Publish Date 6-8-20 We 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 pro…

Publish Date 6-1-20 We 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 person…

Publish Date 5-25-20 Here'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 quali…

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…

Publish Date 5-11-20 we 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 movin…

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 conversati…

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 fr…

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 wit…

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 …

Publish Date 4-6-20 Chip 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 sur…

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 th…

Publish Date 3-23-20 There'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 Liv…

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 oth…

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Publish Date 2-24-20 It 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 ex…

Publish Date 2-17-20 This 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 Ke…

Publish Date 2-10-20 We 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 bo…

Publish Date 2-3-20 When 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 t…

Publish Date 1-27-20 As 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 Fellow…

Publish Date 1-20-20 This 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 on…

Publish Date 1-13-20 How 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 thi…

Publish Date 1-6-20 We 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 …

Publish Date 5-27-19 After 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 Podcas…

Publish Date 5-20-19 This 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 t…

Publish Date 5-13-19 3 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…

Publish Date 5-6-19 We 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 episode…

Publish Date 4-29-19 This 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 …

Publish Date 4-22-19 Are 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 corre…

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 i…

Publish Date 4-8-19 It'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 mak…

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.By Chip Richter

Publish Date 3-25-19 In 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…

Publish Date 3-18-19 There'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 a…

Publish Date 3-11-19 Special 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 …

Publish Date 3-4-19 Britt 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 :-)By Chip Richter

Publish Date 2-25-19 Chip 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 o…

Publish Date 2-18-19 We 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 u…

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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 oth…

Publish Date 1-28-19 Here 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 …

Publish Date 1-21-19 We'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.By Chip Richter

Publish Date 1-14-19 We'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 t…

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 a…

Publish Date 12-31-18 Here 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!!!By Chip Richter

Publish Date 12-24-18 Grab 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 12-17-18 It'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, …

Publish Date 12-10-18 It'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 C…

Publish Date 12-3-18 This 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 wre…

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 thou…