Empty Nesting and Embracing Today

🚴 FROM THE VAULT

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Bart Scharrer has walked through some hard seasons with his daughters. Health crises. Uncertainty. Plans that didn't go the way he expected.

But here's what he's learned: Gratitude isn't just a nice idea. It's the way through.

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✅ Why longing for "someday" can cost you today

✅ How to set the temperature in your home (for better or worse)

✅ A simple practice that taught his daughters confidence and connection

✅ What it looks like to trust God day by day when answers don't come

This is a conversation about presence, purpose, and staying the course.

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SUMMARY

When health crises hit your family and life doesn't go as planned, how do you keep leading well? In this episode from the vault, Bart Scharrer shares how he and his wife have navigated seasons of uncertainty with their daughters—and why gratitude isn't just a nice idea, it's the way through. You'll also hear how teaching your kids to ask good questions can shape their confidence, relationships, and even who they marry someday.

Key Takeaways:

• Don't long for the next season at the expense of today. Embrace where you are right now with your kids.
• Gratitude is the discipline that keeps you other-centered when life gets hard. It's not ignoring the pain—it's the way through it.
• Teaching your kids to ask good questions builds confidence, connection, and character that lasts into adulthood.
• You set the temperature in your home. Your presence, tone, and emotional awareness shape the climate your family lives in.
• Serving together as a family—in the neighborhood and at church—creates lasting values and surrounds your kids with great people.

GUEST

Bart Scharrer is a pastor, board member at DadAwesome, and father of two young adult daughters. He and his wife Amy have walked through significant health challenges with their girls and have learned to lead their family with gratitude, presence, and trust in God's timing. Bart is passionate about helping dads stay engaged and intentional through every season of fatherhood.

Quotes

1. "Gratitude is the way through. If I don't live in gratitude, it's so easy to live in complaint."
2. "Don't long for someday at the expense of today. There's so much to be thankful for right now."
3. "Shy is not an excuse for rude. Look people in the eye and ask a question."
4. "I can control how much I love Jesus. I can control how much I love my family."
5. "What's the best version of me? That gives me a target for what I'm practicing towards."

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