As we recorded this episode the season of Lent has just bgun. Chip and Brittany share some thoughts aroud the idea of how giving something up for a season can actually be not so much of a loss but really in the end a big gain... how "Less" can be "More" and how powerful that can be in our lives personally but also how we might see that practice can work within our families and children. Chip and Brittany share some real life stories of how one family used an opportunity of sharing the abundance of what they had with a family in need to show their children waht a Compassionate and Charitable Spirit can look like in action... and the really amazing thing was the children responded to the opportunity and blew the parents away!
Here's a great resource on this topic for your family from author Jen Hatmaker her book 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess (Disturbed by her family's comfortableness with American excess, Jen Hatmaker writes with humor and depth about their unique social and spiritual decision to live by a rule of seven, reducing material possessions/ distractions in order to connect with a greatly increased God.)
Send your comments and ideas for show topics to us by recording a vice memo on your smart phone and email it to Brittany@chiprichter.com or Chip@chiprichter.com or if you want to just type your comment you can do that too. Either way we would love to hear from you and add your voice to the conversation.
Episode 71 - "We Have To Try" with Josh & Megan Osborn
Episode 70 - "New Year Same You"
Season 2 Welcome Back Video Episode (Audio Only)
Episode 68 - Finale Episode before Summer Break
Episode 67 - "The Dad Episodes" - Part Three
Episode 66 - "3 Most Important Things A Child Needs From A Parent"
Episode 65 - "Podcast News - Changes Coming"
Episode 64 - The Dad Episodes - Part Two
Episode 63 - "I Know What You're Gonna Say"
Episode 62 - "The Dad Episodes" -Part One
Episode 61 - ENCORE "My Dad's Coat"
Episode 60 - "Roots and Wings Workshop Update"
Episode 59 - "Making The Ordinary Extraordinary"
Episode 58 - "Perfect Parents and Perfect Kids"
Episode 57 - "Author/Blogger Kristen Tiber & Celebrate Every Day With Me"
Episode 56 - "Back From Vacation Just Checking In"
Episode 55 - "Some Day You're Gonna Miss This"
Episode 54 - "You're A Better Parent Than You Think You Are"
Episode 53 - "Wide Eyed Wonder"
Episode 52 - "8 Ways To Exasperate Your Kids"
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Dr. Laura Call of the Day
Focus on the Family Broadcast
Calm Parenting Podcast
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Good Inside with Dr. Becky
Raising Good Humans