Raising children. It's a noble thing, and honorable thing, and if you are trying to do it right, it's one of the most challenging things a couple can do. The process of being a parent never ends and that long winding road can be filled with growth almost daily. Fatigue sets in, kids don't listen, and we run out of patience and our words get sharp. Every parent has been there. Ana Tigre talks about raising four little ones and how she has learned to get better at mentoring, teaching, shaping and loving little people that lack wisdom and continuously fail to make make adult decisions. It's a thought provoking interview about perspectives and what we do and perhaps should expect from our children.
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From Supermodel to Supermom
Ana talks about the evolution from professional athlete and globe-hopping fitness supermodel to homeschooling mom and housewife and where she is now with life, love and the Lord.
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We Survived Hurricane Ian
We have lived in Florida for over a year now and while we knew we would experience a hurricane eventually, it wasn't until Ian was bearing down on us that I started to get properly prepared. Ian was gigantic, and slow moving so that means the winds and rain keep pounding you for hours. We were very blessed to have no damage beyond some debris in the yard when so many suffered catastrophic losses and death.
The kids were terrified, and so was Ana I discovered while doing this podcast, along with another epiphany I had at the very end of this show. We learned a lot about hurricanes, but more importantly about our lives, our kids, and what we can do better from now on.
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We Did The Impossible
I often view change in retrospect with a measure of self-reverence in how it I weathered it. Those stories are most often inflated by tales of immeasurable pain and anguish somehow overcome with inhuman perseverance and divine intervention. And sometimes there may even be some truth to the story, but at the end of the day, if it didn’t kill me, then it didn’t kill me. It may have been hard, but clearly not impossible, and if God intervened, then the credit for getting through it all goes to him and not me.
The last year of our life has been an absolute adventure. A God that loves us beyond understanding has fed and watered us through whatever discomfort has come our way. And those challenges strengthened us, made us more confident. We became a tighter and stronger family and grew infinitely closer to God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. And we learned to have gratitude for the blessings we have and just as thankful for the things and people we didn’t have any longer.
We live in a state and city we love. We have a church that was an answer to prayer. Our two oldest children asked to be baptized after learning and fully understanding what that means. Emma cracked everyone up with her very frank answers before her immersion in the water.
They had baptised us in water before, but when we got here, we became baptised by fire. We love God. He is the center of our lives, and we are learning more and more each day.
This is what we prayed for. Sometimes we felt weak, unsure, and profoundly sad about who and what we had lost. Then we saw what we had and had gained and focussed on gratitude. We learned to give the rest to God, as he is always in control.
This podcast is a recap of the year, and a testimony of sorts. And it’s the start of us doing regular podcasts again. We hope you enjoy.
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Wife, Mother and Pastor Making Choices And Raising Kids
I met Chaundra Tangi many years ago when I was a fitness industry photographer and she was an athlete and model. From our times working together a great friendship was born with her and her husband, and it has remained and greatly strengthened since then. Their three children have been a great blessing to them through many years of marriage and all the challenges they have faced together. Chaundra is a pastor now and she joins us to talk about her choices in the fitness industry, and the path that brought her family to today.
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