Weekly Review | influence, intervals, inbox | May 2, 2026


The Weekly Review

from Mystie Winckler

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

The mercies of God have a melting influence upon the soul; they dissolve it in love to God.
Thomas Watson

Hello, again!

We only have one week left of school and then we're off for the summer! I've been thinking through the different projects I need to and want to work on. Soon I'll have to actually brain dump and work out what's reasonable and where to start, but for now I'm letting the ideas percolate.

The summer gives us a great opportunity to start an interval plan and really zero in on what balls to move forward and what to ignore.

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--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 -

Next school year will be so much better...

Homeschool conviction helps moms finish the year with faithfulness, love, and repentance instead of giving in to overwhelm or defeat.

When Your To-Do List Feels Impossible

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Takeaway from Convivial Circle this week:

Bonnie shared a great notebook inbox strategy this week!


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Mystie Winckler

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