Healthy + Thriving Relationships

SERIES: How to Find "The One" Step 4: Where's your hangout spot? The main question for this series so far has been: how do find quality people to date. Think about it this way-- where would your ideal spouse be hanging out? What are their interests, likes & dislikes?  One of our favorite quotes is, "you become who you surround yourself with."   So...who are you surrounding yourself w...

SERIES: How to Find "The One" Step 3: Look in the Mirror.  Is that as cryptic as "Reverse the Focus?" So often we're focusing so much on what we want, that we forget to focus on what our future spouse deserves: someone great!  And in order to become someone great, we must stop and look at ourselves in the mirror.  Are we the type of person that you'd want to date? Are you "husband"...

SERIES: How to Find "The One" Step 2: Start Gardening You might be asking what gardening has anything to do with dating... and that would be a fair concern.  Gardening in the typical sense has absolutely nothing to do with dating, but gardening in the metaphorical sense?  It's everything.  Check out what we mean by listening in on today's episode :)  OH, and shoutout to @JohnMa...

SERIES: How to Find "The One" If there is one thing we learned in our years of "dating" is that it requires lots of intentionality.     Finding a great mate also requires patience, endurance, and lots of faith.  We say faith because there is one thing that helped us above all else, a patient waiting on God to write our love story.  And let us tell you - He loves a great lo...

SERIES: How to Find "The One" The question is: how do I find quality people?  Where do I actually meet people who would be “Husband” or “Wife” material? How to find someone that is compatible and complementary to who you are is something that most of us long for.  But sometimes our eyes are focused too much on the long-term goal (finding a mate) that we forget to look at what we're doing...

SERIES:  Craving Community?  The Real Secret to the True Community You Long For. We need BOTH Loyalty + Vulnerability to move our relationships from the shallow to the deep end.  But how do we move our relationships into that space?  What are some practical steps?  Join the conversation with us today all about putting these 2 important pieces into actionable steps.  S...

SERIES:  Craving Community?  The Real Secret to the True Community You Long For. Oh community.  It's all around us,  but still outside of our grasp.  Why is that?  How can one be in a community but still feel alone?  If the story  culture is telling us isn't working out, then how do we get back to God's original design?   Today we discuss the 2 "element...

SERIES:  Craving Community?  The Real Secret to the True Community You Long For. We are more connected than ever before.  But ironically, we are also more lonely and isolated than ever.  What has our culture been teaching us about community that we've believed to be true?  What about what God say's about community?  Take a dive into this episode all about what we trul...

SERIES:  The Sabbath The Festival We Forget to Celebrate. Maybe you’re interested in Sabbath but you’re not quite sure where to start.  Years ago we were in the same boat!  Luckily we had some mentors that showed us where to start and reminded us that Sabbath is a journey that should be explored until you find what works for you!  In today's episode, we'll share some tips to ge...

SERIES:  The Sabbath The Festival We Forget to Celebrate. Before there was sin there was Sabbath.  Incredible!  But what is Sabbath really?  What was it created for?  If you’re asking those questions, then click play, because this is a good one! See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com

SERIES:  How to Read the Bible (and like it!)  Rethinking Your Approach to Reading the Bible. When reading the Bible sometimes it can be confusing;  so much so that oftentimes we put it to the side and stop reading it altogether.  So how do we get past that tendency to want to walk away?  Today's episode is all about resources to consider when reading the Bible.  Ther...

SERIES:  How to Read the Bible (and like it!)  Rethinking Your Approach to Reading the Bible. Most reading plans have a similar vibe.  “Read this much of the Bible in this amount of time.”  The focus is on achieving a goal.   There is nothing wrong with those plans. But from our experience, unless you’ve already committed to daily one-on-one time with Jesus, achievement go...

SERIES:  How to Read the Bible (and like it!)  Rethinking Your Approach to Reading the Bible. We don’t know about you, but it’s not easy to treat the authors of Scripture as real people.  When it was first brought to our attention that these guys are, in fact, real people, we were shocked.  The biggest epiphany came when we realized:  “Wait. . .these guys had personalities...

SERIES:  How to Read the Bible (and like it!) Rethinking Your Approach to Reading the Bible. We know the Bible can seem overwhelming and confusing at times. But here’s the good news: the Scriptures have one purpose only— to help you build a relationship with Jesus.  In this week's episode, we'll take a look at the history of the Bible and how it always comes back to Jesus. See MORE resou...

Series 2: Refreshing Rhythms - Rhythms to help you flourish! We were each created with a purpose.  Sometimes it takes a time to figure out what that means for you;  but it’s there, waiting to be discovered!  This yearly rhythm will help direct your steps each year as you intentionally get away and get clarity on where you’re headed.  God created us intentionally and so why not...

Series 2: Refreshing Rhythms - Rhythms to help you flourish! Turn your relationships upside down with this quarterly rhythm that gets you out of the house and out on an adventure!   See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com

Series: Refreshing Rhythms - Rhythms to help you flourish! This weekly rhythm is one that God gave us before sin even entered the world.  This means in a perfect world God deemed this Rhythm vital.  And we can still experience it now! Incredible!  Get ready to discover one of the most life-changing rhythms you could embrace for a healthier you! See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.co...

Series: Refreshing Rhythms - Rhythms to help you flourish! We are lonelier now than we’ve ever been probably in history.  Our culture has the ability to isolate ourselves for weeks sometimes months at a time.  Let’s take a closer look at this weekly rhythm that will help us resist what culture’s deemed acceptable and fight for what we truly crave. See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com

Series: Refreshing Rhythms - Rhythms to help you flourish! What you care about is what’s scheduled on your calendar.  Being spontaneous just won’t work all the time.  Prioritizing those closest to you on a weekly basis is the best thing we can do for ourselves and those people we love.  To truly embrace this Rhythm we need to first think of this as lego pieces.  We each have a...

Series: Refreshing Rhythms - Rhythms to help you flourish! This weekly rhythm takes us back to the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke & John) which are full of stories about Jesus escaping those around him to get alone and pray;  He made sure to make one-on-one time with his Father a priority. *Hint, Hint* See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com

Series:  Best Marriage Ever - The 4 Elements in Every Great Marriage Forgiveness.  Without it, no marriage, no relationship at all, can stand.  If you do all the steps we’ve talked about in this series and hit every level of intimacy regularly, but don’t have forgiveness, it will mean nothing.  So whether your marriage has just started or you’ve been on the journey for decades,...

Series:  Best Marriage Ever - The 4 Elements in Every Great Marriage We know that every building (or Pyramid) must have a firm foundation and every level must fit together nicely.  But there is still something it needs.  And if it doesn’t have this one thing, even the strongest of structures will collapse.  We’re talking, of course, about mortar.  This week we discover ess...

Series:  Best Marriage Ever - The 4 Elements in Every Great Marriage Now for the exciting part!  Element 3 is the peak of the pyramid (and it's the peak for a reason!).  A pyramid can't stand on its tip.  So what is Element #3?  Click play and let's dig into this week's episode of the Best Marriage Ever! See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com

Series:  Best Marriage Ever - The 4 Elements in Every Great Marriage Let's uncover the second element of the relationship pyramid.  It’s easy to only focus on the kisses and cuddles and miss an even greater intimacy.  Kisses and cuddles are great!  But they don’t sustain you over the long run.  You need a deeper emotional connection.  So, what is Element #2 and what d...

Series:  Best Marriage Ever - The 4 Elements in Every Great Marriage Do you ever feel disconnected from each other? Have you ever thought, “This isn’t what I expected” and wonder where things went wrong? Good news! In this new Podcast Series, we share the 4 elements that make up every great marriage! We do that by taking a look at something called...The Relationship Pyramid. Within the relati...