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This is part one of a conversation we had on an article where men shared the secrets they have been keeping from their wives. There are double lives, affairs, lies, sheltering feelings, threesomes, and all sorts of chaos to discuss. One thing we can learn, secret secrets are no fun, secret secrets hurt someone... Congressional School - Explorers Wanted An co-ed independent school in Falls Church,...

If we had to put together a trampoline, in below freezing temperatures, on Christmas Eve, late a night...we realized it wouldn't end well. Everyone that has kids has experienced this high level stressful moment. Why does this always seem to happen? We dive into those reasons and why men especially are not allowed to have emotions. What would it look like if we just admitted we don't have...

How difficult is it to forgive each other? How difficult is it to forgive yourself? Today we discuss grace in your marriage. Men, how are your wives suppose to submit to you as the bible instructs if you will not submit to Jesus first...simple answer, they can't. We talk about the importance and impact full submission to Jesus will have not just in your marriage but your life.  Congressional...

We love immediate gratification and crave satisfaction, but we will never achieve it when our relationships are microwaveable. We talk about why we want it now and how we can prevent the destruction it causes.  Congressional School - Explorers Wanted An co-ed independent school in Falls Church, Virginia

In this episode we finish our conversation with Jeremy and Brittany Kelley. We lay out the importance of finding people to do life with. Congressional School - Explorers Wanted An co-ed independent school in Falls Church, Virginia

Special guests Jeremy and Brittany Kelley are on the show this week. This is going to be part 1 of our conversation because we lost track of time and went much longer than expected. We talk about how God brought these two together and the Jeremy was an HR nightmare. We also discuss the value strong friendships have on your marriage.  Congressional School - Explorers Wanted An co-ed independent sch...

From snoring to sheet stealing to bad driving to mismatched socks to bad habits...why is your spouse the way that they are? This may be a question you ask yourself on a daily basis. We let it out to begin this episode to explore the things that may drive us crazy, but how to not let those things become actual problems in our lives and relationships.  Congressional School - Explorers Wanted An co-e...

Monica was out of the country in Juarez, Mexico last week. Matthew decided he would go to the gym after dropping the kids of for their first day of school. He was not expecting to see what he saw when he got there. As he described it, "No one was wearing any clothes". This lead to the conversation of temptation being all around us all the time. How can a marriage successfully navigate th...

We are running everywhere we go. We are rushed, anxious, and stressed. After we had been living with a rushed mentality for the last few months, we came to a realization of "why are we running everywhere we go, when Jesus walked everywhere he went".  We are missing so much because we are going too fast. How much could your life, career, family, health, and relationships benefit if we jus...

Our first show in nearly two months. We talk about what we have been up to the last couple months. How we unexpectedly became little league baseball coaches, spring break at Universal Studios, golfing in Colorado, and everything in between.   Congressional School - Explorers Wanted An co-ed independent school in Falls Church, Virginia

Is our phone our master or our servant? We uncover the truth of the addiction we have with our phones, social media, and technology. Social media takes away from actual social interaction and our marriages, relationships, and families are suffering because of it. Also, please don't be a 10%'er... Congressional School - Explorers Wanted An co-ed independent school in Falls Church, Virgini...

Half of all marriages end in divorce...HALF!!! If your best friend is married and so are you, according to statistics one of you will be getting divorced. Why do we think that happens? On this episode we break down why people get divorced, discuss the needs of men and women, our experience with our viral video, and the importance of homework! Congressional School - Explorers Wanted An co-ed indepe...

How sturdy is your relationship's foundation? When storms come is everything still standing? Is everything still in one piece? One constant we know for sure is that in this life we will all face storms. The only way for us to survive these storms is to have a rock solid foundation. In this episode we talk about priorities. What that should look like not just for our relationships but for us a...

Do you like what you see when you look in the mirror? The majority of us do not. We compare ourselves to how others physically look, how fat someone else's wallets may seem, how happy that couple always looks, or how someone is killing it at the parenting game when in REAL reality it does NOT matter. So stop it! It's time to make a change! God created YOU! God does not make mistakes! Wha...

Today's episode we talk about relationships with differing opinions and viewpoints.  It is ok to have a different thought or idea than someone else and not attack them for thinking differently that you.  We learn that LOVE conquers all, that we are called to love all people.   Congressional School - Explorers Wanted An co-ed independent school in Falls Church, Virginia

Special Thanksgiving Day Episode...It is a family affair! Monica is BACK!!! We are also joined by our children Cashman and Elke.  We talk about our day, Christmas presents, Fortnite, Monica's organized preparedness, and just a fun family conversation. Congressional School - Explorers Wanted An co-ed independent school in Falls Church, Virginia

We know, we know, we know it has been a few weeks...we are sorry!  So we recorded this short update episode as Matthew updates everyone on Monica's recovery from shoulder surgery.  We will be back very very soon with new episodes.  

We had the honor of hosting our dear friends Mark and Jenn Browning on the podcast this week.  We dig a little into their faith journey and the impact community has had in their lives.  How true and all healing comes from other people in your life.  We learn what it is like to be friends with us and how important it is to find people who do not want anything from you, but want everything for you. ...

Today we rehash Monica's trip to Disney World last week...4 parks in 1 day is quite the accomplishment.  Monica's Halloween decorations are all the rage this year.  Congratulations to Stephen and Alejandra on the engagement.  This got us thinking about the mistakes that newlyweds make in what their expectations of what marriage is going to look like.  We talk about what we experienced in...

This more of an update than an episode...While Monica and our daughter Elke are running all over Disney World, literally all over Disney.  They have been to every park in one day.  So our 9 year old son Cashman hangs out with me, just to say hello.  We will be back next week and every week with more episodes.  We are going to go into overdrive and talk about some really difficult topics over the n...

The Boson Red Sox have officially made the 2021 American League Wild Card Game!  We could not be more excited!  We watched the 9th inning live, so we apologize for our excitement.  Monica is taking a last minute girls trip to Disney next weekend.  We talk about how that happened and how in our marriage years ago this would not have been ok.  How keeping score in your relationship is a game that no...

It is Ryder Cup Sunday and the US is dominating and it seems that no one cares but Matthew.  We address the issue of couples becoming just roommates.  Matthew lived in a house in college that had Rats, Bats, and Alligators?  We talk how God should be number 1 and the foundation of all relationships, but our spouse or significant other should be number 2.  Learn your love languages, they are a game...

Matthew tells Monica the only woman he would ever cheat on her with.  We celebrate 13 years of marriage this week.  The Red Sox are on a winning streak and are so close to a playoff berth.  We learn that Matthew has problems with losing at anything.  We dive into Monica's career paths, and how God can place us and use us for His good in any atmosphere we find ourselves in. Congressional Schoo...

We discuss a news article about a couple who has been dating 2 weeks creating a 17 page contact for their relationship.  Is this crazy behavior? Or are they on to something here?  Is Tinder the current day version of hot or not?  Congressional School - Explorers Wanted An co-ed independent school in Falls Church, Virginia Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer:...

We were created for relationships with each other and believe we do not focus enough of our time on our relationships.  We talk about the creation of Married AF.  We learn what the AF actually means.  Monica talks about her obsessive love for Halloween and how Matthew is scared of clowns.   Congressional School - Explorers Wanted An co-ed independent school in Falls Church, Virginia