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It’s the 300th episode of DadAwesome! In celebration of this milestone, check out these 90+ practical takeaways from 30+ fathers in all walks of life. Thank you for being part of the DadAwesome community.    Key Takeaways - please register to recieve the DAD NOTES: https://www.dadawesome.org/300   Featured Guests   From pastors and authors to CEOs and beyond, these 30+ male voices capture the challenges and blessings of fatherhood. They will inspire and encourage you to lead with wonder as a dad.    Links/Giveaways mentioned   Florida Vacation Giveaway - https://www.dadawesome.org/300 Other ways to win Follow @dadawesome on IG for a chance to win a $50 gift card to the DadAwesome store Mention other people in the comments on the DadAwesome Instagram for a chance to win Email awesome@dadawesome.org (recommend future podcast guests in the subject/body)  Email awesome@dadawesome.org (recommend resources, TedTalks, online courses, etc.)  Join the Weekly Text - Text “dad” to (651) 370-8618

John Eldredge recently returned from a sabbatical where he discovered deeper truths about God’s love and plans for us. Now, he’s imparting his wisdom about how to experience healing, joy, and adventure amid the challenges of life.    Key Takeaways   The world is focused on distraction and sedation. Walk daily into the center of your pain, linger, and Jesus will meet you there.  You need help receiving the love of God. Invite others into God’s love by telling fresh, current Jesus stories.  The enemy whispers to the good man, “You’re not enough.”   John Eldredge   John Eldredge is an author, counselor, teacher, and the president of Wild at Heart. He and his wife, Stasi, have three sons and are proud grandparents. John loves all things beauty, nature, adventure, and more.    Key Quotes   11:47 - "Think about all those people in countries where they can't get to a therapist, they can get to a healing prayer ministry. They're not left out. The simple thing is, as your soul presents stuff, your fear, your rage, your lust, whatever it is, Jesus says, walk into the center of it and invite Me there And I will meet you there and restore your soul." 18:26- "Chesterton described the Christian life as furious opposites. There's beauty, goodness, joy, laughter, play, adventure. There's so much adventure with God. And there is heartache, trauma, loss, evil in the world. It's both. And if you can accept that, you can navigate it. But if you only insist on the happy, the hard's going to really take you out."   Links from Today’s Conversation   SAVE THE DATE: October 19, 2023 at 7pm CT - Episode 300 Live Event: 30 Voices, 90 Takeaways Happy Summer! Blog Post  30 Days to Resilient in the One Minute Pause App Wild At Heart by John Eldredge The Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv   Connect with dadAWESOME   Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618  

Dr. Jackson Drumgoole combines passion and practical strategies in this episode. With his F3 and D3 methods, you can help your child identify their gifts and launch them into the world for success.     Key Takeaways   Be the loudest voice in your child’s ears.  Help your kids find, follow, and finish their God-given purpose.  Help them discover, develop, and deploy their gifts to the world Lead where you live with love.  Be the Kool-Aid house.   Dr. Jackson Drumgoole   Dr. Jackson Drumgoole is an inspirational speaker, author, and veteran with a heart for fathers and families. He and his wife, ShDonna, have five children.    Key Quotes   6:21 - "I want to make sure that I'm the loudest voice in their ear and that I'm telling them who they are, whose they are, I'm telling them their influence in the world and help them to find, follow, and finish their God given purpose. Help them to discover, develop and deploy their gifts to the world. I need them to know that before they walk out of the house in the morning time, because of all the all the influences in the earth, and I want to make sure they hear that." 20:55 - "For my kids, helping them to discover what it is they were really passionate about, is spending time with them. I stopped by their rooms every day and just sat in with them for a moment to check on them, to see how they're doing and really just spend time in their world. Helping them to discover that piece, to say, okay, what are you naturally drawn to?"   Links from Today’s Conversation   SAVE THE DATE: October 19, 2023 at 7pm CT - Episode 300 Live Event: 30 Voices, 90 Takeaways Bridge Builder Community Fathering for Effect Course Preparing to Launch Your Teenage Daughter (Interview with Dr. Jackson Drumgoole) — The Dad Whisperer Podcast with Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield Dads Are Thermostats Not Thermometers (Interview with Jackson Drumgoole) — The Dad Whisperer Podcast with Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield   Connect with dadAWESOME   Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618  

Alex Burton once asked his trusted friends a vulnerable question: “What do you see in my life that I’m not seeing?” Their honest responses shifted his outlook on his marriage and parenting. Now, he’s here to share the valuable lessons that helped him experience more joy and grow closer to God and his family.    Key Takeaways   God is always listening.  Be generous with joy bombs.  “What do you see in my life that I’m not seeing?” Delight in what your children delight in.   Alex Burton   Alex Burton is an outdoors enthusiast and father of three. He and his wife, Mel, have been married for 26 years. Alex is part of the staff team at Wild At Heart.   Key Quotes   9:19 - “We talk about initiation a lot with our sons, but the same is true for our daughters. For her to experience something at a soul level rather than just the cognitive level is pretty special.” 38:46 - “The idea of, delight in what they delight in, because delight's a whole lot different than being pleased because they succeeded. It's what God does for us. He delights in us and He delights in the things that bring us joy. He delights in the things that we love. That's the picture of a Father that's pursuing His kids and not putting pressure on them.”   Links from Today’s Conversation   SAVE THE DATE: October 19, 2023 at 7pm CT - Episode 300 Live Event: 30 Voices, 90 Takeaways The Beauty | Wild At Heart    Connect with dadAWESOME   Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618  

In the second part of our conversation, Gaelin Elmore describes the spiritual awakening he experienced in his journey through professional sports. He also shares the lessons he learned by walking away from the things he idolized in order to be all-out for God.   Key Takeaways   There is an internal conflict between following the real Savior and the things you thought would save you. Be all-out for God. Never underestimate the power of being present as a husband and father. What does your church do to actively engage the foster care community?   Gaelin Elmore   Gaelin Elmore is a leader, writer, and motivational speaker whose childhood was marked by foster care, abuse, and homelessness. Now, Gaelin advocates for youth with adverse backgrounds. He and his wife, Micaela, have two young daughters.   Key Quotes   19:49 - "We can never measure or fully comprehend the power of being with someone while they're going through the good and the bad. If you listen to this and you hear any consistency through my story, it's at the lowest low, at the highest high, I just wanted my people." 26:40 - "Foster care doesn't make sense if Christians aren't the ones leading it. Does not make sense. It is not a wisdom of this world. It is something that is such a greater calling in ministry that that only God could call us to and and support us in."   Links from Today’s Conversation   SAVE THE DATE: October 19, 2023 at 7pm CT - Episode 300 Live Event: 30 Voices, 90 Takeaways Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches by Russell Moore The Reel Hope Project The Forgotten Podcast - (The Forgotten Initiative) GaelinSpeaks.com (Gaelin’s website)   Connect with dadAWESOME   Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618

Episode Description Gaelin Elmore’s childhood experiences included foster care, homelessness, and abuse. Now a father of two young girls, he reflects on how his past shaped his parenting and shares what other dads need to know about stepping up for children in foster care.    Key Takeaways   Children naturally give you grace.  You don’t have to minimize what you’ve gone through.  Children in foster care are looking for someone to be looking for them.  What if God asks you to make room for another child in your home?    Gaelin Elmore   Gaelin Elmore is a leader, writer, and motivational speaker whose childhood was marked by foster care, abuse, and homelessness. Now, Gaelin advocates for youth with adverse backgrounds. He and his wife, Micaela, have two young daughters.    Key Quotes       Links from Today’s Conversation SAVE THE DATE: October 19, 2023 at 7pm CT - Episode 300 Live Event: 30 Voices, 90 Takeaways The Reel Hope Project GaelinSpeaks.com         

After 52 years of marriage, Roger Thompson has learned a thing or two about how to have a thriving relationship. In this episode, he shares his powerful tactic for keeping his marriage strong. Plus, he urges young dads to reconsider the way they prioritize their children’s activities.    Key Takeaways   You often don’t know who you are until someone else tells you who you are.  Get one ahead everyday. Busyness is a concern for young parents and their children.  Don’t forsake your spiritual development and brotherhood for your children’s activities.    Roger Thompson   Roger Thompson is a passionate men’s ministry leader and pastor at large based in the Twin Cities. He and his wife, Joanne, have been married for 52 years and have two daughters, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.    Key Quotes   5:55 - "An affirmation is, here's what you bring to the game. I saw your strength when... Or thank you for reminding me, in your behavior, of something you've done. So when we do that with other men, it's like a blacksmith's bellows, it heats up the fire, the coal is there, but we don't know who we are until somebody else really tells us who we are. And if we can build a culture of mutual affirmation and get out of the culture of sarcasm, a true affirmation cuts through all the shyness of really looking at another man in the eye and saying, Brother, I love you." 11:59 - "How can you stay married for 41 years? You just have to do your part and your wife is the only one who can do her part. But a lot of times men give up. Well, I'm not getting back what I'm putting in, so I'm going to quit. You think about the five love languages, I'm trying to love my wife in my language and it doesn't translate. I need to, I need to learn her language."   Links from Today’s Conversation   IronWorks Website YouTube: 40 Days of Wisdom Series Book: Do The Next Right Thing: Wisdom For Your Next Step by Roger Thompson Book: Love And Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs   Connect with dadAWESOME   Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618  

For Roger Thompson, discipling other men is life-giving. Between his father’s salvation story and his own childhood, Roger has experienced the empowering nature of brotherhood firsthand. In the first part of this conversation, he highlights the role of endurance and fortitude to encourage you in your fatherhood climb.    Key Takeaways   God is reparenting us.  Your investment into brotherhood will leave a multigenerational impact.  Endurance is when you continue forward without seeing any finish line.  In the rock climbing analogy of life, there are eight handholds you must master.   Roger Thompson   Roger Thompson is a passionate men’s ministry leader and pastor at large based in the Twin Cities. He and his wife, Joanne, have been married for 52 years and have two daughters, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.    Key Quotes   8:47 - "I'm an inheritor of that. I'm a complete recipient of a man with whom God broke the chain. So my dad's a first generation chain breaker. A New Testament disciple and look at what that has done. Don't look at me, but just look at what I got as a gift. I got a dad who loved me, who cared for me."  16:16 - "That's how manly affection was conveyed to me. I'm with you. We're in this together. I need you for this. And I certainly needed him, but [my dad] made it clear that he needed me."   Links from Today’s Conversation   IronWorks Website YouTube: 40 Days of Wisdom Series Book: Do The Next Right Thing: Wisdom For Your Next Step by Roger Thompson Book: Endurance by Ernest Shackleton   Connect with dadAWESOME   Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618  

In the second part of this campfire conversation, Jeff, Joe, Tyler, and Dago discuss fatherhood models, top resource recommendations, and advice for rookie dads. They conclude with powerful intercessory prayer for other fathers in the DadAwesome community.    Key Takeaways   Learn how to learn from the wisdom of others.  Pray generational blessings over your children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and beyond.  Working on yourself and your marriage will make you a better dad.   Your greatest joys will come from your most challenging responsibilities. Plus, top fatherhood resources, books, and apps.   Tyler Van Eps, D. Darezzo, & Joe Ostrem   Tyler Van Eps and his wife have four children and describe themselves as a quintessential Minnesota family. Originally from Brazil, D. Darezzo and his wife have two sons and enjoy being active as a family. Joe Ostrem and his wife met as kids and are now parents to four daughters.    Key Quotes   8:45 - “Parenting all girls, and my girls are interested in things that on my own I would not be interested in, but because they're interested in it, I'm interested in it.” 9:42 - “Working on yourself and your marriage will make you a better dad.” 26:31 - “Your greatest joys are ultimately going to become your heaviest responsibilities or the responsibilities that seem like the biggest challenges in your life… Celebrate responsibility, knowing that it's refining your character, knowing that it's strengthening you as much as it may feel like it steals from you in a season, steals capacity or steals energy, it just returns to you in so many more ways than it takes from you."   Links From Today's Conversation   NEW https://dadawesome.org website (DM/Text/Email jeff@dadawesome.org with feedback for a free gift - first 20) Atomic Habits by James Clear Pray First: The Transformative Power of a Life Built on Prayer by Chris Hodges Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life by Richard Roar The Pause App (John Eldredge)    Connect with dadAWESOME   Learn about our FATHERS FOR THE FATHERLESS events in 2023: https://f4f.bike/ Follow @dadawesome on Instagram Make a Donation to dadAWESOME (tax-deductible) Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618  

In this conversation, four fathers sit around a campfire to discuss all things fatherhood. You’ll be inspired and equipped to live out your family values, lead by example, and engage in significant spiritual conversations within your brotherhood.    Full SHOW NOTES for today's conversation   Key Takeaways   Identify your family values, define them, and create “I will” statements based on your definitions.  You can know you are succeeding as a father when your kids ask questions about how you live out your faith.  Take note of the stories that demonstrate your child growing closer to Jesus.  Based on the example of Gideon, what beliefs do you need to tear down and rebuild in a way that pleases the Lord?  When did you last have a vulnerable spiritual conversation with your brotherhood?   Tyler Van Eps, D. Darezzo, and Joe Ostrem   Tyler Van Eps and his wife have four children and describe themselves as a quintessential Minnesota family. Originally from Brazil, D. Darezzo and his wife have two sons and enjoy being active as a family. Joe Ostrem and his wife met as kids and are now parents to four daughters.    Key Quotes   18:35 - "We want to take some time to re-articulate our family values. Shelly and I have gone through processes where we we identify our values, we define them in our own words, and then we really look at what behaviors support those. And we frame them as I will or I will not statements." 21:06 - "I know that I'm winning or I know that I'm being successful when my kids are asking me questions out of curiosity about different things I'm doing with my faith. When they're asking me questions about the way that I'm living out my faith, I know that's a part of being successful." 29:29 - "As men, we believe we don't need [male] friendship. We believe we're too tough for that. Or we don't need to go deeper. We don't need to be vulnerable. We don't need to be authentic. We don't need to share struggles because that will make us less of a man. It wasn't until a few years ago that I started getting more into this community and having the consistency of connecting, the consistency of sharing and listening and getting deeper and intentional and that started transforming my life. My parenting, my marriage, you name it. My physical health, mental health, everything."   Links From Today's Conversation   Full Transcript of the Conversation     Connect with dadAWESOME   Learn about our FATHERS FOR THE FATHERLESS events in 2023: https://f4f.bike/ Follow @dadawesome on Instagram Make a Donation to dadAWESOME (tax-deductible) Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618