(00:00:00) Intro

(00:02:23) Current Events

(00:04:00) Why Andrew Is Joining Us

(00:07:02) Thank You

(00:08:36) Today's Topic

(00:09:43) Media Creates A Worldview

(00:12:45) All Stories Communicate A Way Of Seeing The World

(00:16:47) All Stories Are Preaching Something

(00:28:25) Examples

(00:31:37) Stories Justifying Bad Behavior

(00:37:29) Your Child's Belief System Is Changing

(00:37:55) Should We Ban Certain Stories

(00:49:23) More About Wayfellow

(01:00:09) Is Magic In Stories Evil?

(01:05:47) Wrap Up

Today we talk about how the movies, tv shows, and books your kids are consuming might not be as harmless as you thought! Andrew joins us as a guest to discuss how storytelling can affect your kids in ways you might not realize!

Watch the podcast here: https://youtu.be/Rh1PmTjx1yQ

Check out Wayfellow: https://www.wayfellowgame.com/

Today we discuss how important family travel is and why you should do something different than just go to a resort or a cruise!  Today's episode may be more fun to watch because we share some clips from our own travels in the YouTube video.  Check that out here:  https://youtu.be/zdKmqhYbcmA

(00:00:00) Intro and Current Events

(00:03:26) Home Making Quote/Inspiration

(00:07:52) The Meal Prep Challenge

(00:20:08) How To Keep Things Simple - Protein, Starch, Vegetable

(00:30:16) Food Forms

(00:40:42) A Huge Benefit From This System

(00:43:44) More Info To Come

(00:47:52) Wrap Up

Meal planning and prep can be complicated and overwhelming.  Today we talk about Megan's simplified system which has made putting dinner on the table a simple and enjoyable process. 

Keep and eye on our YouTube channel as Megan teaches the basic skills for cooking any type of dinner!  https://www.youtube.com/@KnorppandSouth11 

Today we discuss our homeschooling regrets and lessons we've learned over 15 years of homeschooling.  

Watch the podcast here: https://youtu.be/AoMdE8cqR6w

AI is everywhere these days and our kids are going to have to deal with it.  We talk about how you can teach your kids to use AI without becoming a slave to it. 

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AIG1NDXEawk

In today's episode we talk about the secret to raising children, and it's simpler than you think!  

Check out Leonard Sax's book "The Collapse of Parenting" to learn more about how we should act as parents!  

Also, you can watch this episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/fj5RMH9WEtg.

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:00:30) Our Most Recent Adventure

(00:06:21) Response To A Comment

(00:21:28) Keeping The Romance Alive

In this episode, we share the simple, practical ways we keep romance alive through dating, fun, kindness, and play — even in the busy seasons of marriage and family life. If your relationship feels more like roommates lately, this conversation is for you.

We talk about:
• Why romance doesn’t survive on autopilot
• How small, intentional dates make a big difference
• The role of fun and play in long-term connection
• Everyday kindness as a foundation for lasting love
• Simple habits that help couples stay emotionally close

Whether you’re newly married or decades in, we hope this gives you encouragement — and a few ideas you can try this week.

If this episode helped you, please rate the podcast and share it with someone who could use a little encouragement in their marriage.

You can also watch this podcast on YouTube! https://youtu.be/khnVl1r3X0g 

In this episode, we talk about how challenging it can be for modern homemakers to know how to build a healthy home and meaningful family culture. We share why we use the idea of a “storybook life” as our framework, and discuss the simple themes found in the cozy cottages we love in books and images. We explore how these ideas can shape daily rhythms, relationships, and homemaking — and why cottagecore is more than just an aesthetic. It can be a practical framework for everyday life.

Here are the quotes from today's episode - 

"The homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only, and that is to support the ultimate career. We build factories in order to make boots. We make boots in order to keep people warm. We keep people warm in order that they may have health and leisure. And what do they do with their health and leisure? They are nourished and clothed and housed in order that they may have children. And they have children in order that the race may continue. The stages are plain enough: everything exists for the sake of the family. If we forget this, we shall do much mischief.” — C. S. Lewis, “Is Progress Possible? Willing Slaves of the Welfare State” (1958)

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“Women of God can never be like women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity.” -Margaret Nadauld

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“When the real history of mankind is fully disclosed, will it feature the echoes of gunfire or the shaping sound of lullabies? The great armistices made by military men or the peacemaking of women in homes and in neighborhoods? Will what happened in cradles and kitchens prove to be more controlling than what happened in congresses?”⁠. -Neal A. Maxwell

In this episode, we reflect on the POWER and MAGIC of homemaking!  Beginning with a simple experiment: making one pie every day for a month.

If you'd like to watch this episode you can also find it on our YouTube Channel - https://youtu.be/hsY5oBFCUmE

We're back after a super long break! In this episode we talk about the inevitability of personal change and how it's okay to let yourself change.

If you'd like to watch this episode, you can find it on YouTube! https://youtu.be/nnz0YqTtRXE