Homegrown Sonshine with Alberta Stevens

Unlike previous episodes this season, where our focus has been on the practices and rituals that form an idyllic Home Ed experience for children’, this episode focuses on us: mothers and parents.

How do we nurture ourselves as a life-giving parents throughout our home school journey? This is the critical question that my ever-so poised and very wise friend, Min J Hwang and I unpack in this episode. Min, a Christian Home Ed mum of 4 based in New York, is much respected for her in-depth knowledge of Charlotte Mason's methods, coupled with her passion for helping Home-Ed mums chart their own life-giving, gospel based motherhood journeys.

Drawing from Charlotte Mason’s call for mothers to take time to play, rest and partner with the Holy Spirit in educating their children, Min offers us a beautiful, gospel-anchored, daily rhythm that glistens with balance and peace.

Our conversation covers a wide variety of topics including:

1. Mother Culture vs Mother nurture
2. Parental authority
3. Discipline and accountability
4. The way of the will and habit formation
5. Min’s rituals for nurturing a life-giving Motherhood

Lastly, interwoven throughout this episode is Min’s heartwarming personal story into motherhood, home schooling, mission work and women’s ministry.

Whether you are a Christian or not, a home-edder or not, it’s arguably impossible to listen to this episode without feeling inspired or convicted by this amazing woman’s devotion in her service to mothers, families and women, in general.

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You can find more information and a detailed list of tips from this episode and my previous blog on similar theme (Episode 3) on the corresponding blog here: https://homegrownsonshine.co.uk/blog/

As always, I would love to hear your thoughts.

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Resources from Min

In continuation of our series on Home-Ed rituals and practices, I have the privilege of chatting with the phenomenal Home-Ed mom of four Weronika Ozpolat, popularly known as Ronni from @multiculturalmotherhood about her rituals and practices within one of her favourite homeschooling topics: nature study.

Ronni talks about how, in the first place, she stumbled upon homeschooling because of personal circumstances and got completely hooked. You don't want to miss her beautiful look at the importance of the outdoor element of homeschooling and how she has seen its effect on her own children. Her tips on incorporating nature study in your homeschooling days will help you get started right away.

So get your favorite drink and sit comfortably because the Homegrown Sonshine Podcast is serving a delicious feast of nature study gems in today's episode.

I would love to hear your thoughts.

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In this episode, as part of our series on Home-Ed rituals and practices, I continue my conversation with my dear friend Clare Carberry, whom you met in the previous episode, about her practices and rituals around the current season of Lent.

I have always been big on Easter and Christmas. However, the quiet periods leading up to the festivities when Christians ought to be preparing for a spiritual encounter on special celebrations like Easter was slightly lost on me. This is why it was an absolute delight to get a peek into how Clare’s family engages with and transforms traditional Lenten practices of the Catholic Church into a charming and memorable home-ed rhythm.

We discuss a wide range of Lenten practices and rituals that can easily be adopted to usher in warmth and delight into your home school rhythm.

Tune in for inspiring and relatable stories, practical tips for prayers, hymns, read-aloud suggestions, fireside treats and as always, a space for thought-provoking topical poetry.

I would love to hear your thoughts.

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Welcome to Homegrown Sonshine with Alberta Stevens! A life-giving and culturally diverse community for the intentional home-ed parent.

This podcast is a place where we gather to discuss the arts, the practice, the highs, and the lows of cultivating a wholesome and culturally diverse home education culture for you and your entire family.

I can’t wait to embark on this exhilarating adventure with you!

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In today’s episode, I will be discussing what it means to cultivate our inner lives as parents and why this is important for raising confident, creative, and wholesome children. You've heard the saying ‘You can't pour from an empty cup’ metaphorically or literally speaking.

I will be sharing the 8 ways drawn from Mother Culture, Scholé, Mother Nature and Contemplative traditions that have consistently helped me cultivate a rich and peaceful inner life as a parent; in the hope that you can apply them to your life. Tune in for relatable stories, thought-provoking poetry and inspiration.

I would love to hear your thoughts.

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Welcome to Homegrown Sonshine with Alberta Stevens! A life-giving and culturally diverse community for the intentional home-ed parent.

This podcast is a place where we gather to discuss the arts, the practice, the highs, and the lows of cultivating a wholesome and culturally diverse home education culture for you and your entire family.

In our first ever episode, I lay the foundations on what to expect from the HS Podcast, including what and who it is for. I also discuss how I intend to use stories, poetry, family rituals and all things Charlotte Mason to beguile you into the habit of nurturing your own inner lives as intentional home-ed parents.

I can’t wait to embark on this exhilarating adventure with you!

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