

Now That We're A Family
Elisha and Katie Voetberg
Culture has reduced the modern family to a joke -- informing parents they are only capable of shuttling their children from expert to expert who experiment with untested agendas. Katie and Elisha lean on their experience growing up in large families of 10 and 11 kids, to encourage parents to take back control, stop listening to popular relationship advice, and embrace their God-given role as their children's primary authority.
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May 9, 2024 • 58min
288: Rated R Movies, Sending Teens To College, and Family Loyalty // Douglas Wilson
Get it All Done Club: Stop drowning in motherhood and start thriving! https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Learn how to create a peacefully productive home in one week. Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass-
Douglas Wilson is the minister of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho. He is a founding board member of Logos School, a senior fellow of theology at New St. Andrews College, and he serves as an instructor at Grayfriars Hall, a ministerial training program at Christ Church. He helped to establish the Confederation of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC), is the editor of Credenda Agenda, and the author of numerous books on classical Christian education, the family, the church, and the reformed faith. After serving in the U.S. Navy in the submarine service, he completed a B.A. and M.A. in philosophy and a B.A. in classical studies from the University of Idaho. Douglas and his wife Nancy have three children, a lot of grandkids and even great grandkids now. You can connect and follow Pastor Douglas Wilson through the links below: - Website - https://dougwils.com/- Book List - https://dougwils.com/books- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@blogmablog4870- Cannon Press App - https://canonpress.com/pages/app

May 7, 2024 • 53min
287: Confronting Other Parents, Trusting Your Spouse, & Overwhelmed Mothers
OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.comUse coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month Sign up now to join in on the 6 songs of summer challenge starting on May 28th! - Send us your questions for future Q&A podcasts! You can submit them here: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcastquestionsubmission - Mentioned during podcast: - "Navigating Overwhelm" - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2148600453

May 2, 2024 • 58min
286: Disputes Over Theology, Missing Date Nights, Prioritizing Family // Ben & Jessa Seewald
Homeschool Course: The First Three Years Laying a foundation of joy, confidence, and a love of learning from the start.https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/homeschool For 15% off the course, use discount code: YTHOMESCHOOL-Ben & Jessa Seewald have been married for almost 10 years and have 5 children. Jessa wrote - "I love interior design and am always excited to team up with Jana and do projects for family and friends. Whether it’s for a home or business, we love refurbishing old pieces, shopping for bargains, and seeing an idea become a reality. I love reading—though in this busy season with young kids, I find myself working in hours of audio books on the go, rather than sitting down with a book in hand. I’m grateful to be able to spend so much of much my time with my kids. Even though some days can be a bit crazy, it is also so much fun, and I count it one of my greatest blessings to get to be their mom. Ben loves reading good books, especially on theology and, because of this, our family library is ever-expanding. Since finishing his degree at Moody Bible Institute online, he has been actively involved in church ministry. Ben is also an adventurous foodie. He loves to take me out on dates to new restaurants, and try out the most unique menu items. He’s a sweet, patient and engaged father and husband. He loves wrestling with the boys, and cuddling his baby girl while he tells the kids a story." You can connect and follow Ben & Jessa through the links below: - Jessa's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jessaseewald/- Ben's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ben_seewald/ - Jessa's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@JessaSeewald

Apr 30, 2024 • 57min
285: Navigating Overwhelm
Get it All Done Club: Stop drowning in motherhood and start thriving! https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Learn how to create a peacefully productive home in one week. Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass:https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass

Apr 25, 2024 • 1h 1min
284: Our Faith Journey
OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families.https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.comUse coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month- Mentioned during podcast: - Podcast 027 - "Our Personal Testimonies" - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2147568023- American Gospel Documentary - https://www.americangospelfilm.com

Apr 23, 2024 • 55min
283: Vaccinations, Fasting While Breastfeeding, and Dave Ramsey
Marriage Maximizer - Build A Masterpiece Marriage Whether you have been married for 30 years, or are just starting out on the adventure of a lifetime, this course is for you! https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/Marriage-Maximizer Free webinar: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/marriage-maximizer-learn-more-1 - Send us your questions for future Q&A podcasts! You can submit them here: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcastquestionsubmission - Mentioned during podcast: - "Prioritizing Our Children's Happiness // Autumn Kern" - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2148565802- "The Vaccine-Friendly Plan" by Paul Thomas M.D. - https://amzn.to/44duKDe- "Fast Like a Girl" by Dr. Mindy Pelz - https://amzn.to/3W5yPaP- Build a family culture they cannot wait to come home to! Free Webinar: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/familyculture- "Our Mindsets Around Finances In Marriage // Debt, Frugality, & Saving" - https://youtu.be/FTpwwiDjKDM?si=00j1pehR74ZE_4rd- "10x Is Easier Than 2x" by Dan Sullivan - https://amzn.to/3UqJQlM

Apr 18, 2024 • 44min
282: Screen Free Travel With Young Kids
Homeschool Course: The First Three Years Laying a foundation of joy, confidence, and a love of learning from the start.https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/homeschoolFor 15% off the course, use discount code: YTHOMESCHOOL - Snack ideas for traveling: - Veggie bag - carrots spears, celery spears, bell pepper spears, chop up cucumber - put in bag with a little bit of water at the bottom - Mandarin oranges - Apples - Cheese sticks - Crackers - Chomp beef sticks - Chewable vitamins - Bagel and cream cheese sandwiches - Gum Screen free activities for traveling: - Books on tape: - Focus on the Family - https://www.focusonthefamily.com/resources-audio-books/ - Lamplighter - https://lamplighter.net - Your Story Hour - https://www.yourstoryhour.org - "Carry On Mr. Bowditch" read aloud book - E.B White read aloud books - "Robin Hood" by Howard Pyle - "Black Beauty" - Little House books - "Story of the World" by Susan Wise Bauer - Music CD’s: - Now That I’m A Father children’s album - https://music.apple.com/us/album/now-that-im-a-father/1514495049 - Classical conversations - Timeline - Classical music - Drawing: - Boogie boards/erasable sketch pads - https://amzn.to/49KVFHH - Sketchbooks with a pencil - Sticker books: - Trucks - https://amzn.to/3xBZfa3 - America's Top Gun Fighter Planes - https://amzn.to/441SqKU - Smile Every Day - https://amzn.to/49DzKSX - Vehicles - https://amzn.to/4aWmIkn - Melissa & Doug Lace and Trace Activity Set - https://amzn.to/3U03cNg - Knitting - Reading - Our kid's favorites are the Great Illustrated Classics

Apr 16, 2024 • 54min
281: Mega Churches, Giving Our Kids iPads, Boys Being Inappropriate
OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families.https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.comUse coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month- Send us your questions for future Q&A podcasts! You can submit them here: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcastquestionsubmission-Mentioned during podcast: - Sleep Training Method (no crying it out) Mom of 5 // Scheduling, Naps, Breastfeeding - https://youtu.be/qkDdnkSEX5I?si=DXOx7NiE4zF9hrVJ

Apr 11, 2024 • 51min
280: The Truth About Our Marriage
Get it All Done Club: Stop drowning in motherhood and start thriving! https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Learn how to create a peacefully productive home in one week. Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass:https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass - Mentioned during the podcast: - "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands" by Laura Schlessinger - https://amzn.to/4cPaD2l

Apr 9, 2024 • 54min
279: Depriving Our Kids Of Sugar
Catch a vision for the transformative power of a gospel-infused, joy-filled way of life in your family, homeschool, church, and community at the Relational Lifestyle Summit. It’s groundbreaking, exclusively online, and opening April 8-12, 2024. Register here - https://homeschoolsummits.com/lifestyle/ - Music & Art Camps - June 17-19, 2024 - Centralia, WA Fiddle | Guitar | Piano | Watercolorhttps://www.musicandartscamp.comThis three-day event is an opportunity for students ages 6 and older to learn, and develop their skills in music and art. - Mentioned during podcast: - "Dirty Genes" by Dr. Ben Lynch- https://amzn.to/4aIZAG0 - "Deep Nutrition" by Catherine Shanahan - https://amzn.to/3J7nmQm- "Glucose Revolution" by Jessie Inchauspe - https://amzn.to/3TScydD- "That Sugar Film" - https://amzn.to/3TNXhe1 - I only watched the first 30 minutes. It is PG-13, so watch at your own risk 😊