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In this episode of Let’s Talk TCA, the tables are turned as our regular host, Cynthia Yanof, becomes a guest on the podcast. TCA student Ella Eubanks interviews Cynthia about her new book, “Life Is Messy, God Is Good,” and her experiences as a podcaster, a foster mom, and a TCA parent.

Life is hard, and it often goes “off script.” Cynthia talks about having a theology that lines up with reality and finding God at work in the middle of our messes. She shares “messy truths” from her book, heartwarming stories from the TCA community, and insights from being “the oldest mom on the playground.”

As a special treat to our listeners, we are also giving away 20 signed copies of Cynthia’s book. To enter your name into a drawing for the books, simply email podcast@trinitychristian.org with a suggestion for a future podcast topic or guest. Out of everyone who emails an idea, 20 people will be randomly selected to receive a free book.

You can order Cynthia’s book and find more of her podcasts at cynthiayanof.com.

In this episode, our host Cynthia Yanof talks with TCA alum Matt Marks ’14. Matt is the Campus Care Coordinator at the University of Oklahoma and the founder of the OU Food Pantry.

We hear about where Matt’s heart to serve others began and how his years at TCA ignited this passion. Matt talks about how service opportunities, teachers, coaches, and athletics shaped him.

He explains how he lives out his personal motto “Doing More to Make a Difference” in his daily life and encourages us to do the same.

We sure are proud to call Matt a TCA alum!

To find out more about Matt and the OU food pantry click here: https://www.ou.edu/foodpantry

In this episode our host Cynthia Yanof talks with Middle School teachers Brian Spence and Kerry DeWeese about the importance of connecting with students during the middle school years and the various ways TCA speaks into students’ lives. They discuss challenges and issues middles schoolers face such as friendships,academics, social media and sports and how our Community of Faith Gatherings, teachers and parents play important role in developing a student’s character as mature throughout middle school.

Welcome to the Let’s talk TCA podcast!

A podcast designed to inform, educate, and celebrate all the things that make Trinity Christian Academy the amazing community it is.

On today’s episode, we hear from TCA Lower School Counselor Emily Bush about the emotional impacts on our children during COVID-19. Shorter fuses, tears, and aggression are ways children of all ages are expressing their emotions during the pandemic. Ms. Bush gives practical tips on how parents can communicate with their children about their emotions.

TCA parents can visit the Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School Social-Emotional Resource Boards upon logging into the TCA website at www.trinitychristian.org