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Changing Relationships
Series Title: How Empty is Your Nest? (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey, Susan Yates
The kids are grown and gone. Now what? Barbara Rainey and Susan Yates talk about the changing relationships a woman is likely to experience once she arrives at the empty nest. Barbara and Susan give some helpful suggestions for embracing this stage of life and intentionally improving the relationship she has with her husband, children and friends. Mixed Feelings Stirred Up By the Empty Nest
Series Title: How Empty is Your Nest? (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey, Susan Yates
Am I the only one who feels this way? Barbara Rainey and Susan Yates recall how they felt when they first entered this confusing, liberating, and emotion-packed stage of life called the empty nest. Profiles in Empty Nest Courage
Series Title: Guide to the Empty Nest 2 (Day 5 of 5)
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey, Susan Yates
Walk with us down the hall of heroes as Dennis and Barbara Rainey and author Susan Yates profile just some of the women making a difference in the season of life we call the empty nest. Becoming a World Changer
Series Title: Guide to the Empty Nest 2 (Day 4 of 5)
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey, Susan Yates
It's not too late for you to make a difference in the world. Dennis Rainey talks with his wife, Barbara, and Susan Yates, authors of the book Barbara and Susan's Guide to the Empty Nest, about the difference women can make in the Kingdom of God once they embrace their new assignment post empty nest. Tune in to find out how you can become a world changer right where you are! Discovering Your Purpose
Series Title: Guide to the Empty Nest 2 (Day 3 of 5)
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey, Susan Yates
The kids are gone. The house is empty. What will you do now? Dennis Rainey welcomes his wife, Barbara, and family friend Susan Yates, to talk about the second half of life called the empty nest. Barbara and Susan, authors of the book Barbara and Susan's Guide to the Empty Nest, encourage women to develop those interests they may have put off while raising children and to remember that there's still plenty of time to impact the world and future generations. Retreat, Rest, and Recuperate
Series Title: Guide to the Empty Nest 2 (Day 2 of 5)
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey, Susan Yates
Are you dazed by the changes thrust on you by the empty nest? Then you're not alone. Barbara Rainey joins her husband, Dennis Rainey, and her long-time friend, Susan Yates, to talk about the benefits of taking a "time-out" after the children leave home. Hear Barbara and Susan tell what they did to unwind and how this time of relaxation helped them gear up for the second half. Celebrate the Empty Nest!
Series Title: Guide to the Empty Nest 2 (Day 1 of 5)
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey, Susan Yates
Have your kids all left home? If so, then it's time to celebrate! Those are the sentiments of Barbara Rainey and Susan Yates, today's broadcast guests. Barbara, a mother of six and the wife of Dennis Rainey, and Susan, the mother of five and wife to pastor John Yates, reveal what they felt as their children left one by one and compare that to what they experience now as they renew old hobbies, travel, and enjoy quality time with their husbands. Relating to Your Adult Kids
Series Title: Barbara and Susan's Guide to the Empty Nest (Day 5 of 5)
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey, Susan Yates
When the kids leave home you become a new kind of parent. Best-selling authors Barbara Rainey and Susan Yates discuss the challenges and benefits of relating in a new way to your adult sons and daughters. How Do I Relate to My Husband?
Series Title: Barbara and Susan's Guide to the Empty Nest (Day 4 of 5)
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey, Susan Yates
Marriages, like tides, ebb and flow. Authors Barbara Rainey and Susan Yates give some practical advice for reconnecting with your husband during the empty nest. What Do I Do With My Disappointment?
Series Title: Barbara and Susan's Guide to the Empty Nest (Day 3 of 5)
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey, Susan Yates
As you look back on your parenting, do you often feel a twinge of regret? Barbara Rainey and Susan Yates, authors of the book Barbara and Susan's Guide to the Empty Nest. talk about what to do when the high expectations you have for your kids don't materialize. What Do I Do With My Loneliness?
Series Title: Barbara and Susan's Guide to the Empty Nest (Day 2 of 5)
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey, Susan Yates
Author Barbara Rainey, a mother of six adult children, and Susan Yates, an author and mother of five adult children, share their personal experiences about entering the empty nest. Hear them talk about the loneliness they felt as they tried to adjust to this new chapter in their lives. Thoughts and Feelings About the Empty Nest
Series Title: Barbara and Susan's Guide to the Empty Nest (Day 1 of 5)
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey, Susan Yates
You've longed for the day when the house would be peaceful again and the kids would finally be grown and on their own. But now that it's here, all you can do is mourn your loss. Authors Barbara Rainey and Susan Yates remember the day when their youngest chicks flew the family coop and suddenly propelled them into the new stage of life called the empty nest. Ready for Prime Time?
So, are YOU ready for Prime Time? Life on the Half Shell?
When you think about retirement, how do you envision it? Fill the Void
Are you becoming a better friend to your spouse? Stepping Into Prime Time
Series Title: Getting Ready for Prime Time (Day 5 of 5)
Guests Include: Dennis & Barbara Rainey
The empty nest can be an exciting time in a couple's life if they plan for it. Today on the broadcast, Dennis and Barbara Rainey talk about how they plan to use their spiritual gifts and their free time in the decades ahead. Pouring a New Foundation (Dad's Perspective)
Series Title: Getting Ready for Prime Time (Day 4 of 5)
Guests Include: Dennis & Barbara Rainey
Men are usually glad to see their children take on new challenges, even when that includes leaving home for college or a career. But does that mean that men aren't affected by this strange, new stage of life called the empty nest? Find out by joining Dennis and Barbara Rainey for today's broadcast when Dennis honestly shares his perspective about this new era of their lives without children at home. The Empty Nest from a Mom's Perspective
Series Title: Getting Ready for Prime Time (Day 3 of 5)
Guests Include: Dennis & Barbara Rainey
Do men and women experience the empty nest differently? On today's broadcast, Barbara Rainey talks about the emotions she's faced as she's adjusted to an empty nest. The Mission and Purpose of the Empty Nest
Series Title: Getting Ready for Prime Time (Day 2 of 5)
Guests Include: Dennis & Barbara Rainey
Now that the kids are gone, what will you do? Today on the broadcast, Dennis and Barbara Rainey talk about planning for a future after the kids are gone. Preparing for the Empty Nest
Series Title: Getting Ready for Prime Time (Day 1 of 5)
Guests Include: Dennis & Barbara Rainey
All this week on the broadcast, Dennis and Barbara Rainey, parents of six adult children, talk about their transition from bustling household full of teenagers to empty nest made for two. Hear about the challenges they've faced during this time by tuning in to today's broadcast.