What if parenting isn't about just raising good kids?

What if it's not about you just getting through and making sure that you don't mess up your kids?

What if there's more to it?

Today we're going to jump into our parenting series.

And before we jump into it, which is a couple weeks, I want to first start by introducing myself.

I'm Havala Cunnington. I'm your host. And I'm really glad you're here. I want to first start by introducing myself. I'm Havala,

Cunnington. I'm your host, and I'm really glad you're here. We try to take a topic every month and unpack it. We talked on marriage this last season. We've talked on sexuality.

There's a lot here. So don't forget to subscribe. So you not only don't miss the next episode,

but you can actually find out the other, the other content

that we put out there for you. So today I want to talk about parenting. In fact, I want to

hopefully maybe just like poke the bear a little when it comes to parenting because I know

when I go to look at a parenting podcast or episode, I immediately feel this, uh-oh, are they going to

teach me something that my kids are too old to implement? Or, uh-oh, are they going to, you know,

show me that I've been doing this wrong from the very beginning? Well, I actually want us to be really

clear on something. And that is, God's strategy for parenting may not be what you think

and God's strategy for parenting may not be about your kids. I know. Lean in. Let's jump in to this

topic today. So what if God used your parenting to not just raise your kids, but to raise you, to transform you. What if God was

just as focused as you helping them build character as him working on your own character to become

who he's called you to be? I mean, I don't know about you, but nothing exposes my anxiety, my anger, my frustration,

like parenting.

I mean, parenting is when the rubber meets the road.

I mean, it's where all the things that you kind of try to hide on the outside and you

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