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Do your kids embrace life with confidence? We talk about resilience but how many kids are really willing to take risks, fail, and get back up again? Dr. Kathy Koch is here to help us raise resilient kids who can recover from bad days and disappointments. 
For kids to be resilient, they need to know the God of the Bible. In today's conversation, you'll learn: 
3:20 What is resilience? 
4:50 Don’t just talk about resilience, this is how to live it out in front of your kids 
5:40 Your daughter blames her teacher for a bad grade, what do you say? 
8:20 What is the difference between a failure and a mistake?
12:45 When you zap your kids without even knowing it 
15:15 The powerful roles of optimism and pessimism
16:55 Use the calendar this way to help your kids recover
19:45 Big trauma versus little trauma 
22:30 Put your phone down and hear your child’s heart cry 
24:35 Technology has taught us that everything is easy 
26:46 Learning lessons from giraffes about over-parenting 
29:34 Fostering spiritual resiliency in your kids 
Dr. Kathy Koch is a child development specialist and founder of Celebrate Kids based in Fort Worth Texas. She has influenced thousands of parents, teachers and children in 30 countries through keynote messages and seminars. Her books include Screens and Teens, 8 Great Smarts and the topic of today's conversation, Resilient Kids.
Learn more about Dr. Kathy and her book Resilient Kids at Celebrate Kids celebratekids.com
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Are you weary from battling with your kids, your spouse, or with the culture around you? Spiritual warfare is happening in your family - what can you do to protect your home from the enemy's attacks? Author Judy Dunagan is here to remind us that we don't have to live in defeat. We have the Lion of Judah on our side. Talking about her new book, The Loudest Roar, in this conversation Judy will share:
2:50 When her grandson met a lion  
4:50 When grandmas pray for their grandkids 
5:50 Living on the other side of the world with her kids 
7:30 Have you made your child an idol in your heart? 
9:50 From a young age, I learned what it means to stand in the victory of God 
11:30 I’m a natural born worrier…I needed to turn those worries into prayer 
12:50 Explain the armor of God to a child in this way 
14:45 Our marriage was almost shattered but God…
17:50 When you don’t want your story 
19:00 Importance of music in spiritual warfare
21:30 Be strong IN the Lord - it’s all about Jesus 
25:39 You can leave a legacy in your family
Judy Dunagan is an acquisitions editor for the women's Bible studies and books at Moody Publishers. A wonder seeker of God and His Word, Judy is passionate about discipleship and making God's Word and prayer come alive in everyday life. She is a speaker and Bible teacher and serves on the Board of Deeper Walk International, the ministry her father Mark Bubeck founded. Judy and her husband Rick live in Colorado. Together, they have two grown daughters and five grandkids.
Learn more about Judy Dunagan's book, The Loudest Roar: Living in the Unshakable Victory of Christ at judydunagan.com
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Is your marriage a source of strength or a source of stress? Pastor and author Gary Thomas shares how to make your marriage like a fortress, a safe place in stormy times. You don't have to have perfect circumstances to have a strong marriage; in fact, trouble can bring a couple together. You'll learn how to make this happen in today's conversation about:
3:00 Will trouble bring you closer together in a marriage or tear you apart? 
4:00 This storm is terrible, but it would be even worse if it took our marriage away too
5:40 We all relate to God differently, here are different ways people worship 
7:10 When one spouse is up and one is down 
9:00 The fear of MS was even worse than the MS itself 
10:00 When you lose a child 
11:00 The second year of grieving is often worse than the first 
13:01 A new child means a new marriage, let me explain 
14:30 We are going to get closer to each other twenty years from now 
16:00 When you have a disabled child, how to nurture your other family members too 
18:00 How can you tell if you have the symptoms of over busyness 
22:50 Different drives and how to navigate that wisely 
25:20 Maybe is a very helpful word 
28:00 How to get closer to your spouse starting right away 
Gary Thomas has authored 20 books such as Sacred Marriage that have sold more than 2 million copies and been translated into more than a dozen languages. Gary enjoys running and has completed 14 marathons including the Boston marathon 3 times. He and his wife Lisa have been married 38 years and have three adult children and 2 grandchildren.
Learn more about Gary Thomas' newest book: Making Your Marriage a Fortress.
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Are your kids enthusiastic about school? Whether your child goes to public, private or homeschool, author Leah Boden has ideas that will get your children more interested in learning. Many educators are familiar with Charlotte Mason and her philosophy of education. In Leah's new book titled Modern Miss Mason, you'll discover how anyone can use Charlotte Mason's principles to spark curiosity and lengthen attention spans. In today's conversation, you will learn: 
3:45 Who was Charlotte Mason and why is she important in education? 
6:20 Children are not like a lump of clay that we form
8:00 What is the atmosphere of your home and how is that a tool of education? 
11:50 How tech can be used for good in education, to bring out beauty 
18:50 What is masterly inactivity? How can you train kids so you can trust them? 
21:00 Try this in Bible study to help your kids learn for themselves 
23:00 Creating a love of books in the home, how to choose a good book 
25:50 What might a day of Charlotte Mason education look like? 
28:50 When a homeschooling mom is exhausted 
Leah Boden is the author of Modern Miss Mason: Discover how Charlotte Mason’s revolutionary ideas on home education can change how you and your children learn and grow together. Leah is a wife and mother of four. She’s a longtime home educator with over 20 years of experience working with families within the church. She speaks, coaches, and runs workshops to share the beauty of a Charlotte Mason approach to childhood, motherhood, and education. She and her family live in England. 
Learn about Leah Boden's book, Modern Miss Mason at leahboden.com
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Feeling overwhelmed with all you have to do? Or maybe you feel insignificant as you look forward to the New Year. Rachael Adams knows what it's like to wonder about the difference she's making in the world as a mom. She's written a new devotion, "A Little Goes a Long Way" to remind us that small acts and invitations often lead to some pretty amazing results. In today's conversation, you'll learn: 
4:30 What he was actually asking was “Am I enough?” 
6:00 One minute that introduced me to my husband 
7:10 I was isolated as a mom and this invitation changed my life 
9:50 The value of touch between kids and parents 
12:45 You ran a half marathon…once. How did the power of encouragement get you through?  
14:30 How to notice those around you and their needs 
15:50 I wish my life was bigger…does my little life matter at all? 
20:30 Here’s how to have more purpose to our work 
23:30 We can start to compare our ministries instead of doing this 
Rachael Adams is the host of the popular The Love Offering podcast. She and her husband Bryan run a family business and farm in Kentucky with their two kids and two doodle dogs. 
Learn about her new book, A Little Goes a Long Way: 52 Days to a Significant Life at rachaelkadams.com
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You know the popular song Silent Night, but you probably haven't had much silence lately. In today's 25 Days of Christmas message, Arlene shares the story of Zechariah, a supporting cast member of the Christmas story found in Luke 2. His prayers were about to be answered about two long awaited sons - one was his own son who would become John the Baptist. The other was Jesus who would become the Messiah the Jews had been waiting for hundreds of years. Zechariah would be struck deaf and dumb as a sign of this promise. What did he learn in this silence? What might we learn by being still before God?  
3:10 This was the worst day…
4:00 Who is Zechariah in the Christmas story? 
5:15 I did my part God, but you didn’t do your part
7:00 Zechariah did his priestly duty even though he was sad 
9:30 Friend, God has heard your prayer 
13:00 Zechariah got a sign, probably not what he was expecting
16:00 Our limitations unleash God’s power. 
18:44 His name will be…
19:50 His story becomes a faith point for other people 
22:45 The approachability of Jesus and the holiness of God
Arlene Pellicane is the host of the Happy Home, speaker and author of books like Screen Kids, Parents Rising, and 31 Days to a Happy Husband. 
It's not too late to pick up a few family activities and family devotions from Arlene's free guide, The 25 Days of Christmas. Get it here today at happyhomeuniversity.com/subscribe