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279 | Parenting With the End in Mind, Dissecting the Nuances of Discipline, and Following God’s Plan for Your Family (Amanda Carrara)

May 25, 2023

Are you parenting in the same way God parents you? This is one of the big questions Amanda Carrara asks in this episode. As a mother, writer, and parenting coach, she shares valuable knowledge and wisdom about how to create connection in your home by looking at parenting from a new perspective.  Key Takeaways When…

277 | Engaging Your Daughter’s Heart, Softening Your Own, and Taking Action to Be a Hero (Michelle Watson Canfield: Part 1)

May 11, 2023

Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield recognizes that dads need to turn their hearts—not just their heads—towards their daughters. In this episode, she shares several tools you can add to your fatherhood toolbox to engage your daughter’s heart.  Key Takeaways When you look into your child’s eyes, especially when you’re angry, you’ll respond differently.  Connect with your…

269 | Nurturing Connections, Empowering Children, and Creating Family Feedback Loops (Danny Silk: Part 2)

March 16, 2023

Power isn’t about fighting for what you want. It’s about adjusting your actions to protect the heart-to-heart connections with your family instead. Your relationship with your children should empower them like your relationship with Christ empowers you. Key Takeaways If you want to be a control freak, control your freaking self.  One-way communication is the…

266 | Owning Our Responsibilities as Fathers so We Can Provide Safety, Security, and Love to Our Children (Marquess Dennis)

February 23, 2023

Marquess Dennis Sr., the executive director of Birthright Living Legacy. Birthright Living Legacy creates a community for fathers to meet and connect while having a safe place to be a part of their children’s lives. We discuss the history behind the organization, what drives Marquess not only to be a good father to his children,…

263 | Encouraging Your Kids, Discovering Your Identity, and Asking for Forgiveness as a Father (Larry Ross & Harrison Ross: Part 1)

February 2, 2023

Few fathers are brave enough to ask their grown children for forgiveness. But that’s precisely the conversation Larry Ross had with his son, Harrison. Now, the two men provide a powerful dual perspective about the impact of a father’s choices and how those decisions influence generations to come.

254 | Accepting our Family as Jesus Accepts us (Brook Mosser: Part 1)

December 1, 2022

Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify Google Play TuneIn RSS Feed Key Takeaways Walking through valleys is where deep brotherhood is found. True joy is on the other side of acceptance. Think of yourself with sober judgement. It’s important to bring awareness to mental health, now more than ever. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE…

253 | Reframing Your Parenting with New Habits (Justin Earley)

November 24, 2022

Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify Google Play TuneIn RSS Feed Key Takeaways The heart follows the habit. Nothing, in the household, is normal, until it is. Put conversation in simple places, like car rides, so we don’t become people of absence. Pause prayers before moments of discipline. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to…

252 | BIKE RIDE INTERVIEW: Living in the Day and Choosing Joy (Bart Scharrer)

November 17, 2022

  Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify Google Play TuneIn RSS Feed Key Takeaways I can do hard things. Choose joy, always. Be thankful, always. If I trust Him then I trust His timing. Dads, we set temperature and climate of the house. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate…

224 | Slowing Down & Recovering Your Heart (John Eldredge REPLAY)

May 5, 2022

“Human beings were not meant to live in isolation and we weren’t meant to live in a constant unknown. Learning to let it go (benevolent detachment)… is step one.”

222 | Funny How Dad Life Works (Michael Jr. REPLAY)

April 21, 2022

“So you’re going to make some sort of mistakes. But fellas, I want you to know for sure you are absolutely dadAWESOME, because I got an awesome dad and I know I’m going to be an awesome dad because I’m a give it my all. Even if we’re going the wrong way, I’m going the wrong way all the way, because I’m doing it because I love my kids and they’re going to know that.”