For Parents

In this episode Allie and Miles talk about their experience of parenting their four kids. Two of their kids are currently in college and the other two are still at home in high school. They are two of the most intentional parents! This episode is full of practical ideas for discipling your kids and their personal experiences of pointing their kids towards Jesus.

Amy and her husband have 3 kids. Their oldest child was born premature and much of our conversation is around how they navigated that season of their life and the sweet ways God worked through it. She also shares some of the journey with her business RoRo's Baking Company, and how fun it has been to watch it grow and develop.

Hannah and her husband, Lance, have 3 kids and live in Franklin, TN. They moved from Brooklyn to Tennessee shortly after having their first child. It was a huge transition, and Hannah talks about how she navigated those days. Hannah is always full of perspective and great wisdom. You will love this conversation!

In this episode Matt and Tammy vulnerably share about their parenting experiences and how they have seen God work through it.  They have 3 kids - two are adulting and the 3rd is in high school.  God compelled them to create a gap year program in Colorado with the purpose of launching new adults into the world who can thrive with the purpose and responsibilities. It’s an amazing story of how God brings all things together for the good of those who love Him!

Find out more from their website here.

Stephanie, Fran and Ivy have a candid conversation about our kids school projects. We talk through the things we have experienced, what we have learned and what we are continuing to learn.

In this episode Ivy shares a personal story about when her son started Kindergarten and the gift of God being with us wherever we go.

On this episode I talk with Meredith who is a mom, wife of a pastor and the creator of Concrete Conversations. Concrete Conversations is a tool designed to equip us with intentional questions to better know and be known by those around us. 

Meredith is someone who is naturally a great question asker, genuinely enjoys asking questions and is using that gifting to help others become more intentional at asking questions.  In this conversation she talks about why conversation with our kids matters and gives practical ideas of when and how to talk to your kids. 

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Chris is a children's pastor and founder of Kaleidoscope. Kaleidoscope creates books to help get kids excited about reading the Bible. They are writing every book of the Bible, in beautifully designed single volumes, at an elementary level. Check out their store here.

In addition to sharing how Kaleidoscope came to be, Chris shares some great wisdom on discipling your kids and how to choose a church that's best for your family.

Nanette is a mom of grown girls as well as a preschool minister. Through those experiences she has gained a wealth of wisdom. In this episode she shares lots of great ideas for helping your preschoolers experience Jesus early on.

The resources Nanette mentioned are...

Parent Cue

Bible in NIRV translation

Jesus Storybook Bible

Habits of the Household

Nanette's Podcast is Small Steps

Taralyn and Darrel are parents of 5 children.  Their oldest three are biological and the younger two are adopted. By God’s grace in their lives they are very good parents. We talk about a lot of different things in this conversation from fostering and adoption, schooling, general parenting decisions and it’s just full of spiritual wisdom.