Now That We're A Family

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Katie was eight and I was 12 when we first met. It was far from smooth sailing to get to marriage but boy are are glad we made to our wedding day.  Join the Top Five Tuesday email list here: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/top-5-tuesday-newletter

Today I'm honored to have a conversation with Abbie, and hear how she went from growing up with one brother, to being a mother to TEN with two sets of twins! We talk about overwhelm, sibling arguments, cultivating relationships with teens, and teaching the gospel to your children. Regardless of what stage of motherhood you're in, I know you will find Abbie's wisdom in this episode true gold! You can order M.Is.For.Mama anywhere books are sold! https://amzn.to/3AQWXBd Follow Abbie and learn more from her here: https://www.instagram.com/m.is.for.mama/ https://misformama.net/

Today we are talking about what convinced us to be an iphone-free family and how that practically looks for us on a day-in and day-out basis! Because social media is a leg of our business, we talk a lot about the different factors that influenced us via apps. But in this podcast Elisha touches on some of the other reasons he got rid of his phone a year and a half ago . . . even after he deleted his personal social media accounts!Youtube. Random Google searches. The weather. Tasks. Reminders. Email. Blurry work/home boundaries. Sports team updates. Being constantly accessible by everyone and everything at ANYTIME . . . it's not a part of our life anymore. I'm so thankful for the new rest and peace we didn't think was possible in a 21st century home, and we're excited to continue questioning "necessary evils" and determine if they are truly necessary. Of course, smartphones have greatly blessed us as tools and resources (we have no personal convictions against technology) and they may be in our home again in the future. But we found the ability to efficiently and instantly shop, research, communicate and interact with the entire world in the cracks of our day became more of a curse than a blessing.So far, intentionality and a slower pace of life has only enriched our home. We are thankful for fewer options, decisions, distractions, and opinions in 2022.

Trey And Lea from Stronger Marriages unloaded nugget after nugget and their experience of coaching over 2,000 couples really showed.    Check out all of the amazing resources Trey and Lea have available at https://strongermarriageworkshops.com/Welcome/   We LOVE all of the free content that Trey and Lea put out on their various platforms. We've listed and linked them below.    Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stronger-marriage-podcast-with-trey-lea/id1497029410   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stronger_marriages/?hl=en   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TreyAndLea

Our Sabbath rest has been such a blessing in our home we're excited to share why we started taking one, what that looks like for our family, what is "allowed" and not "allowed" and how to practically rest with four toddlers and the mundane tasks of a household pausing for 24 hours! We'll do a Q&A at the end as to why we chose Saturday as our Sabbath day instead of Sunday, and whether or not we plan on celebrating other Jewish holidays. Side note: When I mentioned "communion" in this episode it was referring to the special bread and wine the Jewish community uses for their Shabbat dinners reminding me of communion in Christian services. Clearly, it's not communion. :) JOIN THE TOP 5 TUESDAY NEWSLETTER! (Elisha is hilarious . . . I promise you won't regret it.)https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/top-5-tuesday-newletter

Jerrad Lopes is a Christian author, speaker, and the founder of Dad Tired, a non-profit ministry focused on equipping men to lead their family well. He is the best-selling author of “Dad Tired & Loving It” and the host of the weekly Dad Tired Podcast, downloaded over 3+ million times by men from around the world. -Listen to the Dad Tired Podcast Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-tired/id1090567756 -You can check out the plethora of resources that Jerrad has available at https://www.dadtired.com/ -Be sure to follow Jerrad on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/dad.tired/ The Growth Initiative Beta Launch Is only available for a few more days! Learn more about it here: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/thegrowthinitiative

It's the end of 2021 and everything we do from today to the New Year is a bonus . . . right? We love to view the last week of the year as a running start into a fresh new season,  and we are excited to share with you the ways we take advantage of this season. See you in 2022! Elisha and Katie - 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. (scroll to the bottom) https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/site/about - 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

Phylicia Masonheimer is a blogger, author, speaker and podcast host teaching Christians how to know what they believe and live it boldly. Her heart is to teach women the history and depth of the Christian faith; the "why" behind the Bible. Her social media and blog cover topics ranging from sexuality to motherhood to bible study and faith in seasons of grief and loss. Phylicia graduated from Liberty University with a B.S. in Religion. You can view and order The Flirtation Experiment here: https://amzn.to/3IM9Z6v Be sure to check out the plethora of resources Phylicia has available at https://phyliciamasonheimer.com/ Also, you can follow Phylicia on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/phyliciamasonheimer/

Wow! I honestly don't know what I expected, but I do know that whatever expectations I had for this interview, they were massively exceeded. I love it when I have a complete paradigm shift in how I think about areas of my life that are important to me. Family is near and dear to my heart and Jeremy Pryor opened my eyes to concepts and ideas that I had never considered regarding family. 1. Jeremy has a treasure trove of resources that I hope you check out at https://familyteams.com/  2. Also, if have even the faintest desire to change the world then you really need to check out his organization 1000 Houses. You can find that here: https://www.1kh.org/ 3. Also be sure to follow Jeremy on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jeremympryor/ 4. Or on the Family Teams account at https://www.instagram.com/familyteams/ 5. Get on the Growth Initiative Waiting list! Here's the link: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/growthinitiative All that follows should be pretty comprehensive. . .