Episode 69: Your Child Doesn't Have to Fit In to Belong

Episode 69: Your Child Doesn't Have to Fit In to Belong

🎙️ Episode 69: Your Child Doesn't Have to Fit In to Belong Has your child ever wanted friendship but seemed unable to find a place where they truly fit? In this episode, Tony and Kristy talk honestly about children who feel left out, struggle to make friends, or experience belonging differently because of disability, personality, communication, fear of rejection, or simply not having found the right room yet. They share what they learned from their own children, Tony's experience growing up with a disability, and Kristy's work with non-speaking students whose friendships do not always look typical but are deeply real. A child does not have to become easier, more typical, or more like everyone else to be worthy of belonging. 🔵 For Deeper Study: https://unshakenpodcast.org/your-child-doesnt-have-to-fit-in-to-belong/ This conversation helps parents hold courage and comfort together, strengthen a child's identity at home, recognize real barriers without treating the child as the problem, teach friendship skills without shame, and look for meaningful connection in forms others might overlook. Tony and Kristy also challenge churches, families, coaches, and children who make friends easily to become people who notice and make room, following Jesus, who gave dignity before instruction. 🔶 What You'll Hear in This Episode: Why different kinds of loneliness require different kinds of love How to offer courage and comfort without dismissing fear or rejection Why disability can change the friendship landscape without diminishing a child's worth Practical ways to build identity, teach friendship skills, and find natural communities How Jesus' example calls families, churches, and communities to notice people and make room  🙏 Need Prayer or Encouragement? 💬 Want to leave a public comment? We'd love to hear from you. 🕊️ Prefer privacy? You can send a completely anonymous text prayer request here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2461867/open_sms 📧 Or, if you would rather reach out by email, we would be honored to pray for you at: prayer@unshakenministries.org 📌 Subscribe & Listen Weekly: 🎧 Prefer audio-only? Listen on your favorite platform: 🟢 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rsw92clmmA83HL1NR0zM 🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unshaken/id1803953295 🌍 Or anywhere else: https://unshakenpodcast.org/ 🛎️ Do not forget to like, follow, and share. New episodes release every Tuesday.  📱 Stay Connected: Facebook: facebook.com/unshakenministries.team Instagram: @unshaken.ministries Website: https://unshakenpodcast.org Email: info@unshakenministries.org  #ChristianParenting #ChildhoodFriendship #BelongingMatters #DisabilityInclusion #FaithAndFamily #ParentingWithPurpose #SpecialNeedsParenting #ChurchInclusion #ResilientFamilies #UnshakenPodcast We’d love to hear from you! Share your thoughts, stories, or prayer requests, let’s stay connected. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2461867/fan_mail/new] This podcast is for encouragement and spiritual support. While we hope it uplifts and equips you, it’s not a substitute for professional counseling or pastoral care.

Episode 68: When One Child Needs More: Is There Still Enough Love for Me?

🎙️ Episode 68: When One Child Needs More: Is There Still Enough Love for Me? When one child needs more time, attention, care, or support, how do parents help every child know they are still loved, seen, and secure? Tony and Kristy talk about the tension families feel when one child's needs are louder or more urgent, whether because of a new baby, disability, chronic illness, therapy appointments, mental health struggles, aging parents, or another hard season. Love can move toward the greatest need without leaving anyone outside the heart of the family. 🔵 For Deeper Study: https://unshakenpodcast.org/when-one-child-needs-more-helping-every-child-feel-seen-and-secure/ This conversation does not pretend family life can always be equal. Instead, it asks a more faithful question: how do we love well when need is uneven, repair when someone feels overlooked, and build a home where every child knows their place has never been in question? 🔶 What You'll Hear in This Episode: How to tell the difference between equal attention and equal love Why the quiet or capable child still needs intentional connection How disability, chronic illness, and caregiving can shape the whole family Why guilt is a poor guide for parents and children Practical ways to build security through truth, repair, and small moments 🙏 Need Prayer or Encouragement? 💬 Want to leave a public comment? We'd love to hear from you. 🕊️ Prefer privacy? You can send a completely anonymous text prayer request here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2461867/open_sms 📧 Or, if you would rather reach out by email, we would be honored to pray for you at:prayer@unshakenministries.org 📌 Subscribe & Listen Weekly: 🎧 Prefer audio-only? Listen on your favorite platform: 🟢 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rsw92clmmA83HL1NR0zM 🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unshaken/id1803953295 🌍 Or anywhere else: https://unshakenpodcast.org/ 🛎️ Do not forget to like, follow, and share. New episodes release every Tuesday. 📱 Stay Connected: Facebook: facebook.com/unshakenministries.team Instagram: @unshaken.ministries Website: https://unshakenpodcast.org Email: info@unshakenministries.org #UnshakenPodcast #FaithFamilyResilience #ChristianParenting #FamilyDiscipleship #DisabilityAndFaith #CaregivingFamilies #SiblingSupport #SecureHome #ParentingWithGrace #FamilyFaith We’d love to hear from you! Share your thoughts, stories, or prayer requests, let’s stay connected. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2461867/fan_mail/new] This podcast is for encouragement and spiritual support. While we hope it uplifts and equips you, it’s not a substitute for professional counseling or pastoral care.

Episode 67: Who Gets a Front Row Seat? Choosing What Shapes Your Life

🎙️ Episode 67: Who Gets a Front Row Seat?: Choosing What Shapes Your Life What is shaping you right now, and have you given it permission to sit that close?  In this episode of Unshaken, Tony and Kristy talk about the voices, environments, habits, relationships, and everyday inputs that quietly shape who we are becoming. From childhood warnings about good company to adult realities like coworkers, family culture, church friends, social media, and familiar places that may not be healthy, they invite us to look honestly at what has a front row seat in our lives.  The voices closest to you will help form the person you are becoming. 🔵 For Deeper Study: https://unshakenpodcast.org/who-gets-a-front-row-seat-choosing-what-shapes-your-life/ This conversation is not about suspicion, isolation, or only spending time with people who think like us. It is about wisdom, discernment, and rootedness in Christ so we can love people well without losing our way. Tony and Kristy talk about growth, comfort, courage, godly counsel, humility, patience, and the practical step of asking God what voice, habit, relationship, or environment needs our attention first. 🔶 What You'll Hear in This Episode: How environments, voices, habits, and relationships shape us over time Why familiar does not always mean healthy How to decide who gets a front row seat in your life The difference between loving people and giving them influence Why growth starts with prayer, wisdom, discernment, and one faithful step 🙏 Need Prayer or Encouragement? 💬 Want to leave a public comment? We'd love to hear from you. 🕊️ Prefer privacy? You can send a completely anonymous text prayer request here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2461867/open_sms 📧 Or, if you would rather reach out by email, we would be honored to pray for you at: prayer@unshakenministries.org 📌 Subscribe & Listen Weekly: 🎧 Prefer audio-only? Listen on your favorite platform: 🟢 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rsw92clmmA83HL1NR0zM 🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unshaken/id1803953295 🌍 Or anywhere else: https://unshakenpodcast.org/ 🛎️ Do not forget to like, follow, and share. New episodes release every Tuesday.  📱 Stay Connected: Facebook: facebook.com/unshakenministries.team Instagram: @unshaken.ministries Website: https://unshakenpodcast.org Email: info@unshakenministries.org #UnshakenPodcast #FaithFamilyResilience #ChristianPodcast #SpiritualGrowth #GodlyWisdom #ChristianFamily #Discipleship #FaithAndLife #BiblicalDiscernment #StandFirm We’d love to hear from you! Share your thoughts, stories, or prayer requests, let’s stay connected. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2461867/fan_mail/new] This podcast is for encouragement and spiritual support. While we hope it uplifts and equips you, it’s not a substitute for professional counseling or pastoral care.

Episode 66: Leading Your Home Without Controlling It

🎙️ Episode 66: Leading Your Home Without Controlling It What does steady, Christlike leadership look like in real family life? In this solo episode, Tony reflects on Father's Day, spiritual leadership, and what it means to help build a home that is more faithful, peaceful, courageous, resilient, and rooted in Christ.  A title does not make a man trustworthy, faithfulness does.  🔵 For Deeper Study:  https://unshakenpodcast.org/leading-your-home-without-controlling-it/ From Joshua 24, Ephesians 5, 1 Peter 3, and the faith of Lois and Eunice, this episode walks through the difference between servant leadership and control, the cost many women carry when men are passive, and the grace of repentance when a man realizes he has not led well. This conversation is not asking anyone to endure abuse, hide harm, or carry leadership alone, and anyone in an unsafe situation should seek immediate help from trusted people and appropriate local support. 🔶 What You’ll Hear in This Episode: * Why biblical leadership starts with responsibility, not control * How repeated patterns shape the spiritual temperature of a home * Why women who model faithfulness in hard homes are not invisible to God * The difference between protecting a family and controlling a family * How repentance, prayer, and ordinary presence can begin a new chapter today  🙏 Need Prayer or Encouragement? 💬 Want to leave a public comment? We'd love to hear from you. 🕊️ Prefer privacy? You can send a completely anonymous text prayer request here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2461867/open_sms 📧 Or, if you'd rather reach out by email, we’d be honored to pray for you at: prayer@unshakenministries.org 📌 Subscribe & Listen Weekly: 🎧 Prefer audio-only? Listen on your favorite platform: 🟢 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rsw92clmmA83HL1NR0zM 🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unshaken/id1803953295 🌍 Or anywhere else: https://unshakenpodcast.org/ 🛎️ Don’t forget to like, follow, and share, new episodes every Tuesday. 📱 Stay Connected: Facebook: facebook.com/unshakenministries.team Instagram: @unshaken.ministries Website: https://unshakenpodcast.org Email: info@unshakenministries.org #UnshakenPodcast #UnshakenFamily #ChristianLeadership #ChristlikeLeadership #FaithAtHome #FamilyDiscipleship #BiblicalManhood #ChristianFatherhood #ServantLeadership #FaithFamilyResilience We’d love to hear from you! Share your thoughts, stories, or prayer requests, let’s stay connected. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2461867/fan_mail/new] This podcast is for encouragement and spiritual support. While we hope it uplifts and equips you, it’s not a substitute for professional counseling or pastoral care.

Episode 65: What Makes a Family Feel Like Family: The Small Things That Say You Belong

🎙️ Episode 65: What Makes a Family Feel Like Family: The Small Things That Say You Belong  What makes a family feel like family when the ordinary routines, rituals, and values are easy to overlook? In this episode, Tony and Kristy talk about family culture, the quiet and loud patterns that shape a home, and what they have been learning as their households have come together in a new season. The small things are not small when they keep telling someone, "You belong here." 🔵 For Deeper Study: https://unshakenpodcast.org/what-makes-a-family-feel-like-family-why-family-culture-matters/ From Deuteronomy 6 to Colossians 3 and Joshua 24, this conversation looks at how faith gets woven into ordinary life. Family culture is not about creating a perfect brand or copying another household. It is about paying attention to what your family protects, repeats, repairs, celebrates, and carries forward so that love, safety, faith, and belonging have room to grow. 🔶 What You’ll Hear in This Episode: Why family culture is bigger than traditions and often feels like gravity How Deuteronomy 6 calls faith into ordinary moments at home, on the road, and throughout the day Why joy, peace, safety, repair, and small rituals all teach people what belonging feels like How blended families and changing seasons can honor the past without letting one culture win One faithful way to begin shaping a Christ-honoring household culture now 🙏 Need Prayer or Encouragement? 💬 Want to leave a public comment? We'd love to hear from you. 🕊️ Prefer privacy? You can send a completely anonymous text prayer request here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2461867/open_sms 📧 Or, if you’d rather reach out by email, we’d be honored to pray for you at: prayer@unshakenministries.org 📌 Subscribe & Listen Weekly: 🎧 Prefer audio-only? Listen on your favorite platform: 🟢 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rsw92clmmA83HL1NR0zM 🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unshaken/id1803953295 🌍 Or anywhere else: https://unshakenpodcast.org/ 🛎️ Don’t forget to like, follow, and share, new episodes every Tuesday. 📱 Stay Connected: Facebook: facebook.com/unshakenministries.team Instagram: @unshaken.ministries Website: https://unshakenpodcast.org Email: info@unshakenministries.org #UnshakenPodcast #UnshakenFamily #FamilyCulture #ChristianFamily #FaithAndFamily #FamilyDiscipleship #HomeDiscipleship #ChristianParenting #FamilyRhythms #BiblicalFamily We’d love to hear from you! Share your thoughts, stories, or prayer requests, let’s stay connected. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2461867/fan_mail/new] This podcast is for encouragement and spiritual support. While we hope it uplifts and equips you, it’s not a substitute for professional counseling or pastoral care.