How do we help our kids grow generous hearts in a culture that says to hold tight to what you have?

As parents, we want our children to invest in what truly matters: sharing their time, talents, and treasures with others. But it isn’t always easy! From squabbles over toys to big lessons about money, stewardship starts with small conversations and habits in everyday life.

Discover practical ways you can plant seeds of generosity and gratitude in your family, celebrate the flourishing moments, and model giving together. Join us as we explore how intentional habits can cultivate deep, lasting faith and kindness.

🔗 EPISODE PAGE (including summary article)

📚 FOLLOW-UP RESOURCES:

1. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Raising Generous Hearts: a practical, scripture-rich PDF for starting generosity and stewardship conversations in your home.
2. My Book: ⁠⁠Little Habits, Big Faith by Christie Thomas⁠⁠

Giving isn’t just about money; it’s a practice, like prayer or reading the Bible. It’s best nurtured together, as a family habit.

In this episode, discover how you can move your family beyond sporadic giving to a sustainable, joy-filled habit that transforms hearts and blesses others.

You'll walk away with creative ideas for making compassion tangible, easy rhythms for giving time, talents, and treasure, and the confidence to help your kids grow roots of empathy that last a lifetime.

✨ In this episode:

• How to spark contagious generosity in your home

• Simple, kid-friendly giving habits (and how to keep them going!)

• Seasonal and regular ways to serve—at home, church, and beyond

• Making generosity joyful, not obligatory

• Practical tools for weaving giving into your family’s faith traditions

⁠EPISODE PAGE (including transcript)⁠

📚 FOLLOW-UP RESOURCES:

1. FREE: The Start Little Guide

2. MY BOOK: ⁠Little Habits, Big Faith by Christie Thomas⁠

3. BOOK RECOMMENDATION: The Sparkle Box by Jill Hardie

Join us as we embrace practical, grace-filled habits and watch faith, peace, and joy take root in our families!

Gratitude isn’t just a nice idea, it’s a powerful habit that can transform your family, your outlook, and even your brain.

In today’s episode of Little Shoots Deep Roots, we dive into how practicing intentional gratitude (whether through simple daily lists or creative family rituals) truly reframes challenges and brings us closer to God and one another. The real magic happens when these small acts are modeled and repeated, turning thankfulness into a defining quality of your life and leadership.

Start simply, keep it real, and watch gratitude seep out of you and inspire those around you.

✨ In this episode:

• Why gratitude matters for your child’s spirit, brain, and relationships

• Real-life family struggles—plus hope for progress (not perfection!)

• Brain science and faith: how God designed gratitude to shape us

• A creative “thanks living calendar” tradition to try in your own home

• Tips for modeling and teaching gratitude, even when kids resist

• How grace and gratitude team up to reframe hard moments

⁠EPISODE PAGE (including transcript)⁠

📚 FOLLOW-UP RESOURCES:

Book: ⁠Little Habits, Big Faith by Christie Thomas

Podcast: Living the Grace Life, with Jennifer Sakata