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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...

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Part 2: The Family Name

Season #3 Episode #102

Who is Ready for Part 2?! Today, in the second part of our podcast series, we talk with our kids about activities and what being a busy family of 9 looks like.   We ask them, what activities did we do? How did we do...
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Part 1: Family Name

Season #3 Episode #101

We saved you a seat at our kitchen table! Come on, stay awhile! We are excited to kick off a 3 part series called, The Family Name. All of our kids (yes, all 7) join us to talk culture, connection, and their...
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100th Podcast! 39 Crazy Cool Concepts to Radically Change Your Family

Season #3 Episode #100

Wow! Today marks our 100th podcast! We are official! We are so thankful for each of you who have been with us through the challenges and changes. We love to imagine you listening and being encouraged. It makes it all...
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Building Daily Habits

Season #3 Episode #99

The Manning kiddos (Macy, Kenzie, & Michael) unpack encouragement and challenges for 2021. The podcast invites parents to be lifelong learners and pursue learning in every season. They zoomed in on reading and...
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One Thing to Change in Your Relationships

Season #3 Episode #98

Welcome to 2021! In this podcast, we ask you one simple question: What is the one thing you can do in 2021 to impact your family relationships in a positive way?  Relationships are worth it! Jesus said Love the Lord...
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Part 5: How Is Jesus Better Than the World?

Season #2 Episode #97

Wrapping up our podcast series on introducing our kids to the real Jesus we end with asking the question: How is Jesus better than the world?  He is the answer to all of life’s issues.  We shared the contrast of the...
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Part 4: Why Follow Jesus?

Season #2 Episode #96

In this podcast, we talk about why we follow Jesus. We share that there are two simple reasons to follow Jesus: 1. Because he gives us the best life now and he gives us the best life forever. 2. Jesus is life-giving...
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Part 3: Where is Jesus?

Season #2 Episode #95

How do you explain to your kids that Jesus lives in our hearts? Don and Suzanne explore how God defines the heart and how Jesus lives inside our hearts where he can be our friend and shape our deepest...
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Part 2: What Has Jesus Done for You?

Season #2 Episode #94

Does your family understand the gift Jesus gave us? In this podcast, we talk about what Jesus has done for us and how it gives us identity. We talked through Ephesians 1 and highlighted the gifts God gives us to build...
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Part 1: Who is Jesus?

Season #2 Episode #93

We are starting a podcast series for December called Introducing Our Kids to the Real Jesus. Each week we are going to answer a question about Jesus.  Today:Who is Jesus? Then:What has Jesus done for you? Where is...
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Blessings to Say Over Your Family

Season #2 Episode #92

How can we use our words to bring heaven to earth? We have been talking about the power of our words in this month’s podcast series, and we saved the best for last. Blessing others.   Crazy Cool Resources: CCF...
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How to Build Gratefulness in Your Kids

Season #2 Episode #91

When was the last time your kids told you "thank you"??  If you can't remember then maybe it is time to re-up on the value of gratefulness.  This may surprise you (or not if you have kids who can talk) but kids are...
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