Grace Based Families Podcast

In this episode, Karis and Michelle discuss some budgeting principals and ideas that can help leave more room for grace in your family in the next year.

On this episode, Karis and Michelle talk to Tim Kimmel, Founder and President of Grace Based Families, as he shares a story about Christmas to bring your heart back to its true meaning. 

In this episode, Karis and Michelle interview Megan Hunt, a first grade teacher, parent of 5, and trained professional in Trust Based Relational Intervention. Learn how giving your family the freedom and understanding of TBRI can help strengthen relationships over time.

In this episode, Karis and Michelle talk about how to make Thanksgiving memorable for kids, and how grace can lead the way during the holidays.

In this episode, Karis and Michelle interview the founder of Grace Based Families, Tim Kimmel, and talk all about the grace based message and how it relates to families.

On this episode, Karis and Michelle talk about how to resolve conflict with grace. Conflict can be difficult, particularly during this time, but they don't need to end relationships. 

In this episode, Karis and Michelle talk about all the options available to parents in how to educate their children. Without grace, school choice can be both overwhelming and fraught with shame. Hear how Michelle and Karis talk about the power of grace and how it affects even the way we educate our children. 

In this episode, Karis Murray and Michelle Broek discuss why kids rebel and how grace can help. There are few things more painful for parents than a child who is rebelling against them. Fortunately, God is a God of second chances and grace and is there to help parents love their child through it.

In this episode, Karis and Michelle get to talk with Karis' two girls, Riley and Lydia, about how grace has changed their life as teenagers. Michelle learns new slang and they all talk about why raising teenagers doesn't have to be terrifying.

Raising teenagers can be difficult, but not impossible. In this episode, Karis and Michelle talk with Mark Gregston, founder of Heartlight Ministries and host of Parenting Today's Teens Radio Show, to learn how grace helps turn the teenage years into some of the best years of your parenting life. You don't have to parent alone. Join Michelle and Karis in the conversation.  

In this episode, Karis and Michelle talk about 8 secrest that can help your family enjoy each other and increase happiness. Who doesn't want a happy family? Listen to find out more.

In this episode, Karis and Michelle talk to C. C. Kimmel, writer and host of the Lightcatchers Podcast about the power of storytelling for children, the significance of empathy, and the way grace informs his podcast. C. C. Kimmel is a writer, musician, and podcaster who lives with his wife, Lauren, and four kids in Phoenix, AZ. 

In this episode, Karis and Michelle talk about the importance of developing courage in your children. With usual humor and insight, they finish off the Character series wrapping everything into God's grace.

In this episode of the Grace Based families Podcast, Karis and Michelle talk about the importance of endurance and how to develop that in your children. As always, the conversation is filled with humor and rooted in grace.

In this episode, Karis and Michelle interview Michelle Donnelly and talk about the power of grace in the midst of being a single parent. As usual, Karis and Michelle have an honest, funny, and tender conversation about how grace plays out in everyday life. 

Karis and Michelle continue in their conversation about the character traits they want to instill in their children by talking about self-discipline. Getting your kids to self regulate is an important part of raising healthy, strong children. Be sure to listen in and learn more about how to raise a grace based kid.

In this episode, Karis Murray and Michelle Broek discuss the importance of poise and how grace helps build that in children. Join them for an honest conversation about the joys and challenges of raising grace based kids.

Karis and Michelle discuss the importance of integrity in building character in our children. This is part of a larger series on character and how grace helps develop kids for adulthood.

In this episode, Karis and Michelle discuss the building blocks of character, starting with faith. Faith is a cornerstone for developing character in children and essential to raising kids who can stand up in the world.  With humor and honesty, Karis and Michelle discuss the challenge of developing faith, but why it's worth it when building a grace based home.

In this special episode, Karis Murray and Michelle Broek discuss the reality of grief families feel in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic. Not only do they share about how grief is effecting their own families, they discuss resources on how grace can help in the midst of grief. Be sure to listen in and hear how families can respond to COVID-19 and all the emotions that come along with it. 

In this special episode of the Grace Based Families Podcast, Karis and Michelle discuss the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and how grace enters into a difficult situation with families. 

In this episode, Karis and Michelle interview former pastor, seminary professor, and founder of Active Self Protection on parenting children who struggle with mental health. This is an incredibly important topic and on that needs grace to navigate. Not only does John share about his own history with it, but practical tools he's found to help parent his children with grace.

Karis and Michelle grew up in the same youth group. For them, it was an important and formative time and essential to their upbringing as Christians. It's hard to believe, but your kids might not listen to you all the time. This is why it's essential to have other trusted adults who can speak into your children's lives. Listen as Karis and Michelle talk about why youth groups are so helpful when r...

In this episode, Karis and Michelle discuss 15 different ways grace can change the everyday life of parents and couples. It's not enough to just understand grace through the lens of saving grace. It's important for us to see the way grace happens in the day to day practical moments of parenting.

On this episode. Karis and Michelle discuss how to talk to your kids about sex. They share their own stories, all of the funny and challenging things that comes with the sex talk, and why it's important for parents to talk with their kids about sex. Join in on the conversation.