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**Crazy Cool Family**

Want home to be your favorite place in the world? Want to see siblings get along like best friends? Want to send your kid off to college with hope instead of fear? At Crazy Cool Family, we can help you answer all of those questions with a resounding “YES!”

We have one simple mission: To show parents how to create amazing families by building their lives around Jesus and helping their kids to do the same. In Matthew 22, Jesus tells us that what is most important in life is our relationship with God and our relationships with one another. We believe that families are our most important relationships and their strength will determine the strength of your family. You will Rethink the Way You Do Family when you see God’s incredible relational design for your families.

God wants a Crazy Cool Family for you and we want to help you get there!

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#158 Leadership is Worth the Fight (Feat. Julie Pierce) Mar 02, 2022

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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
Training up Kingdom leaders (no matter what age)
Leading when you aren’t in charge (by your example)
Help kids be confident in every situation

Julie has 2 sons and she is passionate about raising them up to be leaders. Her desire is for them to walk into a room and be able to step up and lead if needed.

Parents, we are called to teach our kids to walk out in their Kingdom identity, this included being a Kingdom leader!

Here are other questions we answer:

What is the difference between a worldly leader and kingdom leader?
What have you learned about raising kingdom leaders over the years?
What if your kid doesn’t believe they are a leader/ have no confidence/would rather just follow others?
How do we pick up leadership skills? How do we train our kids to do the same
How to lead by going first. What does this look like in everyday life?

We love the “along the way” leadership learning. We get to create places for our kids to become leaders through serving, teaching them skills, and calling out the leadership identity God placed inside them.

“What we celebrate, we replicate.” - Julie Pierce

The conservation landed on this idea of celebrating our kids when they lead and helping them know how to keep leading in future situations. Celebration is a leadership skill and as parents, when we celebrate our kids take notice!

Listen to this week’s podcast to learn how to speak Kingdom leader-identity over your kids. Julie speaks over her kids, “Lead well and shine your light.” It’s a simple phrase they consistently speak over their boys. They are seeing the fruit in their kids and you can too!

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#157 "T" is for Teach Feb 23, 2022

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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 you teach your children. There are biblical, God-given ways to teach and train our kids. We talk about these things:

How to listen and connect with our kids
Help our kids come to their own conclusion
Let kids make mistakes (What!? Really!?)
Creating Family Values + Culture
How to live like the Kingdom of God

There are so many ways we can teach our kids. We invite you to start a conversation with your spouse, friends, or kids about things you are called to teach them. Teaching our kids is a life time journey and we do it along the way. How can you start teaching your kids today? Start somewhere!

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#156: "H" is for Hugs Feb 16, 2022

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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 child's love cup up. It can change their hard heart towards you.

Did you know you need 4 hugs a day? Really?

We need 4 hugs a day for survival.
We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance.
We need 12 hugs a day for growth.

Here are 25 reasons you need hugs:

Hugging helps us fight stress and keep us healthier.
Hugging boosts the body’s immune system.
Hugging releases oxytocin which relieves anxiety.
Hugging helps us to bond.
Hugging gives us skin contact that our bodies need.
Hugging increases serotonin in the body, making us happier.
Hugging leads to a balanced nervous system.
Hugging uses nonverbal communication.
Hugging provides multiple health benefits.
Hugging raises our level of dopamine reducing depression.
Hugging connects us.
Hugging can help us to sleep better.
Hugging builds self-esteem and self-love.
Hugging helps us to feel love and acceptance.
Hugging is the best way to maintain a strong emotional bond.
Hugging gives us empathy for others.
Hugging helps us control our feelings.
Hugging increases intimacy.
Hugging allows us to give and receive comfort.
Hugging tells a person that they matter.
Hugging builds trust and a sense of safety.
Hugging relaxes muscles.
Hugging teaches us to let go and be present in the moment.
Hugging encourages us to flow with the energy of life.
Hugging connects us with our heart, feelings, and breath.

We must MUST MUST add hugging to our arsenal as we fight for our children/families. We have to be the ones to fill the need. It is way too costly for to have the need for physical touch to be met outside the family.

So GO HUG YOUR KIDS, your spouse…. The dog! Keep a count 4, 8, 12…. How many hugs are you going to give today because that is exactly how many you are going to get to! All the benefits they get from a hug you get too!

Wherever you are in your parenting journey, we can all learn more about how to love our kids!

"G" is for Give Feb 09, 2022

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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, and is 100% worth our time, energy, and heart!

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"I" is for Inspire Feb 02, 2022

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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 God flips your thinking when it comes to being a parent who inspires more then crituques!

"F" is for Faith Jan 26, 2022

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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!

Listen and share with other families who need to get into the fight!

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Fight For Family Jan 19, 2022

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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, grandparent, or family member to "fight for."

Listen and join the fight for families!

What's Your Word for 2022? Jan 12, 2022

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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 related to the word.

Do you believe God’s word can change your heart? What about your family? Listen to this week’s podcast to hear how a word from God can bring breakthrough and transformation for you AND your family in 2022.

What to Do With the New Jan 05, 2022

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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 into seasons and how P&M have chosen to see life as small “chunks” or seasons.

We believe this podcast will encourage and challenge you to find Jesus-focused ways to see all the new coming at you in 2022.

What Your Kids Need for the New Year Dec 29, 2021

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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 our children. He knows what they need, what wounds the world has given them and he has a plan and a purpose for them. He wants to share all His knowledge and wisdom with us.

Do you want to see God move in your family? Do you want to learn how to pray?

Listen to this podcast! It's a great way to close out the year. Let's up our prayer game together in 2022.

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Is everyone a kingdom leader?

We talk about:

Here are other questions we answer:

Resources:

FIGHT, that is what we have been talking about this year!

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?

Here's the reality, parents... if they don't get it from you... they will look for it elsewhere.

Did you know you need 4 hugs a day? Really?

Here are 25 reasons you need hugs:

Wherever you are in your parenting journey, we can all learn more about how to love our kids!

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