Marriage After God

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January 15, 2019 QUICK UPDATE: Our Interview With Jeremy And Audrey Roloff + Next Episode + A New Family Game we Made Up
Please listen to our interview with Jeremy And Audrey Roloff over at their podcast Behind The Scenes.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-11-working-raising-kids-together-aaron-jennifer/id1441970779?i=1000427699278&mt=2
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[Aaron] Hey, we're Aaron and Jennifer Smith with Marriage After God.
[Jennifer] Helping you cultivate an extraordinary marriage.
[Aaron] And today, we just have some exciting news for you guys.
[Jennifer] Yes, this is kind of like a surprise episode. We're so excited to share it with you.
[Aaron] Yeah, we don't usually launch an episode on Tuesdays and this isn't a normal episode. This is just an update to let you guys know about a few cool things that are going on.
[Jennifer] I feel like they'd be able to tell how excited we are by how fast we're talking.
[Aaron] I know.
[Jennifer] So let's just tone it down. Sorry you guys, we're just excited.
[Aaron] So we did an interview a couple weeks ago with some good friend--
[Jennifer] That was so good! Are you kidding me? Did you hear that Tori in the background?
[Aaron] Yeah.
[Jennifer] Let's just keep it.
[Aaron] Okay. So we did an interview with some friends of ours, Jeremy and Audrey Roloff. They just launched a podcast called Behind the Scenes and it's really great, it's been growing.
[Jennifer] Yeah, I love it because I feel like they're just sharing from their hearts where they're at and even in our interview, it was just like sitting down with friends, which we're lucky 'cause we got to sit down with them live, like in person.
[Aaron] It was a lot of fun. We didn't do it over the phone. They came to our house, we recorded the episode and that episode is live today on their podcast and the episode's about Jennifer and I working together as a team, in business and parenting, and we advocate for oneness and unity. So it was really fun to talk about the business side of things with us.
[Jennifer] And how we do it with a growing family.
[Aaron] With a growing family and--
[Jennifer] Oh wait, does that mean we're gonna have more? 'Cause we already have four.
[Aaron] Yeah, sure.
[Jennifer] Hey!
[Aaron] And so we just wanted to invite you to search for their podcast and listen to that episode. It's live today. It's called Behind the Scenes and the episode's with Aaron and Jennifer Smith. And so, please go check that out. And I just also wanted to let you know that tomorrow, our normal launch day, is Wednesday. And we're launching an episode about something that is really sensitive. We talked about pornography.
[Jennifer] Yeah it was super emotional for me.
[Aaron] So be on the lookout for tomorrow's episode with us. And then Jennifer has one little secret announcement, she didn't tell me what it is. So we'll find out right now what it is.
[Jennifer] It's just something fun. So I wanted you to share with them the new game we've been playing. So for everyone listening who has kids, this is an awesome game. You might be semi familiar--
[Aaron] Oh, is it the variation?
[Jennifer] Yeah, it's a variation of the game.
[Aaron] So we usually, when we're in the car with the kids, we play I spy with my little eye, and we--
[Jennifer] We've been doing it for five years now.
[Aaron] Yeah, we look for something in the car, and the kids try and figure it out.
[Jennifer] And it's fun.
[Aaron] But what's really hard is when you're driving, you can't really point to things that are outside because you go by them really fast.
[Jennifer] Unless you're in a parking lot or something.
[Aaron] So I just randomly started this variation of the game called I don't spy with my little eye.
[Jennifer] And the kids picked it up so quick, it was so--
[Aaron] They're actually better at that game than they are at the normal game.
[Jennifer] So let's give them an example.
[Aaron] So I'll say I spy with my little eye--
[Jennifer] No, I don't spy with.
[Aaron] Oh, yeah. I don't spy with my little eye, something... that's hot and explode-y.
[Jennifer] A volcano.
[Aaron] Yeah! So it's something that we don't see, but we give hints about this idea or object or place that's out of our view.
[Jennifer] So this is a fun one to play with a family who knows each other well. So like I know my son just has a kind of fascination with New York. New York City.
[Aaron] Oh, yeah.
[Jennifer] And so, I did one the other day where I was like I don't spy with my little eye something green that holds a torch.
[Aaron] And he's like--
[Both] Statue of Liberty!
[Jennifer] Or maybe Olive got it, I don't remember.
[Aaron] Someone did.
[Jennifer] But you guys, it's so fun! And you can literally do it--
[Aaron] It's way more fun than the regular game.
[Jennifer] You can do it about anything.
[Aaron] You don't have to look at it. You don't have to see it.
[Jennifer] It's so fun!
[Aaron] It also makes you really good at describing something that they could figure out.
[Jennifer] Yeah.
[Aaron] Yeah, so--
[Jennifer] Now that I've mentioned it, I wonder if people have been playing this for a long time already and we're just figuring it out.
[Aaron] There's another name for it.
[Jennifer] Yeah.
[Aaron] Like Aaron, Jennifer, that game has been around for years.
[Jennifer] I know. Well, try it. I don't spy with my little eye.
[Aaron] Yeah. So, it's fun and that was a good little, okay.
[Jennifer] Yeah.
[Aaron] Cool, so we love you all. We just wanna hop on here, invite you to go check out Behind the Scenes podcast with Jeremy and Audrey Roloff. They interviewed us. It's an awesome episode. You get to learn a lot of insights about Jennifer and I that we don't usually talk about. Because we don't often talk about the business side of our life.
[Jennifer] Yeah, working together.
[Aaron] And then, be on the lookout for our episode tomorrow where we talk about our experience with pornography in our marriage. And how God healed us from that.
[Jennifer] Last, last, last thing, thank you guys so much for just your support with this podcast.
[Aaron] Yeah.
[Jennifer] And your encouragement for us doing it. The Marriage After God podcast, and I just wanted to say thank you. I want them to know that we truly care that they're listening.
[Aaron] We do. We love you all. We love seeing the reviews. We love seeing the comments. We love that you guys have supported us over the years, and yeah, we're all in this together. And so, we pray for your guys' marriages all the time. We love you and we thank you! We'll see you next week. Actually not next week, we'll see you tomorrow. Alright, bye!
5 min
January 09, 2019 Finances in Marriage Q&A: Debt, Budgeting, Tithing, and One Income
19 listener money questions: shared debt, tithing when it's tight, one bank account, and one-income budgets.
About This Episode
Aaron and Jennifer answer 19 of your questions about finances in marriage, sharing from their own experience of paying off debt through a side photography business and living debt-free for about ten years. They cover how to view debt one spouse brought into the marriage, building multiple streams of income, counting the cost before financial risks, college funds, mortgages, not touching savings, tithing when money is tight, separate versus shared bank accounts, budgeting for gifts, food, and kids' activities, navigating financial stress as a team, and preparing to live on one income. Along the way they quote Dave Ramsey: "If you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else." They close by praying for couples to be united in how they spend, save, and give.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Debt from before marriage — why debt one spouse brings in becomes ours.
More income streams — ideas like publishing a book or starting a small business from your skills.
Financial risk — counting the cost first and holding plans with "if the Lord wills."
Tithing when it's tight — God's challenge in Malachi and the widow's offering.
One bank account — why the two becoming one applies to your money too.
Their budget — a spreadsheet plus multiple accounts, envelope style.
Saving and spending — realistic savings, food budgets, and leaving savings alone.
One income — frugality and preparing for a stay-at-home mom.
Stress as a team — handling financial pressure together, not against each other.
Scripture Referenced
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Luke 14:28
James 4:13-17
Genesis 2:24
Matthew 19:5
Mark 10:8
Ephesians 5:31
Mark 12 (the widow's offering)
Malachi (the floodgates of heaven)
Resources from This Episode
Publish a book: bookworthy.com
Marriage After God by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
31 Prayers For My Son by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
31 Prayers For My Daughter by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
Want to go deeper? Become a patron and help us keep creating resources for marriages that pursue God together.
If this conversation encouraged you, please share it with a couple you love, and subscribe wherever you listen.
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Smith Family Resources, Inc © 2026
50 min
January 02, 2019 7 Ways To Encourage Your Married Friends
Preach the gospel, open your home, and pray: 7 simple ways to strengthen the marriages around you.
About This Episode
A little encouragement goes a long way. Marriage can be difficult, and the enemy is good at convincing us to shrink back, isolate, and try to get through on our own strength. In this episode, Aaron and Jennifer share seven ways to remind your married friends that their marriage is worth fighting for, that they should be drawing close to God, and that they are being prayed for. As Christian husbands and wives, we are part of the same body, and we should be encouraging one another. Aaron and Jennifer share that they would have divorced without other couples investing in them, and they challenge you to be the kind of friends who are loving, sacrificial, and willing to serve.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Preach the gospel to each other — remind friends of who they are in Christ.
Share God's Word — point couples back to Scripture.
Be friendly — be a light in the lives of the couples around you.
Be hospitable — hospitality is sharing what you do have, not what you don't have.
Be sacrificial — give your time and energy for another couple's good.
Pray for and with them — let friends know they are being prayed for.
Serve them — practical help that says their marriage matters.
Am I my brother's keeper? — why Christians should know where their friends are spiritually.
Loving accountability — asking hard questions like whether a wife is the most cherished woman she knows.
Scripture Referenced
1 Peter 4:8-9
John 13:35
John 15:13
John 17
John 3:16
Proverbs 18:1
Proverbs 18:24
Romans 1:16
Ephesians 5:25
1 John 1
1 John 3:18
Resources from This Episode
The Lifegiving Table: Nurturing Faith through Feasting, One Meal at a Time - by Sally Clarkson
Marriage After God by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
Want to go deeper? Become a patron and help us keep creating resources for marriages that pursue God together.
If this conversation encouraged you, please share it with a couple you love, and subscribe wherever you listen.
As an Amazon Associate, Marriage After God earns from qualifying purchases.
Smith Family Resources, Inc © 2026
49 min
December 28, 2018 QUICK UPDATE: What Does God want To Use Your Marriage For?
Jennifer and I are praying for you and your marriage. We desire to see millions of marriages around the world begin to chase boldly after God and his will for their life. We are excited to see what God is going to do in and through our marriages when we walk with Him and say yes to Him.
Here is a quick link to our goal setting episode:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/goal-setting-why-its-good-for-your-marriage/id1349500084?i=1000407072450&mt=2
15 min
December 19, 2018 The Strength That Joy Brings To Our Homes
Joy vs. happiness, fort building, "one minute of crazy," and marshmallow ambushes for a joyful home.
About This Episode
Aaron and Jennifer share stories of joy in their home along with practical tips to cultivate a habit of joy. They start by distinguishing joy from happiness: happiness is a temporary, earthly feeling, while joy is eternal, rooted in hope and the fruit of the Spirit. Reading from Nehemiah 8, they show that the joy of the Lord is our strength, and that joy becomes the strength of a home. From fort-building and a "one minute of crazy" dance session to marshmallow ambushes and letting go of stress over messes, they share how they bring joy to life with young kids, and how inside jokes, adventures, and playful touch keep joy alive in marriage.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Joy vs. happiness — why happiness is temporary and joy is eternal and rooted in hope.
The joy of the Lord — what Nehemiah 8:10 means for the strength of a home.
Fort building — making forts together with the kids.
One minute of crazy — a family dance and scream session.
Playful surprises — pretending to be asleep, hiding under the covers, and marshmallow ambushes.
Messes — choosing not to stress over them.
Joy in marriage — inside jokes, adventures and drives, and playful physical touch.
Scripture Referenced
Nehemiah 8:10
Isaiah 40:31
Resources from This Episode
For Better or for Kids by Patrick and Ruth Schwenk
Marriage After God by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
Want to go deeper? Become a patron and help us keep creating resources for marriages that pursue God together.
If this conversation encouraged you, please share it with a couple you love, and subscribe wherever you listen.
As an Amazon Associate, Marriage After God earns from qualifying purchases.
Smith Family Resources, Inc © 2026
41 min
December 12, 2018 Being Faithful In The Little Things Will Prepare Us For The Big Things
A CrossFit rope climb, the habit of "coupling," and why spiritual growth is built one small step at a time.
About This Episode
Let's be faithful with the small things so that we will be faithful in the big things. Aaron and Jennifer use Aaron's CrossFit journey, scaling workouts on the way to a legless rope climb, as a picture of how spiritual maturity is built one step at a time. Jesus said that one who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much. They introduce "coupling," attaching a new habit to something you already do, like opening your Bible with your morning coffee. They share how their family Bible time started with a single verse and grew to two chapters, and they encourage you to stop waiting for Monday and start today.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
The Power of Habit — a quote from Charles Duhigg on how habits shape our lives.
The rope climb — how scaling workouts in CrossFit pictures spiritual growth.
Faithful in little — what Luke 16:10 and Matthew 25:23 teach about small things.
A thousand small things — how small faithful choices add up to something big.
Coupling — attaching a new habit to an existing routine.
Bible and coffee — practical examples of coupling in daily life.
Family Bible time — how theirs grew from a single verse to two chapters.
Start today — why waiting for Monday keeps us stuck.
A closing prayer — Jennifer prays for faithfulness in the small things.
Scripture Referenced
Luke 16:10
Matthew 25:23
Resources from This Episode
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
Want to go deeper? Become a patron and help us keep creating resources for marriages that pursue God together.
If this conversation encouraged you, please share it with a couple you love, and subscribe wherever you listen.
As an Amazon Associate, Marriage After God earns from qualifying purchases.
Smith Family Resources, Inc © 2026
39 min
December 05, 2018 Asking God To Search Our Hearts
A late-night conviction about harshness with their kids, the refining crucible, and praying Psalm 139.
About This Episode
The Bible tells us that the crucible is meant to refine, and God will allow things in our lives that act as crucibles to bring the dross of our character to the surface. Aaron and Jennifer share how messiness in relationships at their home church led to a late-night conversation on the couch, where God convicted them both about harshness, impatience, and short tempers with their kids. They walk through Psalm 139 and David's prayer, "Search me, O God, and know my heart," and challenge the self-justifying thought that we are not that bad. Real change comes through the power of the Holy Spirit, which they illustrated for their son with Iron Man's suit.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Letters to the Church — a quote from Francis Chan on unity and the believability of our message.
Home church messiness — how relational tension exposed what was in their hearts.
A late-night conviction — God revealing harshness, impatience, and short tempers with their children.
The crucible — how trials refine us and bring the dross to the surface.
Psalm 139 — David asking the all-knowing God to search and know his heart.
"I'm not that bad" — why self-justification keeps us from change.
The Holy Spirit's power — change we can't produce on our own, explained with Iron Man's suit.
An ongoing invitation — making a habit of asking God to examine us.
A closing prayer — Aaron prays for God to search our hearts.
Scripture Referenced
Proverbs 17:3
Psalm 139
Resources from This Episode
Letters to the Church by Francis Chan
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
Want to go deeper? Become a patron and help us keep creating resources for marriages that pursue God together.
If this conversation encouraged you, please share it with a couple you love, and subscribe wherever you listen.
As an Amazon Associate, Marriage After God earns from qualifying purchases.
Smith Family Resources, Inc © 2026
36 min
November 28, 2018 Spiritual Stamina: How to Grow Your Prayer Life Together
Growing your capacity for prayer, lessons from Gethsemane, and a prayer spoken over your marriage.
About This Episode
Prayer should be a normal part of the believer's life, and it has been a foundational element of Aaron and Jennifer's marriage, but lately they have sensed God asking them to pray more. Spiritual stamina is the ability to handle more in our spiritual life, and it grows the same way physical stamina does: by doing it more. Sparked by a women's retreat prayer time and Francis Chan's book Letters to the Church, they share how they are growing in prayer and in the Word, study Jesus in Gethsemane in Luke 22, and remind us that prayer isn't the preparation for the battle; prayer is the battle. They close by praying over your marriage.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Spiritual stamina — why capacity for prayer and the Word grows with practice.
The hot seat — a women's retreat prayer time that sparked this conversation.
Letters to the Church — Francis Chan on the church's need for prayer.
Expecting a spiritual high — the trap of wanting results without devoted time.
Family Bible time — stretching to a full chapter.
Gethsemane — Jesus praying in agony and telling the disciples to pray that they may not enter into temptation.
Prayer is the battle — not just the preparation for it.
A prayer for you — praying over marriages, illness, infidelity, jobs, and finances.
Scripture Referenced
Luke 22
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Resources from This Episode
Letters to the Church by Francis Chan
Take our 31-day marriage prayer challenge and join the 1000's of couples who have done it
For wives: unveiledwife.com · Unveiled Wife on Facebook
For husbands: husbandrevolution.com · Husband Revolution on Facebook
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
Want to go deeper? Become a patron and help us keep creating resources for marriages that pursue God together.
If this conversation encouraged you, please share it with a couple you love, and subscribe wherever you listen.
As an Amazon Associate, Marriage After God earns from qualifying purchases.
Smith Family Resources, Inc © 2026
39 min
November 21, 2018 Thanksgiving Podcast Update: 40 Episodes and What's Next
Why they're pausing the video podcast, celebrating 40 weekly episodes, and where the show is headed.
About This Episode
In this short Thanksgiving update, Aaron and Jennifer are changing up the format a bit. They share that they are pausing the YouTube video version of the podcast to focus on audio, which frees them to be more relaxed, conversational, and slower-paced. They talk about new equipment, where they are with the podcast, and where it is going. They celebrate 40 weekly episodes without missing one, even pre-recording around the birth of their fourth child, and remind listeners that they are not marriage experts but a couple with teachable hearts. Looking ahead to their book, Marriage After God, they share their vision of marriage as a beacon of light. Happy holidays!
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
A new format — pausing the video podcast to focus on audio.
Slowing down — a looser, more conversational pace after hearing they talked too fast.
New equipment — what's changing behind the scenes.
40 episodes — celebrating every week without a miss, even around their fourth child's birth.
Not marriage experts — why a teachable heart matters more.
What's next — their forthcoming book and marriage as a beacon of light.
Resources from This Episode
Marriage After God by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
Want to go deeper? Become a patron and help us keep creating resources for marriages that pursue God together.
If this conversation encouraged you, please share it with a couple you love, and subscribe wherever you listen.
As an Amazon Associate, Marriage After God earns from qualifying purchases.
Smith Family Resources, Inc © 2026
14 min
November 14, 2018 How To Enjoy A Stress Free Holiday Season
Tongue-in-cheek "bad tips," then real ones: check your heart, lighten expectations, and skip the debt.
About This Episode
All the planning, shopping, and traffic can make a stressful holiday season seem impossible to avoid. But what if you could enjoy it with peace and joy instead of stress and anxiety? Aaron and Jennifer start with a few tongue-in-cheek bad tips before sharing real ones: check your heart, communicate expectations with humility, keep expectations light, and remember that these holidays are not biblically required. They warn against expectations driven by insecurity or outside pressure and against going into debt for gifts. Then they reframe the season as a chance to minister, from filling Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to opening your home to people who are lonely.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Bad tips first — a ten-course meal, sky-high expectations, crowds, and buying everything on credit.
Childhood memories — what they remember most about the holidays: family and food, not presents.
Check your heart — start with your own attitude before the season starts.
Communicate — share feelings, plans, values, and expectations with humility.
Light expectations — holding light rather than lofty expectations.
A sober mind — remembering these holidays aren't biblically required.
Insecurity and pressure — where unhealthy expectations come from.
No debt — avoiding credit cards for holiday spending.
A season of ministry — Operation Christmas Child, prayer, hospitality to the lonely, and teaching kids generosity.
Scripture Referenced
Proverbs 17:1
Galatians 5:22-23
Resources from This Episode
Take our 31-day marriage prayer challenge and join the 1000's of couples who have done it
For wives: unveiledwife.com · Unveiled Wife on Facebook
For husbands: husbandrevolution.com · Husband Revolution on Facebook
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
Want to go deeper? Become a patron and help us keep creating resources for marriages that pursue God together.
If this conversation encouraged you, please share it with a couple you love, and subscribe wherever you listen.
Smith Family Resources, Inc © 2026
41 min