Famous at Home

What happens when you feel like you're doing everything you can for your family, yet it feels like it's still not enough for your spouse? We talk about a defining moment in our marriage where we realized we were ignoring one another without realizing it. So often, marriage is about meta-communication, talking about how we communicate. Here's five minutes on helping your spouse feel "seen."

We talk a lot about emotional safety when raising kids. But that doesn't mean we can let our kids behave any way they want to. Quite the contrary. A home without discipline is not a safe one. However, discipline is also one of the greatest parenting struggles. In this episode, we talk about healthy discipline, why it's important for kids, and how it also influences mom and dad too. We also discuss how we, even with two different approaches to discipline, can work together as a team. In the end, it requires grace for your kids, and an extra dose for you as a parent. Show Notes: Visit gominno.com and use code FAMOUS to start your free 7-day trial!

One of our family mottos is, "Do hard things first." Oftentimes though, we get so distracted as parents that we don't take the time to sit with our kids to help them learn to do hard things. So, what happens? We do it for them. We get more exhausted and they, in turn, become less resourceful. In this episode, we talk about how to help your kids accomplish something difficult for long term gains both with your kids and your sanity!

There is not a more sanctifying set of verses in the Bible than James 1:19-20, "...be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for human anger does not accomplish God's righteousness" (CSB). So what happens when we're slow to listen, quick to speak, and quick to anger, especially with our spouse and kids? Today's 5 minutes is about how we can be quick to listen, but also how to make it right with our loved ones when we get it wrong. Because we will.

No matter whether you homeschool, or your kids go to public school, private school, or remain in the middle of remote learning, we believe it's important for kids to be in life school. In this episode, we talk about what life school is and how and what we're doing in our first year as a homeschooling family. Here are some highlights: * We share the lessons and curriculum we use* Christi shares what hasn't worked and the importance of always evaluating and making tweaks* Why family rhythm and routine is more important than a schedule* The life school lessons we taught so far* Why Google might know more than dad, but can't teach character* How we manage working from home, schooling our kids, and how we communicate about it allShow Notes: Visit gominno.com and use code FAMOUS to start your free 7-day trial!Check out our new online course called: Your Family Purpose: A Step-by-Step Guide to Establishing Your Family Vision and Values by clicking here.

What happens when we switch roles with our kids and we allow them to teach us something they know that we might not? Well, your kids just might surprise you. In this 5 minute episode, we talk about the surprising benefits of putting your child in the teacher role and the boost of confidence it can give them.

What comes out of us and how we live our lives is often a reflection of what we take in. In this 5 minute episode, Josh + Christi share what music is on their current playlists and the books shaping how they think in this current season.

We have a fun surprise! Our new children's book 25 Days of the Christmas Story: An Advent Family Experience released this week! In this episode, we talk about the fun activities, life lessons, character traits, and prayers your family can engage this Advent season. Let's be honest, 2020 in many ways has felt like Groundhog Day--the same day over and over again. This Christmas, we hope each day of Advent can feel different, like a warm hug for your family as you engage the Christmas story!Show Notes: Get your copy of the 25 Days of the Christmas Story: An Advent Family Experience by clicking here!Sponsor:Visit gominno.com and use code FAMOUS to start your free 7-day trial!

Read the Bible this weekend as a family. Choose a passage and sit down together as a couple, or with your kids, and read it aloud. Keep your reading short if you have young kids, but use the following guide as a way to engage the text. Pastor Jon Tyson from Church of the City New York has three questions he challenges us to ask of our kids:1. What does this passage tell you about God? 2. What does this passage tell you about yourself? 3. What does this passage tell you about how life works?

Dr. Diane Langberg is a pioneer. As a practicing psychologist for nearly five decades, she gives voice to those without a voice. She joins us this week to talk about how we can help our kids find their voice and use it for good in the world. She also describes practical ways we can teach our kids to stand against unhealthy people and systems. Speaking from the heart of a mother and grandmother, and from the experience of a psychologist, Diane defines power as "the capacity to impact." From a nursing home resident, to your newborn infant screaming for food in the middle of the night, the capacity to impact others is in all of us. But what happens when power is abused? Particularly in a system, whether political or religious, that uses God's name as a weapon to protect the system more than the people it serves? In this episode, Diane joins us to talk about her new book Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church. She shares how we can redeem our own voice if hurt by those in power and how we can help our kids find their voice and use their power for good in the world.Here are a few of the highlights: * Diane shares who helped her find her voice as a little girl and how it shaped who she is today who she is today * How women can prioritize raising kids and doing what they love* Where our power originates from* The danger of trying to move on too quickly after an apology* Practical ways to help your kids find their voice and recognize unhealthy systems* The healthy steps toward healing for the parent once victimizedShow Notes: Pre-order Diane's book, Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by clicking here.To access more of Diane's free talks and books she's written, click here.