How One Change Makes Summer the Best Season for Christian Families [Waterbreak]

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🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Many families treat summer as something to endure, missing the opportunity to make it the most formative season of the year. The chaos of kids at home, disrupted routines, and constant mess can tempt parents to just “get through it,” but this mindset overlooks the unique chance summer offers for discipleship, connection, and growth. Scripture calls parents to intentionality, not survival mode, and the habits formed in these months shape children for years to come. By making one deliberate change—whether in family structure, daily routines, or parental priorities—families can transform summer from a season of stress into a time of joy, health, and togetherness. This episode addresses the real challenges of summer parenting, offers practical strategies for family routines, fitness, and nutrition, and encourages Christian families to embrace summer as a God-given opportunity for building lasting memories and spiritual foundations.

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, welcome to Waterbreak TV with Gabriel and Annie.
0:03.6	I actually got kind of a fun announcement.
0:05.0	Looks like we might be being picked up by a direct TV and dish through NRB in the coming weeks.
0:10.8	So we'll hopefully be working out those details.
0:12.7	Today we're going to talk about how to thrive and not just survive your summers.
0:18.0	Now, if you're anything like me, I like staying home here in Idaho.
0:22.3	I don't like going anywhere in our summers. I like being here. I don't mind traveling during the
0:27.0	winters, but I want to be here at my house. We put a white trash pool up and everything. Yes. And we have a
0:33.1	great summertime at our house and try not to travel too much. But how to
0:38.3	thrive instead of just surviving. Now, what made you think of this topic, baby? Why did you want to
0:44.6	bring it up? Well, because it comes up every year, every summer, the summer, yeah, with moms in
0:51.3	particular, I think it can be a challenge for dads too, but moms because all the kids are home.
0:56.6	So this is, it probably applies no matter what phase of life you're in as mom, even if you home school, even if you, I think there's a chaotic element to the summer that presents a challenge.
1:05.7	But especially if you're one of those high octane moms, busy moms whose kids are during the school year
1:11.4	in school all day or most of the day and then boom, they're out.
1:15.0	Right.
1:15.7	Summer's here.
1:16.4	You have them all day.
1:17.8	Yeah.
1:18.1	Yeah.
1:18.3	And it just, I get a lot of messages about it.
1:21.8	Like, it's a thing.
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