Crazy Cool Family

The fight continues, parents and this week we are picking up the Word of God to help us fight for our kid's hearts. Julie Parido joins the podcast to share a God-inspired idea. She created a book called, Draw the Verse , which provides parents and kids with a simple and fun way to study scripture together. She felt like she knew the bible and grew up in the church but this class helped her have a...

Is your family culture marked by fun? Tim Hawkins joins us this week to share how his family values laughter, jokes, and silliness. If you need a laugh or help creating laughter in your home, then this podcast is for you! "Humor is a God-given quality to help us walk through life." - Tim Don and Tim discuss the power of comedy within a home and all the ways parents can create fun in family. Here a...

When God gave us the word FIGHT, this is what we wanted to talk about! What we are called to do as parents is fight on the spiritual realm for our kids. Colleen Stickl, the wife of our lead pastor at Valley Creek, and fighter for families all over the world joins the CCF podcast to equip us on the spiritual warfare FIGHT! Basics of Spiritual Warfare: Acknowledging we are in a battle The fight is h...

As a parent, do you ever feel like your kid(s) have SO MUCH MORE energy than you? Often, we get asked the question,"How did you have enough energy to raise 7 kids!?" The truth is, the kids do have more energy! "The reason kids have so much more energy is because they are carefree and have the freedom to play all day!" - Suz Playing brings energy and life into family. We believe God calls us to wor...

We are in the Fight for Family , are you with us? How do we take it to the next level? "I looked at the fight for family and I decided... I am not going to lose this fight." - Don Commitment is key and we are talking about how to commit to the fight. Are you in? Let's take this conversation deeper. We have talked a lot about how to fight for your family but in today's podcast we step back and shar...

Do you need forgiveness in your family? Join us this week as Julie Plagens shares with Don and Suzanne about her book, Estranged and shares how forgiveness is essential to a healthy, whole family. If you need forgiveness of restoration in your family's relationships, this is just the podcast for you! In this podcast, we unpack the power of salvation and how it can transform a family. A family with...

How do we, as fathers, win the game of love? Does work feel like too much? Are you missing out on deep connecting with your kids? How do we (dads) invite God into our family and allow Him to teach us to be a provider? A protector? A friend? Jeff Zaugg and Don unpack these question on this week's podcast. Jeff is a man of God and loves his family. He has dedicated his life to helping men walk about...

Is everyone a kingdom leader? That’s the question we unpack today. Julie Pierce joins us to answer our questions about leadership. Leadership is next level when it becomes KINGDOM leadership! We take the conversation into real-life situations. “Every situation is a leadership situation. Every life lesson is a leadership lesson.” - Julie Pierce We talk about: The identity of a Kingdom leader Traini...

FIGHT, that is what we have been talking about this year! F is for... Faith I is for... Inspire G is for... Give H is for... Hugs T is for....? TEACH! This week we focus in on how to train up our kids and teach them how to live! Do you talk more than listen? Do you use too many words? Do you nag and lecture? We are here to say there is a better way! We invite you to listen and challenge the way yo...

We continue the Fight for Family series with "H is for Hugs." Affection, physical touch, and affirmation are all things we invite you to give your kids. Here's the reality, parents... if they don't get it from you... they will look for it elsewhere. Listen and grow in your understanding of how a parent's loving touch can change the heart of a child. Your affection, love, and kindness can fill your...

Are you giving it all you've got for your family? The better question is, are you giving your best? This Fight for Family series is helping families take ground in 2022. In today's podcast we challenge your view of giving. Parents, we give our best so our kids can become their best. Listen today as we unpack this truth. Giving our best for our family has helped us build culture, make decisions, an...

Are You an Inspiring Parent? This podcast will challenge you to take your encouragement skills to the next level. As parents, we are called to be the loudest, most encouraging voice in our kid's lives. Can you say you honestly are? If no, how do we change? God gives us faith and He inspires us to live our lives overflowing with inspiration. Listen and share this "I is for..." episode and watch how...

2022 is all about rising up and getting back in the FIGHT for Family. This week, Don and Suz unpack the first letter in FIGHT: F is for Faith. Faith is so powerful and when we are full of faith if overflows into the lives of others, especially our family. Do you feel a lack of faith in your heart? Your marriage? Your home? If yes, this podcast will inspire you to pursue God and ask Him for faith!...

This week's podcast is a MUST LISTEN! Don and Suz talk all about the phrase "fight for family." Did you say fight WITH family? We don't want to do that! No no no...Don and Suz are talking about a word they feel God is speaking over every Crazy Cool Family. The word is "fight." They invite parents to seek God for a word for their own family and to pray about what God is inviting each parent, grandp...

This week we are diving into the power of words on our podcast. On this episode Macy (Manning) Robinson joins Suz to talk about words for 2022. Do you have a word yet? What we are sharing is the power of a God-given word for 2022. In the podcast we share how we have sought God in years past for specific word. God has been faithful to provide one and it blows our minds with all He does in a year re...

It’s a new year and we have a bunch of new podcasts for you to listen to (and share) in 2022! Two of our favorite people jump on this podcast to ring in the new year! Parker and McKenzie Reaume join us to talk about the new year and how we can rethink it! Do you ever get overwhelmed by the new year? All the “new” can feel like a lot... In today’s podcast, we talk about how to break the new year up...

See ya 2021! It's bee a whirlwind of a year and we are full of anticipation at what God is going to do in 2022! This year, we are inviting you to focus on the light and the life Jesus brings. Our passion is for you to do something kingdom oriented for your family. Our passion is for you to pray. What is prayer? How do you pray as a parent? Prayer is simply talking to God. The Creator and Maker of...

Do You Remember Your Christmas Joys Growing Up? Christmas is miraculous and magical for kids. As parents, we get to replicate these joys for our kids and take them to the next level by sharing the miracles of Christmas. We get to bring life, love, joy, and fun into the Christmas season. This week, we talk about how Christmas is a great time to bring the hope of Jesus back into your home. In the mi...

Oh, baby(It's cold outside) and you are gonna love this episode. Get ready to laugh with Madeline and Larry Jones. They join us to share how they live life to the fullest. They have two toddlers and choose to value fun and joy in their family culture. Are you a fun parent? Do you know how to flip ordinary things into fun? Well, this podcast will make you laugh AND give you ways to bring laughter i...

Parents, when was the last time you read the Word of God? We have a special guest this week who is going to inspire you to jump into God's living and active truth, His word. Jodie Niznik joins Suzanne and walks us through the power of Creating Space for God. The podcast is full of practical and powerful strategies to get you into the presence of God, through the word of God. This is something we a...

It's December and we want to kick the month off right. Through the holidays, parents usually stop thinking about themselves. While this sounds good, it can be ultimately detrimental to your family culture. Parents, you matter. This week we focus on your pursuit of God. How does a parent focus on their relationships with God? Why is it important? Take a listen to this podcast while you drive, cook,...

Happy [almost] Thanksgiving! We are talking about making this Thanksgiving the BEST one yet! Do you remember the ingredient from last week? Last week we talked about awareness and this week we focus in on appreciation. Appreciation: The act of estimating the qualities of things and giving them their proper value. Listen to this week's podcast to learn how to take awareness AND appreciation and mix...

One reason we love Thanksgiving so much is because of family. Do you enjoy being around your family? This week (and next) we are giving you two ingredients to help Thanksgiving be full of life and connection! Awareness is the word for this week. Want know how to bring joy, love, and connection into your Thanksgiving? We believe it has to do with God opening your eyes and helping you be aware of wh...

This November, we are celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary! We are spending a little time this week talking about revelations God has given us about marriage over the last 3 decades. We answer questions like: How do you celebrate differences in your spouse? How do you build communication? How do I practice building the marriage relationship line? Listen and share with couples you know! God car...

The question is not how to control technology. The question is what is going to work best for your family to meet their relational, spiritual, emotional, technological needs of each child in this season of life? We are wrapping up our Technology Podcast Series this week and this might be the best week yet! We wanted to end this series talking about culture and showing you how parental control is n...