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Crazy Cool Family

Crazy Cool Family

By: Don and Suzanne Manning
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Want home to be your favorite place in the world? Want to see siblings get along like best friends? Want to send your kid off to college with hope instead of fear? At Crazy Cool Family, we can help you answer all of those questions with a resounding “YES!” We have one simple mission: To show parents how to create amazing families by building their lives around Jesus and helping their kids to do the same. In Matthew 22, Jesus tells us that what is most important in life is our relationship with God and our relationships with one another. We believe that families are our most important relationships and their strength will determine the strength of your family. You will Rethink the Way You Do Family when you see God’s incredible relational design for your families. God wants a Crazy Cool Family for you and we want to help you get there!© 2022 Crazy Cool Family
Episodes
  • Stop Feeling Like Roommates: Practical Marriage Habits for Parents With Marriage 365
    Feb 4 2026

    In this episode, Don and Suzanne talk with Casey and Meygan Caston from Marriage365 about simple, practical marriage tools for busy parents. If your relationship feels stuck in logistics, resentment, or disconnection, this conversation gives you actionable habits you can start right away.

    You’ll learn how small, daily investments — not grand gestures — build strong, lasting marriages.

    In This Episode:

    • The weekly marriage check-in meeting that reduces conflict
    • How to share the mental load as a couple
    • Why thriving marriages use tools and systems
    • How to apologize in a way that actually repairs relationships
    • The power of forgiveness and humility in family life
    • Why initiation is leadership in marriage
    • How to work on your marriage — even if your spouse won’t engage yet
    • How healthy marriage habits impact your kids

    Get Their BOOK! The Marriage Habit — practical habits and tools to build connection, repair conflict, and strengthen your marriage.

    Something to Try This Week:

    • Schedule a 30-minute weekly marriage meeting
    • Practice one intentional apology
    • Initiate one connection moment daily
    • Ask your spouse how you can lighten their load

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    49 mins
  • #327: Purpose Is Not Passive: How to Set Direction for Your Family (Part 2)
    Jan 21 2026
    Still Feeling Stuck? Here's Part 2!

    In Part 2 of this conversation, we shift from personal and marriage goals to setting vision and goals for your family.

    Healthy family goals don’t start with changing your kids—they start with aligned parents. Building on the foundation of personal growth and marital unity, we talk about how to intentionally design your family culture instead of letting it drift.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • Why family goals work best when parents are unified

    • How to create family vision without overwhelming your kids

    • The difference between family goals and family values

    • How to invite your children into the process in age-appropriate ways

    • Setting rhythms and priorities that shape your home over time

    You don’t need a perfect plan—you need clarity, unity, and direction.

    🎧 Listen to Episode 327 and start designing your family culture for 2026 with purpose.

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    23 mins
  • #326: Purpose Is Not Passive: How to Set Direction for Your Family
    Jan 7 2026
    Designing 2026: Goals That Matter

    Feeling overwhelmed by goal-setting? In this episode, we share a simple, biblical framework for setting meaningful goals for 2026—starting with you and then your marriage.

    Using Mark 12:30, we break goals into four areas: heart, soul, mind, and strength, and talk about how small, realistic steps can lead to real growth over time.

    We also dive into:
    • How to set personal goals without burnout
    • Why the soul is often overlooked—and why it matters
    • Protecting your mind in a world full of noise
    • Designing your marriage instead of letting it drift
    • How to set marriage goals without creating conflict

    Progress matters more than perfection.

    🎧 Next episode: Setting goals as a family and building unity at home.

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    • Click here for everything Crazy Cool Family!
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    32 mins
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