Loving Your Husband Before You Even Have One

#129: We love asking married women, What are the best decisions you made when you were single--what made the biggest impact on your singleness, walk with God, and your marriage today? Getting their perspective is GOLD. In this episode, Kim and Leah talk with Courtney, a married woman who has some great insights about maximizing your single years. The Wonderful Spirit-Filled Life by Charles Stanley...

#128: Welcome to Season 8! You're not crazy--this is the same episode from last week. We had some technical difficulties, so we're calling last week a *soft* launch and giving this episode another shot to reach all our platforms. We want you to get to know our newest single co-host and hear our discussion on why the Bible matters in both singleness and marriage. Char's Episode #43 Maki...

#128: What happens when you have two single women and two married women discussing important topics for single women? ...You have the Season 8 Podcast Team! In this episode, you'll meet our newest podcast team member and listen to our discussion on the Bible is the loudest, most influential voice in each of our lives. Click here to find out more about the bookmarks mentioned on the podcast. Fo...

Welcome to our SUMMER SERIES, where we are reposting our favorite episodes! I know we said that LAST week was the LAST one in this series, but we just had to squeeze in ONE more! This week, we are reposting one of our most listened-to episodes. Gracen was our guest on Episode #4: Having Sex Before Marriage Is No Big Deal, Right? It takes a unique woman (and a unique husband) to open up about this...

Welcome to the LAST episode of our SUMMER SERIES, where we are reposting our favorite episodes! Kim pulled her mentor card for this episode and chose to repost Episode #96: How to Handle Your Conflicts . Many of our listeners are starting off the semester with new roommates, and we want you to have the best year ever. The best way to handle conflict is to be prepared for it. Walking down an aisle...

Welcome to our SUMMER SERIES, where we are reposting our favorite episodes! Rounding out Kim's top 3 is Episode #71: Why Waiting Was Worth It. Jeremy and Cat know a thing or two about waiting, so we brought them on to encourage you in your waiting season. If you are a single woman needing advice on how to wait well in your singleness, you'll love this episode. Thanks so much for joining us...

Welcome to our SUMMER SERIES, where we are reposting our favorite episodes! Episode #86, Enjoying God , was one of Jena's top 3 picks. In it, Kim shares her best tips to help you enjoy your relationship with God. Shout out to Bill Bright of CRU for the "Because God is..." idea mentioned in this episode. If you are interested in a bookmark, please Venmo $2 to @Kim-Vollendorf and then...

Welcome to our SUMMER SERIES, where we are reposting our favorite episodes! Rounding out Leah's top three is Episode #89: What if I'm a Woman With a Strong Personality? Leah's sister, Bekah, has a "Commander" personality, while her husband, Rob, is more laid-back. Listen in and discover how that has worked for them in their ten years of marriage. They discuss questions like:...

Welcome to our SUMMER SERIES, where we are reposting our favorite episodes. Kim chose to repost Episode #92, which is about men and Biblical leadership. In it, Kim and her husband, Sean, have an honest conversation about what it is like for a husband to lead in his marriage and family. If you've ever wondered why guys don't take more initiative in relationships or if you have struggled wit...

Welcome to our SUMMER SERIES, where we are reposting our favorite episodes! Our newest single girl co-host, Jena, chose Episode #101, Mistakes Single Girls Make , as one of her top three favorite episodes. Jen, our guest in this episode, discusses the top mistakes she sees single girls make. If you would rather learn from others instead of making the same mistakes yourself, listen in to Jen's...

Welcome to our SUMMER SERIES, where we are reposting our favorite episodes! Episode #66 made both Leah and Adrienne's top three favorites. In it, Kim shares four reasons why he's not calling to ask you out. Maybe you can relate...Have you ever spent time with a guy and noticed a connection and some chemistry, but then you were really puzzled as to why he never called or did anything about...

Welcome to our SUMMER SERIES, where we are reposting our favorite episodes! This week is another one of Adrienne's top three favorites. It's Episode #32, where Sam shares insights about gossip. We are all familiar with gossip; many of us have been on the giving and receiving end of gossip. We know gossip hurts others, so why do we do it? It can be tempting to spill the tea, but the truth i...

Welcome to our SUMMER SERIES, where we are reposting our favorite episodes! In this repost of Episode #68, Kim shares a step-by-step method to process both little and big hurts openly, honestly, and in a healthy way. This is one of Kim's favorite episodes because she didn't learn this skill until her 40s, and it would have saved her a lot of trouble if she had learned it earlier in life. N...

Welcome to our SUMMER SERIES, where we are reposting our favorite episodes! This week's episode is one of Jena's top three--The KU girls in her bible study made sure she put it on the list! It's Episode #51: How Insecure Are You? Leah was our guest on this one, so get ready for one of her diagnostic tests to find out how insecure you are. Listen in as we talk about: the most common are...

Welcome to our SUMMER SERIES, where we are reposting our favorite episodes! This week's episode is one of Leah's top three. It's the episode where Jena shares her insights about growing in contentment and thriving in her thought life (#53). Jena is a single woman with a lot of seasoned wisdom to offer, and in this episode, she shares six practical tips that have helped her. Jena is our...

Welcome to our SUMMER SERIES, where we are reposting our favorite episodes! This week's episode is one of Adrienne's top three. It's the episode where she and her husband Dave talked about boundaries (#28). We often mention boundaries on the podcast, and Adrienne and Dave have some great insights. They discuss the boundaries they set while they were dating so they could honor God in th...

#127: It’s been a while since we have had a Q & A episode, so we thought we’d bring it back to wrap up Season 7. We have had a lot happen this spring, and for this episode, the gang’s all here! We are welcoming back Leah from her honeymoon and Adrienne from her maternity leave…AND we are OFFICIALLY welcoming Jena, our newest member of the podcast team! How do you experience God fulfilling desi...

#126: Being around good, godly men can change how you view guys and relationships. Knowing that good guys exist can influence the type of guy you’re interested in and help you WAIT for that type of guy! In this episode, you get to meet Daniel. He's a single guy working in Houston, and he's sharing how community has been a game-changer for him. He opens up about the accountability, ministry...

#125 What if your future self could come back and give you some single-girl advice? Wouldn’t that be helpful? Well, we all know that won’t happen, BUT we have the next best thing... We’ve invited one of Kim's favorite single friends, who is no longer single, to the podcast to share what she wished she had known during her single years.  Related Episodes: #4: Having Sex Before Marriage is No Bi...

#124: What if you could love your husband before you even have one by praying for him--before you even knew who he was? That's what Molly did as a single woman, and in this conversation, she shares with Kim what praying for her one-day husband looked like... and how God miraculously answered it years later! You'll be encouraged by her story, and you'll be motivated to start praying! Sa...

#123: Things aren’t as they should be. We live in a broken world, and because of that, families experience broken patterns of relating to each other. Parents are broken. Children are broken.  It’s wise for single women to resolve some of these broken patterns of relating with parents and change what they can before they repeat the broken patterns they’ve experienced. That’s the conversation we are...

#122: We know modesty can be a struggle. What exactly is modesty? What does modesty look like? Why would a girl want to be modest? To answer your questions, we thought it would be helpful to discuss modesty with a young woman who recently started dressing modestly. Chanyng studied dance at the University of Arizona and joined Kim and Jena on this episode for a candid discussion. Chanyng's inst...

#121: You've been single a long time. The guy who is paying attention to you isn't following Christ. You know you aren’t on the same page spiritually, but he's really cute and fun. You wonder if you could be a good influence on him. Singleness has worn you down, and it’s tempting to think that if the two of you got married, it wouldn’t be such a big deal.  Well, we get it, and we are h...

#120: Old friends Kristen, Kathy, and Leigha join Kim on this episode to reflect on their decision to start following Christ in college. After more than thirty years, has it been worth it? What has kept them from quitting? What advice do they have for single girls? What advice would they give their 19-year-old selves? This episode went a little longer than normal, so grab a cup of tea and make tim...

#119: In this episode, Clary joins us to discuss a long-awaited and often-requested topic--dating apps! Clary met her husband on a dating app, and she's sharing her best tips for navigating them. Christians seem to be on both sides of the argument for and against dating apps, and there are valid points on each side.  We aren’t going to tell you that you should or shouldn’t use them. It’s a per...