Your family doesn't want variety — they want to know Tuesday means tacos. In this episode, Rachel shares a simple system that makes meal planning effortless.

Classical Conversations

Intentional Family Feedback Form

What if your most chaotic parenting days aren't derailing your future, but actually fulfilling it? In this episode, Rachel shares how to find purpose in the midst of dirty dishes and bedtime battles.

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In this episode, Rachel shares the books that made the cross-country family road trip a delight.

Intentional Family Feedback Form

Little House Series

The Unexpected Journals of Emma M. Lion

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Two Towers

The Return of the King

Anne of Green Gables

Elephant and Piggie

Rachel shares how to model faith, establish screen boundaries, and cultivate gratitude in ways that actually stick as children learn more from watching our daily habits than listening to our parenting lectures.

Rachel shares the simple, sanity-saving routines that help her family trade daily chaos for calm — because peace doesn’t just happen, it’s built (usually the night before).

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Skylight Family Calendar

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Rachel invites listeners to slow down and live courageously today.

Everyday Courage by John Bevere

Webster’s Dictionary 1828

William Wilberforce

Rachel shares her perspective on intentional hat wearing to help avoid being unfocused, frantic, and stuck.

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

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Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

Rachel & Mike share the inspiration behind their 2026 words for the year.

Intentional Family #150: Christmas Book Flood

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Ghost Town Living by Brent Underwood

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Personal Retreat Planner

Mike’s Personal Retreat Video

NeuYear Focused Calendar

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Mike’s website

Rachel shares how Icelanders turned giving and reading books at Christmas into a cozy national pastime, and how families today can continue the Christmas book flood tradition.

Bookworm

Read-Aloud Revival

Jolabokaflod

Close Reads podcast

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

The Lightning Thief by Percy Jackson

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson

An Elephant & Piggie Biggie by Mo Willems

Mike’s Personal Retreat Planner

Rachel shares a simple yet profound message about staying connected and abiding in the vine.

The True Vine by Andrew Murray

Operation Christmas Child