These Are The Days

Happy New Year!! ✨ The holiday season was FULL of movement for us. We spent Christmas at Roloff Farm (in the home where Jeremy had Christmas every year growing up!) then went to our cabin in Spring River before heading back to our temporary home with Audrey's family. 🫠

We've lived out of luggage for the last two weeks, and there is a reality to it that social media just doesn't paint! So, we want to share some BTS of our experience over the last few weeks. BUT more so, Jeremy faced his "dragons" and went back to his childhood home for Christmas. Because there is something powerful, vulnerable, and healing when you face your dragons. 💌

In this episode we talk about:

• Creative date night ideas; what we do + how we plan intentionally to make dates happen
• How being at the farm for Christmas brought a depth of peace to our family
• Discovering whether your kids are feelers, thinkers, or doers (+ what to ask them that will help them feel seen, loved, and process best)
• Our gender predictions for baby #4 (we will find out soon!!)

Links to anything we mentioned:

• 52 Date Night Tracker
• 1,000 Hours Outside Podcast
• 1,000 Hours Outside Tracker
• Book Spring River Cabin + see availability!
• Spring River Cabin list of items most asked about

Connect with us:

• Instagram I @audreyroloff
• Instagram I @jeremyroloff
• The Marriage Journal
• Memories of Us Anniversary Journal
• Creative Love
• A Love Letter Life
• Debt Free Journal
• Shop Audrey's Amazon Storefront

Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us!

This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co.

You say the word "Santa" and it brings up a diverse perspective of experiences, memories, word maps, and pictures. 🎄So let's talk about this – because for us, we used to sit on side of the Santa-camp and now we find ourselves moving towards the other side.

Like many things in parenting, Santa is something we've changed our minds on. Simply said, we are allowing Santa in our home (+ it means something different than "doing" Santa to us).

We are all about protecting our kids' childhood and allowing them to cherish childhood. We want to give them a childhood that fosters their imagination and lets them be little.

If you find yourself having conversations around Santa in your home + how to foster childhood while maintaining truth, we hope this conversation serves as an invitation to discover what works best for your family.

PS - have you heard the news? The Marriage Journal and The Debt Free Journal is available in Barnes & Noble, nationwide! If you find them in your store, tag us on social media so we can see + celebrate together! 💌

In this episode we talk about:

• How "allowing Santa" differs from "doing Santa" to us
• Alternative ways to answer the question "Is Santa real?" (and how the way you guide you kids' fosters a healthy filter for truth)
• Our perspectives of both sides of the Santa-camp

Links to anything we mentioned:

• All our favorite Advent resources + books: https://urlgeni.us/amzn/advent
• Just Nicholas book based on the true story of St. Nicholas: https://urlgeni.us/amzn/justnicholas
• Our Nativity set: https://urlgeni.us/amzn/nativityset
• Jesse Tree Ornaments: https://urlgeni.us/amzn/jessetree
• Debt Free Journal: https://www.beating50percent.com/collections/books/products/debt-free-journal
• The Marriage Journal: https://www.beating50percent.com/products/themarriagejournal
• Memories of Christmas: https://www.beating50percent.com/products/memories-of-christmas

Connect with us:

• Instagram I @audreyroloff
• Instagram I @jeremyroloff
• The Marriage Journal
• Memories of Us Anniversary Journal
• Creative Love
• A Love Letter Life
• Debt Free Journal
• Shop Audrey's Amazon Storefront

Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us!

This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co.

You guys have probably seen or heard us talk about 1,000 hours outside on our social media. For the last 3 years we have been trying to complete our 1,000 hours outside as a family. We are SO close to finally hitting our goal this year – which is super exciting! 🥳

We asked Ginny Yurich (the mind behind 1,000 Hours Outside) to join us for this conversion to talk about the importance of being outside for our kids, our family, and for nature. Our kids get one childhood and how we fill the days are valuable … for them AND for the family unit.

We KNOW you are going to love this episode! 🌲

In this episode we talk about:

• Filling life with what we want first and leaving the leftovers for screens
• Ways nature supports physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual development
• Childhood being the place you begin to pass the baton well onto your kids
• The importance of boredom + why it is vital for children to transition into adulthood

Links to anything we mentioned:

• Ginny's Book: Until The Streelights Come On
• Ginny's 1,000 Hours Activity Book
• Ginny's Podcast
• Smart Moves by Dr. Carla Hannaford
• Balanced and Barefoot by Angela Hanscom
• Simplicity Parenting
• Beyond Winning by Kim John Payne and Luis Fernando Llosa
• Reset Your Child's Brain by Victoria Dunckley MD
• Outside Kids in and Inside World by Steven Rinella

Connect with us:

• Instagram I @audreyroloff
• Instagram I @jeremyroloff
• The Marriage Journal
• Memories of Us Anniversary Journal
• Creative Love
• A Love Letter Life
• Debt Free Journal
• Shop Audrey's Amazon Storefront

Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us!

This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co.

What are things you value as a family? ♥️ If you have been following us for a while, you know family values are a big part of what we talk about. For our family, the values we've built unite us and ground us – keep us centered and tethered to reality.

We know that creating family values can feel overwhelming + daunting. You may feel like you have to instill all those values all the time. You may be thinking: how do I actually implement those values with my family?

As we talk about our family values, how we came up with them, and how we implement them, we hope you walk away encouraged + inspired to sit down with your spouse and spend time coming up with your family values. We are going to offer you some practical tools that will help you simplify the focus of your values so you instill them into your kids. ⚒️

*There's still time!* Have you grabbed our heirloom Memories of Christmas journals yet?!!🎄These beautiful 25-year Christmas memory books are the perfect way to record and cherish your Christmas memories, photos, cards, and recipes throughout the years and precious keepsake to pass down through the generations. They are available for podcast listeners at memoriesofchristmasjournal.com

In this episode we talk about:

• Questions you can discuss together to figure out what your family values are
• Our 12 family values and why we focus on one each month of the year
• Ways we *very practically* instill our family values in our kids

Links to anything we mentioned:

• Grab our Family Values Planner
• Our previous episode on Family Values (this is the blog post that simplifies what we do!)

Connect with us:

• Instagram I @audreyroloff
• Instagram I @jeremyroloff
• The Marriage Journal
• Memories of Us Anniversary Journal
• Creative Love
• A Love Letter Life
• Debt Free Journal
• Shop Audrey's Amazon Storefront

Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us!

This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co.

We're pregnant with baby #4! 🥳 So we thought this was the perfect episode to talk about expanding our family, how our parenting has evolved, what we're excited (and nervous) about with baby #4, and so much more.

When it comes to parenting, we all want a formula but there is no right-one-way to do it. That just doesn't exist. Every kid, every family, and every season is different. And we have transitioned into a specific way of thinking that has released us from the pressure of being the perfect parent. We hope this inspires you to release that pressure too! ♥️

*There's still time!* Have you grabbed our heirloom Memories of Christmas journals yet?!!🎄These beautiful 25-year Christmas memory books are the perfect way to record and cherish your Christmas memories, photos, cards, and recipes throughout the years and precious keepsake to pass down through the generations. They are available for podcast listeners at memoriesofchristmasjournal.com

In this episode we talk about:

• Where we currently stand when it comes to having more kids
• The perspective shift we've had in parenting that has helped us tremendously
• How communication (with our kids) has impacted our connection with our kids

Connect with us:

• Instagram I @audreyroloff
• Instagram I @jeremyroloff
• The Marriage Journal
• Memories of Us Anniversary Journal
• Creative Love
• A Love Letter Life
• Debt Free Journal
• Shop Audrey's Amazon Storefront

Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us!

This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co.

Did you know we are remodeling our home? 😜 If you didn't it's ok! We haven't done the best job sharing about it online. Renovating our home means we've moved in with family. It's us, our kids, and Audrey's parents navigating life, homeschooling, work, and the renovation. And it has been quite overwhelming! 🥴

A big question we are getting about all this is … "how is it living with your parents?" That question typically comes with the expectation of a negative answer. But honestly, for us, it has been a huge blessing and has gone way better than we anticipated. Want to know why? Listen in!

We're diving into the chaos, the reality, the beauty, and everything in between as we share about our home renovation journey so far. 🏠

*Still in stock!!* Have you grabbed our heirloom Memories of Christmas journals yet?!!🎄These beautiful 25-year Christmas memory books are the perfect way to record and cherish your Christmas memories, photos, cards, and recipes throughout the years and precious keepsake to pass down through the generations. They are available for podcast listeners at memoriesofchristmasjournal.com

In this episode we talk about:

• Why we decided to live with family instead of staying somewhere else
• Expectation management + how we're applying this to our current living situation
• The reason we aren't putting the renovation on YouTube
• What the renovation is teaching us about how we treat people in life

Connect with us:

• Instagram I @audreyroloff
• Instagram I @jeremyroloff
• The Marriage Journal
• Memories of Us Anniversary Journal
• Creative Love
• A Love Letter Life
• Debt Free Journal
• Shop Audrey's Amazon Storefront

Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us!

This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co.

*Still in stock!!* Have you grabbed our heirloom Memories of Christmas journals yet?!!🎄These beautiful 25-year Christmas memory books are the perfect way to record and cherish your Christmas memories, photos, cards, and recipes throughout the years and precious keepsake to pass down through the generations. They are available for podcast listeners at memoriesofchristmasjournal.com

Let's talk about alcohol. Over the last year, our perspective around alcohol has evolved and has led to a pretty significant shift in our lives. One thing we have learned is that not every new discipline has to be extreme because extreme can be unhealthy. But when you develop new ways of living a more whole and healthy life, you understand that healthy moderation is possible. ♥️

There are several reasons why we have scaled back alcohol, and as we share them with you we hope conversations in your own heart and in your own home arise.

In this episode we talk about:

• Our personal experiences + upbringing surrounding alcohol
• Ways alcohol was impacting our health (physically + spiritually)
• How being extreme in new disciplines can become unhealthy
• Why it was possible for us to give up alcohol this time compared to when we have tried before

Links to anything we mentioned:

• Grab the Memories of Christmas Journal

Connect with us:

• Instagram I @audreyroloff
• Instagram I @jeremyroloff
• The Marriage Journal
• Memories of Us Anniversary Journal
• Creative Love
• A Love Letter Life
• Debt Free Journal

Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us!

This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co.

Our heirloom Memories of Christmas journals are back!!!🎄These beautiful 25-year Christmas memory books are the perfect way to record and cherish your Christmas memories, photos, cards, and recipes throughout the years and precious keepsake to pass down through the generations. They are officially available today for podcast listeners at memoriesofchristmasjournal.com.

With holidays coming up, travel may be in your future (whether in a car or on a plane), so we thought this was the perfect time to talk about traveling with little kids! 😆

For us, we value traveling enough that we didn't want to wait until the kids were older to travel. We know that travel breaks up routine + opens our kids' eyes to new perspectives. But we also know it is NOT easy … especially with little kids. There are things we have discovered over the years that have made traveling with our kids easier; not perfect, but easier. 👏

We are going to share things we've learned along the way – from packing, knowing what strollers and car seats to bring, mapping out daily schedules, the best time to board the plane, things we use to keep our kids entertained on the plane and SO much more.

Another big part of today's conversation is all about screen time. We know it is a hot topic. We are not anti-screens but we have a stricter screen philosophy than most people. And we want to talk about how we integrate screen time into our travel.

So, let's take off + get into this! ✈️

In this episode we talk about:

• Why we want our kids to travel and learn through travel experiences
• Our travel philosophy + how our parenting style speaks into it
• Cars vs. plan travel (hacks we do differently for each method of travel)
• What screen time looks like when we are traveling

Links to anything we mentioned:

• Memories of Christmas Journal
• The Bucket List Family
• Our jogger stroller
• Doona Carseat/Stroller
• Doona Bike
• Slumber Pod
• Tonie Box code 20AUDREY for 20% off orders over $99
• "Goldbug Book" aka one of our favorite books for the kids
• Boat Bag aka our "throw all carry-on bag" for travel
• Baggu Crossbody best-oversized fanny pack
• Homeopathic travel kit
• Portable sound machine

Connect with us:

• Instagram I @audreyroloff
• Instagram I @jeremyroloff
• The Marriage Journal
• Memories of Us Anniversary Journal
• Creative Love
• A Love Letter Life
• Debt Free Journal

Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us!

This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co.

We get A  LOT of questions about how we came to the decision to homeschool our kids. So we thought it would be fun, interesting, and (hopefully) helpful to talk about that in today’s episode. 😊

Our decision is multifaceted and it wasn’t just about education for our kids. Our goal in this conversation is to share our personal schooling experiences, talk about parenting and our thoughts on raising kids, and how homeschooling fits into all of it. So, let’s talk about homeschooling! ♥️

PS - Memories of Christmas journal coming soon 👀 Make sure you are on our Roloff Monthly so you can be the first to know when they are back in stock! Sign up HERE. 💌

 In this episode we talk about: 

• Our personal school experiences  

• Things homeschooling offers our family that traditional school cannot 

• The resources we use for homeschooling 

Links to anything we mentioned: 

• The Marriage Journal 
• Call of The Wild + Free by Ainsley Armit
• Good + Beautiful Curriculum 

Connect with us:

• Instagram I @audreyroloff
• Instagram I @jeremyroloff
• The Marriage Journal 
• Memories of Us Anniversary Journal
• Creative Love 
• A Love Letter Life 
• Debt Free Journal 

Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us! 

 This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co. 

We get A LOT of questions about how we came to the decision to homeschool our kids. So we thought it would be fun, interesting, and (hopefully) helpful to talk about that in today's episode. 😊

Our decision is multifaceted and it wasn't just about education for our kids. Our goal in this conversation is to share our personal schooling experiences, talk about parenting and our thoughts on raising kids, and how homeschooling fits into all of it. So, let's talk about homeschooling! ♥️

PS - Memories of Christmas journal coming soon 👀 Make sure you are on our Roloff Monthly so you can be the first to know when they are back in stock! Sign up HERE. 💌

In this episode we talk about:

• Our personal school experiences
• Things homeschool offers our family that traditional school cannot
• The resources we use for homeschooling

Links to anything we mentioned:

• The Marriage Journal
• Call of The Wild + Free by Ainsley Armit
• Good + Beautiful Curriculum

Connect with us:

• Instagram I @audreyroloff
• Instagram I @jeremyroloff
• The Marriage Journal
• Memories of Us Anniversary Journal
• Creative Love
• A Love Letter Life
• Debt Free Journal

Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us!

This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co.