Longing for More?  With Kelly Needham, author, and podcaster   What if the more we crave is not something we achieve but is something we receive?   Are you longing for more? Do you ponder your purpose? Listen in as Charlotte talks with author Kelly Needham about how we need to not be purposefooled. We hear that we were made for more. Yet our modern understanding of what it means to live a meaningful life can feel like a burden, not a dream. Kelly Needham explains the problem isn’t that we long for something more. The problem is what we believe “something more” is. We ..read more

A Look at Loneliness  With Sydney Black MS, LPC   Have you ever been lonely? I have. It surprised me. Yet, I learned a lot from being lonely.   Listen in if you are lonely, have ever been lonely or know someone who is. Jesus experienced the feeling of loneliness too. He knows just how to help.   In this episode, we talk about loneliness and:  Isolation and the types of loneliness Not wanting to burden others How we can listen to untrue voices in our head What it’s like to feel disconnected Longing for companionship The physical and mental effects of loneliness Causes ..read more

Pulitzer Prize nominee and acclaimed author and speaker, Clifton Taulbert, joins Charlotte as they discuss his book: Eight Habits of the Heart. Born in the Mississippi Delta, Clifton reaped rewards for his observances of the strong family bonds that seemed to spring from the rich soil of the region. His book, Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored was released in 1996 as a major motion picture, starring Phylicia Rashad. Taulbert has written several books, all of which can be found on his website: https://www.cliftontaulbert.com/ In his inspiring handbook, Clifton lays out eight principles he le ..read more

Pulitzer Prize nominee and acclaimed author and speaker, Clifton Taulbert, joins Charlotte as they discuss his book: Eight Habits of the Heart. Born in the Mississippi Delta, Clifton reaped rewards for his observances of the strong family bonds that seemed to spring from the rich soil of the region. His book, Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored was released in 1996 as a major motion picture, starring Phylicia Rashad. Taulbert has written several books, all of which can be found on his website: https://www.cliftontaulbert.com/ In his inspiring handbook, Clifton lays out eight principles he le ..read more

Are We Really Friends? The Road to Godly Friendships With Rev. Dr. Patricia McLeod Empty Nesters, most of the time, our friendships are a blessing. Sometimes, though, they are hard.   Listen in as Charlotte and the Rev. Dr. Patricia McLeod talk about friendships. God has a wonderful design for friendships. Satan does his best to destroy them.   This conversation covers these truths as well as: How do we place false expectations on friends and have unrealistic presuppositions? How do we have godly, wholesome, and authentic friendships? What is God’s design for friendship? How ..read more

Listen in as my son and son-in-law share what they desire to receive for from their fathers.   At the time of this recording, my son is 27 and my son-in-law is 30. Both are new fathers. I asked them to reflect about what fatherhood means to them.   They share from the heart about what their fathers taught them. They offer what they want to teach their kids and how they are leaning into the Heavenly Father to help them in their journey as a father.   Big thanks, Grant and Connor, for sharing your hearts with Empty Nest Guests listeners. We all can learn from you.     To ..read more

You Have a Fierce Calling Yes!  Even in the encore years you have a call on your life. God has great purposes for you.  Your life has meaning and, each day, He has a mission for you. Why do we forget that as empty nesters?  Listen in as Charlotte and Doris Swift, host of the Fierce Calling podcast, talk about:  · What having a “call” on your life means (and one that is “fierce”)  · Why some empty nesters have lost a calling  · How we need to surround ourselves with “dream defenders”  · Why we need to NOT compare our calling with others (and what Jesus says a ..read more

Avoiding Divorce Court & Aging with Humor  Join Charlotte and Shel Harrington, the divorce attorney who does not like divorce. Shel is a family lawyer who truly tries to help her clients avoid divorce. Both adultery and domestic abuse are serious issues that can destroy marriages but neither is the most common reason for divorce. Small behaviors add up to big marital damage. Shel says, once identified, they can be avoided. She also encourages listeners to “Pray, Play and Stay.” Loving, honoring and enjoying yourspouse is biblical.  Sometimes, we forget to “enjoy”. Shel shares int ..read more

My Husband Is Retiring…What Next? Join Charlotte and Jim Burns, President of HomeWord and best-selling author and speaker as they discuss how couples can look at retirement as a rite of passage, something to be celebrated and not feared. Many find the retirement season difficult in the empty nesting years. Couples now must adjust to a new routine as well as doing life with adult children. Retirement is a time to reconnect, reinvent and reboot your life, marriage and your future. It’s NOT a time to stay in a rut or park yourself in a recliner. Listen in and learn how to prevent a “gray divorce ..read more

Affair Repair – How God Used the Other Woman How God Used the Other Woman by Tina Konkin is an incredible book that shares how Tina and her husband Ron saved their marriage after his affair and fought to make it better than before. When Tina Konkin, renowned marriage expert and speaker finds out her husband Ron, a speaker and marriage expert in his own right, is having an affair with her close friend, God transforms this disaster into one of His promises that what was intended for evil He would turn to good. After a spouse has been unfaithful, salvaging the relationship may seem inconceivable ..read more