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Listen in and discover how to create a new mindset for our children during Christmas. When our kids grow up, we want them to remember that we made Christmas about Jesus. With many distractions and mixed messages around the holiday, it’s easy to get swept up in getting the right tree or making sure the gifts are perfect.

Tag you are it -and Merry Christmas!

1. They won’t remember the gift

2. Santa fades… Jesus remains.

3. Make service lists instead of wish lists

4. Switch “What can I get?” to “What can I give?”

5. Giving in small, simple ways makes huge waves

What does it really mean to have hope? At Christmas time we often say things like, "peace- joy -hope."

But what does this mean? What does it look like to have peace? Hope? Joy?

How intentional do YOU think you are during Christmas?Are you aware of your emotions? Are you considering the bigger picture of relationships? Listen in- as we step into our Holidays . . .

What spiritual monster rears its ugly head during this beautiful season of Christmas?

Monsters aren't real. As reasonable adults, we know this. But we also know that, while fake, the monsters of fairy tales, movies, and Netflix series embody our very real fears. Large, powerful beings that hunt us in the dark - make us feel small, weak, vulnerable.

Today we want to hit a conversation about our spiritual monsters. In other words, what monsters show up in this season?

With more than 40 percent of all marriages ending in divorce, it's not hard to believe a lot of women have the wrong guy. Learn about the 10 profiles—From "the control freak, the angryman, the lazy guy, the unteachable guy, the promiscuous man, the unbeliever, the lone ranger, the unchurched guy, the new convert, to the commitment- phobe." Dr. Deepak Reju will share the details!

Are YOU struggling with Parenting?

4 Simple Steps to an Argue-Free Home by Week's End Get it here!

Do these simple steps and

• immediately see arguing stop

• immediately feel the peace

• you will be keeping it FUN

We are in it Together!

If you are parenting or grand-parenting, you know how amazing it can be! I’m sure every generation says this, but -21st-century parenting is different!!

It’s easy to question our judgment and our morality. Especially when we want to control our kids, and all they want is freedom.

During this pandemic it’s fun and cozy and exciting being together - yet all it takes is one tiny conflict and it implodes. It is easy to let this create a barrier, so let's learn how to create a bridge.

We have tips for you as we are chatting with Jared Moore who wrote the book the Pop-Culture Parent: Helping kids engage their world for Christ.

I saw a funny cartoon with a pilgrim holding a turkey platter saying - “bringing out the family dysfunction since 1863.”

WE all relate to this, with certain expectations and emotions that are evoked during the holidays, how do we change the cycle? IT starts with YOU. We have to change our narrative, our mindset, our expectations! That is where the magic begins!

So bring on the apple pie and all the warm fuzzies that come with IT! Make this your best holiday season ever!

Best Tip: We are the heartbeat in the home - What memory are you leaving there?

“Why me, God? How can such tragedies be part of your plan? Looking back

on more than fifty years as a quadriplegic in a wheelchair, having endured

chronic pain, as well as a battle with breast cancer, I can assure you that God isn’t afraid of our questions, in fact, he wants us to cry out—scream out to him if we must—because when we turn to God and his Word for answers, we’ll find a loving Father who promises to never let us out of his sight and who wants to turn our tragedies into triumphs.” - Joni Eareckson Tada “

Listen in as author and friend of Joni, talks about her new book - The Gospel in Hard Times

“Why me, God? How can such tragedies be part of your plan? Looking back

on more than fifty years as a quadriplegic in a wheelchair, having endured

chronic pain, as well as a battle with breast cancer, I can assure you that God isn’t afraid of our questions, in fact, he wants us to cry out—scream out to him if we must—because when we turn to God and his Word for answers, we’ll find a loving Father who promises to never let us out of his sight and who wants to turn our tragedies into triumphs.” - Joni Eareckson Tada “

Listen in as author and friend of Joni, talks about her new book - The Gospel in Hard Times