A Special Father's Day Encouragement: The Lasting Influence of a Father

In this special Father's Day episode, Lennon shares honest reflections on the joys, surprises, and lessons of fatherhood. From funny parenting memories and favorite Father's Day gifts to deeper conversations about faith, marriage, and raising children with intention, this episode is packed with encouragement for dads in every season.

We discuss why conversations matter, how children are always learning from what they see at home, and the powerful role a father's words play in shaping a child's future. Lennon also shares how becoming a father changed his priorities, strengthened his faith, and taught him the importance of leaving a legacy that goes far beyond success or wealth.

Whether you're a dad, married to one, or simply grateful for the fathers who have influenced your life, this episode offers practical wisdom and heartfelt encouragement for building a home filled with love, faith, and connection.

In this episode:
• Favorite Father's Day memories
• What surprised Lennon most about fatherhood
• Why kids need to see a healthy marriage
• The importance of everyday conversations with teens
• How fathers can encourage rather than simply correct
• Modeling faith at home
• The lasting impact of a dad's words and presence
• Encouragement for fathers who feel like they're falling short

Happy Father's Day from the Home and Marriage Podcast!

Transcript

Lennon 0:03

This is the Home and Marriage Podcast with Lennon and Crystal Noland, where we help couples become better at home and stronger together. We are husband and wife, parents and ministers who want God's best for our home and for yours Well, hello friends. Welcome to the show today. We hope that wherever you are and whatever you're doing, this finds you well and ready for some encouragement on how to be better at home and stronger together, because that's what we do here on the show

Christal 0:29

And today we have a fun episode just for dads because what is coming up next? What holiday? It's Father's Day. It's

Lennon 0:38

Father's

Christal 0:38

Day. It's coming up, and so I'm excited to celebrate you, and we're hoping this episode will encourage dads and also moms too. I think it's a great episode for moms to hear from a dad. I'm gonna interview you today, so that's gonna be fun and a little different

Lennon 0:56

Yes, it is. And before we get into that, friends, we wanna point out a feature that is present at the end of the intro notes on whatever podcast app you're doing, and the function is called Fan Mail. That is a way that through text or through audio, you could get on there and in just a few seconds leave us a message for the show. So, if you would like to give us some feedback on an episode that might have been an encouragement to you, or to ask us any questions home and marriage-related, we would love to interact with you in that way. We may take some time on an episode and answer it. We may build an entire episode around it. Who knows? But we would love you, friends, to interact with us through the Fan Mail function at the bottom of the episode notes in whatever podcast app you use

Christal 1:42

Okay. So first of all, Lennon, I just wanna ask you, what is a perfect Father's Day for you? What does that look like?

Lennon 1:51

For me, the perfect Father's Day looks like spending a little time with those who have made me a father. That includes you and the kids.

Christal 2:00

Yes.

Lennon 2:00

So I wanna spend some time there, but then I wanna be free from doing anything and everything. You know that my love language is just having no responsibility

Christal 2:09

Oh, is that your love language? That- Is that a love language?

Lennon 2:11

That's a six love language Having no responsibility. Oh. And so for us, Father's Day always fall, well, Father's Day for everyone falls on Sunday.

Christal 2:20

Yeah.

Lennon 2:20

Which for us as ministers is typically a work day.

Christal 2:24

Yes.

Lennon 2:24

And so that day I'll be ministering. So we usually kind of take the freedom and bump Father's Day over to Saturday.

Christal 2:31

Yeah.

Lennon 2:31

And you know the greatest gift you give me, you bring me lots of coffee, we have a good meal together, and I don't have to do anything.

Christal 2:38

Yeah. Okay. So your perfect Father's Day, yeah, you don't have to do the dishes, y- no responsibility.

Lennon 2:44

No.

Christal 2:44

Watching your guy shows on whatever app, you know?

Lennon 2:48

Yeah. So- Sometimes watch a movie where lots of people die and-

Christal 2:51

Yeah

Lennon 2:52

Sylvester Stallone or some old time hero comes out on top. I, I do enjoy those things.

Christal 2:56

Things are blowing up behind the person walking away.

Lennon 2:59

Yeah, there's something always powerful about someone walking away from an explosion. It's true.

Christal 3:03

All right. So you're gonna have that kind of Father's Day. That's our gift to you. do you have a favorite Father's Day memory? Just a memory or one year that was just really special to you?

Lennon 3:13

Oh, good question. I, actually, the, the one I'm remembering a lot was really last year. And you know I have the memory of a butterfly. But last year did mean a lot because last year you surprised me with two gifts. You made a mention on last episode how hesitant I am to spend money. Mm-hmm. But last year you surprised me with both, um... It was a, it was a hoodie that I had seen at Academy.

Christal 3:40

Yeah.

Lennon 3:41

A Jordan brand hoodie, dark blue. And so you gave me that, and I was like, "Oh, this is a great Father's Day present." I wanted to buy this, but I wouldn't pull the trigger. And then you handed me another boxed present. Mm-hmm. And in that- Yeah was a pair of low top Air Jordans, which I'd pointed out to you online, "I love these," and of course you knew I would never buy them. Right. And so you bought both of those things. You just, you made it happen. And then I had a great day of doing no things-

Christal 4:08

Mm-hmm

Lennon 4:08

and not being responsible. So that was a great one.

Christal 4:11

Yeah, I don't know if I can top that this year, but we'll see.

Lennon 4:16

Yeah.

Christal 4:16

We'll see. Okay. So that's awesome. All right. What about, What has been one of your funniest dad moments? Can you recall a moment that was just really, maybe at the mo- the time it wasn't as funny, or maybe it was, but what's one of your funniest dad moments?

Lennon 4:33

One of the things that comes to mind is going to the store whenever our firstborn was young. I had obviously been playing house and tea with tea time with her.

Christal 4:42

Yeah.

Lennon 4:43

And I went to the store, and the cashier pointed out that I had a green barrette in my hair.

Christal 4:48

Uh-huh.

Lennon 4:49

Because Addie had been fixing my hair. And I had not gotten everything out before I went to the store. Those kinda things are such fun memories.

Christal 4:57

Yeah, that's really a good memory. Okay, so getting a little bit more serious. What has been your favorite part of being a dad so far? I think, I'm sure you have many parts, many things to say about this, but what would be one of your favorite parts about being a dad?

Lennon 5:15

I think one of the best things is seeing how, how your kids' personalities develop as they get older.

Christal 5:20

Mm.

Lennon 5:21

And just the unique, the unique people they become, but then along with that, what kind of personality things were in them from the very beginning. As soon as you could begin to tell some things about this little bitty person, some of those characteristics really are there just whenever, whenever they're grown up. And I think that's the coolest thing. It just shows how God has wired them uniquely- Mm-hmm uh, in the womb, from the womb. So I think that is one of my favorite things about being a dad. They're just, they're the coolest people. And then also seeing what things they learn from you or traits they've taken on from you, and what's totally different.

Christal 6:01

Oh, yeah. And we definitely have a child that's more like you than any of the other children, don't you think?

Lennon 6:06

Yeah, we do. Our, our oldest daughter is, sometimes she is me with long hair.

Christal 6:11

Right. That's so funny how that happens. Yeah, I love that about parenting. I think the stages where you start to see who they're becoming has to be one of the best parts.

Lennon 6:22

That's very true, because early on as a dad, you don't always feel particularly needed. Hmm. It- it's like my biggest job when our kids were really little was giving you a breather every now and then.

Christal 6:34

Yeah, yeah.

Lennon 6:34

I don't know if that... It's not quite as simplistic as that-

Christal 6:37

Right

Lennon 6:37

but it really is when they become a little more like little humans than babies, where I feel like being a dad really kicks in to being super fun.

Christal 6:49

Well, one good thing about you as a dad, you were always so willing to help me when they were little. Probably wasn't your forte, But you would help me with changing diapers or feeding them or you, you did all the things when they were little to help me, which I've always appreciated. That's the kind of dad you are, and I think that's a very wonderful thing for a dad to be willing to step in to do the things that they're not even great at, but they're willing to help.

Lennon 7:12

It's interesting how being a dad has changed over time, because I remember talking to a man who had, not my, not my dad, but a man of the same age who had been influential in my life- Mm-hmm whenever our kids began to be born, and he said he had literally never changed a diaper.

Christal 7:31

Whoa.

Lennon 7:31

He had three adult children.

Christal 7:33

Yeah.

Lennon 7:33

But he was like, "It's just not something we did."

Christal 7:36

Right.

Lennon 7:36

I never did it."

Christal 7:37

Right. Wow. Yeah, it's really changed, I think, over time, and I think dads are a lot more involved, these days. It's a great help to moms. It is a plus, but I love that you were just willing to do that. I didn't have to beg you or anything like that, and I just appreciate that about you, so.

Lennon 7:55

Well, thanks. I think it's not that we as dads have to be you. Yeah. It's just that we need to help you.

Christal 8:00

Exactly.

Lennon 8:00

We have our dominant roles, but part of loving each other well is being of assistance when we're needed.

Christal 8:05

That's very true. Okay, what surprised you most about fatherhood?

Lennon 8:11

I think I would say what was most surprising is just the intensity of emotion and love that you feel for your kids. Oh,

Christal 8:20

yeah.

Lennon 8:21

Just, I remember the first time I heard the statement, and it was from one of, it was from a student at Duke University during our years as college ministers. He used a statement his parents had told him. He said, "My mom and dad say that you're only as happy as your happiest child."

Christal 8:39

Hmm.

Lennon 8:39

And I could see how we could go overboard with that, and we don't wanna, we don't want the happiness of our children to be our thermostat. But in a healthy way, it's just like, man, these, these kids are, are it. Mm-hmm. And we are all in on raising them during their years with us. And so I think that the intensity of love that you feel from the jump- Right as soon, as soon as they're born. We got to adopt, so as soon as she was in our care. I think that's the most surprising thing-

Christal 9:08

Yeah about being

Lennon 9:09

a dad.

Christal 9:09

Yeah. And it's a good thing. It's so good. I think you definitely as parents in general get more of a, a understanding of God's heart for us, even though we could never love in the, the depths that He does. But you get more of a glimpse of how God must love us as a father to us.

Lennon 9:28

Yeah. That, it makes me think of what Jesus said, "If you being evil know how to give good gifts to your children."

Christal 9:34

Yeah.

Lennon 9:34

The contrast between us and our heavenly Father couldn't be any bigger. Mm-hmm. So Jesus could say, "If you being evil," right, compared to, compared to the heavenly Father. But yeah, then He says, "How much more will the Father not give good gifts to His children, or give His Spirit to His children?"

Christal 9:50

Right.

Lennon 9:51

So yeah, I think if we as fallen people and imperfect parents are capable of, like, deep and patient and persistent love, that does give us a glimpse of, well, God, who's way better at all of it-

Christal 10:04

Mm-hmm

Lennon 10:04

loves us far deeper.

Christal 10:06

Well, going off of that, how has being a father changed you as a man? can I also say this about you? 'Cause I know this about you. You, when you were a young adult, for a while there you didn't even think you would ever have kids or want to ever have kids.

Lennon 10:22

No, that's very true. I didn't. I was really of the mindset of being a kid can be hard, home can be messy. I don't wanna do that.

Christal 10:32

Mm.

Lennon 10:32

I'll, I'll have a wife, we'll be happy. I don't wanna do that.

Christal 10:35

Yeah.

Lennon 10:35

And it was really, it was living with a very strong, loving family for a year During a residential internship that really changed that for me- Right because I saw something very, I saw something very different. I would say actually being a dad, the biggest shift it's causing, caused in me, because I feel like s- we've had to account for some of these things recently, is my career ambitions have become really secondary to what is best for our kids during these short years that we have them home. I would say that's really drastic because once upon a time, I mean, you, you know me and how much I worry about not maximizing my potential, not doing everything for the Lord that I can do during our healthy, strong years. And that's really become secondary right now- Right to setting up these teenagers to be healthy adults, to giving them a stable place to, to live, to be in school, to not have to uproot them. I would say that's the been the biggest change in me.

Christal 11:39

Yeah.

Lennon 11:39

Like, we'll get- Yeah we'll get to career. Mm-hmm. We'll get to, and for us, that might mean some ministry things. But it's been, it's definitely meant kinda changing that.

Christal 11:49

Yeah, that's really good. Okay, so what is one lesson you've learned from our children being a father, you're gonna learn some things from your kids, or you're gonna learn some things about yourself or about life. Is there anything that you've learned from our children that's helped you grow even?

Lennon 12:05

I think that I am teaching whether I'm intending to or not.

Christal 12:11

Yeah.

Lennon 12:12

That some of the moments that stand out to them, for better or for worse, so I'm thinking of, like, Father's Day cards when the kids write them, that sometimes they write things that are really wonderful and meaningful-

Christal 12:26

Mm-hmm

Lennon 12:26

that I'm like, "Oh, I didn't know they noticed that," or- Mm "I didn't know this mattered so much to them." So that's, that's one thing- Yeah that I've learned along those lines. And then other times where they're like, "I remember when you said this." "I never said that." "Yeah, you did, Dad." "I never said..." You know, those kind of things.

Christal 12:42

Oh, yeah.

Lennon 12:42

It's like, oh, my gosh, I am teaching whether I'm intending to or not.

Christal 12:46

That's so true.

Lennon 12:47

They pick up on how you interact with other people. They're of course watching how we interact with each other.

Christal 12:53

Yeah.

Lennon 12:53

And a dad's words in casual moments carry a ton of weight. And so- We're teaching whether we have our teaching hat on or not.

Christal 13:02

Yeah. Well, that's so true, and that makes me think, too, you just said this, you hinted at this, but, um, they're watching you and I. They're watching our marriage, and so why is it important for kids to see a healthy God-centered marriage?

Lennon 13:16

Because they will operate in their own marriage from the default of what they experienced in the home. Mm-hmm. And that's just, that's just true.

Christal 13:25

Yeah.

Lennon 13:25

So we all tend to fall back on lessons that we've learned whenever we're kids, and so we're either giving them things to build on or things to overcome.

Christal 13:36

Mm-hmm.

Lennon 13:36

And the truth is, as parents, at our very best, we're still gonna do both. Yeah. We're still gonna give them things to overcome because there are areas where we still don't have it all together, and we, we know that, and we're pretty honest about that. Um, but at the same time, I want our kids to feel like if I can have a home that is similar to what I grew up in, if we can have that kind of relationship, that's gonna be great. Mm-hmm,

Christal 14:06

mm-hmm.

Lennon 14:06

That's what I want them to, what I want them to feel.

Christal 14:09

Yeah.

Lennon 14:10

And I think if I was to say, like, what am I proudest of in our 20 years so far of marriage, it's probably that.

Christal 14:17

Mm-hmm.

Lennon 14:17

I love that. You sent me a meme a couple of days ago. Remind me of what it was. How did it go? Do you remember?

Christal 14:23

Oh, yeah. Okay, so what it said actually was, "When I was young, I was poor. But after years of hard work, I'm no longer young."

Lennon 14:31

Yeah. I love that because here's what I think, what I think about with, with the kids that our most important legacy, uh, it had better be more than, than like, wealth and riches-

Christal 14:42

Yeah

Lennon 14:43

because we haven't had wealth and riches. Mm-hmm. But we have had, I think, a home that we don't want to escape from, and we've given them a good place to grow up and be loved. I'm super proud of that. Right, right. And, and I think that's what I hope they've enjoyed about watching our- Yeah marriage.

Christal 14:58

Yeah. Well, I know it matters a lot for, sons to see their fathers and how they treat their wives. I think that matters a lot to the son and helps them learn the right ways to treat their future wives. And I also think for the daughters, it's important to have a father who treats them well, because they're not going to wanna settle for a man who treats them badly, because they know they had an example in their life of a dad who did it the right way. And so I think that's a big encouragement for fathers to know that, like you said earlier, they're watching whether you know it or not.

Lennon 15:37

Yeah.

Christal 15:37

So in marriage, like you're saying, that it's so important to treat each other well, to be the h- kind of husband that you would want your kids to either be or, or marry.

Lennon 15:48

Yeah. And so I would say, Dad, especially if you have a son, lean in to talking to him about those things. Show it to him, because he's watching. Talk, talk to him about why. I remember trying to teach my son, or our son, because he's yours, too-

Christal 16:01

Yeah

Lennon 16:02

but trying to teach him for a long time of, "Hey, open the door for your mom, open the door for your sisters. You know, help them get in the car," and that kind of thing. And that took a while for that to stick, because he was a boy. But watching him now as a young man run ahead of you to the car and open the door for you, or to do that for his sisters, I'm super proud of that.

Christal 16:23

Yeah. It's a little thing that in today's world, it really stands out. I know there's been times where Ethan has opened my door to the car, and people have stopped and stared at him doing that, because it, it's just surprising. Yeah. Not many sons do that, and I love that you taught him about that, because I think that's gonna matter not... It matters now. It matters to me, but I think it matters to his sisters, and I think it matters to his future wife. So I love that. For

Lennon 16:52

sure.

Christal 16:52

All right. So this could be fun or serious, but what is a parenting hill that you're willing to die on?

Lennon 17:00

Wow, that's a big question. Well, I go to something serious there. I think a parenting hill that I'm willing to die on is that conversation should not feel weird-

Christal 17:11

Mm

Lennon 17:11

in our house- Mm-hmm or not be rare.

Christal 17:13

Oh, right.

Lennon 17:14

I think that's a hill that I die on. Because I know how easy it is to retreat to our phones-

Christal 17:19

Yeah

Lennon 17:19

or to retreat to our rooms or whatever.

Christal 17:22

Yeah.

Lennon 17:23

And when our kids were young, this looked like, "No, we're not gonna hand them our phone or our iPad while we're at a restaurant so that you and I can talk and they'll shut up." Um, that was something we, we really wanted it to be normal to sit at a table to talk to each other- Mm-hmm and to not need to be fascinated by a screen during that whole time. And so now that looks like regular family dinners together, and I think that's a hill I'll die on because I've seen it be otherwise.

Christal 17:52

Right.

Lennon 17:52

And I've seen young people feel like their parents didn't wanna talk to them unless they were trying to correct them- Oh, yeah or to tell them, "You're not gonna be in that relationship with that boy." And it's like, "Yeah, Dad, where were you before this point?" That's a hill I'll die on.

Christal 18:06

Right, right.

Lennon 18:07

That in the course of daily life, it's really important to, to have a relationship with- in your family where you can talk about anything and everything-

Christal 18:16

Yeah

Lennon 18:17

so that you can talk about crisis things when needed-

Christal 18:20

Right

Lennon 18:20

but not only try to talk in crisis.

Christal 18:23

Mm-hmm, yeah, and a father's words can be very powerful. They could be said in a tone that's scary, and they could be tone- said in a tone that's very calm, but it still gets the point across.

Lennon 18:34

Yeah.

Christal 18:34

It makes me think with my dad, he was not an angry dad, and but when he got upset, which wasn't super often, but when he got bothered, we knew to listen. Yeah. And we, we knew that was serious. Yes. Because he wasn't the type to just only get onto us and that's all he did. He was very encouraging. He still is very encouraging.

Lennon 18:56

Mm-hmm.

Christal 18:56

Very calm about things. But man, if you get on... You know what I'm saying? If you push the buttons or the... If there's something he really needs to tell you, he, he could tell it, say it in a very calm manner, but it would, it would affect you. He used to say that he would look at me a certain way when I was little, 'cause I always wanted to make him proud.

Lennon 19:15

Yeah.

Christal 19:16

And if he just looked at me a certain way, I would start crying.

Lennon 19:20

Yeah. Yeah.

Christal 19:21

So there's a lot of power in the fatherhood, in the way that fathers talk to their kids, so I think that's really important.

Lennon 19:27

And I think that's why, as dads, we want to remember to use some of the intensity we have for affirmation and encouragement-

Christal 19:36

Oh, yeah, that's good

Lennon 19:37

not just correction. Mm-hmm. Because sometimes the most emotional you see a dad is when we're frustrated. Or having to come down to make sure something doesn't happen again. So we need to let our emotions out because we're proud of the way that our kids did something, or, "Hey, I, I noticed the way you responded to your sister. You really could've gotten upset there, but you did great. I just wanted to tell you I noticed. It was awesome."

Christal 20:00

Mm-hmm,

Lennon 20:00

yeah. And we wanna invest our emotion in those- Because, um, I think that's how we build credibility for when correction needs to come.

Christal 20:07

Yeah.

Lennon 20:08

Sort of like you're talking about. But it also becomes dominant memories in the in the hearts of our kids.

Christal 20:14

Mm-hmm.

Lennon 20:15

Things that they've heard us say. They are gonna hear a father's voice echoing in their head. It will either be critical or encouraging.

Christal 20:22

Yeah. Right. That's really good. Moving to a different subject, first of all, how important is it for fathers to even know the Lord and have a relationship with the Lord? How does that impact the way you father and just what your kids need? And then how do you model that for your kids?

Lennon 20:41

Yeah, I do think it's incredibly important because none of us as dads have everything we need inside of us, and none of us had dads that had everything they need inside of them. We all have our deficiencies, but God has revealed himself as a heavenly Father, and so we can go to Him for correction and direction and encouragement. So that's really important because I think it's from Him that I find the strength to try to represent his character to our children- Yeah and to you. So that's incredibly important. Without that, I'm left to just whatever I have in here, which on any given day, some days it's better than others, and I've always got character and personality things that I'm trying to grow into Christlikeness. Mm-hmm. But if I don't have God in my life, then I don't even have the barometer that I'm shooting for.

Christal 21:34

Yeah.

Lennon 21:34

Like, I'm not trying even to- Mm-hmm I might be trying to be as good of a dad as my neighbor or something like that. So it's one way that it really matters.

Christal 21:42

Yeah.

Lennon 21:43

And I think as far as modeling it to the kids, I, I know I'm a, I'm a preacher and teacher, so they've gotta see godliness at home. I can't be better behind- Mm-hmm the pulpit than I am- Yeah at home- Right because that would drive them away from God-

Christal 22:00

Right

Lennon 22:01

I think. But then in smaller moments, us just modeling it. So sometimes that's asking the kids for forgiveness.

Christal 22:08

Mm-hmm.

Lennon 22:08

If I act ungodly, and sometimes I do, they notice. And so I need to be willing to say, "Hey, I f- I'm sorry for the way I acted there. I'm sorry for that tone. I got way too intense. Please, please forgive me."

Christal 22:25

Yeah.

Lennon 22:25

I mean, that teaches godliness as much as me telling them what Matthew 5:17 says.

Christal 22:31

Mm-hmm.

Lennon 22:32

You know? Mm-hmm. So talking about the Lord in our home, praying for one another, those things have been important to us.

Christal 22:37

Yeah. They've real- they really have, and it makes all the difference in the world, and that's why our heart, for parents have a home where the Lord is and where they follow the Lord is just so important to us. But I really think fathers need that encouragement to know that their faith and how they know the Lord, how they have their own relationship with the Lord is so important to show their kids, not for show, but living it in front of them in a proud way so their kids are, can be proud of their faith as well. I think that's really great, and you do a great job of that, by the way.

Lennon 23:10

Thank you.

Christal 23:11

Okay. So I just wanna ask, do you have one last encouragement for fathers? What would you say to dads listening to this podcast? Maybe they're feeling like a failure, maybe they've missed the mark in some way, or, you know, maybe they've been doing a good job, but they just need some extra encouragement. What would you say to the dads listening today?

Lennon 23:33

I think I would say be really persistent and resilient with your responsibilities as a dad. The things that really encourage and inspire me as a man, like Rocky movies- Mm-hmm sports, things like that, it's that ultimate effort for something that is highly costly physically, and you come out on top, or at least you give everything- Right you have trying. Those things kinda really move a man for some reason.

Christal 23:59

Yeah.

Lennon 24:00

And I would encourage dads to think of their contribution to their kids' lives as a father as that. Like, you wanna leave it all on the field. You want your voice with them to be the most encouraging voice they ever have in their life. Right. I think that's what I would say is lean into being vocal and encouraging in your home and with your kids. I, I do believe that above all, when your kids leave your house and they go out into the world, you want them to know that they had a dad that was on their side, because then they'll wanna come back and visit- That's true because they know their dad is still on their side. I know I have a dad that's on my side, and it means the world to me- Yeah even now.

Christal 24:41

Yeah, that's right. We've been blessed with two great dads, and we get to honor them as well for Father's Day. And so I just wanna encourage every listener today that, if you're a dad that is trying to grow in your faith, grow in godliness, grow in your character, even if you miss the mark sometimes, you're probably doing way better than you think you are, and your kids see that. They will see how you're living for the Lord. And so we just wanna encourage you on Father's Day. We hope you, all of you dads out there have a great Father's Day, And so we'll be back again with you next week.

Lennon 25:22

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