Clutter Free Academy

Does your three-year-old know more about your iPhone than you do? Does your ten-year-old spend more time worrying about screen time than family time? Are you ready to throw screens out of your house altogether?  Listen in as Kathi and Erin talk to Arlene Pellicane, the author of Growing Up Social:  Raising Relational Kids in a Screen Driven World about:

Plus, click here to take Arlene's quiz "Is Your Child Getting Too Much Screen Time" and then listen in to find out how you can find the happy middle between our screen-driven world and the relationships that help our kids to thrive.

Have you ever gotten yourself into trouble for something you said?

We all have!  Today, our guest Karen Ehman, the author of Keep it Shut:  What to Say it, How to Say it and When to Say Nothing at All, tells us how to keep our words uplifting, fruitful and God-honoring.

She shares how we can:

• Avoid saying painful things to our loved ones that can cause damage when we are in a moment of temporary frustration.
• Keep our "verbal grenades" of opinion flinging from hurting people on Facebook and Twitter. (And knowing how to pray before we post so we don't say the wrong thing.)
• Find the fine line between processing and gossip.
• Be intentional about our communication so that our words can speak truth and life into the lives of the ones we love.

Listen in, and then click over to read Karen's website and sign up for Karen's 5-day "Pray before you Pounce" challenge and start practicing your newfound communication skills.

Have you ever gotten yourself into trouble for something you said?

We all have!  Today, our guest Karen Ehman, the author of Keep it Shut:  What to Say it, How to Say it and When to Say Nothing at All, tells us how to keep our words uplifting, fruitful and God-honoring.

She shares how we can:

Listen in, and then click over to read Karen's website and sign up for Karen's 5-day "Pray before you Pounce" challenge and start practicing your newfound communication skills.

Most little girls grow up dreaming of being a mom, but hardly any of them dream of becoming a stepmom. Nevertheless, approximately one million new stepfamilies are created every year. It’s no secret, being a stepmother can be a living nightmare. But it can also be an enriching and rewarding experience—one that God can use to strengthen you, helping you survive and even thrive in the toughest job you never asked for.

Most little girls grow up dreaming of being a mom, but hardly any of them dream of becoming a stepmom. Nevertheless, approximately one million new stepfamilies are created every year.

It’s no secret, being a stepmother can be a living nightmare. But it can also be an enriching and rewarding experience—one that God can use to strengthen you, helping you survive and even thrive in the toughest job you never asked for.

How do you stay connected to your man when your life is… crazy? Fellow podcaster and blogger Jamie Ivey shares her tips and tricks for keeping her marriage hot when she has four kids, a busy husband and messy house.  Listen in and get: •    Date night ideas that are creative and fun. •    Ideas on how to make our marriages a priority over work, over chores and yes, even over parenting. •    Tips on how to connect with your husband emotionally, spiritually and even physically. •    How to find time and energy for date night, sex and everything else you need to do to make your marriage hot. Listen in and then head to Jamie's homepage and get loads of free date night ideas and find out how she is "ruling" marriage by making her marriage her number one priority.

How do you stay connected to your man when your life is… crazy?

Fellow podcaster and blogger Jamie Ivey shares her tips and tricks for keeping her marriage hot when she has four kids, a busy husband and messy house.  Listen in and get:

•    Date night ideas that are creative and fun.
•    Ideas on how to make our marriages a priority over work, over chores and yes, even over parenting.
•    Tips on how to connect with your husband emotionally, spiritually and even physically.
•    How to find time and energy for date night, sex and everything else you need to do to make your marriage hot.

Listen in and then head to Jamie's homepage and get loads of free date night ideas and find out how she is "ruling" marriage by making her marriage her number one priority.

Do you ever feel like every second of your life is filled with… business? This week, we talked to Jessica Turner, the author of The Fringe Hours, on how we can declutter our schedules to find fringe hours—time to refresh ourselves and find elusive balance.  Find out how you can: •    Track your time so you can see where your time is going and adjust in order to find fringe time. •    How to model balance for our kids so that we can best utilize the time God gave us. •    How to schedule "me time" on your calendar so you can rejuvenate and refresh.