Now That We're A Family

Exploring the rise of Friendsgiving among millennials, its origins in the LGBTQ+ community, and the potential impact on biological family. Discussing the value of maintaining close family ties, choosing familial relationships, and prioritizing siblings over friendships. Highlighting the significance of family bonds and the blessings and pain they bring. Delving into the survival challenges of the pilgrims, the importance of providing for and protecting children, and the historical significance of celebrating holidays with family. Exploring the irony of seeking diversity while distancing from one's own family.

What is Katie’s new intermittent fasting regiment now that she is postpartum? Is Katie able to keep up with her milk supply and workouts? What is her energy level like with her current fasting schedule? These are questions that I have been getting quite frequently. Today I will be answering them to satisfy your curiosity, as well as a few others… :) I feel like this is a little taboo, because whenever you’re talking about restricting anything in pregnancy or postpartum, you can’t recommend that. This is one of the podcasts that we will say, “we can’t recommend it, but…this is what we do anyway.” A lot of evidence that I will be presenting is going to be anecdotal. I’m just going to show you what my experience has been. I feel like it was very helpful for me when I was searching YouTube trying to find podcasts to learn “how can I lose weight postpartum and still keep my milk supply strong?” that I was basically just listening to other women’s stories. I didn’t want a doctor telling me what I could and couldn’t do. I wanted to hear from different women what has worked for them. While this is anecdotal, it is what I have copied from a lot of other women online who also cannot recommend what they are doing, but have had the same results. Something else I want to say upfront is that when it comes to weight loss or “getting your body back” or whatever postpartum, my motive behind this is to make having children sustainable. I love our children and love raising them. Pregnancy is hard on your body though. I want to do whatever I can to stay healthy and in shape for if God allows us to have more children down the road. This episode isn’t just about weight loss. It is also about energy and hormone management. All of those things are affected by our overall health. This is why it was important for me to do an episode on this. Mentioned during podcast: - LMNT electrolytes - https://drinklmnt.com - Katie's postpartum supplements - https://www.nowthatimamotherhealth.com/pregnancy - "Fast Like A Girl" by Dr. Mindy Pelz - https://amzn.to/467LcV5 - "Glucose Goddess" by Jessie Inchauspe - https://amzn.to/46bvdWb - 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 - Top 5 Tuesday Join our weekly email list to keep up to date with the highlights of what is going on in our family life.https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/top-5-tuesday-newletter - Looking for more Now That We're A Family resources? We got 'em!Website: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nowthatwereafamily/ OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com Homeschool Course: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/homeschoolFor 15% off the course, use discount code: YTHOMESCHOOL Get it All Done Club: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club

The Washington Post did an article on homeschooling last week. Even with as pro-homeschooling we are, they got some things right as far as some concerns to look out for when it comes to homeschooling your children. Today, we are going to discuss those concerns. We are going to start off by saying that we don’t think public school should be an option for Christian parents. Our children should not be sitting in a godless environment all day long. If we send them to a godless society, we can't be surprised if they come back godless. We are really seeing that with our young people in the church. Regardless of whether that is homeschooling or sending them to a private Christian education, they need to be educated from a Christian worldview. That is the most important thing.  It’s fun to see how homeschooling has gotten picked up by the mainstream media because it’s such a thing now. The stats in this Washington Post article were saying that homeschooling has gone up by 51% over the past six school years. This is something that all of a sudden people are caring about a lot more.   Each home needs to take very seriously the education of our children because these are going to be the adults that are leading our society in a very short amount of time. We don’t know when the Lord is going to come back. We don’t know what God has in store for the next generations. We have to parent with a multi-generational mindset. We can do so much as believers if we have bigger goals for our children, regarding how they can be used by God in our society. - 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 - Top 5 Tuesday Join our weekly email list to keep up to date with the highlights of what is going on in our family life. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/top-5-tuesday-newletter - Looking for more Now That We're A Family resources? We got 'em! Website: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nowthatwereafamily/ OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com Homeschool Course: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/homeschool Get it All Done Club: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass:https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club

Today we are excited to share with you some of our favorite childhood movies, as well as some of the movies we plan on showing to our children. As you know, we are screen free in our normal life. However, maybe once every two months, we do a family movie night. We do have a running list of what we are going to watch with our children. We will also share some of the movies that have impacted our life as adults that we may or may not show to our children. Something we look for in a movie are the family relationships. Something can be rated G and totally be undermining the family culture and values we want to put into our children. When we think of anything our children are consuming, we are thinking - What are the ideas that they are cultivating from this? Are they getting new ideas that are inspirational, shaping their moral character, giving them vision for the future or are these ideas corrupting, corroding or just zapping their brains with nothing worthwhile in the film? Unfortunately, there is a lot of stupidity in children’s media.Here is the list of movies we talk about in today’s podcast:Elisha:- The Sound of Music- The Happiest Millionaire - Swiss Family Robinson (1960 Disney version)Katie:- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers- Hayley Mills films:    - The Parent Trap (1961)   - Pollyanna (1960)   - That Darn Cat! (1965)- My Fair Lady- Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)- 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-MaximizerFree webinar: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/marriage-maximizer-learn-more-1 - Top 5 Tuesday Join our weekly email list to keep up to date with the highlights of what is going on in our family life. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/top-5-tuesday-newletter - Looking for more Now That We're A Family resources? We got 'em! Website: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nowthatwereafamily/ OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com Homeschool Course: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/homeschool Get it All Done Club: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass:https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club

An Instagram follower asked - How do you introduce your kids to Hell and the fear and wrath of God without scaring them, especially for kids who might then start to just act in fear instead of the love of God?  After we read this question during a Q&A, we realized we wanted to do a whole episode on it. So today we are discussing how to tell your kids about Hell and God’s judgment without making them afraid in an unhealthy way.   A danger when you are a parent and the big subjects come up with your children is panicking and saying I don’t have all the right answers. We clearly are not going to have all the right answers, but if you can take these concepts and topics in stride with your children while they are young, it is actually the healthiest way to introduce them to anything.  God’s Word has all the answers. We don’t have to recreate the wheel. By reading God’s Word the subject of Hell, judgment and wrath will come across just naturally the way God intended it. We don’t have to come up with our own little perfectly packaged sit down conversation with our child. As much as you can read straight unadulterated Scripture to your children, that’s where you know it’s going to come across appropriately because God’s Word does not return void. He promises that in His Scripture.  Children don’t get confused as easily as we do. We’re told to have faith like children because they are able to have that blind faith, acceptance and believe who God says He is. He is good and just. He is those things, because He says He is.  We do pray for your families that the Lord would lead you in this. We think that it is wonderful that you want to introduce these things to your children. We don’t think we need to be scared of our children acting out of fear of God. As they read the Scripture and grow in their own understanding of who God is, they are going to hopefully develop that healthy fear. They are also going to understand God’s love and how they fit together.  Proverbs 9:10 - "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.” Proverbs 10:27 - “The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.”- 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 - Top 5 Tuesday Join our weekly email list to keep up to date with the highlights of what is going on in our family life. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/top-5-tuesday-newletter - Looking for more Now That We're A Family resources? We got 'em! Website: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nowthatwereafamily/ OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com Use coupon code: YOUTUBE for 10% off each month Homeschool Course: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/homeschool Get it All Done Club: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass:https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club

In this podcast, the hosts discuss lies, myths, and misconceptions in Christian parenting. They emphasize the importance of being present at home and teaching children the love of Christ. They debunk the belief that ambition is against the home and highlight the value of pouring into children. The role of fathers in the home is emphasized, as well as the need for husbands and wives to work together in creating a vision for their family. The speakers also address common misconceptions in Christian parenting, such as the belief that money is evil.

Aaron and Jennifer Smith’s love story is one of resilience, faith, and a passion for strengthening marriages. Since marrying in 2007, they overcame challenges with God’s help and founded the online ministries HusbandRevolution.com and UnveiledWife.com in 2011. Through these online ministries, they share their own journey and offer daily encouragement to couples. Together, they have coauthored several books, including 31 Prayers for My Future Husband, 31 Prayers for My Future Wife, Marriage After God, and their latest book, The Marriage Gift.   Aaron and Jennifer’s dedication to their mission extends to their Marriage After God podcast and online resources at marriageaftergod.com. They embody the power of love, faith, and determination, inspiring countless individuals and couples on their marriage and faith journeys. They live with their five young children, whom they homeschool, in central Oregon. Listen today as Aaron and Jen talk about activities to do as a family, paying off school debt, communication in marriage, praying with your spouse and more. Aaron said - “Couples need to realize that their marriage has a heavenly purpose. Your union and oneness is a light to this world. It’s proclaiming a message. What message is it proclaiming? Is is one of disunity, bitterness or one of separate lives? Is it one of unity, love and pointing people to Christ using your marriage, your love for each other and your children, the way you operate your home, in the way your use your resources, and talents and time for Him? If marriages would recognize that this is what they are together for, to glorify Him in the way they love each other, they would start to see the world and their spouse through that lens. You would start to define all your issues, conflicts and struggles through that lens then through ‘I’m not happy,’ ‘you’re not making me happy,’ which is very purposeless. It’s very one-sided.” Previous podcast with Aaron & Jen - "What is a Marriage After God? –Aaron and Jen Smith" - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2147568027 You can connect and follow with Aaron & Jen Smith through the links below: Website: https://marriageaftergod.com/Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marriage-after-god/id1349500084 Purchase their new book: www.themarriagegift.com Social Media Links:  Marriage After God  https://www.instagram.com/marriageaftergod/https://www.facebook.com/marriagesaftergod https://www.youtube.com/c/MarriageAfterGod  Jennifer Smith https://www.facebook.com/unveiledwifehttps://www.instagram.com/unveiledwife/ Aaron Smithhttps://www.facebook.com/HusbandRevolution  https://www.instagram.com/husbandrevolution/- 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 - Top 5 Tuesday Join our weekly email list to keep up to date with the highlights of what is going on in our family life.https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/top-5-tuesday-newletter - Looking for more Now That We're A Family resources? We got 'em! Website: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nowthatwereafamily/ OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com Homeschool Course: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/homeschool Get it All Done Club: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-clubIs your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass:https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club

We are excited about today’s podcast because we get to do a Q&A! We love being able to do Q&A’s because you guys send in so many questions. It’s just fun to be able to see what you guys are thinking and kind of popcorn these answers.  If you follow us on Instagram and have any questions you would like us to answer, put them in the Q&A box that is in our stories on Mondays! Listen along today as we answer these 13 questions:  1. How do you encourage gentleness with a baby? 2. Thoughts on homeschool vs. private school? 3. What does community look like for you in this season of parenting young children? 4. How do you transition children out of naps? 5. Are ya’ll KJV only? 6. What are your thought on the enneagram? 7. How does a husband handle no intimacy for six weeks postpartum? 8. How do your parents parent children still at home differently than you? 9. I am feeling convicted about Halloween, how do I bring it up with my husband when he has such good memories of the holiday growing up? 10. What brand of dumb phone do you recommend? 11. Preferred ethnicity of food to eat when dining out? 12. Did the older kids struggle with welcoming Lionel? Were you intentional about specific time with each kid? 13. Thoughts on Abeka for homeschooling?Mentioned in podcast: - Podcast 180: "Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?" - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2147807210- Podcast 137: "Why The Christian Family is Broken // Interview With Jeremy Pryor of Family Teams" - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2147645080 - Podcast 195: "Things Parents Of Multiple Children Overlook" - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2147859632 - Blog post - "How to Help Your Child Adjust to a New Baby" - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/blog/how-to-help-your-child-adjust-to-a-new-baby-Top 5 Tuesday Join our weekly email list to keep up to date with the highlights of what is going on in our family life. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/top-5-tuesday-newletter - Looking for more Now That We're A Family resources? We got 'em! Website: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nowthatwereafamily/ OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com Homeschool Course: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/homeschool For 15% off the course, use discount code: YTHOMESCHOOL Get it All Done Club: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass:https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club 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-MaximizerFree webinar: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/marriage-maximizer-learn-more-1

Lyndsey Mimnagh is a homeschool mom of four (ages 3, 4, 8 & 10) and the founder of Treehouse Schoolhouse. Before motherhood, Lyndsey had a career in children's ministry and special needs education. Her home education centers around living books and ideas, hands-on learning, nature exploration, and biblical discipleship. She shares experiences and home education inspiration through her Instagram and blog, as well as creates curriculum and resources for families around the world. Her most popular curriculum titles are “An Expectant Easter”, “A Connected Christmas”, and “Treehouse Nature Study.” If you are a homeschool parent, you are going to find so many insightful tactics and strategies for how you can improve your homeschooling game. Lyndsey talks parenting, homeschooling and home management. There is a bunch to glean from this episode. In today’s episode, we talk about some of my favorite things, which are rhythms and routines. I love learning from other women who are further along or just have more figured out. Lyndsey really loves this topic because she feels like it’s not something that is a burden. Rhythms and routines actually frees you up for the things you are called to do and do the things you love doing with a little more intentionality. Lyndsey loves sharing inspiration and resources for homeschool families who desire to embrace family-centered learning, intentional discipleship, and life-giving rhythms and routines into their days.  As you know, we are passionate about strong homes and family togetherness. Today’s episode with Lyndsey brings value to a discussion around creating intentional rhythms of discipleship within the family, both for homeschooling and non-homeschooling families alike. Lyndsey would like to offer NTWAF listeners a coupon code to save 15% off a purchase in her shop. Use code: NOWTHATWEREAFAMILY15 to get 15% off your total order. One use per customer. Cannot be combined with other promos. You can connect and follow with Lyndsey Mimnagh through the links below: Website: https://treehouseschoolhouse.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treehouse_schoolhouse/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/treehouse.schoolhouse/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TreehouseSchoolhouse Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TSMotherhoodHomeschool/_shop/- Top 5 Tuesday Join our weekly email list to keep up to date with the highlights of what is going on in our family life. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/top-5-tuesday-newletter - Looking for more Now That We're A Family resources? We got 'em! Website: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nowthatwereafamily/ OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com Homeschool Course: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/homeschool For 15% off the course, use discount code: YTHOMESCHOOL Get it All Done Club: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass:https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club 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-MaximizerFree webinar: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/marriage-maximizer-learn-more-1

Today, we will be talking about whether or not we should continue honoring our parents as adults and what that looks like in a practical way. The Bible speaks so explicitly about heeding your father’s instruction and how beneficial it is to do that. It will serve you well if you heed their instruction.  Honor doesn’t imply obedience, agreement or alignment/belief in conviction. The parental role is an honorable role. As Christians, we think it is right to speak well and honor our parents. What does it look like to honor? It really comes to fruit in how you speak about and address people in those positions. It doesn’t mean you are heeding all of their instructions and obeying everything they say, but you are honoring the position.This is something that we want to continue guarding our hearts on. Hopefully as we grow in our faith, that instinct to make myself the victim and do that psychoanalysis of how we saw it portrayed in our home growing up won’t be there. We need to look towards Christ, the author and finisher of our faith. Thank God that He is the perfect Father. Thank God that His strength is made perfect in our weakness. We will have holes in our parenting, but we want to point our children towards the perfect Father.-Mentioned in podcast:- "Family Revision" by Jeremy Pryor - https://amzn.to/3EOSLEX - The Growth Initiative: Now open for enrollment! September 28 - November 2 LIVE calls will be Thursdays at 7am or 3pm PST.https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/thegrowthinitiativeRegister here for the Free Growth Initiative Masterclass:https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/growth-initiative-webinarGet it All Done Club: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-clubIs your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass:https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass Grow as a couple and get the couple's package! You can get over $150 off if you sign up for the Growth Initiative and Get It All Done Club together. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/offers/S3GJdvSm/checkout - 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-MaximizerFree webinar: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/marriage-maximizer-learn-more-1 - Top 5 Tuesday Join our weekly email list to keep up to date with the highlights of what is going on in our family life. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/top-5-tuesday-newletter - Looking for more Now That We're A Family resources? We got 'em! Website: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nowthatwereafamily/ OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com Homeschool Course: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/homeschool