Let's Parent on Purpose: Christian Marriage, Parenting, and Discipleship

Hopefully this summer allows you time to rest, relax, and recuperate. But it also provides a season to grow, improve your walk with Jesus, your health, or your relationships. This week Jay provides a Summer Growth Worksheet as well as a set of reminders on what sets us up for successful transformation. Remember the following:   1. If you have too many goals, you’re more likely to fail across the board.   2. An end of summer goal should be challenging, but reasonable.   3. Your goal should consist of daily (or multiple) very doable baby steps.   4. Reward yourself every day you take your daily step.   5. Find a partner or family member to share your plan.   6. Success gives momentum for success.   Resources Mentioned:   Your Summer Growth Plan: http://www.letsparentonpurpose.com/wp- content/uploads/2017/06/Summer-Growth-Plan.pdf   Your Future Self Will Thank You with Drew Dyck: https:// www.letsparentonpurpose.com/2021/01/03/your-future-self-will-thank- you-with-drew-dyck/   How to Start or Stop Any Habit: https://www.letsparentonpurpose.com/ 2019/06/09/how-to-start-or-stop-any-habit/   The Surprising Power of Small Changes: https:// www.letsparentonpurpose.com/2019/06/02/the-surprising-power-of- small-changes/   Falling in Love with the Process: https://www.letsparentonpurpose.com/ 2019/06/16/falling-in-love-with-the-process/   Become a Supporter of Let’s Parent on Purpose! www.letsparentonpurpose.com/support

Most of us grossly underestimate how much our extended family is going to affect our marriage. Jay walks through a number of ways your childhood home and extended family shape how you walk into your marriage. He lists several situations where extended families impact your marriage throughout the years. And finally he gives a list of questions to help you process and even thrive through your extended family circumstances.   Questions for couples to consider:   - What are the situations we need to address and repent of? - In which relationships do we need to develop firm boundaries? - Which circumstances do we simply need to accept as one of the particular crosses that Jesus would have us bear as we serve one another and our family? - What are the opportunities we see to build on what we have and grow in fruitfulness as a family? - If we could dream, and God would help us to be a part of a multigenerational family that he would use to bless the world, in what ways would we like to see that happen?   Resources Mentioned: Broken Marriages Can Heal with Steve and Lisa Goldberg https:// www.letsparentonpurpose.com/2021/04/25/broken-marriages-can-heal- with-steve-and-lisa-goldberg/ Depression and Anxiety in Marriage and Parenting with Jenny Price https://www.letsparentonpurpose.com/2017/12/18/lpop-49-depression- and-anxiety-in-marriage-and-parenting/ Myths and Realities of Extended Families: https:// www.focusonthefamily.com/marriage/myths-and-realities-of-extended- families/   Sponsor Affiliate: Become a Supporter of Let’s Parent on Purpose! www.letsparentonpurpose.com/support

Sex is one of the greatest gifts God gave to husbands and wives. But it is also one of the deepest sources of pain and bitterness in marriage. Pastor Matt and Jenny Price join me once again for a fun, honest, and encouraging conversation on how to increase the fun and joy of the marriage bed. This conversation could help transform the atmosphere in your marriage!   Matt and Jenny Price have been married for 30 years and have five biological and adoptive children. Matt is the senior pastor of Covenant Fellowship Baptist Church in Stuart, Florida, where he has served for 25 years. He and Jenny have fostered a local church environment centered on the gospel, service, and transparency. In addition to serving alongside Matt, Jenny runs her own coaching business and has spent years as a foster parent mentor on the Treasure Coast. They also have pets (Jojo), hobbies (construction and the beach), and date nights to Longhorn.   Resources Mentioned: www.covenantfellowship.com www.jenneagram.com His Needs Her Needs
 The Five Love Languages
 Sacred Marriage Love and Respect Depression and Anxiety in Marriage and Parenting with Jenny Price: https://www.letsparentonpurpose.com/2017/12/18/lpop-49-depression- and-anxiety-in-marriage-and-parenting/   Sponsor Affiliate: Become a Supporter of Let’s Parent on Purpose! www.letsparentonpurpose.com/support

In polls of mental health professionals, communication problems were cited as the most common factor that leads to divorce. On the other hand, couples with strong communication skills grow deeper in love and friendship even while weathering major storms. Matt and Jenny Price join us to share their wisdom and insight from over 30 years of marriage and 25 years of counseling couples at Covenant Fellowship Baptist Church.   Matt and Jenny Price have been married for 30 years and have five biological and adoptive children. Matt is the senior pastor of Covenant Fellowship Baptist Church in Stuart, Florida, where he has served for 25 years. He and Jenny have fostered a local church environment centered on the gospel, service, and transparency. In addition to serving alongside Matt, Jenny runs her own coaching business and has spent years as a foster parent mentor on the Treasure Coast. They also have pets (Jojo), hobbies (construction and the beach), and date nights to Longhorn.   Resources Mentioned: www.covenantfellowship.com www.jenneagram.com His Needs Her Needs The Five Love Languages Sacred Marriage Love and Respect Marriage on Mission with Jenny Price: https:// www.letsparentonpurpose.com/2019/09/15/marriage-on-mission-with-jennyprice/   Sponsor Affiliate: Become a Supporter of Let’s Parent on Purpose! www.letsparentonpurpose.com/support 

About 50 percent of marriages end in divorce. There are many reasons given, but just about every single divorce boils down to one common denominator. Listen as Jay explains how dangerous hardness of the heart is in a marriage. Then walk through these questions in your own marriage:   - Am I being honest with myself, really? - Who am I receiving council from? - Are my ears hard? - How have I contributed to the current state of our marriage? - What’s at stake? Have I counted the costs? - When I made my vows to my spouse and God, did I intend for this current issue to be an exception? - Am I believing the gospel in my marriage? - What is the major step of repentance or the baby step of resolution God is calling me to take?    Resources Mentioned: Listen to last week's episode, "Broken Marriages Can Heal with Steve and Lisa Goldberg": https://apple.co/3nDOEC5   Sponsor Affiliate: Become a Supporter of Let’s Parent on Purpose! www.letsparentonpurpose.com/support 

On the outside, Steve & Lisa Goldberg looked like the perfect couple. On the inside, they were miserable. This reality had slowly been building in the first six years of our marriage. It exploded with revelations of resentment, betrayal, brokenness, and fear. But God welcomed a prodigal daughter home, saved one of His own and restored a marriage. Listen to Steve and Lisa share their transparent story of failure, redemption, and restoration.   Steve & Lisa founded Side By Side, a nonprofit organization inspiring and encouraging couples to value, nurture and restore their marriages. Their deepest desire is to see all marriages God-centered and thriving. Over 90% of the couples Side By Side has served have reconciled marriages! They live in Raleigh, NC where Steve is a Worship Pastor and Lisa is the Executive Director of Side By Side. They have a fun-loving 8 year-old son and a rowdy Shih Tzu.   Resources Mentioned: Side By Side, staysidebyside.org   Our Journey From Hurt To Hope: A live, 1-hour musical storytelling experience.   Steve and Lisa’s Free Ebook: Help! I Just Found Out My Spouse Is Having An Affair: A Step-By-Step Guide to Navigating the Reveal of Infidelity 

There is a sense in which every single one of our homes is a broken home, because we’ve all been marred by the brokenness that sin causes. Pastor Jimmy and Kristin Scroggins join me for the final episode in my Parenting Challenges series, as we explore a gospel based understanding of forgiveness, bitterness, and restoration. As we learn to be parents who model forgiveness in our own lives, we secure a platform to have crucial conversations with our children on the power of releasing others from their wrongs.   Jimmy and Kristin Scroggins have been married for twenty-six years and have eight children: James (Reilly), Daniel (Mary-Madison), Jeremiah, Isaac, Stephen, Anna Kate, Mary Claire, and Caleb. They have served at Family Church since Jimmy became the lead pastor in July 2008. Under Jimmy’s leadership, Family Church has grown to a network of neighborhood churches in South Florida. The Scroggins family is passionate about Family Church’s mission to build families by helping them discover and pursue God’s design.   Resources Mentioned: Full Circle Parenting Book: https://www.amazon.com/Full-Circle Parenting-Crucial-Conversations/dp/1087713447 www.fullcircleparentingbook.com The Three Circles App: https://lifeonmissionbook.com/conversation-guide https://gofamilychurch.org   Sponsor Affiliate: Perfectly Imperfect Parenting Event - https://www.perfectlyimperfect.org/a/2147484914/2FV3DP4z

The challenges facing a special needs family can be crushing. With no end in sight, it’s vitally important to have a plan and strategy for self care as a mom and dad of a special needs child. Today Jay answers a host of questions sent in by parents of special needs children.   From strategies for self care to tips for communication and bonding as a husband and wife, Jay shares the wisdom from his experiences as the parent of a child with cancer and the foster/adoptive parent of several children who experienced severe trauma.    Resources Mentioned:   The Northumbria Prayer Community   Self Care After a Crisis   Raising Kids in a Screen Saturated World with Eliza Huie   Sponsor Affiliate: Become a Supporter of Let’s Parent on Purpose! https://www.letsparentonpurpose.com/support 

Feelings are important, but they should not master our lives. As we live in a society that idolizes feelings, we need a way to train ourselves and our children to make healthy decisions not driven by feelings. Jay walks through an exercise that will help you reframe the story around your experiences. By doing so, you can remove feelings from the driver’s seat and make  healthier decisions.     Sponsor Affiliate: Become a Supporter of Let’s Parent on Purpose! https://www.letsparentonpurpose.com/support

Nobody wants to get the call from school that your child is the bully and is being expelled. As a parent you are forced to deal with so many complex emotions at once. What is going on with my child? What does this say about me as a parent? How can I trust God through this struggle? Crystal Paine shares her vulnerable story of how bullying by her child opened the door to her transformed relationship with God.    Guest Bio: Crystal Paine is the founder of MoneySavingMom.com, host of “The Crystal Paine Show” podcast, New York Times bestselling author of Say Goodbye to Survival Mode, and author of MoneyMaking Mom. Her desire is to help women across the globe live with more joy, purpose, and intention in their everyday lives. She lives with her husband and kids in the Nashville, Tennessee area, where she is actively involved in her local church. Crystal’s new book, Love-Centered Parenting: The No-Fail Guide to Launching Your Kids (Bethany House, March 2021) shares her raw account of how she shifted her parenting focus from performance to unconditional love, and transformed her relationships with God, her husband, and her children in the process.     Resources Mentioned Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoneySavingMom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themoneysavingmom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/moneysavingmom Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/msmblog/_created/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/moneysavingmom  Website: https://moneysavingmom.com Crystal’s New Book - Love-Centered Parenting: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Centered-Parenting-No-Fail-Guide-Launching/dp/0764237225   Sponsor Affiliate: Become a Supporter of Let’s Parent on Purpose! https://www.letsparentonpurpose.com/support