Marriage Talk

Sheldon and Valerie discuss the topic of love. Some of the things that love is not, and what love actually is and how we can show love to our spouse. This is part 1 of a series on the topic of love.

Sheldon and Valerie with Neil and Sharol Josephson (National Directors of FamilyLife Canada) talk about common trends they see in marriages.

Sheldon and Valerie talk with Neil and Sharol Josephson (National Directors of FamilyLife Canada) about their marriage journey. The good, the struggles and the things they have learnt along the way.

Sheldon and Valerie talk about teamwork and marriage. They discuss how to cultivate teamwork, why teamwork is important and then have some fun games at the end.

Sheldon and Valerie talk a bit about their parenting journey and raising a son with special needs. They share some struggles and some of the things that really helped. Connected Families Website - https://connectedfamilies.org/

Sheldon and Valerie talk about the benefits of laughter and how to see the humour in life.

Sheldon and Valerie talk with Shaylee and Levi Durston about the loss of their son and God's faithfulness through it all. Here are the links for the organizations they are part of. CEF: https://cefsask.org/ UB David: https://davidjonathan.org/

Sheldon and Valerie talk about setting goals in our marriages and families and what can help us accomplish them. Here is the link to the organization they refer to (Summit Ministries - https://www.summit.org)

Sheldon and Valerie talk with Braden and Kristen Hafner about their journey with infertility and how they have grown through the challenges and pain. We encourage you to listen to Pure Victory as Braden is a co-host of that Podcast. (https://www.restoredministries.ca/purevictory)

Sheldon and Valerie talk about the dangers of assumptions and how to ditch them by taking the guessing game out of it.

Sheldon and Valerie talk about ways to make our expectations fair and clear, because unrealistic or unspoken expectations have a way of leading us to failure and frustration.

Sheldon and Valerie Talk about self evaluation and how we might see ourselves if we were characters in a story. If we were reading our life in a book and watching our character develop, what would we think of ourselves in that story? 30 Day Kindness Challenge - Shaunti Feldhahn - https://www.jointhekindnesschallenge.com/

Resources mentioned in this episode: FamilyLife Canada - www.familylifecanada.com Authentic Intimacy - www.authenticintimacy.com The Union Movement - www.theunionmovement.com

Sheldon and Valerie discuss how to have a mindset and relationship where everyone wins.

Sheldon and Valerie talk about the difference between shame and guilt and how to break free from shame and deal with guilt in ourselves and our relationships. For more information regarding Axis check out https://axis.org/

Sheldon and Valerie discuss friendship in marriage, why it's so important and how to help it grow. For FamilyLife Canada's Weekend Getaways head to https://www.familylifecanada.com/calendar/

Sheldon and Valerie talk about the things that drain the love banks in a relationship from Dr. Willard Harley's book Love Busters.

Sheldon and Valerie talk about putting love into action by making intentional investments in our relationships with our spouse and kids.

Sheldon and Valerie discuss the importance of reflecting on how we go about getting the things we want and some ways to spot manipulation. For additional resources check out this blog about manipulation. https://www.familylifecanada.com/blog/3-steps-to-get-manipulation-out-of-your-marriage/

In this episode Sheldon and Valerie talk about how we all have a dance in our relationships and how that affects our patterns and interactions with others. Come and dance with us!

In this episode Sheldon shares with Valerie his struggle with pride and they discuss ways we can deal with pride and cultivate humility.

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