The Intentional Parents Podcast

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Books mentioned in today’s episode:

Sacred Fire

Wide spread divorce, partial attention, and the ruthless elimination of hurry (Interview with John Mark Comer) Nov 27, 2019

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Today Brook interviews family member and author John Mark Comer who recently released his book “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry”. This was such a fun conversation to capture and you don’t want to miss it! We cover so many great topics including social handicaps, people having less sex than ever before, a digital rule of life, parenting your phone, to will the good of the other no matter what it costs you, attention and compassionate listening, partial attention, interruption management, generational sin, sabbath, and more! Enjoy, listen, and share!

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Books mentioned in today’s episode:

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Tech Wise Family

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Raising an Original, Capacity, and flexible intentionality (interview with Julie Lyles Carr) Nov 19, 2019

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Today is a fun experiment! We team up the Julie Lyles Carr and The Modern Motherhood Podcast for a fun dual interview! We will be launching this episode on both podcasts in hopes to introduce you to Julie and all her greatness. Head over to The Modern Motherhood Podcast for more great content. We will also be at the same event in January 24th-25th 2020 in Austin Texas called The Intentional Family Conference. To get tickets and find out more info head to http://intentionalfamilyconference.com

Grab a copy of our book: Raising Passionate Jesus Followers (Now available in audiobook!)

https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Passionate-Jesus-Followers-Intentional/dp/0310347777

Website: http://intentionalparents.org

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The Modern Motherhood Podcast

Raising an Original

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Manic tension, leaving a legacy, and sibling rivalry Oct 23, 2019

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How do we love God with passion and love people on purpose? How do we pass that down to our children? How do we biblically resolve conflict in our marriage and in our homes? This week we do a deep dive into these questions and the topic of sibling rivalry. We talk through generational vision & leaving a legacy that blesses current and future generations. The conversation around something that our family stumbled upon called “Camp-Comer”. The 4 “A’s” of conflict resolution and how to teach your children to do the same. Enjoy!

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The power of sexual intimacy, being friendly, the attention economy, and better together Oct 16, 2019

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This week is all about marriage and it is raw and honest. Things we are learning, things we wished we had done, and what being married for 40 plus years can look like in the most delightful way! We also talk through the sad reality of so many who start out so strong and then divorce. We cover how to safe your guard your marriage, how to not give into the attention economy, the importance of being friendly, and the power of sexual intimacy. Some new science about “the love hormones” and how important it is to talk about sex. This week is all about having an intentional marriage. Enjoy!

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The weak-willed, parents lying to you, & 5 indispensable principles Oct 09, 2019

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Don’t miss this weeks episode! We cover 5 essential principles of how to navigate kids when they pushback, are dishonest, and just seem to not care. We talk about the dynamic of a strong willed vs weak willed child and how teach your kids to govern their own will, well. We touch on the concept of delayed obedience is disobedience, teaching your kids to work hard, and much more! Listen all the way through to hear all 5 principles. Hope you enjoy!

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Earning the right to be heard, micro moments, & sowing into your limitations Oct 02, 2019

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Attention moms! In this episode Elizabeth and Diane take a deep dive into the details of motherhood. A candid conversation about the very real struggle of motherhood, some of the most exciting moments, and some of the deepest valleys experienced in motherhood. This is episode is full of hope and practical wisdom. Enjoy!

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The sex talk Sep 25, 2019

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How do you talk to your kids about sex in an over sexed culture? Should we talk to our kids about sex? What is appropriate? How do you create an ongoing conversation and safe, comfortable place to talk about sex? In today’s episode we answer these questions and many more! As parents we want to send our kids into the world with a platform to launch from, and having a healthy theology of sex and how to navigate our over sexed culture is essential for your child to become a man or woman of God. Hope you enjoy!

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Tragedy, the most beautiful women in the world, and children with special needs: The Story of Birdie James Sep 18, 2019

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Today’s episode is full of tears and raw honesty. Brook and Elizabeth share the story of their third child Birdie James and lessons being learned from raising a child with special needs. The team covers grieving honestly, acceptance, how to be grandparent that supports a grandchild with special needs, and more! What do you do when your world falls apart through suffering and tragedy? What does the Bible say about bad things that happen even when we are doing most things right? This episode answers these questions and goes deep into the world of children with special needs. We pray this is helpful in your journey as you raise passionate Jesus followers.

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Single Parenting, pre-frontal cortex, and the rational brain: Q&A Sep 11, 2019

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Welcome to season 2! Today’s episode is LOADED! In this weeks episode we answer YOUR questions and it is rich. WE cover advice for single parents, the teenage years and this interesting topic of “Time in’s” VS “Time out’s. We also cover a lot of great questions around how to choose between homeschool, public school, and private school? What does it look to honor your parents when you’re married? What are proper boundaries for extended families? And much more! Hope you enjoy this conversation!

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