In today's show, the Eyres express their desire to give the essence of their new book to podcast listeners before the book's release in the Fall. Sometimes the "lens" through which we view something determines what we see more than the actual thing we are looking at. Viewing God as a parent--as two Parents actually, a Heavenly Father and a Heavenly Mother, changes how the whole Gospel looks and how it works in our lives.

The Eyres start the show with a question they have asked themselves: "Of all of our books, which one do we hope our great great great great great grandchildren will read?" The answer is their new book that releases this Fall, called FAMILYCENTRIC, which looks at the Restored Gospel through a family-centric lens and helps us know WHY we must RAISE our children.

Serendipity (finding things better than that which we were seeking) is easiest to recognize in hindsight. Today the Eyres tell the story of their gathering place at Bear Lake and how, with hindsight, it came about through a string of serendipities. Then they talk about how life unfolds and how God always says "yes" unless He has something better in mind.

The Eyre's had a grandson return home from his mission today! They will resume their regular schedule next week.

(Rerun, 06/07/25)

In this episode, the Eyres apply the sports or music term "score" to life and to its phases. They make the point that most of us have stewardship both over family members in their childhood and family members in their seniorhood, and that the two are both overwhelmingly important and should both be given highest priority. This is part of https://valuesparenting.com/how-to-live/ which you can join for free.

Today the Eyres are reflecting on the past, present, and future of their lives and trying to explain the "eternal, inclusive, familycentric lens" through which they try to view both their own lives and the Gospel. They discuss their forthcoming book Beholding the Restored Gospel through a Familycentric Lens that they are writing with their Bulgarian Daughter Eva and her husband Adam.

In this episode, the Eyres do a deep dive into the realities of three generation families and the power and influence grandparents can have. They read some amusing quotes from their new book The Grandparenting Blueprint and extend a gift of a 40% discount on the book to Podcast listeners. Simply go to familius.com/eyre/ and use the coupon code EYREFRIEND.

Today Richard and Linda are at Bear Lake in Idaho getting ready for their annual family reunion and they reflect on how a "second place" or retreat...whether it is a campsite, a small second home, a favorite national park... can give the change of perspective and the freedom from distractions that allows us to re-evaluate and see things more clearly both as families and as individuals.

Many listeners know of the Eyres' daughter Shawni Pothier, former national young mother of the year, host of the famous blog 71toes.com, founder of the podcast In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters, mother of 5 and grandmother of 2 (She made Richard and Linda great-grandparents). This episode is a little three way discussion between Shawni, Richard, and Linda about three-generation families and empty-nest parenting.

The Eyres are currently involved in planning a 50th Anniversary Reunion for the 600 missionaries they led and served back in the Seventies in London England, and in this episode they talk about this phenomenon of young 18 and 19 year olds who leave home to serve and give (and preach) in some part of the world for 18 months or 2 years, and about how it matures and prepares them for life.

Today the Eyres are with their middle son Tal in his home is Switzerland and talk with him about the dramatic differences in Swiss and American cultures and about the stunning Swiss landscape and the metaphors it holds for the ever-changing but always beautiful "inner landscapes" of families as kids grow up and grandparents become involved, and three-generation families emerge and thrive amidst all of the upheaval.