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Is your calendar raising your kids more than you are?

In this episode, Connor and Pastor Scott welcome a special guest to the table — Mark Martinez, husband to Jenna and father of three daughters, Kate, Belle, and Claire. Mark opens up about growing up the son of immigrant parents, a disciplined military dad, and how watching his father live out his faith taught him more than any lecture ever could. That question — what am I actually modeling versus what am I just saying — becomes the thread that runs through the whole conversation.

From there, the guys dig into the real tension every young family feels: the pressure to fill a toddler's calendar with sports, classes, and activities before they can even walk in a straight line. Mark shares why he refuses to force his girls into anything, even as a self-described sports guy, and why the goal isn't building a resume — it's stewarding whatever God actually gifted them with. Connor and Scott push the conversation further into the home itself, landing on the one habit research shows is quietly disappearing from American families: the dinner table. Mark gets honest about not having that fixture growing up, and how his wife Jenna made it non-negotiable in their own home.

The anchor for it all is Ephesians 5:15-16 — "Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of time, because the days are evil." The guys unpack what redeeming the time actually looks like when you're not filling every hour, but protecting the few that matter most.

If your family's schedule feels like it's driving you instead of the other way around, this episode is your permission slip to say no to good things so you can say yes to the best ones.