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  • EP 106: 10 New Year Resolutions We All Should Make

    EP 106: 10 New Year Resolutions We All Should Make
    2025/12/31

    I love the fresh start January represents, so I normally kick it off with a list of New Year’s resolutions as long as my arm.

    Some of my goals are specific and easily quantifiable: Walk a mile a day. Read a book a week. Get 7 hours of sleep a night. That way, even if I only walk 5-6 miles a week, read 3 books a month, or occasionally stay up late, I’ll still be better off than if I didn’t try to do those things at all.

    But some of my goals – the really challenging ones – take the form of more general reminders. Today I'm sharing ten such resolutions I think should be on everybody’s list.

    Show Notes VERSES CITED:

    Proverbs 16:9 - “A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.”

    Proverbs 19:21 - “Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.”

    Jeremiah 10:23 - “I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.”

    James 4:13-15 - “...you ought to say, 'If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.'”

    Proverbs 31:16 (Amp) – “She considers a [new] field before she buys or accepts it [expanding prudently and not courting neglect of her present duties by assuming other duties]….”

    Luke 1:37 - “…with God nothing will be impossible.”

    Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

    2 Corinthians 12:9 – “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness....”

    Proverbs 15:13 – “A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.”

    1 Corinthians 9:27 - “I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should.”

    Philippians 4:6 - “Don’t worry about anything, but pray about everything….”

    Ephesians 6:18 - “Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition.”

    Psalms 103:2 - “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.”

    James 1:19 - “Let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger.”

    RELATED LINKS:

    How Can I Feel Productive as a Mom?

    EP 25: 7 Ways to Nail New Year’s Resolutions

    A Prayer for the New Year

    Setting Goals for the New Year

    10 New Year Resolutions We All Should Make Printable

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    15 分
  • EP 105: The Reason for this Season

    EP 105: The Reason for this Season
    2025/12/24
    I love all the bright lights and decorated trees and beautiful packages and cheerful songs that so characterize Christmas in so many people’s minds, but if we miss the real reason behind all those things, we’ll miss the whole purpose and most important part of the season. Show Notes VERSES CITED: Matthew 2:9-10 – “...when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.” John 8:12 – “... I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” Matthew 5:16 – “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Psalm 1:2-3 – “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” Luke 2:14 – “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” Luke 2:10-12 – “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord....” Ephesians 5:19 – “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 3:3 – “…you are a letter of Christ, delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.” Matthew 2:11 – “...and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.” Luke 4:18 – “The Spirit of the Lord... hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised…” John 1:29 – “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, ‘Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.’” Ephesians 2:8 - “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.” Acts 20:35 - “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” John 13:8 - "‘No,’ said Peter, ‘you shall never wash my feet.’ Jesus answered, ‘Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.’” 2 Corinthians 9:7 - "Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." Mark 12:41-44 - "...but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on.” 2 Chronicles 7:14 - “If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves…” Romans 3:23 - "For all have sinned and fall short” James 1:2-3 - "Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance...." John 13:14 - “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.” RELATED LINKS: 2025 Flanders Family Update - our family Christmas letter for this year Glad Tidings - the bound version of our first 25 years together Bible Memory Tips and Tricks - guaranteed to make memorization easier New York Times Wordle - my favorite one-person word game (they publish a new one each day) Christmas: A Season for Receiving - the post my husband wrote about Christmas All Truth Is God’s Truth - my husband's blog (he rarely updates it, but what's there is really good stuff) My husband’s books: he's written five--a novel, a marriage book, and three devotional/discussion guides Giving Thanks during Hardship: my podcast from Thanksgiving STAY CONNECTED: - Subscribe: Flanders Family Freebies -weekly themed link lists of free resources - Instagram: @flanders_family - follow for more great content - Family Blog: Flanders Family Home Life - parenting tips, homeschool help, printables - Marriage Blog: Loving Life at Home- encouragement for wives, mothers, believers - My Books: Shop Online - find on Amazon, at Barnes & Noble, or through our website
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    18 分
  • EP 104: Giving Thanks through Hardships

    EP 104: Giving Thanks through Hardships
    2025/11/26

    I took a longer break from podcasting than planned, thanks to all that must be done for my daughter's upcoming wedding. But I didn't want to let Thanksgiving pass without encouraging you to count your blessings and to discuss the importance of giving thanks, even through hardship.

    Show Notes VERSES CITED:

    - Proverbs 30:8-9 - "Keep deception and lies far from me, God. Give me neither...."

    - James 4:8 - "Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you."

    - James 1:2-3 - "Count it all joy when you encounter various trials, knowing this...."

    - Philippians 4:11 - "... I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances."

    - Philippians 4:13 - "I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me."

    - Matthew 11:28 - ""Come to Me, all you who are weary...and I will give you rest."

    - Job 1:9-10 - "Satan answered the LORD, 'Does Job fear God for nothing?'"

    - 1 Timothy 6:8 - "But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that."

    - John 16:33 - "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace...."

    - Romans 8:28 - "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good...."

    - Proverbs 3:11 - "My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD or loathe His reproof."

    RELATED LINKS:

    - EP 70: Unwrapping Cancer for Christmas

    - "How Firm a Foundation"

    - A Prayer of Thanks

    - Keep Praying, Even When It's Hard

    - Verses to Read When Battling Big Emotions

    - EP 99: Living a Yielded Life

    - Giving Thanks through Hardships Printable

    Stay Connected:

    - Subscribe: Flanders Family Freebies -weekly themed link lists of free resources

    - Instagram: @flanders_family - follow for more great content

    - Family Blog: Flanders Family Home Life - parenting tips, homeschool help, printables

    - Marriage Blog: Loving Life at Home- encouragement for wives, mothers, believers

    - My Books: Shop Online - find on Amazon, at Barnes & Noble, or through our website
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    24 分
  • EP 103: How Should Christians Handle Halloween?

    EP 103: How Should Christians Handle Halloween?
    2025/10/29

    Few things stir up as much controversy or elicit as many strongly held opinions in Christian circles this time of year as the question of how believers should handle Halloween. Today, we'll look at what the Bible has to say about the matter and discuss the need for extending grace to anyone who doesn't share our viewpoint.

    Show Notes VERSES CITED:

    - Titus 1:15 – “To the pure, all things are pure...”

    - Romans 14:14 - “I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself....”

    - Ephesians 5:11 – “Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.”

    - 1 Corinthians 10:20-21 – “… the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God....”

    - Romans 13:12 – “... lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.”

    - Matthew 5:14-16 – “...let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds & glorify your Father....”

    - Romans 14:4-6 – “Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls....”

    - Acts 17:22-23 - “...‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you.”

    RELATED LINKS:

    - How Should Christians Handle Halloween (original 2015 post on our family blog)

    - Celebrating Reformation Day – Martin Luther quiz, 5 Solas, 95 Theses, & coloring pages

    - Free Printable Trick-or-Treat Tracts – 10+ designs to choose from

    - Being Missional on Fright Night – article from Revive Our Hearts I mentioned

    - Being Confident of This – gospel script to use while carving pumpkins

    - Bible verse stickers – for attatching to the candy you distribute

    - Thoughts on Halloween– the Happy Home Fairy shares her perspective

    STAY CONNECTED:

    - Subscribe: Flanders Family Freebies -weekly themed link lists of free resources

    - Instagram: @flanders_family - follow for more great content

    - Family Blog: Flanders Family Home Life - parenting tips, homeschool help, printables

    - Marriage Blog: Loving Life at Home- encouragement for wives, mothers, believers

    - My Books: Shop Online - find on Amazon, at Barnes & Noble, or through our website
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    14 分
  • EP 102: My Daughter Just Eloped (& Why That Makes Me Happy)

    EP 102: My Daughter Just Eloped (& Why That Makes Me Happy)
    2025/10/24

    My daughter eloped last week, and my husband and I couldn't be more delighted. Yet some of our friends are baffled by our reaction. So I'm unpacking the reasons we think it was a smart move on this week's episode of Loving Life at Home.

    Show Notes VERSES CITED:

    - Ephesians 3:20 - "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think...."

    - Proverbs 18:22 - “He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.”

    - 1 Corinthians 7:9 - “…it is better to marry than to burn with passion.”

    - James 1:17 - "Every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift is from above...."

    RELATED LINKS:

    - Love Your Husband, Love Yourself - the "why to" marriage book I wrote and gave to Rachel

    - "When It Comes to Weddings, Does Cost Really Matter?" - the Psychology Today article I cited

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    - Subscribe: Flanders Family Freebies -weekly themed link lists of free resources

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    - Family Blog: Flanders Family Home Life - parenting tips, homeschool help, printables

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    18 分
  • EP 101: Surprising Benefits from Family Storytelling

    EP 101: Surprising Benefits from Family Storytelling
    2025/10/16

    Researchers from Emory University have found that the #1 predictor of a child’s emotional well-being is how well that kid knows his family history. So this week, I’d like to talk to you about storytelling, about how important stories are for the growth and development and emotional wellbeing of our children, and about what kinds of stories we as parents need to make sure we are passing down to our kids. I hope you'll listen in and be encouraged.

    Show Notes VERSES CITED:

    - Deuteronomy 11:19

    - Psalm 139:13-16

    - Ephesians 2:10

    RELATED LINKS:

    - Eric Barker's Book: Barking Up the Wrong Tree

    - Barking up the Wrong Tree Newsletter

    - EP 19: Amazing Stories of God's Provision

    - Our Christmas Letters

    - Glad Tidings - the first 25 years of Christmas letters in book form

    - Writing Your Own Christmas Letters

    - EP 88: On Accepting Your Unchangeables

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    - Subscribe: Flanders Family Freebies -weekly themed link lists of free resources

    - Instagram: @flanders_family - follow for more great content

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    11 分
  • EP 100: Q&A - Toddler Training, Morning Sickness, and Dealing with Disapproving Parents

    EP 100: Q&A - Toddler Training, Morning Sickness, and Dealing with Disapproving Parents
    2025/10/02

    I'm answering more questions from listeners this week -- all about announcing pregnancies, corralling toddlers, and dealing with disapproving parents.

    Show Notes VERSES CITED:

    - Matthew 6:27 - "Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?"

    - James 1:5 - "But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him."

    - Philippians 2:3-4 - “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.”

    RELATED LINKS:

    - Stop, Drop, and Roll - free printable exercise game

    - How Do You Handle Picky Eaters - our best tips

    - 5 Smart Ways to Get Kids to Eat More Vegetables

    - Age-Appropriate Chores - free printable chart

    - Cultivating Creativity in Young Children - free printable chart

    - French Kids Eat Everything - book by Karen Le Billon

    - Keeping Toddlers Occupied

    - God Hath Not Promised Hymn

    STAY CONNECTED:

    - Subscribe: Flanders Family Freebies -weekly themed link lists of free resources

    - Instagram: @flanders_family - follow for more great content

    - Family Blog: Flanders Family Home Life - parenting tips, homeschool help, printables

    - Marriage Blog: Loving Life at Home- encouragement for wives, mothers, believers

    - My Books: Shop Online - find on Amazon, at Barnes & Noble, or through our website
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    31 分
  • EP 99: How to Live a Yielded Life

    EP 99: How to Live a Yielded Life
    2025/09/25
    Jesus calls believers to deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Him. But what does a life wholly yielded to God even look like in this day and age? It's marked by a willingness to: - Die to yourself - Trust God completely - Know His Word - Submit to His will - Point others to Jesus - Suffer for His name - Follow Christ alone - Love others selflessly We are unpacking all this and more this week on the Loving Life at Home Podcast. I hope you'll listen in and be encouraged. Show Notes VERSES CITED: John 12:23-24 – “...unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.’” Matthew 16:24 – “Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.” (see also Luke 9:23 and Mark 8:34) Mark 8:35 – “For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel will save it.” 1 John 2:17 – “The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.” 1 Corinthians 10:31 – “Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” Philippians 1:21 – “For me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Luke 22:42 - “Father, not my will, but thine be done.” Hebrews 12:1 – “... let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” 2 Timothy 4:7 – “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith” 2:10 – “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” 1 Corinthians 2:14 - “The unbeliever does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.” 1 Corinthians 1:27 - “God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,” Romans 8:28 – “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His” Hebrews 10:23 – “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” Psalm 100:5 – “…the LORD isgood; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endures to all generations.” Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Psalm 119:105 – “Thy word isa lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” Ephesians 2:4-10 – “But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ…” Isaiah 45:9 – “Woe to the one who quarrels with his Maker— An earthenware vessel among the vessels of earth! Will the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’ Or the thing you are making say, ‘He has no hands ‘? Romans 9:20-21 – “...Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?” John 3:30 – “He must increase; I must decrease.” Philippians 1:27-29 – “For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him.” Philippians 3:10 – “That I might know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death….” John 16:33 – “These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me you might have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” Psalm 23:4 – “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” Matthew 10:28 - “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” 2 Corinthians 12:8-9 – “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Hebrews 12:2 – “…fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Job 2:9 - “Then his wife said to him, ‘Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!’” Job 1:21 – “He said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked I shall return there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.’” John 14:6 – “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” 1 Corinthians 11:1 – “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.” Jeremiah 17:9 – “The heart is more deceitful than all else And is ...
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