The Making Hesstory Podcast is about two things: Our love for Jesus, and our desire to see families made healthy and whole.We believe that healthy families need...
Are You As Mature As You Want Your Kids To Be? (Ep 4 throwback)
Bad news - we've been really sick this week!We should be back up and running next week, but in the mean time here is one of our earlier episodes.On this episode we explored what makes kids so good at being kids, and what they need from their parents in order to grow up and mature out of their childish ways.Unfortunately, there are many parents who hold their kids to a higher standard of maturity than they're willing or capable of modeling themselves.For the sake of our kids, we need to become as whole and healthy as we possibly can so that, rather than demanding unrealistic expectations, we are prepared to model the very behavior we wish to see in them.
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New Year, New You?
We thought this episode would be a good time to share an unpopular opinion - we don't love the idea of New Year's resolutions.We do, however, believe in discipline, habit forming, and creating rhythms, all of which have a more profound impact on who we are and who we become than the switching of the calendar from December to January.Join us as we discuss some practical ways to think about changing and implementing new ways of living without being overwhelmed by the pressure to revolutionize your life every January.
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What Does God Think About You?
Do you believe that God exists?If so, what do you believe He thinks about you?Do you believe that He thinks you're unlovable? Disappointing? A failure? Or do you believe that He loves you unconditionally, and that He's proud do call you a friend?Throughout our lives we're presented with innumerable opportunities to learn to believe things about God, and unfortunately not everything we learn to believe about Him is true.It can be easy to develop belief about God's character and nature that is based on unvalidated assumptions, but the truth is that the only way to know for sure what He's like is to get to know Him personally.Want to connect? Use the links below to find us on social media, send us an email, or subscribe to our weekly email updates!Order our children’s book: https://a.co/d/2ruBRiDOrder Brian’s book: https://a.co/d/bO34iAUSend us an email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/makinghesstory/Website: http://www.makinghesstory.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingHesstoryFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550195135910
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We Wrote A Children's Book!
Kids generally have their core beliefs about their identity formed by the time they're seven years old.For this reason, we need to be intentional in choosing how we speak to and about our kids.In this episode, Brian and Katie talked about their newly published children's book titled What Does God Say About Me?: Declarations For Kids, from A-Z, and their motivation behind writing it.Speaking declarations like those found in this book with your children is an easy and practical way to help them learn to believe the truth about who God says they are.Buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/95i5jOnWant to connect? Use the links below to find us on social media, send us an email, or subscribe to our weekly email updates!Send us an email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/makinghesstory/Website: http://www.makinghesstory.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingHesstoryFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550195135910
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Punishment vs. Discipline (part 2)
Most parents have two things in common...First, they want obedient kids who listen and respond well.Second, they keep a few "hammers" in their parenting tool belt with which they can intimidate and coerce their kids into compliance when faced with resistance.The problem with this method is that it pursues instant results at the expense of long-term teaching and equipping.As our kids grow up, the tools that they have and use to manage their relationships, handle difficulty, solve problems, and respond to the unforeseen events and circumstances of life are the very tools that we equip them with.Join us on this week's episode as we continued the conversation on the importance of choosing discipline over punishment for the sake of equipping our kids with self-control and responsibility.Want to connect? Use the links below to find us on social media, send us an email, or subscribe to our weekly email updates!Send us an email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/makinghesstory/Website: http://www.makinghesstory.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingHesstoryFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550195135910
The Making Hesstory Podcast is about two things: Our love for Jesus, and our desire to see families made healthy and whole.We believe that healthy families need healthy parents, and that parents become healthiest through discipleship to Jesus and His ways.Our goal is to equip people around the world with the knowledge and tools necessary to cultivate relationships and a home life that is marked by love, peace, and joy, and trust.By introducing the gospel and biblical truth into the every day situations of our lives, we'll help bridge the gap between the spirituality and practicality of being married, raising kids, and becoming the people Jesus calls us to be.Join us every Friday as we explore the truth about who God is and how to bring the realities of the gospel into our daily lives.
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