The Married Life

Sometimes it's the littlest things that can add up to the biggest issues in our marriage. How do we see what those little issues are? Today we take a look in the book of Song of Solomon and dive into what the "little foxes" are. Welcome to The Married Life. 

How To Win A Fight With Your Spouse.  We all fight with our spouses. It's part of marriage. But how do you win the fight? And what is winning the fight. Today we take a look at how to Fight in Marriage. Welcome to The Married Life

Have you signed a contract in marriage that you're ready to break? Or do you see it as a covenant between you, your spouse and God? What do you do when marriage gets hard, and the only thing between you and the door is a piece of paper? On todays episode we dive into Song of Solomon part 6 and learn about the Vow we made on our wedding day. Welcome to The Married Life. 

He wants more sex, she's stressed out. What do you do if you are on the opposite pages when it comes to sex?  What does the Bible say about sex? We will see as we dive into Song of Solomon part 5! Welcome to The Married Life!

Do you still date your mate? You should? What does the Bible say about dating? We will see as we dive into Song of Solomon part 4! Welcome to The Married Life! 

We're going to be going through the Book Song of Solomon over the next few weeks. This is week 2 of  focusing on what it looks like to be a godly woman. Welcome to The Married Life!

We're going to be going through the Book Song of Solomon over the next few weeks. This week we're focusing on what it looks like to be a godly woman. Welcome to The Married Life!

We're going to be going through the Book Song of Solomon over the next few weeks. This week we're focusing on what it looks like to be a godly man. Welcome to The Married Life!

Just because you have a thought, doesn't mean you have to keep it. What are you thinking on about yourself, about your spouse, about your life? Its time to think on the right things, take control of your mind. Welcome to the married life. 

Marriage is like being a carpenter, we are supposed to build up. But often time it's easier to be like a demolition man and tare things down. In this episode we will talk about how to build each other up to achieve the marriage you desire.

How did you and your spouse end up together? You where probably friends before anything else. Have you lost that part of your relationship? Do you want to become best friends? On todays episode we talk about getting back to becoming friends with benefits in marriage. 

After a year off of the Married Life Podcast, we are back with more resources than ever. A new website, themarriedlife.org , new blogs , new videos , coaching and more! It feels good to be back!

Yea, we named the episode Kanye West. Why? Because it is evident that his life has changed. The way he speaks, raps, leads his family, it has all changed. The question for you and I in our marriage is, does our life look as different as his?  Can your wife look at you and say "My husband looks like Jesus."  Or when you look at your wife do you say "You give me more grace than I deserve."...

When you think of honey, what do you think of? Sweet? Sticky? Soft? What if our words to our spouse was like that? Sweet, stick and soft. Instead of honey sometimes our words are sharp, hard and hurtful. On todays Podcast we dive into how to communicate to your spouse the good over the bad and to focus on what you want most in your relationship.  Welcome to The Married Life Sweet things to te...

Last week on the podcast we talked about  1. Managing the train  and  2. Laying the tracks forward.  This week we hit on numbers 3 and 4 of the 4 Responsibilities in Marriage. Today we are going to give practical tips to do with each other to make your marriage even better! It's going to be a fun podcast!  Welcome to The Married Life.

On todays episode we breakdown 2 of 4 practical points to help your marriage thrive. These are tips you can do on a date night, when the kids go to bed, even driving in the car. Sometimes we over complicate a healthy marriage when really we just need to be responsible for our marriage. Today we dive into the 4 responsibilities in marriage.  Welcome to The Married Life. 

Before Krissy and I are devoted to each other, we are devoted to Jesus. We tried a relationship without Him before and it was horrible. We do a simple method for growing our relationship with Jesus daily that we think might help you out too. Incase you are wondering, how to read the Bible or pray, here is quick "how to" grow with Christ.    Welcome to The Married Life

Sometimes in a marriage we forget how we got there. What it was like when we first started. What made us fall in love. What causes us to continue to fight for this. Sometimes we have to go back to basics.  On today's podcast that is exactly what we hit on. We get open and vulnerable as we show our weaknesses and how we keep it basic to stay strong.  Welcome to The Married Life. 

Ever look at that other relationship and think, "We will never be  that in love." or "My spouses doesn't do that for me." Ever get caught up comparing your relationship to others? Especially in a social media world now when everyone is putting out their highlight reel but hiding their trash.  There is a book in the Bible called Galatians. In the contemporary english version Galatians 6:4...

Ever have expectations in your marriage that aren’t met? Have you got the new job that isn't what you expected and now your bringing home that weight? Did you expect a weekly date night that your husband has forgotten about multiple times? Did you think your sex life wouldn't die down like this?  Sometimes we have things mapped out in our heads of how they are going to go and they go the oppo...

We know money in marriage can cause fights, thats why we are doing this podcast. Last week we started the talk on money and marriage and giving some tips how to get on the same page. Today we continue that talk to help you and your spouse have the best marriage possible.  Welcome to The Married Life. 

One of the biggest causes for fighting and divorce in marriage is money and we get that. You're not taught in school how to budget money. You're not taught that your spouse sees spending money differently than you do. You're not sure how much to save, how much to give, how to even start a budget (whats a budget?) So today Krissy and I (Joe), want to help you with your money problems. And maybe you...

Ever think you and your spouse are so different and you just can't understand why he does that, or why she feels that way? On todays podcast we continue with the Enneagram test, a personality test that will help you and your spouse understand one another better. We discuss what happens when your unhealthy, your "wing" and give some resources on how to maximize knowing your personality.  Welco...

On this week’s podcast we are taking a test . I know the words no man ever wants to hear lol. But this test will help you know yourself better and your spouse! It’s called the enneagram test . You may have taken it and if you haven’t but your spouses hasn’t have them take it. It’s a fun test to talk about, won’t take long (Krissy took hers on the way to a cubs game in 10 minutes). P...

On todays episode we have some fun by asking each other some random questions. We actually did this on our way back from a Cubs game and thought other couples would have fun asking these questions to their spouses. Check out our answers then plan to ask your spouse some of these fun questions on your next date night.  Welcome to The Married Life. Questions to ask:   What’s a new hobby yo...