Ep. 140: Doing Hard Things, Depressing Things, & Making Good Decisions

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Episode Summary

We do the most depressing thing in our married lives, our kids are learning the value of doing hard things and should life decisions be filled with regret or are some of them that feel like bad decisions, were actually good decisions at the time?

Episode Notes

Show Open 3:45: Family running! 6:40: Completing something difficult creates new neural pathways 7:37: A sandbar disaster 9:35: Your brain gets better by doing hard things 12:30: The Spartan Race founder and brain pathways 16:35: Molly’s new health kick and American shoes, Anya’s reviews and barefoot running. 22:15: Kids’ fitness levels are tied to mom’s level, not dad’s 24:19: Cat door and mouse update 29:18: The most depressing thing we’ve ever done 34:58: Podcast/Media appropriate for the day comments 35:54: Molly’s thoughts on a failed garage sale 39:06: An interesting time in culture 44:33: Making decisions 52:40: Thanking God for things and friends 56:50: Show close Too Busy to Flush Telegram Group Pique Tea - Referral Link (Website)

Ep. 139: Aliens, Amazon, & Men Who Don't Want To Work

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Episode Summary

We're back after life kinda look us out of the loop for a couple of weeks and we dive right back in with thoughts on the image of God, aliens and UFOs sparked by the congressional hearings then Molly recaps her weekend at Canvaox with a story about a young man working at Amazon and the amount of power they hold which spurs a discussion about why millions of men don't want to work.

Episode Notes

Open: Life delays, music mixing technology 6:00: UFO congressional hearings 9:48: Kids playing violin 11:58: Takeaways from the the hearings, did God create other lifeforms? 13:28: End times, bad movies, and God letting his people suffer 18:09: Don’t you dare say God won’t let his people suffer and don’t you dare lose hope. 18:58: JR’s opinions 20:13: Could God creating another being in the image of God in a different way? 24:16: Skeptical at the end of the day and ultimate takeaway 27:40: Molly’s Canavox weekend recap 29:50: Amazon controls all. 39:24: Efforts to distance yourself from government dependency 41:05: Skills we want our kids to learn 43:13: Helping men and boys flourish - Why do millions of men not want to work? Mike Rowe and Nicholas Eberstadt. 46:00: Leonard Sacks- Boys Adrift recommendations 47:02: Old Fashioned on Purpose podcast and rats who have to work for their Fruit Loops 55:08: Molly needs Zucchini recipes, is JR denser? Engaged rat brains are denser and heavier. 58:20: Molly also meeds cherry preserving recipes 1:00:46: Show Close Why Gender Matters - Free on Audible for Audible subscribers Too Busy to Flush Telegram Group Pique Tea - Referral Link (Website)

No Show Again, Some Reads

Hey friends! We tried, we really did try to get in a recording but life just got ahead of us and it kept getting pushed in favor of higher priority items (not that the show isn't a high priority, just that life made some demands that couldn't be put off.)

Anyway, Molly's traveling this weekend for her annual Canavox gathering and I'm on kid duty with all the other stuff we have going on. I really do feel things will be easing up next week. So until then, here are few reads that have come through text, our Telegram group and stuff:

Using Orange Peel to Deter Pests - Homes and Gardens

90 Percent of Streams Go to the Top 1 Percent of Artists - Rolling Stone

The Good Father Forming the Sexuality of His Son As He Grows from Infancy to Young Manhood: Rebuilding our Nation One Son at A Time - Marri

Hope in an Age of Nay-Saying - Carl Trueman

The First Thing To Go is Faith in Institutions - Rod Dreher

The Calling to Excellence - Table Talk Magazine

Some neat vertical clouds out a car window in Wyoming.