Roots and Wings Podcast

Episode 41- Growing Gratitude in Your Family Part 3

Publish Date 11-19-18
Happy Thanksgiving Week! We're talking about "Growing Gratitude" in our families in this 3 part series. Chip and Brittany are talking about how this "practice" of mindfulness in gratitude and thanksgiving has touched them. We hope you've found these discussions inspiring and encouraging for you and your family. Remember we really would love to see a pic of your gratitude tree if you have one going. Email it to us or post up with #rootsandwings

Episode 40 - Growing Gratitude in Your Family - Part 2

Publish Date 11-12-18
We're talking about how we can "Grow Gratitude" in our families and with our children. Last week we talked about doing a Thankful Tree as a fun way to be mindful and cultivate thankfulness. Remember we really would love to see a pic of your gratitude tree if you have one going. Email it to us or post up with #rootsandwings .
This week we get to talk to the person inspired The Thankful Tree that we have all been doing the last few years. Brittany and Megan talked about her last week, Aunt Monica aka Monica Stryffeler. Monica has been on our podcast before with her husband Bruce talking about communicating with our kids.  Monica shares with us how The Thanksgiving Tree came about and how it has impacted not only her family but many friends and extended family.

Episode 39 - Growing Gratitude In Your Family

Publish Date 11-5-18
This week we kick off a new series, leading up to Thanksgiving, we are calling "Growing Gratitude In Your Family". As we approach this special season we'll be exploring some fun creative ideas around the idea being mindful and thankful and how we might cultivate, nurture and grow that practice within our hearts and homes. Chip and Brittany kick off the series this week with a special guest... Brittany's sister Megan joins the conversation sharing a fun and creative idea she does every year with her family... it's a Thanksgiving Tree! 

Episode 38 - "Helping Your Family Get Organized"

Publish Date 10-29-18

Chip and Brittany are joined by a very special guest in this week's episode... Mary Beth Richter, Chip's wife and Britt's Mom! This week the topic of conversation is organization... specifically as it relates to busy families. With busy school schedules and after school activities plus the day to day things that come with an active family life; trying to keep all your ducks in a row can be a challenge. Mary Beth is a gifted administrator and self confessed "obsessive list maker" and she shares some of her personal experience and tips for how she helped keep her family all on the same page. 

Episode 37 - Growing in Empathy and Compassion

Publish Date 10-22-18
Recently Brittany participated in a "Poverty Simulation" and it's begun an awakening deep within that she shares in this episode. Chip shares some thoughts about how to see a growing empathy and compassion working in our kids. Once again you're invited to join the conversation by sending us a comment or topic idea. Email Brittany@chiprichter.com / Chip@chiprichter.com

Episode 36 - Helping Kids Develop a Healthy Work Ethic

Publish Date 10-15-18
Monday Night Football and Drew Brees inspired this episode. Chip and Brittany are talking about helping kids develop a healthy work ethic. Teaching kids about our work and how we do it and why we do it is really important. Modeling a good, healthy and balanced work ethic for our children is equally important. We all need reminded from time to time about maintaining that healthy balance in our work life and that little eyes and ears are watching how we do it... so make it an opportunity and a teaching moment for your kids. Just like Drew Brees did for his children as the whole country watched on National Television. "I love you guys so much," Brees said while hugging his three sons. "You can accomplish anything in life if you are willing to work for it."
​Check Out Drew Brees Dream Foundation

Episode 35 - Diane Estep Interview Part 2

Publish Date 10-8-18
This is Part 2 of a great interview Brittany did with her Mother-in-law Diane Estep.  Last week Diane shared her story of meeting and marrying her husband Eddie and becoming Momma to her boys Josh and Jeff.  This week the conversation continues as Diane shares some wonderful insight about raising boys and what it's like for (PKs) kids whose parents are in Pastoral Ministry.We hope you'll be encouraged as you listen in.

​Eddie Estep Ministry/Books
Contact Diane Estep

 

Episode 34 - Diane Estep Interview Part 1

Publish Date 10-1-18

In this episode Brittany gets to interview her mother-inlaw Diane Estep. This is Part 1 of a great conversation Brittany and Diane has as Diane shares her story of becoming a wife, entering into the life of pastoral ministry and becoming Momma to their two boys. She shares some wonderful insight and parenting wisdom gained from her years as a Mom and Partner in Ministry with her husband Eddie.

Episode 33 - Celebrating the Big, the Little and the Mundane

Publish Date 9-24-18
Life comes at all of us sometimes hard and fast, sometimes gentle and slow. None of us are guaranteed anything other than the moments we have right now. Join Brittany and Chip in this episode as Britt shares some real life things happening in her and Jeff's lives right now and what God is revealing to their hearts. The idea that we really only have this moment and how important to never take for granted but rather count every blessing and celebrate every single day.
Links to things mentioned in this episode:
Richard Rohr's Daily Meditation - "Great Love and Great Suffering"
Rend Collective - "Counting Every Blessing"

Episode 32 - Rest, Shabbat, Sabbath, Menuha

Publish Date 9-17-18
Recently Chip was inspired by a podcast episode from Rob Bell all about "Menuha" or "Rest", "Shabbat", "Sabbath" Chip and Brittany talk about the legalism that can sometimes surround the idea of observing a "Sabbath" and how that has caused some of us to grow weary of the practice and maybe even ignore it all together. Chip shares some of the take aways from Rob Bell's podcast episode that resonated with him and inspired him to explore the rhythm of Menuha and what it means for the fulness of our lives. We hope this conversation will encourage you in finding opportunity and meaning in taking a rest from your work and discover the spiritual significance of celebrating a season of creating/building/working through rest.
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Rob Bell's Podcast Episode #204 "Menuha!"