The Counter Culture Mom Show with Tina Griffin

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Take the Home Detox Decluttering Challenge With Organizational Guru Jennifer Lifford Jun 02, 2022

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Featured in magazines such as HGTV, Good Housekeeping, and Better Homes and Gardens, Jennifer Lifford reminds us to not get stuck on material things. She offers advice on how to declutter your home and gives pointers for cleaning up counters, crafting rooms, and closets. Jennifer is the author of The Home Decluttering Diet and is also the owner of Clean & Scentsible. Jennifer advises first-timers in the art of decluttering to sit down for a few minutes, make a simple plan, and get started. Don’t overthink the process for cleaning the house; just do it! Decluttering your home can be fun and she provides a 31 day detox plan to help get you started. Keeping things organized allows you to spend less time cleaning and more time focused on your family.

TAKEAWAYS

Decluttering is all about looking at your space and figuring out what works best in it
Emotional attachments are the biggest thing that stops people from letting go of items
When you no longer need certain household items, give them away or exchange goods with another family
Your house needs to be functional not Pinterest-perfect

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Free Your Space, Free Your Schedule, Free Your Soul with Uncluttered Author Courtney Ellis Jun 01, 2022

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God has designed us to enjoy order, and nobody knows that better than author, speaker, and pastor Courtney Ellis. Courtney wrote the popular book Uncluttered: Free Your Space, Free Your Schedule, Free Your Soul, to guide readers on their journey to declutter their life, enhancing the quality of their relationship with God and their families. “Having less clutter does lead to more peace in the home and in our hearts…there is a spiritual component to it,” Courtney shares. After all, Courtney points out, it’s a lot easier to organize two pairs of shoes for each person in your family than to organize fifteen! Discover her tips on streamlining your home and how living with less will help you get more out of life!

TAKEAWAYS

Excessive “stuff” is usually a symptom of other problems
Decluttering allows you to have extra time, extra space, and extra opportunity to live out God’s purpose for your life
To get started on your decluttering journey, start with one small space - don’t overwhelm yourself
Ditch any “just in case” items if they cost less than $20 and you can get in under 20 minutes

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Uncluttered Book: https://amzn.to/3PRJccw

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Author Katrina Cheshire Gives Spectacular Summer Reading List for Kids of All Ages May 31, 2022

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Kids' brains are rapidly developing and the most important and retentive age is from birth to age five. Reading aloud to our children is critical for their brain development. However, due to the advancement in technology and easy access to digital devices, parents hardly spend time reading aloud to their children anymore. This summer, take a break with your children, grab a hammock, and read a good book. Author of Seller of Dreams, Katrina Cheshire shares some exciting book options that toddlers to teens will love. If you do a little vetting on the books that you give your children, it will help them develop a Biblical worldview. This will give your family a strong foundation built on God’s truth and instill the love of reading at a young age!

TAKEAWAYS

What your child reads when they are young will shape how they see the world
The dangers of children only using digital touch screens for reading
Katrina taught herself how to read at the age of four and recently wrote a novel
Katrina encourages parents to pre-screen books for inappropriate content before allowing their children to read them

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Only You Can Be You Book: https://amzn.to/3aaHmDy

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Christian Heroes Series: https://amzn.to/3GvHzNp

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C.S. Lewis Books: https://amzn.to/3Gsknjn

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Kingdom Tales Trilogy: https://amzn.to/3Gsfreg

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Summer Reading Blog: https://bit.ly/3NluWqC

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From Abandoned Baby to Mentoring the Fatherless with Pastor Sean Teis May 27, 2022

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Sean Teis was just nine months old when his father threw his fragile body across the room in a drunken rage to apprehending law enforcement officers. Sean, who is the founder of Life Factors Fatherless Ministries, grew up without his dad but said his faith in God and mentors throughout his childhood, helped him mature in Christ. Today, Sean travels the country helping others who are fatherless wade through the heartbreak and disappointment of living without their dad. In addition, this dad on a mission established several God Is My Dad chapters throughout the U.S., where kids can find security and worth in Jesus. Download the God is My Dad app loaded with articles, resources, video series, and other excellent parenting tools.

TAKEAWAYS

Attending church regularly will provide stability for children who are raised by a single parent
How to care, protect, and provide for the widows and the orphans
Make sure abandoned kids know that God will always be their steadfast heavenly Father
How to help children find a sense of balance if they are fatherless

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Life Factors Fatherless Ministries Video: https://bit.ly/37jxRk8

Teis Family Missions Packet: https://bit.ly/SeanTeis

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Distinct Challenges Dads Face After Divorce with Author and Filmmaker Tez Brooks May 26, 2022

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“Single dads just don’t know how to ask for help,” says former single dad and author Tez Brooks. After his wife filed for divorce, this family’s world was turned upside down as Tez was left to raise their two young children alone. His experience as a single parent was the foundation for the wisdom and advice he shares with other single dads seeking guidance in his book The Single Dad Detour. Tez reveals why men have a hard time asking for help in the parenting process. In addition, he shares why the church community is such an integral part of helping broken families heal after divorce. Tez encourages dads to ground their identity in Christ, not in their failed relationship and that kids are desperately seeking quality time.

TAKEAWAYS

Why single dads have a harder time asking for assistance than single moms
Men should wait at least five years after divorce before considering another relationship
How churches can assist single parents in their community
Send an email to TezWrites@gmail.com for a chance to win The Single Dad Detour book

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Open Letter to Dads: https://bit.ly/3N6sMer

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Single Mom of Seven PeggySue Wells Shares Parenting Strategies that Work May 25, 2022

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When PeggySue Wells and her seven children came home from church one Sunday afternoon, the kids noticed their father’s car was gone and the house was dark. After discovering their father’s belongings were gone, all of the children broke down and wept in the hallway. Tragically, PeggySue’s husband had abandoned the family, leaving behind many unanswered questions and shattered hearts. Today, PeggySue shares how she successfully raised her children as a single mom, overcoming humiliation, anger, apprehension, and the trap of falling into a victim mentality. This courageous mother learned how to not only survive but thrive! “God is at work, even in this,” PeggySue shares. Discover PeggySue’s tips for conquering feelings of inadequacy as a single parent, and how we can support single mothers and their families.

TAKEAWAYS

One in every four homes in America is led by a single mother
When fear or confusion threatens to overcome you, remember to base everything on facts and not assumptions
Teach your children that they are loved and accepted by God and show them the truth in Scripture
PeggySue’s book, The 10 Best Decisions a Single Mom Can Make, is filled with wisdom about navigating single parenting for moms

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Karen Potter Combats Online Pornography Via Accountability with Covenant Eyes May 24, 2022

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“It’s not a matter of if your children will see pornography,” says Karen Potter, “but when.” Karen is the Director of Marketing for Covenant Eyes, a software app that assists men, women, and children live a life free from the bondage of pornography. Tragically the average age that a child is exposed to porn is just nine years-old and 90% of children are exposed to sexual solicitation online. Parents might not be aware that pornography has a massive effect on a child’s developing brain, where the pre-frontal cortex and the limbic system is not fully formed until mid to late 20s. Pornography can also become devastatingly addicting for kids, which is why pop culture promotes porn at such a young age. The porn industry knows, if a person becomes addicted as a youth, they are usually a customer for life.

TAKEAWAYS

Today’s massive porn problem is due in part to the grotesque sexual behaviors promoted by sexologist Alfred Kinsey
Approximately half all kids are exposed to pornography by accident
The Covenant Eyes app monitors digital devices and helps keep people accountable
The Victory App gives a comprehensive feed of any device activity and alerts you if explicit material is accessed

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Get a 30 DAY FREE TRIAL of Covenant Eyes: counterculturemom.com/victory

History of Covenant Eyes Video: https://bit.ly/3Pqdmn1

Alfred Kinsey and the Sexual Revolution: https://herit.ag/3FOz6Vv

Alfred Kinsey’s Crime on Laws and Public Policy: https://bit.ly/3lh5TJq

Restored Vows: https://bit.ly/3yG0X8F

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Sarah Schieber Focuses on God’s Goodness After Sudden Death of Husband and Father of Three May 20, 2022

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It was over 100 degrees during the 2007 Chicago marathon when Sarah Schieber’s husband, Chad, dropped to the ground and died within minutes. Sirens blared as runner upon runner collapsed in the heat, yet Sarah wouldn’t know about Chad’s passing until hours after the grueling marathon had finished. Now Sarah, an accomplished singer and author, reveals how her faith in God helped her survive widowhood at just 33-years-old. She describes the peace that God gave her while she assisted her three young children in walking through the grieving process of losing their father. Sarah also explains how the American version of what God’s faithfulness looks like has been adulterated. “I want to say to them, my husband is dead - yet God is faithful,” Sarah says.

TAKEAWAYS

Children process grief in small sections at a time, so it takes them longer to walk through the healing process
Sarah expressed her emotions in her songwriting, and has penned three life-changing Christian albums
Sarah’s memoir about her first year of grieving the sudden death of her husband is called A Journey Called Grief
Christians should climb into the valleys of despair with those who are grieving rather than trying to yank them out of it

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A Journey Called Grief Book: https://bit.ly/3EZIS6v

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Reasons Rebecca Nichols Alonzo Chose to Forgive the Man She Saw Gun Down Her Parents May 19, 2022

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The Nichols family had just prayed over their Easter meal when seven-year-old Rebecca and her three-year-old brother watched in horror as an armed friend walked into their house and brutally gunned down their parents in cold blood. After years of enduring harrowing stalking, harassing, terrorizing threats, drive-by shootings, and even bombings from a local kingpin, Mr. Watts, the Nichols family continued to pray and forgive their perpetrators. For years after the shooting, she dealt with the trauma of the violence that plagued her childhood. Today, Rebecca Nichols Alonzo shares how she was able to forgive the despicable acts of hatred and violence inflicted on her family by two wicked men, and how her parents set an incredible example of forgiveness for her to reflect on throughout her life.

TAKEAWAYS

Rebecca’s parents carried out their God-given assignment pastoring a church no matter how much they were threatened to leave
Rebecca’s family was ceaselessly stalked and harassed for five years before the shooting took place
Watching her parents pray for their enemies and forgive them taught Rebecca to do the same
Rebecca’s NYT Bestselling book, The Devil in Pew Number Seven, recounts the relentless attacks and the power of forgiveness

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The Devil in Pew Number Seven Book Trailer: https://bit.ly/3OOS6ay

The Devil in Pew Number Seven Book: https://amzn.to/3wuXSFR

Jesus Calling Interview with Matthew McConaughey: https://bit.ly/3OMLSYm

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