Growing As a Family Podcast

In today's episode we're discussing our pregnancy experience with baby #2. We cover Clarice's symptoms, trusting the Lord, practical tips, and more. Enjoy! Our Website:https://www.growingasafamily.com/

In today's episode, we're giving our take on dating advice that's been deemed "outdated" by today's modern culture. Enjoy and comment below your thoughts! Our Website:https://www.growingasafamily.com/

We had the honor of interviewing our good friends and role models, Dan and Paige Lathrop. They have homeschooled their two children and have much insight and wisdom about the advantage of homeschooling, today's public education system, and family values. We hope you can listen and glean their wisdom as we had the privilege of doing. Our Website:https://www.growingasafamily.com/

In today's video, we're discussing our favorite indoor pastimes. We are always striving to grow in our marriage and build our relationship in practical ways, and these activities have proven to do just that. Listen for some ideas to implement in your own marriage. Enjoy!

In today's episode, we are discussing something we are very passionate about: being together as a family. We hope you gain encouragement, insight, and practical tips from our discussion on why and how we do this. https://www.growingasafamily.com/

Happy New Year everyone! Today we're letting you in to how we have previously planned and continue to plan out the year ahead. Let us know in the comments what your hopes for 2026 are. Enjoy the video! Our Website:growingasafamily.com

Reading has become a big hobby of ours, and we wanted to share with you the books we've read and recommend from 2025. You can find these books on our website growingasafamily.com. Enjoy our review, and leave your book recommendations in the comments below!

Merry Christmas from our family to yours! In this video we talk about how we celebrated Christmas growing up, how we're spending this December, and traditions we want to incorporate into our future Christmases.

We are excited to announce! We are pregnant! Listen in as we talk about our story and what God has been teaching us this pregnancy!

In today's video we decided to do a Q&A style video with each other. Listen to our thoughts on marriage, dating, parenting, homeschooling, and more. Enjoy!

Husbands and wives are meant to work together and create a home and family life that is peaceful, efficient, and fruitful. Listen to how we have divvied up our roles and responsibilities and how we trust and support one another within them. Hope you enjoy!

This is only the last half of the original podcast we recorded, but we hope it still encourages you to live with intentionality and make the most of your time. Leave a comment if you'd like us to re-record this episode/talk more at length about it. Enjoy!

Today's Topic: Time Management. With our lives busier than ever, how do we find time to stay in God's word AND get the things done that we need to? Listen in to hear a few tips and advice to better manage your time.

And just like that, we've been married for 2 years... Join us on our porch swing in today's episode, where we recap some major life events from these past 2 years, as well as what we've learned, how we've grown, and where we want to be down the road. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

Your daily habits tell a lot about you as a person. God calls us to live upright lives where we make the most of the days we have been given. Today, we're talking about 8 life habits that I believe are foundational to becoming a well-rounded, hard working, effective, and disciplined man. Hope you enjoy!

We're starting a new segment on here, well I (Joel) am! This is the first episode of Tuesday Topics With Joel. Today we're talking about supporting your wife and what Scripture has to say about a husbands role. Stay tuned for more discussions, man to man!

In our marriage, we have learned that it's the little day in and day out habits that really do make the biggest difference. We invite you to listen in on our own little traditions, and we encourage you to evaluate yours or create some new ones. We hope you enjoy! Also listen till the end to hear about something new coming very soon!

We bought a 100 year old fixer upper just 2 1/2 years ago and renovated it top to bottom in 6 months. You can imagine that this was quite the rollercoaster. We wanted to give you a glimpse into our renovation process, as well as how this project impacted our relationship. Thanks for listening!

In this episode we reflect on the family dynamics we experienced growing up, as well as how this has shaped and affected the vision for our family going forward. We hope you get encouragement and a vision for your own family from this discussion. Thank you for listening! :)Ladies, don't forget to check out Clarice's new blog, Growing As A Homemaker. She posts once per week here at:https://...

Summer can get busy, we know! Sometimes we can find ourselves just wanting a break. Take precautions, and find balance before all the activities, events, and commitments take over. Listen as we talk about how we've kept the balance, stayed sane, and actually grown closer together this summer. Enjoy! Clarice launched her blog "Growing As A Homemaker"! Check it out at our website: grow...

Friendships: How do you find them? How do you build them? What should you be looking for? Today we're discussing our experience building a tight-knit circle of friends and how that has made all the difference in our life and marriage. It's hard work, but it's so worth the effort! Enjoy!

A car ride that was long, a wedding speech that is due, and something about an unpacked suitcase. All that plus what God has been teaching us lately. Here is a small glimpse into our busy summer! Enjoy!

In this episode, I (Clarice) ask Joel some questions pertaining to all things fatherhood. We get down to the nitty gritty about the struggles and joys, life changes, and how to support your spouse through it all. Enjoy!

We are challenging ourselves and those listening to ask yourself the question, "what influences me?" We live in a culture of influence, especially with the ever increasing prevalence of social media. Everything you consume is influencing you in some way, and it's important to have your greatest influence come from being rooted in Christ. We only scratched the surface of possible infl...

Today we're discussing some of the unspoken rules in our marriage. These are some of our easily agreed upon values, traditions, and standards of our relationship that have proved to be beneficial and valuable to our marriage. Maybe you have some of the same ones or haven't thought of your own personal "unspoken rules". Let us know in the comments below, and thank you for listenin...