Fireside Talk Radio

In this episode, Cathy and her daughter, Artist and Educator Anna Krafve Pierce talk about how pictures in comic books and magazines prepare an adventurous child to read. The key is sequencing, explains Anna. She includes lots of personal stories about her own kiddos. Also, why would anyone encourage their child to be adventurous? Adventure seems scary to the loving parent who foresees booboos, broken bones, and trips to the emergency room. They cover all this and so much more in today’s blog and podcast. Join in now!

Cathy chats with her daughter, Educator and Artist Anna Krafve Pierce about how reading the classics with her grandparents bound their love for each other. “I shared a vocabulary across generations and across time and now I guess across dimensions,” she says, referencing the fact that all her grandparents exist in heaven now. “Do you consider heaven a different dimension?” Anna’s comparison of heaven to a different dimension will strike your imagination. Time travel books, the Bible, and the classic books really do stretch our children’s imaginations—and ours! How do we inspire the next generation with a love of reading? How can classic books be our best tools? Don’t miss what this gifted educator, artist, and mommy shares about what she does with her own kiddos.

A strong man. A devoted wife. Seems like a rarity, right? Cathy interviews gospel artist, Miles Pike. Together, Miles and his wife travel the globe inspiring through music. Plus, they are winning the heart of their first-born, a responsive three-year old named Lilly. With Dad’s Day, Cathy asks Miles to pass on some special ways parents can give their children the blessing of a big, beautiful faith. What are their secrets for winning the heart of a child? How do they inspiring their own children through music? Don't miss what this tender-hearted musical daddy shares about giving our children the vocabulary they need to talk about deeply spiritual things, even if you're musically-challenged, like, ahem, a certain show host we might know!

Cathy is only kinda kidding hen she says she judges men by how they talk about their wives. She really likes what well-known Christian musician, Miles Pike says about his beloved wife, Martha. Clearly, their life mission unites them in a beautiful way.

In this episode, Miles shares more personal stories about music and bedtime with their own kids. Please don’t miss out on what this daddy tenderly shares for inspiring faith in children’s hearts through music.

Scott Kedersha returns to share tons of wisdom with Cathy about growing healthy marriages and families. Who are our role models? "It’s going to be television. We’re gonna learn how to do marriage from the Batchelor, from social media. We’re watching Harry and Megan," he laughs. Fortunately he has a much better way. In this episode, Scott offers insight about the 5 nonnegotiable for communication and conflict resolution. And he adds personal insight about what it means to live as a forgiven person. How do we keep from making the mistakes we’ve watched other people make? Heck, maybe even our own parents! Don't miss the authentic stuff Scott shares from his heart!

Yep, their conversation is pretty fast and sometimes funny. So are you ready or knot for a healthy marriage?

Waco's Harris Creek Church Marriage Pastor Scott Kedersha joins Cathy to tell his story. How do we foster wholehearted marriages in community?

People always say marriage is hard work. But it's also a gift, according to Scott. You'll LOVE Scott's emphasis on the joy that comes from creating a wholehearted marriage. Don't miss the insight of this devoted husband and dad to four boys!

“Truthfully, at first I didn’t know the best ways to communicate. Eventually I was so frustrated, I didn’t care,” reports Cathy to Re/Engage Director Susan Cox in this extremely personal and transformative episode. “Humility melts the heart of stone. Colossians 3 tells us we are to bathe ourselves in humility,” laughs Susan, adding “Husbands and wives, if you’re listening, when you get dressed every morning, we should bathe ourselves in humility!” Don’t miss what this gifted and humble lady has to say. Join tens of thousands of couples to share tools to restore and reboot a marriage anywhere people are ready for a change.

Nobody wants a broken marriage. We all want happily ever after and fairy dust. Where is the line for THAT marriage? Yet many of us get to a breaking point of frustration and pain in our marriage. We may feel like giving up. “I showed up broken and wanting to hide,” says Susan Cox, Director of Re/Engage, about the first time she came to her church, Watermark Community Church. Susan shares her story with courageous authenticity. Then, she adds some simple tried and true ideas that actually restore broken marriages. Don’t miss what this down-to-earth gal says about fixing what hurts!