The Happy Home Podcast with Arlene Pellicane

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here. So excited to welcome bestselling author Mitch Albom (Tuesdays with Morrie) to kick off 2022!  As parents, we can easily slip into complaining or a martyr complex (look at me and all the sacrifices I have to make for these kids!!!). Talking to Mitch Albom about his daughter Chika really helps to put it all into perspective. In Mitch's book Finding Chika, you'll learn of his unusual journey to parenting - beginning with an orphanage in Haiti that would change his life forever.   In today's conversation, you'll hear about:   5:00 Taking Chika to Disneyland for the first time 8:00 How children are curious and full of wonder before given screens 11:30 The unexpected making of a family 14:00 How parenting enhances a marriage  15:45 How to handle conflict in the marriage when your child is seriously ill 18:30 Everything you do is an example to your children 19:30. Carrying Chika when she could no longer walk 21:50. Morrie's profound sentence 24:30 Chika singing "I am a Child of God" 26:00 About the Stranger in the Lifeboat 29:30. Why did you take away this person God? Here's a better question to ask... Mitch Albom has sold over 40 million copies of his books including the bestselling memoir of all time Tuesdays with Morrie. He and his wife Janine direct the Have Faith Orphanage in Haiti. His newest books (the subjects of our interview) are Finding Chika and The Stranger in the Lifeboat.   And remember this month... Arlene's Screen Kids Masterclass is $125 off, just use the promo code RESTART22. HappyHomeUniversity.com

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here. Have you been touched by the 5 Love Languages? Creator Dr. Gary Chapman is here to share the story behind the 5 Love Languages along with the major life lessons he's learned along the way. From his memoir, Life Lessons and Love Languages, you'll be inspired to live and love well, and you'll get practical ideas for building a marriage that your kids will want to imitate. It wasn't always a loving place for Gary and his new bride - you'll find out how they stopped having a miserable marriage.   In this conversation, you'll learn:   4:00 How Gary came to know Christ  7:00 Lesson from a childhood bully  9:30 When Gary decided he would never become an alcoholic  12:30 The good and bad of technology  15:30 Getting married 18:00 The message from God that changed my marriage  21:40 How Gary created the 5 Love Languages  30:00 What loving a child is and isn't      Learn more about Dr. Gary Chapman at 5lovelanguages.com.  Learn more about Arlene's Happy Home University and Screen Kids at happyhomeuniversity.com

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here. It's the final week of the 25 Days of Christmas! It's not too late to download your free eBook of devotions, family activities, and ways to serve (you can do them over the holiday still). Accessmore.com How can you enjoy more Christ this week and less crisis? Maybe you've tried doing a devotion but no one seemed to be listening. You're too busy planning the party to actually feel like celebrating anything. Bible teacher Melissa Spoelstra is here to connect the celebrations of the Old Testament to today, share ideas that will work in your home to mark the holiday in a spiritual and joyful way, and find some rest (even this busy week!).   We'll talk about: 5:20 Moving from duty to delight  8:20 Epic fail with family devotions. 9:50 How to get your high schoolers involved at Christmas 15:50 What are elements of Biblical celebration? 21:00 The value of Sabbath. Learn more about Melissa Spoelstra and her Bible studies at melissaspoelstra.com Learn more Arlene and her Happy Home University here: happyhomeuniversity.com

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here. Welcome to the 25 Days of Christmas! We are counting down to Christmas in festive fashion. Get your free 25 Days of Christmas guide with 10 devotions (for mom and for kids), 10 easy and fun family activities, and 5 ways to serve your community.  Week 3 is all about creating a FUN HOME. How can we create a home that our kids want to return home to year after year? My guest Sandra Stanley has three grown kids who love coming home. She's here to help us understand the seasons of parenting better (and leverage them to get closer to our kids). She explains what it means to have a north star as a family (and what hers is). On today's episode, we'll talk about: 3:50 Navigating Christmas with grown kids  7:10 What was your family’s north star?  10:20 What are the seasons of parenting? 11:40 The two rules we had at home  15:20 Natural consequences  19:20 How we use our phones to laugh together  24:10 How you talk to adult kids who are not making good decisions. More resources from Sandra Stanley and Arlene Pellicane. 

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here. Welcome to the 25 Days of Christmas here at the Happy Home podcast! We are counting down to Christmas in festive fashion. Get your free 25 Days of Christmas guide with 10 devotions (for mom and for kids), 10 easy and fun family activities, and 5 ways to serve your community.  Week 2 is all about GIVING. How can we help our kids to be giving kids, and not gimme kids? Kristen Welch, founder of Mercy House Global, is here to spark the joy of giving in our homes. You'll learn practical ways to reach out to your community, how to love others from different countries, and experience the supernatural high that comes from giving.  

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here. Welcome to the 25 Days of Christmas!  We are counting down to Christmas in festive fashion. Get your free 25 Days of Christmas guide with 10 devotions (for mom and for kids), 10 easy and fun family activities, and 5 ways to serve your community.   Find out more at AccessMore.com Week 1 is all about PREPARATION. How can we prepare room for Christ in our hearts, in our calendars, in our homes?   In Arlene's message today from Luke 2, we consider Mary and her many inconvenient moves. You know about her famous trip to Bethlehem to be counted in the census, but that's not the only time she had to travel under hard circumstances. No matter what your circumstance today, God can make a place of beauty and purpose. As you listen to today's podcast, you might just see yourself in Mary's story. 

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here. Depression, anxiety and mental health headlines remind us that kids and teens need our help. How can you raise a mentally healthy child? Mental health coach Michelle Nietert teaches us how to have better conversations with our kids, how to tell if your child needs to see a counselor, and what to do in the mean time while you're waiting.  Learn more about Michelle Nietert and her devotional for girls, Loved and Cherished.

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here. When what you most fear happens, what next? How do you hold on the hope when all seems lost? Author of Hope Anyway Leeana Tankersley knows what it's like to experience great loss and grief. How do you move on after divorce? Can anything good come from the pain of loss? From getting out of bed, a crazy dog named Rosie, and developing a family brand, you will love this funny, touching and honest conversation to fuel hope.   Learn more about Leeana Tankersley and her new book, Hope Anyway.

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here. Bullying. Cyberbullying. You hear about it at school. You know mean kids have been weaponized with social media - able to spread rumors, snarky comments, inappropriate photos, and lies about your children with a swipe. How can we help our children prepare to meet the bullies of life? How can we prevent our children from becoming the bully? Dr. Brooks Gibbs is here to explain what bullying is and isn't, and to help your child become emotionally resilient. Learn more about Brooks Gibbs or Arlene's Screen Kids masterclass. 

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here. Do you ever feel abandoned as a parent - like you are doing it all on your own? In part 2 of the Leave Me Alone, I'm Hiding in the Bathroom, Arlene shares how you can know God is with you. You have more strength to parent than you think because of the presence of God in your life. Learn how to strike down the things that come against your kids to harm them. Stop retreating as a mom or dad - and start engaging to win the battles that face your home today.