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Make Sure They Have Their Time Sep 16, 2026

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You have work. You have your spouse. You have your kids. You have all the obligations of adulthood. All these things are important. How do you fit it all in?

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This is All They Want Sep 15, 2026

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Your spouse, your kids, want you to try. Is that so hard?

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How to Decorate Sep 14, 2026

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Our own homes arenot for displaying antiques or art but for living.

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The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Sam’s Unfiltered Take on Ryan’s 50K in Rome Sep 12, 2026

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Ryan told the story of running 50 kilometers through Rome, but what was the experience like for Sam and the kids waiting for him? In today's episode, Sam shares what the day looked like from the family’s perspective.

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Find A Way to Give Them Five More Minutes Sep 11, 2026

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Inevitably, it will catch us by surprise. It always does–even though we know our kids are growing up.

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This Is How You Protect and Benefit Them Sep 10, 2026

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Not all readers are great parents but all great parents are readers. We have to be.

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Who Are You? Sep 09, 2026

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This is where the core memories are made, where the moments you won’t forget (and the stories you’ll tell) are created.

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Be Here for This Moment Sep 08, 2026

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How did the last month, the summer, go by so fast?

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Make Sure They Know This Sep 07, 2026

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“It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person,” Ralph Waldo Emerson once recounted, “‘Always do what you are afraid to do.’”

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We Came Home From Italy and Ended Up in the ER Sep 06, 2026

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Ryan thought the chaos of traveling with kids was over once his family made it home. Then his son was admitted to the hospital. In this Part 2 episode, he shares what the experience reminded him about listening when your kids say something is wrong, taking a scary situation one moment at a time, and not taking ordinary family life for granted.

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