Connected Families Podcast Blessed to Be a Blessing: Marriage, Parenting & Legacy
What does it look like to live out the Connected Families Framework? What does it look like to live it out in your own heart and relationships? In this final episode of our 3-part series, Hope for the Long Haul, Jim and Lynne Jackson share how the Framework has shaped their lives over time: from finding their identity in Jesus, to marriage, to navigating the joys and challenges of parenting adult children. If you’re wondering whether this stuff really helps in the long term, this one’s for you.
Key Takeaways:
- How and what the Connected Families Framework has looked like in their marriage
- Learning that Jesus is our “report card”
- What it looks like to keep the connection alive in marriage and in parenting
- How gifts gone awry and “Foundation” messages impacted their working careers
Mentioned in this Podcast:
- Genesis 12:1-3
- Book mentioned – Connecting: Healing Ourselves and Our Relationships by Dr. Larry Crabb
- The Entitlement Fix online course
- Donate to Connected Families
- Trash, Truth, Treasure online mini-course
- The Connected Families Framework
- Podcast – Payoffs & Accidental Rewards: How to Focus on the Right Stuff
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Guest Bio:
Jim and Lynne Jackson are the Co-Founders of Connected Families in Plymouth, MN. With over 50 combined years of professionally helping families and a love for working in the church, Jim and Lynne have been dedicated to bringing reliable, God-centered, research-based parenting resources to all families since 2002.
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