Still Becoming One

Send a text Every couple has conflict. Every marriage has conflict. Having conflict in your marriage is not necessarily a bad thing. How you end the conflict is critical! The goal is not to eliminate the conflict it is how you walk through it that matters. In this episode, we discuss how we learned how to have conflicts that matter, and still come out the other side feeling stronger. It was not an...

Send a text Most couples are excited and maybe a little nervous about sex when they get married. However, all too often, somewhere along the journey, challenges start. Every couple will have times when they are missing each other sexually. Sometimes, these differences grow and become a primary contention. It is all too often we have heard couples talk about the distance in their sex life as one of...

Send a text Welcome to part 4, a bonus episode in the Growing in Intimacy series. We've discussed spiritual intimacy, emotional intimacy, and sexual intimacy; is there more? What other kinds of intimacy should you be paying attention to in your marriage? How do you keep growing intimate in all areas of your relationship? Still Becoming One Facebook Instagram Aldrich Ministries

Send a text In part 3 of our Growing Intimacy series, today are (finally) talking about sexual intimacy. This might be the intimacy everyone thinks about when they hear the word intimacy but it is really only part of the whole design. Sex and sexual intimacy are either not taught in church, or used in unhealthy ways usually against women. In this episode, we share practical ways that couples can c...

Send a text Join us for part 2 of our discussion on growing intimacy in your marriage. In this episode, we tackle the elusive and somewhat mysterious idea of emotional intimacy. Emotional connection and intimacy isn't just the wives; we all have and need emotional intimacy. So what is it? How do we nurture it? Join us as we discuss what it is, how we've nurtured it, and give you some pra...

Send a text Part 1 of our Growing Intimacy series. Today we will be tackling the sometimes elusive spiritual intimacy. Most Christian couples have struggled to figure out how to have spiritual intimacy together. You've seen the books, you've probably read the couples devotionals, but if you are anything like us we didn't fit into that mold. Join us for some practical ideas on what g...

Send a text Every single married couple wrestles with this one reality. There are only 24 hours in the day and everything wants a piece of your time. How can you work on still becoming one when it feels like the only time you see each other is as you are falling into bed? Time is a critical part of becoming one. In this episode, we talk about ways to try to carve it out with your spouse throughout...

Send a text Everyone desires to have a better marriage, but actually getting there is hard work. We often say that you can start by "being the change in you want in your own marriage". What does that really mean? What steps can you take? When doesn't that work? Join us as we discuss how you can take a small step toward your spouse or find out if that is even possible.  Still Becomin...

Send a text Welcome to the Still Becoming One Podcast! When we married we deeply desired a Christian 'one flesh' marriage when we married, but we had no idea how. We tried and fell flat for a long time, going through many dark times. We wondered when the oneness was supposed to begin. Renewing grace and love wasn’t an easy process, but more than 20 years later, Brad is a licensed counsel...