Thank you for listening to The Unbound Podcast with Dr. Tony Evans. For more biblical teaching and ministry resources, visit www.TonyEvans.org, and if you’d like to go deeper in your study of Scripture, you can explore online courses at https://www.tonyevanstraining.org/ She grew up in the Evans family, but this conversation is not about a famous last name. It is about memory, motherhood, family, loss and the kind of faith that gets built in ordinary moments long before anyone sees it in public. In this episode of The Unbound Podcast, Dr. Tony Evans sits down with his granddaughter Kariss Farris for a warm, funny and surprisingly honest conversation about growing up in the Evans home. They talk about childhood memories, family traditions, being spoiled by Nanny and Poppy, the rhythms of church life and the kind of closeness that shaped her from the inside out. What comes through most is not just legacy, but affection. The love in this family is easy to hear. But the conversation also goes deeper. Kariss reflects on growing up without her biological father, what it meant to be loved well anyway, and how, in more recent years, she has had to learn to know God as Father in a more personal way. She shares how that search has looked in real life, and what she would say to others carrying that same ache. They also talk about marriage, motherhood, homemaking, grief and the losses that have marked their family, especially the death of Lois Evans. Kariss speaks openly about what it means to let grief stay honest, to keep talking about the people you miss, and to build a home where faith is not forced but lived. This episode feels like sitting in on a family conversation that is full of laughter, tenderness and the kind of truth that does not need to announce itself loudly to be deeply felt. If you have ever wondered how legacy really gets passed down, this one shows you. It happens in pancakes and donuts, in tears and storytelling, in discipline and delight and in the quiet decision to keep loving each other well. #TonyEvans #TonyEvansPodcast #UnboundPodcast

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