Crazy Cool Family

Mother’s Day is coming up! If you didn’t know,  Mother’s Day is May 9th  and we are taking time this week to celebrate every mom out there! Honoring and celebrating a mom is a big task.  How do we do it well?  Join us this week as Suzanne talks about the value of seeing mothers and motherhood as a gift. Every day we get to celebrate mothers! Expect...

Have you ever had a spouse say to you, “Honey, I don’t like your tone?” We have! Often times our ton e  shuts down a conversation and creates a disconnect. We try and communicate with words, but the tone prevents any connection.   Today's podcast unlocks the power of our tone. All relationships are affected by it especially our kids. Tone is connected to feelings and how we speak to our...

Are there certain things you would like to see happen in your home? Things you would like to change but it seems like no matter how hard you try, it doesn’t work?   Today's episode unpacks the power of values and how they can create lasting change in your family.  We believe you can change the values in your home if you don’t like them! Wanna know how?   If you want to build a Crazy...

Today we are talking about a common topic parents share with us a lot! We hear parents say, “ My little kids always talk to me, but the older kids (pre-teens through high school) don’t! How do we get them to open up about life?" In this podcast, we explore barriers that prevent openness. We share practical and powerful solutions to breaking down the barriers.   We say...

The way to have the best life ever is to have interest and hunger for spiritual things! Do you want this for your kids? We do!  We hear from parents all the time how their heart’s desire is for their kids to know Jesus. 3 John 1:4 says, “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.”  The conversation we are having today is centered on the t...

YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHO IS HERE TO WRAP UP THE MARRIAGE MARCH! Yep, Dave and Ashley Willis from the Naked Marriage Podcast! On this week's podcast we finish the Marriage March! All month we have been talking marriage. There are so many ways to strengthen your marriage.  This episode we interview the Naked Marriage podcast and authors Dave and Ashley Willis! They are full of supernatural insi...

This week, we continue the marriage march with Larry and Beth Manning. They are Don’s parents and have been married since 1964.    They have been married for 67 years! You heard it right, SIXTY-SEVEN!    Our kids have been excited about this podcast because we grew up hearing Beth (Meme) and Larry (Grandad) talk about their upbringing and early marriage years. We are excit...

We are half way through March.  Are you still with us?    This week we spent time with  Larry and Madeline Jones.  We traveled all the way to Arkansas just to hear their wisdom and learnings from their 5 years of marriage!    Madeline (the 2nd Manning daughter) and Larry share about marriage with small kids. They have 2 crazy cute kids! Larry and Madeline blow ou...

Did you like your first year of marriage? Did you learn a lot about yourself? Would you go back and do it all again? This week of our podcast, we are joined by Macy and Jared Robinson. Macy is the 3 rd  Manning kid and got married 1 month before the global pandemic started. They share how they have journeyed through marriage ups and downs and what they have  learned about themselves.&nbs...

It's March! We are taking the whole month to talk about marriage! It's the Marriage March! God loves marriage and designed it with the Gospel at the center! Join us as Don and Suzanne unpack the beauty and struggles within a 30 year marriage.  They talk openly about their first decade of marriage and all God taught them through learning to live and love each other.  We know each marriage...

On today’s episode,  Suzanne is joined by  our  4 daughters . T hey  openly  discuss ed  mother/daughter relationships. As women, we are gifts from God, but often our relationships can feel hard. Suzanne asked the girls to share how they grew to be best friends,  how  she   help ed or hurt , and how they plan to raise their daughters to be best friends....

Today we ’re talking all about how Crazy Cool Family helps parents just like you!     Some  people know us from our podcast like you guys. Some people know us from social media.  Some people get emails from us.     So we want to tell you every way you can connect with Crazy Cool Family.   www.crazycoolfamily.com www.instagram.com/crazycoolfamily 

In today's podcast, we wrap up the Family Name series by talking about personal buy in.  Each kid experienced being a "Manning" in a different way. We unpack how each kid decided the value of being all in and came to appreciate the value of our family.  Take some time to be encouraged, challenged, and inspired by our kids. They are the fruit of our lives and we are so proud of the Godly...

Who is Ready for Part 2?! Today, in the second part of our podcast series, we talk with our kids about activities and what being a busy family of 9 looks like.   We ask them, what activities did we do? How did we do them together?   We were a busy family with 7 kids and a lot of people going in different directions. As a fa...

We saved you a seat at our kitchen table! Come on, stay awhile! We are excited to kick off a 3 part series called,  The   Family Name . All of our kids (yes, all 7) join us to talk culture, connection, and their perspective of family. In today's podcast, we introduce the family, share the good (and bad) experiences, and encourage parents on how to build your own family culture.  htt...

Wow! Today marks our 100th podcast! We are official! We are so thankful for each of you who have been with us through the challenges and changes. We love to imagine you listening and being encouraged. It makes it all worth it!   It seems appropriate celebrate our 100th podcast by going over all the Crazy Cool Concepts (CCCs) in our book.  We believe these 39 concepts have the p...

The Manning kiddos (Macy, Kenzie, & Michael) unpack encouragement and challenges for 2021. The podcast invites parents to be lifelong learners and pursue learning in every season. They zoomed in on reading and encouraged parents to build daily habits around learning from others. This identity and lifestyle will benefit any/every family. Jesus calls us to follow Him and sharpen each other. Read...

Welcome to 2021! In this podcast, we ask you one simple question: What is the one thing you can do in 2021 to impact your family relationships in a positive way?   Relationships are worth it! Jesus said Love t he Lord with everything you’ve got and love your family the same way!    www.crazycoolfamily.com   www.instagram.com/crazycoolfamily  

Wrapping up our podcast series on introducing our kids to the real Jesus we end with asking the question: How is Jesus better than the world?  He is the answer to all of life’s issues.  We shared the contrast of the world offers and what Jesus offers with the scripture  Galatians 5:19-23.  We wrapped up the podcast  encouraging parents to boldly ask their kids do they beli...

In this podcast, we talk about why we follow Jesus. We share that ther e are two simple reasons to follow Jesus: 1. Because he gives us the best life now and he gives us the best life forever. 2. Jesus is life-giving and he gives us hope and that makes him worth following.   This is a simple podcast but super important. If you can put the two concepts we are going to talk about today into you...

How do you explain to your kids that Jesus lives in our hearts? Don and Suzanne  explore how God defines the heart and how Jesus  lives inside our hearts where  he can be our friend and shape our deepest beliefs  about  ourselves.     Crazy Cool Resources: CCF Podcasts CCF Social Media Join Basecamp- FOR FREE!

Does your family understand the gift Jesus gave us? In this podcast, we talk about what Jesus has done for us and how it gives us identity. We talked through Ephesians 1 and highlighted the gifts God gives us to build our identity.     Crazy Cool Resources: CCF Podcasts CCF Social Media Join Basecamp- FOR FREE!

We are starting a podcast series for December called Introducing Our Kids to the Real Jesus.  Each week we are going to answer a question about Jesus.   Today: Who is Jesus? Then: What has Jesus done for you? Where is Jesus? Why  follow  Jesus? How is Jesus better than the world?    We believe this season will be powerful and just what your family needs to center Chri...

How can we use our words to bring heaven to earth? We have been talking about the power of our words in this month’s podcast series, and we saved the best for last. Blessing others.    Crazy Cool Resources: CCF Podcasts CCF Social Media Join Basecamp- FOR FREE!

When was the last time your kids told you "thank you"??  If you can't remember then maybe it is time to re-up on the value of gratefulness.  This may surprise you (or not if you have kids who can talk) but kids are not born grateful. It is something, as parents, we teach and model.  If you want your family to be marked by gratefulness, then listen to today's podcast to learn new way...