SUMMARY
Chris and Johnna discuss
00:00 – Prayer over the chaos & welcome our special guest, baby Lake (L6)
01:30 – "Does it get easier?" The real answer
04:30 – Gym analogy: God strengthens you
07:00 – Lowering expectations & parenting evolves
10:30 – Age gaps, helpers, and why 5 kids humbled us
13:00 – Culture, "meology," and fear of more kids
16:30 – A decade of parenting: fleeting stages & perspective
19:30 – Don't fix a marriage with another baby
22:00 – Are kids "hard"? Why they should be
27:00 – Screens, meals, and the fruit of hard work upfront
31:30 – Teaching kids to be adults in a self-centered world
35:00 – Costco stares, culture's devaluing of children
37:00 – Fatherhood pressure, mercy, and pointing kids to Jesus
40:00 – Mom guilt, refinement, and social media pressures
54:00 – Toxic mom culture vs. biblical perspective
59:00 – Ease is not the reward for obedience
1:02:30 – Surrender over control in parenting and life
1:05:00 – Wrapping up with the infamous L5 interrupting to as for "dinner" at 7AM
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