Street Vet

He walked the streets in secret, a veterinarian in his off-hours, looking to help the pets of the homeless. Now his work in the subject of the tv show "Street Vet." He describes how his work has changed the lives of both pets and their owners. And his own.

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Featuring: Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Lisa talks with Julie Rose about her show, Top of Mind with Julie Rose. Then, we hear an episode of the show. Hundreds of parents volunteered their children as participants in the COVID-19 vaccine trials. To some of us, that seems like a crazy risk. But to those parents, it didn’t feel risky at all. The way that we think about risk is complex. It changes based on the situation, and it’s more arbitrary than we might want to admit. In this episode, we examine how people gauge risk, whether it’s in an everyday parenting situation or a death-defying rock climb, and we look at ways to bring more rationality into our risk-taking.

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Running Your Family Like a Business

Who doesn’t like bacon? Bacon is a favorite for many families but when you have a large family, having bacon on a regular basis can get expensive. In coach Meg Thomas’s family one of their biggest family debates was over bacon. The kids wanted more but the parents knew daily bacon just wasn’t in the budget. How did they compromise? By holding a family meeting where every person’s concerns were voiced and then a plan was set in place where everyone gave and sacrificed for the good of the whole family.  Meg Thomas believes you have to run your family like a business and when you address even a minor issue like bacon in a consistent format, you build a culture within your home that helps your family thrive and have great results.  On today’s episode Meg has so many great tips and insights on how to take your family to the next level. If you want to create a family culture where you are all excelling together you definitely want to give this interview a listen.

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Exodus 18–20

In this episode we'll discuss two lessons learned from Moses and his work with the children of Israel. We'll discuss the process by which Moses spoke with the Lord at Sinai, being required to go up and down the mountain to get information. This relates to our own challenges, what the Lord expects of us, and how effort is required to achieve things of value. We'll also discuss how Moses learned there were some things that he could not do on his own, needing to reach out for help from others. We'll explore how we each need to reach out for help, which blesses our lives and also those who help us.

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