Practical Family Podcast show

Practical Family Podcast

Summary: The Practical Family Podcast focuses on the elements that mothers need to discover their gifts and embrace grace. We offer practical tips for living a simple and clutter-free life, and to strengthen moms for real life struggles based on a Christian worldview.

Podcasts:

 Episode 032 | Valentines for the Family | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 21:48

Valentines Day doesn't have to be commercialized in your home. Use this celebration of love to bless your family with love notes of appreciation and memories. Take the time to teach about the love of God in your lives. 

 Episode 031 | The Secret Idols of Parenting | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:24

We all want well-behaved children, but to what lengths will we go to make that happen? Should good behavior even be the goal of good parenting?  Author and blogger Jennifer Phillips discusses how we can hold up four particular "idols" that can get in the way of extending grace and truth when our children need it most, and how to break that shame, guilt, control cycle in our parenting. 

 Episode 030 | Technology & the Senior Population | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 38:55

Keeping our aging loved ones connected through technology is often easier said than done. What they need from us is patience, love, and support as they navigate new systems and avenues of communication.

 Episode 029 | Embracing a Simpler Life | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:51

Embracing simplicity has more to do with perspective than just stuff. Join me and author Katie Bennet to explore some ways we can gain a healthier home life by just switching our perspective. 

 Episode 028 | Give Each Other a Break | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:51

Spending time apart can be just as healing as spending time together. Sharing my own experience in our 11-year marriage of what happened when my husband took his own getaway trip. 

 Episode 027 | Back to the Book Nutrition - Part 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:12

Join me for the second part of my conversation with Dena Norton, registered dietician, as she shares practical tips for recognizing the root causes of our eating patterns and how to break free to make healthier choices. 

 Episode 026 | Back to the Book Nutrition - Part 1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 40:33

Join me and Dena Norton, registered dietician as she shares her own story of overcoming the guilt cycle that emotional eating can bring, and she gives practical tips for using God's Word as the ultimate authority for nutrition & spiritual direction. 

 Episode 025 | Faithful Workouts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:58

What if you could strengthen your relationship with God while you strengthened your body and mind? Meet Michelle Spadafora, founder of Faithful Workouts and author of faith-based fitness curriculum for adults and teens.

 Episode 024 | How to Recycle Christmas Cards | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:11

Not sure what to do with all those cards after Christmas? Here are some simple and practical ideas for recycling decorative and photo cards, and tips to plan ahead for next season!

 Episode 023 | Using Your Story for God's Glory | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:55

Meet a natural born storyteller whose books have impacted young girls all over the world, and was recently picked up by Hallmark's Movies & Mysteries channel. You just never know how far your calling will take you, if you're brave enough to take the first step.  Author Robin Jones Gunn shares her journey as a young child with a gift for words, & how she was inspired to create a series for young girls wrestling with identity to rest in their purpose given by a loving Father. 

 Episode 022 | Where Did That Come From? Part 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:05

What about that big jolly guy in the red suit? Modern tradition has built him up to be larger than life with a magical sleigh & reindeer. But the real Saint Nicolas was a man who loved God and had a heart for his people.

 Episode 021 | Where Did That Come From? Part 1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:14

Pastor Waxer Tipton shares with us in a two-part series where some of the symbols of Christmas originated, and how the history points to the gospel message that has carried over into modern cultural practice. 

 Episode 020 | Connecting With Your Teenager | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:17

Do you remember what it was like to be a teenager? Wasn't easy, was it? Teens today have so much up against them with more sophisticated distractions than we did. Parenting a teen is a special season to navigate, so I've invited Dr. Dawn Montgomery to help us understand what teenagers need from us as parents, and how we can practically connect with them in real ways. 

 Episode 019 | Getting to Grateful | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:01

What does it take for kids to grasp the concept of gratefulness? There may even be areas of entitlement in our own lives that need to be dealt with. I've unpacked three basic concepts to guide our kids into having a more grateful attitude and how our response to grace changes everything. 

 Episode 018 | Choosing Real: When Faith Meets Real Life | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:10

What if the most real parts of our lives are the messiest? Take a look inside the minds of two type A's and the grace that is found when it's not about what we do, but Whose we already are.  Listen in on my conversation with Bekah Pogue, author of the book Choosing Real: An Invitation to Celebrate When Life Doesn't Go As Planned. 

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