Weekly Review | cheerfulness, chores, and choices | May 9, 2026


The Weekly Review

from Mystie Winckler

Commonplace from my read of All Things for Good by Thomas Watson this week -

Cheerfulness is a perfume to draw others to godliness.
Thomas Watson

Hello, again!

I realized this week that I never let you all know that Audible finally approved my audiobook of Home Is for Hospitality! If you've been waiting for the option of me reading it aloud to you, it's finally up on Amazon. Click here to get the 3-hour book, read by me.

--Mystie


construction work this week

The plumbing work continues!

New? My software-developer husband is building us a 5000sqft house himself, mostly solo. Get the story here.


This week -

A Survival Mode Chore Guide

When life is falling apart, here's how to get the basics done around the house with the help of your kids.

Overwhelmed With Little Kids? Start Here.

We talk about overwhelm, baby steps, homemaking with toddlers, routines that actually work, and learning to slow down enough to enjoy life.

SS#174: Machine Culture Choices

In which we connect the dots between Paul Kingsnorth's new book Against the Machine, AI, government funding, Abraham Kuyper, and throwing parties. It's a wild ride.

Takeaway from Convivial Circle this week:

Our monthly topic for May is Limits, and Sarah shared some great thoughts and quotes this week on the topic of limits sent by God -


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Mystie Winckler

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