Friends we hope you have loved Season 2 of Launch! We are so thankful to be on this parenting journey with you and we hope you've been as encouraged as we have from the incredible guests we've had on the show.

Today we wrap up season two with one last bonus episode! My good friends Lisa and her son Addison Bevere join us today to talk all about parenting and the relationship between mothers and sons. Lisa is a minister and a best selling author. Along with her husband, John, Lisa is the co-founder of Messenger International, a ministry committed to providing discipleship resources to every person regardless of where they live, what language they speak, or what their financial position looks like. Addison Bevere is currently the COO of Messenger International along with being an author, husband, father, and all around family man!

Lisa gives us such a transparent and honest look into her own upbringing and challenges she had to overcome to break unhealthy cycles. Addison shares an encouraging word on how his mother's humbleness and ability to apologize turned tough moments into experiences of connection and growth! This episode is so encouraging for everyone!

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Messenger International

Lisa Bevere

Addison Bevere

The mother daughter bond can be so special and unique. Though this bond may vary in different seasons and may even be complex depending on personalities, we believe it’s possible with God to have an irreplaceable mother daughter relationship.

On today’s episode, Jamie sits down with mother daughter duo Chrystal Hurst and Kariss Farris. Chrystal is a wife, homeschooling mother of 5, speaker, writer, podcaster, and more! Chrystal’s oldest daughter Kariss is a wife, mother of 4, wedding photographer, business owner, speaker, and writer! Both of these women come from a long legacy of godly mothers and grandmothers and have so much wisdom to share! Chrystal shares how so many circumstances in her life have come to pass because of her mother speaking life and truth into her, even when it wasn’t pretty! Kariss is currently in the trenches with little ones and has a word of encouragement for moms that we all need to hear!

Maybe you’re at home feeling like you’re drowning with littles. Or maybe you’re going through the teen years and fighting for a good relationship with your daughter. I pray this episode reminds you that you’re not alone, you’re doing the best you can, and God is with you and for you!

There are roughly 3 billion people in the world who don't have access to the Gospel. As a parent, how would you feel if your son or daughter wanted to take the good news to the nations? 

Sharing a biblical worldview with our children is so important as followers of Christ, yet often times feels scary as a parent. Out of fear we keep our kids from knowing the dark parts of world. We shield them from poverty, those who are incarcerated, or simply those who are just "different" from us. How could our families look different and how could the hearts of our children transform if we were to learn together how to serve the least of these in our very own communities? 

Today's expert is David Platt, husband, father of 4, and lead evangelical pastor at McLean Church. David has written numerous books on faith and is the founder of Radical, an equipping program helping Christians and churches develop and focus on the importance of spreading the gospel. He confronts the hard reality of the current state of our society and focuses everything back to the truth of the gospel. In today's episode David challenges parents to ask this question: Are we discipling or disinfecting our kids? Wondering what that means? Listen now and get ready to be challenged! 

Have you ever felt guilt over the time you haven’t spent with your kids because of work? Have you worried if you’re not spending enough time with them? Today Lisa and Jamie discuss one of the hardest topics in today’s parenting climate, time management. You’ll hear how two working moms with multiple kids have learned to manage their “yeses” and “noes” and how they became comfortable with asking for help! 

The Money Saving Mom, Crystal Paine is today’s expert. Crystal is a wife, mom of 6, best selling author and podcaster. Crystal’s newest book is The Time-Saving Mom and her passion is to help women everywhere live with purpose and joy! 

Time is a gift from God and he will never call you to more things than the time you have. Let’s work together to ensure we’re pouring our time into the things that will matter 25 years from now! This conversation will challenge you to look at how your extra-curricular activities align with family values and will encourage you to make changes that work for the harmony of your family!

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Connect with Crystal

Money Saving Mom

Crystal Paine Show

The Time-Saving Mom

There’s nothing more that every parent wants than for their kids to be friends with one another - but how does sibling rivalry turn into friendship? Today Jamie and Lisa discuss the intentionality it takes to help cultivate a culture of friendship amongst your kids. From sharing rooms, to having their own text chats, and having different friend groups, Jamie and LIsa share with us the language they use and their expectations for the way their kids treat each other.  

Today’s expert is Jamie’s dear friend Catherine Garza. She is a wife and mom of 4 children, and 2 daughter in laws and she's the perfect friend to text when you have those hard questions. Catherine discusses how she taught her children how to become friends through teaching empathy, teaching how to sincerely apologize, and how to forgive one another. 

At the end of the day we surrender our kids to God and trust Him with the process. Our kids may not be best friends, but it is possible for them to have a close relationship that outlasts the parent relationship!

Racism is a difficult and uncomfortable topic to discuss, but nonetheless an important topic for us as parents to talk about with our children. Are you afraid of exposing them to too much? Are you afraid of not knowing what to say? Today Lisa and Jamie share their experiences with their children and share practical and natural ways this topic can be integrated into your family conversations. 

Shanera Williamson, host of Brown Mama Bear Podcast joins us as today’s expert. Shanera is also a wife and mom of three adult daughters. Brown Mama Bear Podcast is about her experience raising her daughters in a predominately white circle. Shanera is used to the tough conversations that we must have with our children living in the society we do today. The mission of her podcast is to support parents in the topic of race by providing tips, encouragement, and sharing her own experiences.

As always, we appreciate you leaning in and learning with us!

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Brown Mama Bear Podcast

Be the Bridge

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Picture this: you’re standing in the kitchen knocking out your daily chores. Your spouse is sitting on the back patio reading. All the kids are young adults and out of the house. Do you recognize the person in the kitchen? Are you friends with the person sitting on the patio? We hear it all the time, the kids were the one connection point in your marriage and now that they’re gone, so is that connection. Today Lisa and Jamie discuss what we can do in the thick of parenting today that can help us not get to that place in the future! 

Today’s experts are Dr. Josh and Christy Straub from the Famous At Home podcast that focuses on emotional and family wellness. They also author two children’s books called What Am I Feeling and What Do I Do With Worry? Josh and Christy share how it's so much more important to dive into the hearts of one another rather than dive into the schedule of the week, budget, what the kids are doing, etc. What is going on in each other’s hearts matters more than what’s going on between the two of you. 

Please know that what every marriage needs and is able to get will look different from couple to couple, and will look different in various seasons of parenting. Josh and Christy challenge us with a 15 minute exercise that every couple can do to continue building the marriage that will outlast the kids in your home! 

Check out the link below to view Jamie and Aaron Ivey’s resource for healthy marriages and use the code MARRIAGE to get $10 off!  Thanks for listening!

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Famous At Home

Complement: The Surprising Beauty of Choosing Together Over Separate In Marriage

Public school, private school, or homeschooling? When you become a parent no one tells you how hard this decision will be when you have to make it for your innocent 5 year old baby! Today Jamie and Lisa hash out this debate in a judgment free zone! They challenge all of us to respect other family’s decisions and to give back to our community no matter what school you choose.

Mom of 5, Holly Knight is our expert for the day. Not only did Holly attend public school, private school, and homeschool as a child, her kids have also experienced all three throughout her parenting journey. Holly encourages us to be open minded to what your child needs in different seasons of their life and encourages us to not make decisions based on other’s expectations.

Just a friendly reminder, no matter which option you choose for your child, God is faithful yesterday, today, and forever!

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Holly Knight

Stubborn Obedience