You Me Us | Together with the Roots

This week we dive straight into the word to understand exactly how God calls us to love one another in marriage. The foundation of our marriage needs to come from making the conscious to "Lay down our life" for one another every single day.

We are so happy to be back doing this with you all! Let us know what you'd like to see us cover in the upcoming weeks. This week we walked through some of the major things we went through as a family in 2023. The new year is a great time to reflect on the events that happened in the last year, but also gives you a chance to see how you were able to grow as a couple through hardship and triumph.

In this week's episode we talk about how to do the "F" word. That's right! We talk about how to Forgive! Forgiveness is necessary in any healthy relationship and it's an important skill to consistently work on.

In this week's episode we talk about why we need to learn not to be so selfish. We go through 3 areas (Money, Time, & Energy) where we all (including us)could use a little work in the selfless category.

In this week's episode we give 5 reasons why you and your spouse could feel like roommates. We discuss, in detail, why each of these things pull you towards isolation and why you need fix these issues to bring your marriage back towards unity.

In this week's episode we give 3 reasons why arguments need to be resolved. We discuss why, for the health of your marriage, conflict needs to have a resolution and not just put on the back burner.

In this week's episode, we talk about expectations... communicating expectations, following through with expectations, having grace when your spouse falls short with expectations, and much more!

In this week's episode, we discuss the fact that you and your spouse probably have different sex drives. We give tips to help you better understand your spouse's need for intimacy.

This episode is recorded in another new place because we're camping! Camping is something we grew up doing together and something we've loved doing together since we got married. We reminisce about some other things we enjoyed doing together back when we were dating and newlyweds and discuss why its important to set aside time to do something that you both enjoy.

In this episode we talk about how to help your souse if they are overwhelmed. We give some tips and talk about our personal experience with overwhelming situations and an overwhelmed spouse.

Today we go over what it takes to create more freedom for your spouse. This "freedom" is both financial and time. We asses what we have done to create more time together and give some tips as to how you can do something similar.

Today we talk money! This episode we go through, why couples need to be sharing an account, be clear on where there money should be going, and make sure that every dollar is accounted for. Don't forget to include some "fun money"!!

It's our 20th episode!!! So, in order to commemorate that, we are talking about the importance of celebrating together. This can can include big wins, mini wins, occasions, ect. This topic is especially on our minds right now because we just celebrated our 4th anniversary three weeks ago!

This episode is a little different from our normal content. We do our "marriage journal" time together every Monday morning where we read a devotional, discuss some questions, and pray together. So, we thought we'd take y'all along with us this week!

We recently did a 40 day fast from sugar and drinks (except water). In this episode, we share about our experience during the fast and how it affected our relationship through the process.

In this episode we give a few tips for dealing with a hangry spouse. This is something that we know all too well and have lots of experience in. It may seem silly, but it's still a conflict we, and many other couples, have to work through.

In this episode we discuss how to tell the difference between whether an issue needs to be overlooked or whether it needs to be resolved. We take a deep dive into conflict and show three different categories of issues and give tips as to how to tell which category your issue is in.

This is our first Wednesday episode! In today's world, life is busy for all of us, which is why it's especially important to prioritize our marriages and not put them on the back burner. We give some tips for how to put your marriage first, and just talk about why it's so important to prioritize our marriages in the first place.

Todays episode is all about gratitude! (or anti-nagging) We take a deep dive on the effect that paying attention to and expressing gratefulness for and about your spouse has on your overall wellbeing as a couple.

In this episode, we take a look at what Dennis Rainey says are your wife's three nonnegotiable needs. We break each of the three needs down and discuss if we agree or disagree with them.

This week we take a deep dive on why positivity, ESPECIALLY in marriage, can change your life. It’s so much easier to be negative these days, and just a little bit of positivity will stand out over all negative. BE THE LIGHT!

In this week's episode, we discuss ONENESS! Oneness is one of the pinnacle concepts in the marriage relationship. We dive into what God called us as couples to do, and how we are meant to live out life being ONE rather than just TOGETHER.

This week we talk all about friendships, and what a significant role they play in our Marriages. We are by no means experts at making friends, but we have seen a huge change in our marriage since having a loving, supportive friend group around us.

In this week's episode, we answer the question, "Is it better to be a leader or a follower?" in regards to marriage. We also discuss how this applies to marriage rolls and what those rolls should look like.

In this week's episode, we just wanted to have a bit of fun. We just do a Q&A where we ask each other questions from Jed Jurchenko's conversation books. We cover everything from kids and answered prayers to in-laws and the perfect date night.