Adventure Parenting- with Grace

Happy New Year!!! Today we are playing parts of some of the great, more recent podcast interviews. There is so much more, so be sure to go back and listen! Here are the segments you will hear today: #58   Your Christ Identity, (part 1) with Matt Larson     #62   The Christian Character and Sports, (part 2) with Kevin Bailey #66.  Ditch the Mask and Trus...

Merry Christmas! If you are unable to find our Christmas podcast, especially on Spotify, Please click the link below to hear it! It is called, Christmas 2024, A Unique Musical Twist.  https://www.kidstrength4life.com/podcasts/adventure-parenting-with-grace/episodes/2148922071 Have a very merry Christmas! Laurie

Merry Christmas!!! I am so happy to share with you this uniquely arranged set of Christmas music performed by Jeff and Andrea Ewing. May you have a wonderful day today and as you continue to celebrate Christ's birth! I'd love to hear by email about your Christmas and how you celebrated! Love in Christ, from my family to yours! Laurie Laurie@Kidstrength4Life.com https://KidStrength4Life.com

Welcome back to Adventure Parenting with Grace Podcast, with host, Laurie Donahue. This week we are starting a new series entitled,   Rest During the Holidays, Seriously?   The way our culture tells us how to rest and God's desired rest for us are very different. During the next 3 weeks, we will explore the true rest that God leads us into. Erik Anderson, our featured guest thi...

Welcome back to Adventure Parenting with Grace Podcast, with host, Laurie Donahue. This week we are starting a new series entitled,   Rest During the Holidays, Seriously?   The way our culture tells us how to rest and God's desired rest for us are very different. During the next 3 weeks, we will explore the true rest that God leads us into. Erik Anderson, our featured guest thi...

Welcome back to Adventure Parenting with Grace Podcast, with host, Laurie Donahue. This week we are starting a new series entitled,   Rest During the Holidays, Seriously?   The way our culture tells us how to rest and God's desired rest for us are very different. During the next 3 weeks, we will explore the true rest that God leads us into. Erik Anderson, our featured guest thi...

This is the  fourth  episode a four-part series called   Beat the Chaos With a Well-Ordered Family . Conor Gallagher is our guest. Connor is CEO of multiple businesses, he has a law degree, he has developed a Family Management System, and I think what qualifies him most is he is a father in a large family with 16 kids! Conor has written a book called   The W...

This is the  third  episode a four-part series called   Beat the Chaos With a Well-Ordered Family . Conor Gallagher is our guest. Connor is CEO of multiple businesses, he has a law degree, he has developed a Family Management System, and I think what qualifies him most is he is a father in a large family with 16 kids! Conor has written a book called   The We...

This is the second episode a four-part series called   Beat the Chaos With a Well-Ordered Family . Conor Gallagher is our guest. Connor is CEO of multiple businesses, he has a law degree, he has developed a Family Management System, and I think what qualifies him most is he is a father in a large family with 16 kids! Conor has written a book called   The Well-Ordered...

Today we're starting a four-part series called Beat the Chaos With a Well-Ordered Family . Conor Gallagher is our guest. Connor is CEO of multiple businesses, he has a law degree, he has developed a Family Management System, and I think what qualifies him most is he is a father in a large family with 16 kids! Conor has written a book called The Well-Ordered Family in which he describes h...

If we look around, we see so many examples of trouble... everywhere! This election year is extreme! Adversity abounds! The Bible has a lot to say about how we approach our adversity. Judy Gerry says it can make you bitter or it can make you better. This podcast series is really challenging but so worth it! I am interviewing Judy Gerry, a speaker and author of over 20 Bible studies....

If we look around, we see so many examples of trouble... everywhere! This election year is extreme! Adversity abounds! The Bible has a lot to say about how we approach our adversity. Judy Gerry says it can make you bitter or it can make you better. This podcast series is really challenging but so worth it! I am interviewing Judy Gerry, a speaker and author of over 20 Bible studies....

If we look around, we see so many examples of trouble... everywhere! This election year is extreme! Adversity abounds! The Bible has a lot to say about how we approach our adversity. Judy Gerry says it can make you bitter or it can make you better. This podcast series is really challenging but so worth it! I am interviewing Judy Gerry, a speaker and author of over 20 Bible studies....

If we look around, we see so many examples of trouble... everywhere! This election year is extreme! Adversity abounds! The Bible has a lot to say about how we approach our adversity. Judy Gerry says it can make you bitter or it can make you better. This podcast series is really challenging but so worth it! I am interviewing Judy Gerry, a speaker and author of over 20 Bible studies....

This episode is the third of three in our   Lessons from the Cozy Critters   series and features Mike and Nicole Collazo. Mike and Nicole have a passion to come alongside people who need friendship, support, and someone to care. Their free time is often spent consoling the hurting, feeding the hungry, and helping kids with homework. Mike is an assistant pastor and during this p...

This episode is the second of three in our Lessons from the Cozy Critters series and features Mike and Nicole Collazo. Mike and Nicole have a passion to come alongside people who need friendship, support, and someone to care. Their free time is often spent consoling the hurting, feeding the hungry, and helping kids with homework. Mike is an assistant pastor and during this podcast they will s...

This episode features Mike and Nicole Collazo. Mike and Nicole have a passion to come alongside people who need friendship, support, and someone to care. Their free time is often spent consoling the hurting, feeding the hungry, and helping kids with homework. Mike is an assistant pastor and during this podcast they will share a bit about how they minister to the marginalized.  Mike...

And... we are now entering into Season 3 of Adventure Parenting with Grace.  On today's podcast, I am sharing a little of what is coming in the next few months. I think what is most exciting is the FREE small groups (cohorts) of parents and experts we are setting up to talk about the struggles and the wins we are experiencing in parenting. The group will meet on Zoom and be 4-8 people so...

This podcast is all about a special kind of communication, that is  Communication for Connection . This communication spills out into many other forms of communication but the main focus of this communication is to build trust and a bond with your child. This series explores the tools of this communication and in this episode, we give a few ideas for conversation starters. Introduct...

This podcast is about a special kind of communication, that is  communication for connection . This communication spills out into many other forms of communication and the main focus of communication is to build trust and a bond with your child. This series explores the tools of this communication and then next week I will share a few conversation starters you can use with your kids...

The single parent can be very difficult with special needs and concerns. Jenn Thompson gives us a very transparent look at her parenting journey as a single parent. She shares the joys, the difficulties, the challenges, her coping tips, and how people can best come alongside a single parent. She shares the joys, the difficulties, the challenges, her coping tips, and how people can b...

The single parent can be very difficult with special needs and concerns. Jenn Thompson gives us a very transparent look at her parenting journey as a single parent. She shares the joys, the difficulties, the challenges, her coping tips, and how people can best come alongside a single parent. 00:00  Introduction 01:31  The single parent and discipline 04:24  A word abo...

The single parent can be very difficult with special needs and concerns. Jenn Thompson gives us a very transparent look at her parenting journey as a single parent. She shares the joys, the difficulties, the challenges, her coping tips, and how people can best come alongside a single parent. 00:00  Introduction 03:14. Parenting joys 06:38  Single parenting struggles 09:05&...

In this week's podcast, we will talk about how to discipline your kids with dignity- both yours and theirs. Laurie Donahue brings excerpts from a video course she has written called,   Discipline with Dignity . This is an overview of the anger and frustration of parents, the "leading gently" strategy, and the "stronger discipline" strategy. She talks about advantages of one str...

I am happy to replay this wonderful podcast (part 2) from August of 2022. This is part 2 of my interview with Lauren Amaro which brings a unique blend of research, spiritual wisdom, and practicality to this podcast. This week she shares about our frustration- why we get frustrated and practical tips to relieve frustration. She talks about the input-output model and also, how to deal with difficult...