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

#333: How To Teach Your Kids to Spend Time with Jesus (Feat. Lauren Lain)

Season #8

In this episode of the Crazy Cool Family Podcast, Madeline Jones sits down with her friend Lauren to talk about one of the most important roles of a parent: teaching your kids how to spend time with Jesus.  Drawing...
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#332: Parenting from Overflow: Finding Time with God in Real Life

Season #8

Hot Take - Burned out parents don’t build spiritually thriving families. In this episode of the Crazy Cool Family Podcast, Don and Suzanne talk about how parents can learn to lead from overflow instead of exhaustion....
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#331: Marriage Finances 101: How to Communicate, Budget, and Build Unity Around Money

Season #8

Listen to this before your next Credit Card Statement... In this episode of the Crazy Cool Family podcast, Don and Suzanne tackle one of the most tension-filled topics in marriage: money.  After 35 years of marriage,...
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#330: Money Matters: Building Families on Wisdom (Feat. Crystal Paine)

Season #8

March is about Money! Episode 330 is a fun, practical, and faith-filled conversation as Suzanne sits down with Crystal Paine (MoneySavingMom.com) to help families approach money, time, and motherhood with wisdom and...
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#329: Fight Through the Gospel - The Missing Piece in Most Marriage Advice (Feat. McKenzie Reaume)

Season #8

Don't save your marriage for.... later! In this episode of the Crazy Cool Family Podcast, we sit down with McKenzie (our 4th daughter) to introduce the marriage Deep Dive “Fostering Love in Your Marriage.” She has...
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#328: Stop Feeling Like Roommates: Practical Marriage Habits for Parents With Marriage 365

Season #8

In this episode, Don and Suzanne talk with Casey and Meygan Caston from Marriage365 about simple, practical marriage tools for busy parents. If your relationship feels stuck in logistics, resentment, or disconnection,...
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#327: Purpose Is Not Passive: How to Set Direction for Your Family (Part 2)

Season #8

Still Feeling Stuck? Here's Part 2! In Part 2 of this conversation, we shift from personal and marriage goals to setting vision and goals for your family. Healthy family goals don’t start with changing your kids—they...
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#326: Purpose Is Not Passive: How to Set Direction for Your Family

Season #8

Designing 2026: Goals That Matter  Feeling overwhelmed by goal-setting? In this episode, we share a simple, biblical framework for setting meaningful goals for 2026—starting with you and then...
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