Now That We're A Family-logo

Now That We're A Family

Kids & Family Podcasts

Culture has reduced the modern family to a joke -- informing parents they are only capable of shuttling their children from expert to expert who experiment with untested agendas. Katie and Elisha lean on their experience growing up in large families of 10 and 11 kids, to encourage parents to take back control, stop listening to popular relationship advice, and embrace their God-given role as their children's primary authority.

Location:

United States

Description:

Culture has reduced the modern family to a joke -- informing parents they are only capable of shuttling their children from expert to expert who experiment with untested agendas. Katie and Elisha lean on their experience growing up in large families of 10 and 11 kids, to encourage parents to take back control, stop listening to popular relationship advice, and embrace their God-given role as their children's primary authority.

Language:

English


Episodes
Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

363: The Life Giving Home With Sally Clarkson

2/4/2025
OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com Use coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month - Get it All Done Club: Stop drowning in motherhood and start thriving! https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Learn how to create a peacefully productive home in one week. Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass - Sally Clarkson is a Discipler. Over the course of her life and marriage, she has continually called women to step into their God-given roles as lifegivers and influencers. She and Clay met through Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru) during college and went on staff together in 1975. Sally ministered to students in Texas, discipled women in Communist Eastern Europe, and returned in 1980 to work with executive women and singles in Denver where Clay was beginning seminary studies at Denver Seminary. They were married a year later, in Dallas where they first met. After graduation, they served in international ministry in Vienna, Austria, served on the staff of two churches, and then started Whole Heart Ministries in 1994. Their four children, now all grown, are serving Christ in different ways around the world and online, through books, music, speaking, and film. Sally and Clay have recently expanded their ministry to mothers and Christian parents in the UK. Sally has currently written 33 books. Podcast - “At Home With Sally” - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-home-with-sally/id1041509070 Website - https://sallyclarkson.com/ Blog - https://sallyclarkson.com/blog Books - https://sallyclarkson.com/books-1 Most recent books: - “Uniquely You” by Sally Clarkson & Nathan Clarkson - https://amzn.to/4aDEHNP - “Well Lived: Shaping a Legacy of Gratitude and Grace”by Sally Clarkson - https://amzn.to/4aM9eZF

Duration:00:52:44

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

362: Identity Crisis In Marriage and Motherhood

1/30/2025
OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com Use coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month - Mentioned during podcast: - "Four Thousand Weeks" by Oliver Burkeman - https://amzn.to/4jOTTfh

Duration:00:54:26

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

361: The Truth About Big Families

1/28/2025
Get it All Done Club: Stop drowning in motherhood and start thriving! https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Learn how to create a peacefully productive home in one week. Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass - Mentioned during podcast: - Biggest Parenting Regrets and Hardest Seasons From Parents Of 11 | Chad & Jenise Johnson | Ep. 344 - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2148911618 - 195: Things Parents Of Multiple Children Overlook - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2147859632 - Marriage After God podcast interview - How to Build an Intentional Family (the why and how) - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mag-marriage-advice-relationship-encouragement-we-discuss/id1349500084?i=1000684230187

Duration:00:51:36

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

360: Things Every Christian Family Should Do

1/23/2025
OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com Use coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month - Send us your questions for future podcasts! You can submit them here: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcastquestionsubmission - Mentioned during podcast: - "Strangely Bright" by Joe Rigney - https://amzn.to/42wegr0

Duration:00:52:39

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

359: High Self- Esteem Is Destroying Your Kid's Future // Dr. Leonard Sax

1/21/2025
Dr. Leonard Sax MD PhD graduated Phi Beta Kappa from MIT in January 1980, at the age of 19. He then went on to the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned both a PhD in psychology, and an MD. He did a three-year residency in family medicine in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Dr. Sax has been continuously certified by the American Board of Family Medicine since 1989. Dr. Sax has spoken on issues of child and adolescent development not only in the United States but also around the world. He has appeared on the TODAY Show, CNN, National Public Radio, PBS, Fox News, Fox Business, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, New Zealand Television, and many other national and international media. Dr. Sax lives with his wife and daughter in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he also sees patients. He continues to lead workshops for teachers, parents, juvenile justice professionals, communities of faith, corporations, physicians, psychologists, social workers, and other professionals who work with children and teenagers. Website - https://www.leonardsax.com/ Leonard Sax’ books: - “The Collapse of Parenting” - https://amzn.to/4jghdlA - “Girls On the Edge” - https://amzn.to/3PFdhNA - “Boys Adrift” - https://amzn.to/40pT17A - “Why Gender Matters” - https://amzn.to/42gwhK5 Mentioned during podcast: - “Hunt, Gather, Parent” by Michaeleen Doucleff - https://amzn.to/3PI13ns

Duration:00:41:29

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

358: Unmarried Vacations Together, When Your Homeschooler Wants to Go To School, and Opting Out Of Youth Group

1/16/2025
OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com Use coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month - Mentioned during podcast: - “My Dear Hemlock” by Tilly Dillehay - https://amzn.to/3D0HIed - “Seeing Green” by Tilly Dillehay - https://amzn.to/41kmH8j

Duration:00:43:29

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

357: Six Kids 7 and Under: Things That Make It Easy

1/14/2025
Get it All Done Club: Stop drowning in motherhood and start thriving! https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Learn how to create a peacefully productive home in one week. Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass

Duration:00:58:25

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

356: Baby #6 Birth Story

1/9/2025
Recent podcast with Dwight & Marilee Johnson: The Challenges of Building A Business Together While Raising Children // Bend Soap | Ep. 337 - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2148896066

Duration:00:32:57

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

355: When You're Not On The Same Page With God's Leading // Chris and Justine Cirullo

1/7/2025

Duration:01:01:54

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

354: Growing Up In Purity Culture, Bringing Sickness To Family Events, When A Child Prefers A Parent

1/2/2025
The Growth Initiative: Winter session dates are January 9th - February 13th LIVE calls will be Thursdays at 7am or 3pm PST. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/thegrowthinitiative Register here for the Free Growth Initiative Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/growth-initiative-webinar Get it All Done Club: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass Grow as a couple and get the couple's package! You can get over $200 off if you sign up for the Growth Initiative and Get It All Done Club together. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/offers/S3GJdvSm/checkout Enrollment for the Growth Initiative & couple's package ends on Thursday, January 2, 2025. - Now That We're A Family Print Magazine (2025 Annual Subscription) Receive Powerful Biblical Family Encouragement Your one-time purchase will supply you with four print issues delivered on a quarterly basis (March, June, September, December) https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/offers/FmDoCebx/checkout - Send us your questions for future podcasts! You can submit them here: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcastquestionsubmission - Books that have shaped or influenced our young adult years: Katie: - “Beautiful Girlhood” by Karen Andreola - https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/beautiful-girlhood-by-mabel-hale/251857/item/8580092/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=high_vol_midlist_standard_shopping_customer_acquisition&utm_adgroup=&utm_term=&utm_content=666157863328&gad_source=1#idiq=8580092&edition=2006479 - “An Old Fashioned Girl” by Louisa May Alcott - https://amzn.to/3BT4uo2 - “The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success” by Darren Hardy - https://amzn.to/40fuIue Elisha: - “Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectation” by Alex Harris & Brett Harris - https://amzn.to/4a033kh - “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” by Joshua Harris - https://amzn.to/4j1nUYw - “Every Man's Battle: Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time” by Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker - https://amzn.to/41WenvK - “Sin No More” by Michael Pearl - https://nogreaterjoy.org/shop/sin-no-more-booklet/?srsltid=AfmBOoozH_1ZhXaBVrclkzgtHcEQKVjHrNrlQduEceOsMmIi8K9n8yk_ - “Don’t Waste Your Life” by John Piper - https://amzn.to/3Ph8GkP - “The Pursuit of God” by A.W. Tozer - https://amzn.to/4fAFkZe - “Desiring God” by John Piper - https://amzn.to/4fFqssr

Duration:00:51:02

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

353: How The Last Generation Of Parents Messed Up

12/31/2024
The Growth Initiative: Winter session dates are January 9th - February 13th LIVE calls will be Thursdays at 7am or 3pm PST. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/thegrowthinitiative Register here for the Free Growth Initiative Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/growth-initiative-webinar Get it All Done Club: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass Grow as a couple and get the couple's package! You can get over $200 off if you sign up for the Growth Initiative and Get It All Done Club together. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/offers/S3GJdvSm/checkout - Now That We're A Family Print Magazine (2025 Annual Subscription) Receive Powerful Biblical Family Encouragement Your one-time purchase will supply you with four print issues delivered on a quarterly basis (March, June, September, December) https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/offers/FmDoCebx/checkout - Mentioned during podcast: - “The Collapse of Parenting” by Leonard Sax - https://amzn.to/4fDKsvQ

Duration:00:51:26

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

352: Planning 2025

12/26/2024
OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com Use coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month

Duration:00:49:42

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

351: Biggest Regret Of The Year

12/24/2024
The Growth Initiative: Winter session dates are January 9th - February 13th LIVE calls will be Thursdays at 7am or 3pm PST. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/thegrowthinitiative Register here for the Free Growth Initiative Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/growth-initiative-webinar Get it All Done Club: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass Grow as a couple and get the couple's package! You can get over $200 off if you sign up for the Growth Initiative and Get It All Done Club together. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/offers/S3GJdvSm/checkout - Send us your questions for future Q&A podcasts! You can submit them here: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcastquestionsubmission

Duration:00:45:31

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

350:

12/19/2024
Interested in gifting one of our courses this Christmas? View the gift cards here: Give the gift of music - Voetberg Music Academy - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/vma-christmas-gift-voucher-printable Check out this video to show you how you can easily gift a Voetberg Music Academy course! - https://vimeo.com/1031782979/4adb242cc1?ts=0&share=copy Get It All Done Club gift - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/offers/L2Ni4zFq/checkout Give the gift of growth - Growth Initiative - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/GIgiftcertificate - Now That We're A Family Print Magazine (2025 Annual Subscription) Receive Powerful Biblical Family Encouragement Your one-time purchase will supply you with four print issues delivered on a quarterly basis (March, June, September, December) https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/offers/FmDoCebx/checkout

Duration:00:43:41

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

349: When Men Won't Lead (Do This Instead Of Nagging)

12/17/2024
OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com Use coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month - The Growth Initiative: Winter session dates are January 9th - February 13th LIVE calls will be Thursdays at 7am or 3pm PST. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/thegrowthinitiative Register here for the Free Growth Initiative Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/growth-initiative-webinar Get it All Done Club: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass Grow as a couple and get the couple's package! You can get over $200 off if you sign up for the Growth Initiative and Get It All Done Club together. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/offers/S3GJdvSm/checkout - Send us your questions for future Q&A podcasts! You can submit them here: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcastquestionsubmission

Duration:00:57:44

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

348: Forcing Kids To Do Things (Why It Backfires)

12/12/2024
The Growth Initiative: Winter session dates are January 9th - February 13th LIVE calls will be Thursdays at 7am or 3pm PST. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/thegrowthinitiative Register here for the Free Growth Initiative Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/growth-initiative-webinar Get it All Done Club: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass Grow as a couple and get the couple's package! You can get over $200 off if you sign up for the Growth Initiative and Get It All Done Club together. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/offers/S3GJdvSm/checkout - OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com Use coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month - Mentioned during podcast: - "279: Depriving Our Kids Of Sugar" - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2148581526

Duration:00:48:37

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

347: How Women Are Deceived // Tilly Dillehay

12/10/2024
The Growth Initiative: Winter session dates are January 9th - February 13th LIVE calls will be Thursdays at 7am or 3pm PST. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/thegrowthinitiative Register here for the Free Growth Initiative Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/growth-initiative-webinar Get it All Done Club: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass Grow as a couple and get the couple's package! You can get over $200 off if you sign up for the Growth Initiative and Get It All Done Club together. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/offers/S3GJdvSm/checkout - Tilly Dillehay is a pastor’s wife and homeschooling mother of four in the smallest county in Tennessee. She has written for Desiring God, The Gospel Coalition, and Risen Motherhood and is the author of Seeing Green, Broken Bread and My Dear Hemlock. She co-hosts the Home Fires podcast. “My Dear Hemlock” by Tilly Dillehay - https://amzn.to/3D0HIed “Seeing Green” by Tilly Dillehay - https://amzn.to/41kmH8j Home Fires podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/home-fires/id1530704128 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tilly_dillehay/?hl=en

Duration:00:49:02

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

346: What We Bought Our Kids For Christmas 2024

12/5/2024
OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com Use coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month - Interested in gifting one of our courses this Christmas? View the gift cards here: Give the gift of music - Voetberg Music Academy - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/vma-christmas-gift-voucher-printable Check out this video to show you how you can easily gift a Voetberg Music Academy course! - https://vimeo.com/1031782979/4adb242cc1?ts=0&share=copy Get It All Done Club gift - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/offers/L2Ni4zFq/checkout Give the gift of growth - Growth Initiative - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/GIgiftcertificate - Items mentioned during podcast: Stockings: - What we are using for stockings - https://amzn.to/4ghyMiW - Lucy - hand lotion, lip balm & nail polish - Louis - Smith & Wesson pocket knife - https://amzn.to/3ZoQg6l - Lawrence - Walkie talkies - https://amzn.to/3ZE18yy Books: - Leon - Hardy boys (Thrift books) - Lucy - picture books - Tasha Tudor & Lucy books (Thrift books) - Louis - The Dangerous Books for Boys by Conn Iggulden - https://amzn.to/4fYVdtl - Lawrence - Curious George Classic Collection by H. A. Rey - https://amzn.to/4gfmU0O Toys: - Leon - Lego Star Wars Pirate Snub Fighter 75346 Buildable Starfighter Playset Featuring Pirate Pilot and Vane Characters - https://amzn.to/49ojaIn - Leon - Risk Board Game - https://amzn.to/3OCNVQb Hasbro Risk Jr Game - https://amzn.to/3Vodc49 - Lucy - Glitter Gel Pens - https://amzn.to/3ZozrIq - Louis - LEGO Star Wars 501st Clone Troopers Battle Pack Toy Set - https://amzn.to/3BbvJKm - Lawrence - 10 NEW LEGO MINIFIG PEOPLE LOT - https://amzn.to/3VjNLB2

Duration:00:32:02

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

345: Working Outside The Home, Women's Ministry, and Feminism

12/3/2024
The Growth Initiative: Winter session dates are January 9th - February 13th LIVE calls will be Thursdays at 7am or 3pm PST. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/thegrowthinitiative Register here for the Free Growth Initiative Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/growth-initiative-webinar Get it All Done Club: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass Grow as a couple and get the couple's package! You can get over $200 off if you sign up for the Growth Initiative and Get It All Done Club together. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/offers/S3GJdvSm/checkout

Duration:01:05:29

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

344: Parents Of 11 Talk Biggest Regrets, Hardest Seasons and Favorite Victories | Chad & Jenise Johnson

11/28/2024
OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com BLACK FRIDAY & CYBER MONDAY sale - Receive 50% off your first month subscribed - Use code BFPODCAST Code is valid - Thursday, November 28th - Monday, December 2nd - Interested in gifting one of our courses this Christmas? View the gift cards here: Give the gift of music - Voetberg Music Academy - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/vma-christmas-gift-voucher-printable Check out this video to show you how you can easily gift a Voetberg Music Academy course! - https://vimeo.com/1031782979/4adb242cc1?ts=0&share=copy Get It All Done Club gift - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/offers/L2Ni4zFq/checkout Give the gift of growth - Growth Initiative - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/GIgiftcertificate - Learn more about Chad & Jenise through the links below: - Marriage Maximizer - Build A Masterpiece Marriage Whether you have been married for 30 years, or are just starting out on the adventure of a lifetime, this course is for you! https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/Marriage-Maximizer Free webinar: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/marriage-maximizer-learn-more-1 - Chad’s book - “How To Win A Heart” by Chad Johnson - https://amzn.to/496RjMF - Join Chad’s weekly 5 Win Wednesday email list - https://newlywedcoaching.com/newsletter - Newlywed retreat - https://newlywedcoaching.com/ - G5 Summit marriage retreat - https://g5summit.com - Book Jenise recommended during podcast - “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” by John Mark Comer - https://amzn.to/3OtLfUM Past Podcasts Chad & Jenise were on: - 010: Twenty Five Years of Marriage and 11 Children — How to Keep The Spark Alive with Chad and Jenise Johnson - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2147568040 - 033: What is a Proverbs 31 Man? // Interview with Chad Johnson - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2147568017 - 147: Victory Over Pornography // Interview With Chad Johnson - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2147691146 - 162: Interview With Mother Of 11, Jenise Johnson - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2147749038 - 223: Managing Energy With Littles, A Father's Role In Discipline, Marriage Q&A with Chad and Jenise Johnson - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2148066895 - 294: Mother Of 11 Kids Shares Her Wisdom: Motivating Kids, Avoiding Chaos, When Homeschool's Not An Option - https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcasts/now-that-we-re-a-family-10/episodes/2148664487

Duration:01:06:10