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Welcome back, everyone! Thank you for your patience. It is now the new year, and a time for new beginnings. What is on your boards for this upcoming year, or season? We are starting new projects and upgrading others. In this new season, we are talking about equipping and training ourselves to be better for us and for each other. In marriage, we get to carry a weapon and a tool with us at all times...

Christmas is here! In this joyous season, we wanted to sit down and share some smiles and thoughts with all of you. We also brought a special guest with us, Sebastian! From our family to yours - Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year! May the closing of this year, and beginning of the next be covered and blessed by God. Have the best week! Enjoy the journey!

How do we talk about what our lives were like before we got married? Do we tell our future spouse all of our deep dark secrets? Do we reveal all of it to God, and allow him to make us new? These are some of the questions that we are talking about in this episode. Join us as we talk about battling towards restoration. Drop a comment and let us know what you think. Have the best week! Enjoy the jour...

The Holiday season is upon us! Thanksgiving is this week (tomorrow from our recording), and Christmas is right around the corner. The stress of everyday life can be heightened, or more noticeable, during this time of year. So what do we do about it? We recognize it for what it is. We talk about it. We confront it, and deal with it. We also talked about how two people in a marriage or relationship,...

Hello listeners! Welcome back to another episode! This week we are talking about the thoughts and questions that can bring up feelings of regret and resentment. What can we do about those thoughts? When life hits and emotions get raw, where does our relationship g0? Do we keep out priorities straight? At those times, we do our best to talk to each other, pray about what is happening, and go on a d...

Welcome to our latest episode! We hope and pray that all of you are doing well and staying healthy in these times. We also pray that you and your families are surrounded by His comforting peace. This week we wanted to talk about something I call 'Ripple Therapy'. It came up during a conversation that if something happens in your marriage or relationship, after the initial "shock" is over and you b...

Just because we know each other, doesn't mean that we know everything about each other. Throughout marriage, we will go on many adventures and journeys. On those adventures, we might have different highlight reels from it. We could choose to downplay those differences, or we could celebrate them. When you go on a trip with family, you won't have the same highlights as everyone else, and that is OK...

Welcome back! We are talking this week about covering in a marriage. What covering are you providing for your spouse and family? Have the best week! Enjoy the journey!

We wanted to take a moment to remember why we are doing this podcast, and other related projects. Come along as we talk about some of the foundational elements that led us to talk about relationships and marriages. Have the best week! Enjoy the journey!

For this episode, we wanted to think of some fun and functional things that couples can focus on, on a weekly basis. We came up with VITAMINS! V ocalize I ntentional T ime A dmire M ove I nitiate N egotiate S exy-Time Have a listen, and let us know what you think! Have the best week! Enjoy the journey!

What do you say when something your spouse enjoys doesn't interest you? Do you feel like you have to go along with your spouse's plans? When you have these types of disagreements, it is normal to disagree. How you handle it is what matters. Creating a safe space for your spouse to have different interests or activities is a healthy part of every marriage. The key is to ensure that those difference...

In this week's episode we are talking about potential. What is potential? How can we realize it? Most importantly though, we should not base our relationships on the potential of others. That can be a costly trap. We need to encourage each other and help each other grow. Have a listen, and let us know what you think! Have the best week! Enjoy the journey!

We're back from our brief Summer break! We hope everyone is doing well. In this episode, we are talking about having a Critical Spirit. How can we recognize it and overcome? It is something that we can see in our family, friends, and spouse. It is something that can be dealt with together, as we work as a team. Have the best week! Enjoy the journey!

This is our final installment of the "Questions from the Audience" miniseries. It has been great to see the questions from all of you, and for us to answer them. We do our best to help all of you get your own conversations going in your own relationships. This episode looked at three questions: 1) How do you talk with each other about the things the Lord is speaking to you about? 2) What are ways...

Welcome to Part 4 of our amazing series where we are answering questions from our listeners! You all are the best! In this episode, we talk about physical support. The question was - How do we support each other in physical health in marriage? We talk about different aspects of physical health, and different ways to better ourselves while encouraging our spouses. Have a listen, and let us know wha...

Welcome to part 3 of our Questions from the Audience series! In this episode, we are answering the following question - Explain the process you two went through in becoming one in marriage the first five years... coming from different lives to one life. Was it hard? Easy? What were the challenges? What was the fun part? Hint: keep talking... Sit down, have a listen, and let us know what you think!...

Welcome to Part 2 of our Questions from the Audience Series! In this episode, we combined a couple of questions because we felt that they go so well together. What are 2 or 3 hooks the enemy tries to bring into marriage to get Christians off course? What is the thin line between comparing a relationship to admiring a relationship? Let us know what you think! Have the best week! Enjoy the journey!

We asked out audience for interview type questions, and you responded wonderfully. Here is Part 1 of our Questions from the Audience Series. What is a healthy age to begin dating? Is the length of dating time up to the couple? How do you know when it's marriage time? We give our insights and thoughts on these questions. Talk it out with each other and with God. Have the best week! Enjoy the journe...

Episode 100! Thank you so much to all of our listeners for your support and encouragement! THANK YOU! This week, we sat down with Hunter and Caila Driscoll to hear their take on some practical things about marriage. They share how to live your marriage while also being parents, business owners, and in the ministry. They bring a lot of wisdom, and laughter, to the table, and they are a treasure to...

This week, we sat down with some good friends of our that we share our lives, our hearts, and our home with. John and Tracy Flager are gems in this world, and we encourage everyone we know to let them into your lives. John and Tracy sit down with us and talk about some of the ups and downs of being married and parents while also navigating the landscape of working in ministry. Sit down, have a lis...

Hello! In this week's episode, we talk about Living Out Loud. It might sound like an odd statement to some, but it boils down to how do you walk out this life? When you are out and about with your spouse, do people see that you two are married? Do they see that you are a Christian? What do people see, hear, and think when we don't let our words do the talking? If after interacting with us, a perso...

We always encourage couples to pray for each other, and to always think and speak the best about each other. In this episode, we talk about the importance that your spouse hears those words. Throughout the day, you can think amazing things about your spouse, even treat them great, but if you don't say those great things out loud to your spouse, how does that affect them? Just like a garden, or our...

As a follow up from our last episode, we wanted to highlight that there are other options available to all of us. Many times we fall into patterns because that is what we were taught, or experienced. It doesn't have to be like that any more. We can be changed by the power and encounter of God. That encounter can change our patterns and our past. Remember, just because that is how it's always been,...

Welcome to Extreme Dating! We often talk about dating and courting, and the need for boundaries and expectations. In this episode, we are mainly talking about dating/courting after your first marriage. We know that sometimes, marriages end, and we are not fans. When that does happen, it is not crazy to think about getting into a new relationship, when the time is right. People need to be careful w...

This week, we got the privilege to sit down and chat with some good friends - Cecil & Marsha Garrett. We got to talk about marriage, and an exciting project that they will be starting this year. We love seeing the things God has done, is doing, and will do in their lives and family. Have a listen, and let us know what you think! Have the best week! Enjoy the journey!