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Let's Talk

68 videos • 1,734 views • by Norann & Chris - Duo Down Under We share our thoughts and views on topics that interest, inspire, and/or concern us as parents, people of faith, and members of the amazing human family.

Merry Christmas 2024, from our home to yours!

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Seasons Change: 2 empty nesters (kinda) have a creek-side chat - and dodge a thunderstorm

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Why we love living in an intergenerational community

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In which we re-emerge... & chat about Danthonia Bruderhof's production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town

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Discovering Tasmania: our epic week in Australia's Apple Isle. (And also, soy sauce can't fly)

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What's been happening? A quick catch-up...before summer's gone!

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Angels for Advent Calendar at Danthonia Bruderhof - & our Christmas greetings to you!

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Birthdays and a wedding: catching you up on recent events at our Australian Bruderhof

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Roots and wings: letting go of our adult kids

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Why we've moved to a new house at the Bruderhof - and what makes it a home

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Bruderhof celebrations for our 25th wedding anniversary - and wedding (grainy video alert!)

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Why we love commitment

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Dinner in an Aussie woolshed - with Chris's mom here to enjoy it!

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The gift of pain: is that really a thing (and if it is, what do we do with it)?

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Healthy friendships within a church community

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Do we observe Lent at the Bruderhof?

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Each day is a lifetime | what our happy dog teaches us

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Christmas at the Bruderhof: how we celebrate

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Charles Dickens' youngest son 'Plorn' rests in a remote Australian graveyard - as we discover

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We take a road trip - and talk about the landscape of relationships

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Welcoming refugees as waymakers | Talking with Tim Buxton, You Belong

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Why is it easier to love far-away people than those closest to us?

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Talking about gratitude & Bonhoeffer on our evening stroll

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Parenting young children - 4 tips that helped our family

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3 reasons getting sick with flu doesn't have to be a total downer

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Why our son quit school to be a cowboy | a father/son talk

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Christmas in July at Danthonia Bruderhof!

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The best marriage advice we ever received

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Wordless witness: how we learned heart-lessons from two quiet people

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How our Bruderhof community welcomes babies

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How do we resolve conflicts in our marriage and family?

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Love is the bridge: finding meaning in our impermanence

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Responding to the war in Ukraine & turmoil in our world | Everyday peacemaking

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How do we pray? And what does 'pray without ceasing' mean to us?

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What does our family do for fun?

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Finding meaning in the mundane: how do we respond when work is boring?

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Barriers & benefits to forming meaningful connections with other people

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We're back in Oz - and here's why we're looking forward to 2022!

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Fezziwig's simple secret to being kind | A Christmas Carol

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Taking leave of our dad

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What end of life care is like for our dad at a Bruderhof community

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We flew from Australia to NY to surprise Chris's parents!

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Family reset: how an Aussie caravan adventure revitalized our friends

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What's so great about humility? | Occupying our God-given space

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Remembering Esther, Norann's 10-yr-old sister who thanked the surgeon who took her leg.

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"Everyone is welcome here!" Life lessons from a grandma who never locks her door.

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Back to School Habits: 4 Family Friendly Ideas

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What do we do with our worries?

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Where does gratitude come from? Learning from two veteran practitioners

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Indulgence: does it belong in Christian life?

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A walk in Australia's rainforest - and the poetry it inspired

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Trees improve our pastures (and teach us heart lessons)

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Genuine affection: (trying to) 'take delight' in people who leave a mess

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Five family favorite read aloud books for young children

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We discuss Australia's mouse plague, & celebrating Easter in autumn - & sing a song. And eat mango.

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Straya: how our adventure began

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Dostoevksy collides with basketball as we talk team-building in our local community.

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A father/son talk

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We celebrate Norann's mom's birthday - and her legacy

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Family (and dog) sing-along

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ANZAC Day: two pacifists reflect on this anniversary of collective remembrance

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The importance of pets: why we love them & what they teach us

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Happy Mother's Day! In praise of our marvelous moms, and more.

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Weekend Wrap-Up: highlights from the home front

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Love Like Folded Laundry (or, Sidestepping the Slow Death of Perfectionism)

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I surprised my wife with a kitten for her birthday!

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We were 24 when our first son was born. What was that like? (Spoiler alert: we were, uh, young.)

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What does it mean to truly belong? How do we arrive there, & help others find their way home?

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