Latest Grandparent Podcast Episodes
Positioning Our Hearts for Advent
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - November 30, 2023 06:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shellie challenge all of us to keep the main thing, the main thing, as we enter the busiest season of the year. They highlight three things you can do to keep God first during the Advent. Shellie has a little devotional book simply called Advent on Amazon for $2.99. Check it out!
Understanding Adoption: Voices From All Sides
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 29, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Join us for a discussion of how adoption looks and feels from all sides of the adoption triad. Our guests will be the authors Sara Easterly, Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, and Lori Holden of their new book, Adoption Unfiltered . In this episod...
Shouldn't I Be Feeling Happier Now That I'm Finally a Mom? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 26, 2023 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Q: I adopted my son four months ago. It took me almost 3 years, and I am supposed to be living my dream. Instead, I feel frustrated, sad, and sometimes even angry. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. It’s not like my hormones are all messed up...
What Grandparents Need to Know About AI
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - November 23, 2023 06:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsArlene Pellicane is our go-to for all things social media and, now, AI. She's been on the today Show, Fox and Friends, and Focus on the Family, sharing her wisdom on many topics. We're all confused about AI! Let Arlene sort it all out for all of us. The first things she says is to is stay info...
Sticky Situations That Arise During the Holidays
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 22, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Join us as we talk about various holiday-related situations that can arise with foster, adoptive, and kinship families. Our guests will be Janice Goldwater, MSW, the CEO of Paths for Families; Courtney Tierra, a birth mom, educator, and story...
Episode 33 Getting Involved
Chat with Papaw Joe - November 20, 2023 03:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIt's been a hell of a week, and events have inspired me to put some meaning to the words "Get Involved". Many folks like to preach it, me included, but we forget that this is not a basic human skill, nor does it mean the same to everyone.
Are You Considering Embryo Donation or Embryo Adoption? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 19, 2023 07:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. The Ethics Committee of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine has stated that the correct term for donating unused embryos to another couple for family building is embryo donation rather than embryo adoption. But since many people loo...
Holy Care for the Whole Self
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - November 16, 2023 06:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsLaura L. Smith has a new book coming out and you will want it. She's an author, speaker, mom of four and wife to her Prince Charming. Laura believes that our mental health struggles can keep us from living a full life. Sometimes all it takes is a walk in the park or a nap; sometimes a person mi...
Triplets Separated at Birth
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 15, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. You're really going to want to tune in to hear the story of triplets separated at birth through adoption. It is particularly interesting to hear how they have processed the experience differently and how they feel about adoption. In this epi...
Episode 33 Word Smithing
Chat with Papaw Joe - November 15, 2023 02:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIf you could sit on a bench and talk with anyone from your past, who would it be? Well, the old ways, unfiltered and with no agenda, are NOT gone!! Come sit with Papaw and here about life from the front porch .... or rocking chair .....or wherever you used to sit and hear the old folks talk. Br...
Can You Adopt a Baby From Foster Care? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 12, 2023 07:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Resources: Foster Care Adoption Becoming a Foster Parent Choosing a Foster Care Agency This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship...
When You or Someone You Love Has Cancer
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - November 09, 2023 06:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shellie interview Chrys' daughter, Ashley. Ashley was diagnosed with kidney cancer last summer resulting in losing a kidney. She gives us all amazing advice on how to walk through a scary diagnosis and how to help if you're a family member or friend. After the show she mentioned that ...
Adopting a Child From Another State
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 08, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. If you are thinking about adoption, you've likely considered the possibility that you will be adopting a child in another state. In this episode, we talk about everything involved with this process. Our guests are Jim Thompson, an adoption at...
What Is Happening with International Adoptions? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 05, 2023 06:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Resources: Adoption Comparison Charts Cost of Adoption US Department of State - Intercountry Adoption Find an agency This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and ins...
Raising Kids with Character
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - November 02, 2023 05:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsTodays society is more interested in watching a "character" who is funny and entertaining, but it's not always a life well-lived. Chrys and Shellie share why it's so important to "see the end result" of raising a child and the practical steps to help parents raise kids with character.
Adoption Disruptions & Dissolutions, How to Prevent and When to Accept
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - November 01, 2023 06:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do you worry that you've gotten in over your head by adopting this child. Are you about ready to give up. Or do you want to do everything possible to make sure that your adoption doesn't fall apart? Join us to talk with Dr. Eshele Williams, D...
Advice from Experts If You Haven't Gotten an Adoption Match - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 29, 2023 06:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Q: We’ve applied to adopt an infant but haven’t received a match. What can we do? Resources: What Is An Adoptive Parent Profile (or Dear Expectant Parent Letter) and How To Make One Why is it Taking So Long to Get an Adoption Match? Under...
Chrys and Shellie's Top Ten Parenting Hacks
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - October 26, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shellie share their "top ten" parenting tips. Everything from disciplining to having outside interests to being confident in what you say are do are shared to help you be the best you can be!
The Holidays with Adopted, Foster, or Kinship Kids Who've Been Exposed to Trauma
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 25, 2023 06:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Does it feel like your child is sabotaging the holidays? Are there more tantrums, sullenness, and anxiety during the holiday season? We explore why and what to do about it with Rebecca Robotham, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Beehive Co...
How to Become a Foster Parent - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 22, 2023 06:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Q: Now that our youngest is in high school, we want to become foster parents but don’t know where to begin. Resources: How to Choose an Adoption Agency (Guide) Becoming a Foster Parent (Resource page) Working as Part of a Foster Care Team...
How to Redeem Lost Opportunities with Grown Children
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - October 19, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shellie share a letter written to them about adult children who are not believers. The writer want advice on how to talk to her grandchildren about Jesus when her adult child forbids it. Chrys and Shellie share their thoughts as well as scripture to help all moms and dads dealing with ...
Adoption Scams: How to Recognize and Prevent
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 18, 2023 06:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do you worry about being scammed in a domestic infant adoption? How can you prevent scams and recognize red flags for a failed adoption match? Join us to talk with Colleen Quinn, an adoption attorney at the Adoption & Surrogacy Law Center in ...
Tips for Creating Attachment - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 15, 2023 06:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Q. We took in my cousin’s 4-year-old last month. We thought it might be temporary, but it’s looking like it will be for a long time and maybe forever. The problem is that this little boy has gone through a lot because his mom is a drug user a...
The Emperor's Naked Again and He has Company.
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - October 12, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shelli read excerpts from the book, The Emperor's New Clothes, and discuss how the principles from it can be applied today. Listen in for an honest look at "speaking truth" in a day when truth is often covered up.
Foster Care Adoption Subsidies
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 11, 2023 06:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Are you hoping to adopt from foster care. Don't miss this discussion of adoption subsidies with Josh Kroll, Project Coordinator for the Adoption Subsidy Resource Center at Families Rising (formerly known as the North American Council on Adopt...
How Much Does It Cost to Adopt a Newborn Baby? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 08, 2023 06:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. What factors do you need to consider when budgeting for the cost to adopt a baby? Additional Resources: What type of adoption would be the best fit for you? Cost of working with an agency vs. working with an attorney. Adoption Tax Credit ...
Bringing You All the Good stuff from the LO Conference
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - October 05, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shellie share the God-goodness that happened at Sadie Robertson Huff's women's conference. All the speakers, all the fun, all the worship—20 minutes of dissecting the conference just for you!
Advocating For Your Child with Prenatal Substance Exposure
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 04, 2023 06:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Do you suspect or know that your child was prenatally exposed to alcohol or drugs? Join us to learn the best ways to advocate for that child, including how to get diagnosed. Our guest is Jenn Wisdahl, the Chief Operating Officer of FASD Unite...
What Are Two Pieces of Advice If You Are Considering Stopping Infertility Treatment and Moving to Adoption? - Weekend Wisdom
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care - October 01, 2023 06:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratingsSend us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom. Carole LieberWilkins, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in reproductive medicine, adoption, and family-building options, answers this question with advice for couples. Additional Resources: Adoption Comparison Charts...
What If I Did Everything Wrong?
Rocking It Grand with Chrys and Shellie - September 28, 2023 05:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsChrys and Shellie answer this question in response to a listener who didn’t raise her children in the faith and now has grandchildren. Life is hard and it’s a journey, listen as Chrys and Shellie share ideas for reaching your children without saying anything.