When we go overboard with giving good gifts, it's often called spoiling someone. But spoiling isn't just for the grandkids: we can also show that abundant, extravagant love to our spouse! We can find ways to make him or her feel super special and cherished. In this episode, we share ways what that "spoiling" can look like and common pitfalls to avoid.

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Do you have special pet names for your spouse? Babe, sweetheart, honey, darling? One easy way to grow our connection and intimacy in marriage is using those special names that only we can use! This week we're sharing our history with pet names and sharing a few new ones you might want to add to your vocabulary!

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How does it affect your marriage when you or your spouse are going through a hard time? That could be grief, depression, or feeling directionless. This week we're following up on the last two episodes and share what that struggle looked like for us and how we got through it with our faith and our relationship in tact.

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What happens when your perfect plan falls completely apart and you have to start from scratch? We're sharing about a time in our lives when Joe was figuring out what to do with his future and nothing went as he planned. But God was faithful even in the rock bottom, walking with us and teaching us to trust. In this week's episode we share what we learned how we learned to trust God in that painful season.

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Do you remember a time you felt hopeless and weren't sure you were going to make it? When your world seemed to be falling apart and you doubted if God would pull you through? In this episode we revisit a pre-marriage season of our life that shook our world and our relationship. And how God used those painful moments to bring us to where we are now!

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Happy New Year! The start of the year is a great time to set goals and reflect on the areas we need to improve. Sometimes our spouse is the first person to notice and be affected by those weaknesses and then we react in defensiveness. But when we own our weaknesses and commit to change, that benefits both ourselves and our marriage! In this week's episode, we share about how to give and receive grace as we work on our personal shortcomings.

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Our special guests today are Larry and Hope Ware, hosts of the popular YouTube Channel, Under the Median. Even though they specialize in helping families with practical frugality and getting our of debt, they also have a lot to share from their 35 years of marriage. From a rocky start to infertility to having babies "past their prime" to major financial hurdles, Larry and Hope have had to lean on God and learn to work together though it all. Join us as share their wisdom and hear how God has provided for them in every season.

Check out Hope and Larry's frugal resources on their website

https://underthemedian.com/

Under the Median YouTube Channel

(We also talked to just Hope on Episode 155, "I'm a Verbal Processor!"

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Joe and Tara are stopping in to wish and your family a Merry Christmas and to share about where they find joy when Christmas isn't everything we're dreaming it should be. We hope you and your family are enjoying a joyous and hope-filled Christmas season.

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To quote C.S. Lewis, "The central miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation. They say that God became Man." At the heart of the Christmas story is the "word becoming flesh" and without that first miracle, the rest of the story doesn't matter! In this week's episode we talk about the significance of that primary miracle and our place in that story.

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Are you so excited it's Christmas? Will you get to see family?" Have you ever wanted to answer: well, it's complicated. The holiday season can be a magnifying glass to whatever joys and hurts you're experiencing in your life. For many people, it is a time that can be isolating and painful. So even though the reason for the season hasn't changed, our circumstances and feelings around it can vary widely. In this week's episode, we talk about how Christmas has been complicated for us and how we navigate our differing emotions.

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