Real truth on unmet expectations, loss, and redemption with Jonathan Pitts
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
4.9 • 850 Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2022
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Jonathan Pitts is back and he’s no stranger to Pardon the Mess. He’s an author, speaker, podcaster, and father to four daughters. Jonathan lost his wife, Wynter, suddenly to a heart condition in 2018—and he’s been learning how to wait on God in the hardest places ever since.
Today Jonathan shares his journey of walking through grief and disappointments with God. Spoiler alert: He’s also recently remarried an amazing woman, Peta, and is candid about the challenges of blended families and showing grace when it’s the last thing you want to do.
But I definitely don’t want you to miss Jonathan’s word on “moving on,” and the guilt oftentimes associated with good times that follow the hard. Jonathan always reminds me that struggling well is possible when we’re seeking Jesus along the way.
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:03.5 | This is Cynthia Yannoff, and you're listening to Pardon the Mess. |
| 0:16.1 | Each week we have honest discussions about the ups and downs of parenting and the lessons God is teaching us along the way. It's real, it's fun, and it's biblical. Life is messy. Don't walk |
| 0:26.1 | the parenting road alone. Hey guys, welcome to Pardon the Mess. I'm glad you're with us today. |
| 0:35.3 | I want to kick this off by talking about October and what does |
| 0:38.8 | October mean in parenthood? No, don't even throw out there pumpkin patches and all that. Sure it does, |
| 0:43.6 | but it really means parent teacher conferences. For most of us, we have parent teacher conferences |
| 0:47.4 | in October. And I just want to give a shout out to those because I know they can be really hard. |
| 0:52.6 | And I feel like I've been on every end, |
| 0:54.5 | every end of the spectrum parent teacher conferences. I've had them before with a kid that does |
| 0:58.7 | well in school and has a lot of friends and it's easy and maybe probably had a little bit of |
| 1:03.3 | arrogance about it gone in and been like, uh-huh, tell me more. How great is this kid doing? And then I've |
| 1:08.3 | been other times where it's been really hard. And I've known my kid |
| 1:11.9 | is struggling academically. Even more crushing is knowing my kid has struggled socially. And those |
| 1:18.4 | are really hard places to be. I've been in parent teacher conferences where I've teared up |
| 1:22.5 | and nothing is more embarrassing than when you're trying to have a conversation. You can't stop |
| 1:27.1 | tearing up or crying and it's hard. |
| 1:30.3 | And I've been there. |
| 1:31.3 | And I just want to say that this is not a place where you need to walk alone. |
| 1:36.3 | You are not alone and people don't talk about it often. |
| 1:39.6 | But I've found a group of women in my own life that have come alongside me that have kids |
| 1:43.0 | struggle with different things. |
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