Deeply Rooted Podcast

Episode 34 and part two of the season two finale. 

One of the biggest challenges of Christian military families is finding a new church in their new communities.  There are so many pieces to consider and adding the spiritual needs of everyone in the family adds layers.  

In this episode of Deeply Rooted, Michelle Hieb and Tonia Gutting share their experiences and a few things they have learned from countless moves and many cries to our Father for His guidance.  

Have you ever looked at someone and assumed you knew their ethnicity? 

This week Kristin Goodrich is joined by Jolynn Lee to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.  Jolynn shares her connection to the Native American Heritage.  They each share how they have struggled in and out of the military community with assumptions made about their ethnicity based on outward appearance.

Join them on the episode then hop over to out social media channels and share your experiences. 

This episode Larissa Traquair, chief inspirational officer at the GR8TFUL Chick is joined by Lisa Redford and Ashley Dixon to share their stories of adoption as military families.

Adoption and foster care are the gospel. We all were predestined to adoption into God's family.

"he predestined us[a] for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. Ephesians 1:5-6"

Earthly adoption and foster care are pictures of our heavenly adoption. Adoption and foster care have many challenges and even starting the process can be daunting. In military life, families can experience even more daunting tasks and wait times, however when God has called you to adoption or foster care, He equips you and he makes away.

They discuss these great options for military families to grow and to walk out the gospel message and how other families can come alongside them in the process. 

Kristin Goodrich is back with part two of Aging Loved Ones. 

This episode  she chats with Jolynn Lee and April Dingle about their roles as care givers for their parents and grandparents.  They share about how their roles came about, the challenges and the sweet spots where they see Jesus in the day to day.  

If you missed part one don't forget to check it out. 

This episode of the Deeply Rooted is part one of a two part series on aging parents. Kristin Goodrich and Rachelle Whitfield chat about the practical challenges of supporting aging parents. Within our Planting Roots Framily (friends who become family) we have several staff at different phases in the aging parent journey. It has been a blessing connecting with one another to encourage each other and share those practical things that have helped prepare our hearts to serve them with love no matter how difficult the days may be.

We invite you to join us as we encourage one another and you. We would love to hear your stories and tips on how you are walking out your aging parent journey. 

This episode PR Director of Spiritual Development is joined by three young ladies whom are each at different stages of becoming young adults no longer affiliated with the military.  

Katherine Goodrich, Kendra Sharrard and Keilah Hieb share how they feel about being referred to as a "Military Brat"  and how it feels to lose the military connection they have identified with most of their lives. 

Join them on the episode and don't forget to join them on our social media channels and share your thoughts and experiences.  

Retirement is one of the biggest milestones in our lives.  It is full of excitement, fears and loss of identity.  

This episode Planting Roots staff advisor, Brenda Pace is joined by guest and longtime friends Julie Stoll and Merial Smartt. They are seasoned military spouses who are chatting the ins and outs of retirement life.  They share the challenges, the sweet surprise and pieces of advice they received or wish they had received during their transition.

Resources

Transitions by William Bridges

Girl Meets Change by Kristin Strong

Life is in the Transitions by Bruce Feiler

Hinge Moments: Making the Most of Life's Transitions by D. Michael Lindsay

The Land of In Between by Jeff Manion

This episode special guest Abi Ray, a licensed marriage and family therapist and Editor-in-Chief of Legacy Magazine joins Planting Roots staff Kori Yates and Jolynn Lee for a conversation that tackles the challenging topic of post traumatic stress (PTS).

Often PTS is associated with male service member and combat experience but this episode we discuss the impacts of PTS of women in uniform and the military wife. We invite you to join the conversation. We want to hear your voice.

Are you a military family who has made the decision to homeschool?  Are you thinking about homeschooling?

Homeschool veteran, Andrea Plotner is joined by Morgan Farr who's a few years into her homeschool journey.  They share how they have had to adjust their homeschooling approach for each child's learning style and personality.  The chat curriculum, mommy magic, eating veggies along with important reminders about state requirements.  

Join the conversation on our social media pages. 

Many join the military with full intentions of spending the next 20 years building a career in the uniform.  Others come in for 2 or more years as a stepping stone to the next goal.  Some find their time cut short, wondering whats next and where do they go from here. 

On todays episode we have three women sharing their stories of early departure.  Each story as unique as the person telling it and but full of fear, doubt and feelings of loss but still trusting in the Lord.