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Mentioned during podcast:
- "Staying Unified Through Seasons Of Transition | Ep. 309" - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2148764526

Good Ranchers - American Meat Delivered 
Bringing everyone to the table to share in the best of what makes life good. They source all of their meat from local, independent farms in the U.S.

Use the code VOETBERG and subscribe to any Good Ranchers box and you can choose a free gold medal
add-on for the next four years (or until the next summer games)!
Options to choose from for free in every box for 4 years:
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- Angus Ground Beef
- Applewood Smoked Bacon
- Wild-Caught Sockeye or King Salmon

Plus with my special code, you’ll get an additional $25 off your first box and free express shipping.

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Eric Conn has a degree in sports journalism. He attended seminary in Louisville, KY and has worked for over a decade in the firearms and outdoor media industry as a journalist. He served as a pastor for several years in a small western town, chief of staff at a conservative media company, editor in chief at Gun Digest Magazine and various other managing editor roles at Guns and Ammo Publications and the NRA’s Shooting Illustrated. He is the husband to one lovely wife and the proud father to three strapping young sons. When he’s not podcasting at the King’s Hall and Hard Man Podcast, he’s probably in the back country chasing elk, mule deer, or bear somewhere in the uncharted territory of the west.

Eric is one of the pastors at Refuge Church in Ogden, Utah. He started the Hard Men Podcast because he was really looking for ways pastorally to help men with the issues we are facing. He’s realized, like many people in our culture, that there’s a real problem with sexuality in general. He speaks on how to present a Biblical answer, but that is also robust, has teeth and is really useful for today’s world.

Eric speaks to masculinity, families and culture so well. One of the things he highlights is men need a brotherhood of friends. Something you see in our world a lot, is that adult men don’t have friends. Men need to be surrounded by other Godly men who can help them in their walk with Christ.

Listen today as Eric shares some practical insights and advice on ways to pinpoint the problem with masculinity and how to help solve it.

You can follow Eric Conn and some resources he shared through the links below:
- New Christendom Press - https://www.newchristendompress.com
- Hard Men Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hard-men-podcast/id1512510969
- Bright Hearth Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bright-hearth/id1616730798
- The King's Hall Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kings-hall/id1610811639
- Brian Sauve's Music - https://www.briansauve.com/a-mighty-host

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Today we have the great privilege of seeing and answering some of the questions that you have asked us. We always love doing this because it’s a fun insight into what you are going through in your life and some challenges or breakthroughs you’re experiencing in your home. We get a lot from these Q&A’s and we hope you do as well!

If you follow us on Instagram and have any questions you would like us to answer, put them in the Q&A box that is in our stories on Mondays! Listen along today as we answer these nine questions:

1. How do you justify a holiday/break when the work just never ends and there’s just so much to be done?
2. How do you deal with family who doesn’t respect your boundaries?
3. Katie, how do you stay so positive and not have self-pity?
4. What advice do you have for a couple struggling to set up a budget?
5. If you homeschool through the morning, when do you get chores done?
6. What do you guys think about dancing at weddings?
7. How do you approach your spouse about working on your marriage if they don’t think it needs work?
8. With baby #5 coming, are you planning on buying a new car?
9. At what age do you teach your kids to wipe?

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Today we have a very fun episode for you! I have seven incredible sisters and today I’m here with two of them. These two are currently pregnant with me. Karaline is in her first trimester and Kyla is in her second trimester and I’m wrapping up my third trimester any day now. I thought it would be fun timing, because who knows when this will happen again, and talk about pregnancy, postpartum, big families, having a lot of kids and our vision for family size.

Kyla is 27 and lives in Lexington, Kentucky with her husband Adam. They have two children, ages 3 and 1 1/2 and currently 16 weeks pregnant. They have been married just under 5 years. She is a stay at home mom and also manages and runs Now That I’m A Mother Health.

Karaline is 22 and lives in Eagle, Idaho (just outside of Boise) with her husband Austin. They have a 9 month old baby girl and currently 8 weeks pregnant. They have been married almost 2 years. She is a stay at home mom and also has a home based business with Monat. She loves homemaking and organizing her house. Clean spaces are her thing.

Listen today so you can get a different perspective/response than just mine to some of these questions:
- Did you want a big family growing up? What were your husbands thoughts about it?
- What has been the hardest part for pregnancy, labor and postpartum? Anything catch you off guard?
- What are you most worried about regarding potentially having a lot of kids?
- Karaline, what was the hardest thing about being the middle child?
- How do you feel Mama prepared you for keeping a house and raising children?
- How do you practically do all the things in a day? Take care of kids, spend time with your husband, run a successful home based business, hospitality, etc.
- Have you ever felt unfulfilled in motherhood or like you’ve lost yourself?

Karaline’s quote - “Don’t live a life out of motivation, but out of commitment”   

You can follow Kyla & Karaline through the links below: 
- Karaline's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/__thelifeofagirl/
- Kyla at Now That I'm A Mother Health's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nowthatimamother.health/

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Website: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com

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Today on the podcast we are answering a listener question: Are you raising your daughter to become a career woman or a homemaker & wife? We thought that it was an interesting question because we have seen this exact same question asked to multiple different people that we follow online and it’s been interesting to hear their responses.   

One gal said specifically that she was not raising her daughter to be either and she could be whatever she wants to be. We thought if you don’t have the target in mind, then you’re going to miss it every time. We do think we should have objective goals for our daughters. Today we will be talking about how to navigate that in the 21st century when there are so many career opportunities and obviously being a wife and mother is a big blessing.  

The problem is, is that something or somebody or multiples things/bodies are going to be shaping our daughter’s worldview and shaping them into something. If we’re not proactive in doing that as parents, then again, somebody is. It is of the utmost importance that we take the responsibility seriously as parents in being the prominent voice. We don’t want to be the only voice. We want to find other resources and people that can speak into our children’s lives too.  

When it comes to our daughters and equipping them, we want them to grow in capabilities and tactics to be able to add value in any situation that they might find themself in. We also need to speak highly of being a wife and mother to our daughters, just like God does, because the voice against them is so loud. When you look at the narrative in the news, media, songs, all sorts of art and entertainment, education, etc, it has this strong narrative that does not promote being a Godly wife and mother. God thinks and esteems so highly of them. As parents, we need to be extremely vocal in advocating and speaking well of those things and equipping our daughters to thrive in any situation!

Mentioned in the podcast:
- "2022 Didn't Go As Planned // What We're Changing in 2023 // Elisha's Dream Board" - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2147843123
- I Timothy 5:9-16

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Dr. Sean McDowell is a gifted communicator with a passion for equipping the church, and in particular, young people to make the case for the Christian faith. Sean still teaches one high school Bible class, which helps give him exceptional insight into the prevailing culture so he can impart his observations poignantly to fellow educators, pastors, and parents alike. In 2008, he received the Educator of the Year award for San Juan Capistrano, California. The Association of Christian Schools International awarded Exemplary Status to his apologetics training. Sean is listed among the top 100 apologists. He earned a Ph.D. in Apologetics and Worldview Studies from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2014.

In April 2000, Sean married his high school sweetheart, Stephanie. They have three children and live in San Juan Capistrano, California. Sean played college basketball at Biola University and was the captain his senior year on a team that went 30-7.  

Listen today as Dr. Sean McDowell shares (among other topics) that if you want to pass on your faith to your kids, the effective way to do that and data shows, you have to: 
1. Model your faith to your kids. If you don’t model it, it doesn’t matter what you say.  
2. Build close, warm, intimate relationship with your kids. 
3. Engage them in spiritual, natural conversations, not lectures.  
Always look for ways to ask questions and engage them. Affirm that asking questions are great and welcome in the Christian fold.   

You can follow Dr. Sean McDowell through the resources below: 
Website - https://seanmcdowell.org
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/seanmcdowell/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC321oNTD2yrszfYoz3-X1w
Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-biblically-conversations-on-faith-culture/id1300837524

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Do we have friends outside of our family? Do we have church friends? Do we have community? If so, how do we allocate our time accordingly with friends and family? How do we protect our home, but still be a part of the community? Is there some hospitality linked in there?  

We have gotten these questions more and more since we have spoken on family. We are clearly advocates of family time. Our interaction with family, whether that be immediate family outside our home, in-laws, our children, and each other, are the highlights and the things that we choose to talk about on this channel. It might sound a little cloistered or people wonder how do we have friendships outside of those familial bonds. We thought it would be fun to share and go through a week/month and share the things that keep us engaged with our church community and local friends and how that looks like in the midst of our every day life.   

Our church has facilitated a lot of relational growth for us. I think there is a biblical obligation to the local church body. We are supposed to be there for one another, but I also think there needs to be wisdom for each individual and what that looks like for them, their capacity and bandwidth for their home. It’s about tending first to your primary commitments. You need to look first and foremost to your marriage and to the well-being of your children.  

We love everything we get to do right now. Our families get to visit and we are grateful for that. People are coming through town all the time. We get to stay in touch and have fun with them. We go on roadtrips to visit them as well. Our week in and week out friendships are so great! We are richly blessed by the friends in our life right now. God is really really gracious in that area.

Mentioned in the podcast:
- "Mom Friends: Finding Them, and Creating Time to Spend with Them" - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/blog/mom-friends-finding-them-and-creating-time-to-spend-with-them

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Website: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com

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Homeschool Course: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/homeschool
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Get it All Done Club:
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Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful?
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Lisa Bass is a mom of 7 (expecting #8 in July) who shares wholesome from scratch recipes, natural living, handmade projects and her simple life in their 1860s farmhouse. Blogging is her family’s full-time gig. She has a podcast called Simple Farmhouse Life where she shares the same thing, but in audio form what she shares on her blog and YouTube channel, Farmhouse on Boone. After the pandemic, she was known for her sourdough. She also does DIY, family recipes, sewing, and is a homeschool mom.

Listen today as we talk about how Lisa is preparing to add baby #8 to her family, her summer routines, handling a perfectionism mindset in parenting and homemaking, how to stay motivated when you feel depleted and homemaking systems that help make her home run smoothly. Lisa also talks about how they don’t own a dishwasher and why she thinks it’s easier to not have one. She loves wearing an apron and working in the kitchen. She enjoys cooking, trying new things and experimenting with recipes. Obviously her business relies on that too, so that makes it easier to stay motivated to be in the kitchen.

You can follow Lisa Bass through the resources below:
- Blog - Farmhouse on Boone - https://www.farmhouseonboone.com
- Youtube - Farmhouse on Boone - https://www.youtube.com/@FarmhouseonBoone
- Podcast - Simple Farmhouse Life - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/simple-farmhouse-life/id1494284839

Check out Katie's conversation with Lisa on the Simple Farmhouse Life Podcast:
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simple-farmhouse-life/episodes/190--Do-Homemakers-Have-Too-Much-Time-on-Their-Hands---Katie-of-Now-That-Were-a-Family-e25unar/a-aa1aqpo 
- https://youtu.be/xjmWo_G6yeU

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Homeschool Course: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/homeschool
Get it All Done Club: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club

Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful?
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