Finding Peace in the Quiet Season: How to Rest After the Rush

Everyday Homesteading

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🗓️ 20 December 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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If you have ever found yourself saying, “This winter, we’ll finally rest,” you are not alone. Josh and I have joked about it for years, imagining a slower season that somehow never quite arrives on its own. In this episode of Everyday Homesteading, I’m sharing what I’ve been learning about real rest. Not just getting more sleep, but the kind of deep, soul-level rest that brings clarity, peace, and renewed purpose. The kind of rest that helps you remember your why. We talk about why rest never...

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0:00.0	Hey, you guys, it's Carolyn from Homesteading Family. Before we jump into today's episode of
0:06.8	everyday homesteading, I just wanted to let you know about something that's coming up because I am so
0:13.1	excited to invite you to Homesteading Families' second annual How to Homestead anywhere crash course to kick off 2026 in the
0:26.4	absolute best way you can now this is a free five-day virtual event where I'm going to take you step
0:33.3	by step through turning your home into a homestead. And that's whether you live in a city high
0:40.4	rise or a suburban neighborhood or you have a bunch of acreage out in the country. Either way,
0:47.1	we're going to be turning your home into a homestead. And we're going to be talking about all the
0:51.3	different things that you need to know on that.
0:55.0	So join me.
0:58.1	It's completely free from January 5th through 9th.
1:00.5	Yes, there will be replays if you can't make it live. In order to register, you need to go to homesteadingfamily.com forward slash homestead crash course.
1:10.2	Again, that's homesteadingfamily.com forward slash homestead crash course.
1:17.6	All one word. I really hope to see you there. It's going to be a great week.
1:22.1	One of the major reasons why homesteaders quit homesteading is because they burn out. Because they don't create
1:32.6	regular rest, regular intentional rest in their lives. And it's something that, you know, we can only
1:41.3	sustain for so long before we start going, what, like, why am I doing this to myself?
1:46.8	Welcome to Everyday Homesteading, the show for busy families who want more self-sufficiency without burning out.
1:53.1	I'm Josh.
1:53.9	And I'm Carolyn from Homesteading Family.
1:55.9	And in every episode, we share time-tested knowledge on topics from growing and preserving your food to
2:02.9	raising livestock to herbal medicine and anything homesteading in between.
2:08.0	Let's jump in.
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