Adventure Parenting- with Grace Laurie Donahue

Is your child ready for baptism? Do you understand it yourself? In this podcast series, we will talk about those things that you are wondering. Today we will introduce where we are going and talk about our goals as parents. We will talk about the objectives for our kids as we teach them.

Laurie Donahue is not new to this topic, as she has had personal experience and many years ago, wrote a book called God Should I Be Baptized? It is a children's preparation workbook that has sold over 50,000 copies and still is selling thousands yearly. It was the first of its kind and has been a standard in baptism preparation.

I mentioned the possibility of re-running the parent preparation course. If we do it, it will be live, with Q&A time and a minimal cost. If you think you might be interested, contact: Laurie@Kidstrength4Life.com

Notes about Adventure Parenting with Grace Podcast: 

We are always looking for the person who would be a wonderful fit for our podcast. Here are some ideas but we are certainly not limited to these!


Taking care of aging parents while your children are still young
Running a backyard neighborhood camp during the summer
Leading Father and Son pre-teen Bible study

These are just a few ideas. If you are interested in these or any topic, you can contact me at Laurie@KidStrength4life.com. Be sure to listen to several of the podcasts to get a feel for what we're looking for.

Also, I would like to mention that we have been running this podcast for over a year and a half. It has been fun and I pray it has been beneficial to you. As you probably know, there are costs involved in production. If you would like to come alongside us and help us with costs, you can click on this link and give any amount. On the checkout page, you will see our plan for gifting back to you, as well. To support the broadcast, click below.

 https://www.kidstrength4life.com/offers/GNFr7f3W

Thank you for being a listener and supporting our broadcast!

May you rest in the Lord in 2024!

Laurie

 

 

A year and a half ago, Chelsea Roth experienced an unforeseen event.

Last week was Easter and we celebrated our new life in Christ.  Well, this week we are re-airing a loosely connected story (although not necessarily spiritually) about a new life. In September of 2022, Chelsea shared her story about having her baby in the car on the way to the hospital! It is worth repeating! I think it was probably the most fun interview I have done!

Some parents' biggest fear is not making it to the hospital in time for their baby's birth. Chelsea survives this experience and tells us her amazing car birth story. Her story is humorous, graphic, and entertaining!

00:00 Introduction02:30 When Chelsea realized she wouldn't get to the hospital in time03:02 The history of a childbirth story04:16 The first doctor's check05:06  I went to Costco...05:57  Pretend you are in pain07:18  You have a hair appointment08:13  At the salon with labor progressing12:18 Labor in the car15:59 Alex pulls over and Lillian is born18:21 Back at the hospital20:14 Meeting Dr. Cole22:13 The birth certificate23:05 Answered prayers25:00 Final wordsWhat a story! I've listened to this amazing car birth story multiple times and it does not get old! Be sure to subscribe to not miss any episode of Adventure Parenting with Grace! And check our https://kidstrength4life.com for resources, both free and small cost.Until next week, remember to rest in the Lord this week!

In this podcast, I am sharing 3 stories. The first story is the story of the Israelites as slaves in Egypt. They were made to work hard, building bricks, and their masters were cruel. But God had a plan to rescue them. Moses was chosen to be their leader. When he repeatedly went to Pharaoh and asked for him to free the Israelites, Pharaoh repeatedly said “No.” So God gave the plagues of Egypt to the Egyptians to show Pharaoh that God was in control. Although they were all powerful, the last plague was the most dramatic. God sent an angel to kill all the firstborn babies and the firstborn animals of the Egyptians. But He spared the Israelites.

They were to sacrifice a lamb (Passover Lamb) and put its blood on the doorposts of their homes. When the angel came through to kill the firstborn children, he would “pass over” those houses that had the blood of the sacrificed Passover Lamb on the door posts, and spared the Israelites. Following that, God commanded the Israelites to celebrate Passover as a remembrance of God’s rescuing them. Don’t you just LOVE that theme of rescue throughout the Bible!

Now I have another story I want to remind you of. It happened the night before Jesus was crucified on the cross. Jesus was meeting in the Upper Room with his disciples for a very special meal together. It was a very intimate time of sharing for many of them, but for Judas, it was the night he betrayed Jesus with 30 pieces silver. This is the night that Jesus gave them the wine and the bread and said “This is my body which is given for you. This is my blood which was shed for you.” Jesus was telling them that soon He would be sacrificing His life for them, so they could live forever with Him. This was the first communion and it is packed with meaning.

Now, here is the reason for telling these two stories together. They are intimately connected. You see, when Jesus met with his disciples for the Last Supper, the night before His death on the cross, they were actually celebrating Passover. They were celebrating God’s rescue of His people by way of the Passover Lamb’s blood painted on the doorframes. So Jesus' death happened during the Passover celebration- resulting in our death being passed over because the Lamb of God shed His blood for us on the cross! All while they were celebrating the Jewish Passover. WOW! And the most intimate of all events, the Last Supper, is the vehicle for displaying God’s grace and mercy on us through the sacrifice of His Son. Again given on Passover.

Looking back on this, it’s clear to see that Passover foreshadowed our salvation. The gift I referred to above is a worksheet that your students can use to look up Scriptures that compare the Passover rescue to our rescue through Christ. It makes our rescue so much more memorable to see that God was working throughout history, preparing for our rescue. This chart is taken from The Lord's Supper… Let’s Get Ready! where this is explained on the kids' level in more detail in this workbook.

Here are the links to those things I mentioned in the podcast:

 Free Passover Parallels Chart

The Lord's Supper… Let’s Get Ready!

Help Me Remember the Plagues of Egypt

Laurie@Kidstrength4Life.com

Notes about Adventure Parenting with Grace Podcast: 

We are always looking for the person who would be a wonderful fit for our podcast. Here are some ideas but we are certainly not limited to these!


Taking care of aging parents while your children are still young
Running a backyard neighborhood camp during the summer
Leading Father and Son pre-teen Bible study

These are just a few ideas. If you are interested in these or any topic or to talk about today's podcast, you can contact me at Laurie@KidStrength4life.com. Be sure to listen to several of the podcasts to get a feel for what we're looking for.

Also, I would like to mention that we have been running this podcast for over a year and a half. It has been fun and I pray it

Wait up! Wait a minute! Just wait until your dad gets home! You are just going to have to wait! These phrases are familiar to all of us, I think. But what if there was more to the aspect of waiting? Can we learn things about God through waiting? Can we grow closer to God and others?  We are starting a new podcast series today. Karis Anderson is with me today as we talk about waiting. I think we will all find that the "waiting well" is very deep as we learn to wait well. 

There are so many reasons why we should learn to wait well that affect us, our walk with the Lord, and those around us! Today Karis is going to give us practical tools that will help us in our journey toward waiting well. We will talk about how we handle a situation where waiting catches us by surprise, and how to come alongside someone who is suffering in their wait. I hope you will go back and listen to the podcasts you may have missed because I think they may change your view of those times that you find yourself waiting... forever! 

Karis is a homeschooling mom of 4 kids, a pastor's wife to Erik, and a community group leader. She has a gift of empathetic, biblical counseling. Her words are strong, yet very compassionate.

Notes about Adventure Parenting with Grace Podcast: 

We are always looking for the person who would be a wonderful fit for our podcast. Here are some ideas but we are certainly not limited to these!


Taking care of aging parents while your children are still young
Running a backyard neighborhood camp during the summer
Leading Father and Son pre-teen Bible study

These are just a few ideas. If you are interested in these or any topic, you can contact me at Laurie@KidStrength4life.com. Be sure to listen to several of the podcasts to get a feel for what we're looking for.

Also, I would like to mention that we have been running this podcast for over a year and a half. It has been fun and I pray it has been beneficial to you. As you probably know, there are costs involved in production. If you would like to come alongside us and help us with costs, you can click on this link and give any amount. On the checkout page, you will see our plan for gifting back to you, as well. To support the broadcast, click below.

 https://www.kidstrength4life.com/offers/GNFr7f3W

Thank you for being a listener and supporting our broadcast!

May you have a blessed and peaceful 2024!

Laurie

Wait up! Wait a minute! Just wait until your dad gets home! You are just going to have to wait! These phrases are familiar to all of us, I think. But what if there was more to the aspect of waiting? Can we learn things about God through waiting? Can we grow closer to God and others?  We are starting a new podcast series today. Karis Anderson is with me today as we talk about waiting. I think we will all find that the "waiting well" is very deep as we learn to wait well. 

Today we are going to talk about the types of waiting in Scripture. We can look at examples that have gone before us and see those who waited well and those who didn't wait well and be encouraged to wait well in our own circumstances. We also share our stories about not waiting well and discuss how our world affects our ability to wait well. Stay with us for all of these podcasts because I think they may change your view of those times that you find yourself waiting... forever! 

Karis is a homeschooling mom of 4 kids, a pastor's wife to Erik, and a community group leader. She has a gift of empathetic, biblical counseling. Her words are strong, yet very compassionate.

Notes about Adventure Parenting with Grace Podcast: 

We are always looking for the person who would be a wonderful fit for our podcast. Here are some ideas but we are certainly not limited to these!


Taking care of aging parents while your children are still young
Running a backyard neighborhood camp during the summer
Leading Father and Son pre-teen Bible study

These are just a few ideas. If you are interested in these or any topic, you can contact me at Laurie@KidStrength4life.com. Be sure to listen to several of the podcasts to get a feel for what we're looking for.

Also, I would like to mention that we have been running this podcast for over a year and a half. It has been fun and I pray it has been beneficial to you. As you probably know, there are costs involved in production. If you would like to come alongside us and help us with costs, you can click on this link and give any amount. On the checkout page, you will see our plan for gifting back to you, as well. To support the broadcast, click below.

 https://www.kidstrength4life.com/offers/GNFr7f3W

Thank you for being a listener and supporting our broadcast!

May you have a blessed and peaceful 2024!

Laurie

Wait up! Wait a minute! Just wait until your dad gets home! You are just going to have to wait! These phrases are familiar to all of us, I think. But what if there was more to the aspect of waiting? Can we learn things about God through waiting? Can we grow closer to God and others?  We are starting a new podcast series today. Karis Anderson is with me today as we talk about waiting. I think we will all find that the "waiting well" is very deep as we learn to wait well. 

Today we are going to talk about the types of waiting in Scripture. We can look at examples that have gone before us and see those who waited well and those who didn't wait well and be encouraged to wait well in our own circumstances. We also share our stories about not waiting well and discuss how our world affects our ability to wait well. Stay with us for all of these podcasts because I think they may change your view of those times that you find yourself waiting... forever! 

Karis is a homeschooling mom of 4 kids, a pastor's wife to Erik, and a community group leader. She has a gift of empathetic, biblical counseling. Her words are strong, yet very compassionate.

Notes about Adventure Parenting with Grace Podcast: 

We are always looking for the person who would be a wonderful fit for our podcast. Here are some ideas but we are certainly not limited to these!


Taking care of aging parents while your children are still young
Running a backyard neighborhood camp during the summer
Leading Father and Son pre-teen Bible study

These are just a few ideas. If you are interested in these or any topic, you can contact me at Laurie@KidStrength4life.com. Be sure to listen to several of the podcasts to get a feel for what we're looking for.

Also, I would like to mention that we have been running this podcast for over a year and a half. It has been fun and I pray it has been beneficial to you. As you probably know, there are costs involved in production. If you would like to come alongside us and help us with costs, you can click on this link and give any amount. On the checkout page, you will see our plan for gifting back to you, as well. To support the broadcast, click below.

 https://www.kidstrength4life.com/offers/GNFr7f3W

Thank you for being a listener and supporting our broadcast!

May you have a blessed and peaceful 2024!

Laurie