Are We Friends? with Lysa TerKeurst

05/02/23 • 33 min

One of the most fun things about parenting is that you’re raising your future best friends! Today Jamie and Lisa discuss the complexities of parenting our kids and what it looks like to be their friend. Lisa shares great insight on how parenting and being a friend isn’t necessarily a one time shift, but instead a percentage of different seasons. Jamie challenges us to be realistic in our expectations and not to put pressure on our kids to be our friend!

Lysa TerKurst, best-selling author, teacher, and mother to five adult children shares with us feedback from her children on how to respect your adult children’s boundaries, while also being a present friend.

This episode is a challenging one as we take a hard look at our own desires and intentions and learn how to balance parenting and friendship! Thanks for listening and share with a friend!

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Lysa TerKeurst

This episode is a challenging one as we take a hard look at our own desires and intentions and learn how to balance parenting and friendship! Thanks for listening and share with a friend!

SHOW LINKS:

Lysa TerKeurst

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Show Me the Money with Rachel Cruze

We’ve all heard it said, or have said it ourselves, “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” But too often as adults we mismanage it like it does! What does it look like to steward our money like it really is a gift from the Lord? What about our life would need to change for us to be givers of our money? Today Jamie and Lisa share their own mistakes with money, how they handle money with their kids, and questions they still have surrounding teaching their kids stewardship.

Rachel Cruze joins us as today’s expert. Rachel is a Ramsey Solution Financial Coach and is passionate about helping people get out of debt, take control of their money, build wealth, and have fun in the process. Rachel shares how shame, disappointment, mistakes, and regrets keep parents from teaching their kids about money, when in actuality, it should be those very things that motivate you to set your kids on a different path! She shares with us the importance of contentment and the difference between owning nice things, and nice things owning you!

Whether you’ve been saving since you were 16 years old, or you're in your 40’s with no budget, it’s never too late to learn new habits and manage your God-given gifts in a way that honors Him!

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Rachel Cruze

Ramsey Solutions

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Who Will Teach These Kids with Holly Knight

Public school, private school, or homeschooling? When you become a parent no one tells you how hard this decision will be when you have to make it for your innocent 5 year old baby! Today Jamie and Lisa hash out this debate in a judgment free zone! They challenge all of us to respect other family’s decisions and to give back to our community no matter what school you choose.

Mom of 5, Holly Knight is our expert for the day. Not only did Holly attend public school, private school, and homeschool as a child, her kids have also experienced all three throughout her parenting journey. Holly encourages us to be open minded to what your child needs in different seasons of their life and encourages us to not make decisions based on other’s expectations.

Just a friendly reminder, no matter which option you choose for your child, God is faithful yesterday, today, and forever!

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Holly Knight

Stubborn Obedience