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A podcast for parents in the PCA system of schools, including PCA Plano, PCA North, and St. Timothy’s Christian Academy.
Episodes
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Guest: Jamie Cantrell
How do we train our children to have a healthy lifestyle of good, nutritious food and an active lifestyle?
- First, assess what you are currently doing in terms of food decisions - look for simple “wins” and adjustments you can make.
- Second, audit your own eating and exercise habits. What do you currently have in your pantry and refrigerator? What is one thing you can begin to replace with a better option?
- Pay attention to the 4 Ps:
- Packaged
- Preserved
- Processed
- Prepared
- Lack of preparation will end up costing you more - eating out is expensive!
- Check your SUGAR intake - you want to pay attention to “added grams of sugar” - aim to stay 25 grams of added sugar per day or below
- SAGE dining provides delicious varieties for students that are healthy and nutritious - don’t let your students tell you they “don’t like SAGE” if they aren’t willing to try the food!
- Parents - why are we so willing to go the extra mile to help our students in so many different areas, but unwilling to address their nutritional needs?
- Parents - don’t just “take away” things your kids like, add in good, healthy alternatives and begin to train their taste buds for something other than sugary snacks
- Jamie - “if it’s made from a plant, eat it; if it’s developed from a plant, don’t”
Recommended recipe resources:
@fedandfit
@thedefineddish
@halfbakedharvest
@healthygirlkitchen
Special shout out to Jared Wood for allowing us to use his music - check him out at JaredWoodMusic!
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Guest: Dr. Pam Merryman, PCA US English teacher
Pam and her sister were the first two students enrolled in First Baptist Academy in Dallas, TX. She not only graduated from First Academy, she became the first alumni to return and teach there as well.
“I never demand any more of my students than I’m willing to give myself.” Dr. Merryman
Dr. Merryman was the force behind bringing Capstone to PCA. Capstone is a senior project of three different papers around one particular literary piece. Seniors write a philosophical paper, an historical paper, and a literary analysis of a book that they choose. Then, the final piece, is looking at the book through a Biblical worldview, the lens of God’s Word, and in light of the five pillars of the Portrait of a PCA Graduate and what they’ve learned in their time at PCA.
Remember my affliction and my wanderings, the wormwood and the gall! My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me. But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:19-23
Special shout out to Jared Wood for allowing us to use his music - check him out at JaredWoodMusic!
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Guest: Christine Callander, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
From the earliest age, NP Callander loved playing doctor with her dolls and stuffed animals. However, after looking at many career opportunities, Christine felt called into the healthcare field. She first graduated as a paramedic and then graduated from the University of Texas in Arlington with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Following an exemplary career as an emergency room pediatric nurse at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, TX, she graduated with honors with her Master of Science in Nursing as a Nurse Practitioner from Texas Tech. Throughout her career as a Nurse and Nurse Practitioner, she has always sought to provide the care she expects for her own family. It's this highly individualized treatment and evidence-based medicine with a holistic focus that NP Callander offers to each patient at Pure Health Texas.
In addition to her calling as a healthcare provider, NP Callander is a loving wife to her husband, Shawn, and a devoted mother to their three wonderful children, Brenna, Case, and Ainsley. When not in the office caring for patients, you can find her exercising, watching her kids participate in numerous sports, attending church, or volunteering at Young Life & Sky Ranch Summer Camps.
Office number: 972-332-1930
“Gut health” is a huge component of our physical and emotional well being - many issues that manifest themselves in other areas - including acne - are tied to our gut issues! In addition, some of our food allergies can be traced back to our gut health.
Chef Shaun with Sage Dining does a great job of taking several dietary issues and food allergies into consideration in preparing all the selections for the PCA cafeteria.
How do we know if our students are struggling with gluten or dairy? You might see a difference in their temperament/behavior or it might be a physical outbreak. Food allergies can change as we age or different situations can alter the way we absorb foods.
Stress and anxiety are issues affecting a large percentage of our students - one out of three students struggle with anxiety. Mental health is such an important attribute of our lives - everything flows from the brain downward. How can we better protect the mental health of our children?! Look for your kids being overly tired, sleeplessness, snippy attitudes - is this hormonally related or stress activated?
Bedtime routines are important to help get the best sleep possible. Blue light from iPads or cell phones actually keep us awake even when we’re tired! Don’t let your child use their mobile phone as their alarm clock! Don’t plug your phones to charge near your head at night!
Try to protect “family dinner time” and use that time for good conversations. Car rides are also great places to engage in meaningful conversation! Ask questions about their day, about how they feel about things and different situations, etc.
Special shout out to Jared Wood for allowing us to use his music - check him out at JaredWoodMusic!
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Guest: Rick Green
Find out more about the incredible work of Rick Green at the Patriot Academy website.
This episode examines the recent events at Stanford Law School where students rudely refused to listen to a presentation by federal District Judge Kyle Duncan. Judge Duncan was invited to speak to students at Stanford Law by students at The Federalist Society, a student group at most major law schools. Judge Duncan was unable to deliver his comments and the administration of Stanford Law School used this opportunity to berate Judge Duncan saying that his very presence took away students’ rights and his speech denied the humanity of others. To watch a person's phone recording of some of what transpired that evening, watch this video. To hear an exclusive interview with Congressman Mike Johnson on his Truth Be Told podcast with federal District Judge Kyle Duncan, check out the episode here.
The lack of civility in society today should be a concern to all liberty-loving individuals - regardless of your political positions or attitudes, the freedom to disagree is at the very heart of liberty in this country.
PCA’s Biblical Worldview Institute (BWi) examined the lack of civility two years ago - check out some of the incredible speakers and the wisdom they shared with our students at the 2021 BWi conference titled Civility.
Sorry about the strange ending to this episode - instead of editing it out, I left it to allow you to hear our exchange as Rick jumped from our interview to his live Patriot Academy show!
Special shout out to Jared Wood for allowing us to use his music - check him out at JaredWoodMusic!
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Guest: Kailee Lockette, North Dallas Christian Counseling
(214) 577-8334
info@NDCcounseling.com
Kailee holds the following certificates from the American School Counselor Association:
- Mental Health Specialist Training
- Students with Special Needs Training
- Trauma and Crisis Management Specialist Training
And Kailee is a member of:
- TCA - Texas Counselors Association
- ABC - Association of Biblical Counselors
Kailee likes to think through our life as a tree and we often examine the fruit of our lives, but she is also interested in the external factors that affect your life and the quality of the soil in which you’re living.
What are your desires that have turned into demands? Positive things that God wants to give you can become something negative in your life.
“Mistakes” in parenting can be opportunities to show your children your need for God’s grace, mercy, and forgiveness. This can be used as a connection instead of a condemnation.
Saint, sufferer, sinner - we are at various times all of these.
Kailee often talks about our limits and our capacities. And while God is unlimited, we are NOT…a lot of stress and anxiety is because people are operating outside of their capacity! This may be why we see adults who are “stuck” in the developmental stages because of the trauma that people experience and they haven’t been able to “work through” tremendously difficult aspects of their lives.
Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce by Elizabeth Marquardt
Our culture isn’t comfortable with suffering and the “long hard road” of healing, which is why so many people short circuit the journey to the help that God offers as one goes through the painful process of true healing, forgiveness, and redemption.
Even parenting today is short circuiting the training and development of our children - the hard road of learning patience, self-control, perseverance, etc…today so many parents are medicating their children with prescriptions or technology that bring about a temporary sense of calm and tranquility, but don’t help train a child to learn how to self-regulate their emotions.
Attachment theory - according to Kailee, the way that your parents attached to you trained and modeled a way for you to understand yourself and the world around you. Scripture tells us that our primary job as parents is to “attach” our children to God Himself, which is made possible by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ who lived the life we couldn’t and died the death we deserved, to give us the opportunity to be reconciled to God.
Special shout out to Jared Wood for allowing us to use his music - check him out at JaredWoodMusic!
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Guest: Johnny Farr, Minister to MA2 and Marriage and Families
ONE Marriage Workshop - “How to Biblically Manage Your Finances”
Friday, April 14, 5:30–8:00 pm, Plano Campus
Saturday, April 15, 5:30–8:00 pm, North Campus
Prestonwood - all things “Marriage and Family”
Marriage tips and encouragement - text Marriage to 74788
HomeLife is a resource to help families build faith at home. Whether you’re single or married, have young children or are an empty-nester, you will find practical resources and step-by-step guidance to help nurture faith at home—tailored to meet the unique needs of today’s family.
Mentors4Couples combines Christ-centered, biblical marriage principles with applied training that helps to strengthen marriages. Couples desiring marriage discipleship (mentees) are paired with one of our godly and vulnerable, trustworthy mentor couples. Together, you walk through a curriculum to enrich your marriage. Your mentors will help you build the marriage you’ve always wanted through a six-to-nine-month discipleship process.
Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce by Elizabeth Marquardt
Special shout out to Jared Wood for allowing us to use his music - check him out at JaredWoodMusic!
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Guest: Dr. Daryl Jones
Daryl is a dynamic speaker, incredible athlete, outstanding husband and father, and faithful man of God who has been blessed to have served on staff with a number of excellent churches over the years and is now the pastor at The Rock Fellowship in Miami, FL. Daryl and his wife Kamica have seven children and he recently birthed another “baby” (as Daryl calls it) into the family - his outstanding book called Youth Matter: Kingdom Development, Kingdom Impact. This book is written to young people, but is an excellent resource for all ages to use to train youth to understand their value in God’s eyes and their role as part of God’s plan to change the world for the cause of Christ.
Special shout out to Jared Wood for allowing us to use his music - check him out at JaredWoodMusic!
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Guest: Clint Davis, M.S., LPC, CSAT, CCTP, EMDR Provider, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist
Clint Davis Counseling & Integrative Wellness
Locations in Shreveport, North Bossier, South Bossier, Ruston, and Monroe, LA
Office number 318.562.6903
Our children are being exposed to pornography and sexual content through social media and we need to prepare and equip them to navigate this world. Clint recommends that we speak openly and honestly about their bodies in a healthy way (the “discipleship version”) before the world begins to teach them in an unhealthy way.
The average age that children begin viewing pornography in America is between the ages of 8-11 years old.
Less than 82% of parents have rules and regulations concerning technology use. While your child may not be looking for pornography, pornography is looking for them!
Social Media Plan:
Step 1 - you have to do this as a community! Find some other like-minded parents who are willing to make the same decisions about social media.
Step 2 - try to treat the cell phone like a driver’s license. For your younger children, show them how to use the cell phone by using yours. Around 13-14 years old, you begin to allow them to “learn” how to use social media as you monitor and watch them - constantly having conversations about their choices. Then around 16 years old, you can allow your children to have a cell phone on their own and begin to navigate social media.
Today 86% of pornography is graphic violence against women and men.
Research shows that 98% of teens by age 15 have seen pornography.
The link of graphic violence with the sexual development of a child is causing intense damage to the life and mind of those exposed to these images and depictions.
Asking Why with Clint Davis - to listen to more of these valuable conversations with Clint on a wider variety of topics. Here is the link for Apple Podcasts.
Special shout out to Jared Wood for allowing us to use his music - check him out at JaredWoodMusic!
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Guest: John Morgan and Candice Meyers
John Morgan is the VP of Ministry Programs and has been a part of Sky Ranch since 1988. John was the song guy for Sky Ranch, a counselor, and the Sky 3 & 4 Camp Manager before moving into his current position. John’s family, his wife Amanda, and their four children, are his most important ministry as he loves being a husband and a dad.
Candice serves as the VP of Sales and Marketing and her relationship with Sky Ranch began in 2004. A seasoned speaker, singer and songwriter, Candice was a former Miss Kansas with a passion for authentic and transparent ministry and a heart for moms who are navigating their children through today’s rapidly changing culture. Candice is married to Rope Myers, a World Champion rodeo cowboy and ordained minister. They live in East Texas and are parents of four children.
- Summer Camps for children going into Kindergarten (Day Camps for the younger students) and then overnight camp in Van, TX for students going into first grade through ninth grade.
- Look for the Leadership Camps for the older high school students.
- Family Camps in both Ute Trail and HornCreek in Colorado.
Sky Ranch has a special place in the hearts of so many PCA families and has been an essential partner with PCA for so many years as we’ve taken students to Van, TX to kick off each year for our annual PCA Retreat. Huge shout out to Sky Ranch - make sure you consider Sky Ranch as you make plans for your family this summer and in the years to come.
Special shout out to Jared Wood for allowing us to use his music - check him out at JaredWoodMusic!
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Guest: Dr. Jason Snyder and Tim Matthews
Join us for the incredible Jesus Revolution movie screening on Sunday, February 19th at Prestonwood Baptist Church, 6801 W. Park Blvd., Plano, TX 75093. Food for purchase available at Main Street beginning at 4:30 pm, doors to the worship center open at 5:00 pm and the moving will begin promptly at 6:00 pm. Childcare is available up to Kindergarten age by reservation.
Friday morning men’s Bible study will feature Jim Sundberg, former all-star catcher for the Texas Rangers will be speaking on Friday, Feb. 17th and Friday, Feb. 24th beginning at 6:30 am in the Student Ministry Building. Jim will be sharing from his new book Equipped to Win!: Suiting Up in the Armor of God for Spiritual Maturity.
Dr. Jason Snyder is continuing his study of the Book of Genesis during MidWeek at Prestonwood - each Wednesday evening beginning at 6:30 pm in the Student Ministry Building. There are other incredible classes available during MidWeek for parents and students!
Prestonwood LifeGroup FINDER - how to find a LifeGroup that fits your stage of life.
Prestonwood PreTeen Weekend - “Co-Heirs”
February 25-26, Grades 4-6
Prestonwood Students - Beach Camp, June 11-16, 2023
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Special shout out to Jared Wood for allowing us to use his music - check him out at JaredWoodMusic!