Crazy Cool Family

Crazy Cool Family

Hosted by: Don and Suzanne Manning

Want home to be your favorite place in the world? Want to see siblings get along like best friends? Want to send your kid off to college with hope instead of fear? At Crazy Cool Family, we can help you answer all of...

Episodes

#203: Family Culture Made Simple - Fill Your Home with Faith, not Fear

Season #5

We are faithful parents, not fearful parents.   Creating a Safe Haven is complex and this week we are going to unpack a concept we believe is essential to creating a safe haven for your family.  Concept: Faith vs....
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#202: Family Culture Made Simple: Safety in Questions (Feat. Lisa Johnson)

Season #5

Do you know how to ask your kids the right questions? We are diving back into our second culture pillar this week called Safe Haven. We have been talking about a lot of difference culture building topics but TODAY'S...
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#201: Family Culture Made Simple: Building Culture on Family Trips

Season #5

When was the last time your family took a trip? Trips and breaks during the school year are a great time to be intentional with family.   How do we think ahead and create intentional spaces for our family during these...
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#200: Family Culture Made Simple - What is a Safe Haven?

Season #5

What is a Safe Haven? Is Your Home Safe? TWO MONTHS! We have already been in this series for 2 months. We hope you are learning about culture and how to cultivate it in your family over this last month.   This week...
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#199: Family Culture Made Simple - Identity is Foundational (Feat. John Stickl)

Season #5

Identity is a HOT TOPIC word in today's culture and we are here to tell you... God created identity and has specific TRUE things to say about you AND your children.  We are finishing up our first culture pillar this...
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#198: Family Culture Made Simple - Avoiding Anger

Season #5

99% of parents struggle with anger.... “We think anger is blowing up at someone verbally or physically... but it can be through our glances, harsh tones, snide comments, or even sarcastic joking.” - Suz  If you choose...
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#197: Are Summer Camps for MY Family?

Season #5

We are taking a small pause from our Family Culture Made Simple Series to talk about SUMMER CAMPS!  It's a hot topic in households this time of year.  Can we afford to send our kids to camp?  How do we know they will...
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#196: Family Culture Made Simple - Correct Carefully

Season #5

Are you a critical/harsh parent? This week's episode hits on a culture pillar called Encouragement - specifically how to correct carefully. If your kids this you are harsh, critical, and correct too much, then this...
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#195: Family Culture Made Simple - Encourage Extravagantly

Season #5

There's POWER in Encouragement!  This week we are unpacking our first culture pillar - the power of encouragement.  Do you remember our four culture pillars and four declarations?  The 4 pillars of culture are:   The...
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#194: Family Culture Made Simple - Introduction

Season #5

Season 5 is HERE!  We are so excited to be back with you~ We LOVE making podcasts because it is like a kitchen table. We get to sit with you and share our hearts. We get to take time and build family together.  Here...
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193: What Did God Say and Do in 2022?

Season #4

It’s been an amazing year and we wanted to spend the last podcast talking about all God has done and spoken through this podcast in 2022. As we wrap up season 4 of the podcast, we wanted to reminisce on a few key...
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#192: Building a Crazy Cool Family (Feat. Chris Grainger)

Season #4

“Couples that grieve together, grow together.” - Chris  In difficult situation, or extensive grief, who do you turn to? How do you continue to build family when you are struggling? What does it mean to turn to God...
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