In today’s show, we have Diane, Elizabeth, and Sally Lemos Lpc sharing a conversation about Christmas and all the expectations and pressures that can come up. So often, we strive to do everything, but do we know why we are doing everything? Is it to perform for others or even to prove something to ourselves? It’s so easy to make Christmas about what we want instead of focusing on something far more important: how we make others around us feel. We hope this conversation feels like you are sitting with Sally, Diane, and Elizabeth as they dive into some great stories of missing the mark and how it led them to ask these three helpful yet challenging questions:

   1.    How do we not miss this Christmas?

   2.    Who or how do I want to be?

   3.    What kind of culture am I trying to create?

Merry Christmas and Enjoy!

Scriptures mentioned:

1 John 3v19-20

2 Corinthians 10v13

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Today, we continue answering your questions. Thank you for sending in such great ones! The first one we respond to is how to parent children who have the opposite personality as you; there is a challenge and a blessing that comes with that. Then, we discuss what repentance can look like after you have responded in anger to your kids. Listen in for some hope and helpful practices, even if you blew it. The last question for today is about how to have a conversation with your kids when someone is having a baby outside of marriage. We touch on so many common situations in parenting; there is something for every parent in this show today! Enjoy!

Scripture mentioned:

Psalm 127v3

Proverbs 24v16

James 5v16

James 1v19

Ephesians 4v15

John 4

The episode on Anger with Sally Lemos(LPC): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intentional-parents-podcast/id1462206659? i=1000634877215

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Phil+Diane and Brook+Elizabeth respond to a few great questions in today's show. First, they talk about what to do when you feel overwhelmed with the load God has given you. Do you constantly feel like you are living outside of your capacity with no margin? Secondly, they discuss how to navigate the subject of death with your kids. This can be a tough subject when your kids feel afraid and even harder when you, as a parent, have fears around death, too. Lastly, they respond to a question about fathers cultivating a vision for their family and what to do if you never had a good father to show you how to do that for your family. This episode has loads of hope to share! Enjoy!

HOPE: Heaven, Oriented, Perspective, Everyday

Verses Mentioned: Psalm 54:4

Isaiah 40:31

Phil 4:13

James 2: 14-17 Matthew 26:38

John 14:1-14

1 Thessalonians 4:13-14

Book recommendation: Randy Alcorn: Heaven and Heaven for Kids

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It’s our pleasure to welcome back Katharine Hill on our podcast today. Katherine Hill is an Author, speaker, and director for Care for the Family. In our conversation today, we discuss challenges like busyness, distractions, striving, and the digital age. Katharine shares some brilliant thoughts on attentive stillness even when life is busy and the value of being interruptable. We dive deep into finding a slower pace with God despite facing many challenges that want to pull us away. Katharine also shares four helpful habits that she does in her own life to help bring her and her family closer to Jesus. Enjoy!

1) Calm

2) Comfortable

3) Concealed

4) Care-free

Katharine Hill:

https://www.katharinehill.co.uk/

Katharine’s Book: Born Free: A call to be still, know God, and Flourish in a Hectic World

https://www.amazon.com/Born-Free-Still-Flourish-Hectic/dp/1914553187/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZMREVYTI4I6J&keywords=born+free+by+katharine+hill&qid=1701198451&sprefix=born+free+by+katharine+hill%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-1

Book recommendation: Domestic Monastery

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Anger is a part of the human experience and can be unpleasant, but our anger can be a gift when we listen to what it wants to communicate. The incredible Sally Lemos, MS, LPC, is on the podcast again today. Sally shares some helpful ways to learn to be aware of our anger before it turns into rage. We discuss storytellers, limits, how to slow down to go faster, and the unforced rhythms of grace. We give you four practical tools in today's show that will help you as you practice becoming a peaceful presence in your home. Enjoy!

Practical tools:

1. Notice what is happening in us

2. Slow down to pay attention

3. Make Repair

4. Grounding Practice (Air, Earth, Light, and Water)

Where to find Sally Lemos MS, LPC: https://www.newbloomtherapy.com/about

Sally’s Blog: https://www.newbloomtherapy.com/my-blog

Verses mentioned:

Matthew 11:28-30

Philippians 4:8

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Our culture is fascinated with fear, but as Christians, how is God calling us to walk with him amid our fears? Today, the whole crew is here, and we talk all about fear, how we naturally respond to fear, how shame comes into play, how we can moralize our fears, and most importantly, how we fear not. We cover 4 points today to help you in your spiritual formation journey that God wants to use to transform us into who we really are. This process takes time, so remember to give yourself loads of grace. Enjoy!

4 Things

   1.    Notice and Befriend fear

   2.    Invite

   3.    Speak truth over yourself

   4.    Choose trust

Book: Resilient Child Discipleship

https://www.amazon.com/Resilient-Discipleship-Fearless-Future-Church/dp/1946680648

Book: The faith of our children

https://www.amazon.com/Faith-Our-Children-Discipling-Generation/dp/1614841683/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2VRAVEFTMM9J8&keywords=the+faith+of+our+children&qid=1698171150&s=books&sprefix=the+faith+of+our+children%2Cstripbooks%2C185&sr=1-1

Links:

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https://childdiscipleship.com/resilient-child-discipleship-training/

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Today, we have Matt Markins on the show. Matt is the president and CEO of Awana. Some of you may have grown up in Awana, and others have never heard of it; Awana is a child discipleship and formation program that focuses on helping parents thrive in the daily mundane formational process with their children. In this episode, we talk about the three pillars of discipleship, how to work these into our families, a vision for your home, a culture of transparency, how parenting is both mundane and miraculous, and how the church community can shape a child's faith journey, to name a few. Enjoy!

Three Pillars of Discipleship

1)Be with Jesus

2)Become like Jesus

3)Do what Jesus did

Book: Resilient Child Discipleship

https://www.amazon.com/Resilient-Discipleship-Fearless-Future-Church/dp/1946680648

Book: The faith of our children

https://www.amazon.com/Faith-Our-Children-Discipling-Generation/dp/1614841683/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2VRAVEFTMM9J8&keywords=the+faith+of+our+children&qid=1698171150&s=books&sprefix=the+faith+of+our+children%2Cstripbooks%2C185&sr=1-1

Links:

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https://childdiscipleship.com/resilient-child-discipleship-training/

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Today, We have Elizabeth Smith on the podcast. Elizabeth Smith is a professor at Moody Bible and an author. In this conversation, Brook and Elizabeth cover transparency with your kids, humility, and allowing shame to propel us to repair our relationships. Elizabeth shares the question she is researching in her doctorate: Is the Church a spiritually supportive community for children or families recovering from trauma? You will hear a few of her perspectives on crucial characteristics like empathy, fear of failure, and being faithful. Enjoy!

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Book:

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Moody Bible: https://www.moody.edu/academics/faculty/smith-elizabeth/

Today, we have ALL the speakers from our recent Motherhood Retreat sitting down and responding to your questions! There were hundreds of questions to respond to, but some to highlight in this episode are "How do I connect with boys emotionally"? "How do I interact with my parents when my maturity has grown past them"? "When it comes to saying no, how do we gracefully decline without sounding dismissive or uncaring"? We discuss these questions and many more. Enjoy!

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Today, we are diving into the waters of resentment, the pleasure principle, and what happens when we operate from a place of busyness and not rest. Often, in our very full lives, we can forget our end goal, Christ-likeness and being people of love. We walk through the pleasure principle and how we can move to become people who embrace maturity and not resentment. Enjoy

How to move towards maturity and away from the pleasure principle

   1.    Acknowledge your disappointment

   2.    Remember Hope

   3.    Daily Surrender

   4.    Choose to notice

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