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May 12, 2020
If parenting is not what you expected, you are not alone. John and Danny discuss how parents can overcome the pressure to be perfect.
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Courtney DeFeo is a blogger, a public speaker, and the author of In This House, We Will Giggle: Making Virtues, Love & Laughter a Daily Part of Your Family Life. After leaving a career in the corporate sector in 2011, she founded Lil Light O’ Mine with a mission to empower moms and change children’s lives through innovation in the home. Lil Light O’ Mine offers moms resources that teach kids biblically-based values while adding decorative beauty and style to the home. Courtney and her husband, Ron, have two young daughters and reside in Dallas. Learn more about Courtney by visiting her website, www.courtneydefeo.com.
It’s embarrassing when your kids see you and your spouse argue with each other. If that happens, how do you move on? John and Danny discuss how to reassure your kids that things will be okay, and Jim and Jean Daly talked with Lisa-Jo Baker about a time she got into a heated argument with her husband.
When you are busy with the demands of raising children, it’s easy to not prioritize your marriage. John and Danny share how having kids impacted each of their marriages, and Jim Daly talks with his wife Jean and Lisa-Jo Baker about keeping a marriage strong when life gets busy.
If a young adult child is struggling, it’s easy to blame yourself or even apologize for their bad choices. John and Danny discuss why some forms of apology are not helpful, plus, Jim Daly talked with Allison Bottke about when it’s good for a parent to apologize to an adult son or daughter.
It’s embarrassing when your kids see you and your spouse argue with each other. If that happens, how do you move on? John and Danny discuss how to reassure your kids that things will be okay, and Jim and Jean Daly talked with Lisa-Jo Baker about a time she got into a heated argument with her husband.
When you are busy with the demands of raising children, it’s easy to not prioritize your marriage. John and Danny share how having kids impacted each of their marriages, and Jim Daly talks with his wife Jean and Lisa-Jo Baker about keeping a marriage strong when life gets busy.
Offering encouragement to couples whose children are facing a crisis, author Elisa Morgan and her husband, Evan, describe how God and their faith have sustained them through the trials that have plagued their 40-year marriage, including their daughter’s teen pregnancy and their son’s drug addiction.
Dr. Greg Smalley offers encouragement to parents who are struggling with the challenges of raising teens.
Teaching children the value of money is important but where to start? John and Danny talk about helping kids to seethe difference between buying something you want and just spending money because you can.
Todd Smith of the music group, Selah, and his wife, Angie, share their moving story surrounding their decision to carry their pre-born child to term when they were advised by doctors to terminate the pregnancy because the baby would not survive outside the womb. (Part 1 of 2)
In a discussion based on her book In This House, We Will Giggle, Courtney DeFeo offers practical suggestions for fun and effective ways parents can instill important values in their children, such as forgiveness, perseverance, respect, humility, and more. (Part 2 of 2)
