Loving Your Husband Before You Even Have One

#118: This week's guest is Kennon Vaughan, the founder and CEO of Downline Ministries in Memphis, TN. Co-host Leah is currently the Women’s Director for their Emerging Leaders program, the young professional ministry within Downline. In this episode, we discuss the benefits of discipleship, especially for single women, and we get all of Kennon's best advice. If you want to be discipled by...

#117: Single women need to build realistic expectations about love and marriage. If you enter a future marriage with the wrong ideas about love and marriage, those unrealistic expectations can create problems. Logan is back on the podcast with his new wife, Lindsey, and they are opening up to give an insider look at what the first year of marriage can be like. It's rare that a couple would ope...

#116: Guest host Jena joins Kim in this episode to discuss all things beauty with our friend, Allie. Allie has always loved beauty and fashion, and after she started a relationship with Christ in college, she still loved fashion and beauty! As Allie shares her story, she helps us learn to pursue a beauty that actually makes us look and feel beautiful. She shares her best hacks to find our true bea...

#115: We all have things in our lives that we've done in the past that we are not proud of. Most of us have baggage from our sexual past, and often, we don't know how to deal with it all. If you want a good, healthy marriage someday, it's good to resolve these things of the past and move forward in the freedom Christ gives us. And, as a single woman, this is an opportunity to invest in...

#114: Cassidi is back! You guys LOVED her Valentine's Day episode last year when she shared her top 3 single girl tips to celebrate Valentine's Day (#82). Her single-girl street cred is hard to beat, and her episode topped our charts for the most listens in one day! She returns again this year with the same big heart for single women, but her husband is with her! God surprised her in the p...

#113: We are excited to announce the audiobook version of "Loving Your Husband Before You Even Have One" --a full-blown, word-for-word, read by Kim audiobook, and this episode marks the official release! To celebrate, we are going to listen to a chapter of it together. Kim also talks with Lindsay, the producer of the audiobook, who just happens to be a single girl! She shares some of her...

#112: Adrienne wasn’t much of a baby person. She never “oohd and ahhd” over babies like some of her friends. She never volunteered to hold babies, but that's changed. You may not be thinking about motherhood right now--many of you are just wanting a date! But if you’d like to be a mother someday , it’s helpful to build realistic expectations now. Who better to give you a sneak peek into mother...

#111: Have you made some goals for 2024? Is one of them to get married? If so, you need to listen to this episode! Kim has a goal-setting gene in her DNA, but Adrienne and Leah don’t. Join in on their discussion, where Kim shares her best insights about successful goal-setting to help you move toward becoming who you want to be in 2024.  Why you shouldn’t have a goal to get married this year How m...

#110: Welcome to Season 7 of the podcast! We've had some big news around here--Leah's engaged and Adrienne had a baby boy! Since we are a podcast to help you prepare for a better marriage someday, we HAD to start out this season by getting all the fun tea from Leah about her engagement. We love a good love story--especially when it involves a single girl who waited longer than most! In thi...

#109: Hannah developed her non-negotiable list right after a tough breakup, and she is sharing her best insights on how that list changed her future. For our last episode this season, we are talking about why you should put together a list and how to do it. We also discuss these questions: What is a non-negotiable list? What is a negotiable list? Why is it important to think things through ahead o...

When you hear the words “marriage” and “commitment,” how does it make you feel? Perhaps you can relate to these young women: Marriage scares me a little because my parents are divorced, as well as a lot of my family members, so I just really don’t want divorce to be my story as well. My parents have a really bad marriage, and I still see marriage as a gift, but it’s hard for me to believe that I c...

We’re back for another spicy episode today on the podcast! We’re talking about k-i-s-s-i-n-g! We’re talking about kissing because it’s something probably all of us will have to make a decision about one day. There are godly couples who date with different convictions in this area. Our culture has LOTS to say about this topic, and in the name of aspiring godly women, we want to enter the conversati...

Is going to church really that important? I mean, can’t we just watch the sermon online so we can stay in our pajamas? What difference does it make if we actually show up or not? Maybe you’ve been hesitant to go to church because you feel like the church is mainly focused on married people, and, as a single woman, you feel like an outsider.  We’ve asked our friend Tonya back on the podcast to disc...

Today's topic is a heavy one--one that involves heartbreak and betrayal… cheating. Cheating is, unfortunately, far too common in relationships. We know for many young women, it may seem impossible to ever trust a guy again after being cheated on. And perhaps even more impossible to think of staying married to someone who had an affair.  What do you do if you've been cheated on? How do you...

#104: Abby hasn't always been interested in God, the Bible, or His parameters for sexual integrity, but in college, all that changed. First, her boyfriend changed as he began to follow Christ, and then she began making changes too. She's pretty open about the journey she's been on, and why, so we've invited her on to the podcast to share her story. As you consider God's design...

#102: Our summer intern told us that we needed to have an episode about comparison, so here we are! Adrienne and Kim invited their friend Sarah into this discussion, and Sarah has some wonderful insights and practical help to share that apply to whatever season of life you are in. "Comparison is one of those lifelong girl struggles--like gossip, body image, materialism--but it's a little...

#101: No one likes making mistakes. We can either learn our lessons the hard way, or we can avoid mistakes by learning from the wisdom of others. In this week's episode, we are chatting with my dear friend Jen. She's been walking with God and mentoring young women on college campuses for 25+ years, and she's been married to Joel for almost 22 years. She's godly and wise, and I'...

#100: It's our HUNDREDTH episode!! To celebrate, Margaux is joining us on the podcast today. The LYH material first came out in 2014 as a conference breakout session–almost 10 years ago! Many of the young women who were in those early breakout sessions are now wives and moms now themselves. I love when these young women can come on the podcast and tell their stories about what God has done in...

#99: Being around good, godly men can change the way we view guys and relationships. Getting to know godly men can change our standards as young women. We begin to think: "I want a guy like that!" We want you to know that good guys are out there. In this episode, Kim's oldest son, Fisher, shares some insights about his friendships with international students. Loving Your Husband Befo...

#98: Get ready with us! Adrienne, Leah, and Kim have created an episode with practical advice for you to listen to right before that sweet, probably nervous, boy shows up at your front door. We're sharing our best advice, and, honestly, it will be helpful whether this is your first date or your fiftieth. Pretend we are sitting on the floor of your bathroom with you while you are getting ready....

#97: Are you struggling, watching your friends' relationships, and wondering if you'll ever be in a relationship? Do you feel passed over? Perhaps it causes you to feel down about yourself and a little insecure. If you can relate, Brittany is here to help! Brittany never had a boyfriend in high school or college. She had never kissed a guy or held a guy's hand. She was out of college b...

#96: Are you low-key really annoyed at your roommate? In this episode, we are talking with Jessilyn about resolving conflicts, and she has some practical steps for us. Being able to resolve conflicts will be a game-changer in your relationships now--and in a marriage someday. Walking down an aisle isn't going to automatically make you good at resolving issues with your husband. Why not learn s...

#95: Recently, Kim celebrated her birthday and invited Adrienne and a few of her young friends to watch the Barbie movie with her. Afterward, while processing some of the messages in the movie, they decided to make it a podcast episode! We're not here to tell you whether you should go see the Barbie movie or not. Our intent is to process some of the messages the movie had with what we know of...

#94: Do you struggle with how to "just be friends" with a guy? Do you have healthy friendships with your guy friends? Are you in a "situationship"? (Take Leah's diagnostic test in this episode to find out!) One way you can love your husband before you even have one is to enter marriage with healthy friendships with your guy friends, and that is what we are discussing in thi...