A Home That Heals

This episode will make you want to grab a good book and gather your family around the fire to laugh, cry and grow closer together. We share a few gift ideas for the book lovers in your life and also a great book to pick up if you just aren't quite sold on the power of reading. If you are being encouraged through this podcast, please click that subscribe button and share it with a friend. Our hope...

Today, we shiver at the thought of what the next few months have in store, in more ways than one, but we know there is a sure fire way to up our happy hormones to get us through. It's simple, but requires a challenge to complete! Join the challenge with #ahomethatheals : Facebook.com/ahomethatheals Instagram.com/ahomethatheals Our favorite Winter essentials: Alpaca socks (adult) : https://amzn.to/...

A Home That Heals friend Adelle sent us a question that both encouraged and challenged us! She asks how to prepare our kids for the difficult encounters they face when their well meaning, but sometimes blunt communication, leads to rejection. We tackle her dilemma and search for insight from the Bible in today’s A Home That Heals podcast. Send us your ideas: facebook.com/ahomethatheals instagram.c...

None of us want to put a label on our kids, but when they have special needs, we want people to understand them. Especially people in caregiving roles, like their coach or Sunday school teacher. We're talking about that fine line today on A Home That Heals. Join the family: ahomethatheals.com facebook.com/ahomethatheals instagram.com/ahomethatheals

What forms our child’s identity? How do we help walk alongside them and teach them who they truly are rather than allowing the definition of who they are be tied to a diagnosis, acronym or how others see them. Another important question is where we find our identity and how are we modeling for our children who and what defines us.

Something we read recently hit us like a 2x4 …. It was a “news” story -here’s the headline Parents Spend Nearly 40 Hours a Week Worrying About Their Children. Wow! That's a full time job, but probably pretty accurate considering Dee was a news anchor for 40 years and read plenty of stories that planted seeds of worry. Is there a better way we can spend those 40 hours a week? How do we do that in t...

Many stories depict parents as incapable, siblings as an obnoxious person to tolerate and life as unfair. That’s not the message we want to send our kids. We want them to hear stories of bravery in the face of adversity, peace in the midst of chaos, parents as the strong support God has placed in children’s lives, and siblings as a blessing. We love the power of story and have seen how it can crea...

How we can be intentional about the messages our kids receive? We are raising kids in a culture when often the messages to them every day through books, tv shows, music or movies is opposite of the values and the message we really want them to hear. Here's a tip we use in our homes to create a more peaceful space and also to combat the chaos and confusion outside. Follow A Home That Heals: www.aho...

When we believe this lie, we open a door for discouragement, frustration, and anger. Yet, this age old lie is one we kept believing and frankly said often, until we realized there was no truth grounded in it! Join us today as we make a case why it is NOT true that you’re taking three steps forward and two steps back. Progress is always being made toward a home that heals, whether you see it or not...

We've found ourselves on shaky ground and maybe you have too. It feels like you're stumbling along and no matter how many good habits, great books, new therapies you try there is still this feeling like you're failing. Proverbs 24:3-4 says, "Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches." Today, on A...

Welcome to A Home That Heals! We work together in search of those profound, God given gifts that help our families heal. We’ve got some pretty big challenges and maybe you do too, but we believe with God - there’s gotta be a way! Today we have more tips, tried and true, that can help cut down drastically on arguing in your home. This isn't revolutionary, but it did revolutionize our home. Join A H...

Welcome to A Home That Heals! I’m Dee, along with my daughter Brie, and we’re a team. We work together in search of those profound, God given gifts that help our families heal. We’ve got some pretty big challenges and maybe you do too, but you know what…we believe with God - there’s gotta be a way and we’re in this together.  Today we talk about a little tool we’ve used to stop the arguments and e...

Deciding whether to have spaghetti for the hundredth time or chicken nuggets for the thousandth can feel like a difficult decision, but today we are going a bit deeper and talking about those crossroads that none of enjoy dealing with. We share 3 tips for making hard decisions, easier! The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make: https://amzn.to/3bYRQqL Share your stories with us: www.ahometha...

The first line of just about every Grandma Camp article or book out there says something like this - The key to a successful Grandma Camp is contained in one simple word, PLANNING! I would agree, BUT then are there years like this year. On today's episode find out if Grandma Camp 2022 was a hit or a flop. We share the best things we learned this year. Grandma Camp verse: Psalm 63:3-4 “Because your...

Story paints a picture in our minds and helps us grasp a concept much better. Today we are sharing how we use our kids natural nosy inclinations to teach life lessons and help create A Home That Heals. Share your story with us: www.ahomethatheals.com facebook.com/ahomethatheals instagram.com/ahomethatheals

First Things First Even When You’ve Got A Hay Problem Do things ever not work out like you thought? What does it mean to go to God first in our lives as we pray to make a Home That Heals? Whether we are dealing with disappointments, worries, challenges or an exciting new adventure we say we should, “Go to God first”. What does that really mean though? How do we remember to go to Him first? That’s...

Today we're sharing a huge win in hopes it will encourage you that Mom, Dad, you may not have a degree in physical therapy, occupational therapy, pediatric psychotherapy, just to list a few - BUT you do have a degree in your child. Don't be afraid to use it and to trust that God has given your child to you for a reason. You are fully equipped with God's infinite wisdom, to help your kiddo no matte...

Dee finally was able to curb her frustration on the road with those driving 15mph in a 45mph zone and we are taking that same concept to teach a profound lesson to our kids. What’s one thing we can teach our kids that could help our children heal from deep and complicated issues they might face in the world today? At A Home That Heals we are taking full advantage of relationships whether it’s with...

It’s Springtime out at Barefoot Bluff, so from Alpaca breeding to cows in the pasture we are sharing how we tackle the subject of the birds and the bees with our kids on our little therapy farm and how you can too! We don’t have to be on the defense when it comes to this subject. God has given us great opportunities all around to be the first and best place our kiddo’s learn about His creation and...

How do we be the “hostess-with-the-mostess” when our lives are messy and not perfect? Is there value in the art of hospitality even if it doesn’t come naturally to us? Can our kids benefit from hospitality in a therapeutic way? We dive into all of these questions today on A Home That Heals. 1 Peter 4:9-10 - Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. As each one has received a gift, minister i...

Welcome to A Home That Heals. We are a mother daughter team all about homegrown free therapy to combat the challenges that so many families are facing. Brie is sharing a once in a lifetime experience she recently had at Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch in Bend, Oregon. Talk about living a lifestyle that lends itself to healing, it’s evident the team at Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch is doing just that! Crysta...

Welcome to A Home That Heals! We are a mother-daughter team all about homegrown therapy to combat the challenges that so many families are facing. Today we are celebrating the Father’s in our lives and reminding ourselves of the important role they play in our children’s lives. Follow A Home That Heals: www.ahomethatheals.com facebook.com/ahomethatheals instagram.com/ahomethatheals

We are a mother-daughter team and we’re all about homegrown, free therapy for families looking for great solutions to the challenges so many kids and families face. Today we take a look at a big win in our home - it’s a drug free approach to emotional and behavioral challenges that just might be the answer you’ve been looking for too. Movements That Heal by Dr. Bloomberg - https://amzn.to/3QJgwlJ...

Welcome to A Home That Heals! We a mother daughter team discovering that lifestyle therapy, or homestyle therapy, like homestyle cookin’, also has a recipe. There are some secret ingredients that bonafide therapists use, but even they know they only work if you do them on a regular basis at home in your own time and your own way. Today, we share practical how to’s and one way to make sure your hom...

Do you need a vacation, or maybe even therapy, after taking their kids on a vacation. Is it too good to be true for a vacation to actually be therapy in and of itself? We recently took a vacation that ended up being very therapeutic and we share what we learned from this amazing experience! Show Notes: The Ark Encounter - arkencounter.com Blog Post: https://www.ahomethatheals.com/post/top-reasons-...