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Too Busy to Flush
Hosted by JR & Molly · EN
One couple's slightly irreverent musings on faith, family, food and...marriage
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Ep. 211: Ranking Qualities of a Good Life Partner...er, Spouse.
Feb 600:52:16Tap to summarizeIntro: Tea, coffee, bone broth, and driver’s ed tests5:48: Conflict in marriage Canavox session development.10:20: The Forever Factor: qualities of a partner. Molly lobs new stuff for J.R. To react to…13:05: The importance of emotional resiliency in a relationship.17:34: The solar sales guy, financial pressures, and enjoying the joys.21:05: The most negative person in the house is the thermostat of the house.22:04: Willingness to repair and apologize.26:14: The importance of practical competence and life skills.28:18: Plastic drain clog cleaners, response under pressure and full circle.35:20: Sense of humor at aging and imperfection.36:51: Generosity without scorekeeping - modeled from the start.42:40: Intellectual curiosity and conversational depth.43:55: Comfort with silence.44:33: Separate identity and friendships.46:22: Kindness in small daily moments.50:42: Purposeful expression of gratitude.50:10: Show Close____________________________________CanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly’s preferred Stone Heating PadIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe
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Ep. 210: AWFUL, Mental Disconnects, & Functioning in Reality
Jan 2300:47:43Tap to summarizeEp. 210Intro: Molly’s sourdough hustle, a desire for a blind cc text solution, shout out to me for repairing things when we got back from vacation.15:26: Sourdough is so great; great bacteria in the colon sent to the baby through breast milk.20:03: JR’s highlight from our vacation to the Dominican Republic.22:10: Screaming toddlers on planes, a tales of our woe from our NYC trip years ago.26:29: Molly’s highlight and seeing kids overcoming fear.31:43: The acronym AWFUL and Molly teases out some thoughts around protests, ICE, and how our culture got here.36:08: A mental disconnect between functioning in reality vs. online.40:12: The Lady Griffins and Aiming Students Higher - Public Discourse42:08: C.S. Lewis and the modern “Jurassic Park” mindset of “Nobody asked if we should.”44:13: Mandates to align with world as God designed.45:46: Show Close----------------------CanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's preferred Milk FrotherMolly’s preferred Stone Heating PadIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe
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Ep. 209: Christmas Reads, Deconstruction, & Certainty That Leads Others Astray
Jan 901:19:00Tap to summarizeIntro: Christmas break, board gaming.14:06: Books J.R. read over Christmas19:10: Mission Impossible series over the break21:31: Molly’s 1st time LOTR reading29:07: Lili’s reading the entire Jane Austin series and Austin’s tongue-in-cheek humor34:37: Brief note about getting sick over the holidays.37:35: The Witch Trials of JK Rowling and questions of certainty40:47: Rachel Held Evans and her ideals are alive and well today.44:53: Molly took some socials off her phone, then put it back on and whoo boy.46:40: What is God like according to RHE legacy proponents.49:14: Nerd alert about natural gender language51:39: John Cooper on Allie Beth Stuckey55:40: A type of Christian certainty that leads people astray.59:12: Where do we insist on certainty and where do we have the grace in human experience?1:02:22: Abigail Dodds and Bread of Life and proofs of His worthiness, not ours.1:09:11: Isa. 55:8-9: Not having answers but not abandoning reason.1:16:50: Show closeToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's preferred Milk FrotherMolly’s preferred Stone Heating PadIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe
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Ep. 208: When Transgenderism Faces Your Kids & Take Heed Lest You Stumble
Dec 501:18:09Tap to summarizeIntro: Elk hunting, elk tallow hand lotion, raw dog food, processing wild game.16:32: Nashville trip for Behold The Lamb of God live. A new recipe for jerky we’re going to try.23:00: Bone Broth, Costco Next.28:05: Giving Molly props for making a fresh, homemade, pizza for Titus’ lunch.31:37: Our girl’s first orchestral concert.35:40: All the music brings a big cultural shift in the family.37:18: A discussion letting our girls use the bathroom at the same time as a transgender person in our world.43:15: Setting boundaries: trust vs. procedure.50:33: Molly rants about @neezapowers, a 10 year transgender detransitions and becomes a Christian and has half a million followers.54:32: On Tozer, The Knowledge of The Holy: How you REALLY think about God predicts how your spiritual life will be in the future. ""What comes into your mind when you think about God?" We might predict with certainty the spiritual future of that man."1:01:48: @breestrongerthancancer and God isn’t here for our physical comfort.1:09:44: Molly clarifies what JR says about God’s refining work in him.1:13:00: Take heed lest you stumble. 1:16:08: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's preferred Milk FrotherMolly’s preferred Stone Heating PadIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe
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Ep. 207: Tom Bombadil, Being vs. Doing, & The Power of Community
Nov 1401:00:39Tap to summarizeEp. 207: Intro: Show premise, violin practice, candles, local vintage markets.9:33: Tom Bombadil in The Culturist.16:54: As a mom: creating an environment of contented being.19:06: Contented being vs. laziness.21:06: The dangers of not having any drive or draw to anything. 23:26: A pattern of doing and being.26:25: Ecclesiastes 5! (Not Ephesians).29:57: Challenges to homeschooling, homemaking requires the making.34:32: For those that don’t enjoy the work and honoring the Sabbath.37:03: The power of delight in the good things God has given us.37:31: The power of doing music with other people.47:45: People and creative works: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.47:50: It’s all fake and AI.48:36: Created to function in community.49:27: Stay at home moms are economically vulnerable.55:48: If you stop with the making entropy starts immediately58:35: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's preferred Milk FrotherMolly’s preferred Stone Heating PadIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe
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Ep. 206: Parenting, Elk, & Everything We Do is Theological
Nov 701:12:30Tap to summarizeIntro: We harvested chickens, daylight savings.11:27: Titus takes a bull.14:13: Molly’s musing: The hunting culture and healthy rights of passage.18:06: JR’s response: Fatherhood, sons leveling up.21:55: Age ranges for parenting and windows of opportunity.24:40: Passing the mantle and raising kids up In competence.26:38: To what end do raise our kids? Becoming who God created us to be and the fullness of glorifying God. 31:45: The Courage of Sarah Noble and a house that has no love in it.37:03: Daughter passes out and terrifies mom.42:27: Arnica’s magic.48:10: Back to Sara Nobel and blunt kids who think you suck.51:11: Molly quit using Pinterest because it’s all AI, a Dumpling Smash Taco recipe and Japanese BBQ sauce.56:00: Crispy Rice. And rice and potatoes and how to prepare them for better glycemic index properties.57:35: Homeopathic stuff: PRID, cats purring and dads getting frisky.1:02:53: Molly’s stone heating pad. 1:05:55: Daughter smokes dad in activity competition.1:06:45: Upcoming episode teasers and Molly’s trip to a conference.1:10:00: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe
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Ep. 205: DEI, Trust and Freedom in Christ
Oct 2400:55:15Tap to summarizeIntro: Hunting season, memes about the Louvre robbery, Coldplay family fallout.6:45: DEI and being hired for something other than merit. 12:09: Molly’s belief on women in the military and law enforcement14:00: Origins of DEI, affirmative action, feminism and transgenderism.17:59: What makes inhaling house fire smoke so bad for you.19:20: The truth or false bias of new information on the internet.21:50: A video about how England really is.24:23: What it does to our souls when we base all our education on the internet.26:15: Fevers are healthy responses to infection and Tylenol drama.31:43: It’s really hard to know who to trust. 34:38: You can’t draw many straight lines between choices and consequences. The advice changes so much.37:18: New moms needing information they didn’t grow up with.40:12: Expanding the mindset of decision-making based on fear.42:59: Making decisions based our Christian world-view.44:35: God’s mandate to trust and no straight lines from good decisions to bad outcomes. You cannot control everything.47:40: Molly’s top advice to our newly pregnant friend.51:00: Freedom in Christ is not just freedom for liberties but to let go of the sensed need for control.52:47: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe
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Shelving, Satisfaction, & Self-Care
Nov 22, 2023Tap to summarizeShow Open: Birthdays, tea and coffee, the differences between.5:28: Titus, a game night, and his chocolate chip cookie.7:04: A new recipe for Thanksgiving, chocolate cookie pies and chess pie.9:46: Chess pie, vinegar pies, Momofuku.15:29: A running theme: kids’ room shuffling, Ikea hacks, and new shelving ideas.19:31: Joy and satisfaction in working with your hands, teaching your son to be a man.22:57: Doing things with your hands for mental health and a sense of doing what you’re created to do.26:19: Molly tees up J.R. On Ecclesiastes.33:47 Molly responds with some Hebrew lol and they discuss finding joy in the toil.40:35: Life seasons.42:53: Argentina's new President looks like his’s from the 60’s and The Byrds.45:15 An admonishment about self-care.45:48: Distinctions between self-care and rest and underlying heart conditions.50:43: A brilliant Bluey episode on mom needing 15 minutes.52:28: Modern lifestyles don’t lend themselves to healthy rest and rhythms in life.54:12: Some tips for better health and rest.59:20: Show CloseIt's a Wonderful (Brief) Life - SermonToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardPique Tea - Referral Link (Website)Molly's Favorite Milk Brother (new version)Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at www.toobusytoflush.com/subscribe
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