Too Busy to Flush

Intro: JR got some audiobook work, Molly’s baking a cake. 3:40: Molly needs a cake break. 3:53:JR’s audiobook adventures. 11:23: The girls’ academic assessment for the new school. 15:26: Commercial Break while Molly checks the cake. 17:50: Breathe review. 1:02:52: Commercial break while Molly checks the cake 2. 23:42: A couple other books: Bennett Coles , Splendid and the Vile , Virtuous Liberty ....

Intro 2:35: Nomadic lifestyles. This is the way…or maybe not. 6:18: Nomadic families that have pivoted to homes but…it was the way. 11:04: The crunchy IG accounts that were the way…no, not the way anymore. 13:59: Conveying “Follow me as I follow Christ.” 17:05: Our life pivot. The nature of homeschool mom is you can’t push the kids as hard as you want to and feelings of deep inadequacy. 20:02: Pri...

Show Open: Caedmon’s Call, Deconstruction, Mr. Red Pen, and Derek Webb. 8:41: Molly’s experience in seminary with intellectual superiority. 10:20: Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett, The Deconstruction of Christianity and an encouragement to doubt your faith and a fear of losing salvation. 18:30: Hyper intellectualism and fear of losing your faith are both gnosticism. 20:25: Paul’s warning against dec...

Show Open 2:44: More chickens, more eggs, money-making jobs for the kids 12:38: Lili wants to learn French, Chicken prices, eating out of the freezer 15:26: WW2 resources; Masters of the Air , The Bloody 100th , Victory at Sea , unauthorized WW2 podcast , Number The Stars , Titus really likes a biography about Brother Andrew 26:00: JR and Molly enjoy a listening room experience with Jenna Greenwel...

Intro 4:13: Property, neighbors, covenants. 7:35: Molly has a soft spot for dead tires. 8:39: A trailer park, a dirty magazine and the level of “parents don’t know.” 10:02: Repeat sexual predation on Snapchat, and swapping texts with friends. 13:55 For the love of what is good and holy, don’t let your kids download stuff on their own - a funny story about our kids and devices. 19:28: Marital confl...

Intro: Coffee substitutes, cortisol levels and protein intake. 7:38: One way to tell if you’re healthy via your fingernails. 10:10: Molly’s milk frother died! 10:36: If you’d invested in Apple with iPhone money you’d have how much?” 11:56: Creo brew coffee substitutes, price per serving and the cost of Starbucks. 16:45: Moody’s analytics and the last year’s inflation numbers and saving money at th...

Intro: Trying to get back into the swing of things. 3:30: JR’s shoulder recovery- tremendously better 8:27: Molly got sick, her parents had surgery, and 9:38: Some recent TV Shows and our kids’ American history books 14:48: JR’s other things happening, TV shows he’s watching 19:04: Molly started Dear Mr. Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes and some interesting facts about that. 25:41: Molly gets sucked int...

Show Open 2:02: Molly’s weekend trip to a homeschool conference speaking on Canavox . 5:28: A Youth Leader spot a People are Weird and Hard sticker. 7:38: Katy Faust’s foundational topic at the conference- The Seven Loves and building relationships. 12:10: A case against “bromance”, “man crush” and sexualizing things that aren’t inherently sexual. 15:47: The most popular MB personality type of gay...

Intro: Kid’s favorite salmon recipe, homemade mayonnaise, seed oils. 9:38: Explaining the stock market to a kid. 12:16: The Roarin’ 20’s, prohibition and the creation of finger food. 14:54: The origin of the Caesar Salad. 17:48: Telegram discussions, global warming and just being a good steward 21:19: AI, music and human connection 28:39: Molly muses on live music and AI with worship music, and re...

Intro: JR’s shoulder update. ACL surgery recap, the brilliance of the human body. 7:56: Surgery during COVID, and the month of madness with sick kids. 11:47: First ever family destination ski vacation! 75mph + winds 15:22: Molly’s current homeschool studies. Children’s dustbowl era literature anyone? 16:52: Mahatma Ghandi: and meaning of “Mahatma” and the work still happens even if the worker mora...

Intro: Ginger beer, kid stress, another chicken death and a nightmare week. 14:35: Recap on my short trip Ft. Benton. 19:07: Molly and I had a date and saw The Lucky Valentines live and a discussion about complicated relationships with Christianity. Josephine OEO 24:03: The world is a dark and scary place, Carlson/Weinstein Interview, orienting our hearts and our kids amidst the fear and uncertain...

Intro: More dogs, sick kids, and another chicken down. 10:08: Growing your own loofahs. 14:47: Other new garden plans, update on bees. 23:05: Having an ecosystem on our property and thoughts on regenerative farming. 27:30: Molly’s brain is mush, a WW1 study with the kids and book reviews on the topics, They Shall Not Grow Old . 30:08: Why we have poppies on Veteran’s Day, In Flander’s Fields 32:37...

Intro: Righteousness vs. sanctification. 4:37: Jackie Hill Perry comes out against the enneagram. 7:24: Preston Perry invites some LDS in and records the convo, and it applies to Muslim evangelism. 9:09: Conversations with kids about guilt and Tales of Persia . 11:43: Pervasiveness of Islam everywhere except Billings. 13:15: How do you get on Allah’s good side? The distinction of Christianity. 15:...

Intro 1:48: Homemade beef sticks, 13yo boys and protein needs. 4:40: Bitter cold and ground pork. 7:48: Beef squeezed out of frosting tip instead of a jerky gun and the recipe. 10:27: A mouse in the van. 16:02: A chicken in the house. 21:00: Hollow tubed hair and God’s neat designs for animals. 23:58: Women’s ice cold feet. 26:58: A chicken of the day. 37:00: The cheese is perfect. 32:57: Cracking...

Intro: New studio, JR’s a bit distracted by some new gear. 6:03: Things got spicy on Telegram this week, Anthony Bradley Threads on fatherhood. 10:40: God is relational warm to us as well as a law-giver and a teacher. 12:48: Relational warmth has to do with quantity of time. 13:13: Quality does not equate to quantity time as a parents. 15:13: Podcast with Erica Komisar and Lila Rose . 16:13: A cas...

Intro: Savings, investing and gold 7:23: Not being obsessed with the future or placing trust in prepping 9:03: Living in a state of by faith 12:36: Living in a fallen world 15:13: Mueller and people 19:04: Childbearing, faith, and health consequences 22:49: A young kid just screaming at Hobby Lobby 24:10: Faith builds a fort for the night and a cocoon of pillows 26:45: Back to the lady at Hobby Lo...

Intro: Telegram, pre-Christmas madness, crazy warm weather, parents of a teenager. 6:45 A symphony trip for the kids.. are 9:06: Hope…or lack thereof from Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. 12:31: The contrast of cheer and family and depressing Christmases. 14:40: Meaningful secular Christmas lyrics, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was written by a victim of bullying. 16:34: Inspiration for Ch...

Show Open: Christmas Tree update, seasonal hecticness and family random notes. 9:18: One more thought on self-care: living faithfully within our finitude. 15:28 We’re such dependent creatures (food). 16:43 Incorporating the Lord’s prayer. 21:07: Doug Wilson on celebrating the materiality of Christmas. 25:54 Robert Farrar Capon and cottage cheese. 27:41: Christians living in a material world. 29:01...

4:12: “Winsome,” Doug Wilson, Kevin DeYoung and engaging culture. 7:32: GK Chesterton on war. 8:28: Our huge Christmas tree might fall over. 13:36: Titus’ hunting success! 17:46: Why Molly is stressed about the tree. 19:35: Back to winsomeness and getting back to Biblical language. 21:27: “Self-care” last week brought the noise! 22:55: Men vs. Women, recreational habits and the necessity of moms i...

Show Open: Birthdays, tea and coffee, the differences between. 5:28: Titus, a game night, and his chocolate chip cookie. 7:04: A new recipe for Thanksgiving, chocolate cookie pies and chess pie. 9:46: Chess pie, vinegar pies, Momofuku. 15:29: A running theme: kids’ room shuffling, Ikea hacks, and new shelving ideas. 19:31: Joy and satisfaction in working with your hands, teaching your son to be a...

A week of normal week, and daylight savings time. 3:19: Timezone history and statistics. 9:26: The electrifying of America. 13:33: The Gray Haven’s new hymn record is fantastic and listening to music over and over again. 17:11: Molly’s 3rd grade snack win, trying trying to find a link on our website like this Revelation sermon. 23:20: Molly’s takeaways from said sermon: a pastor tones down his tea...

3:40: Birthdays, growing kids, and judo tournament recap. 10:54: Not seeing things in your kids and marveling at the joy of experience and gifting. 18:XX: Excelling at craftsmanship. 21:XX: Camille Paglia and there are no female Mozart’s or female Jack the Rippers. 23:30: Driving your kids to do the thing and being a person that finishes things. 27:19: A super-interesting conversation with the kid...

Show Open 1:10: Winter is here and with it comes prep. 4:10: Character qualities of hunters and athletes, getting butts kicked by those better than us 11:45: Way off-topic volleyball rule changes 13:19: “I don’t know why the other team doesn’t just give up” 14:43: Titus leans some character building at the range and elk camp. 23:03: Instant Pot Pumpkin Chili 24:21: Zechariah and requiring the same...

Show Open 3:00: Lots of money spent on dental, reactive vs proactive dentistry, root canals, jaw alignment, long term problems. 11:59: Body talk basics and talking to your kids about health and puberty. 13:23 The stakes are incredibly high for ignoring joy in our sexed bodies and a sale code! 17:28: Molly’s online Canavox group on masculinity (philosophical and natural law). 20:30: Douglas Murray...

Show Open 3:00: The Gospel Coalition, Taylor Swift, and a stretch at best, idolatry at worst. 16:14: “Reformed Mum” and convening coven’s on stage, other writers’ opinions 21:35: Nate Burnham’s “Firebird” 23:23: One thing Molly likes about Dude Perfect and they have a trustworthy app. 26:23: JR’s closing thoughts and “Echoes of Eden” 29:08: Natasha Crain, (Ep: 32 ), living counter-culturally and r...