It's another heated debate here on the Prodigal Daughter Podcast as hosts Cristy and Natalie discuss fashion trends in history as well as reoccuring trends we are seeing. With everything going on in the world, Bell Bottom jeans is the discussion you've been waiting for, we know it!
What are you thoughts on mullets, bell bottoms, and the color red? Do you regularly unfriend people on FB? Is it personal? All this is discussed and more!
What We're Reading:
Natalie: Israel and the Church, Behold Israel
Cristy: Romans Study Guide, The Authoritarian Moment, Mary Poppins,
Cristy and Natalie are BACK and feel many ways. We missed you guys!
Summer is here and that means Natalie and Cristy bragging on their kiddos, getting excited for busy fun plans (versus busy school things), and the time Cristy got locked in her locker and her kinship with Natalie's daughter.
The Prodigal Daughters hosts also chat about books and movies and the makeup challenge (watch it here)!
What We're Reading:
Natalie: Finding You movie. The book is There You'll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones
Cristy: Seamless Study by Angie Smith and Megyn Kelly Show podcast
Natalie and Cristy talk about the current gas crisis and where Florida stands in it, Cristy challenges Natalie to see if she can really get her makeup on in less than 10 minutes, and lastly Cristy explains her dislike of a character from a beloved TV show. Weighing in on the trend of lip plumping. Plus hear about our awesome family vacation to Disney.
What We're Reading
Natalie: Bible (Jude, Revelation, Exodus),
Cristy: Bible (Exodus, Deuteronomy), Faultlines Voddie Baucham, Communist Manifesto by Carl Marx, Faucian Bargain, A More Perfect Union by Ben Carson, Parenting: From Surviving to Thriving: Building Healthy Families in a Changing World
Cristy and Natalie get to hangout with the Saints! Both hosts are making new friends and talk about how this is interesting as adults, if not awkward. The group talks about introductions at church, raising teenagers in a Covid world and what the struggles are to continue to engage them in post-2020 pandemic craziness. The group chats about TV and got over some trusty advice from Andy Bernard (the nard dog) from the Office, the Kardashians final season, and how we plan dinner daily.
What we're reading:
Natalie: Mama Bear Apologetics, Tattooist of Auschwitz, and Cilka's Journey: A Novel
Cristy: The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom and Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier.
The Saints: The Gospel According to Satan by Jared Wilson
Natalie and Cristy are back, again! This week we chat about the importance of taking a vacation (or staycation) with no kids and with other families, what planning with others looks like and how fun it can be, the internal mom guilt that you can use to your advantage, some fun new date ideas and our experience with a Passover Seder, where we might add Cristy was under the influence of dental surgery pain medicine. Plus as always we talk about what we're reading...and Natalie hates Wonder Woman 1984.
What we're reading:
Natalie: Becoming Elizabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn and Mama Bear Apologetics by Hillary Morgan Ferrer
Cristy: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos By Jordan Peterson, Faucian Bargain by Steve Deace, and Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier.
Natalie is in Puerto Rico, her family schedule is in dire need of reading and Cristy meets a Grandma "Karen". What should we call an older Karen? Is there a word for that yet? Let us know if you've come up with one or heard one used.
Join us on the latest episode to catch up with us and maybe have a laugh as we stumble through this life trying be more like Jesus but finding it harder than it sounds, we'll keep trying though so stick with us on our journey.
What we're reading this week:
The Bible! Yes the entire Bible, well no but we have both been jumping around a bit. 1 and 2 Thessalonians, Ruth, and Exodus.
Natalie's sister Liz joins us from Washington state. Liz and Cristy celebrate their birthdays (50 and 34) and embrace getting older. We talk about the Natalie's family bonds, exercise seasons in our life, and how work is good for our soul. We also chat about how God gives us laws for our good, we chat about C.S. Lewis, spiritual warfare and the power of Jesus. Discernment for reading and experiencing entertainment as a Christian. Our children's struggles in Covid, lockdowns, and asking all the questions.
What are we (still) reading:
1. Jen Wilkin's Women of the Word
2. Becoming Elizabeth Elliot (learn about her on this episode as we chat about her life a little, radio and interpreting for NIV bible)
What Cristy has put next on her list for next: Prey by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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Natalie and Cristy chat with Aly about starting a podcast, Gen Z's desire to take away Millennial's skinny jeans, and driving in inclement weather.
What are we reading or listening to:
Aly's podcast: Ridiculous Momversations (found on spotify, apple podcasts, and all the usual places)
Cristy's book: Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin (also part of Aly's bible study) Plus there's a great episode on Risen Motherhood with Jen Wilkin, episode #178 December 2, 2020
Natalie's reading: Becoming Elizabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn
We know, we know ... we took a Christmas and New Year hiatus. We are now rested, refreshed, and BACK! This episode is a longer but fun update one the highlights of our hiatus as we celebrated the birth of our Savior, rang in the new year and took a look at what 2021 changes we plan to make for ourselves.
So...Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and HEYYYY 2021, we are ready for Our Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit to use us in 2021! Enjoy some of our updates of what we've been up to since December and say hey!
Natalie and Cristy hangout with their friend Amanda and chat about how they ended up doing what they do, their encounters with famous people, and Natalie ends up forgetting a lot of stories (maybe Bella is right and she is getting old...) mid way through. Happy Wednesday!!
The great cookie baking debate and analysis of sugar cookies that you never knew you needed to hear is on this week's episode of The Prodigal Daughters podcast. Join Natalie and Cristy as we discuss Thanksgiving, decorating, baking, and cleaning with children. Then we chat about what Black Friday looked like in the Covid world, and our opinions on super sugary coffee drinks from big chains.
Don't miss out on the great cookie and coffee debates, we want to hear your opinions too. Be sure to subscribe, and review our podcast on the platforms you listen on AND join us on social media to weigh in!
What we're listening to or reading:
1. Still reading through the book of Romans
2. Cristy has accepted The Office Ladies as an awesome podcast, check it out.
What's your preferred superpower? In this episode of the Prodigal Daughters, Cristy and Natalie discuss how their week is going which included Escape Rooms, leading teams and leadership styles, and because everything comes back to The Office they discuss The Office, the Office Ladies podcast, and shows they are watching. They also chat about the cardinal sin of couples which is obviously watching TV shows without your spouse, superpowers, The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis and the importance of prayer before sermons and bible studies, and Thanksgiving planning has begun. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
Let the Prodigal Daughter hosts know if you have a local family or organization who needs help right now whether it's a food crisis, or clothing, or anything we would love to see if we can help.
We're currently working toward donating food for the Green Cove Springs Food Pantry
Books and Podcasts:
The Office Ladies podcast
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
The Left Behind Series
We know the question on everyone's mind...how early is too early to start celebrating Christmas this year? Cristy and Natalie talk with Jen about the big debate of our time, will you be celebrating Christmas earlier and longer in a crazy 2020 year ...or always? We also chat about home life and living with sassy little girls. Jen also gives us an insider's look, as a Realtor, on the current home market. Join us to dive into the big questions of our time...do you need a laundry service (hah)?
Message Jen for any realty questions or help on Insta or via email.
Continue the Christmas tree before or after Thanksgiving debate on Facebook or Instagram
Natalie hangs out with Matt on this Episode while Cristy is on vacation with her family. Matt is the Pastor of Grace Life Church, where Natalie and Cristy attend, and is also a dear friend to both families. They spend time talking about hair preference, Halloween 2020 style and how you can show love to people while you are out eating. If you haven't read the Harry Potter series, or are currently reading it...warning there are SPOILERS (but let's be honest you finished reading that years ago.... of course you did)
Natalie and Cristy have Cristy's husband, Josh, on the podcast. They share their love story, marriage stories, and chat about how opposites attract. We also chat about what family photoshoots look like with littles, resistant kiddos, and how important it is to cherish those moments and live in the today. We hope you enjoy this episode and learn a little about storing large amounts of photos on your phone, see notes below for how you can easily backup and store your photos. Plus explore the podcasts guest Josh listens to and books he has enjoyed recently.
Podcasts and Books:
Phone Storage Help:
1. Always back up to multiple locations (external hard drive, google photos, icloud, facebook, etc)
Natalie and Cristy talk with Eddie, Natalie's brother. Eddie shares a bit about being an elder in his church, his story of adopting his daughter and raising children with big age differences. Natalie and Cristy share family stories and chat with Eddie about the importance of speaking the gospel at every level but especially the significance of church leadership.
We also learned that a lot of people seem to be reading Romans right now so join in the discussion with us as we touch on the significance of Romans collectively in churches especially today.
Cristy and Natalie get to chat with Ms. Judy, a Michigan born and Missouri transplant, who shares stories of her faith, her family, and shares a bit about her "pidgin" translated bible (which we all LOVE). As Cristy, Natalie, and Judy walk down memory lane with Judy we uncover God's grace in our lives, and how His word has impacted us. Listen in for some fun Hawaii talk, Cristy went to mattress school? (Yes, it's a thing) Natalie shares how awesome her parent's love story is and we talk about how valuable our LifeGroups and living in community has been for each of us.
Podcasts we have been liking:
Cristy and Natalie talk about their weeks, balancing speaking love through directness, and how awesome kids' Youtube shows are (or not). In this episode the hosts catch up and talk about adult friendships, about digging into the Bible together. Listen in for Cristy and Natalie's morning routines, school challenges we've experienced, and some social media discussion (follow us on Instagram and Facebook too!)
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Additional resources from the episode:
Parental block info on Apple
Guide to parental blocking
In this episode we speak with Natalie's childhood friend Karen. Karen is living in Washington state and share with us what's going on with the fire season this year alongside Covid-19 school and lockdowns. We share some of our fun and not-so-fun moments from the week. Some refinancing talk, vacation talk, and we explore how the church is handling attendance in Covid-19 times. It was a great convo with Karen and we hope you enjoy!
What we're reading:
Karen:
Mamma Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies
The Hiding Place