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Finding it hard to find time for family? Are the holidays about to swallow up all your time and energy but you just wish you could slow down and be a family, have those sweet moments, or take time to figure out what to focus on with the kids? Or maybe your everyday or every week is so busy you hardly know what's going on with your teen. 

Time is a gift but few take it. Most of us fill out schedule to the brim and that's fine as long as it's fine. When an emergency happens, or a teen is in need there's a lot of fallout from having to screech to a halt and say no all of a sudden. The guilt from letting others down follows and so the cycle continues season after season. Does this describe your family?

How do you decide which ministry to be involved in? Do you consider your spouse first, and your children? What drives your "yes" in choosing where to volunteer your time? These are hard choices, but ones every mother must face. Come listen in as I chat with my husband about these decisions and more.

Do you have teenagers yet? Are you about to have a teen in the house? There are many philosophies in the world on how to raise a successful teen. You may have multiple experts on the matter to consult, but have you ever examined the life of Napoleon Dynamite? His life offers many clues to how to raise a successful teen. Enjoy! 

What does it mean to live a life of peace? Should we shut out difficult things? Does a peaceful lifestyle mean avoiding hard stuff? What does Jesus have to say about peace? What does the world's peace look like and what will I do about it?

So many questions, but that's where growth begins. :)

I used to be so hung up on my own plans. I'd cry and cry when something unexpected happened, different than what I wanted. Spoiled only child syndrome? Maybe. But God was doing something in my heart, showing me how to change my perspective. I want to share with you what helps me now and how I've learned to live without regret.

We all want great kids, right? Well, how can we be sure that they will turn out well? Can we be sure? What is the goal of parenting? Today let's talk briefly about the President's son, Hunter, and explore what we can do in our own homes and why it matters.

Want to raise godly children? Check out this ministry and their Family Discipleship Seminar. They are free, but it will take a lot of work to implement! We've certainly seen some sweet fruit from doing things God's way. 

What is something you want to do but don't? Why doesn't it get done? Do you feel guilty about it? Come listen and discover what's important to you but doesn't get done and why that might be. Plus, discover how to become the kind of mom who doesn't make excuses for what doesn't get done. 

Women are famous for being "busy" - and that's not a bad word, but be careful. Being busy can mean missing out on what is most important to you. Is being busy getting in your way or is it supporting what you really want your life to be about? Are you busy enough or too busy? Or maybe you say you don't like being busy, but you keep saying "yes" to all the things. 

Well, how much is too much and when should you stop? What should make the cut as most important, and what can we do with the rest of all the good opportunities that aren't truly in our family's best interest?

Cancel Culture hurts people and is mean, right? Cancelling people because of their beliefs and wanting to keep them out of places of influence and take the proverbial microphones away from them? That's just not Christian is it? We should be loving and accepting of everyone even when we don't agree, right?

Well let's explore that a bit more. Today we discuss the fear of man and how training our children to care more what God thinks can make a huge impact on our nation's future. That, and we gotta talk about all the gay celebrities I never knew about and how amazed I was to hear about their families.

Sometimes I focus on what's wrong instead of what's right in my life. How do I get to that place? It's a pretty simple answer and I'm guessing you do this sometimes too. Thankfully, the way out is simple too. 

I have more triggers and little things that annoy me than I'd like to admit. Should my goal be to fake it? To magically become less easily annoyed? To ignore my feelings? 

What do you do when frustration or annoyance comes your way? In this episode let's talk about frustration and expectations. 

AND, let's not forget to throw Canada under the bus. And while we're at it, let's teach our kids to speak up about the lame alternative definitions being thrown around our own country! 

I've learned a lot about my capacity, which is constantly shifting. So how do I know when it's a good idea to take on another responsibility or not? I tend to think the best of my abilities, but I am constantly challenged to evaluate how I'm spending my time and choosing what is best and letting go of what others think about my decisions. 

Come on in and let's chat about new opportunities and considering what's ahead and what to do when we're faced with what the next season holds.