Crazy Cool Family

Are you a boy mom? Mollie and Madeline (or first and second daughter) join Suz to talk about the honor of raising boys. They both have little boys and are pregnant with more boys! As a mom, today, we need the Holy Spirit’s guidance to raise mighty men of God. Mollie and Madeline share their insights and struggles to raising 5 (and almost 5) year olds. Bash is strong willed, emotional, and a collec...

Ready to talk marriage? Join Don and Dr. Wyatt as they discuss marriage, intimacy, and practical ways to work on your marriage – no matter the season! Dr. Fisher shares from experience about his troubled marriage and the power of God’s redeeming love. He gives hope (and practical tools) for any marriage. Listen as him and Don explore the ups and downs of marriage and how husbands and wives can lea...

Did you lie as a kid? We did! Do your kids lie? Ours did! We are taking a "hot parenting" topic and breaking it down for littles, middles, and bigs. Today’s topic is Stopping Lying and Building Trust. Do you want to have honest kids? We hope so! Do you want your kids to trust you and share what is going on in their world? We do too! Don and Suz discuss so many valuable parenting tools in today’s e...

How is your January going...? We are already 1/2 way through January, but we think it's time to Stop. Pause. Reset. Don and Suz unpack a timely word for 2024 which can help you have your BEST January yet. Here are a few things they discuss in today's episode: Give yourself space to get back into a rhythm How do we as parents, connect with our kids as we kick off the year Letting January be a space...

BONUS EPISODE ALERT! Join Don as he interviews Dr. Mike Frazier specifically about marriage relationships. We don't normally release episodes twice a week but this one was too good to sit on. We are focusing on relationships in season 6 and this is an episode you will not want to miss. Here are a few things they discuss: Why do marriages struggle with attraction over time? Where the “Christian cul...

SEASON SIX STARTS TODAY! We are so excited to launch our 6th season of the Crazy Cool Podcast! Today's episode is filled with vision and new resources. The word for this year is ENGAGE. We desire for every parent, kid, grandparent, and sibling to grow closer to Jesus and each other. So how do we do that? By ENGAGING in RELATIONSHIPS. Our podcasts will be topical and question based with your family...

It’s the SEASON FINALE of our podcast! We are wrapping up SEASON 5 of the Crazy Cool Family podcast and we are so excited! Here are a few words we heard from God about this year and podcast season: SIMPLE We realize we need to simplify our life. How? Letting things go and relaxing into family, culture, and our kids. Just pausing and asking God, "What is the best thing for my kid in this season?" E...

Are you feeling stuck? It's our second to last episode for season 5 and Laura Malone joins Don to talk about life coaching and global disaster relief opportunities. Laura is a life coach and she also works with her husband to bring global relief. This podcast will challenge you to get involved in the mission of God by becoming healthy and serving others. Listen as Laura shares the heart behind lif...

Divorced? Re-Married? Blending Your Family? Craig Morgan, the founder or Blended Together Forever joins Don today on the podcast to talk about building the BEST blended family possible. They discuss blended families and how to make them thrive. Here are the main topics from the podcast: The challenges of building a healthy blended family How to process the pain of separation or any type of disconn...

We have a lot of holiday podcasts and we wanted to remind you of the topics we’ve covered over the years. Listen to an "oldie but a goodie" and share the goodness or revelation with a friend. Here are the past podcast topics: How to have Peaceful Holidays How to Handle Santa as Christian Parents How Much Should You Buy Your Kids At Christmas? How To Connect With Your Spouse During The Holidays Avo...

Dr. Joe Martin joins the podcast to share and inspire families. He grew up in an impoverished area, born to a young mother, and didn’t plan on going to college. He was the first in his family to graduate from high school. He graduated college at age 20 and became a professor at age 24. He had his PHD by the time he was 28. He said this not to brag but to say, “no one can determine your future but...

Guests on guests on guests!! We have another amazing guest joining the CCF podcast this week. Shae Bynes joins Don to talk about how to be a Kingdom focused worker. Shae has a ministry called Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur and helps people find their purpose in alignment with God. She has multiple “drop the mic” moments on the podcast and challenges the listener to MAKE A MOVE towards the things of G...

Is God Calling You? Sam Semans, who is a part of our CCF Team joins Suzanne to discuss life, family, and ministry. She shared about her family - amazing husband, homeschooling 4 children while creating a new ministry. The Abundant Women Collective was created out of an obedient YES to the Lord. She sold her marketing business to gather women who want to deepen their relationship with Jesus to shar...

Is your marriage surviving? Thriving? How do you make a change? Husband and wife Jonathan and Carrie Vajko join the CCF podcast to help take your marriage deeper! They have a podcast that is about being intentional in your marriage and joined us to share how you can strengthen your marriage TODAY! Their story: Met 8 years ago at church, got married a year later, and a year and a half later they go...

*This podcast contains intimate language and may not be suitable for children's ears.* How's your marriage doing, really? Belah Rose joins our podcast and tells the story of her purity going into marriage, the relational struggles of her first marriage and her solution and now success in her current marriage. She says if she had known the things she knows now about men and women she would have app...

We are talking about something completely new today... Interested? Welcome our guest Jeff Street who partners with Health Sharing to help families live financially wise while taking care of their health. The Health Sharing model is a business both Jeff and his wife work for and sell services to families regarding health insurance. He is passionate about the healthcare system and knows there is bro...

CALLING ALL MOTHERS! Kirsten Vossler is a mom of many- 9 to be exact (ages 14-to almost a year old). She is just delightful. You will hear the joy radiate from her. Kirsten has a heart for moms. She believes that motherhood is valuable and holy. She created a ministry/podcast called, Rejoicing in Motherhood to encourage moms to embrace the season of raising children as an incredible time of becomi...

Do you believe parenting is about the heart? Your heart. Morgan Snyder joins us in Episode #223 to talk about being a student of the heart, your heart. He is a part of the Wild at Heart ministry and has spent the last 23 years walking alongside men and women to help them live whole heartedly. Here are a few highlights from today’s podcast: What kind of person are you becoming? It overflows into pa...

Self-control is not about holding onto everything in our life, it’s about freely living with purpose! Self-control is our last fruit. We want to walk in all of the fruits, but self-control is unique because it starts with us. It’s so important to walk with the Holy Spirit in order to walk out a life of self-control. Proverbs 16:32 says "better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control...

“There is a strategy around being gentle and it can bring a lot of peace into your home.” - McKenzie McKenzie, our 4th child, joins the podcast as the CCF Team continues to share how we walk with the Holy Spirit and live a life full of HIS FRUIT! Today, we unpack gentleness. Our definition of gentleness is... Treating people with care and compassion. Proverbs 16:24 says, "gracious words are a hone...

Faithfulness is remaining unfailing loyal. The faith we want to talk about today is centered on belief. Hebrews 11:1 says our faith is meant to be in things we hope for, not in the things we see (or don't see). We can trust in God's faithfulness and it helps us life like Him. Even when we can't see/feel it! Faithfulness is not something we “will into existence.” Faithfulness is modeled first by Go...

What does it mean to be good? The world defines "good" as something completely different than God does. Goodness is the fruit of choosing good in your everyday life. When we walk with the Good Shepherd, or good father - we learn how to live out a life of goodness. When we live in the "good" of the world, we are left unsatisfied. McCade is our 17 year old son and the youngest of 7 strongly opiniona...

Kindness is choosing to serve others with LOVE and MERCY. Maddox, our 6th child joins us to talk about how love and mercy are connected to kindness. We unpack how God is kind - it is His nature. Because God is a good father, He is our example of how to be a thoughtful, loving, merciful, and kind parent. When we tap into his kindness towards us, it leads to relational intimacy. The same is true for...

The Fruit of the Spirit is something we HAVE because we are in step with the Holy Spirit... That is what this series is all about! We are unpacking the fruit of PATIENCE today. All summer we have been learning to walk with the Holy Spirit. When we do, we will see His fruit in our lives. Patience is waiting with JOY! We created each definition with your kids in mind. The goal is for you to start sa...

Is your home defined by PEACE or CHAOS? Peace is resting in God’s control of everything. Mollie, our oldest daughter speaks into this definition in today's episode. Her insight into this fruit will inspire and challenge you. “Because Jesus is inside of us – when our world is chaos- we are always at peace in God.” - Mollie In Isaiah 26:3 says, “you will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are s...