DiscoverBuilt For More5 | Why Do We Even Try? The Chaos & Beauty of Family Vacations
5 | Why Do We Even Try? The Chaos & Beauty of Family Vacations

5 | Why Do We Even Try? The Chaos & Beauty of Family Vacations

Update: 2025-06-10
Share

Description

Vacations with kids are rarely picture-perfect—but they’re almost always unforgettable. In this episode, we share hilarious and heartfelt stories from our own family getaways, from lost children and jellyfish stings to broken bones and rainstorms. We talk about why these trips matter, how they shape our relationships, and how to protect time to simply be present together.


CONNECT FURTHER WITH LINDSAY:

Website | Instagram

TheBuiltForMorePodcast Instagram

EMAIL: thehousetheparksbuilt@gmail.com

SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER



Comments 
In Channel
20 | Stepping Out In Faith: We're Selling Our Forever Home

20 | Stepping Out In Faith: We're Selling Our Forever Home

2025-09-3046:21

19 | Living With a Grateful Heart

19 | Living With a Grateful Heart

2025-09-2326:06

18 | Interruptions or Invitations? Rethinking Hospitality

18 | Interruptions or Invitations? Rethinking Hospitality

2025-09-1623:44

17 | Senior Year— Holding On, Letting Go

17 | Senior Year— Holding On, Letting Go

2025-09-0926:20

16 | Modeling Healthy Habits: Talking With Teens About Alcohol

16 | Modeling Healthy Habits: Talking With Teens About Alcohol

2025-08-2630:05

15 | From Our Side & His: Sending a Kid Off to College (Part 2) — From Our Son's Perspective

15 | From Our Side & His: Sending a Kid Off to College (Part 2) — From Our Son's Perspective

2025-08-1927:19

14 | From Our Side & His: Sending a Kid Off to College (Part 1) — What Parents Really Feel

14 | From Our Side & His: Sending a Kid Off to College (Part 1) — What Parents Really Feel

2025-08-1223:56

13 | Bringing Calm To The Chaos: A Back-to-School Pep Talk

13 | Bringing Calm To The Chaos: A Back-to-School Pep Talk

2025-08-0526:53

12 | Live Like It Matters: Reflections From A 20-Year Class Reunion

12 | Live Like It Matters: Reflections From A 20-Year Class Reunion

2025-07-2924:49

11 | Walking With Weight: Rucking Beneath Life's Heavy Burdens

11 | Walking With Weight: Rucking Beneath Life's Heavy Burdens

2025-07-2222:01

10 | Top 10 Truths About Big Families (That Every Family Understands!)

10 | Top 10 Truths About Big Families (That Every Family Understands!)

2025-07-1521:16

9 | What Will You Pass Down That Cannot Be Spent?

9 | What Will You Pass Down That Cannot Be Spent?

2025-07-0828:13

8 | Shark in the Water!

8 | Shark in the Water!

2025-07-0127:54

7 | Speak Life: How Words Build a Home

7 | Speak Life: How Words Build a Home

2025-06-2431:36

6 | How Are You...Really? The Friendships That Keep Us Grounded

6 | How Are You...Really? The Friendships That Keep Us Grounded

2025-06-1729:58

5 | Why Do We Even Try? The Chaos & Beauty of Family Vacations

5 | Why Do We Even Try? The Chaos & Beauty of Family Vacations

2025-06-1022:14

4 | The Quiet Prompt You Can't Shake

4 | The Quiet Prompt You Can't Shake

2025-06-0323:08

3 | Expectations vs. Reality in Parenting

3 | Expectations vs. Reality in Parenting

2025-05-2736:32

2 | Faith & Marriage: Building Something That Lasts

2 | Faith & Marriage: Building Something That Lasts

2025-05-2743:53

1 | Meet the Parks: Our Faith & Family Journey

1 | Meet the Parks: Our Faith & Family Journey

2025-05-2726:11

loading
Google Play
Download from Google Play
Castbox
Download from App Store
usUnited States
00:00
00:00
1.0x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

5 | Why Do We Even Try? The Chaos & Beauty of Family Vacations

5 | Why Do We Even Try? The Chaos & Beauty of Family Vacations