Stephanie, Fran and Ivy have a candid conversation about our kids school projects. We talk through the things we have experienced, what we have learned and what we are continuing to learn.

In this episode Ivy shares a personal story about when her son started Kindergarten and the gift of God being with us wherever we go.

On this episode I talk with Meredith who is a mom, wife of a pastor and the creator of Concrete Conversations. Concrete Conversations is a tool designed to equip us with intentional questions to better know and be known by those around us. 

Meredith is someone who is naturally a great question asker, genuinely enjoys asking questions and is using that gifting to help others become more intentional at asking questions.  In this conversation she talks about why conversation with our kids matters and gives practical ideas of when and how to talk to your kids. 

Here is the website to purchase the product!

Chris is a children's pastor and founder of Kaleidoscope. Kaleidoscope creates books to help get kids excited about reading the Bible. They are writing every book of the Bible, in beautifully designed single volumes, at an elementary level. Check out their store here.

In addition to sharing how Kaleidoscope came to be, Chris shares some great wisdom on discipling your kids and how to choose a church that's best for your family.

Nanette is a mom of grown girls as well as a preschool minister. Through those experiences she has gained a wealth of wisdom. In this episode she shares lots of great ideas for helping your preschoolers experience Jesus early on.

The resources Nanette mentioned are...

Parent Cue

Bible in NIRV translation

Jesus Storybook Bible

Habits of the Household

Nanette's Podcast is Small Steps

Taralyn and Darrel are parents of 5 children.  Their oldest three are biological and the younger two are adopted. By God’s grace in their lives they are very good parents. We talk about a lot of different things in this conversation from fostering and adoption, schooling, general parenting decisions and it’s just full of spiritual wisdom.

On this episode, Victoria shares her story of how loosing her husband to the war in Afghanistan spurred her on to helping military families who have lost loved ones.  Hearing her story might help give you perspective and new ideas of ways your family can honor those who have sacrificed their lives for our country.

Find out more about Patientia Perfectus, her organization which connects military families with organizations. Here is her instagram account.

Sena talks about her incredible Korean parents, growing up in Hawaii and how God turned her heart back to Him. Her story is very similar to the Prodigal Son.

All of these details of her life spurred her and her business partner to create the Millu Box.

Instagram: @millubox

Laurie and Chan share their parenting experience of raising two boys while managing a career being a football coach. Chan has coached both at the collegiate and NFL. They include some wisdom and perspective on transitioning your children to new places, not bringing the stress of your work home and becoming a close knit family. The biggest theme from their experience is God being at the center of our lives is the very best way to live.

In this episode Kat shares a little bit about the losses that she experienced in her childhood, and a lot about the ways that God showed up through other people. She isn't a parent, but she's been impacted by some really incredible parents and talks about the things she has learned by watching their example.