A GETAWAY, A RETREAT, A PLACE TO CONNECT AND TO THINK

In this episode, the Eyres do a deep dive into the realities of three generation families and the power and influence grandparents can have. They read some amusing quotes from their new book The Grandparenting Blueprint and extend a gift of a 40% discount on the book to Podcast listeners. Simply go to familius.com/eyre/ and use the coupon code EYREFRIEND.

Today Richard and Linda are at Bear Lake in Idaho getting ready for their annual family reunion and they reflect on how a "second place" or retreat...whether it is a campsite, a small second home, a favorite national park... can give the change of perspective and the freedom from distractions that allows us to re-evaluate and see things more clearly both as families and as individuals.

Many listeners know of the Eyres' daughter Shawni Pothier, former national young mother of the year, host of the famous blog 71toes.com, founder of the podcast In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters, mother of 5 and grandmother of 2 (She made Richard and Linda great-grandparents). This episode is a little three way discussion between Shawni, Richard, and Linda about three-generation families and empty-nest parenting.

The Eyres are currently involved in planning a 50th Anniversary Reunion for the 600 missionaries they led and served back in the Seventies in London England, and in this episode they talk about this phenomenon of young 18 and 19 year olds who leave home to serve and give (and preach) in some part of the world for 18 months or 2 years, and about how it matures and prepares them for life.

Today the Eyres are with their middle son Tal in his home is Switzerland and talk with him about the dramatic differences in Swiss and American cultures and about the stunning Swiss landscape and the metaphors it holds for the ever-changing but always beautiful "inner landscapes" of families as kids grow up and grandparents become involved, and three-generation families emerge and thrive amidst all of the upheaval.

In their ongoing effort to acquaint listeners and followers more intimately with each of their children, Richard and Linda today interview their youngest son Eli from his home on the upper West Side of New York City. The Eyres are there for Linda's birthday and for grandson Dean's birthday, and they ask Eli about the Art of Living with Kids in the City, the Art of Adaptability as two-career couples juggle parenting, and the Art of Living in the Moment.

The Eyres are in Switzerland visiting their son Tal, and staying in his 'hut" high in the Alps as they do today's podcast and talk about finding the sequence or "flow" of personal morning prayer that opens the heart and spirit to God's will. They follow up on the last two podcasts by putting the entire sequence into 8 modules, each of which begins with "R" and has seven letters.

Continuing with their April theme of deeper, more effectual morning prayer, Richard and Linda reflect on a sequence or pattern of eight stages of prayer that can start our days in a higher, more spiritual plane. Acknowledging how busy and distracting most people's mornings usually are, how can we find a meaningful pause for prayer? Here are some ideas...

As April begins and Easter is celebrated, Richard and Linda reflect on their own spiritual perception of eternal families, made possible by Christ's life and resurrection. They offer to listeners a 40% discount on their new Grandparenting book (go to https://familius.com/book/the-grandparenting-blueprint/ and at checkout use coupon code EYREFRIEND) and introduce their April theme of MORNING PRAYER.

In this last episode of March, the Eyres summarize the "How to Live" course they have conducted for the past 7 months, and introduce the podcast's core subject matter for April. In the month of Easter and Springtime, Richard and Linda are focusing on personal prayer, particularly "Morning Prayer" and on how we can make it more authentic, personal, and consequential.