One of the best gifts we can give our kids is entering into their world. One of the easiest, most practical ways of doing this is uninterrupted, command free time. In this episode, Josh and Christi walk us through Decision #5: How 20 Minutes a day Can Fuel Your Child's Soul. They talk about 4 ways we can effectively enter our kids' worlds. Show Notes: Order the Famous at Home book! Join the waitlist for Leader's Heart!...
May 28, 2022•16 min
When fighting for your spouse's heart, allowing space for emotional vocabulary is everything. Having a 15 minute intentional conversation each day helps you connect with your spouse's true self, not their imposter. In this episode, Josh and Christi discuss Decision #4: How 15 Minutes a Day Can Change Your Marriage. Show Notes: Order the Famous at Home book! Join the waitlist for Leader's Heart!
May 25, 2022•18 min
When it comes to cultivating a healthy home, emotional safety is everything. In this episode, Josh and Christi describe why talking about emotions and building an emotional vocabulary matters. In covering Decision #3: Talk About Emotions, they discuss how to help kids regulate their emotions with a feelings chart and the importance of processing your unrecognized feelings so that your loved ones can feel safe in overwhelming moments. Show Notes: Order the Famous at Home book! Join the waitlist f...
May 20, 2022•14 min
Would you say the atmosphere of your home is life-giving? Every home has an atmosphere, and we influence our atmosphere every day by how we think, act, and treat those we love. That's what decision #2 is all about: Changing Your Atmosphere: How to Cultivate a Life-Giving Environment. In decision #2, Josh and Christi help you asses the atmosphere of your home, and make shifts. The question you're left with is: What one new rhythm or shift will change the atmosphere of your home? Show Notes: Order...
May 17, 2022•16 min
We made it to the seven decisions to becoming famous at home! In this episode, Josh and Christi begin discussing part 3 of their new book Famous at Home. Let's be honest, we don't show up well for our spouse and kids when we're not doing well. That's why getting unstuck begins with us. Beginning with decision #1: Changing Your Mindset: How to Show Up as the Best Version of You, Josh and Christi help you define your biggest challenge, put a goal in place, and start a new rhythm for showing up as ...
May 13, 2022•18 min
You can pretty much sum up all of parenting research into one primary conclusion: Our kids become who we are. That's why we don't like using the word "parenting" to describe our task of raising kids to become great adults. Instead, we like to use the word becoming. In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about chapter 8 in their new book, Famous at Home. They discuss the importance of giving yourself permission to focus on your own story, so that you can gracefully step into your child's story. T...
May 10, 2022•13 min
We all have opponents in our marriage that fight against marital intimacy. These can be both good (kids, a move) and bad (job loss, financial difficulty) things. The problem is when we fail to name the opponent, we too often make our spouse out to be the opponent. In this episode, Josh and Christi break down chapter 7 in their new book, Famous at Home. They talk about the power in having an "us against the world" attitude with your spouse, and discuss 4 action steps to move up the marriage intim...
May 07, 2022•18 min
Our "willingness" to change is such a catch 22. On one hand, we say we're willing to start working out, but when it comes down to it, we usually end up in the same behavior patterns that kept us from working out to begin with. It's why we rarely ever hold to New Year's resolutions. Unfortunately, this same principle holds true in relationships. We might say we're willing to make a change. We may even know what we need to do to make the change. But fame doesn't chase those who stop at knowing wha...
May 04, 2022•18 min
All of us long for significance. Where we find our significance plays a role in how truly present we are with our loved ones. We don't show up well at home when we confuse our identity with things like work, accomplishments, who we hang out with, or what others have said about us. In this episode, Josh and Christi discuss Chapter 5 in their new book, Famous at Home. They talk about the power in knowing who you are, who your family is, and having a supernatural perspective. The question we're lef...
Apr 29, 2022•17 min
There's a powerful verse in Habakkuk that Christi had postered on her bedroom wall as a little girl. The verse itself, Habakkuk 2:1, talks about standing at a watchpost and positioning oneself on top of the tower to see what God has to say. This imagery is a reflection also of how we believe God calls us to stand at the watchpost of our family, our marriage, and our children, hearing what God has to say, watching for the enemies that seek to steal, kill, and destroy even the slightest bit of joy...
Apr 25, 2022•14 min
Your biggest fans live under your roof. They follow your every move and their eyes are always on you. But they're also always for you. In this episode, we explore chapter 3 of our new book, Famous at Home, in a little more depth. The question we're left with after this episode is, "What do your biggest fans really see?" Show Notes: Preorder the Famous at Home book!
Apr 21, 2022•15 min
We all have a chase. When we don't allow ourselves to go back and heal parts of our story, we run the risk of misunderstanding the meaning of our current reality. When this happens, it's too easy to be enticed by external affirmation that pulls us away from home. As we continue our book club series in honor of Famous at Home coming out May 3, this episode leaves us challenged with a nagging question everyone of us needs to answer "What Are You Chasing?" Show Notes: Preorder the Famous at Home bo...
Apr 18, 2022•15 min
We all long to know and be known by our biggest fans. Yet, so often, our time, attention, and identity is being pulled away from those we love most. When this happens, we feel the tension, giving what we can yet feeling like it's not enough. At Famous at Home, we believe you really can show up for your biggest fans without giving what's leftover. 8 weeks, 2 episodes a week. Josh and Christi will walk you through their new book Famous at Home: 7 Decisions to Put Your Family Center Stage in a Worl...
Apr 15, 2022•24 min
For all of the episodes through the years, there hasn't been much of a "Hey, here's who we are, how we met, and where all of this got started" type of episode. So we decided to sit down and record it, transparent and unedited. In light of our new book Famous at Home: 7 Decisions to Put Your Family Center Stage in a World Competing for Your Time, Attention, and Identity coming out May 3, this episode becomes our "Hi, we're Josh and Christi episode" to give you the heart behind where Famous at Hom...
Apr 07, 2022•51 min
Your kids are creative. You know why? Because God created them to follow His lead in the creation of the world. Our good friend, author Jordan Raynor was tired of reading children's books that always ended creation on the sixth day. Instead, he says, "the sixth day is actually the beginning of creation!" In this episode, Josh has a conversation with Jordan Raynor about his new children's book The Creator in You. Josh and Jordan talk about the way God invites us into a partnership with Him of cre...
Mar 30, 2022•44 min
As a family, we recently experienced a situation that left us feeling surprised and let down. Walking away from it, we had the choice to either sit in our disappointment, or pay attention to what God was saying. How has your family experienced disappointment? How did that play out in your marriage? With your kids? Do you find yourself playing the victim or looking for the gold in what God could be teaching you? In this episode, we talk about how to walk in authority and stay the course as a fami...
Mar 25, 2022•30 min
We have one of those unique humans in our lives who just lives what he says he lives. He said recently, "I don't idealize certain values. If I hold to a value, I just go do something to live out that value." It was a convicting moment for us. What about you? Do you find yourself idealizing certain values, or do you find yourself actually living them? In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about how they're closing the gap between what and who they aspire to be and who they are. Are you, based on...
Mar 22, 2022•31 min
How do you respond to difficult questions about science and God from your kids? How can you help them grasp who God is, and how the world was created? In this episode, we talk to Louie Giglio, pastor, author, and communicator about his new devotional The Wonder of Creation: 100 More Devotions About God and Science and how to have healthy conversations about science and God with your kids. Show Notes: CHECK OUT PASTOR LOUIE GIGLIO'S INDESCRIBABLE BOOK SERIES. Discover mind-blowing, faith-building...
Mar 09, 2022•28 min
Where do you want to be in your marriage 5 years from now? 10 years from now? Whether you realize it or not, where you will be is a product of the rhythms you have in place today. In this episode, Chris and Jenni Graebe, faith leaders, writers, and hosts of The Rhythm of us Podcast join us to talk about how to craft a "rule of life" for your marriage, through five healthy rhythms: * Speaking life* Serving* Slowing down* Seeking adventure* Staying in awe Show Notes: ORDER A COPY OF CHRIS AND JENN...
Mar 01, 2022•54 min
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and while the romance side of it is special, celebrating this day with your kids can be even more memorable, especially for them. In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about the deep impact of prioritizing a rhythm of one-on-one time with your kids. Show Notes: PREORDER THE FAMOUS AT HOME BOOK! Preorder a copy of the Famous at Home book and get one month FREE to our exclusive Famous at Home Network!
Feb 09, 2022•21 min
Last week we talked about how to have hard conversations with your spouse. This week, we're highlighting one of the topics that is so often difficult to talk about--sex. Joining us is our dear friend, a licensed marriage and family therapist whose specialization in graduate school was sex therapy, Laura Dugger. In this episode, Laura talks about how sex literally makes everything better. Wait until you hear the research! With honesty, vulnerability, and a solid dose of fun, Josh and Christi's in...
Feb 02, 2022•53 min
Difficult conversations in marriage are inevitable. Unless you're avoiding them. But that's a recipe for not living fully alive together. Whether it's parenting, sex, holidays, work schedules, or in-laws, all couples deal with "an elephant in the room." How can we best show up in these conversations? In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about how to talk about hard things in marriage. Some of the highlights are: * Why it's important to start a hard conversation with connection as your motive, ...
Jan 26, 2022•36 min
Have you ever been in a place where, when asked how you're doing, your tendency was to lead with the stuff that wasn't going well? The negative emotions. The painful circumstances. The things you wish were different. Maybe you're there now. Or maybe you know someone who does this. We all have, especially in the times we're living in. If we see life through these "glass half empty" lenses, our spouse and kids will feel it. So will everyone else around you. In this episode, Josh and Christi talk a...
Jan 19, 2022•34 min
As we continue our series on a "new year, new life," we have a special guest to help us answer a listener's question about the reality of practical daily rhythms of the Straub family. In this episode, Josh and Christi sit down with their family assistant, Janae Torgeson, to talk about what a day in the life with the Straub family looks like. Talking about what has and has not worked, our hope is that you can take away some practical ideas for your family. Josh, Christi, and Janae talk about: * T...
Jan 12, 2022•49 min
One of the biggest lies we tell ourselves is that we don't have enough. We don't have enough time, rest, or money to do everything we need. What would it look like for you to leave behind a mindset of scarcity, and move forward with a mindset of abundance in 2022? In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about the ripple effects each of these mindsets have on our marriage, our kids, our work environments, and with those we get to do life with. The mindset of abundance shifts the atmosphere of your...
Jan 05, 2022•36 min
Join the Straub kids as they walk your family through a Christmas devotional and talk about being followers before we can be leaders. Show Notes: ORDER A COPY OF THE 25 DAYS OF THE CHRISTMAS STORY! An advent family experience by Josh and Christi Straub.
Dec 22, 2021•14 min
Did you ever read a book you just had to tell someone about? Or learn a lesson you needed to shout from the rooftops? This episode is our "you must know" game changers in 2021. In this episode, with laughter and grateful hearts, we discuss some of the books, music, practices, daily rhythms, and lessons that changed the course of our lives, so that we can hopefully inspire you as you prepare for 2022. Josh and Christi talk about: * What to look back on as you set aside a day to reflect and plan w...
Dec 15, 2021•38 min
Have you ever put your kids to bed feeling like you failed them? Maybe in your attitude or how you acted toward them? Justin Whitmel Earley noticed some patterns in his own life and started to question the kind of influence he was leaving on his kids in the trenches of day-to-day life, or what he calls the liturgies of the day. We all have a liturgy in how we live our lives. The question is whether our attitudes and actions as parents support the lessons we teach. In this episode, Justin Whitmel...
Dec 09, 2021•55 min
Josh recently spoke at the Focus on the Family chapel service about navigating today's cultural moment as a family. Since so much of what Josh has been trying to live out in his own life was presented in this talk, we wanted to share it with you here on the podcast. In this episode, Josh talks about: * How to live and lead well in a world plagued by fear.* The ripple effect of showing up as the best version of yourself.* Figuring out and maintaining healthy rhythms in your household.* Why being ...
Dec 02, 2021•47 min
While the Christmas season is meant to be fun, special, memorable, and joyful, it can also be stressful and exhausting for parents. Whether it's trying to find the perfect gift for your kids, fit in holiday traditions while balancing your work load, or feeling the loss of past loved ones--each parent feels the weight of the holidays in some way. But what if you could find a way to make it feel a little lighter? To redeem some of the magic? To soak in more of the joy? In this episode, Josh and Ch...
Nov 24, 2021•25 min
