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Do you feel like since 2020 your family tech rules have gone out the window? How do you handle tech guidelines if both parents are not on the same page? Do you find it difficult to manage different ages and stages when it comes to screens? 

Andrea Davis, a mom of five with a degree in secondary education, is here to share a ton of wisdom and guidance on tech and screens for summer and beyond. We discuss the differences between kids earning screens, where often the screens become the entire focus of the long summer days and a family tech plan that creates more balance. 

Andrea's plan for teens includes the three p’s; purpose, plan, and passion. These all create space for your child to get creative and work on skills in their free time. Also, check out her boredom busters in the show notes for the days when mom needs to work, the budget is tight, or the kids are done with all of their daily tasks. This episode is full of practical ideas but more importantly, Andrea reminds us that our kids want time with us and shaping their character and who God created them to be is more important than rules and regulations. 

Connect with Andrea Davis: 





Website:  Better Screen Time | Andrea Davis

Facebook: Better Screen Time

Instagram:  Leading Families to Slow Tech • Andrea Davis (@betterscreentime)


Links Mentioned:  


Summer Screen Time Survival Guide
100+ Screen-Free Boredom Busters for Kids and Teens
Aro | Turn Screen Time into Family Time
Digital Minimalism: by Cal Newport
Atomic Habits: by James Clear

Related Episodes:





Time and Space for Flourishing in a Tech World :: Andy Crouch [Ep 208]
Cultivating a Healthy Relationship with Tech :: Joey Odom [Ep 425]
Braving the Tech Landscape Through Connection :: Chris McKenna [Ep 424]

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Have you ever struggled with a repetitive sin that you can’t seem to break on your own? Do you swing from feelings of shame to justifying sin as no big deal? Do you understand the enemy’s tactics and how he preys on our weaknesses? 

Today Kirby Kelly- speaker, author, scholar, and Christian content creator- joins me to share her powerful and very vulnerable story. Kirby dealt with habitual sin for years until the Lord showed up in His grace and mercy to set her free. She shares how sanctification works in the life of believers and how the Christian community and other women standing beside her helped release her from shame and break off chains. 

Kirby also talks about green and red light zones which are boundaries that keep us free from sin and out of enemy territory. She discusses the difference between operating from a place of superhuman, subhuman, and simply human mindsets and how each of those affects our view of sin and ourselves.  Through vulnerability, boundaries, our identity in Christ, and understanding our enemy Kirby imparts truth and tools that are truly life-changing. 

Connect with Kirby Kelly: 





Website:  Kirby Kelly

Facebook: Kirby Kelly

Instagram:  Kirby Kelly 🕊️✨🌿 (@kirbyisaboss)




Links Mentioned:  





You Can Be Free: by Kirby Kelly
Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age: by Rosaria Butterfield
You Are More Than You've Been Told: by Hosanna Wong
The Soul of Shame: by Curt Thompson
Perfect or Perfected | Pastor Robert Morris | Gateway Church
The Art Of War: by Sun Tzu

You Can Be Free — Kirby Kelly  Preorder bonus material



Related Episodes:





Redeeming Shame through Community :: Dr. Curt Thompson [Ep 308]
Set Free From Shame :: Jeannie Cunnion [Ep 190]
Finding Courage to Speak Up When You’re Not OK :: Kristen Glass [Ep 427]



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Today kicks off our new sidetracked series with a surprise guest! Toni Collier- author, speaker, podcaster, and single mom- joins us to cover all the topics. Toni is the author of Broken Crayons Still Color and encourages people that even in the hard and dark parts of life God is waiting to use us. In our brokenness, we can see God in the land of the living. She reminds us that regardless of events in our past there is still hope and joy to be found. Toni discusses how we lose wonder and excitement as we become adults and how to remain like a child while we look for God in the everyday, He is always working if we have the eyes to see it. 

It wouldn't be sidetracked though if we didn’t go on every tangent possible from tattoos with Ann Voskamp, to Toni’s dream concert, sushi, and the Ironman movies, we cover it all. 

Connect with Toni Collier: 





Website:  HOME | Toni Collier

Facebook: Toni J Collier 

Instagram:  Toni Collier (@tonijcollier)


Links Mentioned:  





PODCAST | Toni Collier
Brave Enough to Be Broken: by Toni Collier
Broken Crayons Still Color: by Toni Collier
Ironman movie

Matched workout sets on Amazon (something like this)
Nuuly
Torres - Black Truffle Potato Chips

 Related Episodes:





When You’re Busy and Stressed by Mom Life Expectations :: Joanna Weaver [Ep 463]
Brave Enough to be Broken :: Toni Collier [Ep 388]
Broken Crayons Still Color :: Toni Collier [Ep 267]

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Did you know that once you are postpartum you are always postpartum? Do you have issues from pregnancy, birth, or c-sections that have followed you and don’t know where to turn? Do you know that only 4% of parents are getting the movement that they need? 

Today Krystle Howald, a women’s health physical therapist and co-founder of Expecting and Empowered, is here to break down some of the pains and issues we as moms experience after birth and beyond. While going to physical therapy school she quickly realized there were limited resources for moms who have incontinence issues, pain during sex, or just want to feel good in their body after childbirth.  She shares tips on how to baby-carry without injury, how to breathe properly to bring our body back into alignment, and how to fit movement in as a busy mom. 

Krystle brings hope, proving there are providers out there that want to help with the pain or shame around these sensitive topics, and that God has created our bodies to heal. Stick around until the end where she shares a coupon code for the Expecting and Empowered App! 

Connect with Krystle Howald: 





Website: Expecting and Empowered

Instagram:  Expecting and Empowered

App: App — Expecting and Empowered


Links Mentioned:  





Podcast — Expecting and Empowered
Code for app: dontmomalone to get 25% off a one year subscription

 Related Episodes:





Overcoming Barriers to Sexual Intimacy :: Nancy Houston [Ep 206]
Postpartum Depression :: Brittany Turner [Ep 277]
The Ripple Effect of Healthy Sexual Connection :: Francie Winslow [Ep 138]

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Rebecca St. James, a popular Australian American contemporary Christian singer, songwriter and actress, is here to talk about the amazing new movie Unsung Hero, which chronicles her family's journey to rebuild their lives from the ground up. She shares personal stories from her childhood and how their mom’s faith stands up against all odds and inspires her husband and children to hold on to theirs.

Rebecca vulnerably shares her own  marriage and motherhood struggles as she longed to be married and have children and how God shaped her through the waiting. Once she started a family all of the spiritual disciplines that her parents instilled in her have become an important part of how she and her husband lead their children today. 

This movie and conversation reminds us that every Christian family is called to a unique adventure- they are not all the same but God has a plan for every one of us. When we settle for cookie-cutter lives we are missing out on the miracles He has for us. Be encouraged today that God has an adventure for your family when we step out in faith. 

Connect with Rebecca St. James: 





Website:  RSJ (rebeccastjames.com)

Facebook: Rebecca St. James

Instagram:  Rebecca St. James (@rebeccast.james)


Links Mentioned:  





Unsung Hero | Now Playing In Theaters
Thank-You-Poster.pdf (focusonthefamily.com)

Related Episodes:





Summer of Mentorship 2019 Week Four :: Helen Smallbone
Raising Rock Stars on a Firm Foundation :: Helen Smallbone [Ep 166]
The Day Fear Died :: Courtney Smallbone [Ep 201]
Lasting Parent-Child Relationships :: Summer of Mentorship 2022 Week 1

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As usual, this sidetracked has so much packed into it, especially as we head into Mother’s Day and the end-of-school-year May(hem). We recap my son Quade’s final high school musical performance as Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast. Once again the tears are flowing as I process having a senior and all of the final milestones that come along with it. 

Cynthia tries to describe what her best Mother’s Day would look like and it ends up being a 1980’s party with a clean house and peaceful kids. While I would like to bring back the homemade Mother’s Day crafts, let’s get all the high school teachers on board. Cynthia chats about what summer looks like when the college kids come home, it's around-the-clock fun with the little one up at 6:30 AM and the big kids up until the wee hours of the morning. 

Come laugh along with us as we face the month of May and all of the busyness and big feelings that come along with this season of motherhood.  Stick around to the end where we share a big announcement about how the summer of podcasting will look. 

Connect with Cynthia Yanof: 





Website:   https://cynthiayanof.com/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.yanof 
Instagram:  @cynthiayanof 
Podcast: MESSmerized 



Links Mentioned:  





LTK | Fashion, Home, Beauty, Fitness and More
Life Is Messy, God Is Good: Sanity for the Chaos of Everyday Life: by Cynthia Yanof
Chico's (chicos.com)
Forgiving What You Can't Forget: by Lysa TerKeurst
I Shouldn't Feel This Way: by Alison Cook PhD
The Body Keeps the Score: by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

A Mother’s Day Questionnaire for your kiddos to fill out.

A Questionnaire you fill out about your kids by Brooke Romney
The Holderness Family
When Mother’s Day isn’t Facebook Perfect

Related Episodes:





Forgiving What You Can’t Forget :: Lysa TerKeurst [Ep 304]
Embracing the Mom You’re Meant to Be :: Jo Saxton [Ep 283]
The Goal Isn’t Happy Children :: Cynthia Yanof – Summer of Mentorship – Wk 6 [Ep 419]

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