The inside scoop on our first generation large family of nine children. We are currently in every season at once with littles, middles, teenagers, young adults, and launched children raising families. So, yes grandparents too! Navigating finances, vehicles, food prep and the hefty bills, almost dying in pregnancy and having more, to family dynamics that most don’t realize are possible. We hope this gives a raw reality that encourages others. God has a unique design for every family and while we don’t expect everyone to look like ours, having a large family has surpassed our greatest expectations. If you want to be a fly on the wall inside the Tolpin home, this is the episode!

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It’s clear that Satan is going after the children in a stronger way today, perhaps the changes in society have made it easier for the enemy to get to them. Regardless of your controls on technology and influences, the enemy can still attack your children and in our experience, does so. This episode gives the biblical truth on the spiritual battle that you can teach your children and insights into what you can do on an ongoing basis to protect your home. The end gives a clear call in the importance of putting on the Armor of God and a compelling challenge for parents in these unprecedented times. 

Companies we love who sponsor the show:

Voetberg Music Academy; is the online music class that children actually love and make progress with! Get 20% off with code COURAGEOUS

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Creating a Masterpiece; the preferred Art course by the Tolpin children creatingamasterpiece.com/courageous

Samaritans Ministry https://samaritanministries.org/becourageous

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations

Are you living in freedom to be authentically who God made you to be or do you put on masks when you leave the home or when you’re around certain people? You will become exhausted, insecure, and lonely if you project something different than who you are, but the real issue is that your children are watching. They will either adopt the masks you wear or call you a hypocrite in the teenage years and stop yearning for your wisdom. If what you are projecting to start a friendship isn’t authentically you, it will be hard to keep it. Isaac and Angie Tolpin dig into why we tend to wear masks at times and how to truly break free and live in freedom!

Companies we love who sponsor the show:

Voetberg Music Academy; is the online music class that children actually love and make progress with! Get 20% off with code COURAGEOUS

https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com/

Creating a Masterpiece; the preferred Art course by the Tolpin children creatingamasterpiece.com/courageous

Samaritans Ministry https://samaritanministries.org/becourageous

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations

Mother’s Day can bring mixed emotions for all kinds of reasons, and Angie Tolpin, a mother of nine, gets raw and real about the joys, hurts, and God’s great purposes for motherhood in this special episode. No matter where your motherhood journey is at this will encourage and inspire you. Motherhood is sanctifying and an awesome privilege and responsibility God has given you. Don’t let comparison, loss, jealousy, and unmet expectations hinder your joy this motherhood season, or any season in your journey. You are doing some of the most important work in the world right in your home!

Companies we love who sponsor the show:

Voetberg Music Academy; is the online music class that children actually love and make progress with! Get 20% off with code COURAGEOUS

https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com/

Creating a Masterpiece; the preferred Art course by the Tolpin children creatingamasterpiece.com/courageous

Samaritans Ministry https://samaritanministries.org/becourageous

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations

An encouraging episode for all who homeschool or are considering doing so. But what do you do when you’ve taken on this harder path and life trials ensue? We make the argument that the most important subject of your homeschooling is including your children in your trials, the spiritual battles, and together witnessing God carry your family through them. We have lived this out and seen tremendous fruit from it. Get the encouragement you need to persevere amongst trials as you homeschool your children from this important episode, or if you are considering homeschooling, this will be helpful too.

Companies we love who sponsor the show:

Voetberg Music Academy; is the online music class that children actually love and make progress with! Get 20% off with code COURAGEOUS

https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com/

Creating a Masterpiece; the preferred Art course by the Tolpin children creatingamasterpiece.com/courageous

Samaritans Ministry https://samaritanministries.org/becourageous

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations

A huge warning to intentional Christian parents not to accidentally stifle their children from growing strong in the Lord but instead cultivate a Godly identity for who they are. While it’s never a parent's intentions to stifle them, it can easily happen for a number of reasons. Isaac and Angie give practical advice on making sure your words over time are speaking life into your children in alignment with God’s will for their lives. They always end with an unprecedented-times parenting tip and today’s is on the importance of relational focused discipleship. Listen to the episode to fully understand and make sure your parenting over time doesn’t stifle their progress but actually encourages their identity in Christ.

Companies we love who sponsor the show:

Voetberg Music Academy; is the online music class that children actually love and make progress with! Get 20% off with code COURAGEOUS

https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com/

Creating a Masterpiece; the preferred Art course by the Tolpin children creatingamasterpiece.com/courageous

Samaritans Ministry https://samaritanministries.org/becourageous

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations

With anxiety and depression amongst children at an all-time high, this episode will equip you to help prevent that path from happening with your children. Whether two or seventeen and all in between, your children must feel like they are valuable and you must continually help them see ways they can be on purpose for the Lord too. It’s built into every person to know they aren’t just loved but also needed. Get practical ideas on helping your children feel more on purpose and valuable. This will combat the natural selfishness that can grow in your children, erode any entitlement attitudes, and give them a desire to serve the Lord with their life. In a world where the younger generations are more depressed than ever; this focus will help them evade this path that is far too normal today. 

Companies we love who sponsor the show:

Voetberg Music Academy; is the online music class that children actually love and make progress with! Get 20% off with code COURAGEOUS

https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com/

Creating a Masterpiece; the preferred Art course by the Tolpin children creatingamasterpiece.com/courageous

Samaritans Ministry https://samaritanministries.org/becourageous

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations

With the acceleration of change in society, it’s vital we think about what we need to be instilling today to combat the negative effects that some of the changes will bring. Isaac and Angie Tolpin give five areas parents should focus on instilling a love for while they're in your home, so that despite society changing, they stay the course against the popular alternatives.

If you instill not just a love for what’s real, but understanding why it’s better, and help them experience these five things, it will dramatically impact your legacy even though the future will look so different than today.

Be encouraged to be courageous and do what’s needed today so that they thrive in all their tomorrows. 

Companies we love who sponsor the show:

Voetberg Music Academy; is the online music class that children actually love and make progress with! Get 20% off with code COURAGEOUS

https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com/

Creating a Masterpiece; the preferred Art course by the Tolpin children creatingamasterpiece.com/courageous

Samaritans Ministry https://samaritanministries.org/becourageous

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations

If your children were asked what they are celebrating at Easter what do you think they would answer? Many kids will say “Jesus” or “Jesus rose from the dead” but do they know what that means and how that impacts them? Are they excited to celebrate Jesus or are they focused on the candy and Easter egg hunt? 

Christians fall all over the spectrum regarding whether they should call this special day of remembrance Easter or Resurrection Sunday. Some Christians would call others legalistic for not celebrating, while others feel a deep conviction not to celebrate. Join Isaac and Angie as they discuss the possible connection Easter has to a pagan holiday, the unique opportunity that Christians have to use this time to disciple their children in teaching the prophecies from the Old Testament and how Jesus is the fulfillment of those prophecies in a very real and tangible way. This is a call for Christians to recognize the opportunity that we have to “make much of God”, magnify His name, glorify and celebrate Him and what the Savior has done for us all, whether you are teaching holy week significant events using resurrection eggs, or celebrating a messianic passover. 

Isaac and Angie share 4 ways to help keep the focus on the Lord, encouragement for Moms who feel overwhelmed with all the options of ways to celebrate, and share some of their favorite traditions and resources they have used over the past 24 years parenting. 

Companies we love who sponsor the show:

Voetberg Music Academy; is the online music class that children actually love and make progress with! Get 20% off with code COURAGEOUS

https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com/

Creating a Masterpiece; the preferred Art course by the Tolpin children creatingamasterpiece.com/courageous

Samaritans Ministry https://samaritanministries.org/becourageous

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations

How is the prayer life of those in your family? Do your children see a vibrant prayer life in their parents? Is it part of your family culture to share answers to prayers? Is it part of your church culture and relationships?

Isaac and Angie teach about two different kinds of prayer, how to infuse a strong prayer life in your family, and the importance of all ages praying together, even during church. They share some powerful stories including what happened during church service last week that encouraged everyone who was there.

This is a powerful and encouraging episode that will help you nurture your family members to have a stronger relationship with God.

Companies we love who sponsor the show:

Voetberg Music Academy; is the online music class that children LOVE and make progress with! Get 20% off with code COURAGEOUS

https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com/

Creating a Masterpiece; the preferred Art course by the Tolpin children creatingamasterpiece.com/courageous

Samaritans Ministry https://samaritanministries.org/becourageous

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/courageous-parenting/donations