28 episodes

A podcast to encourage and equip parents.

It Can Be Messy..‪.‬ BrookLink Children & Family Team

    • Kids & Family

A podcast to encourage and equip parents.

    ...and beautiful to open your door and love others.

    ...and beautiful to open your door and love others.

    For our final podcast with Jake Leigh, Missions Coordinator at Elmbrook Church, we have a chance to hear the Leigh family's heart for serving others through Safe Families.   Listen in to hear about what they have celebrated and where the challenges have been for them as they pursue the call the Lord has given them for their family.



    For more information on Safe Families, please head for their website here: https://milwaukee.safe-families.org/ 

    • 12 min
    ...when dad does not have mom brain.

    ...when dad does not have mom brain.

    What exactly is "mom brain" and how does it work?  In this episode, we invite Jake Leigh back to talk through communication dynamics between moms and dads.

    • 12 min
    ... when the three year old knows who ate their candy.

    ... when the three year old knows who ate their candy.

    In this episode, we welcome our good friend Jake Leigh, Missions Coordinator at Elmbrook Church.   He shares with us the intentionality with which he and his wife have determined to focus on God's love, loving others, and hospitality as core family values.  We also get a chance to hear a few funny stories and insights into what it is like to be the dad of a three-year-old.

    • 10 min
    ...when your child needs your attention.

    ...when your child needs your attention.

    In the final podcast of our series with Tolu Osemweiga, we talk about our children, their mental health, and the importance of listening.



    Tolu Osemwegie, MS., LPC, CRC - https://ipressreset.com/

    Tolu is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor who passionately provides a supportive, encouraging, and hope-filled space for her clients to address their areas of concern. 

    • 11 min
    ...helping our children make intentional time for God.

    ...helping our children make intentional time for God.

    Seeking to help our children make time for God is part of our continued conversation with our guest, Tolu Osemweiga.  Listen in as she shares how she intentionally encourages her boys to know God's word. 





    Tolu Osemwegie, MS., LPC, CRC - https://ipressreset.com/

    Tolu is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor who passionately provides a supportive, encouraging, and hope-filled space for her clients to address their areas of concern.

    • 11 min
    ...but we can also be intentional in that mess!

    ...but we can also be intentional in that mess!

    Raising missionally-minded children starts with intentional modeling.  Our guest, Tolu Osemeweige, shares how her family of origin formed her missional thinking and how this impacts her parenting now.





    Tolu Osemwegie, MS., LPC, CRC - https://ipressreset.com/

    Tolu is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor who passionately provides a supportive, encouraging, and hope-filled space for her clients to address their areas of concern.

    • 11 min

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