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Be Refreshed

Be Refreshed

Hosted by: Randy Pardue

Reflections on being a parent, a professional, and a pastor

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Episodes

13 | Capturing strategic moments each day

It seems like there’s never enough time to do the things that need to be done… … much less ā€œgo deepā€ in all of this parenting stuff and make sure the most important things happen. (Yes, it’s easy to feel like a...
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12 | Tools you can use for each of the three phases of parenting

In episode 8 we dialogued about the three phases of parenting…. šŸ”“ 0- 5 years, discipline = building a foundation 🟠 6-12 years, training = developing soft skills 🟢 13+, coaching = equipping them to make good, ā€œlifeā€...
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11 | Telling the in-laws like it is…

Randy and Tammy talk with their in-laws in this episode about the role of grandparents— which is, first of all, to SUPPORT their parents. This includes the in-laws. They ask the question, ā€œWhat do you need…?ā€ And they...
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10 | Legacy starts where you end, but…

Legacy starts where you end. And, one way or another, we all leave a legacy. Some of us leave a legacy by design; others leave one by default. āšœļø When it comes to parenting— and grand-parenting— legacy involves...
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09 | The role of grandparents (a convo with the grandkids)

We’ve been talking about parenting— with the bigger picture in mind— for eight episodes now. Ultimately, parents have kids that become parents… … and that means they become grandparents. ā­ļø In this talk, Randy &...
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08 | Three phases of parenting

Parenting a toddler is different than parenting a teen. And that’s different than parenting a son or daughter who’s now a senior in college or just stepping into the full time workforce. That seems obvious. šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø Ā  But...
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07 | When life doesn’t go as your adult child planned

Now we go back to the talk with Randy + Tammy and their adult kids… Jared + Abby + Eric + Jackson šŸ‘‡ Ā  This talk takes a turn. Jared gets raw about what he felt— and often feels— about parenting a child with special...
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06 | Someone else will primarily love and influence your kids

We continue the conversation with Randy & Tammy’s son-in-law and daughters-in-law… Here, Randy and Tammy affirm each of them, making the observation that— ā€¼ļø in the future, we— as parents— step back and someone...
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05 | First impressions from the in-laws

Two episodes ago we heard from Randy’s adult kids (and, yes, there’s more to come from them). In this episode, we shift and listen to what the SPOUSES of those kids have to say about moving into a new...
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04 | Directional Blueprint Parenting

Parenting happens by design or default. And, honestly, it’s easier— though it seems more difficult— to do it with a plan. But doing it with a plan requires a few things. šŸ‘‡ First, you must recognize that PEOPLE are...
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03 | Car fix or circus tix?

We continue with Randy’s discussion with his adult kids… In this episode they walk about what it was like growing up as a pastor’s child, as well as some of the memories they have about trusting God for things like...
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02 | Let’s get the adult kids’ take on this…

It’s easy to talk about parenting. What’s NOT easy is to parent. 🤣 As part of rolling out the parenting (and grand-parenting) resources, Randy decided to get his kids sense of things… Here’s the setup… 🄁🄁🄁 Every year...
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