This week’s episode is a heart-check every couple needs to hear: why your relationship isn’t enough.

We live in a culture that tells us the right person will complete us—but the truth is, no relationship can fully satisfy your deepest needs. We are imperfect people, and because of that, even the healthiest dating, engagement, or marriage relationship will fall short if it’s carrying the weight only Christ was meant to bear.

In this episode, we talk honestly about:

• Why expecting your boyfriend, girlfriend, fiancé, or spouse to fulfill you leads to disappointment

• How misplaced identity can quietly damage even “good” relationships

• What it looks like to root your identity in Christ instead of your relationship

• How surrendering your dream relationship can actually lead to freedom, peace, and clarity

• Practical ways to realign your heart with the Lord while dating, engaged, or married

If you enjoyed today’s episode and want to partner with us in supporting the mission of this podcast—to encourage people in dating, engagement, and marriage to live life to the full—we would be so grateful for a review and feedback. Reviews help us reach more Christian couples and serve them well.

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Thanks for taking a seat at the table. We’ll see you back here next week.

—The Maginels 🤍

Happy (almost!) Valentine's Day!

This week, we shared some of our favorite date ideas in preparation for Valentine's Day. But more importantly, we shared 6 conversations we think every couple should have before they get married. These are good to have even in dating or engagement. We started a lot of these conversations reallyyy early on because we wanted to be intentional with our time and purutis. For others, you may have been together for a while and feel stuck, or are asking yourself, "How do I know if I am ready?" These questions are a good way to start. We also don't leave you hanging, but give you practical ways to bring up the conversations. Our biggest tip is to be willing to be vulnerable and allow yourself time for these conversations; don't rush them.

We were deeply inspired by Scott Kedersha's book Ready or Knot, and we hope you will read and use this book as a resource.

If you enjoyed today's episode and want to partner with us in supporting the mission of the podcast to encourage people in dating, engagement, and marriage to live LIFE TO THE FULL, we would so appreciate a review, and feedback. This allows us to expand the podcast to more couples and serve more people.

As always, if you have any questions or comments, please reach out to our Instagram or email us at [email protected].

Thanks for taking a seat at the table. See you back here next week!

-The Maginels🤍

Welcome to the table. We've saved you a seat.

In this episode, we're opening up about the parts of our stories we didn't always know how to share — the struggles with porn, identity, and loneliness that shaped us before we became "us."

This isn't just another marriage episode. It's an invitation into honest conversation about what it really takes to build oneness in a Biblical marriage.

What We're Talking About:

    •    Our ins and outs for 2026 as a couple

    •    Our personal testimonies and the battles we fought before marriage

    •    Why sharing your story brings unity instead of division

    •    How vulnerability and honesty create the foundation for oneness

    •    Why dating and engagement are the time to start being real — not after you're married

Our Hope for You: That you'd feel the freedom to share your own story. That you'd stop hiding the hard parts and start building something real with your partner. That you'd know you're not alone.

Scripture We're Holding Onto: Ephesians 5:31-32 — "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."

If this episode encouraged you, would you take 30 seconds to leave us a review? It helps more couples find these conversations and reminds us why we keep showing up to the table. Your support means the world.

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What does serving THE CHURCH, not just IN CHURCH look like? Do all Christians have to serve? What if I don't have time to serve? These are some of the questions we dove into as we wrap up our first season of Life to the Full. We pray this episode would encourage you to live a life poured out. Just as the Jesus promised us "For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." Matthew 16:25

Thank you for joining us this season & grabbing a seat at the table, we hope you will come again!

-Maginel's

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This week we shared the sacrifices we made to make getting married in college possible. If you have ever thought, how can we do it? Will we have enough money? Or need some encouragement to make the sacrifices it takes to GO FOR IT. This is the episode for you. As hard and stretching as it is, the greatest sacrifice comes with the greatest reward.

Come take a seat at the table & let's hang out!

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This weeks episode we started out talking about why we DON'T CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN... WHAT OUR FRIENDSHIPS LOOK LIKE AFTER GETTING MARRIED... SHOULD WE GO IN GUYS & GIRLS TRIPS?... SHOULD WE HAVE FRIENDS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX?... and a whole lot more. Thanks for joining us at the table & we hope your week is filled with life to the full!!!!!!!!

- The Maginel's

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In the rise of the feminist movement and women fighting to LEAD the Biblical roles of leadership can be tainted and demeaned. We are inviting you into a conversation about spiritual leadership, in our relationship. If you have asked yourself the questions, "What to do when your s/o is spiritually struggling?" | "Should we pray together?"| "When to give up if I am feeling un-equally yolked?" | "What if my boyfriend/husband isn't leading me?" THIS IS THE EPISODE FOR YOU! Thanks for taking a seat at the table.

- The Maginel's

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Are women supposed to obey their husbands? Are men and women equal? and more! Thank y'all for tuning into this weeks episode. We truly believe understanding Biblical roles for marriage IS the backbone of the deign of marriage. When we live into these roles we then experience oneness in marriage.

- The Maginel's

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Link to "Love & Respect"

If you have ever asked yourself this question, this is the episode for you. We dive into the role your relationship with God plays in finding your spouse. As well as some practical encouragement on how to prepare for your future spouse. Thanks for joining us at the table & Listening in!

-Maginels

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Part 2 is HERE.... all about the pursuit in dating. Are you just hanging out or actually dating your s/o? We share some practical ways to pursue each other in dating and also how it leads into marriage. Whether your single or in a relationship, THIS episode is for you.

- The Maginel's

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