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Parents, What You’re Doing Is Impossible

[Portions of this blog were taken from a Facebook post written by Dr. Emily King] What parents are being asked to do right now is not humanly possible. Working, parenting, and teaching are three different jobs that cannot be done…

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10 Board Games to Fight Boredom

We are board game people. As a family, we have always loved the chance to disconnect from the digital world and connect (read: yell and scream at each other) over a good game. A few years ago we even made…

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Marriage

Alternative Date Ideas When Stuck at Home

Ahh, date night. Doesn’t this sound like an absolute foreign concept these days? Even though we are staying at home more, it’s hard to make room for quality one-on-one time. But, if we’ve learned anything on the podcast from our…

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Marriage

Finding Our Enneagram Types

Ever since I went to a conference last year, I’ve been trying to figure out my Enneagram. I got so many different results, that even Penn took a quiz on my behalf to get to the bottom of it. Still…

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Food

Healthy-ish Dole Whip Recipe

Raise your hand if your inner eight-year-old cried a little when you heard Disney properties were closed temporarily in 2020? We applaud them for putting people above profits, but my heart broke for the families who had planned trips that…

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Marriage

The Same Fight We Always Have

I was talking to a friend recently and she said when her and her husband fight, they sometimes don’t talk for two to three days after. Penn and I, on the other hand, seem to return to “normal” only minutes…

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What Happened When Our Kids Tried 80’s Toys

We have put our kids through some 1980’s flashback challenges a few times (we can’t help it – it’s so fun). From throwback dance to tech challenges, they have been pretty good sports. This time…we had to bring out the…

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Marriage

How to Build Lasting Trust in Relationships

We have mentioned in previous podcast episodes that we’re working on a marriage book and trust will definitely have a chapter (or two). We all know trust plays a huge role in any relationship, but trust in marriage is another…

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CraftBusters: Dying Eggs with Silk Ties?

People have been really been upping their egg dying game over the years. The standard egg dying kit has been tossed aside for shaving cream and whipped cream methods. The latest trend…silk ties to dye eggs? Well, we had to…

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Learning to Overcome Guilt as Parents

Want to listen to this podcast right away? Scroll to the bottom for ways to listen. Guilt is a very human emotion, but one we believe is a wasted emotion. We work really hard as parents to overcome guilt, because…

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