On this episode of Our American Stories Brent Timmons tells us how an unlikely cat revealed a deep love inside of him Adam Davis and Adam Johns tell us how they met in grad school at Antioch University and how they've been using table-top games as a tool to encourage personal growth teamwork and problem solving The History Guy gives us the story of toilet paper Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - How A Stray Cat Exposed a Mother's Heart - These Guys Use Dungeons and Dragons as a Break-through Therapy Tool - A Brief [... more]

Becky Harling offers practical ways you can intentionally listen to your child From learning to give her a voice to the importance of non-verbal communication to teaching him how to make wise decisions you'll see how listening is one of the most important components of parenting Receive the book How to Listen So Your Kids Will Talk for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast listening-to-the-heart-of-your-kids featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our podcasts please give us your feedback https focusonthefamily com podcastsurvey [... more]

No words Just music and moving During a -hour Zumba marathon amid the COVID- pandemic thousands of people from around the globe worked out together and virtually followed instructors from India China Mexico America South Africa parts of Europe and several other places These diverse individuals were able to move together without any language barriers Why Because instructors of the exercise craze Zumba created in the mid- s by a Colombian aerobics instructor utilize non-verbal cues Class instructors move and students follow their lead They follow with no words uttered or shouted Words can sometimes get in the way and [... more]

Wanna know how to be a joyful parent On FamilyLife Today authors Marcus Warner and Chris Coursey share habits that build joy into you --and your kids too Show Notes and Resources Find resources from this podcast at shop familylife com Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app Help others find Familylife Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify Check out all the Familylife's on the FamilyLife Podcast Network [... more]

Pastor Ron Zappia and his wife Jody had a marriage that almost unraveled after the first year After giving their lives to Christ however they decided to give the marriage another chance The Zappias share seven principles that if faithfully practiced will tighten the marriage knot and bring couples closer together Show Notes and Resources The Marriage Knot Choices that Keep Couples Together by Ron and Jody Zappia Find resources from this podcast at shop familylife com Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app Help others find Familylife Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify [... more]

Are there certain relationships in your life that just seem to be one long fight all the time No matter what the subject is even with all your good intentions it just seems to spiral into arguments In this message Chip's got a couple of keys to communication that'll literally change everything [... more]

When you talk to your spouse do you feel like you're on the same page Or is there a lot of miscommunication and unmet expectations Are you frustrated because you're not being heard or understood In this program Chip continues his series Keeping Love Alive Volume by focusing on the skill of communication Hear how our words actually display God's love to our mate [... more]

As caregivers we often find ourselves in NUMEROUS doctor's offices Sometimes those meetings are unproductive or worse go sideways When I recorded this some years ago more than doctors had treated my wife The numbers grown to more than but these three principles remain critical for ensuring successful physician appointments For more help on your journey as a caregiver get my book HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER [... more]

Of all the things Chip's ever taught about marriage the tool he shares in this program is priceless Actually he'll tell you he paid good money for it when he and Theresa had very little But it's a communication technique that's brought them through the ups and downs of all the years and been what helped them endure even the hardest days [... more]

Your spouse is longing for your affirmation Husband and wife team Matt and Lisa Jacobson talk with Dave and Ann Wilson about the importance of affirming your spouse Many of us are good at affirming our love before marriage but after the I do's we only notice our spouse's weaknesses Ann admits that it took a long time before she realized how her negative words affected Dave and both of them tell how a positive shift in outlook changed their marriage for the better Show Notes and Resources Find resources from this podcast at https shop familylife com Products aspx [... more]

In a discussion based on their book Discipline That Connects With a Child's Heart Jim and Lynne Jackson offer parents biblically-based practical advice for disciplining their children with grace and love Part of Original air date April Get our guests' book for your donation of any amount https store focusonthefamily com singleitem checkout donation item don-daily-broadcast-product- - - Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast conveying-gods-love-through-discipline-part- -of- If you've listened to any of our podcasts please give us your feedback https focusonthefamily com podcastsurvey [... more]

Dr Kathy Koch explores the eight facets of human intelligence and explains how parents can identify and cultivate their child's unique gifts Part of Original air date Aug Receive Kathy's book Great Smarts for your donation of any amount [... more]

When life sends it's worst marriages often suffer On the next Building Relationships with Dr Gary Chapman Gene and Carol Kent talk about the greatest crisis they faced in their marriage If you and your spouse are under great stress because of some unforeseen circumstance they believe you can come out on the other side more loving and committed Find out how on the next Building Relationships with Dr Gary Chapman See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Award winning author Mary Elizabeth Jackson called the show to share her personal journey things she's learned and the latest in her Poohlicious books During the conversation we --along with my sidekick John Butler AKA the Count of Mighty Disco --also took some calls together visit www maryejackson com About Peter and HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER A year caregiver for his wife Gracie who lives with severe disabilities Peter Rosenberger brings a profound understanding of the caregiver's journey His show HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER airs on Sirius XM's Family Talk Channel and an additional stations on American Family Radio as [... more]

This message focuses on a candid look at communication If you want to learn how to improve the communication in your marriage to share hearts instead of just exchanging words then join Chip [... more]

Portion of HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER Monologue The whole point of this is to speak clarity to a caregiver so that we're not floundering around wondering you know where do we go next What do we do What's going on And I go back to this whole thing with gun safety I think a lot of people rush to push their political ideology and very few people are rushing to push this in a ministry capacity and if you think about this with all of our United States' clergy combined even those from different faith we can still ask the [... more]

David from Ohio called the show with deep emotion as he struggled caring for his son who is on the autism spectrum At thirteen David's son is a handful and David broke down trying to wrap his mind around getting his son through to adulthood We discussed this and took the conversation into a path he didn't expect the relationship between David and his wife as well as an important self-defense lesson I learned from my martial arts instructor As caregivers we often live in the wreckage of our future and fear the worst Yet we're not there in the [... more]

Hope for the Caregiver broadcast February - Text from Peter's Blog at www hopeforthecaregiver com From one geographical extreme to another American state assemblies strode into the viability and quality of life issue in groundbreaking ways during January Starting with Hawaii's new Our Choice Our Care Act launched on January medically-assisted death marched closer to being considered 'normal ' Before January ended New York legislators applauded the new freedom extended to the state allowing late term abortions via the Reproductive Health Act A common thread weaves through the move by both states An ambiguity one could say an arbitrary line [... more]