#158: Parenting Adult Children: Is It Too Late to Restore Our Family?
Update: 2025-06-04
Description
If your children are grown—or even moving back home—and you’ve just now found language for what it means to live loved instead of afraid… this episode is for you.
Today, we’re responding to questions from listeners who’ve read the manifesto, heard the message at Network 220, watched this YouTube conversation with Janet and Robby Angle, or started exploring Practicing the Art of Being Family. They’re asking: “Do these truths still apply if my kids are already out of the house?” And, "Is there still great hope if my children are already grown?"
The answer is yes. Because you’re still a parent—but you’re first a child of God.
And healing begins the moment you stop striving to fix the story, and start living from what’s already true.
And healing begins the moment you stop striving to fix the story, and start living from what’s already true.
We explore:
- Why your peace is more important than your perfection
- How formation still happens—no matter how old your kids are
- The difference between carrying your child’s burden and becoming their safe place
- What it looks like to lead your family without fear—even in a season of disappointment, distance, or regret
This episode will meet you where you are—and help you begin again, without starting over.
Takeaways:
- Your family’s story isn’t finished. The Gospel doesn’t expire with age. Restoration is still possible—because transformation begins in you, not your circumstances.
- You can’t give what you haven’t received. When you abide in your identity as a beloved child of God, you stop asking your children to meet needs only the Father can fill.
- Peace is your starting point. True leadership isn’t about control or correction—it’s about being the safest, most truthful presence in the room.
Resources Mentioned in this episode:
- Trueface – The PATH A new book and discipleship resource helping people walk in truth, identity, and grace.
- Sarah Boyd – Turn Down the NoiseA beautiful book for helping children develop emotional resilience in an overstimulated world. Check out our practical and inspirational conversation with Sarah in episode #156-How to Raise Emotionally Healthy Kids in a Chronically Overstimulated World
- John 15 Academy Manifesto - A free invitation to rethink family through the lens of identity, grace, and formation.
- Practicing the Art of Being Family – eBook - A 3-part framework for restoring the lost art of being family—through atmosphere, discipline, and life.
If this episode resonated with you, please share it with a friend and leave a review. Your support helps us spread the message of fearless love and family transformation.
You were made for a beautiful life. You don’t have to settle for less. 💙
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