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Hula Hoop-o-logy :: Vela Tomba [Ep 28]
Don't Mom Alone Podcast
06/09/14
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Relationships are tricky (major understatement).
I think today’s podcast with my pastor’s wife, Vela Tomba, will give us words & imagery to help alleviate some of the trickiness.
Vela has been married to Neil for 30 years, is the mom to three grown girls and grandmother to one adorable granddaughter. She served with Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru) before staying home full-time.
Last summer Vela guest posted a 3-part series on the concept of “Hula Hoop-o-logy” (read the series here)
Honestly? Her thoughts on this topic have helped all (absolutely all) my relationships.
In this episode we discuss:
- What it means to stay in your “hula hoop”
- Why we need to stay out of others’ hoops
- How to transition our children from our hoop (birth) to their own (jr. high-college)
- Physical hoop issues vs emotional hoop issues
- Whether or not it is a mom’s job to make her kids happy
- Interacting with husband in light of “hula hoop-o-logy”–reflective listening
- Handling a variety of relationships with this mindset–>adult children & their spouses; grandchildren; extended family
- Difference between hula-hoops and “Boundaries”
- A Christian’s responsibility to non-believers in relation to hoops
- Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru)
- “Boundaries” by Henry Cloud & John Townsend
- “Father of the Bride”
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Family Movie Moms Amanda White ep 27
June 2, 2014
•39m
Movies.
I really like them.
And according to the billions of dollars Hollywood spends each year to make movies, I’m guessing a lot of you like movies, too.
In fact, if you are a mom reading, you may even look forward to the gathering of your little ones each week for “family movie night”.
But do you struggle, like I do to find movies everyone wants to watch? Or even a movie that will help you think more than lose brain cells?
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could relax, enjoy a movie with your family AND teach your children more about God’s great big story?
Well, my good friend, Amanda White (OhAmanda.com)...who also likes movies and loves Jesus...and I want to help your family do just that.
In today’s episode entitled, “Family Movie Moms” we share a lot of our theories/philosophies about movies and... a new vision.
Our goal is to 1)write frequent family movie discussion guides 2) broadcast a regular feature on the GCM podcast, called “Family Movie Moms”. Each show will include current movies reviews and ideas/questions to help teach your kiddos how to see truth and gain discernment as they view entertainment.
In today’s episode we chat about (quite a few things):
- personal family screen time limits
- the effects of video games on our kids
- how much t.v. we watched when we were kids
- recording movies on our VCR & renting Beta tapes
- why we write family movie discussion guides
- thoughts on “The Lego Movie” & “Disney’s Pirate Fairy”
- being counter-cultural and yet engaging culture
- teaching our children discretion when watching shows (not to emulate everything they watch).
- thoughts on “How to Train your Dragon 2” & “Frozen”
- difference between watching a movie once & meditating on a movie
- this quote:
Next Episode
Generation Grit Laura Hale ep 29
June 16, 2014
•25m
Ok. I won’t tell you how many minutes hours I scrolled through Facebook & Instagram yesterday reading about all the wonderful men in my friends’ lives.
But I came away from social media feeling all warm & cozy. Because I’m raising future fathers (hopefully a role for all four boys).
When I see the difference an honorable man makes in a family, I pay extra close attention. Noticing all the adjectives that mattered: encouraging, strong, caring, protective, loving, joyful, and amazing.
One friend posted that her dad had “grit”. This stood out from among the rest because it’s a word you don’t hear often enough. And because it was a topic fresh on my mind...
Today’s podcast guest, Laura Hale, defines “grit” as:
The courage to show up and do something that matters in your own way. To be OK with failing and trying again. Learning and growing.
Of course, I want this for my boys.
But I think moms show grit. We courageously keep showing up. Even when we feel like we failed, we jump back in and try again.
Laura has grit. She is launching a new line of toys for young boys, Generation Grit. Her desire is to offer an option for boys which allows for hours of reading and imaginative play.
Her solution is to create a line of boys’ action figures and accompanying story books based on fictitious characters from different historical eras (picture a boy’s version of “American Girl”). The first of these characters is Mac Mason, a 14-year-old boy living in California in 1943.
At Generation Grit, we model characters who struggle. People are wired to struggle. It’s how a baby learns to walk, and it’s how a child learns to read. As a mom, one of the most heartbreaking things I see is when a child chooses to stay on the sidelines because they are afraid to risk failure. In our stories, Generation Grit is committed to celebrating the willingness to face hard things, to fail sometimes, and to get back up. -Laura Hale
During the podcast we chatted about:
- How we went to the same church at the same time and didn’t know it
- What motivated her to create a new toy product for boys
- How Laura demonstrated grit in pursuing toy maker connections
- How boys in the 8-12 age range don’t have a lot of “non-screen” toy options
- How quickly children grow from 8 years to mid-teens.
- How we can support Laura to accomplishing her dream, through Kickstarter
Side notes:
*My boys watched the Kickstarter video and asked if we could get a Mac action figure. Seemed like a no-brainer to me and a perfect Christmas present option.
**AND saw this article yesterday with fabulous book options for helping shape our kids “moral imagination”, not to be confused with “moralism”. Must read.
***Speaking of boy toys. . . don’t forget to enter to win subscriptions to Pley or a Lego set! I added a new way to enter, by following God Centered Mom posts via email.
Connect with Laura:- Website – generationgrit.com
- Kickstarter – Generation Grit
- Twitter – @generationgrit
- Facebook – Generation Grit
- City Church San Francisco
- Kickstarter video:
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