

Simply Convivial: Biblical Homemaking, Homeschooling & Mom Life—Without Burnout
Mystie Winckler
Homemaking and homeschooling can feel overwhelming, but they don’t have to be. If you’re a Christian mom longing for a well-ordered home, a peaceful homeschool, and a joyful heart—without the stress or burnout—you’re in the right place. Moms can be productive and peaceful when grounded in Scriptural truth.
I’m Mystie Winckler, homeschooling mom of five, founder of Simply Convivial, and your guide to managing both home and heart with faith and focus. Here, we talk about biblical homemaking, sustainable homeschooling, and cheerful productivity—all through the lens of organizing your attitude and embracing your God-given calling.
In each episode, you’ll find practical homemaking systems, homeschooling strategies, and mindset shifts that will help you manage your home without perfectionism or frustration. We’ll tackle topics like:
✔️ Christian homemaking routines that actually work
✔️ Productivity, mom-style
✔️ Homeschooling with peace—even when life gets messy
✔️ Time management for moms (without rigid schedules)
✔️ Decluttering your home & your attitude
✔️ How to be diligent, not just busy
Motherhood is a marathon, not a sprint. You don’t need more willpower—you need a grace-filled, biblical approach to managing life at home. Let’s cultivate faithfulness, embrace joy, and build habits that make home a place of peace and purpose.
👉 Subscribe now and start organizing your home and heart—cheerfully.
I’m Mystie Winckler, homeschooling mom of five, founder of Simply Convivial, and your guide to managing both home and heart with faith and focus. Here, we talk about biblical homemaking, sustainable homeschooling, and cheerful productivity—all through the lens of organizing your attitude and embracing your God-given calling.
In each episode, you’ll find practical homemaking systems, homeschooling strategies, and mindset shifts that will help you manage your home without perfectionism or frustration. We’ll tackle topics like:
✔️ Christian homemaking routines that actually work
✔️ Productivity, mom-style
✔️ Homeschooling with peace—even when life gets messy
✔️ Time management for moms (without rigid schedules)
✔️ Decluttering your home & your attitude
✔️ How to be diligent, not just busy
Motherhood is a marathon, not a sprint. You don’t need more willpower—you need a grace-filled, biblical approach to managing life at home. Let’s cultivate faithfulness, embrace joy, and build habits that make home a place of peace and purpose.
👉 Subscribe now and start organizing your home and heart—cheerfully.
Episodes
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Oct 26, 2023 • 15min
Why we overplan

Oct 23, 2023 • 11min
Overwhelmed? How making a plan can help! with Wendy Alcime of Plan, Prep, Pray

Oct 20, 2023 • 15min
How to live a simple life you enjoy

Oct 12, 2023 • 18min
Are you getting your routines all wrong??
What even are routines and why do they rarely stick? Let’s figure that out together!Build personalized routines to keep your house in order: https://www.simplyconvivial.info/sweep-smile

Oct 9, 2023 • 13min
Haunted by Perfectionism? A conversation with Cassidy Bell
Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habits and self-control so we can build God-honoring families and communities.📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Timehttps://amzn.to/3CcRzuy➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with me! https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/🏆 Enroll in Simply Convivial Continuing Education and get practical life management mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm

Oct 6, 2023 • 16min
Routines don't make life effortless...sorry
Makeover your routines & your attitude about them: https://www.simplyconvivial.info/sweep-smileRoutines are not a once and done kind of thing, like "I have the program, now watch me go!" So if you were expecting your routines to just going to be put in place and make life effortless, but they don't, it's not because you're doing something wrong.Do you need to overcome unrealistic expectations for your home management system? Our 6-week program Sweep & Smile walks you through both setting up a minimum viable home routine AND changing what your internal narrator has to say about housework. Improve your basic routines AND change your attitude about those routines with Sweep & Smile. We start another live accountability group through the program on October 13. Register today: https://www.simplyconvivial.info/sweep-smileWomen are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habits and self-control so we can build God-honoring families and communities.📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Timehttps://amzn.to/3CcRzuy➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with me! https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/🏆 Enroll in Simply Convivial Continuing Education and get practical life management mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm

Oct 2, 2023 • 19min
Routines take time with Sarah Nelson
Fighting repetition and routine is futile in homemaking because entropy is real. Our job isn’t to keep things just so, but to keep rolling with real life and managing our resources with intentionality.Sarah Nelson joins us today to chat about her progress over the last several years in seeing the real fruit and necessity of adapting routines to real family life. Sarah has been married and living in California for 21 years. She has two daughters that she home educates with the help of a local Christian Classical Hybrid School.Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habits and self-control so we can build God-honoring families and communities.📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Timehttps://amzn.to/3CcRzuy➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with me! https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo...🏆 Enroll in Simply Convivial Continuing Education and get practical life management mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-...

Oct 1, 2023 • 15min
Don't overthink your weekly top 3
📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Timehttps://amzn.to/3CcRzuyChoosing 3 most-important tasks each week is a shortcut to getting more of the right things done, but the temptation is to overthink the choice so much that we never get around to actually choosing and moving forward.Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habits and self-control so we can build God-honoring families and communities.➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with me! https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/🏆 Enroll in Simply Convivial Continuing Education and get practical life management mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm

Sep 27, 2023 • 15min
The magic of EHAP tidying up with Abby Wahl
Overcome unrealistic expectations for your home AND work on improving the normal state of your home with 6-week Sweep & Smile course: https://www.simplyconvivial.info/sweep-smileHaving kids home all day means a lot of messes happen all day, every day. How can we deal with that? We don't want to be hovering hoovers with our kids' work and play. We can make routines that allow them to get involved in a project and still maintain order in the home. EHAP is our family routine strategy for keeping entropy at bay without being crazy or going crazy.Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habits and self-control so we can build God-honoring families and communities.📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Timehttps://amzn.to/3CcRzuy➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with me! https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/🏆 Enroll in Simply Convivial Continuing Education and get practical life management mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm

Sep 12, 2023 • 12min
Build a livable life you love
Overwhelmed? Let me help with this free workshop: AnswerOverwhelm.comWith a million different things to do, it's so easy to get distracted and overwhelmed. But we all know we're not the wives, mothers, homemakers we want to be when we're overwhelmed. There is a way out. When we feel the stress mount, the distractions fly, and the responsibilities come crashing in, we can respond with calm joy instead of panicked overwhelm. Let me explain how in my free workshop How to Answer Overwhelm. Just go to AnswerOverwhelm.com to register for the free workshop and get instant access. I'll also send you a few followup emails encouraging you to replace overwhelm with cheerful diligence. We can do this. Head to AnswerOverwhelm.com today.Women are the backbone of society, so we must be free from cultural lies & personal guilt and have the freedom of good habits and self-control so we can build God-honoring families and communities.📖 Get my latest book: How to Use a Planner Without Wasting Timehttps://amzn.to/3CcRzuy➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and practice with me! https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/🏆 Enroll in Simply Convivial Continuing Education and get practical life management mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm


