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Now That We're A Family

Now That We're A Family
Author: Elisha and Katie Voetberg
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Culture has reduced the modern family to a joke -- informing parents they are only capable of shuttling their children from expert to expert who experiment with untested agendas. Katie and Elisha lean on their experience growing up in large families of 10 and 11 kids, to encourage parents to take back control, stop listening to popular relationship advice, and embrace their God-given role as their children's primary authority.
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OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.comBack to School Sale - Use coupon code: BACKTOSCHOOL2025 for 20% off your first month's subscription (available for the first 200 students).-Send us your questions for future podcasts! You can submit them here: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcastquestionsubmission-Mentioned during podcast: "When your Child is 6 to 12" by John Drescher - https://amzn.to/3GMOIxw
OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.comBack to School Sale - Use coupon code: BACKTOSCHOOL2025 for 20% off your first month's subscription (available for the first 200 students).- Sue Becker is a gifted speaker and teacher, with a passion to share principles of healthy living in an encouraging way. She is the co-owner of The Bread Beckers and founder of the ministry, Real Bread Outreach, all dedicated to promoting whole grain nutrition. Sue has a degree in Food Science from UGA and is the author of The Essential Home Ground Flour Book. Sue is a veteran home-schooling mom with 9 children and 13 grandchildren. She and her husband Brad, live in Canton, GA. Through her teaching, countless families have found improved health. Website: https://www.breadbeckers.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breadbeckers/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJf3-zJkeYKNdreDdDuW2hQ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sues-healthy-minutes-with-sue-becker-the-bread-beckers/id1609279985 "The Essential Home-Ground Flour Book": https://amzn.to/4lwvsUa
OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY: Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.com Back to School Sale - Use coupon code: BACKTOSCHOOL2025 for 20% off your first month's subscription (available for the first 200 students).- Send us your questions for future podcasts! You can submit them here: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcastquestionsubmission - Mentioned during podcast: "Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children's Rights Movement" by Katy Faust - https://amzn.to/4eYHUd3
Join us on Substack - https://substack.com/@elishaandkatievoetbergThis is a newsletter and deeply personal space for us to share family life, homeschooling, and music with you all. We have been writing on Instagram and email for years, but ever since leaving social media behind with our smart phones a few years ago, we have been looking for another space to connect in a meaningful way. -Dr. Joel R. Beeke is a pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan, editor of Puritan Reformed Journal and Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth, editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books, president of Inheritance Publishers, and vice-president of the Dutch Reformed Translation Society. He has written and co-authored over one hundred books (most recently, Reformed Systematic Theology, Vol. 1: Revelation and God, Reformed Preaching, A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life; Knowing and Growing in Assurance of Faith; Prepared by Grace, for Grace: The Puritans on God’s Ordinary Way of Leading Sinners to Christ; and Debated Issues in Sovereign Predestination), edited another one hundred books, and contributed 2,500 articles to Reformed books, journals, periodicals, and encyclopedias. His PhD is in Reformation and Post-Reformation theology from Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia). He is frequently called upon to lecture at seminaries and to speak at Reformed conferences around the world. He and his wife Mary have been blessed with three children and 9 grandchildren. Website - https://joelbeeke.orgInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/joelbeeke/Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doctrine-for-life/id1681912766 "How to Lead Your Family" by Joel Beeke - https://amzn.to/3IebEWW "Teach Them to Work" by Mary Beeke - https://amzn.to/4eEoM3B
Get it All Done Club: Stop drowning in motherhood and start thriving! https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-clubIs your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Learn how to create a peacefully productive home in one week. Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass
Join us on Substack - https://substack.com/@elishaandkatievoetbergThis is a newsletter and deeply personal space for us to share family life, homeschooling, and music with you all. We have been writing on Instagram and email for years, but ever since leaving social media behind with our smart phones a few years ago, we have been looking for another space to connect in a meaningful way. -OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY:Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.comUse coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month-Wellness Collective - October 21 & 22, 2025 Location: Star Barn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania You will hear from passionate speakers Ruth Chou Simons (@ruthchousimons), Rachel Zwayne (@joyful_mothers), and RuthAnn Zimmerman (@ruthannzimm) on the subjects of Christ-honoring motherhood, how to take charge of your family's health, and centering your life around the Word of God. https://www.wellnesscollectiveevent.comUse code NOWTHATWEREAFAMILY at checkout for 15% off.
Join us on Substack - https://substack.com/@elishaandkatievoetbergThis is a newsletter and deeply personal space for us to share family life, homeschooling, and music with you all. We have been writing on Instagram and email for years, but ever since leaving social media behind with our smart phones a few years ago, we have been looking for another space to connect in a meaningful way. - Get it All Done Club: Stop drowning in motherhood and start thriving!https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-clubIs your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Learn how to create a peacefully productive home in one week. Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass
OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY:Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.comUse coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month-Katie’s fitness tracker - https://amzn.to/4jXjfWP
Get it All Done Club: Stop drowning in motherhood and start thriving! https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-clubIs your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Learn how to create a peacefully productive home in one week. Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass-Ray Comfort is the Founder/President/CEO of Living Waters Publications. After relocating from New Zealand to Southern California in the late 1980s, Ray introduced a long line of pastors and churches to a biblical teaching which he called Hell's Best Kept Secret. The positive and enthusiastic response that followed took Ray's Living Waters Publications ministry to a whole new level. From humble beginnings, LWP has become an internationally recognized ministry, reaching the lost and equipping Christians with every necessary resource to fulfill the great commission. Ray Comfort is the co-host (with Kirk Cameron) of the award-winning television program "The Way of the Master," which airs in 190 countries around the world. Ray is a best-selling author of more than 90 books. He and his wife, Sue, live in Southern California, where they have three grown children. Website - https://livingwaters.com/ YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/livingwaters
Now That We're A Family Print Magazine: Receive Powerful Biblical Family Encouragement Order the summer magazine print issue:https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/offers/SzzzmUav/checkout-OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY:Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.comUse coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month-Mentioned during podcast: - “The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism” by Daniel G. Hummel - https://amzn.to/45fdWyt- Katie’s swimsuit - https://albionfit.com/products/bella-tankini-santorini?variant=41987107258548
Now That We're A Family Print Magazine: Receive Powerful Biblical Family Encouragement Order the summer magazine print issue: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/offers/SzzzmUav/checkout - Abbie is a happy wife, homeschooling mama to ten rad kids, bestselling author, blogger, fitness instructor, and reigning family Nertz champion. But most importantly, she’s a Bible-believing Christian who desires to know God and make Him known. She lives by the motto “hard is not the same thing as bad” and loves encouraging women to dig deep in the everyday trials of motherhood for the treasures of joy and growth that are there in abundance if we’re only willing to look. She, her husband Shaun, and their double handful of children live in the Piney Woods of East Texas. Website - https://misformama.net/ Preorder "You Bet Your Stretch Marks” here - https://amzn.to/45eukzd September 26th - Book Launch Party - Tyler, TX October 11th - Share The Arrows Event - https://www.sharethearrows.com/ - 15% off coupon code: ABBIE15
OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY:Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.comUse coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month
Get it All Done Club: Stop drowning in motherhood and start thriving! https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-clubIs your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful? Learn how to create a peacefully productive home in one week. Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass-Elizabeth Landis graduated from The Ohio State University with a master’s degree in French. She and her husband Greg have five children whom they have homeschooled K-12. In 2016, a local issue pulled her into the civil realm, and she has been uncovering the forgotten realm ever since. She currently works as assistant to the president at New Saint Andrews College where she founded the college’s civics club in 2020. "The Forgotten Realm: Civics for American Christians" by Elizabeth Landis - https://amzn.to/4kUqAaF Check out her website - www.civilrealm.com and a wonderful resource called "Proverbs and Politics" under "Book Resources and Links." You can reach Elizabeth at elizabeth@civilrealm.com
OUR FAMILY MUSIC ACADEMY:Affordable and effective online weekly music lessons designed for families. https://www.voetbergmusicacademy.comUse coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month-Send us your questions for future podcasts! You can submit them here: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcastquestionsubmission
Voetberg Music Academy's Six Songs Of Summer Challenge is starting June 3rd! Get paid to learn new songs this summer. Join VMA this month to be part of the 2025 Six Songs Of Summer Challenge. Go to www.voetbergmusicacademy.com and use coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month.-Karaline's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/__thelifeofagirl/If you want to reach out to Austin about real estate, you can email him at austin@raulstonrealestate.com
Voetberg Music Academy's Six Songs Of Summer Challenge is starting June 3rd! Get paid to learn new songs this summer. Join VMA this month to be part of the 2025 Six Songs Of Summer Challenge. Go to www.voetbergmusicacademy.com and use coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month.
Voetberg Music Academy's Six Songs Of Summer Challenge is starting June 3rd! Get paid to learn new songs this summer. Join VMA this month to be part of the 2025 Six Songs Of Summer Challenge. Go to www.voetbergmusicacademy.com and use coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month.
Voetberg Music Academy's Six Songs Of Summer Challenge is starting June 3rd! Get paid to learn new songs this summer. Join VMA this month to be part of the 2025 Six Songs Of Summer Challenge. Go to www.voetbergmusicacademy.com and use coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month.-Clare Morell is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where she directs EPPC’s Technology and Human Flourishing Project. Prior to joining EPPC, Ms. Morell worked in both the White House Counsel’s Office and the Department of Justice, as well as in the private and non-profit sectors. She is also the author of the forthcoming book, The Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones, which will be published by Penguin Random House on June 3, 2025. Ms. Morell lives with her husband and three children in Washington, D.C.Order "The Tech Exit" book here - https://sites.prh.com/thetechexitbook Clare's substack - https://claremorell.substack.com
Voetberg Music Academy's Six Songs Of Summer Challenge is starting June 3rd! Get paid to learn new songs this summer. Join VMA this month to be part of the 2025 Six Songs Of Summer Challenge. Go to www.voetbergmusicacademy.com and use coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month.- Top 5 Tuesday Join our weekly email list to keep up to date with the highlights of what is going on in our family life. https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/top-5-tuesday-newletter- Send us your questions for future podcasts! You can submit them here: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/podcastquestionsubmission-Mentioned during podcast: - “Sixpence in her Shoe” by Phyllis McGinley - https://amzn.to/4jT6pKg
Voetberg Music Academy's Six Songs Of Summer Challenge is starting at the end of May! Get paid to learn new songs this summer. Join VMA this month to be part of the 2025 Six Songs Of Summer Challenge. Go to www.voetbergmusicacademy.com and use coupon code: PODCASTVMA for 10% off each month. - Dr. Joe Rigney is Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College and associate pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho. Joe and his wife have three sons. You can follow Joe Rigney on X here - https://x.com/joe_rigneyJoe Rigney's books mentioned: - "The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts" - https://amzn.to/4j5xGb3 - "The Sin of Empathy: Compassion and Its Counterfeits" - https://amzn.to/42TbEn5 - "Strangely Bright" - https://amzn.to/3EYtps1
May I just take a moment and say, the wisdom of you two is beyond your years! Keep seeking the Lord and sharing it..I'm a mom of 3 with kids a bit younger in age then yours and I'm loving the depth and wisdom of your podcast
great job guys! I agree on soooo many aspects of this!! I grew up celebrating and going trick or treating. but we do not celebrate with our kids because all the reasons you mentioned. so we are part of the "5" of us. lol I don't get the churches that do trunk or treat?!
This was such a helpful and inspiring podcast! !Thanks so much!!
Not akward at all..loved it!! We have to remember these things it keeps our marriage sweet, and exciting!! Thanks all the way from South Africa!
Your songs are SO good!!! i cant wait to share this with my children. i have one daughter right now and hopefully more in the future. i am a Christian and memeber of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! Your values align exactly with mine! you should check out comeuntochrist.org . You would love the info/videos/etc there to share with your family💙💙 love your youtube and podcast . keep sharing light.
Amen! This was so rich and encouraging. Thank you New Creation Elisha and New Creation Katie!
Thanks for sharing. I found you through Katie's channel through Megan fox's channel. been a faithful subscriber since. thank you for being an example of what it looks like to be a Christian family in today's culture. for demonstrating "love for marriage and family" when there are Soo many negative voices even in the Christian media. God bless!
Found you through Katie's YouTube channel. interesting thoughts. Thanks!
Love this! My siblings were my best friends growing up, and they still are! ♡
So much wisdom! My husband and I have been married for 33 years, so we have some experience, but it's still encouraging to hear your grounded, wise, Christ-centered stance on marriage and family. Thank you!
Love this so much you guys! we've been married almost six years but have just recently moved close to my in-laws and navigating those relationships has been harder than I imagined. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and practical things you have done🙌