“Being a dad is the only thing a man does in his life without a specific plan.” - Jeff Hamilton

Cheat codes for parenting don’t exist but today’s episode with Dad Academy founder Jeff Hamilton is the next best thing. If you’re a dad and you’re desperate to do this parenting thing well and you’re not entirely sure how to do it, this one’s for you! Join Jim and Jeff as they unpack 4 key principles to father with purpose and build a lasting legacy. Dads, you’re far more important than you realize - and by the end of this episode, we hope you believe it.

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Refresh Your Marriage Conference, March 14, 2025: https://my.thecrossing.com/registration?registrationinstanceid=213

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Dad Academy Website: https://www.dadacademy.info/

IG: @dad.academy

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Books:

Dad Academy: Helping Fathers To Parent with Purpose Workbook: https://a.co/d/80ajWBB

Pass It On: https://a.co/d/7nUlIaj

Raising Spiritual Champions: https://a.co/d/iwLjFME

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A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity: https://homeword.com/product/students-guide-to-sexual-integrity-gods-plan-for-sex-and-your-body/

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In today’s episode, Jim welcomes his friend Dr. Aaron Santmyire. Aaron is a husband, father, nurse practitioner, author, and host of The Clarity Podcast. Aaron has spent the last 20 years of his life serving in Africa, specifically Burkina Faso, Madagascar, and Kenya, and recently released a book called A Caring Family: Seven Virtues that Help Your Family Care Better and Love Longer. Together, Jim and Aaron dive into the value of teaching virtues at home such as loyalty, emotional honesty, patience, and spiritual focus - and how each virtue helps us, and our kids, become more like Christ.

Jim’s Takeaways: The 4 Phases of Ease

Helping your children move from dependence on you towards independence:

1. I do it and you watch
2. I do it, you do it
3. You do it, I assist
4. You do it

HomeWord:

HomeWord Website: https://homeword.com/

HomeWord Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@homeword

Jim Burns Blog: https://homeword.com/jims-blog/

HomeWord+ Online Courses: https://homeword.com/homeword-plus/

Leave a Message for HomeWord: 949-485-3905

Have a question you want Jim to answer? Email us! info@homeword.com

Refresh Your Marriage Conference, March 14, 2025: https://my.thecrossing.com/registration?registrationinstanceid=213

Dr. Aaron Santmyire:

Dr. Aaron Santmyire Website: https://aaronsantmyire.com/

The Clarity Podcast: https://aaronsantmyire.com/podcast/

Books:

A Caring Family: Seven Virtues that Help Your Family Care Better and Love Longer

A Caring Life: How Each of Us Can Change The Trajectory of an Uncaring World

Order Jim’s New Book:

A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity: https://homeword.com/product/students-guide-to-sexual-integrity-gods-plan-for-sex-and-your-body/

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When someone we love is suffering, we can feel utterly helpless. We long to trust God, but frustration creeps in when healing doesn’t come, and exhaustion from caregiving on an empty tank weighs us down. Where can we find the hope and peace God promises in His Word?

Today, Jim welcomes author, entrepreneur, and career coach Camille Block to discuss her new book, Hope for Secondhand Suffering: Tools for the Heart When You Can’t Fix Your Loved One’s Pain. As the medical conservator, advocate, and voice for her brother Kevin - who lives with severe cerebral palsy quadriplegia - Camille has spent over 50 years caring for him. With heartfelt honesty, Camille shares the many ups and downs of her life’s journey alongside her brother, and how, thanks be to God, she’s found hope in the suffering.

HomeWord:

HomeWord Website: https://homeword.com/

HomeWord Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@homeword

Jim Burns Blog: https://homeword.com/jims-blog/

HomeWord+ Online Courses: https://homeword.com/homeword-plus/

Leave a Message for HomeWord: 949-485-3905

Have a question you want Jim to answer? Email us! info@homeword.com

Refresh Your Marriage Conference, March 14, 2025: https://my.thecrossing.com/registration?registrationinstanceid=213

Camille Block:

Camille’s Website: https://www.camilleblock.cc/

Camille’s Instagram: @camilleblock.author

Camille’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camilleblock.author/

Books:

Hope for Secondhand Suffering: Tools For The Heart When You Can’t Fix Your Loved One’s Pain: https://a.co/d/iDtys5q

Order Jim’s New Book:

A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity: https://homeword.com/product/students-guide-to-sexual-integrity-gods-plan-for-sex-and-your-body/

Practical points for the caregiver (taken from Hope for Secondhand Suffering):

• Get enough sleep
• Have boundaries and keep your priorities
• Get and receive help from other people
• Stay healthy physically
• Pray/meditate
• Have time alone

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