Eyres on the Road

In today's show, the Eyres express their desire to give the essence of their new book to podcast listeners before the book's release in the Fall. Sometimes the "lens" through which we view something determines what we see more than the actual thing we are looking at. Viewing God as a parent--as two Parents actually, a Heavenly Father and a Heavenly Mother, changes how the whole Gospel looks and ho...

The Eyres start the show with a question they have asked themselves: "Of all of our books, which one do we hope our great great great great great grandchildren will read?" The answer is their new book that releases this Fall, called FAMILYCENTRIC, which looks at the Restored Gospel through a family-centric lens and helps us know WHY we must RAISE our children.

Serendipity (finding things better than that which we were seeking) is easiest to recognize in hindsight. Today the Eyres tell the story of their gathering place at Bear Lake and how, with hindsight, it came about through a string of serendipities. Then they talk about how life unfolds and how God always says "yes" unless He has something better in mind.

The Eyre's had a grandson return home from his mission today! They will resume their regular schedule next week. (Rerun, 06/07/25) In this episode, the Eyres apply the sports or music term "score" to life and to its phases. They make the point that most of us have stewardship both over family members in their childhood and family members in their seniorhood, and that the two are both overwhelmingl...

Today the Eyres are reflecting on the past, present, and future of their lives and trying to explain the "eternal, inclusive, familycentric lens" through which they try to view both their own lives and the Gospel. They discuss their forthcoming book Beholding the Restored Gospel through a Familycentric Lens that they are writing with their Bulgarian Daughter Eva and her husband Adam.

In this episode, the Eyres do a deep dive into the realities of three generation families and the power and influence grandparents can have. They read some amusing quotes from their new book The Grandparenting Blueprint and extend a gift of a 40% discount on the book to Podcast listeners. Simply go to familius.com/eyre/ and use the coupon code EYREFRIEND.

Today Richard and Linda are at Bear Lake in Idaho getting ready for their annual family reunion and they reflect on how a "second place" or retreat...whether it is a campsite, a small second home, a favorite national park... can give the change of perspective and the freedom from distractions that allows us to re-evaluate and see things more clearly both as families and as individuals.

Many listeners know of the Eyres' daughter Shawni Pothier, former national young mother of the year, host of the famous blog 71toes.com, founder of the podcast In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters, mother of 5 and grandmother of 2 (She made Richard and Linda great-grandparents). This episode is a little three way discussion between Shawni, Richard, and Linda about three-generation families and empty...

The Eyres are currently involved in planning a 50th Anniversary Reunion for the 600 missionaries they led and served back in the Seventies in London England, and in this episode they talk about this phenomenon of young 18 and 19 year olds who leave home to serve and give (and preach) in some part of the world for 18 months or 2 years, and about how it matures and prepares them for life.

Today the Eyres are with their middle son Tal in his home is Switzerland and talk with him about the dramatic differences in Swiss and American cultures and about the stunning Swiss landscape and the metaphors it holds for the ever-changing but always beautiful "inner landscapes" of families as kids grow up and grandparents become involved, and three-generation families emerge and thrive amidst al...

In their ongoing effort to acquaint listeners and followers more intimately with each of their children, Richard and Linda today interview their youngest son Eli from his home on the upper West Side of New York City. The Eyres are there for Linda's birthday and for grandson Dean's birthday, and they ask Eli about the Art of Living with Kids in the City, the Art of Adaptability as two-career couple...

The Eyres are in Switzerland visiting their son Tal, and staying in his 'hut" high in the Alps as they do today's podcast and talk about finding the sequence or "flow" of personal morning prayer that opens the heart and spirit to God's will. They follow up on the last two podcasts by putting the entire sequence into 8 modules, each of which begins with "R" and has seven letters.

Continuing with their April theme of deeper, more effectual morning prayer, Richard and Linda reflect on a sequence or pattern of eight stages of prayer that can start our days in a higher, more spiritual plane. Acknowledging how busy and distracting most people's mornings usually are, how can we find a meaningful pause for prayer? Here are some ideas...

As April begins and Easter is celebrated, Richard and Linda reflect on their own spiritual perception of eternal families, made possible by Christ's life and resurrection. They offer to listeners a 40% discount on their new Grandparenting book (go to https://familius.com/book/the-grandparenting-blueprint/ and at checkout use coupon code EYREFRIEND) and introduce their April theme of MORNING PRAYER...

In this last episode of March, the Eyres summarize the "How to Live" course they have conducted for the past 7 months, and introduce the podcast's core subject matter for April. In the month of Easter and Springtime, Richard and Linda are focusing on personal prayer, particularly "Morning Prayer" and on how we can make it more authentic, personal, and consequential.

Many parenting and grandparenting approaches to money point toward entitlement, hand-outs, and financial illiteracy in our children. But with a little thought and planning, we can find approaches that lead instead to motivation, ownership, and equity mind-sets. Using their own and other families examples, the Eyres discuss how to create a self-sufficient family economy rather than a welfare family...

As the Eyres continue their March theme of how to live the second half of life financially, they focus today on things grandparents can do to assist children financially without fostering attitudes of entitlement. Ideas like an interest-paying Grandparents Bank, Matching Grants, and Custodial Roth IRAs are discussed. All must be done in consultation and agreement with the parents.

In this episode, the Eyres start a deep dive into the financial questions and dilemmas of three generation families. Whether you are Gen 1 (Grandparents), Gen 2 (Parents) or Gen 3 (Grandchildren) tune in all month as Richard and Linda give us ideas that work whether we are rich or poor.

The Eyres are in Manhattan today with their son Eli and daughter-in-law Julie and their children -- Eli joins them as they discuss three generation families and how to stay close and how to connect generations one and three. Eli and the Eyres share their love for New York City -- even as a place to raise kids.

Today, the Eyres are joined by their daughter Shawni who has made them great-grandparents! As a new grandma, Shawni has some fresh perspectives, and Richard and Linda share a section from their forthcoming book "The Grandparenting Blueprint" which will be released in March.

The Eyres give their podcast followers a sneak preview of their new book, being released in March, called THE GRANDPARENTING BLUEPRINT: How to teach your grandkids life’s most important lessons. This episode they share insights into what they call the basics of deliberate, proactive, teamwork grand parenting.

In this episode, the Linda and Richard give us a sneak preview of their book The Grandparenting Blueprint that will be released in March. Perhaps what makes the book unique is that it includes responses and inputs from the Eyres' grandchildren of all ages. Why did they write this book? Answers in this podcast!

In this episode, directly from the Eyres who are currently on Maui, the contention is that no matter how hard we work at parenting (or grandparenting) and no matter how many parenting methods or techniques we have, the greatest help comes not from human sources but from divine sources. As earthly parents, we are entitled to help from Heavenly Parents and we need to seek that help through sincere p...

The Eyres begin this episode by reflecting on their history with Hawaii and the role the islands have played in their family life. Then they turn to the month's theme of How To Live the Second Half of Life Spiritually and focus on their grandson's accident that occurred this week and what it taught them about prayer and spiritual answers. For more detail see Instagram @HTLsecondhalf.

The Eyres are back in their Maui retreat and casting today on the continuation of the January theme of How to Live the Second Half SPIRITUALLY. They suggest that, while people call it many things, most believe is something higher and greater; and that our own spirits, which are more eternal than brain and body, can connect with that vaster Spirit, and they use two poems to illustrate their point.