Welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls Podcast. I'm Sissy Gough.

I'm David Thomas. And I'm Melissa Trevathan.

And we are so glad you've set us out a few minutes to spend with us today.

In each episode of this podcast, we'll share some of what we're learning in the work we do

with kids and families on a daily basis at Days Are Counseling in Nashville, Tennessee.

Our goal is to help you care for the kids in your life with a little more understanding,

a little more practical help and a whole lot of hope. So pull up a chair and join us

on this journey from our little yellow house to yours. Raising Boys and Girls Podcasts

is brought to you in partnership with Menno. Menno provides meaningful screen time and shared

experiences for families to help you grow in your faith together. Check them out at podcast.gomenno.com.

That's podcast.gomenno.com.

We are honored today to have Matthew and Emily West on the podcast.

Many of you know Matthew. He is a five-time Grammy nominee. He's won ASCAP Music Awards,

Dove Awards, Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards. I could go on and on.

He is an incredibly talented man. He and his wife are so much fun to follow on social media and

they are the proud parents of two amazing girls and we're really excited to get to talk with them

today. I have to say that I think Emily and Matthew, you all are two of the most intentional

by far parents that I know and the kindest and the most playful which is why we would want you to

be on this week's episode just knowing your family and how you all engage with each other and

interact. I think you have a real gift and I think I feel probably especially passionate about

this because of obviously working with girls so much at day start and I think you all both in

very, very individual ways have this real gift of delighting in your girls and I think it

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