Episode Summary:
In this special Q&A episode, the Vallottons tackle some of your most heartfelt and practical questions about trust, forgiveness, marriage, and family life. Whether you're looking for ways to rebuild trust, navigate the early months of marriage, or create meaningful family traditions, this episode has something for everyone.

What’s Covered in Today’s Episode:

1. How is trust practically built when it’s been broken?
   • Steps to rebuild trust through accountability, transparency, and consistent actions over time.
   • The importance of small, intentional efforts in repairing relational safety.
2. What happens if I forgive but cannot forget?
   • Understanding forgiveness as a journey and why forgetting isn’t required.
   • Rebuilding trust is a process that requires seeing repeated success in that area of previous failure and also taking the risk to trust again.
3. How do my wife of 2 months and I better create routine in the craziness of life?
   • Ideas for setting rhythms and routines to strengthen your marriage.
   • Carving out time for intentional connection as newlyweds before the demands of life and family make it harder to prioritize.
4. What’s the most repetitive struggle you usually see with men?
   • Insights into common patterns, such as passivity and disconnection.
   • Encouragement and strategies to move past these struggles inside connection with other men through BraveCo.
5. How do you celebrate Advent with your kids?
   • Creative and meaningful ways to engage children during the Advent season.
   • Balancing faith, fun, and family in holiday traditions.
   • Discovering Christmas: A 25 Day Advent Devotional with Activities for Kids
6. Can you share creative family rhythms and traditions that shape family culture?
   • How intentional practices can strengthen bonds and pass on values.
   • Examples of daily, weekly, and seasonal traditions to cultivate connection.

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