Prayer for Summer 2023

Every Monday, host of Pardon the Mess, Courtney DeFeo shares a short prayer episode to help you pray for your kids, and this year’s series is walking through our brand-new Christian Parenting prayer journal, A Great Cloud of Witnesses. You have heard me talk about this journal be ...  Show more

☕✨ In this solo episode, I’m sharing a little life update, answering your burning questions, and reflecting on those “in-between” moments I like to call Twilight Seasons.We dive into the beauty (and challenges!) of seasons of change whether that’s parenting transitions, personal ...  Show more

Welcome to the Community!! I feel incredibly humbled and excited that our paths have crossed and I can’t wait to grow this community and get to know you personally. 

I wanted to take a few minutes to introduce myself and talk with you briefly about the vision for this p ...

Busyness, squirmy children, silly questions, and feeling insecure about talking to toddlers about Jesus are all things that hinder intentional discipleship in the season of young children. When you feel like you can't live up to that other family, or your ideal picture of family ...  Show more

In the same way that you enjoy having good conversations with your kids, God wants to talk to you. But how do you make prayer a consistent part of your life? John and Danny discuss the power of prayer, and how praying for their children has changed as their kids have grown. Featu ...  Show more

The Christian life is not free from hardship. John and Danny describe how to talk to your kids about difficult circumstances. Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/parentingpodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY. Get Shauna Pilgreen's book "Love Where You Live" for your donation of any ...  Show more