Famous at Home

Obeying the call of God can be scary, especially when it requires you to let go of something you love. In this episode, Josh interviews Jason Brown, the highest paid center in the NFL at the time, who walked away from his successful career to become a farmer and be famous at home. Josh talks to Jason about: * Jason's history with football and what led him to the NFL.* Jason's past of living in the...

When you want to react to someone in a certain way, but you choose to see them in the way God sees them, you go to the perspective place. In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about the importance of going to the perspective place when others let you down.

Let's be honest, leveling up is never easy. Beginning a work out routine, eating better, praying more, or even changing the way you relate to others rarely feels good at the beginning. Many of us feel ashamed we got to the place in life we did to begin with. Living in survival mode may have kept you going for awhile, but you know deep down when it's time to level up in an area of your life. If we'...

The Straub family recently added pull-ups to their nightly bedtime routine. In this episode, Josh and Christi explain the importance of family exercises, and encourage you to implement one this week.

"A sound mind is one not at war with itself." In this episode, Josh and Christi talk with their therapist, Mary Bellofatto, about the power of mental health and the practices we can implement each day to maintain sound living. Josh and Christi talk to Mary about: * The hidden gifts of having mentors decades older than you.* The power of a healthy and sound mind, even in the day-to-day tasks of rai...

Victims believe their shortcomings are out of their control, while a hero owns their mistakes and rises up. In this episode, Josh and Christi share the importance of teaching your kids to be a hero, not a victim.

What do you do when your child uses emotion to get what he / she wants? In this episode, Josh and Christi share practical ways to set boundaries and help your children learn to manage their emotions.

Worry is an epidemic in our culture today, especially among girls. Sissy Goff, counselor, author, and speaker joins us this week to discuss her new book Brave: A Teen Girl's Guide to Beating Worry and Anxiety. In this episode, Sissy talks to us as parents helping our daughters navigate worry. Sissy talks to us about how: * To decipher the temperature of your daughter's worry by paying attention to...

How as parents are we encouraging our kids to decrease drama? In this episode, Josh and Christi share practical ways to talk about trauma and eliminate drama in your home.

Choosing to live above the world's hate and bitter divisiveness changes the atmosphere of your home. Can you imagine being like David, a man who asked God to point out anything in him that offended God? Let's start praying that prayer. In this episode, Josh and Christi share a new perspective on offense, challenging us to live and love in a way that brings to earth the way it is in heaven. Here ar...

How can you implement quality time with your spouse during a busy week? What if you don't have time for date night? In this episode, Josh and Christi challenge you to initiate a 10-minute date with your significant other. Here are some highlights: • Give your spouse a heads up about the 10-minute date, rather than putting them on the spot. • Do not expect your spouse to be free and be patient with...

Expectation is the root of disappointment. Even Proverbs says our heart grows sick when hope is delayed. But what happens when unmet expectations in relationships leave you disappointed? Sad? Angry? In this episode, Josh and Christi share the importance of acknowledging what you lost and grieving well. This includes letting go of the ideal in your marriage, releasing parental agendas, and decreasi...

How do you manage to fit in quiet time with the Lord as a busy parent? Especially when you have young kids who constantly demand your attention? In reality, it will not happen unless you intentionally schedule it in your day. In this 5 minute episode, Josh and Christi share practical ways to worship in the middle of chaos. Some highlights include: * Playing worship music in your home.* Praying wit...

How do you release your spouse to become the best version of him/ herself? Especially when your spouse is struggling? In this episode, we talk about how to step in and celebrate your spouse as a way to release him / her. When you compliment your spouse, rather than criticizing for what he / she is not doing, you bring life into your home. Josh and Christi pose one challenging question, "What do I...

Everyone who's once succeeded at something has been bad at it before. In this 5 minute episode, Josh and Christi challenge you to be brave enough to be bad at something new. When you persevere through feelings of timidity and inadequacy, you might find a new, favorite hobby.

Welcome to season 9 of the Famous at Home podcast! Wow, thank you to everyone journeying with us! We love getting to do life alongside you! No doubt 2020 was a year of chaos and disruption. Every one of us more than ready to enter 2021. Although a new year means a clean slate, life will always have its challenges. Not far into 2021 we already had another national crisis. Throw in world events, a p...

One of the best ways to teach kids discipline is through fasting. It's important for them to learn that when they fill their lives with stuff, they leave less room for God. Some of this stuff could be the use of unkind words, whining and complaining, devices, TV time, social media, sugary drinks or foods, and more. In this 5 minute episode, Josh and Christi talk about a recent experience they had...

We hope you've been enjoying our "Best of" series! Do you have an annoyance in your marriage that seems to rear its ugly head every now and again? That one issue that seems to block you and your spouse from being on the same team. In-laws. Finances. How you parent your kids. Where you spend the holidays. We all seem to have that one elephant. You know it's there, but most of the time it's hibernat...

One of the best ways to let go of stress and anxiety is through physical touch. Unfortunately, due to social distancing, it has been difficult for all of us to release as much oxytocin as we should. In this 5 minute episode, Josh and Christi share the power a 30 second hug with a loved one has on our day.

Welcome back to our "Best of" series! Social distancing has given the Straubs a chance to really focus on the atmosphere of their home, both emotionally and spiritually. It's made them a little more intentional, but also has brought a lot more fun to their home as well. In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about the practices they've been implementing in their home to cultivate their kids' heart...

It's crazy how a couple minutes on social media in the morning can impact the rest of our day. Oftentimes we view a post from across the world that provokes an emotion of fear, anxiety, or depression into our own world. This, then, effects the way we communicate with our loved ones. In this 5 minute episode Josh and Christi encourage you to pay attention to the things that are impacting your attit...

Welcome to our "Best of" series as we ring in 2021! No doubt your child's world has been rattled in some way by the uncertain times we live in. How we respond to our child's big emotions now will set the stage for how they learn to manage those emotions and make decisions in crisis as they grow older. No pressure, right? In this episode, we provide hope and talk about five practical ways to create...

The more we are wearing face masks, the less children are becoming familiar with our facial cues and how we are relating to them. In this episode, Josh and Christi share powerful ways to increase face time in a day and age where it is challenging to do so. This includes putting our phones away and initiating quality time with our kids.

The enemy is constantly at work to steal, kill, and destroy our marriages. In this episode, Josh and Christi provide helpful ways to create war against the enemy as you cultivate a healthy marriage. Here are a few key takeaways: * Your spouse is not your opponent; the enemy is.* Listen to your spouse without trying to fix the problem.* Be a watchman and spend 15 minutes a day focusing on your spou...

One of the hardest things to do is be joyful when our circumstances don't look the way we'd like them to. But when we look closely at the Christmas story, we are inspired by Elizabeth because of the way she leaped for joy in the midst of her pregnancy. How often do we sing hymns to Jesus and have a dance party when we don't feel like it? When you shift your mind toward what you are grateful for, e...