Shape Your Family with Skip and Beth Swiger

Have dessert with us while we sit on our back patio and talk about what happens when you get what you asked for.

Make sure your dreams are big enough and deep enough so that when you get what you ask for it’s actually awesome. Have a purpose behind your goals. Ask God for wisdom while planning.

Main encouragement starts around minute 13:47

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You have the ability and the energy to do good to the people around you.

Give, be generous, and love the people around you well. Also, let’s think about ways that we can do good in our own home and to our own family.

The Bible tells us to not grow weary in doing good; let us do good to all people, especially to the family of believers.

Main encouragement starts around minute 16:00

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Head in the clouds— it can be a good thing!

Let’s talk about having a higher perspective in life. Don’t get trapped from a natural perspective and having fear. Look from an outside view at your circumstances, look above the chaos, and live from the unseen reality of God’s viewpoint where solutions reside.

Funny stories and chitchat first include: Beth didn’t like having an alligator living behind the house, Beth wants an epidural to deal with annoying conversations with Skip, Skip flirts with death by wearing a shirt that says “My Wife is PsycHOTic”, Beth wants to keep the kids in a library dungeon so that they can be safe and read lots of books.

Main encouragement at minute 16:30

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Living a legacy— keeping the next 100 years in mind.

Keep the future in mind as you make daily decisions. You’re not just living for today. Design the atmosphere of your home and family life because the impact is generational.

Play along with us on the (Not-So) Newlywed Game

Starting out with funny stories and chitchat including: Skip got bit by a wolf (around minute 17:59) and why we had post-it notes stuck all over our house (around minute 31:33)

Main encouragement begins around minute 34:00

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Boldly communicating further than most couples are willing to go.

We chose to make our communication better on purpose. We had to move past uncommunicated (and therefore unmet) expectations.

Since you see the world through a different lens than your spouse, then we must communicate with each other to understand each other, even in our non-verbal communication. It’s hard to stretch yourself and be vulnerable, but it’s worth it.

Play the (Not-So) Newlywed Game along with us!

Main encouragement starts at minute 22:25

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Play the Newlywed Game along with us (or Not-So-Newlywed like we are) then join us for a discussion about the beauty of boundaries in your marriage.

Boundaries are a gateway to healthy living in things like respect, healthy communication, and protection of the marriage bond. Your marriage is valuable and worth protecting.

Main encouragement starts around minute 25:02

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Play the Newlywed Game along with us (even if you’re a Not-So-Newlywed like we are) and then join us as we discuss why choosing emotional connection in your marriage is vital.

Love covers a multitude of sins, so the little irritations in marriage can be smoothed over by being connected in love. You can eliminate offense in your marriage!

The main encouragement starts around minute 22:07. Always stay to the end because we share “extra” funny stories at the final moments of the broadcast.

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Live video with 4 kids? Yep, we’re crazy like that.

Here’s our encouragement to live life “kids incorporated” (no, not the awesome 80s tv show). Your kids have unique gifts, and a family working together as a team is a powerful force. Let your kids be involved in your good deeds so that you can change the world together!

Kid quotes in the video:

-“If you let your kids have a chance, they really know how to shine”

-“Maybe we are not perfect, but love is always perfect”

Main encouragement around minute 14:40

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You were made to care about your community and love the people around you. Think about ways to love your community well.

Funny stories and chitchat first include: our kids are gross when they eat certain candy and Skip gets wise advice from memes.

Main encouragement starts around minute 11:55

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You’re more powerful than you think! Let’s talk about changing bad mindsets.

Funny stories and chitchat first include: Skip repeats stories all of the time, the buzzards ate our pork shoulder, and Beth made corned beef and cabbage for dinner because Skip’s taste buds have changed.

Main encouragement starts around minute 18:40

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