Launch with Jamie Ivey and Lisa Whittle

BONUS EPISODE: Mothers & Sons with Lisa and Addison Bevereever Jun 27, 2023

Friends we hope you have loved Season 2 of Launch! We are so thankful to be on this parenting journey with you and we hope you've been as encouraged as we have from the incredible guests we've had on the show.

Today we wrap up season two with one last bonus episode! My good friends Lisa and her son Addison Bevere join us today to talk all about parenting and the relationship between mothers and sons. Lisa is a minister and a best selling author. Along with her husband, John, Lisa is the co-founder of Messenger International, a ministry committed to providing discipleship resources to every person regardless of where they live, what language they speak, or what their financial position looks like. Addison Bevere is currently the COO of Messenger International along with being an author, husband, father, and all around family man!

Lisa gives us such a transparent and honest look into her own upbringing and challenges she had to overcome to break unhealthy cycles. Addison shares an encouraging word on how his mother's humbleness and ability to apologize turned tough moments into experiences of connection and growth! This episode is so encouraging for everyone!

Head on over to wherever you listen to podcasts and give us a rating and review. This helps us reach more people and in turn, encourage more parents around the world!

SHOW LINKS:

Messenger International

Lisa Bevere

Addison Bevere

BONUS EPISODE: Mothers & Daughters with Chrystal Hurst and Kariss Fariss Jun 20, 2023

The mother daughter bond can be so special and unique. Though this bond may vary in different seasons and may even be complex depending on personalities, we believe it’s possible with God to have an irreplaceable mother daughter relationship.

On today’s episode, Jamie sits down with mother daughter duo Chrystal Hurst and Kariss Farris. Chrystal is a wife, homeschooling mother of 5, speaker, writer, podcaster, and more! Chrystal’s oldest daughter Kariss is a wife, mother of 4, wedding photographer, business owner, speaker, and writer! Both of these women come from a long legacy of godly mothers and grandmothers and have so much wisdom to share! Chrystal shares how so many circumstances in her life have come to pass because of her mother speaking life and truth into her, even when it wasn’t pretty! Kariss is currently in the trenches with little ones and has a word of encouragement for moms that we all need to hear!

Maybe you’re at home feeling like you’re drowning with littles. Or maybe you’re going through the teen years and fighting for a good relationship with your daughter. I pray this episode reminds you that you’re not alone, you’re doing the best you can, and God is with you and for you!

Expanding Your Kids World View with David Platt Jun 13, 2023

There are roughly 3 billion people in the world who don't have access to the Gospel. As a parent, how would you feel if your son or daughter wanted to take the good news to the nations?

Sharing a biblical worldview with our children is so important as followers of Christ, yet often times feels scary as a parent. Out of fear we keep our kids from knowing the dark parts of world. We shield them from poverty, those who are incarcerated, or simply those who are just "different" from us. How could our families look different and how could the hearts of our children transform if we were to learn together how to serve the least of these in our very own communities?

Today's expert is David Platt, husband, father of 4, and lead evangelical pastor at McLean Church. David has written numerous books on faith and is the founder of Radical, an equipping program helping Christians and churches develop and focus on the importance of spreading the gospel. He confronts the hard reality of the current state of our society and focuses everything back to the truth of the gospel. In today's episode David challenges parents to ask this question: Are we discipling or disinfecting our kids? Wondering what that means? Listen now and get ready to be challenged!

Time Management with Crystal Paine Jun 06, 2023

Have you ever felt guilt over the time you haven’t spent with your kids because of work? Have you worried if you’re not spending enough time with them? Today Lisa and Jamie discuss one of the hardest topics in today’s parenting climate, time management. You’ll hear how two working moms with multiple kids have learned to manage their “yeses” and “noes” and how they became comfortable with asking for help!

The Money Saving Mom, Crystal Paine is today’s expert. Crystal is a wife, mom of 6, best selling author and podcaster. Crystal’s newest book is The Time-Saving Mom and her passion is to help women everywhere live with purpose and joy!

Time is a gift from God and he will never call you to more things than the time you have. Let’s work together to ensure we’re pouring our time into the things that will matter 25 years from now! This conversation will challenge you to look at how your extra-curricular activities align with family values and will encourage you to make changes that work for the harmony of your family!

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The Longest Relationship - Siblings with Catherine Garza May 30, 2023

There’s nothing more that every parent wants than for their kids to be friends with one another - but how does sibling rivalry turn into friendship? Today Jamie and Lisa discuss the intentionality it takes to help cultivate a culture of friendship amongst your kids. From sharing rooms, to having their own text chats, and having different friend groups, Jamie and LIsa share with us the language they use and their expectations for the way their kids treat each other.

Today’s expert is Jamie’s dear friend Catherine Garza. She is a wife and mom of 4 children, and 2 daughter in laws and she's the perfect friend to text when you have those hard questions. Catherine discusses how she taught her children how to become friends through teaching empathy, teaching how to sincerely apologize, and how to forgive one another.

At the end of the day we surrender our kids to God and trust Him with the process. Our kids may not be best friends, but it is possible for them to have a close relationship that outlasts the parent relationship!

The Hard Truth About Race in America with Shanera Williamson May 23, 2023

Racism is a difficult and uncomfortable topic to discuss, but nonetheless an important topic for us as parents to talk about with our children. Are you afraid of exposing them to too much? Are you afraid of not knowing what to say? Today Lisa and Jamie share their experiences with their children and share practical and natural ways this topic can be integrated into your family conversations.

Shanera Williamson, host of Brown Mama Bear Podcast joins us as today’s expert. Shanera is also a wife and mom of three adult daughters. Brown Mama Bear Podcast is about her experience raising her daughters in a predominately white circle. Shanera is used to the tough conversations that we must have with our children living in the society we do today. The mission of her podcast is to support parents in the topic of race by providing tips, encouragement, and sharing her own experiences.

As always, we appreciate you leaning in and learning with us!

LINKS FROM THE SHOW:

Brown Mama Bear Podcast

Be the Bridge

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Keeping Our Marriage Healthy with Josh and Christi Straub May 16, 2023

Picture this: you’re standing in the kitchen knocking out your daily chores. Your spouse is sitting on the back patio reading. All the kids are young adults and out of the house. Do you recognize the person in the kitchen? Are you friends with the person sitting on the patio? We hear it all the time, the kids were the one connection point in your marriage and now that they’re gone, so is that connection. Today Lisa and Jamie discuss what we can do in the thick of parenting today that can help us not get to that place in the future!

Today’s experts are Dr. Josh and Christy Straub from the Famous At Home podcast that focuses on emotional and family wellness. They also author two children’s books called What Am I Feeling and What Do I Do With Worry? Josh and Christy share how it's so much more important to dive into the hearts of one another rather than dive into the schedule of the week, budget, what the kids are doing, etc. What is going on in each other’s hearts matters more than what’s going on between the two of you.

Please know that what every marriage needs and is able to get will look different from couple to couple, and will look different in various seasons of parenting. Josh and Christy challenge us with a 15 minute exercise that every couple can do to continue building the marriage that will outlast the kids in your home!

Check out the link below to view Jamie and Aaron Ivey’s resource for healthy marriages and use the code MARRIAGE to get $10 off! Thanks for listening!

SHOW LINKS:

Famous At Home

Complement: The Surprising Beauty of Choosing Together Over Separate In Marriage

Who Will Teach These Kids with Holly Knight May 09, 2023

Public school, private school, or homeschooling? When you become a parent no one tells you how hard this decision will be when you have to make it for your innocent 5 year old baby! Today Jamie and Lisa hash out this debate in a judgment free zone! They challenge all of us to respect other family’s decisions and to give back to our community no matter what school you choose.

Mom of 5, Holly Knight is our expert for the day. Not only did Holly attend public school, private school, and homeschool as a child, her kids have also experienced all three throughout her parenting journey. Holly encourages us to be open minded to what your child needs in different seasons of their life and encourages us to not make decisions based on other’s expectations.

Just a friendly reminder, no matter which option you choose for your child, God is faithful yesterday, today, and forever!

SHOW LINKS:

Holly Knight

Stubborn Obedience

Are We Friends? with Lysa TerKeurst May 02, 2023

One of the most fun things about parenting is that you’re raising your future best friends! Today Jamie and Lisa discuss the complexities of parenting our kids and what it looks like to be their friend. Lisa shares great insight on how parenting and being a friend isn’t necessarily a one time shift, but instead a percentage of different seasons. Jamie challenges us to be realistic in our expectations and not to put pressure on our kids to be our friend!

Lysa TerKurst, best-selling author, teacher, and mother to five adult children shares with us feedback from her children on how to respect your adult children’s boundaries, while also being a present friend.

This episode is a challenging one as we take a hard look at our own desires and intentions and learn how to balance parenting and friendship! Thanks for listening and share with a friend!

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Lysa TerKeurst

Show Me the Money with Rachel Cruze Apr 25, 2023

We’ve all heard it said, or have said it ourselves, “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” But too often as adults we mismanage it like it does! What does it look like to steward our money like it really is a gift from the Lord? What about our life would need to change for us to be givers of our money? Today Jamie and Lisa share their own mistakes with money, how they handle money with their kids, and questions they still have surrounding teaching their kids stewardship.

Rachel Cruze joins us as today’s expert. Rachel is a Ramsey Solution Financial Coach and is passionate about helping people get out of debt, take control of their money, build wealth, and have fun in the process. Rachel shares how shame, disappointment, mistakes, and regrets keep parents from teaching their kids about money, when in actuality, it should be those very things that motivate you to set your kids on a different path! She shares with us the importance of contentment and the difference between owning nice things, and nice things owning you!

Whether you’ve been saving since you were 16 years old, or you're in your 40’s with no budget, it’s never too late to learn new habits and manage your God-given gifts in a way that honors Him!

SHOW LINKS:

Rachel Cruze

Ramsey Solutions

Let's Talk About Bodies with Alisa Keeton Apr 18, 2023

First things first, we enter this topic as women and as mothers with sensitivity, grace, and more grace!

Talking about our bodies is complex! There are many radically different messages being communicated to women, our daughters, and even our sons, about their body. How do we as mother’s deal with our own issues with our body, while teaching our children a healthy view of theirs? Is it possible to teach our children to let go of shame, walk in confidence, and believe they are so much more than their bodies? These are the questions we try to answer today as we tackle God’s creation of body, mind, and spirit.

Alisa Keeton joins us on today’s episode on how we worship and honor God with our bodies! Alisa is an author and speaker and passionate about educating and inspiring people to live healthy and whole lives in Christ. Through The Revelation Wellness program Alisa spreads the message of what it means to love God, get healthy, be whole, and love others.

As we said before, we enter this space with grace and the desire to grow in our love of Jesus and how he created us as a whole being. We’re in this together friends!

10 Compliments That Have Nothing to do with Looks:

You are brave.
You are creative.
You are a leader.
You are capable.
Your enthusiasm is infectious.
You are a good friend.
You are thoughtful.
You are brilliant.
You are powerful.
You are a hard worker.

SHOW LINKS:

The Body of Revelation: Physical and Spiritual Practices to Metabolize Pain, Banish Shame, and Connect to God with Your Whole Self

Alisa Keeton

These Kids Are So Different with Beth McCord Apr 11, 2023

Be honest. Have you ever asked yourself, “Who are these kids?!”

Whether your child shares your DNA or not, every kid is so different! On today’s episode, Lisa and Jamie share how different their kids are from one another and how they’ve navigated those differences throughout unique seasons of parenthood. You’ll hear how Jamie and Lisa believe that family standards and values can remain the same while you take a customized approach to the discipleship of each child.

Beth McCord, best-selling author and founder of Your Enneagram Coach, joins us as today’s expert! Beth helps us understand our children’s different personality types and how we can be good stewards of that information. Though we can’t be certain of their enneagram number until they are teenagers or older, being curious and good students of our children can help us tailor our affections in a way that helps our children feel known and understood.

SHOW LINKS:

Your Enneagram Coach

Why Do I Do What I Don’t Want To Do?

Bonus Episode: LGBTQ conversations with Preston Sprinkle Mar 28, 2023

Connect with Preston:

Instagram | Theology in the Raw | The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender

Connect with Jamie:

Instagram | The Happy Hour Podcast | Website

The Long Letting Go Oct 10, 2022

In this final episode of season one, Lisa and Jamie discuss the heart-wrenching yet life-giving process of letting our kids go. From the moment they are born, our job, as parents, is to teach them to be independent of us, and to move through life without us- gradually. This is both beautiful and difficult, heart-breaking and rewarding. Elyse Fitzpatrick is the special expert guest on today's show and we think you will especially love her insight on this topic.

Links:

Connect with Elyse:
Instagram | Front Porch With The Fitzes Worthy Podcast | Website

Connect with Jamie:

Instagram | Happy Hour Podcast | Website

Connect with Lisa:

Instagram | Jesus Over Everything Podcast | Ministry Strong Podcast | Website

Mental Health Oct 03, 2022

There are many parents who ask the question, “Am I a bad parent if my child struggles with mental health?”. The answer is, no. Lisa Whittle, Jamie Ivey and Toni Collier all have children who see or have walked through counseling. Toni says counseling for her is one of the best decisions she has made because she believes in being the healthiest version of ourselves so that we don't leak onto our spouses, community or children. Lisa reminds us one of the best ways to parent is to deal with our own mental health. Mental health is often overlooked but believe it or not, you're a better caregiver when you're taking care of yourself.

Links:

Connect with Toni:
Instagram | Still Coloring Podcast | Website

Connect with Jamie:

Instagram | Happy Hour Podcast | Website

Connect with Lisa:

Instagram | Jesus Over Everything Podcast | Ministry Strong Podcast | Website

When Your Kids Hurt Your Feelings Sep 26, 2022

Have you been in your feelings about your kids wanting to hangout with their friends or have dinner with the neighbors instead of you? On this episode Lisa Whittle and Jamie Ivey share how their hurt feelings are often caused by scenarios they create in their heads. Jamie shares that as moms and parents we often expect our kids to meet our emotional needs even though it really isn't their job. The reality of parenting is, our kids are going to hurt our feelings by the choices they make, but that is not their intention.

Links:

Connect with Debra Fileta:
Instagram | Podcast | Website

Connect with Jamie:

Instagram | Happy Hour Podcast | Website

Connect with Lisa:

Instagram

Jesus Over Everything Podcast

Ministry Strong Podcast

Website

Sex Talk with Kids Sep 19, 2022

How soon is too soon to have the “Sex Talk” with your kids? Lisa Whittle and Jamie Ivey share their experiences talking to their kids about sex. Jamie opens up about how she shared her personal sex story as a teenanger to each one of her kids. These conversations are not easy, but Jamie and Lisa share their sexual stories with their kids, to teach them God’s design for sexuality, His love and grace, and also to remember how good our God is. This is our hope for you as well.

Links:

Connect with Preston Sprinkle:

Instagram | Podcast | Website

Connect with Jamie:

Instagram | Happy Hour Podcast | Website

Connect with Lisa:

Instagram | Jesus Over Everything Podcast | Ministry Strong Podcast | Website

What Does It Mean to Be a Successful Mom? Sep 12, 2022

Have you had those moments where you hold your breath in hopes that your kids are going to behave a certain way in public settings? Do your kids misbehave only in public settings? Lisa Whittle and Jamie Ivey share their experience on how they define themselves as a successful parent. Jamie shares that one of her biggest problems was comparing herself to other parents. She also shares, to be a successful mom means dying to what others think about her as a mom, doing the best with what she has, and having a community of people surrounding her and trusting God.

Links:

Connect with Jonathan Pokluda:
Instagram | Becoming Something Podcast The Porch Podcast Views From The Porch| Website

Connect with Jamie:

Instagram | Happy Hour Podcast | Website

Connect with Lisa:

Instagram | Jesus Over Everything Podcast | Ministry Strong Podcast | Website

Faith Sep 05, 2022

As believing parents we all imagine and wait on the day when our children accept Christ as their Lord and Savior, but what happens when that doesn't happen in the timely manner that we expected? Lisa, Jamie, and Jen Wilkin share about their children coming to the faith and how important it is to involve children in adult faith based conversations when appropriate. Lisa reminds us, including our children in our ministry allows them to grow while knowing what it’s like to serve and be the hands and feet of Jesus.
Links:

Connect with Jen:
Instagram| Flower Mound Women's Bible Study Knowing Faith Podcast | Website

Connect with Jamie:

Instagram | Happy Hour Podcast | Website

Connect with Lisa:

Instagram | Jesus Over Everything Podcast| Ministry Strong Podcast | Website

Comparison Aug 29, 2022

We have all fallen into the lie that God shows favoritism to certain parents. It is so easy to look at the lives of other parents and say, “They got a better deal than me”. Jamie, Lisa and Suzanne share their thoughts on comparison with their kids and toward other parents. Jamie shares a time where she was once jealous of a dear friend and how she overcame her jealousy. Suzanne shares that her favorite child is the one who needs her the most at that moment and that it’s ok to share that with your kids.
Links:

Connect with Suzanne:
Instagram | The Enneagram Journey Podcast | Website

Connect with Jamie:

Instagram | Happy Hour Podcast | Website

Connect with Lisa:

Instagram| Jesus Over Everything Podcast | Ministry Strong Podcast | Website

Worry Aug 22, 2022

Worry is something we all deal with as parents. None of us want to be worriers, but it feels so natural at times. What can we practically do when the worry comes? In this inaugural episode of Launch, Jamie Ivey and Lisa Whittle discuss where worry stems from in their lives and how helpful they’ve found prayer to be in their own personal journey through parenthood. They each give us practical steps to overcome that inevitable worry. We also welcome special guest Kathryn Freeman to this episode to give us her thoughts on worry- based on her personal and professional experience.
Links:
Connect with Kathryn:
Instagram | Melanated Faith Podcast | Website

Connect with Jamie:

Instagram | Happy Hour Podcast | Website

Connect with Lisa:

Instagram | Jesus Over Everything Podcast | Ministry Strong Podcast | Website

Introducing Launch Jun 01, 2022

Launching your kid into the world is no joke, whether you're sending your kid to kindergarten or off to college. Some days we wonder if we’ve done anything right. One thing is for sure- we all want to do it well. Jamie and Lisa are here to help in your parenting journey, never perfect, always honest and in the trenches with you. They are experienced but not experts. Let’s launch together!

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