This week on the Cultivating the Lovely podcast, MacKenzie Koppa sits down for a heart to heart chat with her real life friend, author Tricia Goyer. Tricia is a wife and mother of 10, as well as caretaker for her 90-year-old grandmother, aside from being a busy speaker and author. This conversation centers around Tricia's new book The Grumble-Free Year. (Affiliate links are used in this content.)

• How and why Tricia embarked on the big family social experiment that became this book
• Learning to go to God for help with changing attitudes instead of relying on ourselves
• The difference between grumbling about something and being able to share our struggles with people who care
• Choosing to focus on the solutions instead of just the problems
• Acknowledging the hard things instead of trying stuff them inside while still deliberately choosing gratitude
• Pointing out the things our children are doing well instead of picking on the things they are doing wrong
• The power of apologizing and humbling ourselves to admit to our kids when we've messed up
• Being aware of times when grumbling is more likely to happen and getting to the heart of the issue
• Tricia tells the story of the Build-a-Bear incident
• The reward of successfully working as a family to have better attitudes
• Join the Grumble-Free 30 Day Challenge with Tricia during the holidays
• A typical day in Tricia's family right now

Tricia: making time for family dinners on a regular basis

MacKenzie: enjoying doing the Morning Show in the CTL Patreon group again

The Grumble-Free Year

Twice-Rescued Child

You can find Tricia at triciagoyer.com, and listen to her Walk It Out podcast. You can also follow her on Facebook,Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter.

You can find MacKenzie Koppa on Instagram, Facebook, and the CTL Facebook Group, of course! You can also listen to her family-friendly podcast The Same Page!

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