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Back to school season is here! Navigating new rhythms can be challenging in a new season so in this shorty episode, here are questions to ask yourself to you can be intentional in this new season. 

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Everyone wants to feel loved and celebrated on their birthday, but how do you do it when everyone has different ways of celebrating? In today’s episode, we’re diving into how we celebrate birthdays, small traditions we are doing to make it special, and how to reframe your mind when your spouse loves you in different ways. 

Episodes Referenced: 

Episode 21 | How the 5 Love Languages Can Help You Love Your Spouse Deeper

Episode 57 | 3 Steps to Having Intentional Date Nights With Tracy Johnson

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Stuck on the direction of your parenting? You know it’s important to have a mission and vision for your family just not sure how to live it out? Tune into this week's episode as Jon and Carrie dive into how they parent their children through this family vision. 

This is a follow up episode from: 54 | Creating a Family Where Kids Love Jesus, Love You, Love Each Other and Have a God-Inspired Purpose in Life With Don and Suzanne Manning of Crazy Cool Family

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We understand that not only is carving our time for a date night challenging, but connecting deeply with one another can be difficult if you don’t have the right framework! In today’s episode, we bring Tracy Johnson to share about their new FREE resource, A Year of Good Dates, and share the THREE components to cultivating a great date. 

This episode brought a new thought to Jon and Carrie and we know this will be important for marriages. 

Meet Tracy: 

Tracy Johnson is the Supervisor for Storywork Coaches at ReStory Counseling and co-facilitator and co-creator of the ReStory® trauma, abuse recovery, and marriage intensives. She is also the founder of Red Tent Living, a community of women reframing femininity through intentionally curated spaces. She and her husband have been married for 35 years and live in Texas with the youngest of their 5 children.

Download the FREE guide: 

A Year of Good Dates

Work with Tracy!

Thrive Marriage Lab

https://www.restory.life  – this is where Tracy is offering care from her unique “ReStory” approach. At ReStory, we're interested in restoring the heart on all levels.

https://www.restory.life/thrive -  is where listeners can learn about Thrive Marriage Lab and join our Thrive community.

Follow Tracy on social media:

Facebook: facebook.com/ReStory.Life

Instagram: @storyrestored

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In honor of our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of podcasting, we’re sharing our story! How we met, our timeline of dating, engagement and marriage, and what we wish we had done differently. Our beginnings were not easy, and there were things we have learned from. God redeems! We pray our story is a testament of that! 

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For their wedding, Jon and Carrie, asked people to write down a variety of date ideas on a popsicle stick and place them into a jar. SEVEN years later, we’re reading them and choosing the best ones. 

This episode is filled with free or nearly free unique ideas to be more intentional with your spouse! Share with us over on Instagram @carrievajko to share what you're doing! 

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As Christian parents, we desire for our kids to love Jesus, but how do we do it? In today’s episode Jon and Carrie sit down with Don and Suzanne Manning of Crazy Cool Family to discuss what it looks like to have a family who loves Jesus and each other! You’ll also learn about the importance of creating a mission and vision statement for your family. 

Ways to Connect with Don and Suzanne: 

- Join Basecamp for FREE! This is a family-focused membership platform designed with all families in mind! It takes less then 3 minutes to join.  

- Follow on social media! Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and more! Follow us and add encouraging content to your feed.   

- Read our book! Crazy Cool Family was written to inspire and equip your family. Grab your copy today off Amazon.  

- Subscribe to the CCF Podcast! 5 seasons of life-giving practical tools to help you build your best family! Go and listen today!  

- Basecamp: https://basecamp.crazycoolfamily.com/   

- Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/crazycoolfamily/   

- CCF Book: https://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Cool-Family-Rethink-Way/dp/171703554X   

- Podcast: https://www.crazycoolfamily.com/podcasts/crazy-cool-family  

- Finally, we have a Crazy Cool Family Website- https://www.crazycoolfamily.com/  

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We know it’s important to spend quality time with your spouse, but starting the process of taking a couples trip can be overwhelming to say the least. In this episode, we’re divining into all the details that we do to prep, plan, and budget for taking vacations with your spouse. 

We hope you enjoy! 

The Credit Card that allows us to travel on points!

**Only use it if you can pay it off each month! 

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Ladies, this one's for you! Carrie sits down with Megan Becker of Grace Rooted Nutrition to talk about how we can find freedom from what the worlds standards are for beauty and health and embrace our God given bodies and steward them for His Glory. 

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Spark great conversations on your next date night with these 15 questions. Carrie turns the tables and asks Jon 15 questions to engage in meaningful conversations. You can listen to the WIFE version of this episode in Episode 43. 

Questions: 

1. What is one quality you love about yourself? 
2. What is the one song you’re requesting to be played at a wedding?
3. What makes you the happiest or fulfilled right now? 
4. How much sleep do you need?
5. How do you take your coffee?

Rapid Fire: 

• Top 3 favorite fast food restaurants 
• Favorite song 
• Favorite color to wear
• The TV show you could watch over and over again
• Best movie franchise

Questions Continued: 

1. What are you looking forward to right now?
2. What is your favorite gift to receive? 
3. What is a childhood memory that you want to recreate with our kids? 
4. What’s something you want to be international about learning before the end of the year? 
5. What is the best meal you have ever had? 

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