Practically Speaking Mom: Intentional Mom, Strong Family

In this episode of the Practically Speaking MOM podcast, my husband, Rich, joins me on the show to talk about the negative communication games that we gave up in our marriage and we give some pointers for having a communication overhaul in your family. I also continue my introduction on Living a Lifestyle of Feasting with the Father When You Feel Like a Frazzled Mama, by addressing the fact that, as parents, we are the atmosphere-setter of our home! Get Val's book Clash In Your Home Read my blog post connected to this episode: * "Overcoming Negative Communication Habits" on my website www.PracticallySpeakingMOM.com. Quotes from Episode 23 "The communication habits that are happening in your home today are going to impact the communication of all of your children’s relationships in their future." "As a parent, the condition of my heart determines the words I say & the tone with which I say things, which affects my relationships with my kids and affects literally the atmosphere of our home. We are the atmosphere setters in our family’s life... In our own strength we can maintain a good atmosphere for a little while but when my heart is anemic for the spiritual nourishment I need from my Creator, Provider, Counselor, and Guide, I simply can’t keep up that positive atmosphere in my own strength for very long. The atmosphere of our heart is dependent on filling from the Father." Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

I think every parent, from time to time, deals with a child/teen not following through with their responsibilities. It can be frustrating. What's at the root of the issue? Let's explore some possible causes and solutions this week in episode 185 of the Practically Speaking MOM Podcast. EPISODE 61 is a wonderful addition to this episode. It's called SMALL STEPS to BIG Growth. It hits on a lot of practical help that I didn't have time to cover in this episode. RESOURCES MENTIONED: Val shares from page 58-59 of her book Wearing All Your Hats Without Wearing Out: Finding Focus to be the Masterpiece Family God Intended Click Here to look at the book CLICK HERE to order the AUDIOBOOK Three values to consider when figuring out how to deal with a child that is not following through with their responsibilities. 1. Value your own words as a parent so that your kids will value your words. Here's an episode on Getting Kids to Listen the First Time: Episode 5 2. Value family systems to increase peace and freedom. Here's an episode on how to add family systems one at a time: Overwhelmed? Reduce Chaos One System at a Time Episode 10 And along with having family systems, you want to learn how to hand off a chore effectively. Here's an episode for that: Episode 2 Manager of the Monkeys Here's one on teaching your kids a solid work ethic: Episode 7: Work Ethic and the Habit of Happiness 3. Value self-evaluation - teach your kids how to identify root causes in their behavior. Here's some episodes on Root Parenting vs Surface Parenting, episode 25 Root Parenting, Digging Deeper Episode 26 Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

Wouldn't it be awesome if we could see our kids hearts on the inside? See what they need to function at their best to produce the fruit of good character in their lives and to have a strong relationship with God? Did you know the Bible has a blueprint for this? I grew up reading the Bible regularly and yet I completely was overlooking some really important elements to the Christian life. It is right there in scripture, but I just wasn't connecting the dots. My good friend Pam Swanson has connected the dots in a way that has been very lifechanging for me. She has made 15 free videos to help us understand God's blueprint for how our heart can function at its best. Her videos series is called You are a Living Temple. I've actually watched each one about 4 or 5 times because I want to soak in all of the content until it becomes second nature for me. As I have experienced so much insight from these videos, I began applying these concepts to parenting my children -helping them learn how to partner with God in shaping their character. That's when I decided that Pam needed to come on the podcast and share some of these concepts with all of you, my dear intentional momfriends Click here for Pam's guest blog post Today and next week on the podcast, for our parenting-focused podcast, Pam applies her information on how we are a living temple of God to parenting. We didn't design our kids and we don't know what is best. But God did. And he does know what is best. Here's some links to connect with Pam... Planbible Website: www.PlanBible.com Living Temple video series PlanBible School: https://school.planbible.com/ Study guide to go along with Pam's videos: https://school.planbible.com/p/my-downloadable-39768 Connect with Pam in the Facebook Group: Abiding in the Vine Pam's videos on forgiveness (and other videos by Pam) Heartmath Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

Wouldn't it be awesome if we could see our kids hearts on the inside? See what they need to function at their best to produce the fruit of good character in their lives and to have a strong relationship with God? Did you know the Bible has a blueprint for this? I grew up reading the Bible regularly and yet I completely was overlooking some really important elements to the Christian life. It is right there in scripture, but I just wasn't connecting the dots. My good friend Pam Swanson has connected the dots in a way that has been very lifechanging for me. She has made 15 free videos to help us understand God's blueprint for how our heart can function at its best. Her videos series is called You are a Living Temple. I've actually watched each one about 4 or 5 times because I want to soak in all of the content until it becomes second nature for me. As I have experienced so much insight from these videos, I began applying these concepts to parenting my children -helping them learn how to partner with God in shaping their character. That's when I decided that Pam needed to come on the podcast and share some of these concepts with all of you, my dear intentional momfriends Click here for Pam's guest blog post Today and next week on the podcast, for our parenting-focused podcast, Pam applies her information on how we are a living temple of God to parenting. We didn't design our kids and we don't know what is best. But God did. And he does know what is best. Here's some links to connect with Pam... Planbible Website: www.PlanBible.com Living Temple video series PlanBible School: https://school.planbible.com/ Study guide to go along with Pam's videos: https://school.planbible.com/p/my-downloadable-39768 Connect with Pam in the Facebook Group: Abiding in the Vine Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

Weary Mama, I'm throwing you a lifeline in today's episode - sharing the way I have learned to daily replenish my heart and prepare for my day. I also do this with my daughter most mornings. (All of my other children have grown up. I will cherish this time with my last child and want to equip her how to handle the daily rigors of life from a place of peace, right in the middle of God's hands. I want to welcome you to a different kind of practically speaking mam podcast this week. Today we are taking a slow pace - a peaceful, calm, rejuvenating pace. My desire. is that at the end of this episode, you will feel like you know a better way to be replenished in your daily life, This week also gives a little nod to a new series that I'll be introducing next week called "Rip Off the Blindfold" - I want to help you take off the blindfold that you may be wearing as you parent. We don't have to parent in the dark. Let's learn God's design for how our kids grow in character -that series begins next week. I introduce it this week. In this introduction to both my daily replenishing and introduction to a new series that begins next week, I tell you about my good friend and theologian, Pam Swanson from PlanBible.Com, who will be sharing such important and impactful content for two episodes beginning next week. This week is really my introduction of these two upcoming episodes! Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

"Dear Younger Me" is an occasional theme on the Practically Speaking MOM Podcast. In this episode we feature Jyl Griffin - wife for 28 years and mom to five children, ages 25-11, with four biological and one adopted child. Jyl was also an adopted child. She beautifully shares how her being adopted impacted how she has chosen for her child's adoption to function. Today's topics include: *What an open adoption looks like in their family *Things Jyl wishes she would have done differently in parenting if she could do it all over again *22 Lessons she would tell her younger self -Dear Younger Me Jyl is also a homeschool mom so some of her 22 points are specific to homeschooling, but most of them will also apply to all intentional moms. CLICK HERE for the blog post from Jyl about the 22 things she would tell her younger self. Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

No matter the age of your child/teen, there are ideas in this episode that can help you walk with them through anxiety, worry, fear, and also talking to your child about death or walking with them through the death of a loved one. In episode 180, we're talking a little bit about breastfeeding, a little about parenting multiples, and a lot about helping your child to deal with anxiety, worry, and fear. This is a powerful episode for peace in you and your child. Val Harrison, The Practically Speaking MOM, is joined by one of her grown daughters, Becca Hammond, mom of three. Join them for a few laughs and a lot of HOPE & HELP for reducing fear in your hearts of your home. Want to listen to more episodes with Val & Becca: Episode 4 "Dealing with Lying in Your Child, Part 1, and Toddler Manners" Episode 36 "Kids Emotions, Self-Sufficiency, and Talk with a Preschool Mom" Episode 37 "Misbehavior: Opposition or Opportunity. Plus Potty-Training and Other Fun" Episode 41 "Sibling Relationships, Family Values, and Lots of Laughs with Val's Four Daughters" Episode 82: "Moms and False Inadequacy" Episode 102 "Simplifying Hospitality from Teaching Your Kids to Be a Blessing series" Episode 111 "Moms Health Journey & Managing Multiples with Becca Hammond" Episode 149 features Becca's Husband: "Words that Impact, with Dakota Hammond" Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

Change of plans! I had something planned for you (you'll hear it next week) but GOD had something different planned for you. So, I put my plan on hold for His. This week features some of the precious hearts that were in my home this week. I hope it brings you lots of encouragement! *Because this was a last-minute change, we were not able to produce the sound quality that we usually bring to the podcast. I was hesitant to publish it since it doesn't meet our usual sound standards, but I didn't want to keep these messages from you. We'll get it better next time! Link to episode with Andrew Dahilig: "Four Life Challenges for Boys, Reaching Middle School Boys with Guest Andrew Dahilig" Link to The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer Next week: I'm joined in the studio with Becca Hammond, one of my daughters who is a mother of three. We talk about breastfeeding, parenting multiples, and we especially focus on HELPING OUR KIDS DEAL WITH FEAR. It's a great discussion so join us back here next Monday! Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

Have you ever noticed that a bad attitude is contagious in the family? Parents have to get to the ROOT of the problem. In episode 178 we will look at how to deal with bad attitudes at various ages of our kids. Link to earlier episode on teaching the habit of being joyful: Episode 7 "Work Ethic & the Habit of Happiness in Littles, Middles, and Teens" Link to Root Parenting : Episode 25 "Root Parenting vs. Surface Parenting" Link to Root Parenting Part 2: Episode 26 "Digging Deeper to Get to the Roots" A lot of times, the unhappy child just needs to be shown how to handle life - how to handle circumstances around them, how to handle feelings, how to handle others around them, etc. As parents, we are not just making sure they are fed, clothed, and sheltered. Parents need to EQUIP our kids for the complex parts of life. We want to help them BLOOM in the aspects of their life. This episode will give you tools to help your children to deal with their bad attitude at various ages. One person's attitude affects: *those around them *the atmosphere of our home *my attitude about other things *my attitude affects me physically *my attitude prevents me from praising the Lord and glorifying Him The habit of choosing joy, is better for me, for those around, and for God's Kingdom Side note: Boredom, lack of direction, lack of accomplishment can be one contributing factor in a bad attitude. We really are designed to accomplish, overcome, discover, explore, investigate, and create. Kids need to be LIVING, not just existing. Are your kids spending too much time just being entertained? Let's get them moving and get their minds thinking. Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

When I was praying about who should be our initial guest for the first episode of "Dear Younger Me," God kept bringing my friend April Raccuglia to my mind. I am so glad she agreed to share her story. God blessed April and her husband Mark with four adopted children and one biological child, all divinely designed. In this episode you'll hear how God knit together this precious family as April shares four great lists with us: Part 1, episode 176 *Lessons Learned *Things I Did Right Part 2, episode 177 *Lies Moms and Kids Can Avoid *Seasons of Motherhood "Dear Younger Me" is an occasional theme on the PSM Podcast where we bring on Seasoned mamas sharing what they wish they could tell their younger self - what I wish I would have known from the beginning of motherhood. Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

When I was praying about who should be our initial guest for the first episode of "Dear Younger Me," God kept bringing my friend April Raccuglia to my mind. I am so glad she agreed to share her story. God blessed April and her husband Mark with four adopted children and one biological child, all divinely designed. In this episode you'll hear how God knit together this precious family as April shares four great lists with us: Part 1, episode 176 *Lessons Learned *Things I Did Right Part 2, episode 177 *Lies Moms and Kids Can Avoid *Seasons of Motherhood "Dear Younger Me" is an occasional theme on the PSM Podcast where we bring on Seasoned mamas sharing what they wish they could tell their younger self - what I wish I would have known from the beginning of motherhood. Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

Growing Confident Kids and Confident Teens happens day by day, so let's get growing in episode 175! This is a great week to let your kids listen to this conversation between Val Harrison, The Practically Speaking MOM and one of her college-age kids Abby. Especially your middle schoolers, teens, and college kids will get a lot out of this episode. Moms with all ages of kids can get some great ideas to impact to confidence and success habits. This mom/daughter chat touches on volunteering, being proactive, learning how to network in life, realizing that you are always "building your brand," interview skills, and MINDSET that makes a difference. They talk about having healthy friendships, how to take constructive criticism, and who we allow to have the privilege of speaking into us. Then they end with some thoughts about parent/teen relationships. Next week our topic will be Dear Younger Me. Val will bring on a seasoned mom of grown kids - one biological and four adopted children. She will share what she did well, what she wishes she would have done differently, and the important lessons she learned along the way in raising her kids. Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

In episode 174 of the Practically Speaking MOM Podcast, we cover *resources for talking to our kids about current events and freedom, 2. spring break goals 3. Easter bonding plans, 4. Some details about parenting college age kids. COUPON CODE is "MARCHsale" for 10% off anything in the PSM Store! Expires 4/1/2023. Link to AUDIO BOOK of Wearing All Your Hats without Wearing Out $10 before coupon. Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

Pull up a chair, grab a cup of tea, and let's encourage one another in our worthy journey of motherhood. Today on the Practically Speaking MOM Podcast we meet fellow mom podcaster Sasha Star Robertson. We're talking about keeping a "God first" lifestyle, Sasha's take on self-care (it might not be what you expect), and we even take a bit of a dive into church hurt. Do you have a church hurt experience? Sasha did but she found community again and we're gonna talk about it. Meet our guest, Sasha Star Robertson. She is an Intentional Living & Biblical Mindset Coach for busy Christian moms, wife of 13 years to her best friend, boy mom x2 (blessed by adoption), travel addict, and Jesus freak. She is the founder of The Intentional Abundance Co., curator of the Life & Goals Planner, & host of the Intentional MomLife with Jesus Podcast. Links to connect with Sasha: Podcast: MomlifewithJesus.com Website: https://intentionalabundance.life/ Freebie: SimpleBiblicalSelfcare.com Facebook Community: https://intentionalabundance.life/community Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

A stop at Lisa Beth's house will include lively discussion, a welcoming cup of tea or coffee, and smiles all around! Won't you join us for this friend talk?! Hear nine practical HABITS followed by a deeply meaningful one! Val says her good friend, Lisa Beth, is a simplicity master - she cuts out the fluff but not the love as she makes every day meaningful for her family. Get a sneak peek into life with Lisa Beth Hutchins! While part 1 and part 2 are divided, we are publishing them both at the same time so you can keep right on listening if you want to. We are calling this a BONUS WEEK - when we have two episodes in one week. On a BONUS WEEK there will be NO EPISODE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. This keeps the workload manageable for Val's husband Rich who is the editor and producer of the podcast. Val and Rich are just keeping the ministry manageable for their family! Here's a link to the Bible curriculum that Lisa Beth describes in part two, episode 172: Bible Study Guide Here's a link to the book Val and Lisa Beth discuss in part two, Irreversible Damage About the NEW ongoing occasional Theme, "Habits to Thrive"... Habits to Thrive - The actions that we do every day turn into who we are. Our family's habits are shaping our home and our legacy, so we want to get them right. In this theme we hear from fellow mamas who have found some effective daily patterns for how their family functions. These are the habits that take us from surviving to thriving as a family. Whether these routine actions are about practical home system or about family relationship habits, habits about meal-making, spiritual disciplines, health disciplines or school habits, one thing is for sure, this theme will bring lots of hope and practical solutions to busy intentional moms! So, let's ge Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

A stop at Lisa Beth's house will include lively discussion, a welcoming cup of tea or coffee, and smiles all around! Won't you join us for this friend talk?! Hear nine practical HABITS followed by a deeply meaningful one! Val says her good friend, Lisa Beth, is a simplicity master - she cuts out the fluff but not the love as she makes every day meaningful for her family. Get a sneak peek into life with Lisa Beth Hutchins! While part 1 and part 2 are divided, we are publishing them both at the same time so you can keep right on listening if you want to. We are calling this a BONUS WEEK - when we have two episodes in one week. On a BONUS WEEK there will be NO EPISODE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. This keeps the workload manageable for Val's husband Rich who is the editor and producer of the podcast. Val and Rich are just keeping the ministry manageable for their family! Here's a link to the Bible curriculum that Lisa Beth describes in part two, episode 172: Bible Study Guide Here's a link to the book Val and Lisa Beth discuss in part two, Irreversible Damage About the NEW ongoing occasional Theme, "Habits to Thrive"... Habits to Thrive - The actions that we do every day turn into who we are. Our family's habits are shaping our home and our legacy, so we want to get them right. In this theme we hear from fellow mamas who have found some effective daily patterns for how their family functions. These are the habits that take us from surviving to thriving as a family. Whether these routine actions are about practical home system or about family relationship habits, habits about meal-making, spiritual disciplines, health disciplines or school habits, one thing is for sure, this theme will bring lots of hope and practical solutions to busy intentional moms! So, let's get Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

She's BAACCKK!! That's right, Val is back from her break, filled with inspiration and hope for all of you intentional moms building strong families. On this debut episode to Season FOUR of the Practically Speaking MOM Podcast, Emma and Rich join Val who introduces five new themes for this year: *Habits to Thrive *Operation Wholeness *Confident Kids and Confident Teens *Rip Off the Blindfold *Dear Younger Me While these five new themes are going to be great, you can still expect more from the old themes, such as Uniquely United, Guarding Their Hearts, Marriage Oneness, Lasso Your Life In this episode Val also announces some new formats for the show such as Bonus Weeks, Power Punch Weeks, No Weeks, and Normal Weeks. That should liven things up! AND Val and Rich share a great big THANK YOU to our audience about something great that happened over Val's break. Link to Valentine's episode 72 "Teaching Your Kids the Truth about Love: What is Your Child Learning about Love and Marriage from You or From Culture?" Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

The Practically Speaking MOM Podcast recently entered its fourth year and finished up our third season of the podcast! Have you ever stood in a pool with your young child on the side of the pool in their water wings, held out your arms and said, "Come on. You can do it. Jump in! I won't let you go under." It is scary for a child to LEAP to a new level of ability, even though we parents know they are ready for the next steps. God is a lot like that with us. He knows we are ready for growth, but we are timid and fearful. That's where TRUST comes in! This week on the podcast Val Harrison, The Practically Speaking MOM shares about TWO BIG LEAPS OF FAITH that God is calling her to with the Practically Speaking MOM Ministry. In episode 169, she shares about these two big leaps and encourages intentional parents to also be full of faith and to leap forward in whatever God is calling them toward as well. Would you like to GIVE to the Practically Speaking MOM Ministry? Help improve the tech side of recording for the podcast and also help the ministry to afford some very part time help in editing and other office tasks so that Val can focus on content of her fifth book and also content for SEASON 4 of the Practically Speaking MOM Podcast! Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

The "Dominant Director" child you are raising is going to be a leader. They were born to lead. The question is, what kind of leader are they going to be? Will they lead by power and control, intimidation and trampling others? Or will they learn how to be humble and how to treat all people with dignity? Will they learn to value all the other personalities around them? You will learn critical relationship, dynamics, and communication strategies for BLENDING BETTER and BRIGHTER as a cohesive family, even if you are each very different from one another. We're in a four-week series about family dynamics and personality differences called, "Here We Go through Uniquely United 2.0." It's an eye-opening opportunity to learn how to improve family relationships by discovering the differences between you in how you think. This week we learn about the Sensitive Server. We're examining FOUR COMBINATIONS of personality traits, one combination each of the four weeks. As we take this tour through the unique family members in your home, we'll look at the following characteristics for each type: ✅What they FEAR ✅How to MOTIVATE them ✅What brings them JOY ✅How they view RULES ✅What they VALUE ✅Their Greatest STRENGTH ✅Ways to IMPROVE ✅Why they get ANGRY or HURT ✅Their Greatest NEEDS When we start understanding ourselves and when we start teaching our kids to understand themselves and each other as well, we can really fine-tune our personality, allowing the good parts to SHINE, and allowing the weaknesses to be sharpened. By listening to the Uniquely United series on the Practically Speaking MOM Podcast you are helping your child to be able to shine in a way that is a blessing to others. We're not trying to diminish that personality type, but at the same time, we want them to learn about themselves and be honing their personality to make it something that can mesh with the rest of the family, God has called us to love one another. He's called us to be at peace with one another. He even says, they'll know us by our love, by the way, we love one another. A big way that we love one another within a family is to be considerate of the other personalities around you and be willing to speak each other's language a little bit more. RESOURCES Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...

What would we do without our Careful Calculator family members?! We need them!! They are often misunderstood, however. You will learn critical relationship, dynamics, and communication strategies for BLENDING BETTER and BRIGHTER as a cohesive family, even if you are each very different from one another. We're in a four-week series about family dynamics and personality differences called, "Here We Go through Uniquely United 2.0." It's an eye-opening opportunity to learn how to improve family relationships by discovering the differences between you in how you think. This week we learn about the Sensitive Server. We're examining FOUR COMBINATIONS of personality traits, one combination each of the four weeks. As we take this tour through the unique family members in your home, we'll look at the following characteristics for each type: ✅What they FEAR ✅How to MOTIVATE them ✅What brings them JOY ✅How they view RULES ✅What they VALUE ✅Their Greatest STRENGTH ✅Ways to IMPROVE ✅Why they get ANGRY or HURT ✅Their Greatest NEEDS When we start understanding ourselves and when we start teaching our kids to understand themselves and each other as well, we can really fine-tune our personality, allowing the good parts to SHINE, and allowing the weaknesses to be sharpened. By listening to the Uniquely United series on the Practically Speaking MOM Podcast you are helping your child to be able to shine in a way that is a blessing to others. We're not trying to diminish that personality type, but at the same time, we want them to learn about themselves and be honing their personality to make it something that can mesh with the rest of the family, God has called us to love one another. He's called us to be at peace with one another. He even says, they'll know us by our love, by the way, we love one another. A big way that we love one another within a family is to be considerate of the other personalities around you and be willing to speak each other's language a little bit more. So hopefully this material can help equip you as mom or dad, to adjust some, and then also equip your children to know themselves and adjust as well. Today we're talking about the fast people combination or the fast emotion combination that we call the Impulsive Impactors. RESOURCES Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Join Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong Family Follow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOM This is a listener supported podcast. To give a set amount each month click here. A few dollars a month would help so much! Here's some other ways to give: Cash App: $valPSM Paypal: val@PracticallySpeakingMOM.com Donate with a creditcard HERE All donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms. "May the Words of my mouth and the medita...