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#185: Q&A About Parenting + Hearing God

Today, Macy joins the podcast to ask us questions about hearing God and how it aligns with parenting.
This podcast is all about hearing God and including Him in every parenting season. God is our Heavenly Father and He designed family. He wants to walk with you as you parent your kids.
Questions We Unpack:
How do you hear God's voice?
Has the way you hear God changed throughout your parenting journey?
Why is hearing God's voice essential to raising Crazy Cool kids?
How have you made parenting decisions and included God?
What are practical ways you make spirit-filled parenting decisions?
What do I do if I want to make Godly decisions but my spouse doesn't seem to care?
What if I can't hear God's voice? How do I grow in hearing God's voice?
Hearing God's voice starts with identity. Start small and allow God to speak to you with love, grace, and kindness. As you listen to this podcast, we believe you will discover new ways to hear God. Hearing God will overflow into your family and help you make wise parenting decisions.
Want to make great, unified decisions for your family? Start by inviting God in and letting Him speak!
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#184: Pursue God + Pursue Unity in Marriage (feat. Kim Kimberling)

Is your marriage struggling?
Kim Kimberling wants to help you turn your marriage upside down!
We invited Kim Kimberling, writer of several marriage books AND creator of the Awesome Marriage podcast onto Episode 184! His insight into a husband or wife's relationship with God will inspire and challenge you.
We love Dr.Kim's perspective on marriage and we think this quote sums up the podcast well.
“Pray for your spouse and let the Holy Spirit do the work.” - Kim
If you need help cultivating a healthy marriage, this podcast is a great place to start! Join Don and Dr. Kim as they unpack topics such as:
How to have unity in marriage
Listening to your spouse
Showing respect to your spouse
How to love and serve your spouse when they don't follow God
After you listen to this podcast, check out all the Awesome Marriage resources the Kimberlings have to offer!
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#183: Teach Your Child to Hear God!

Do you have kids? Do you want your kids to be able to hear God's voice?
Join Suz, Madeline, and Macy as we unpack our childhood memories about hearing God.
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#182: A Father’s Pursuit of God (Feat. Dan Luigs)

How do you lead your family well?
Dan Luigs shares his story and challenges us to live a life unto the Lord.
Have you ever felt like your life was chaotic and losing purpose? Do you wish you and your spouse knew how to invest in the spiritual vision of your family?
We invited Dan Luigs, founder of The Journey of a Christian Dad podcast. He is a business man, a father, and a husband. He deeply loves the Lord and journeys with Him daily.
In Episode 182, Don and Dan unpack their experiences with business and fatherhood. They share the importance of pursing God amidst the craziness of life.
If you are seeking wisdom and ways to lead your family, this podcast is for you!
Dan is wise, joyful, and full of experiences that will encourage you to fight for your family. His family is marked by God's favor and wisdom. Do you want the same thing to be said about your family?
The thing is, no matter what season we are in or what job we are working, God wants to be at the center of it all. If He is not the center, we can lose sight of who we are and what our family is created to do on earth.
If your life feels "a little off," then listen to Dan and Don share their story and give practical ways to get your family back on track! There's always time to invest in your family. We invite you to invest by listening to this week's podcast.
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#181: Pursuing God is a Delight

Do you know how to DELIGHT in the Lord?
Do you feel burdened by the relational aspect of God?
The series we are in is called “Pursuing God.” Today we are sharing our personal relationships with God, how we have learned to grow and know them, and how we interact with Him now.
Our faith and knowledge of scripture were very different. We talk to parents all the time who are struggling to be unified with their spouse when it comes to beliefs. It's normal and healthy to have a unifying period in your marriage.
Suzanne had a deep faith and a basic foundation of knowing God. Don grew up in the church and quickly sought to achieve. He saw knowing God as something to obtain/win at.
After we were married, Don became a husband and a dad overnight. He learned quickly that he needed to figure out what he believed and what his purpose is within life and family.
After a year of learning about our beliefs, we joined a startup local church. Through this community, we studied scripture, had friends and hit a whole new level of relationship with God.
Our relationships with God have matured over the 30+ years of marriage and parenting. We are continually seeing new aspects of God's character in our life. It doesn't matter where you are on your journey with Jesus, He wants to connect with you.
What has God taught Suzanne?
God was tender and kindhearted with her
She felt chosen and blessed to raise all those girls
God helped her cling to His word and had it around her often
The value of building family values and caring about sibling culture
What/How has God taught Don?
Seminars and seeking our information helps build faith
The concept of authority
Siblings can and should be best friends
Seeing situations from God’s perspective
How to carry God's heart into the workplace
These are just a few of the things God has taught us along the way. He is our Creator and Savior. He meets all our needs (better than anyone else can...).
So, what do we do? (We dare you to try these things this week)
Believe the best in your spouse and call it out
Show kindness and see if it leads to repentance (it’s supernatural)
Believe and know God is real and ALIVE
Give your feelings to God and walk with Him daily
Psalm 37:4 says, "delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart."
We get to delight in the Lord everyday, for the rest of our lives! That’s what we are doing when we pursue God, delighting in Him! We receive fullness of life when we hang out with our Creator!
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#180: Fatherhood, Football, and a Family Crisis (Feat. Chad Hennings)

What do you do if your family member is hurting?
Chad Hennings, a mighty man of God, former pro-football player for the Dallas Cowboys, and faithful husband + father joins us this week on season four of our podcast!
Chad shared how early on in his fatherhood journey, his oldest son, Chase, only 2-years-old, experienced adverse effects from a vaccination. This created a lot of uncertainty in their family. As years went on, Chase continued to worsen and experienced immense pain. Chad shares his perspective of his children's upbringing and what God taught him through the traumatic experiences. He was so burdened with Chase’s condition and it broke his heart.
Chad shares how this family crisis affected his marriage, his outlook on life and ultimately his journey as a father. God showed him how to rest in His plans and look to the miracle worker instead of just looking for a miracle.
“Our job as parents is not to fix every issue in our kids; our job as parents is to raise independent, critical thinking adults, who love the Lord.” - Chad
Chad's legacy is more than pro-football. He believes our legacy is defined by how we live our life and raise our kids to thrive. Listen to his perspective on fatherhood, family, and handling hard seasons. It will inspire you to pursue your family and pursue God whole heartedly, not matter what!
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#179: Pursuing God is Essential to Parenting

How do you pursue God amidst parenting, marriage, and the craziness of life?
In this podcast we answer your questions about pursuing God.
What does it mean to "pursue God"?
How do I make time for God amidst my busy season?
Why are we called to spend time with God consistently?
What does God think about us/why does He want time with us?
We believe there are three things you commit to if you want to create a Crazy Cool Family:
Pursue God
Build Relationships
Create Culture
For the next several weeks, we will unpack the first pillar of our ministry: Pursuing God. We believe you MUST have a relationship with God and live out your relationships if you want your kids to experience Jesus in your home.
So how do you pursue God?
LISTEN to the podcast and START pursuing God TODAY!
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#178: Who Knows Your Kid Best? (Feat. McCade Manning)

We are wrapping up the summer series with McCade, our 7th child!
McCade is practically perfect in every way (just kidding!) McCade is the youngest of seven and remembers all his siblings being older and stronger. As the 7th kid, he learned to be independent, courageous, and very tough.
McCade is 16 years old now and is discovering who he is, what he believes, and how he wants to interact with us (the old parents he is stuck at home with). Now that he is the only child at home, we see the next few years being a sweet time for us to invest in his life and prepare him for what's ahead.
Here are a few things he said in the episode for parents who are raising teenagers:
Allow kids as much freedom as you can (responsibility = freedom!)
Let them solve their own problems (stop coddling them!)
Be a place for them to share, talk, and not be ridiculed
We learned how powerful a parent's voice is in a teenager's life. Even if they roll their eyes and act like they don't care, they do. Cade shared how his relationship with God has been growing because he has watched his older siblings, and parents live out their faith. He has been watching and learning from us all these years.
Parents, as your teenagers is trying to build their life, it's not too late for you to come alongside them. Be a parent who encourages, challenges (in love), and believes the best in your child.
Want to know how to do all of these things?
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST TODAY!
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#177: Who Knows Your Kid Best? (Feat. Maddox Manning)

The summer series continues with Maddox, our 6th child!
Is your child....
Easy going but picky about random things (like food textures)
Has big emotions but you never know what's going on in their heads/hearts
Acts apathetic or resistant to trying new things
Maddox shares how he spent his childhood going with the flow but also needing a lot out of the relationships in his life. In middle school, he experienced the powerful grace of God and started questioning his beliefs with us. Thankfully, the Holy Spirit helped up navigate his questions and doubts.
Countless kitchen counter conversations and encounters with Jesus have developed Maddox into a mighty man of God. He loves the local church, is an amazing big and little brother, and is ready to start a new season in a new state by attending a university.
Do you want to release your child into college (or adulthood) confidently?
In this podcast, Maddox shares how parents can make their kids feel safe, open, and seen. Through discovering faith, finding friendships, and making life decisions, we walked alongside Maddox and helped him be the best version of himself.
Now he is leaving for college and we are sending him! It's the biggest blessing, as a parent, is sending your child into their season with confidence. Listen to learn how to start loving your child and building their trust!
God has a plan to connect you and your child. Listen and share with anyone you know who needs to hear this encouragement today!
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#176: Who Knows Your Kid Best? (Feat. Michael Manning)

What if your child acts like a punk?
Our 5th child and first boy, Michael, said he "was a huge punk" growing up.
Wanna know why?
In this podcast, Michael shares his first memories of childhood, having 4 older sisters (aka his personal cheerleaders) and how he discovered Jesus + his calling to be a leader.
Do you feel like your child is distancing themselves from you?
Do you worry your kid will not grow up and discover Jesus' love for themselves?
This podcast is for you. There is hope. God has a plan to connect you and your child. Listen and share with anyone you know who needs to hear this encouragement today!
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