Gratitude is a choice.

Unfortunately it isn't always the natural one.  As we've discussed before it can be easy to live in a place of discontent and wanting rather than a place of gratefulness.  

Listen and hear Heather and Griffin speak on the power of gratefulness.  You will hear them explore the significance of what your gratitude is anchored to and why it takes work to develop a natural heart of gratitude.  

They also unpack how important it is to show your spouse and children what you are thankful for regularly.  

Making life-changing decisions always comes with trepidation.  

This year Griffin and Heather made the big decision to homeschool all of their children.  After praying and seeking the Lord's guidance they made the move to alter their lives and maybe more significantly the lives of their children.

This episode explores the challenges of making big decisions as a family.  How do you deal with second-guessing the decision? Is it a bad decision if it is hard? How important is it to be unified in these kinds of decisions as a couple?

It's hard not to be anxious or worried.

When you open social media, check the news or even just go about your day you run into information that is unsettling.

Politics, wars, daily news, hurricane destruction, etc. make it really hard to avoid being affected by so many challenging circumstances in the world. 

So, what's the balance between caring and being informed versus being overwhelmed by it all? How much time and energy should we put towards all of these things out of our control?

It's not an easy answer but important to talk about because as you have noticed things don't seem to get better very often.

Listen and hear Heather and Griffin talk about how they guard themselves after feeling the impact of being caught up in certain things in the past.  Hear how they help each other stay on track and focused on the things they can control. 

The demands on your life are strong.

Do you often feel like you can't keep up? Like you are falling behind and missing things you should be keeping up with?

One of the most common questions Griffin and Heather get is "How do you do it all?"  The true answer is that they don't feel like they do.  The feeling is often that we are not keeping up well enough.

Listen and hear Heather specifically unpack how this challenge feels as a mother.  She speaks candidly about trying to meet the needs of the kids, keep up with the house, love Griffin well, etc.  

Words matter.

You can think back to different times in your life where words made a significant impact on your life.  It could have been positive or negative but when people speak into your life it leaves a mark, especially when those words come from someone you care about.

It's no different in marriage and parenting.  Your words to your spouse and kids are of extreme importance.  Choose them wisely!

Listen and hear Griffin and Heather open up about the significance of their words in each other's lives.  You will hear how they have failed at this, learned from previous mistakes and how they approach this with their entire family.  

Everyone parents differently.  

There is no easy or perfect template to parenting that creates the best case scenario with our kids.  One thing that is true, though, about parenting is that we are responsible for them.  Their growth, their character, their values, etc.  

Increasingly, it is becoming harder to fight against the influences of our culture to have a strong voice in the lives of our kids.  We fight social media, other kid's influences, and the norms of the world and often times that clashes with what you value as a parent.

In this episode, Heather and Griffin talk about these challenges and some of the decision they are making to gain more influence in the lives of their five kids.  They aren't telling you to do it their way but having a conversation on not only what they are doing but why they are doing it.  Hopefully it sparks great thoughts for you as a parent or a future parent.  

Dreams can be difficult.

On the one hand we get excited about what could be and striving for more.  On the other hand not all of our dreams should be the focus of our attention.  How do you balance this in your marriage?

Listen to an open conversation about a recent dream that was crushed in Heather's life and how it sparked a great conversation between Griffin and Heather.  You will hear them unpack the different way they approach dreams and how their faith plays a massive role in what they pursue.

While life seems to get busier by the day the distractions seem to come just as quickly.

Whether it is aimlessly scrolling through social media, watching the random tv shows or however you fill the ever so small blank space you have in your day-to-day it never seems to help us move forward. In other words, our distractions can hold us back.  

This episode is a conversation we try to always keep in front of us.  Are we spending our time on the right things?  Are we focused? Are we overwhelmed and overdoing our schedule?

While we aren't perfect in this space and fall into the traps of not being as intentional with our time we know that we need rest and to prioritize putting our time into the things that matter most.  This episode will challenge you to do the same.  

You probably have many goals for the new year.  

Getting healthy physically and maybe spiritually.  Goals for your kids and relationships.  

What if sex and intimacy was a part of your goals this year?  When God created marriage He made it to where sex is a major component of strengthening and protecting a marriage.  It is a blessing that we get to take part in.

However, as life goes on and we get busier and more overwhelmed by our responsibilities our intimacy in marriage can take a backseat.  And slowly, your start to grow a part and assumptions are made and bitterness and confusion can step it.

Listen and hear Heather and Griffin openly talk about the significance sex and intimacy should play in your marriage.  They unpack the challenges you deal with as well as the reality of how it becomes less of a priority.  But in the end, the right approach in your marriage should make sex and intimacy better as you move forward.  

Somehow the year is already over.

Another year down and 2024 is now to come.  One of the practices we try to do often is reflecting on where we have been and what we have been through.  

For us, 2023 has been full of new challenges as well as circumstances to celebrate.  Listen and hear us unpack our takeaways from the year.  From challenges with kids and work, learning how to keep maturing and finding more ways to unify as a couple, we experienced plenty this past year.  There will be plenty that you resonate with.