116: Patience
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MaryRuth is joined by Jennifer Ellis to reflect on patience, what they have learned and how to practice it in family life.
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115: Wisdom
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How can we choose our words, listen to the Lord and discern well? Fr. Will Schmid joins MaryRuth to discuss how to allow wisdom to permeate our lives and families.
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114: Courage
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Gail Davis, MaryRuth's mom, joins the program to help us learn how to cultivate courage in ourselves and our families.
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113: Kindness
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Olivia Spears joins MaryRuth to explore how to cultivate kindness in our families.
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112: The Golden Rule
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Tina McAllister-Smith joins MaryRuth to talk about how stories can teach virtues and the Golden Rule.
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111: Spiritual Detachment
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Nell O'Leary and MaryRuth share a casual, vulnerable conversation exploring attachment parenting and spiritual detachment.
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110: Temperance
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MaryRuth welcomes Lindy Wynne to explore the virtue of temperance and how to cultivate it on ourselves and within our families.
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109: Fortitude
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Megan Hjelmstad joins MaryRuth to explore the virtue of fortitude. Help your kids be able to endure difficulty and to do hard things.
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108: Merry Christmas!
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MaryRuth shares some thoughts and wishes everyone a Merry Christmas!
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107: Hope
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Joyce Coronel joins MaryRuth to talk about different seasons of life and how to foster hope in all circumstances.
info_outlineIn an early episode, MaryRuth addressed discipline, but the next two episodes take a deeper dive into the topic. In this episode, MaryRuth provides framework for the purpose of discipline and concepts to consider. In the next episode a guest will join her to provide practical tips.