Aloha Friends. If you're like my husband and I were, you might find that when kids are young gathering them to do "family devotions" is more torture than blessing. Kids are squirmy and complainy and most of the time I found it much more pleasant to just read the Bible alone than with one (or two or three...) of the kids. But today's guest, best-selling author, Asheritah Ciuciu has a most- magical, gentle-and-quiet way of making devotions sound like a totally do-able family
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Making Memories with Your Family this Christmas {Ep. 33 with Jessica Smartt}
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Fall Coffee Date: Recent World Travels Edition (with great links, recipes, photos, and fun)
Well hello there..end of Novemeber!? Now that's just crazy. How are you guys? My fall has been anything but typical. The theme, it seems, has been TRAVEL. A lot of travel...some planned, some mostly-last-minute. If you follow on social media, you know I just returned from a 3 week trip to both Waco, Texas, and then on to Ericeira, Portugal. Now, that's an interesting travel package, isn't it? :) Well, I went to Waco with Luke and Dave
Practicing Presence during the Holidays. And Everyday {Episode 31 with Kate Merrick}
Hey Friends! Today I am sharing a podcast episode that very well might transform your holiday season...maybe even your whole life. Seriously, that's a big claim, but have a listen and I think you'll agree -- it's that powerful. I'm so happy to be sharing this conversation with Kate Merrick. If you aren't familiar with Kate yet, you'll fall in love with her quickly. In this episode I get to tell the funny story of how I met Kate and all of the wild ways our lives now
Are you the Right Mom for the Job? {Ep. 030 with Becky Keife}
Hi Friends! Today Becky Keife joins us to talk about something I'm pretty sure every mom relates to...whether she says it out loud or not. :) It's a question that I know I have wrestled with at various times in my parenting journey: AM I THE RIGHT MOM FOR THE JOB? I mean, surely another Mom could do a better job with these crazy boys!? Becky, who was raised mostly by her mom and alongside only sisters...was caught off guard by her three "spirited boys". She
The Why, How, and What of Praying for your Sons {Ep. 027 with Brooke McGlothlin}
The power of praying for our sons, with Brooke McGlothlin. Aloha! I am so happy to share today's episode with you! My friend and guest, Brooke McGlothlin, joins me to chat about praying for our sons. After praying specifically that God would give her sons, Brooke felt completely unprepared for the "250% boy" - boys that He gave her. This brought her to her knees, and changed her life, from the inside out. Many of you already know about Brooke
What We Learn from Our Kids {Podcast Episode 25, with Updates and a giveaway}
Hey Friends! Today I am sharing the an Aloha Friday Episode...which will be the last Friday edition of the podcast for 2019. In it I'm sharing WHY this is the last Friday episode. ( mostly because I'll be spending much of the next 2 months traveling with my son Luke for surf contests -- and all the FUN details are in this episode!) Today's topic is drawing from a blog post I just published, which was inspired by time reflecting on my oldest sons and all I have
25 Things I have Learned from Raising Boys
25 Things I've Learned from Raising my Four Boys Considering the fact that I'm still such a young thing (wait, why are you laughing?) it's hard to believe that two of my four sons are now adults. I mean, legally grown ups and all that. I couldn't be more proud of the young men they are in this season. I treasure who they are, but oh the ache in my heart for every moment we have shared along the way. Last summer, shortly before my oldest packed his bags for his
