Pardon the Mess with Cynthia Yanof

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Parenting is messy and we're not afraid to talk about it. Each week Cynthia Yanof has honest conversations with her guests about raising our kids in biblical truth in a fast-changing world. It's funny, it's relatable, it's honest, and it's going to keep you coming back for more. Let's walk the parenting road together, because there are no perfect parents - just a perfect God who loves us in the middle of our mess.

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01.20.2022 Finding God’s peace when you need it most with Janet Denison As we’re approaching our 300th episode of Pardon the Mess, I am thrilled to welcome back our very first guest all those years ago: Janet Denison! Janet is an author, speaker, mother, grandmother, and friend who has given me a ...
01.17.2022 Praying for our kids: Prayerfulness Perhaps the greatest gift my parents have ever given me is the gift of growing up in a praying home. My parents have prayed before meals, before bed, and before every major decision for as long as I can remember. ...
01.13.2022 When Wishes Change with Tricia Roos Oh friends, I really, really can’t wait for you to hear today’s show with Tricia Roos. I’m so grateful to know Tricia personally and see first hand how the Lord is using her story to speak of his faithfulness even ...
01.10.2022 Praying for our kids: Excellence Might I share with you one of my favorite quotes of all time? “Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.” - Francis Chan I heard that quote many ...
01.06.2022 The four things I would tell my younger parenting self I’m kicking off the New Year a little differently this year with no guest joining us today. Instead, I’m sharing some of the things I wish I had known as a younger mom. I try not to live with regrets, ...
01.03.2022 Praying for our kids: Purpose Happy New Year! This time of year always inspires me to consider necessary life-style changes, incorporate missing things into my routines, and find ways to live a new year filled with amazing opportunities better than I did the year before. ...
12.30.2021 Best of 2021: “Goliath Must Fall” with Louie Giglio I’ve never really loved the post-Christmas letdown. But the one thing I do look forward to each year is the opportunity to make adjustments in my life, allowing me to live more purposefully and biblically. That’s why Pardon the Mess ...
12.27.2021 Praying for our kids: Generosity Are you ready to ring in the New Year later this week? My crew is skiing over the next few days, and my greatest hope is to enter into 2022 without any casts, crutches, or major casualties. We set the ...
12.23.2021 A Very Merry Conversation with Sophie Hudson and Melanie Shankle It’s the week of Christmas, and if it ain’t already done, it ain’t gonna happen. Well maybe not, but nonetheless you need today’s podcast. Melanie Shankle and Sophie Hudson from the Big Boo Cast are sitting down for a hilarious ...
12.20.2021 Praying for our kids: Joy This is it! The Super Bowl of all holidays—it’s Christmas! This week as we’re praying joy over our kids, I'm wondering what things have brought you joy this Christmas? Is it the small things like sitting by the Christmas tree ...
12.16.2021 The Blessing of You with Mark Batterson When people ask me what books I consider “must reads,” I reference Mark Batterson 100% of the time. If I haven’t told you this week how much I love In a Pit with a Lion on A Snowy Day, then ...
12.13.2021 Praying for our kids: Connection At the risk of saying this ad nauseum, may I once again mention how desperately I want our kids to truly know God and not just know about God? Maybe it’s because I grew up in an amazing Christian home ...
12.09.2021 When Life is Falling Apart with Sheila Walsh I feel like there’s not a whole lot that needs to be said when introducing Sheila Walsh as the guest for today’s show. I mean after all, she’s godly, funny, and real. She’s not afraid to speak into some of ...
12.06.2021 Praying for our kids: Favor As I read through the Christmas story this time of year, I’m reminded of the great favor God has shown on us. Even before the world was created he devised this plan of sending his son in the form of ...
12.02.2021 Reclaiming the peace of Christmas with Tama Fortner I’ve figured something out about myself the last few years when it comes to holidays, especially Christmas. I’ve realized that even though I say I have “no expectations” of what Christmas should look like and I wholeheartedly believe that it’s ...
11.29.2021 Praying for our kids: Hope If your pants are a little tighter and the stress level a little higher this Monday after Thanksgiving, you’re not alone. With all the shopping, wrapping, parties, family gatherings, cooking, and baking—it may feel like a little hope is exactly ...
11.25.2021 Speaking truth into the darkness with Ellie Holcomb On today’s show, Ellie Holcomb joins us to talk about seeing Jesus for who he really is and guiding our families to practice the truths of scripture and trust God even in the midst of the unknown. She very practically ...
11.22.2021 Praying for our kids: Gratefulness Happy Thanksgiving week! Just curious, is anyone besides me completely grossed out by the whole cooking the turkey thing and pulling out the innards? Honestly, I could do without the turkey in general and just park myself in front of ...
11.18.2021 That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs It’s a hallmark day at Pardon the Mess because for the first time ever we have Annie Downs on the show. Annie lives in Nashville and is an author, podcaster, speaker, and expert on all things related to having fun! ...
11.15.2021 Praying for our kids: Discernment When I read the verses above, it makes me think of how nice it would be to simply hear a voice telling me how to proceed in certain situations and the resulting confidence I would have in knowing that I’m ...
11.11.2021 You be YOU with Jamie Ivey There’s just nobody like Jamie Ivey when it comes to having a hilarious conversation filled with lots of truth and vulnerability. This girl loves Austin, Texas, her family, parenting, marriage, and encouraging people to walk the path God has uniquely ...
11.08.2021 Praying for our kids: Time Management Today we’re talking about time-management on Pardon the Mess, and my husband Mike is making a cameo as we pray over our children. As a young mom I so often remember being told to treasure each moment because “the days ...
11.04.2021 Adoption, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and a ‘Surrendered Yes” with Rebekah Lyons November is National Adoption Month, and I’m thrilled to be talking with Rebekah Lyons about adoption, following God’s callings, and what a ‘surrendered yes’ looks like in each of our lives. And then there’s the fact that I’m slightly obsessed ...
11.01.2021 Praying for our kids friendships It’s November, and as we begin the countdown to Thanksgiving I naturally think of friends, family, and doing life together. Because of this, all month long I’ll be bringing some of my favorite people on the podcast to join us ...
10.28.2021 A conversation every parent needs to hear on drugs and addiction When my son was about five-years-old he repeatedly urged me to say no to “rugs.” I was perplexed at his stance against floor coverings until I realized he was referring to drugs. Apparently he misunderstood a well-intentioned friends' advice on ...
10.25.2021 Praying for our kids: Praying accountability If David was named a man after God’s own heart yet still needed accountability, how much more do we need it in our own lives? That’s why we’re praying this week for our kids to have mentors and friends (i.e. ...
10.21.2021 Living on purpose with Sadie Robertson Huff She needs no introduction yet I’ll give her one anyway. Sadie Robertson Huff is with us today and she blows me away every single time. Sadie is a Duck Dynasty daughter, speaker, podcaster, New York Times best-selling author, and now ...
10.18.2021 Praying for our kids: Identity What we believe about ourselves informs virtually every aspect of our daily walk in this world and with Jesus. If we don’t continually ground our identity in the Lord, we begin searching for identity in the things of this world. ...
10.14.2021 Don’t Mom Alone with Heather MacFadyen It’s double fun today with Heather MacFadyen AND Kay Wyma joining us on Pardon the Mess. Kay and I talk with Heather about her new book, Don’t Mom Alone, and all the reasons it’s critical we seek community as we ...
10.11.2021 Praying for our kids: Finding fruit in their lives Love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control—it’s hard to think of a list of attributes our kids need more than those listed in Galatians 5:22–23. Thankfully we’re spending this entire week praying the fruit of the spirit ...
10.07.2021 Raising Jesus followers with Anne Graham Lotz and Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright “I’ve been raised in a family where telling people about Jesus is as common as drinking water.”—Rachel Ruth Graham Lotz If you’ve ever wondered about the legacy Billy Graham left for his family then the quote above pretty much says ...
10.04.2021 Praying for our kids week four: Praying self-control We’re a month into praying for our kids, and it’s not too late if you are just now jumping in! Each Monday morning we will pray an attribute of our faith over our kids with a short 10 minute podcast ...
09.30.2021 The Intentional Father (and mother) with Jon Tyson How do we raise sons of courage and character? That’s the million dollar question we’re tackling today on Pardon the Mess. Jon Tyson, Pastor of Church of the City New York, spent six years shaping, guiding, and mentoring his son ...
09.27.2021 BONUS: Praying influence for our kids If anyone can appreciate the impact influencers have in our world today, it’s our kids. They are inundated with social media influencers telling them what to buy, how to look, and what to do in given situations. But despite the ...
09.23.2021 Holiness, same sex attraction, and finding our true identity with Jackie Hill Perry We are coming in hot this week with Jackie Hill Perry. She’s chatting with us about holiness, what that even means, and why God’s holiness matters to our everyday lives. If you haven’t heard of Jackie Hill Perry, or JHP ...
09.20.2021 BONUS: Praying Fearlessness for our kids Praying fearlessness over our kids will likely result in a little bit of fear in our own lives—am I right? My youngest has already fully embraced the fearless life, and let’s just say it has caused me more gray hair ...
09.16.2021 Decluttering 101 with Allie Casazza If I was braver I would show you a picture of my closet floor at this very moment in solidarity with all those slowly being overtaken by the clutter in their homes. But I’m not that brave, so let’s move ...
09.13.2021 BONUS: Praying light for our kids It’s finally here! Week one of our 2021-2022 prayer journal kicks-off today on Pardon the Mess. If this is your first time to join us for the prayer podcasts, here’s how it works. Each Monday morning we will release a ...
09.09.2021 A parent’s back to school guide with Mia Mbroh If I had to pick just one person to speak into the nitty gritty of starting a new school year, it would 100% be Mia Mbroh. She’s not only a licensed professional counselor, but she has also worked directly in ...
09.02.2021 Help I’m Drowning with Sally Clarkson It feels like we’ve weathered some pretty significant storms the last 18 months, both in the world at large as well as individually and as families. If you’re anything like me, there have been hard places that have caused you ...
08.26.2021 Un-hurry your heart and life with Jennifer Dukes Lee I don’t know about you, but it feels like now that school is back in session I can finally exhale and breathe a little bit knowing there’s going to be more routine in my days. Maybe it was getting one ...
08.19.2021 God’s design for sexuality and teaching our kids to defend their faith with Sean McDowell Sean McDowell joins us today to talk about God’s design for our sexuality and raising kids biblically in a confused culture that blurs the lines. We tackle topics like the shortcomings of the purity culture movement, as well as the ...
08.12.2021 Called to be people gatherers with Sarah Harmeyer I had the opportunity to hear Sarah Harmeyer speak at an event in Dallas years ago, and her words have literally stayed with me to this day. Long story short—after a pastor encouraged Sarah to be who God created her ...
08.05.2021 “Are You Really OK?” with Debra Fileta Sometimes we confuse spiritual health with mental health, assuming they are one in the same when that’s often far from the truth. Knowing this, it seems appropriate to take a little deeper dive into our emotional health with Licensed Professional ...
07.29.2021 Reading and loving the Bible with Tara-Leigh Cobble Please tell me you’ve heard of the Bible Recap! If not, get ready for some good ole’ fashioned indoctrination today with Tara-Leigh Cobble, the founder of the Bible Recap. She’s passionate about helping people not only read through the whole ...
07.22.2021 7 Traits of Effective Parenting with Danny Huerta Here’s the thing about parenting—It’s really hard to evaluate how you are doing or identify areas of improvement when you’re in the thick of it every day. Because parenting comes with no performance evaluations or long-term guarantees of success, we ...
07.15.2021 All about boys with David Thomas Imagine this: You’re picking up your son from the first day of school after waiting to hear all about his day. Even as he’s closing the car door you begin asking the most critical of questions like... How is your ...
07.08.2021 Raising a gamer with Drew Dixon of Love Thy Nerd There are many things I don’t fully understand in parenting, not the least of which is video games. I don’t get what’s so enticing, or the anticipation surrounding “new skins,” or why every time I try to shut down my ...
07.01.2021 Discipling our kids in the most ordinary moments with Rebecca Carrell As we’re pushing through summer and finding ways to be intentional in our parenting, I can’t think of many topics more important than discipling our kids. Don’t anyone panic—discipleship is simply teaching our kids about our faith by pointing them ...
06.24.2021 Lazy kids, screens, and other summer conundrums with Dr. Ken Wilgus It’s summer, and although we’re all glad to have a little bit of normalcy this year as opposed to last, it won’t take long before these people (i.e. our kids) start their usual antics and send us on a one-way ...

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