Do you make the most of every opportunity you are given?

The Israelites could have made it to the Promise Land in 11 days but instead it took them over 40 years. Do you think God is more interested in the journey than getting there soon?

God is preparing you for what He has Prepared for you.

Excerpts from the book:

In the Footsteps of the Savior by Max Lucado -

https://a.co/d/0f2Jrun

Investing in Others

Encouraging Others

Equipping Others

How will you use the gifts and talents you've been given to invest in others and to encourage others?

Just some real talk about ending one season, beginning a new one, finding rest and strength even when we are weak. Actually, ESPECIALLY when we are weak.

In our typical fashion, we share some truths amidst laughs and realness!

Where does time go? This month is flying by so we re-cap you on our lives, what we are learning through the chaos and mess of life, and reminders you can take with you along your own journey!

Get an inside look at our marriage, family, the way our brains think (and how different men and women are)!

We set out to do the next parenting chapter chat but developed into this! One of our favorites -- hope you can take something from our 'real talk' and be encouraged and learn from it!! That's honestly how we grow and learn the best!

Let's have some Real Talk!

Based on the book by Andy & Sandra Stanley, Parenting: Getting IT Right.

We dive into the early stages and the four levels of stages of parenting and really focusing on what it looks like to discipline, train, and coach our kids whether it's our ACTUAL kids or in the classroom, sports team, church, etc! (or even dealing with adults as well!)

Discipline (ages 0-5)

Training (ages 5-12)

Coaching (ages 12-18)

Friendship (18+)

Based on the Parenting: Getting It Right book by Andy & Sandra Stanley, we dive into the question they focus on in Chapter 1, Did we get IT right? What is the goal with our parenting and what mistakes do we make along the way?!

We are definitely NOT perfect when it comes to parenting but that's why we seek help and read books about it and we want to share any wisdom we take from it along the way!

Highly recommend getting their book and reading it along with us as we dive into each chapter each week!

https://a.co/d/dUFiNR5

We welcome our youth member and now ministry friend, Lindsay Elston to chat with us about Child Evangelism Fellowship, Good News Clubs, and the importance of ministry in our childhood and in our kids lives!

If you like what you hear and want to help, volunteer or have a teen, visit their website : www.cefseindiana.com

OR get ahold of Mitch or Kaitlin and we can direct you to Lindsay!

How do you find HOPE when it all seems lost?

Where do you find it? And how do you keep taking steps forward toward Hope when you're in a season of waiting or defeat?

It's a NEW year... We are kicking off our Season 4 in 2024 (catchy, right?! ).

but how do you GROW or want MORE when you are barely surviving? Barely holding on?

I think we ALL want more of something... but sometimes we don't know where to start...

We share some basic things to kickstart your year in the RIGHT way!

Let's GROW more in 2024!