right

      if I surrender to Your will;

      so that I may be reasonably happy in this life

      and supremely happy with You forever in the next.

      Amen.

                                                  Reinhold Niebuhr

  • Janet Lansbury’s graphic (see below)
  • Remembering “Romance” (letting God romance me 6/7 days of the week, and I romance Him on Fridays)

Favorite online resources right now:

What’s working for your family right now?  Do you have any favorite resources to share?

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058: What a Week!

What a week it’s been!

  • Great news: I went to the Great Homeschool Conference in Texas and got to meet Sarah Mackenzie and Pam Barnhill!
  • Bad news: It got shut down halfway through, and I regret going
  • I came home a homeschooling mom because our kids’ school is closed for the foreseeable future.  It’s actually going really well so far!

I thought I’d share our general schedule, and I’ll update it as we make adjustments!  I know there will be many!  So far so good, but we’re only a few days in.  Stay tuned!

Links/Resources Mentioned This Episode:

Questions for You:

  • How are you and your kiddos doing?
  • What’s working at your house?  Have you found a great resource that your family is enjoying?  Can you share that one thing that’s working or the awesome resource with the While You Were Folding Community?

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057 A Mother’s Rule of Life: Provider

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!

    1. Decide on each room’s purpose, find what you need for it
    2. Give each thing a home
    3. What shouldn’t stay in this room?
    4. Repair list (visit list when budgeting)
    5. Beautifying projects/improvements
    6. 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:  

    1. budget, necessary expenses, debts, bills
    2. Tithing as opportunity to encounter God

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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056 A Mother’s Rule of Life: Parent

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:

Next time:  A Mother’s Rule of Life: 5th P, Provider

Get in touch!

Questions for you

    1. 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?   
    2. 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?  
    3. 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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055 If I Ran the Zoo: Our Decision to Homeschool

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

Next time: A Mother’s Rule of Life: 4th P, Parent

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054 A Mother’s Rule of Life – Partner

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:

  1. Have you had any lightbulb moments revolving around communication in marriage?
  2. What’s one specific thing you are doing as a couple that’s helping your marriage?
  3. Date night: What does it look like for you?  Do you do anything unique that’s making it more successful?
  4. 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!

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053 An Update and 3 Favorite Things

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

    1. Snack: Salt and Pepper Pistachios and Lindt dark chocolate bars (Intense Orange and Roasted Hazelnut)
    2. Music: Breezy summer classics playlist on Amazon Music.  
    3. Podcast: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

Questions for you to chew on until next time:

  1. Any thoughts on my cultural observations about expressing or repressing emotion and emotional health?  Do you think it matters?
  2. Do you have any invisible crosses?  How can a friend help you?
  3. What are your favorite things?

Next time: Talking about the 3rd P: Partner (Marriage) with my husband, Philip!

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052: A Mother’s Rule of Life – Person

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:

    1. 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?
    2. 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?
    3. Nutrition: Am I eating in a way that helps our hurts my body?  What’s one change I can implement this week?
    4. 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?  
    5. Hobbies: When was the last time 
    6. 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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051: A Mother’s Rule of Life – Prayer

Today’s Topic:  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.  Today, we’re talking about the First “P” of a Mother’s Rule of Life: Prayer.

I hope it’s an encouragement to take the time to make your personal prayer life a priority!

Links/references mentioned this episode:

  • Dom Hubert Van Zeller’s Holiness for Housewives (and other working women)
  • The Little Oratory: A Beginner’s Guide to Praying in the Home
  • Spousal Prayer: A Way to Marital Happiness
  • My Prayer Practices (Note: Don’t compare!  This is just what’s working for *me* right now.)
    • Daily/Ongoing Prayer Practices
      • Morning Offering before my feet hit the floor
      • Morning prayer by myself 30 min.
        • M/W: Day’s Gospel and journal
        • T/TR: read Bible study group book and journal
        • F: Catechism read and journal
      • Angelus at lunch with the kids
      • Re-commit Morning Offering before greeting kids after naptime/from school
      • Gratitude sharing around the dinner table
      • Family bedtime prayers
      • Evening examen (3 ways I saw God working, biggest win against temptation, 1 specific way I’m asking for grace to do better tomorrow).  Share with Philip, write them in journal, close in prayer together.
      • On days that I don’t nap:  spiritual reading 30 min. (consult list of books to read)
      • Create little oratory
      • Consult “Under Construction” list
    • Weekly Spiritual Practices
      • Holy hour (alternate weeks with the kids)
      • Sunday Mass
    • Monthly Spiritual Practices
      • Spiritual direction and confession
    • Annual Spiritual Practices
      • Personal retreat at Cloisters on the Platte
        • Mine:  First weekend of September, Thursday – Sunday 
        • Philip’s:  Second weekend of September, Thursday – Sunday
      • Marriage retreat

 

Questions to chew on until next time:

      1. What are some basic prayer practices I’d like to implement into my daily routine?  
          1. How can I make them happen?
          2. What are my potential obstacles?
          3. What materials do I need?
          4. Where will it happen and when?
      2. What distractions are stopping me from connecting with God in prayer?
          1. Do I need to eliminate something from my schedule?
          2. Do I need to seek healing from a priest or Catholic therapist?

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050 Organizing My Attitude Before My Closets

050 Organizing My Attitude Before My Closets

Episode 50!!!  Woo-hoo!

Resources and recommendations from listeners after last week’s episode: 049 January Potpourri:

Today’s Topic: Organizing My Attitude Before My Closets

  • Drawing information from Holly Pierlot’s book, A Mother’s Rule of Life: How to bring order to your home and peace to your soul
    • “A Rule is an organization of everything that has to do with your vocation, based on a hierarchy of the priorities that define the vocation and done with the intent to please God.  It deals with the essential responsibilities of your state of life, organized to ensure their fulfillment.”
  • Important note: My friend Courtney told me if you have a formed.org account, the digital version of the book is on there for free!
  • 2 resources (recommended by Amy Zeleny (guest on Episode 04)
    • Mystie Winckler, from Simply Convivial
      • No more boom and bust!
      • “Repent.  Rejoice. Repeat.”
      • Simply Convivial Podcast #119: Make a home: it’s your job. 
        • Being atmospheres in our homes
        • “A lot of the work that we do as homemakers is just hitting the reset button.”
        • “Our end goal isn’t making everything the way we think it should be.  Our end goal is glorifying God and enjoying Him forever–starting now.  And whatever effort does not do that is effort spent in vain. So get organized first by knowing that organization is about self-control and walking in faithfulness, not about organizing your closets, and it’s not about making things go your way.”  DANG!!! 
    • Dom Hubert Van Zeller’s book, Holiness for Housewives (and other working women)

Your Prayer Prompts:

  1. What are the duties You want me to do?  Why do You want me to do them?
  2. Do I have the appropriate respect for this vocation You’ve given me?  If not, why not? Can You heal the areas of woundedness I have involving my vocation?
  3. Do I do the “boom and bust” cycle on repeat in my homemaking?  Have I stopped to consider it might not have anything to do with my organization system and everything to do with my own attitude?  

Challenge for the week:

  • What’s ONE shift in attitude I’m going to resolve to make toward my vocation as homemaker?
    • Example: My children’s speed is not too slow; I am too fast. I need to live life at their speed.
  • How will I know when my attitude is changing?
    • Example: Fewer tears, more spontaneous affection, less nagging from me, mental prayer for patience, better time management and planning appropriately for their abilities.

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049 January Potpourri

Links/Resources Mentioned This Episode:

  • After-School Restraint Collapse
  • Unruffled (Janet Lansbury’s parenting podcast)
  • Helen Keller’s The Story of My Life
    • Favorite quote: “Is it not true, then, that my life with all its limitations touches at many points, the life of the world beautiful?  Everything has its wonders–even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein, to be content.  Sometimes it is true, a sense of isolation enfolds me like a cold mist as I sit alone and wait at life’s shut gate. Beyond, there is light and music and sweet companionship, but I may not enter.  Fate, silence, pitiless, bars the way. Feign would I question his imperious decree. For my heart is still undisciplined and passionate. But my tongue will not utter the bitter, futile words that rise to my lips.  And they fall back into my heart like unshed tears. Silence sits immense upon my soul. Then comes hope with a smile and whispers, ‘There is joy in self-forgetfulness.’ So, I try to make the light in others’ eyes my sun.  The music in others’ ears my symphony. The smile on others’ lips my happiness.”
  • Anne Lamott’s Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope, and Repair
    • Favorite quote:  “This is all that restoration requires most of the time: that one person not give up.  For instance, when I was in school, there were a few teachers along the way who must have seen in me a hummingbird of charming achievement–all eyes, bird bones, frizzly hair, and a desperation to please and impress.  They knew that there was power and beauty deep inside me, but that I was afraid of this, and I was in fragments. Men and women alike, old and new at teaching, were like aunties or grandparents in their firm patience with me, in their conviction of my worth.  They had a divine curiosity about me. ‘Hey, who’s in there? Are you willing to talk straight and find out who you actually are, if I keep you company? Do you want to make friends with your heart? Here, start with this poem.’ This is who I want to be in the world.  This is who I think we are supposed to be–people who help call forth human beings from deep inside hopelessness.” 
  • Add me on Goodreads to start swapping book titles!
  • HOUZZ
  • Theology of Home
  • Fountains of Carrots Episode 123: Bringing Beauty to the World Through the Beauty of Home
  • Millet’s The Angelus

Join the Conversation!

  1. Is your house experiencing after school restraint collapse 2.0?  What’s easing the transition back to school?
  2. What are you reading lately?
  3. How do you track what you’ve read and what you want to read?
  4. Tasteful religious art–where do I go to find it?  
  5. Do you have a tip for a way to make specific areas of your home more functional for family life?  
  6. Lastly, go and find a copy of Holly Pierlot’s A Mother’s Rule of Life so that we can do a deep dive on the book next week! 

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048 Word of the Year: Home

048 Word of the Year: Home

I’m so happy to be back!  I’ll be releasing weekly episodes of While You Were Folding in 2020 every Wednesday.

After getting all caught up since my last podcast release, I shared about the why behind my Word of the Year: Home!

Join the Conversation!

  1. Can you help me to figure out my decorating style?  Where can I go to figure this out?  What books, websites, etc. do you recommend?
  2. How is your physical home helping (or hindering?) your family to meet its needs and help you to meet your big picture goals?
  3. Is it time for your family to re-evaluate your routines and rhythms?  Is your physical home helping you to draw closer to one another and to God?  
  4. Do you have a word of the year?  How about a patron saint?

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047 Wholehearted Parenting

047 Wholehearted Parenting

Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with the women from Seward MOPS about Wholehearted Parenting.  I thought I’d share the talk as a podcast episode.  I hope you’ll find it helpful!

Before you listen, download and print off my handout from the talk.  It has a lot of questions and tables that I think you’ll find helpful.  

The gist of my Wholehearted Parenting Talk:

      1. Fear in parenting is normal and it looks really different in each of us
      2. Getting curious about our fear – why it’s there
      3. Strategies for moving through the fear response
      4. Inviting Christ in
      5. Inviting others to move through fear with us and sharing the victories with them

Helpful Resources:

Join the Conversation!

What does your fear response look like?  What parts of the day are usually your pain points?  Do you tend toward OVER- or UNDER-functioning when you’re in fear?  Get curious: Why do you think you’re having the fear response during this time of day?  Which strategy are you going to start using to get through the fear response?  How are you going to start inviting Christ in to your fear?  What victory against fear do you hope to share in 6 months?  After listening to this podcast, were you able to identify fear in your parenting in a way you hadn’t recognized before?  Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on this huge topic! 

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