Roots and Wings Podcast

Publish Date 6-8-20We are wrapping up our second season with this week's episode. In this episode Chip and Brittany check in with the listeners about the feeling of transition happening this time of year for all of us ... and does it not seem somehow to carry more weight in light of all that has been happening?They also talk about some of the projects and plans being planned and what's on the horizon.​Watch for all new episodes coming in the Fall and in the meantime please explore past episodes there 90 of them! Finally... we will be sharing new content over the summer via our Patreon Page... Chip will be doing some special live streaming events as well as posting Bonus Podcast Episodes  over the summer. Become a Patron Family CLICK HERE! Support Roots and Wings Podcast: Become a Patron Family Here! Join our Facebook Community Here! Join our Instagram Community Here! Rate Us and Leave a Review it really helps! (How To)​

Publish Date 6-1-20We are joined by "Favorite Guest" of the Podcast, Monica Stryffeler for Part 2 of this excellent introduction to the Enneagram... what it is, where comes from, and the healthful benefits personally as well as in our family relationships. Monica explains each of the Enneagram numbers and the core elements that make up that personality type. There's much more to get into, we've really only scratched the surface. We we will plan to have our "Favorite Guest" of the Podcast back to go deeper but this is a really great primer for anyone looking to be introduced to the Enneagram.

Publish Date 5-25-20Here's another episode we recorded several weeks back just as the Isolation orders were coming down from the State. I was excited to get this one posted and then follow it up with a part two but ... *GASP* I lost the audio files!!! ;-( Thankfully I had the Zoom Files so that's what you're hearing today sorry for the audio quality.... part two will be so much easier to listen to I promise! But even so... this is a great conversation and a really good jumping in place for anyone interested in a good introduction into the Enneagram. Support Roots and Wings Podcast: Become a Patron Family Here! Join our Facebook Community Here! Join our Instagram Community Here! Rate Us and Leave a Review it really helps! (How To)​

Publish Date 5-18-20 This is an "Encore Episode" and yes it's true that is just a fancy way of saying a re-run ,,, but there's good reason and some thought being given behind this decision too... you'll me explain that during the introduction. I hope this epiode is an encouraging onefor you . Wishing you Peace and Every Good- Chip Support Roots and Wings Podcast: Become a Patron Family Here! Join our Facebook Community Here! Join our Instagram Community Here! Rate Us and Leave a Review it really helps! (How To)

Publish Date 5-11-20we are just checking in with everyone and asking how are you doing? Chip and Brittany invite you to listen to their conversation as they are celebrating Motherhood and Mother's Day and also talking about how important to give "Grace and Space" to one another as we transition into whatever life will look like for all of us moving forward from this Pandemic Isolation. For many of us it may be a season of recovery... emotionally, financially, socially.... personally and as a family.Resource Links from this episode:Lunch with Mr ChipSupport Roots and Wings Podcast: Become a Patron Family Here! Join our Facebook Community Here! Join our Instagram Community Here! Rate Us and Leave a Review it really helps! (How To)  

Publish Date 5-4-20 Megan Osborn returns to the Podcast this week with some great thoughts about labels... specifically the kind of labels that get attached to children. As a preschool Teacher and now a Mom of a little girl who has some special circumstances in her life, Megan brings an interesting perspective that opens up a really good conversation. Be sure to listen all the way to the end for the "Big Take Away" and some special news from Megan about a project shes working on! We hope you'll be encouraged by some the thoughts and ideas shared here.Reference Links from this Episode: ​Support for Parents of Special Needs Children. 6 Ways You Can Get Involved During Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. Riley Updates Facebook Page Support Roots and Wings Podcast: Become a Patron Family Here! Join our Facebook Community Here! Join our Instagram Community Here! Rate Us and Leave a Review it really helps! (How To)

Publish Date 4-27-20 This is a special super full episode with the guys from the popular OKC based band Spaghetti Eddie... who have just released a new CD of Bible Songs under the name Parker & Alexander. You'll get to meet the band, hear some of the new songs from the Album and hear some fun facts about some of went on behind the scenes.  New CD from Parker & Alexander - All Of Us Spaghetti Eddie Support the Roots and Wings Podcast Here 

Publish Date 4-20-20 This is Part 2 of our discussion about how we can maintain our Mental Health during these unprecedented and anxious times. We're all learning how important self-care is to maintaining and promoting a healthy immune system, but what about our Mental Health? In this week's episode we pick up the conversation where we left off with special guest, Licensed Therapist and Mental Health Professional Jeff Richter. Links to References mentioned in this episode: Support the Roots and Wings Podcast here : https://www.patreon.com/chiprichtermusic On Being with Krista Tippet Interview with Br David Steindl-Rast How to Be Grateful in Every Moment (But Not For Everything) https://onbeing.org/programs/david-steindl-rast-how-to-be-grateful-in-every-moment/ Check Out Part 1 Episode 83: https://www.rootsandwingspodcast.com/  

Publish Date 4-13-20 During these unprecedented and anxious times we're all learning how important self-care is to maintaining and promoting a healthy immune system. In this week's episode we are focusing on some ways to help us maintain our mental health.  Our special guest, Licensed Therapist and Mental Health Professional Jeff Richter, brings us some insight to understanding some of the emotions we may be feeling and what to do with those emotions. 

Publish Date 4-6-20Chip and Brittany are reunited in this week's episode! Welcome back Brittany... we've missed you. The conversation this week is looking for some positives in the midst of this pandemic. We hope you find this one encouraging and helpful as we just kind talk through some of our feelings and share what's been helpful and what's surprised us. We're talking about looking for light and being light in the midst of so much darkness. Also ... Brittany shares some really BIG NEWS!Resource Links from this episode:Lunch with Mr Chip

Publish Date 4-30-20 We are getting some great advice this week from Malone University's Professor of Education Dr. Beth Clark-Thomas and her daughter Madsen Thomas who is a 2nd grade Teacher in the Washington DC area. In this interview Beth and Madsen are offering some very practical and, we think super helpful, advice for parents who have been thrown into having the classroom in your home. 

Publish Date 3-23-20There's a feeling in air... it's like the whole world is being forced to take a pause... slow down... and re-set. In this episode Chip shares some thoughts about how the circumstances we find ourselves in might be an "opportunity" for a family Re-Set or maybe even a personal one too.Resource Links from this episode:Chip's Live Stream LinkDaily Audio BibleEpisode 79 - "Talking to Your Kids About the Corona-virus"​Episode 32 - "Rest, Shabbat, Sabbath, Manuha's

Publish Date 3-16-20 We wanted to offer some encouragement to parents and Grandparents this week about talking to the children in your family about the event happening the around the world due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. We also wanted to just share some resources we've found that might help as well. Please feel free to share this episode with other parents and grandparents who might be some ideas about helping children through this potentially really scary and anxious time. A great article from the Child Mind Institute Talking To Kids When You're Feeling Anxious How Students Can Get Ahead During School Shut-downs  

Publish Date 3-9-20 It's another Dad Episode and the guys are tackling, what for some might be a Hot Button subject... Disciplining Children. Listen in on the conversation as they talk about the challenging and changing dynamics around this topic.  

Publish Date 3-2-20 “Who are you, Lord my God, and who am I?” One of the stories about St. Francis of Assisi relates how a brother watched the saint in prayer, and heard him pray the words, “Who are you, Lord my God, and who am I?” Even the Saints were needing to find their identity in Christ... the struggle is real and with us still today to be sure. Brittany is off to speak to a conference of young Christian women about this very topic. Britt gives you a snapshot of what she'll be sharing at the conference.

Publish Date 2-24-20It sounds counter intuitive when you sat it but letting your kids take risks and fail is actually a really good parenting move on your part! This week's topic was inspired by Episode 71 "We Have To Try" and Josh's comment that he wanted to give their daughter Riley permission to take risks even if those risks mean she has to experience falling down, a lot. His reasoning was he knew how much she would benefit from the growth that is happening for her in those high risk moments. It's Risky Business in parenting but without risk there is no growth... the reward is in the risk. Brittany shares her experience working with College students and recognizing the difference between those whose parents gave them a chance to take risks and fail and ones with parents whose mission was to clear away every obstacle. Check out Love Lives Here by Maria Goff

Publish Date 2-17-20This week we have another Brand New Dad Episode... this week the conversation is short but sweet here on the heels of Valentines Day. We thought it appropriate to share this really excellent conversation as the guys share honestly about how their wives are making them better men. We hope you are encouraged by this chat. Phil Keaggy's beautiful piece, Tennessee Morning makes another appearance this week as well. Check out all of Phil's Music Here.Chris mentions Tim Keller and some of his thoughts on marriage... check out His Book Here.

Publish Date 2-10-20We are back this week with another installment of the Dad Episodes. Chip is joined by sometime co-host Josh Osborn, Josh Graham, Joe Osborn and Chris Holm. Chip asks this question... "How has the #Metoo movement affected you in your parenting goals, style with your kids? All of these guys are Dad's of daughters and some have both girls and boys in there household. This conversation is a good one and an important one for men to have with each other. It's also very interesting to hear the honesty and genuine concern and care these Dads express in some of what they share in this episode.The Bumper music in this episode:"Tennesee Morning" by Phil Keaggy from the Album 220The Upper Room Podcast with Chris Holm

Publish Date 2-3-20When it comes to conversations around those BIG topics like LOVE... how do you make it small enough or simple enough to share with children? Or heck with anyone of any age... even for yourself... how do we practically apply any of this within our families? Chip and Brittany are talking about that very thing in this episode and they're taking a journey into the garden... well at least metaphorically speaking. 

Publish Date 1-27-20As we have been thinking about the new season of our podcast we have been captivated by this idea of the Transforming Power of God's Love. So Love... is what we're going to be just living with for awhile in our podcast. Chip and Britt pick up where they left off from the Season 2 Kickoff Episode.Check out The Upper Room Fellowship Podcast and Chris Holm's series on Love. Check out Bob GoffCheck out Lakeside OhioGet Chip's song Love, Love, Love, Love

Publish Date 1-20-20This week we are transporting our listeners to The Upper Room Fellowship in Columbiana, Ohio on a recent Sunday morning to hear some good words from Josh and Megan Osborn. If you haven't heard their story check out the interview we did with them last year. It's a multi part interview that begins at Episode 18. Their story is one of heartbreak, hope, healing and overcoming. This is really a continuation of the story of how how God continues to work in and through this little family. Also there's a companion video to go with this episode. This is the video Josh describes at the end. Check it out here and please feel free to share it with your friends... it's very inspiring. Follow Riley's journey on Riley Updates on Facebook.

Publish Date 1-13-20How are those Resolutions going? Do you feel sometimes a bit overwhelmed by all the New Year New Leaf, New Year New You chatter that is just about everywhere this time of year? Chip and Britt have a pretty lively conversation around this topic... Chip is kind weary of it all... Britt is excited and inspired by those kind of things this time year... listen in and see where the conversation takes them. We hope you'll be encouraged and inspired by this episode regardless of which side of the self-improvement conversation you come down on.

Publish Date 1-6-20We are back everyone and happy to be kicking off season 2 of the podcast, We really are just wanting to greet you all and re-connect in this episode but also we thought it would be fun to shoot some video and post as well. So to kick off this new season we are welcoming you in to check out our creative spaces and how we do what we when we record. We may be posting more video with future episode. You'll be able to watch any video episodes we publish here on our website and on Chip's You Tube Channel.

Publish Date 5-27-19After 68 consecutive weekly published episode, we've decided to take a summer hiatus to refresh, renew and regroup. In this episode Chip and Brittany offer you, the listener their wish for you for this summer. Have a great summer and please if you get the chance to leave a 5 Start Rating and Review of the Roots and Wings Podcast. That is so very helpful to make the podcast more discoverable and accessible to more people. Also, don't forget to visit our Facebook page and join the Better Together Group. Have a great summer! We will be back with new episodes this Fall.

Publish Date 5-20-19This is Part Three of our "Dad Episodes Series"... We've been wanting to record some episodes that would speak to and encourage our Dad Listeners.  So we thought what better way to connect with all the Dads in the audience than to have a bunch of Dads on the Podcast! So we recorded a conversation with four Dads who also happen to be really good friends. This part of the conversation the guys are talking about discovering their wives "love language" and how they use that knowledge in their marriages to love their Wives well.  We hope you enjoy the conversation and are encouraged too.The 5 Love Languages - Gary Chapman

Publish Date 5-13-193 Most Important Things ... a child needs from a parent... Time, Touch, and Attention. Of course, there may be more than 3 for sure but these have to be in the top 10 at least. Listen to Chip and Britt's conversation and see if this episode stirs something up in you. Also, don't forget to join the new "Better Together" Facebook Group and help us grow the community of friends and families around the podcast. And please leave a review and rate us on iTunes Podcast.

Publish Date 5-6-19We are sharing some Podcast News with you our listeners this week. The Roots and Wings Podcast will be taking a hiatus for the summer months of June, July, and August. The last episode for the spring will be May 27th then we will be taking the summer to consider what's been working and what needs some tweaking for future episodes. We plan to be back with all new episodes in the Fall. Change is never an easy thing for anybody but the truth is growth and development can only come through change and that's true with this podcast as well. We want to produce the very best content we can and make the Roots and Wings Podcast vibrant resource for families. We are also excited to share a brand new resource with you... the Roots and Wings Podcast "Better Together" Facebook Group. This is a private group we've set up for R&W Pod Listeners where folks can share ideas, frustrations, concerns, victories, and encouragement.  We really do believe this idea that nobody is meant to do life alone and that we are all truly better together when we are for each other and cheering one another on. We hope this group can be a place to grow community and connectedness around this conversation about faith, family, children, marriage, work, play, and just life.

Publish Date 4-29-19This is Part Two of our "Dad Episodes Series"... We've been wanting to record some episodes that would speak to and encourage our Dad Listeners.  So we thought what better way to connect with all the Dads in the audience than to have a bunch of Dads on the Podcast! So we recorded a conversation with four Dads who also happen to be really good friends. This part of the conversation touches on how kids changed their marriage, date night, finding a babysitter and more! We hope you enjoy the conversation and are encouraged too.The 5 Love Languages - Gary Chapman

Publish Date 4-22-19Are you saying things to your kids over and over again till they know what you're going to say before you even say it? Hopefully, what they're hearing from you over and over again are words of love and encouragement rather than constantly being corrected or reprimanded. Why is it so easy for us to be quick to criticize or correct our kids? It seems like we need to be more intentional about speaking words of affirmation and encouragement. For some reason, this does not come as natural to us. Wouldn't it be great if we told our kids we loved them so many times and in so many ways that they actually become second nature to us and our kids would just expect it? "Love Lives Here" - Maria Goff

Publish Date 4-15-19 We've been wanting to record some episodes that would speak to and encourage our Dad Listeners.  So we thought what better way to connect with all the Dads in the audience than to have a bunch of Dads on the Podcast! So we are kicking off Part One of "The Dad Episodes" with Chip and special guest co-host Josh who will fill you in on what the Dad Episodes are all about. Oh and we think our female listeners will appreciate these episodes as well :-)

Publish Date 4-8-19It's the beginning of touring season for Chip and we are working on producing some great interviews to air this spring and summer. So we're bringing you a Special ENCORE Episode this week an episode that was a favorite of our listeners when it first aired in March of last year. We're talking about the idea of helping kids to make the faith traditions they may be inheriting from us their very own. The truth is this faith of ours and the heritage of faith we may have received from our parents and grandparents probably looks a lot different than it did for them. It makes sense then that our children's and grandchildren's faith will also look a bit different than ours. This episode also features a song called My Dad's Coat that Chip wrote and features his friend Phil Keaggy on electric guitar and vocals.

Publish Date 4-1-19 Fresh off the road from a Root and Wings Workshop and Family Concert Chip shares with Brittany a bit about a really special time with Parents in Columbus, Ohio. Get all the info about out how to bring the Roots and Wings Workshop bundled with a Family Concert to your community.

Publish Date 3-25-19In this episode we have the special pleasure of interviewing another Father/Daughter Team... Greg Aker and his daughter Leslie Garrity. We got wind of a very special Father/Daughter relationship that Greg and Leslie share and we wanted to talk to them about it so we invited them into the studio and this is the result. Pull up a chair and join in this very fun and really good conversation.Check out Leslie Garrity's very popular Fashion Focused Instagram and her WebPosts

Publish Date 3-18-19There's no such thing as "Perfect Parenting" or "Perfect Children" it's just not a reality. So why then do we spend so much of our lives either striving for perfection or demanding perfection in others when the truth is we are all imperfect people? So many of us walk around with deep wounds and so much baggage feeling like we are failing at life because we are not measuring up to this ideal Mom, Dad, Partner, Son, Daughter, or Friend we might be measuring ourselves with. We need to somehow get our minds around the fact that this idea of perfection is not reality. There are no perfect people, no perfect parents, no perfect kids, and no perfect families. So maybe that's the bad news, but here's the good news you are enough. Did you hear that bit of "gospel"? God knows us and sees us just the way we are with all of our imperfections and flaws and still loves us with complete and everlasting love. An unconditional, transforming love that will absolutely bring wholeness and healing to our lives and to our parenting and marriage relationships. Details for Chip's Tour Dates Here Roots and Wings Website  

Publish Date 3-11-19Special guest Author-Blogger-Speaker-Event Planner-Mom Kristen Tiber is on the podcast this week. Kristen and her husband, Dan, met on a blind date fifteen years ago.  Two years later, they married and now have two elementary-aged children.  Kristen shares her story of how she thought her path was clearly defined only to see God direct her in a completely different and very surprising new direction. Kristen also shares about her books Teach Me To Serve:  99 Ways Preschoolers Can Learn to Serve and Bless Others and recently released At the Well:  Discovering God’s Plan for Finding True LoveCheck out Kristen's Blog: Celebrate Every Day With MeVisit Kristen's Website: www.kristentiber.comKristen's Books - Teach Me To Serve and At The Well

Publish Date 3-4-19Britt is back from Sarasota, Florida and fresh off of Siesta Key Beach feeling renewed, refreshed and full of some thoughtful and encouraging things to share... also just a little tan too :-)

Publish Date 2-25-19Chip is flying solo in this shortened episode as Brittany is away on Spring Break! In this episode Chip shares a story and some wisdom he received as a young father from a man who loved Jesus, loved his family and loved people. We hope you find these thoughts encouraging and helpful.Join the Roots and Wings Podcast community on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

Publish Date 2-18-19We hope this episode will be an encouraging one for you. As always we are cheering you on in your parenting adventure with this thought.... "You are a better parent than you think you are" So how can we say that? Well... listen in and find out and be encouraged.Join the community and share your story, thoughts and ideas with us by sending us an email or join Roots and Wings Podcast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

Publish Date 2-4-19​I was going through some old file folders and found some notes I jotted down from a radio show discussion panel on parenting. I honestly don't remember the name of the radio show or source but I thought they were important enough to write down at the time and rediscovering them today I think they might be worth sharing with other parents out there. Ephesians 6:4 encourages us with this thought: "Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord." Another translation says, "do not provoke your children to anger". Seems like a no brainer doesn't it ? And yet I know in my adventures in parenting I've been guilty of doing just that. I think that's why I must have taken the time to take these notes when I heard that radio interview. ​Here's a link to read the blog post and review the "8 Ways to Exasperate Your Kids" and I hope you'll be encouraged by these thoughts in your parenting adventures.

Publish Date 1-28-19Here in the "Bleak Mid Winter" we are thinking about the rhythms and seasons of life. In this particular season we all begin to feel the effects of shorter days and longer night of ice and snow and cold if you live in the northern part of the United States. Chip and Brittany are talking about how they're dealing with this time of year and exploring the idea of even embracing the natural rhythms of nature and life and how there may be something good happening in this time. If your family is beginning to show signs of Cabin Fever we hope this episode will be an encouragement and even give you some fun ideas for your family.

Publish Date 1-21-19We're thinking about how important it is for us to seek and share forgiveness for healthy, vibrant family relationships. For parents it's vital for us to model forgiveness in our homes. Here's a link to the Ted Radio Podcast "Forgiveness" episode that inspired this conversation.

Publish Date 1-14-19We're all still feeling the newness of 2019 and the sense of standing on the threshold of something new and that anything could happen! Are you ready to dive in? In this episode Chip and Brittany are inviting you out to play in the fresh new fallen snow of a brand new year! Isaiah 43:18-19 New International Version 18 ‘Forget the former things;    do not dwell on the past.19 See, I am doing a new thing!    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?I am making a way in the wilderness    and streams in the wasteland.

Publish Date 1-7-19 It's the first episode of 2019 and Chip and Brittany are talking about all the feelings and emotions that come as we stand on the threshold of brand new year. They talk about the importance of not only marking time and celebrated where we've been also making a plan and having a strategy for where we are going.Links to persons and places mentioned in this episode:Cotton Eye Joe - RednexThe Daily Audio Bible - Brian Hardin Girl Wash Your Face - Rachel Hollis ************************************* Official Website: www.rootsandwingspodcast.com Follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/rootsandwingspodcast Booking Information for a Workshop or Family Concert with Chip Richter

Publish Date 12-31-18Here in the midst of a Holiday season it's the last episode of 2018... Chip and Brittany are reflecting a bit on the beginnings of R&W Podcast and some of their favorite moments. They also share a few stats and are asking for your input as well. Happy New Year!!!

Publish Date 12-24-18Grab a cup of Christmas cheer, pull up a seat next to the fire and join the conversation. Chip and Brittany reflect on Christmas and time spent with the ones you love and the ones who love you. Wishing you a very merry Christmas.The Christmas music heard in this episode is from Sufjan Stevens Songs for Christmas

Publish Date 12-17-18It's our Christmas Memories Episode... We've gathered some wonderful Christmas music along with even more wonderful Christmas Memories from some of our listeners and friends. We hope you enjoy this one and maybe make some memories with your family and friends this Christmas Season.Music in this Episode:Chip Richter's- Very, Merry, Dashing, Dancing, Jingle, Ringing, Christmas CDPhil Keaggy's- An Angel's ChristmasAcoustic Christmas - Spirited Holiday Instrumentals 

Publish Date 12-10-18It's the one about the Christmas Controversy. What do you tell your kids about Santa Claus... is he real... is he pretend... or neither? Chip and Brittany are talking about their own experience about how Brittany's dad handled it one way and then another way after a change of heart. Listen to the end for "Must Be Santa" from Chip's Christmas CD... and if you want to hear more get the whole CD and just pay what you like... click here.

Publish Date 12-3-18This past Sunday, December 2nd, was the kick-off for the first Sunday of Advent. This week Brittany and Chip are talking about Advent, what it's all about, how people celebrate it and how you can bring the season of Advent into your home and share it with your children. Brittany shares a bit about making her homemade Advent wreath (see pic below) and they talk about several good resources to give you some ideas about how to Bring Advent Home for your family this Christmas season.Advent (ˈædˌvɛnt  ; adˈventˌ)noun1. the period including the four Sundays just before Christmas2. Theology a. the birth of Christ b. Second Coming3. [a-] a coming or arrivalWord origin of 'advent' ME & OFr avent < ML adventus < pp. of L advenire, to come

Publish Date 11-26-18 This week Chip and Brittany are talking about and unpacking an article from Victoria Prooday who is an occupational therapist with years of experience working with children, parents, and teachers. In her practice she is seeing something so widespread and alarming that they wanted to talk about it and share her article and thoughts. Links for this episode:Deep Roots at Home BlogVictoria Prooday

Publish Date 11-19-18Happy Thanksgiving Week! We're talking about "Growing Gratitude" in our families in this 3 part series. Chip and Brittany are talking about how this "practice" of mindfulness in gratitude and thanksgiving has touched them. We hope you've found these discussions inspiring and encouraging for you and your family. Remember we really would love to see a pic of your gratitude tree if you have one going. Email it to us or post up with #rootsandwings