Crazy Cool Family

In this episode, Don and Suzanne talk with Casey and Meygan Caston from Marriage365 about simple, practical marriage tools for busy parents. If your relationship feels stuck in logistics, resentment, or disconnection, this conversation gives you actionable habits you can start right away.

You’ll learn how small, daily investments — not grand gestures — build strong, lasting marriages.

In This Episode:

The weekly marriage check-in meeting that reduces conflict

How to share the mental load as a couple

Why thriving marriages use tools and systems

How to apologize in a way that actually repairs relationships

The power of forgiveness and humility in family life

Why initiation is leadership in marriage

How to work on your marriage — even if your spouse won’t engage yet

How healthy marriage habits impact your kids

Get Their BOOK! The Marriage Habit — practical habits and tools to build connection, repair conflict, and strengthen your marriage.

Something to Try This Week:

Schedule a 30-minute weekly marriage meeting

Practice one intentional apology

Initiate one connection moment daily

Ask your spouse how you can lighten their load

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Still Feeling Stuck? Here's Part 2!

In Part 2 of this conversation, we shift from personal and marriage goals to setting vision and goals for your family.

Healthy family goals don’t start with changing your kids—they start with aligned parents. Building on the foundation of personal growth and marital unity, we talk about how to intentionally design your family culture instead of letting it drift.

In this episode, we cover:

Why family goals work best when parents are unified

How to create family vision without overwhelming your kids

The difference between family goals and family values

How to invite your children into the process in age-appropriate ways

Setting rhythms and priorities that shape your home over time

You don’t need a perfect plan—you need clarity, unity, and direction.

🎧 Listen to Episode 327 and start designing your family culture for 2026 with purpose.

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Designing 2026: Goals That Matter

Feeling overwhelmed by goal-setting? In this episode, we share a simple, biblical framework for setting meaningful goals for 2026—starting with you and then your marriage.

Using Mark 12:30, we break goals into four areas: heart, soul, mind, and strength, and talk about how small, realistic steps can lead to real growth over time.

We also dive into:

How to set personal goals without burnout

Why the soul is often overlooked—and why it matters

Protecting your mind in a world full of noise

Designing your marriage instead of letting it drift

How to set marriage goals without creating conflict

Progress matters more than perfection.

🎧 Next episode: Setting goals as a family and building unity at home.

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Season Finale: Wrapping Up 2025 with Crazy Cool Family

As 2025 comes to a close, Don and Suzanne are taking a moment to reflect, celebrate, and cast vision for what’s ahead. 🎉 In this final episode of the year, you’ll hear highlights from Season 7 of the Crazy Cool Family Podcast and learn how God has been using this ministry to impact families across the U.S., Europe, and even Africa. 🌍

This isn’t just a podcast—it’s a global movement to inspire and equip parents to build strong, Christ-centered families. From practical parenting strategies to sibling relationships, guest interviews, and the launch of new resources like The Playbook and Deep Dives, 2025 was packed with tools to help parents win at home.

In this episode, Don and Suzanne share:

🎙 Their favorite moments and guests from the podcast this year

📘 How The Playbook and Deep Dives are helping parents apply simple, powerful principles every day

🌍 Updates on Crazy Cool Family’s international impact, including teaching families in Africa

💡 Their one big piece of advice for parents heading into 2026

Whether you’ve been listening since episode one or just discovered Crazy Cool Family this year, this season finale will encourage and equip you to keep going. Parenting is learned one step at a time, and every family can win.

👉 Tune in now, get inspired, and step into 2026 ready to notice your kids, be present in the moment, and make family your greatest investment.

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Holiday Chaos or Holiday Memories?

Creating Traditions That Last

The holiday season is here—and with it comes the mix of joy, chaos, and never-ending to-do lists. 🎁 From decorating the house to wrapping gifts, baking cookies, and attending every school or church event, it’s easy for parents to feel more overwhelmed than joyful.

In this episode of the Crazy Cool Family Podcast, Don and Suzanne Manning share candid reflections and look back on 30+ years of parenting seven kids through the holiday hustle. They’ve been through the late-night wrapping sessions, Christmas concerts, chaotic car rides to find the “perfect tree,” and even baking sessions where the cookies didn’t turn out quite right. Through it all, they’ve discovered that holidays aren’t about perfection—they’re about shaping memories.

You’ll hear practical ideas and “holiday hacks” for:

Including your kids in the preparations (even if it’s messier and slower).

Shifting the focus from getting to giving through serving neighbors, writing notes, or sibling gift exchanges.

Creating simple family traditions—from decorating bedrooms with mini trees to baking monkey bread—that knit kids’ hearts to yours.

Letting go of busyness and embracing peace, even when schedules get overwhelming.

Whether you’re a parent of toddlers, teens, or grown kids, this conversation will encourage you to slow down, laugh at the chaos, and focus on what truly matters. Because the greatest gift you can give your children this season isn’t perfect cookies or matching wrapping paper—it’s the gift of connection.

👉 Tune in today and start creating holiday traditions that will outlast the chaos and shape your family for generations.

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