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We're living in a time filled with distraction and disconnection from the things that matter most. Things like faith, family, friendship, and childhood innocence feel harder and harder to hold onto.
But I believe a joyful, connected life is possible with Jesus's help because he offers us life to the full!
It's time to open our eyes to the wonder God has put all around us, so join me each week on The Greta Eskridge Podcast as some of my favorite friends and I explore ways to create connection in our families and chase joy through both the peaks and valleys of parenting and life.
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Ive Never Been Here Before A Year Exploring the World with a Family of 7 with Ashley Campbell →
Episode 82
I am so over the moon excited about todays guest! I have followed Ashley Campbell online for about 16 years but this is the first time we have actually talked to each other and it was just so much fun! Over the years I have found Ashley to be such a source of inspiration to me. I watched her raise her 5 kids, home schooling them, making art with them and on her own, and living an intentional lifestyle in pursuit of dream. That dream was to take their family of 7 on a trip around the world for a whole year.
Then they actually did it and she wrote a book about it!
Ashleys new book Ive Never Been Here Before: Our Familys Year of Budget Travel, Wandering the World and Finding the Sacred is even more wonderful that I imagined it would be. And in todays episode we get to hear all about the details, planning, dreaming that went into creating this trip and then about the trip itself. Ashley is candid about the parts of this experience that were challenging, exciting and so fulfilling. We talk about what her family learned about the people of the world as they met other teens on basketball courts and soccer fields. Spoiler alert: it was far better than they imagined!
I know you will be so inspired by this episode and even more by reading Ashleys book. The photography is all from their trip and the stories will just fill your soul. Be sure to go grab your copy after you listen to todays episode!
Where to find Ashley:
Find Ashleys new book here
Find Ashley on Instagram here
Find Ashleys website and blog here
The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org
3 Things You Need to Know About Pornography Right Now with Greta Eskridge →
Episode 81
It's been a while since Ive sat down to talk with you heart to heart, and I felt like it was time. Mostly because I know that in my desire to help you protect your kids from the devastating effects of pornography it is important to share them with you.
In todays episode I am covering 3 things I want you to know about pornography right now. First, Im talking about how pornography steals sexual integrity, and secondly, how erotic (some people call them spicy) books are pushing girls into consuming pornography. The last one is more encouraging: how its easier to talk to your kids about pornography than you think!
Youll have to listen to hear about each one, but I am certain you will find this episode encouraging and helpful. I hope youll share it with friends because we all need to do our part and join in this fight to protect our kids.
I mention quite a few things in this episode that youll find in the resources listed below.
Be sure to take some time to look through them.
God bless you!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Find the Forest Frank video here
Find Gretas book, Its Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn, here
Find info about Forest Home family camp here. *Mention my name for that first time family discount.
The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org
BONUS: Praying for your kids this school year →
Hey friends, today weve got something special for you: a bonus episode straight from the Pardon the Mess podcast!
Every Monday, host Courtney DeFeo shares a short prayer to help you lift up your kids. This years series follows Christian Parentings brand new prayer journal, A Great Cloud of Witnesses.
Each week highlights a biblical hero of the faith, paired with Scripture-based prayers for your kids. Here is a sneak peek into week one:
This first week is all about Noaha man of incredible faith and obedience. While the world around him turned away from God, Noah walked in righteousness. Building the ark probably looked foolish to everyone else, but Noah trusted Gods word even when it didnt make sense. Thats the kind of faith we want for our kids: to listen to Gods voice over any others and walk confidently with Him even when it means standing apart.
If you love this episode and dont have your copy of A Great Cloud of Witnesses yet, its not too late to get yours! Go ChristianParenting.org to get your copy and follow along. And dont forget to tune in to Pardon the Mess every Monday for more prayer episodes.
Order A Great Cloud of Witnesses today
Follow Pardon the Mess on Apple or Spotify
The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org
Helping our Kids Value, Love and Honor the Older Generation with Isabel Tom →
Episode 80
Friends, in honor of Grandparents Day coming up next week, I am so excited about todays episode. Today I talk with Isabel Tom, author of the book, The Value of Wrinkles: a Young Perspective on How Loving the Old Will Change Your Life.
The moment I came across this book it absolutely intrigued me. It is an area in my own life where Id like to grow, and where Id like our family to grow. I am sure I am not alone in this, but sometimes we either dont slow down enough to admit it, or we just dont know where to start.
Isabels book doesnt heap on the guilt in this journey. Instead, she fills this book with gentle reminders and practical tips on honoring, valuing and loving the older people in our life. While her book isnt a step by step on how to get your older relative in a senior living facility, we do talk about things like honoring older people with hearing loss, including food that the older guests at a party can eat, or helping our older friends and relatives get gifts for our kids, or choosing a place for them to live that is 5 minutes closer than 15 minutes away. There are things we talked about that I had never considered.
Our conversation is filled with good stories, laughter, and tender moments that Isabel shares so graciously. I loved this book and I loved my conversation from Isabel. I know you will too!
Where to find Isabel:
Find her book here
Find her website here
Find her Grandkid Investigator Kit here
The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org
Restored to More! Hope and Healing for a Broken Marriage with Clinton and Charity Munoz →
Episode 79
This episode covers some very hard topics. With my guests, Clinton and Charity Munoz, we talked about restoring marriages to wholeness after pornography addiction and sexual betrayal and brokenness. But in spite of the difficulty of the topic, what we found is that we can both laugh and cry together because God is with us in it all. The three of us have personally experienced God turn our painful story into purpose and that is worthy of joy and hope.
It's a story worth telling!
What Clinton and Charity share is that people in broken and hurting marriages need: honesty and vulnerability and then stories of hope and healing. And they do an incredible job with that. From well-meaning but harmful advice that didnt do a thing for healing Clintons addiction, to Charity finally reaching her limit and giving him a hard boundary that he would have to get help healing or leave, they walk us through it all. And Clinton shares that Charitys boundary was the greatest gift hed ever been given. Sometimes the most loving thing we can do is call someone out on their sin. Just like the prophet Nathan with King David.
Ultimately, they decided to pursue healing separately and together and eventually they created their organization, Restored to More, to bring couples like them together.
Restored to More is unique, so powerful and filled with hope! I love the work theyre doing.
Lastly, if you are thinking, this episode isnt for me because this isnt my story, please listen to this podcast. Clinton shares the most beautiful example of a friend who educated herself on this topic in order to be more informed and available to her friend walking through this valley. May we all follow her example because there will be a day when we need to be that kind of friend!
Please listen and share this episode and dont forget to leave a review of the podcast if you have not already. God bless you friends!
Where to find Clinton and Charity:
Find their website here
Find their podcast here
Find them on Instagram here
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Find Pure Desire groups and ministry here
Find CSATs and other helpful resources for the healing journey here
Find the book, Intimate Deception: healing the wounds of sexual betrayal here
Find my book, Its Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn here
The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org
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