For Parents

Taralyn and Darrel are parents of 5 children.  Their oldest three are biological and the younger two are adopted. By God’s grace in their lives they are very good parents. We talk about a lot of different things in this conversation from fostering and adoption, schooling, general parenting decisions and it’s just full of spiritual wisdom.

On this episode, Victoria shares her story of how loosing her husband to the war in Afghanistan spurred her on to helping military families who have lost loved ones.  Hearing her story might help give you perspective and new ideas of ways your family can honor those who have sacrificed their lives for our country. Find out more about Patientia Perfectus, her organization which connects military families with organizations. Here is her instagram account.

Sena talks about her incredible Korean parents, growing up in Hawaii and how God turned her heart back to Him. Her story is very similar to the Prodigal Son.All of these details of her life spurred her and her business partner to create the Millu Box. Instagram: @millubox

Laurie and Chan share their parenting experience of raising two boys while managing a career being a football coach. Chan has coached both at the collegiate and NFL. They include some wisdom and perspective on transitioning your children to new places, not bringing the stress of your work home and becoming a close knit family. The biggest theme from their experience is God being at the center of our lives is the very best way to live.

In this episode Kat shares a little bit about the losses that she experienced in her childhood, and a lot about the ways that God showed up through other people. She isn't a parent, but she's been impacted by some really incredible parents and talks about the things she has learned by watching their example.

Kari and her husband are parents of six children.  Three of her children are biological and 3 of her children are adopted from Costa Rica.  She very honestly talks about the journey of adoption, the challenges they are facing, the places of redemption and how she has seen God work through all of it. Her faith and perseverance are remarkable and there’s a lot we can learn from her experience.  God used her adoption experience and medical background to create Healing Casa where her heart is to create a safe space that brings hope and healing through neurobehavioral support coaching.

Courtney is a mom of 3 and has a small business called All the Best Days. She loves going places and in this episode she talks about making a trip happen, how to think about planning your trip and why it matters. Here is her instagram and website.

Brooke became a widow right before her son's first birthday. In this episode she shares her story and how she has experienced Jesus' redeeming power through her grief. Through her own experience she began Songs in the Night, a ministry for widows.Warning: you might cry a little, but you will definitely leave this episode feeling spiritually full!

Erin found out she had breast cancer when her daughter was little. She shares what it was like finding out, the treatment she endured and how she moves forward today as a survivor. She is also an elementary school counselor and she gives some thoughts on how, as parent,s we can partner with our child's teacher.

Christy and Chris are both in high school education and have incredible perspective on what is happening in the lives of high schoolers these days. In addition, they are parents of 3 - a son in junior high and a set of twins in elementary school. Their son was diagnosed with Fragile X Syndrome as a 2 year old, and they share the highs and lows of that experience. They talk honestly about what it was like having 3 kids under the age of 3. While it was a lot there is a very helpful viewpoint they share - it goes by fast and don't spend so much time worrying!