Table Talks with the Tares

Ep 101 - From Holiday Hustle to Weekly Habit: How We're Avoiding Stressing over Thanksgiving by Practicing Gratitude Regularly

We used to really make sure Thanksgiving was such a special meal and time as a family which came with a ton of stress and hustle to get the dinner ready on time. But then our regular practice of gratitude by having a weekly "all-out" meal together as a family as a way of experiencing God's goodness in our life changed how we view the holiday today.
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Ep 100 - How Adoption Changed Me, The Volatility of New Siblings Joining your Home, Unpacking my Experience

In this conversation, Ash opens up on how her experience growing up with adopted siblings joining her family's home changed her and shaped her into the adult and parent she is today. She specifically talks about how facing the chaos and volatility of parenting young ones brings to the surface some of the experiences she had in childhood and how it is bringing a disproportionate response to how she handles her kids' emotional outbursts.
 
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Ep 99 - When a Visionary and an Optimizer make decisions, Why they can work together well or terribly, How to work with someone who is different than you

We're dealing with our leaky shower and tackling this problem has revealed more than the source of where the water is coming from. Our differences in personality types, problem solving approach, and project management style come to light when trying to tackle projects around the house. Tune in for a conversation where a little project around the house is revealing more about how we work together.
 
Resources mentioned:
Working Genius Assessment: The Six Types of Working Genius
 
Next episode recommended: Ep 32 - How we bought our house, Vision vs Strategy, Effective Leadership Teams
 
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Ep 98 - Vacillator and Avoider Clashing in their Needs, Re-implementing the Family Meeting, The difference between being strategic and visionary

This is an extended discussion on our need to put the family meeting back in place on our family rhythm. As a visionary/strategic couple, some of the things we prioritize are different at times, so I try to suggest this as a remedy to get us back on the same page. 
 
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Ep 97 - MJ's first time to Vote, Pro-Life Policy Voting Challenges, and Expressing a Christian Worldview to our Civic Duty

In this episode we talk about my (MJ's) first time to go out to vote for a President! I talk about how it compares to the voting system in Austria as a multi-party socialist governing body and the policies of this seemingly consequential election. 
 
Resources mentioned:
Lacrae interview with Matt Chandler: Lecrae Has a DEEP Convo with Matt Chandler on Fallen Pastors
 
Next episode recommended:Ep 88 - Designing Authority: How Societies Shape Power, Rights, and Choices
 
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Ep 96 - Navigating Loss: My Journey of Grief and Having my Wife by my Side

In this episode we talk about the journey of experiencing the loss of my dad this past summer. The 6 year journey of his battle with metastasized prostate cancer and the good things that I was able to see along the way. I share the importance of being able to share the journey with someone and also the cultural differences as a person who lives in a culture (USA) that is different from the culture he grew up in (Austria) and different from the culture his parents grew up in (Philippines).
 
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Ep 95 - Family Dynamics Pt 7: Dealing with Transitions, Holding on to Good in Trials

In this episode we talk about how we handled the transition from Virginia to North Carolina and how we challenged ourselves to focus on seeing what is good that can come from this type of change. We talk through how we view the change actually impacts our children and discuss the importance of having a perspective of Paul's challenge in Scripture to consider it pure joy when we face trials of many kinds. 
 
Resources mentioned:
Anekdote zur Senkung der Arbeitsmoral
Next episode recommended:
Ep 33 - Charlotte House Update, The Only Way we Got Here, & Natural Disasters
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Ep 94 - Family Dynamics Pt 6: Dad's Role in the Modern Family, How I Father my Toddlers

In this episode, we explore the growing movement of dads who want to be fully present in their children’s lives and how this aligns with our calling as men through Christ’s work of provision and protection. We’ll discuss how fatherhood today involves more than just providing materially but also being deeply involved in shaping our children’s spiritual and emotional development. With a focus on disciple-making for young kids, we’ll dive into the importance of creating family rhythms and the need for couples to support one another as both mother and father in the unique ways they parent their children.
 
Next episode recommended:
Ep 45 - Fatherhood in an epidemic of loneliness and purposelessness, death and living to tell the story
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Ep 93 - Family Dynamics Pt 5: Self-Care for Parents: Finding Balance in a Busy World

In this episode we talk about how we are building our "perfect" week by establishing a night off for each of us so we can set aside the parent hat and use the evening to do something that we find restful. As a couple that is completely the opposite to their spouse, we have had to be very open and direct about what we need from each other which has led us to carving out nights each week to ourselves that actually help us become better spouses and parents. In this conversation we talk about how we got there and the steps we are taking to build a week that builds in restful rhythms so we can sustain what we do as a family.
Next episode recommended:
Ep 12 The Sabbath - Our Foundational Rhythm
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Ep 92 - Family Dynamics Pt 4: Raising Resilient Kids: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic

In this episode, we reflect on how COVID-19 reshaped our approach to parenting and the ways it highlights our desire to raise resilient children. We also discuss the challenges of balancing motherhood’s impact on personal freedom, alongside societal assumptions about being home full time. We talk through the things we value most in what we want to instill in our kids including honesty, autonomy, problem-solving and being a problem solver
 
Next episode recommended:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-10-there-is-no-morally-neutral-art-the-power-of/id1661247515?i=1000598231402
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