Now That We're A Family

452: How We Are Planning 2026

OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com [https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com] Christmas SALE - Use coupon code: PODCAST25 for 25% off each month. Coupon expires at the end of the day on December 25, 2025. - Get it All Done Club: Stop drowning in motherhood and start thriving! https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club [https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club] We are CLOSING down enrollment at the end of 2025. If you have this on your wish list, now is the time to purchase it!  Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful?   Learn how to create a peacefully productive home in one week.   Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass:   https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass [https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass]- Join us on Substack - https://substack.com/@elishaandkatievoetberg [https://substack.com/@elishaandkatievoetberg] This is a newsletter and deeply personal space for us to share family life, homeschooling, and music with you all. We have been writing on Instagram and email for years, but ever since leaving social media behind with our smart phones a few years ago, we have been looking for another space to connect in a meaningful way. - Calendar - https://thebigasscalendar.com/products/the-big-a-calendar?variant=42357461123161 [https://thebigasscalendar.com/products/the-big-a-calendar?variant=42357461123161] Use coupon code: NOWTHATWEREAFAMILYPODCAST to receive 10% off.   “The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)” by Seth Godin - https://amzn.to/4pV4Uhc [https://amzn.to/4pV4Uhc] https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass

451: Developing A Productive Vision For Singleness // Stephanie Gray Connors

OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com [https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com] Use coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month - Stephanie Gray Connors is married and a mother to two small children, ages 2 and 4. She is an author and international speaker who has given more than 1,000 pro-life presentations over two decades across North America as well as in Scotland, England, Ireland, Austria, Latvia, Guatemala, Mexico, and Costa Rica. She has spoken at many post-secondary institutions, such as Cornell University, the University of Virginia School of Law, and the University of California, Berkeley. In 2017, Stephanie was a presenter for the series Talks at Google, lecturing at Google headquarters in California. Stephanie is author of On IVF (The Dignity Series), My Body for You: A Pro-Life Message for a Post-Roe World, On Assisted Suicide (The Dignity Series), and Love Unleashes Life: Abortion & the Art of Communicating Truth. She holds a bachelor of arts in political science from the University of British Columbia and a certification, with distinction, in health care ethics from the National Catholic Bioethics Center. Upcoming speaking event: Students for Life of America, Washington, D.C. in January Website: https://loveunleasheslife.com/ [https://loveunleasheslife.com/]

450: Pros and Cons // New Season Of Life With Heidi Swartzentruber

OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com [https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com] Use coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month - Heidi Swartzentruber lives in South Carolina with her bearded husband, and four boys plus a surprise little caboose of a baby girl. She grew up the oldest of a family of 8, so she's always had a baby in her life, whether it’s been a sibling or her own child. She's always dreamt of being a mama and a homemaker, and to get to do so is a dream come true. Some of her other loves are cooking new recipes, hosting friend dates, thrifting, photography, puzzling, graphic design, and vanilla breves. Books Heidi mentioned: - “Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt - https://amzn.to/4psqiu8 [https://amzn.to/4psqiu8] - “The Savage My Kinsman” by Elizabeth Elliot - https://amzn.to/48i1kYD [https://amzn.to/48i1kYD] - “Celebrities for Jesus” by Katelyn Beaty - https://amzn.to/4pNE5eS [https://amzn.to/4pNE5eS]Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a_heidimarie/ [https://www.instagram.com/a_heidimarie/]

449: When To Take Risks // Adam & Kyla VanWingerden

OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com [https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com] Use coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month - Adam & Kyla recently bought a house in Bend, Oregon to be closer to Kyla's family. Adam owns a software tech company. They have been married almost seven years and have three children. Kyla is 27 weeks pregnant with their fourth. She is a stay at home mom and also manages and runs Now That I’m A Mother Health. Website: https://www.nowthatimamotherhealth.com [https://www.nowthatimamotherhealth.com] Email: nowthatimamotherhealth@gmail.com [nowthatimamotherhealth@gmail.com] 7 minute workouts: https://www.nowthatimamotherhealth.com/7-minute-workouts [https://www.nowthatimamotherhealth.com/7-minute-workouts]

448: Advice From Mother Of 11 // Titus 2 with Jenise Johnson

Voetberg Music Academy:   Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com [https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com] Black Friday SALE -   Use coupon code: PODCAST50 for 50% off your first month's subscription. - Get it All Done Club: Stop drowning in motherhood and start thriving! https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club [https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club] We are CLOSING down enrollment at the end of 2025. If you have this on your wish list, now is the time to purchase it!  Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful?   Learn how to create a peacefully productive home in one week.   Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass:   https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass [https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass]- Mentioned during podcast: - “Beat Cancer Daily” by Chris Wark - https://amzn.to/44u42Yv [https://amzn.to/44u42Yv]