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THE EVANS LIFE - A Remarkable Adventure
Welcome to our podcast!
We promise you that in the coming days, weeks, months, and years, we will be here for you, on this podcast. We are building something remarkable. And we want to help you build something remarkable too. We’re all on different paths and journeys. Yours will not be like ours necessarily. But we believe it can and will become something precious and incredibly valuable to you.
The benefits of gratitude are many. In fact, gratitude can cancel out a whole host of negative emotions, and be the gateway to something that is in short supply in the world right now. Empathy.
In this episode of the Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure, Bob, Diane, and Stacey talk about ways to incorporate gratitude into your daily life. And they answer the Question of the Week; Why do we sometimes concentrate on what isn't right in our lives, instead of what is?
Diane and Stacey take over the microphones to talk about clarity; determining where you want to go, and setting up the way to get there.
This week's question: How do you get your little ones to go to bed?
It's the little things that can make a big difference.
In this episode we talk about that, answer the question "What's the deal with women?" And talk about Bob's interview with the Osmonds Second Generation that aired on FOX 13 News this past week. Here is the link.
Murphy's Law is REAL!!!
These past two weeks (really) have been ones for the books. Challenge after challenge after challenge. Not life-shattering, just major developments that make you wonder if you should have stayed in bed.
If you've ever had days or weeks or months like that, Diane has some great advice to help you get through it.
Murphy's Law is REAL!!!
These past two weeks (really) have been ones for the books. Challenge after challenge after challenge. Not life-shattering, just major developments that make you wonder if you should have stayed in bed.
If you've ever had days or weeks or months like that, Diane has some great advice to help you get through it.
Just showing up is 90% of it. Just showing up.
And we almost didn't.
Join us on this episode of the Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure podcast to hear how we snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in a way that we'll never forget.
And you probably won't either.
A busy week with birthdays and football tryouts, football camp, a new driver, preparing for a trip to California, juggling life, and staying connected through it all.
There is something you can do to make sure your family remains grounded. Diane has some great advice.
Every four years our children get to retrace some of the footsteps of the Mormon Pioneers, many of whom lost their lives on their trek west. It is a life-changing event.
In this episode, Joseph, Grace, Emmalee, and Isaac join us to recount what they experienced; the fun, the funny, and the sobering realizations that we all drink from wells we did not dig, and stand on the shoulders of giants.
Baby watch is over!!!! Paul and Lauren's little baby girl Lennon is finally here!!! And she is SO cute!!!
Not only that, but Diane, Stacey, Grace, Emmalee, Jaxon, and Brock spent 7DAYS in Las Vegas. Why?
Grace won a scholarship to Season Finale, the national dance convention where the best dancers in the country are trained by the finest instructors and celebrity artists.
Now, all the big kids are about to re-enact a pioneer trek across part of Wyoming.
What a summer so far!!!!
In this fun episode of the Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure Bob, Diane, and Stacey share some traditions and exciting things to do on America's birthday.
And as a bonus, find out what was 6 year old Brock's "best day of {his} life". Hint: It involved pockets full of candy.
Have you ever had to be somewhere, and despite everything you did, it just didn't look like you were going to be able to get there? At all?
In this episode of the Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure Stacey shares the challenges of getting Emmalee to her competitive cheer convention in Dallas, despite terrible weather, canceled flights, and questionable airline tickets.
When our ninth child Michael became one of two Crossfit athletes from Utah to qualify for the International NoBull Syndicate Crown Crossfit Semifinals to be held in Knoxville, Tennessee Diane's response was immediate, "We're going. All of us."
And so we did.
Out of nearly 300,000 Crossfit athletes around the world, only 30 qualified for the semifinals in Knoxville. The top five athletes moved on to the finals.
This episode of the Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure recounts that incredible experience. To watch Michael win one of his heats, click on this link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxR7QEWYTtw
What if he thought she loves gifts, but in fact she loves quality time together? What if she thought he loves acts of service, but in fact he loves physical touch? Knowing your spouse, significant other, or children's love languages is critical in helping them to feel truly loved, and building a strong and lasting relationship.
Bob, Diane, and Stacey take the 5 Love Languages Quiz, and encounter some surprises along the way.
Whether it's putting together a profile book for your upcoming adoption, or embarking on a new chapter in your life, listening to that inner voice and having the courage to do what it tells you to do makes all the difference. Erica Chancellor (etsy.com/shop/littleknithomeco) shares her inspiring story of adoption, and how she helps other adoptive families prepare the all-important Family Profile Book.
Adoption is very emotional. For everyone. The adoptive parents are nervous, anxious, longing to love, and full of hope and even faith.
But what about the birth mother? This young woman will become a new mother, with all that that entails physically and emotionally. And will then, in what is usually a very short time, hand her baby over to strangers to raise and call their own.
Ashley Mitchell (bigtoughgirl.com) became a birth mother at age 26. In this episode, Bob & Diane visit with her about what she was feeling then, and continues to feel now, as a wife and mother of two, and a birth mother of one.
Where do our thoughts come from? Whose voice is that we're hearing in our head? How do our thoughts and inspiration intersect or overlap?
These are just some of the questions we put to psychologist Russell Hurlburt at UNLV, an expert on the inner experience, as we drill down on how what we think and feel affect the decisions we make, and how we behave.
Prepare for a fascinating and stimulating discussion.
If you had to make a brochure that succinctly describes you and your family, could you do it? What would you say? What pictures would you include? How would you convey what you're truly like in a way that would touch someone's heart?
In this episode we talk with Kendra from Adoption By Design about that very thing. And with Kendra being on her own adoption journey, we know you're going to fall in love with her, just as we did!
Sometimes adventure lies just beyond a spur-of-the-moment decision. Who knew what lie ahead for Stacey as she and her friends decided on a whim to buy those cheap airline tickets to Boston, and then New York?
You'll find out in this episode, as Bob, Diane, and Stacey recount her Remarkable Adventure, and catch you up on their adventurous life back at home.
Sandy Hook, and other tragedies like it; infants dying of neglect as their parents played video games; the loss of real human interaction and person-to-person learning. These, and much more, are the terrible costs of our digital age. Little children, and even infants, are given screens in the name of educating, entertaining, and babysitting them.
But what it's doing to their brains and their lives will terrify you when you hear what psychologist and best-selling author Nicholas Kardaras, Ph.D. presents in this interview with Bob & Diane.
For ten years while he was growing up Rabbi Avremi Zippel was sexually abused by his caretaker. In recent years, he decided it was time to come forward. Now, his abuser is in prison. And he is a vocal advocate for sexual abuse victims in religious communities.
Through his life experience and religious training he has developed tremendous insight into not only the worth of a soul, but making use of that divine spark in each of us to help guide our lives.
You'll enjoy listening to Bob and Diane's conversation with this very wise man.
Oscar T. Moses grew up in a religious home but never thought the ministry would become his life's mission. As a police officer working in the projects of Chicago, he saw hopelessness firsthand and got very good at prayer. He tried to bless the lives of those he served, and eventually, guided by his inner voice, was led to the pulpit, and a life of service.
Bob & Diane explore with him how to transition from just hearing your inner voice, to doing what it tells you to do.
You'll love this fascinating and insightful conversation.
There are angels among us. And in the second part of this series on listening to our inner voice, Bob and Diane talk with one of them.
Pamela Atkinson is considered by many to be the Mother Teresa of Utah. As an Elder in the Presbyterian Church, no one does more to advocate for the poor and homeless than Pamela does. And she is very much hands-on.
But it wasn't always so. At one point in her life she wanted nothing to do with poor people. Hear how she came to become a beacon of hope to thousands across all ethnic and religous boundaries, and continues to bless the lives everyone who knows her.
Whether your trying to decide on a career, adoption, marriage, or a life calling, listening to your inner voice is critical. But how do you recognize those promptings, and how do you know they're right?
In the first of a series, we talk with Father John Evans of St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Cottonwood Heights, Utah (www.stmutah.org) about his personal experiences with discerning, and how it has helped him make critical decisions.
A fascinating conversation that has broad application.
There is a "kick" we all get when we're on our screens. It's because of a neurotransmitter called "dopamine". It plays a big role in how we feel pleasure.
But too much dopamine can negatively affect a child's developing brain, and make it difficult for them to regulate behavior.
In this episode, Bob and Diane talk with Drs. Diane Liu and Stan Brewer, pediatricians and pediatric psychiatrist about Children, Screens, and Dopamine.
To see this podcast on Youtube, go to https://www.youtube.com/c/1of17MyStory
For more information, go to https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/04/cover-kids-screens
As families, we use the internet for everything. From planning meals to doing homework to setting up vacations to family movie nights.
Since it's here to stay, how do we teach our children to navigate what can be a very scary and dangerous place?
In this episode, we talk with two experts from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force about how to help our children use the internet without becoming victims.
For the video version of this podcast, and more information and outstanding resources go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkUWW6PVtA
This Remarkable conversation with renowned child psychologist Dr. Doug Goldsmith looks at not just the signs of suicide ideation in our children, but at the family environment that leads to the stress and anxiety that are often precursors to young people taking their own lives.
In the fast-paced world we live in, Dr. Goldsmith explores ways to change that environment, so children obtain the skills necessary to deal with stress, conflict, disappointment, depression, and other emotions that otherwise might lead them in a downward spiral.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800 273-8255, or text HELLO to 741741.
When Heather Crockett was just 13 years old she learned she would never have biological children. Now, this social media influencer with more than 204,000 followers, in a mother of five, with a husband who is the rock of her life.
The story of how their three adopted children found them will delight and inspire you. It is Remarkable!
They were just barely out of college, no job, no money, living with parents, two little ones, and the strong, unmistakable prompting that they MUST adopt. "No way," you say?
Justin and Lindsay Bowen look back now and realize what seemed like every logical obstacle to bringing little (now big) Denali into their family were actually just minor distractions.
And now, running their own highly successful touring company and non-profit humanitarian organization, they are changing many young lives for the better.
Meet them at https://youtu.be/S7YNV3JhDOk.
Talk about Remarkable Adventures. Greg and Holly Richardson are living theirs. And so are their 25 children! You will not believe how they got to where they are now.
And they aren't just surviving, they're thriving!
You've gotta hear how they're doing it. Find out what drives them forward, and how you can learn to face your challenges without winding up in a heap on the floor.
Meet them at https://youtu.be/6nVdwYkrVJs
Incredible! Amazing!! Remarkable!!! 34 of us in six RV's on a Remarkable Adventure to Alaska!!!!
Finally, all the planning, plotting, and preparation came to a head, and we took off for a nine-day journey "North to the Future", to the 49th state in the union.
And after all that preparation, find out what worked, what didn't, and how you and your family can get the most out of your trip North to Alaska, or wherever you're headed.
Moving a large family with small and medium-sized children anywhere can be daunting. Imagine getting them all ready to go to Alaska! But that's what Bob, Diane, and Stacey are doing.
And it's going to be great! An ounce of organization is worth pound of fun once you get there.
Here are some great tips for making your summer vacation a lot more enjoyable.
Adoption often transcends earthly understanding. Ask any adoptive parent, and they'll tell you there is a higher power at work in bringing their child to them.
Fara Dawn Bastian is an adoption advocate who is not only the dearest of friends, but was intimately and intricately involved in each one of our adoptions. This Remarkable woman shares the very heart and soul of adoption in a way that will astound you.
Family Law attorney Mary Jensen has had a front-row seat to the Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure. As our guest in this episode, she shares her insight into the legal side of adoption, and how adoptive families don't need to stress. And she shares some touching and emotional stories of how adoptive children wind up right where they belong.
In this episode of The Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure we talk with Linda Hackett, Clinical Director of One Love Adoption Agency, about what adoptive parents can expect when using an agency, and the stories of love and miracles she's been a part of.
As we get ready to hopefully leave Covid-19 behind, it's time to plan that summer vacation. After 41 years of planning summer vacations, Bob, Diane, and Stacey have six things you must consider. And even if you're not quite ready to burst out of Covid isolation, it's good to get the vacation juices flowing. And this will help! Enjoy!
402 days in relative isolation. That's what the pandemic has forced on the Evans Family. That is a long time.
In this episode Bob and Diane interview the younger children about what it's been like to be largely sequestered at the house, avoiding Covid-19. We learn what they have learned and come to feel as the number of cases where they live has dropped, and restrictions are starting to be lifted.
It's a delightful visit and glimpse at what all of this has meant through the eyes of these insightful children.
Kim and Kent Farnsworth had no idea their little family would turn out like this! But as they listened to their inner voice, things began to happen in a Remarkable way.
Now they're living in England, and share with Bob and Diane what they have learned about promptings, and the courage to not just listen, but DO what that inner voice tells you, even if those around you think you're CRAZY!!!
There is nothing more powerful than creating new life. Our son and daughter in-law got to experience that for the first time with the birth of little Renee. Michael and Stephanie reflect on this wonderous new chapter in their lives.
This beautiful baby girl has captivated everyone's hearts, with her full head of hair and long beautiful eyelashes.
See for yourself! This podcast was recorded on Zoom, and can be found on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA8xYpJcu4U.
How many loads of laundry do you do everyday? Can you name all your children? Do you drive a school bus?
Those are just some of the questions we get on a regular basis when people find out we have 18 children.
In this episode of The Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure we explore those questions and a lot more, as Stacey seizes control of the podcast.
Just because 2020 has been a difficult year doesn't mean we can't continue with meaningful family traditions. In fact, those traditions help keep us grounded in the values that make us who we are.
In this episode of The Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure we share some Christmas traditions we've come to love over the years, and hear from each of the children living at home about the traditions they love the most.
As we ponder the things we're grateful for, we need to acknowledge the difference between gratitude and appreciation.
In this episode of The Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure Bob, Diane, and Stacey talk about how truly great people have one thing in common. Can you guess what it is?
Thank goodness for November! What a great reminder to be grateful, no matter what's going on around you.
In this episode you'll hear of one of our dear friends who is going through the loss of her husband to dementia. Talk about the embodiment of gratitude, she is it. It will inspire you!
Also, how gratitude changes you and your brain.
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_gratitude_changes_you_and_your_brain.
You'll also hear about the three gratitude projects we're working on this month that have already changed our family.
And for an incredible lift that will change your life, check out our dear friend Nathan Osmond's podcast, Achieving Awesomeness Now.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/achieving-awesomeness-now/id1474544835
Making your life a Remarkable Adventure sometimes means just jumping in the car and going! Come with us to Goblin Valley State Park, an indescribably beautiful place! Don't worry that it's three and a half hours away and it's 1:30pm. Just come on! It'll be fun!!!
Find out what to put in your "Go Box", as you set out on your own Remarkable Adventure.
Listen and see for yourself how this Remarkable Adventure not only took us there, but was a real nail biter on the way home!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDHekfP6GFM
We'll never forget the look on Emmalee's face when Santa brought her a puppy for Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq7rLFrWhdg at 7:24). That was incredibly magical. You'll love it!
They can be the source of great joy, comfort, companionship, and love. But getting a pet, be it a dog, cat, gold fish, or tarantula requires a little forethought. Come with us as we recount our pet adventures, and explore the value of making this part of your life a Remarkable Adventure.
The average person will change careers five to seven times in their lifetime, according to career change statistics. In fact, with so many career choices, 30% of the workforce will change careers every 12 months!
So how do you know it's time to change? And how do you know whether you're "singing the song" you were meant to sing in this life?
Get some deep insight in this episode of The Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure.
Almost six months of contemplating, planning, worrying, scheming, gathering, and preparing - and finally it's here.
The question is - Can We Actually Do This?
It was certainly not our first choice. And it isn't something we would naturally do. But faced with the realities of our situation, we had no alternative.
In this episode Bob, Diane, and Stacey look back to see if it worked.
"I know, let's have Brian do your emergency oral surgery!" I said. "It'll save us money!" I said.
So with that in mind, we packed up the big van with all the kids, and off to California we went. And everything was going great. The kids were happy. The car was running fine.
Until about half way.
And that's where the adventure begins.
Turmoil. Confusion. Unanswered questions.
Going back to school in the fall of 2020 had so many if's, and's, and but's that we just decided, you know what? we're going a different direction.
Come with us on this Remarkable Adventure. It'll be fun!
Getting out and going on vacation can be just the answer to recharge your batteries and give your family a Remarkable Adventure.
But what happens if you can't do that?
Bob and Diane Evans describe the "stay-cation" this year that has turned out to be a Remarkable Adventure too!
The New Normal has turned out to be something we never anticipated. We worried that by the time we got to this point in the pandemic we'd be climbing the walls and pulling our (and each others) hair out. But guess what.
Not only that, we've got some exciting news for you! And you are going to LOVE it!
Staying home all this time, the children have discovered something they wouldn't have otherwise. Could it be that Covid-19 has taught us something about ourselves, and the other members of our family that we didn't know?
Joseph, Grace, Emmalee, and Isaac join Bob, Diane, and Stacey in this episode of The Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure.
Everyday Bob Evans reports on television the effects of COVID-19 on people and society. Whether you believe the reaction to the virus has been overblown or not, it continues to spread, with varying degrees of devastation.
In this episode, Bob appeals to those who feel their rights are being trampled by how the government and health officials who have imposed restrictions. And he cautions all of us.
6 weeks into self-isolation, and the children are resigned to spending the rest of their lives like this! But some good things are happening. In fact, the silver lining discoveries are coming almost daily.
Six things you can do to help your family survive this new normal.
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Some would say our Remarkable Adventure started 40 years ago.
But in truth, I believe we were always meant to be; that from before each of us came to this earth, there was a plan. And that plan had us finding each other, falling in love, embarking on life together, and building something that would not just stand the test of time, but would last into and throughout the eternities.
That is the trajectory we are on. That is what we long for. That is what we'll share with you in this episode.
Bob's at work. Diane and Stacey seize control of the podcast, and talk about what's getting this family of 18 through self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
And there is a surprising nugget Stacey got from watching an episode of The Kardashians.
But the best part is how the whole world can be brought together in fighting this plague.
Unintended consequences.
Self-isolation could have the potential to be lethally boring, but for us has turned out to be the seedbed of undiscovered skills and talents.
But beyond that, it has become an opportunity to see the sacrifice of so many for the benefit of others they don't even know.
Our adult daughter Stacey joins us on this episode of the Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure.
Home. Diane and the children haven't left for two weeks now because of the coronavirus pandemic. School is online. No play dates. No friends over. No family members over. Isolation. Groceries and other items delivered.
Sanitizing EVERYTHING.
And the threat of having to anchor the news FROM HOME!!!
11 days into self-isolation and we're learning what we didn't know.
You will too.
Oh my.
It's hard to tell sometimes how we should respond to news of epidemics or even pandemics.
Here are some common sense ways to prepare in the event you or your family need to deal with Coronavirus in your area. It's what we're doing to keep our family safe.
See if some of these things help your family too.
The wedding is over! You're home from the honeymoon. The hustle and bustle and stress of the big event is in your rearview mirror. It's time to get on with life and marriage.
But all that wedding planning and preparation and running around kind of became a way of life. Without it, now what?
How do you navigate the first years of blending your lives together?
Bob and Diane Evans have some great stories and advice in this episode of The Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure.
So much of what we learn about marriage we learn from our parents. What to look for in a spouse, how to express love, how to resolve conflict, how to approach life - it's all imprinted on us from a very early age.
Teaching children how to find the "right one" begins with teaching them how to "be the right one". When you get that right, marriage becomes a happy, wonderful, Remarkable Adventure.
Diane had an experience at Isaac's basketball game recently that helped her remember that as we're hurrying through life and parenting, the way we respond to our children affects them. Deeply. Words spoken out of frustration, or emotional responses that cause injury can leave wounds that last a life time.
Most of the time, children don't mean to cause harm. But sometimes as parents we respond as if they do.
Calling attention to that is what this episode of the Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure is all about.
Nature vs. nurture. Do they come with intensity and drive? Or do they pick it up somehow from their environment?
Or is some of both?
How do high achievers become high achievers?
In this episode of The Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure, Bob and Diane talk about how they have nurtured their children, and helped them to find success and achievement. You'll see how it starts from the moment they're born, and continues with the little things, all the way to adulthood.
The children need to be fed, homework needs to be done, your mother's birthday is tomorrow, you've got laundry that is backing up, your spouse is running late, the baby is crying, the microwave is broken, and the house is a mess. On top of that, you were up with a sick child all night the night before and you're exhausted. But you told your son's teacher that you'd provide homemade cupcakes for their class party tomorrow. It's 6:30pm and you've nothing to make cupcakes with in the house.
Never mind the fact that your boss is expecting quarterly reports on her desk first thing in the morning, and you've still got about an hour's worth of work to do on that.
Why is everyone else's life perfect, and you're struggling?
You need to listen to this podcast.
The New Year is almost synonymous with change and improvement. But once you get into about February, how do you keep the momentum you've built with your resolutions?
In this episode of The Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure, Bob and Diane talk about some of the things they do to help their 18 children keep moving forward on the path to improvement, growth, and confidence. You'll see how there is a pattern in goal setting and achievement that is actually multi-generational, and adaptable to any situation or lifestyle.
How many times have you wished you had a camera in your hand, or a microphone close by to record something overwhelmingly precious?
A recent Saturday proved to be one of those times, only this time all I had to do was turn on the mics, and capture something precious.
This is why God loves children.
Traditions help to strengthen our culture, and create a sense of stability. In this episode of the Evans Life, A Remarkable adventure, Bob and Diane talk about some of their family Christmas traditions that have become touchstones, including candy sled racing, acting out the Nativity, and more!
The well had run dry. We had no more resources. And yet, here came another son.
What do you do?
If God truly knows where His children belong (and He does), it's up to us to figure out how to do our part. But here's the Remarkable thing. He'll help us.
Just trust Him, and watch the blessings flow.
The seventh in a series on the adoption of our children.
It was a phone call that changed our lives forever (and almost sent Diane careening off the freeway).
Jaxon Luke Butler Evans. Delivered.
The 6th in a 7 part series on our adoptions.
It takes a boatload of courage, faith, and a little bit of crazy to do what we're doing.
This is how Jacob joined our family. The fifth in a series of seven episodes on adopting seven of our 18 children.
By now, we were starting to catch on to how the Good Lord was sending His children to us. We began to recognize the signs and feelings that the windows of heaven were still open.
But it was anything but routine.
What we found was that any blessing we get is preceded by sacrifice. And the sacrifices we made as Isaac came into the family took us into uncharted waters.
In the third of a series on the miracles of our adoption adventure, we share how Emmalee's early arrival pressed us into relying even more on heaven to save her life. Born at 26.5 weeks gestation, she got the finest medical care available anywhere. But that almost didn't happen. And it clearly still wasn't enough.
Her arrival and survival was truly a Remarkable Adventure.
The miracles of adoption can be stunning. God knows where His children belong. And if we're willing participants, He'll open the windows of heaven. And when He does, get ready to catch the blessings.
Even though we learned a lot in our first adoption, we didn't know what we still didn't know. Joseph's birth was magnificent. But we had no idea that the events leading up to and surrounding Grace's arrival would take us in directions we could never anticipate.
Truly a Remarkable Adventure.
When we're in the moment, sometimes we don't realize what kind of miracles are taking place right before our eyes. While we have experienced lots of miracles in our family, navigating the uncharted waters of adoption for the first time was full of experiences that, in retrospect, could not have been anything but heaven-sent. We share them in this episode, as baby Joseph comes into our family. Truly Remarkable.
Nothing prepares you for losing a child. The death of our baby Sarah, which we recounted in Episode 1 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/origin-story/id1463003088?i=1000437578221, was traumatic.
And just like everyone else who has lost someone, we had to pick up the pieces of our lives and try to carry on.
What we didn't realize at the time was how our intense sorrow would turn to incredible joy in realizing we were opening the next exciting chapter in our Remarkable Adventure.
We had no idea what was about to unfold.
With the new school year comes the challenge of keeping young students focused. But what happens when things start to go south? What happens when little Johnny or Mary just can't seem to keep from getting in trouble at school? And what should you do when what you thought were reasonable measures to deal with those little behavior issues actually become an unfair weapon against your child?
Bob and Diane sit down with Isaac, their 6th grade son, and reflect on real life experiences that caused undue turmoil in all of their lives, and explore ways parents and their children can avoid having to go through what they did.
When you have something really sacred happen to you you don't wear it on your sleeve. Like fine china, you keep it in a safe place, and only take it out to use it when your best of friends come by, or on very special occasions. You protect it so it doesn't become common.
So it is with the sharing of these stories involving just some of the miracles that we have witnessed in our family. We do so with the utmost reverence for the Power that performed each one of them. We claim no power unto ourselves, but instead, recognize our total dependence on Him who created us, and in His infinite love and wisdom, extended these and other tender mercies to us.
How often do we find ourselves in the middle of trying to make a point, or teach our children something, only to realize we've made way too big a deal of something that doesn't really matter? It happens to all of us! Then you have a tough time extricating yourself from the situation without either losing face, or reducing your credibility.
In this episode of The Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure, Bob and Diane explore the principle of choosing our battles. And they have some healthy strategies for avoiding battles in the first place.
One of the great things about getting together with our children and their friends is the exposure we get to different ways to do life. While there are many common elements, there isn't just one way to stay close as a family and as a couple. You'll see that in this last of a series of episodes on Staying Close on The Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure.
We continue our series on Staying Close as a family. Today, our oldest daughter Leslie, who was a professional ballerina, and is now a nutrition and fitness professional shares what helps her to stay close to her family. And Dee Dee and Lisa, Brian and Tracy's best friends, who are just getting married, share what keeps them close as a couple. Hope you get some good ideas from these visits about staying close with your family and loved ones.
Couples and families have unique ways of staying close to one another, even when the miles separate. We continue our series on Staying Close by asking Mark and Jody, and Michael and Stephanie what they do.
Mark and Jody have six children. He's an alumnus of Apple, engaged in internet business. She's the one who keeps everything together.
Michael and Stephanie are both in college. He's studying finance. She's becoming a nurse.
This episode is Entertaining. Insightful. Fun.
Enjoy.
Your family is spread out all over the country. Or maybe, everyone lives in the same town. How do you maintain that closeness you had when the kids were little? Or how do you develop the traditions that will maintain the closeness you feel as a young family? Bob and Diane had almost the entire family over the Labor Day Weekend, which presented a great opportunity to interview them about what it takes to stay close as a family.
Little did we know that when everyone gathered for Labor Day weekend, we'd get such a bounty of wisdom from our own flesh and blood on life, love, and keeping that spark alive. But alas, that's what happened. Enjoy the first of a series of interviews featuring almost all of our adult children, and some of their besties!
Could it be that cutting down trees means more than just clearing the yard? It turns out that Bob and Diane make a big discovery about their relationship. And it happens right before your ears. See if what they learned about themselves has any relevance to what you're going through right now in this episode of The Evans Life, A Remarkable Adventure podcast.
There are first and lasts in life. Your first kiss. Your last goodbye. Your first day of school, your last term paper. Today, Bob and Diane are working through Diane's trauma over sending 3 year old Brock to pre-school. Mind you, he's just fine. It's his mother. They're also talking about cutting down two big pine trees that have been in the yard since they planted them more than 30 years ago. And to Bob, THAT is a very big deal. And.... you won't believe what Diane paid for the kids' new clothes at Dillard's!
Planting seeds is one of the most basic functions of life. Whether you're a farmer, lawyer, construction worker, or school teacher we are all constantly planting seeds - and harvesting the fruit of the seeds we've planted.
Bob and Diane Evans discuss the shocking and devastating affects of social media on the lives of our children. Do we ban them from using social media? Do we let them do whatever they want? How do we find that sweet spot where we use the tool without losing control of it, and wind up having it turn on ourselves?
In this episode, Bob and Diane are back from Vacation! They get real about the costs of vacations and the cost of NOT going on the couple's only vacations. They even give tips on how to save and plan!
Welcome to our podcast!
We promise you that in the coming days, weeks, months, and years, we will be here for you, on this podcast. We are building something remarkable. And we want to help you build something remarkable too. We’re all on different paths and journeys. Yours will not be like ours necessarily. But we believe it can and will become something precious and incredibly valuable to you.
Welcome to a bonus episode where Bob has his son Paul on the show to talk all things basketball! Okay, they talk about more than b-ball, but man does Paul know his stuff when it come to the NBA!
Welcome to our podcast!
We promise you that in the coming days, weeks, months, and years, we will be here for you, on this podcast. We are building something remarkable. And we want to help you build something remarkable too. We’re all on different paths and journeys. Yours will not be like ours necessarily. But we believe it can and will become something precious and incredibly valuable to you.
In this episode, Bob and Diane discuss Vacations and the memories they create for families and couples!
Welcome to our podcast!
We promise you that in the coming days, weeks, months, and years, we will be here for you, on this podcast. We are building something remarkable. And we want to help you build something remarkable too. We’re all on different paths and journeys. Yours will not be like ours necessarily. But we believe it can and will become something precious and incredibly valuable to you.
In this episode, Bob and Diane discuss the power behind the human touch. just how much are you touching your spouse? How is touch viewed in your family? Let's talk about it!
Welcome to our podcast!
We promise you that in the coming days, weeks, months, and years, we will be here for you, on this podcast. We are building something remarkable. And we want to help you build something remarkable too. We’re all on different paths and journeys. Yours will not be like ours necessarily. But we believe it can and will become something precious and incredibly valuable to you.
In this episode, Bob outlines why victory is never the true power. How understanding a simple principle can change everything both in your family and in your overall life!
Welcome to our podcast!
We promise you that in the coming days, weeks, months, and years, we will be here for you, on this podcast. We are building something remarkable. And we want to help you build something remarkable too. We’re all on different paths and journeys. Yours will not be like ours necessarily. But we believe it can and will become something precious and incredibly valuable to you.
There is a glimmer of hope in the hearts of almost all parents with young athletes that someday their child will become a star. In truth, those dreams come true for only a very small fraction.
But what does it take to raise a world-class athlete?
In this episode, Bob and Diane talk with Penina Nacua, the single mother of six amazing children; 1 in the NFL, 2 playing Division I college football, and 3 excelling in their given sports. And she's doing this in the wake of her husband's untimely death several years ago.
How does she do it?
Find out in Raising Athletes, Really Good Ones.
In this episode, Bob and Diane break down the story behind why they chose to have 18 amazing children!
Welcome to our podcast!
We promise you that in the coming days, weeks, months, and years, we will be here for you, on this podcast. We are building something remarkable. And we want to help you build something remarkable too. We’re all on different paths and journeys. Yours will not be like ours necessarily. But we believe it can and will become something precious and incredibly valuable to you.
Learn more about why we are podcasting and what we are building with THE EVAN'S LIFE: A Remarkable Adventure.
Welcome to our podcast!
We promise you that in the coming days, weeks, months, and years, we will be here for you, on this podcast. We are building something remarkable. And we want to help you build something remarkable too. We’re all on different paths and journeys. Yours will not be like ours necessarily. But we believe it can and will become something precious and incredibly valuable to you.