Episode #042 with Kim FredricksonParenting with Compassion — & Leaving a Legacy   Head to SimplyJoyfulPodcast.com or KristiClover.com/042 to see all the Show Notes & Awesome Quotes that we collected for you!   Merry Christmas!... ...& a special thanks to our wonderful sponsor this month: PeachDish  PeachDish is generously hosting a fun giveaway for us over the next two weeks: 4 Holiday Feast Kits with Brunch Casseroles! **Sign up for this week’s giveaway HERE!**   … Okay! Now onto this week's encouraging episode! Today’s episode is extra special to me. I got to know Kim Fredrickson many years ago. Kim is one of the licensed therapists who taught a marriage class at our church in northern California. Steve and I were newly married at the time and learned so much from her. She was a real hero to me all those years ago. More recently, Kim and I reconnected through our literary agency on Facebook.  Kim’s new book, Give Your Kids a Break, has an interesting backstory. Most people write books to share with an unknown audience. Kim began writing this intentionally for her children and for her future grandchildren. It is the outpouring of all her 30+ years as a marriage and family therapist and her own parenting experiences — all written to pass on her wisdom and passion for building family unity when she is no longer around to do so herself. We all know our time on this earth is limited, however, Kim has an even greater sense of urgency after being diagnosed with a terminal lung disease. I’ll let her share more of that story on the show. This is a powerful episode! We’re going to talk about parenting and leaving a legacy. We’re going to laugh and cry. Please don’t miss this one. In fact, I ask that you share this episode with as many other families as you can. I also want to ask you to pray for a miracle for Kim! There is power in prayer. God is a God who can heal…even the impossible. So, what would you do if you were told you only had a few years to live? What kind of legacy would you try to leave behind for your family? Listen in and hear Kim’s perspective. I know that you are going to be so blessed by her words of wisdom.   BOOKS & POST MENTIONED… Give Your Kids a Break Give Yourself a Break How to Get Your Kids to Listen   LINKS TO OTHER THINGS MENTIONED… (See more details on the SHOW NOTES!) Our December Giveaway with PeachDish Join our Simply Joyful community and get my Sanity Savers for Moms book FREE! The Simply Joyful Membership Site My DaySpring Favorites page Listening to Audio Books with Audible! The Simply Joyful Podcast mug Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss the next encouraging episode! iTunes & Stitcher & now GooglePlay   I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast! My prayer is always that you will be blessed and encouraged by each episode. Live Simply. Be Joyful.   LET’S CONNECT!… My Website | Facebook  | Instagram | YouTube | Pinterest | Twitter   CONNECT WITH THE KIM… Kim Fredrickson is a licensed marriage and family therapist of thirty-plus years. She loves to teach others about the power of self-compassion from a faith perspective. She is the author of Give Yourself a Break: Turning Your Inner Critic into a Compassionate Friend and Give Your Kids a Break: Parenting with Compassion for You and Your Children. She recently retired from her counseling practice when diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, a terminal lung disease that developed as a rare complication from the chemotherapy and radiation she received for breast cancer. After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, she decided to write this book as a way to have a positive influence in the lives of her adult children and their future grandchildren. Kim wanted to help them with the challenges of parenting when the time came. She knew she wouldn’t be around to hold her grandbabies and help her children raise them in person. Originally it was only going to be for them. As Kim wrote, she thought others might benefit as well, so decided to self-publish i