This week we have a treat for you because the lovely Rachel Balducci, mother of six,  joined us on the podcast. Rachel is the co-host of The Gist on Catholic TV, author, speaker, newspaper columnist, blogger at Testosterhome, and this year began teaching in the classroom. She’s an inspiring and encouraging lady and full of fun!

We were excited to chat with Rachel because her kids are a bit older than ours and we wanted to pick her brain about what it’s like to have big kids and how life changes as your kids grow up. She has so much wisdom to share about raising a family, how to do discipline, and all that we have to look forward to (the good and the bad).

We also laughed a lot and talked about the plight of the Catholic mom who enjoys an occasional cigar. It’s a great conversation and we hope you love it!

 

 

 

Links in this episode:

The New Dare to Discipline by Dr. James Dobson

Rachel’s book:

How Do You Tuck In a Superhero?: And Other Delightful Mysteries of Raising Boys

How to connect with Rachel:

* Rachel’s blog

* Facebook

* Twitter

* Instagram

Come hang out with us!

* The Fountains of Carrots Raspberry Cordial Social Club on Facebook (our Facebook group)

* Connect with Haley on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and her blog

* Connect with Christy on Facebook, Instagram, and her blog

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