Delight Your Marriage

Hi there! Belah here. Today is Part II of my interview with Keelie Reason of lovehopeadventure.com. Keelie shares how important it is to have mentors in your life and surrounding your marriage to help guide you. When you’re intentional about your friendships they can mean the world to your marital health. Listen in as Keelie shares about her keys to marital success and how important it was watchin...

Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Keelie Reason with lovehopeadventure.com . Have you had those times in your marriage where you feel kind of stuck? Maybe its because of external circumstances, but it just doesn’t seem to be working like it used to. Well, Keelie shares about a season in her life that caused her to have to figure out who she is and stop relying on her husband’s career for...

  Hi there! Belah here. Today is Part II of my interview with Larry Hagner of gooddadproject.com . After Larry shared such a moving story in his Part I, he shares why his marriage is strong in the midst of challenges. Communication is the foundation of a healthy marriage: communication with God and each other. But communication is more of a skill, but it isn’t hard. It just requires action and Lar...

Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Larry Hagner with gooddadproject.com . Larry has a heart for fatherhood and he knows how important his marriage is as the foundation of his family. Larry shares a very personal story about his family. When he and his wife were pregnant with their fourth child they found out some distressing news about their child. This launched the two into very challeng...

Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Dr. Corey Allen to talk about a difficult issue that is happening in at least 25% of marriages. Dr. Allen talks about the medical and mental obstacles that men may need to move past in order to have a healthy and enjoyable sex life. He gives practical ideas on how to boost intimacy with your husband of any drive. I also share a little inspirational Chris...

Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Juana Mikels of choosinghim.com . Juana shares in Part I the very difficult beginning to her marriage. But she shares in this episode that things in her marriage still require her to rely on God. She says she depends on God's grace in her husband to be the leader of her family. Listen in as she shares insights around what keeps her trusting God and allow...

Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Juana Mikels of choosinghim.com . Juana is a wife and mother of 4; her youngest daughter was born blind. She shares about her marriage that almost fell apart. Neither were believers when they married. It’s an incredible story of how they were separated for a long time and what God did to bring them back together. Juana encourages us to honor and cherish...

Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Tony Ingrassia of powerofpurity.org . Tony had an incredibly challenging childhood and first years of marriage. You can hear in Part I the pain his wife and he endured. Now you can hear what happened through God’s grace to their marriage. What principle things God has taught Tony along the way. All the links, resources, and show notes available at: delig...

Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Tony Ingrassia of powerofpurity.org. Tony is incredibly brave to share his story. He describes the importance of understanding your sexual journey and how it affects who you are today. He happened upon his father’s pornography as a kid, was abused as a young man which led into adulterous affairs when he was unhappily married. Tony shares the hope found i...

Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Jay Dee of sexwithinmarriage.com. It’s so easy to slip into a habit of ho-hum intimacy. But Jay says you’re robbing yourself and your husband of the wonderful experience sex is meant to be. He talks about how to become more engaged as a wife and why being engaged is even important. How can a man speak to this? Well, he answers that too! This is a journey...

Hi there! Belah here. Today is Part II of my interview with Kay Bruner of kaybruner.com. On this episode, she talks about how her marriage looks like now. She reminds us to stop trying so hard and to just let go. Kay also shares how she stopped worrying about every single thing and tells us that God is always there for us; He will never forsake us. Kay also shares about the time when she wasn’t th...

Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Kay Bruner of kaybruner.com. Kay was a former missionary and had been to other parts of the world, sharing the Word of God. On this episode, Kay tells us about the struggles she and her husband went through in their relationship. She talks openly about her husband’s past porn addiction and how she felt devastated when she learned of this. She became seve...

Hi there! Belah here. Today, I'm doing a solo show and I'll be talking about sex, as we often do. How much sex is enough? On this episode, I talk about the purpose of sex, the difference in perception of sex in men and women, and how to care for your spouse's desires. I also share about the effects of the absence of sex in my own life due to some recent medical issues, which made me realize how se...

Hi there! Belah here. Today is Part II of my interview with J Parker of solideogloriasisterhood.com . This time, Jen tells us how her marriage looks like today, after all the struggles, after all the pain and suffering. She talks about moving on to create a happier life, knowing that there is something good at the end. Jen shares that marriage requires teamwork, and that it should always be the tw...

Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Jen Ferguson of solideogloriasisterhood.com . On this episode, she talks about how porn created friction between her and her husband and made her doubt herself. Jen also discussed how she tried very hard to manipulate and control everything, but she learned to let go later on. And because she had loosened up, she was able to help fix her husband’s porn a...

Hi there! Belah here. Today is Part II of my interview with J Parker of hotholyhumorous.com . On this episode, she talks more about opening up oneself to intimacy. She tells us to awaken love within us, so that we may be able to enjoy sex more. J also gives out tips on how to increase pleasure during sex. She stresses the importance of speaking up and asking for what you want and need during lovem...

Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me J Parker of hotholyhumorous.com . She was one of my very first guests here on the Delight Your Marriage podcast, and I am so glad that she is back for another episode. J emphasizes the importance of sex and tells us why it is something that we should all be enjoying in our marriage. She gives us tips and advice, from prepping your mind to setting the moo...

Hi there! Belah here. Today is Part II of my interview with Sara, a DYM listener. On this episode, she shares valuable tips and advice about how to treat your husband, about intimacy, and about prayer. Sara emphasizes on respect and how changing her attitude has driven her and her husband to become best friends. She also stresses the importance of being present in the bedroom, of actually desiring...

Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Sara. She is a Delight Your Marriage podcast listener, and she reached out to me to share to everyone, to all you listeners, her marital journey. She has gone through ups and downs; she has felt pain and overcome it as well. Sara talks about how she realized that by showing respect to her husband, she ultimately turned their marriage around and saving it...

Hi there! Belah here. Today is Part II of my interview with Laura Doyle of lauradoyle.org . On this episode, she gives us a picture of how her marriage looks like now, after letting go of the fear and learning from her own mistakes. Laura talks specifically about makings sex about you---say what you want to get what you want for pleasure. And she tells us that if words seems to be awkward in the b...

Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Laura Doyle of the surrenderedwife.com . Laura is an amazing wife who has gone through a lot of lessons in her married life; lessons which taught her to be strong and steadfast, all done with faith in the Lord. On this episode, she talks about the beginning stages of her marriage and how she realized that she had been doing it wrong. Laura shares to us h...

Hi there! Belah here. Today is Part II of my interview with Gaye Christmus of calmhealthysexy.com. On this episode, she digs deeper into why relationships tend to turn stale whenever the hustle and bustle of childrearing and work and all those things that keep us busy, die down. She emphasizes on making time, freeing up your calendar for things like going on date nights with your husband and basic...

Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Gaye Christmus of calmhealthysexy.com . This episode is such a refreshing and eye-opening conversation between Gaye and I about the differences in perception of sex and sexual responses among men and women. She helps us understand the process, which she had to go through herself, of learning that culture’s dictation of sex is from a male’s perspective. S...

Hi there! Belah here. Today is Part II of my interview with Debi Walter of theromanticvineyard.com . On this episode, she looks back at the hardships she had gone through in all the 30-plus years of her marriage to husband Tom, including the pain of letting go of her children as they grow up and live their own lives. It’s inspiring how when she talks about these hardships, she is careful to note t...

Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Debi Walters of theromanticvineyard.com . She and her husband have been helping other married couples get through their marital struggles. On this episode, she talks about something that we all are at risk of doing. It is dishing out criticism to our spouses. Debi shares her painful experience of having to go through an entire year of a rocky relationshi...