Messy Marriages Podcast

A thriving marriage is made of two thriving individuals building a relationship together. That would explain why the health of our marriages is ultimately determined by our individual health. We often talk about the importance of physical fitness, but we also need to be diligent about spiritual, emotional and mental fitness.

Guest: Robbie and Donna Howells Senior Pastor @ Warehouse Church 

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After years or even decades of marriage, how can you pursue your spouse? 

You must pursue your spouse. This step is centered on action — some sort of initiative that causes your spouse to turn toward you. It needs to be something that grabs his or her attention — a wholehearted effort to entice and win the affection and favor of your spouse.

“It’s not enough to just go through the motions."  You must passionately pursue your spouse with purpose and zeal. Put your heart into the things you do for your marriage and family, and you will see the difference it makes.”

Pursuing typically involves one of these three actions:

Guest: Thurane

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Share her testimony in how God has restored and completely saved her marriage after having multiple affairs.  Cindy shares her testimony and how she longs to walk outside of shame and show others that God can redeem us, even from the worst situations. 

What's the difference between Guilt & Shame?

Guest: Cindy Taylor

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Mia lives as a testimony to God's grace and His forgiveness. As one who formerly lived in brokenness and shame, she rejoices that God has restored her and identified her as His own.  Inspired to share this message of hope with others, she boldly proclaims the Gospel message of forgiveness to all that will hear. 

Mia is the wife of Bob and the mother of three adult children (who all decided to get married in 2018), She is also now an official member of the Grandma club with three grandchildren. 

Guest: Mia Koehne

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Learn your Love Style to understand how your childhood experiences inform what you expect from relationships, how you receive and express love, and how you respond to others in stressful interactions. Knowing your Love Style gives you a starting point from which you can grow to become a Secure Connector. 

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They have committed all sins in the 10 commandments- & we discuss on the show "Why we pray in marriage"?  What happens if we don’t pray? Tim and Moriah with Hilltop Marriage Coaching use their 18 year marriage experience together as they are transparent with their testimony- so they can give you hope through Jesus Christ and how he has restored and redeemed their marriage and family. We do not think it fair to ask you to be fully transparent while you learn nothing about us. 

Guest: Tim & Moriah 

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Leaning into discomfort is, well, uncomfortable. This may mean staying quiet even when every urge in your body is telling you to fill that awkward silence. This may mean having a tough conversation with your partner, rather than avoiding it.

Guest:  Matt & Corrina 

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Chuck & Hannah are Stage 4 Cancer thrivers, they have an incredible & motivational life story to share that speaks to EVERYONE. How do you find INTIMACY even through CANCER and so many other obstacles! 

Chuck & Hannah's new book is Get Up & Live

Chuck’s Story- Read Chuck's story of his miraculous journey surviving end-stage cancer with its lessons, growth, and healing.

After healing from stage 4 cancer with a grim diagnosis of only 3 months to live, Chuck found a higher calling than landscaping! Realizing that the power of his story could help others

Hannah’s story- huge hurdles in life can stop you in your tracks. Hannah encountered the top 5 stressors of life in a spans of 2.5 years.

Read her incredible story of how she found joy going through the challenges of cancer, divorce, moving, death, and career loss. This book is an amazing tool for anyone facing challenges that feel like dead-ends in life.

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What do we do when our “Spouse'' is insensitive and wants to “Fix Me” but I so desperately want him to love me through my healing process.

Acceptance with or without understanding - a lot of things that one spouse may go through are very difficult for the other to understand because you simply haven't been through it.  The spouse needs to feel seen, heard, and accepted just as is even when the other spouse can't truly understand what you're experiencing.

Guest: Jeff and Tierney Shirrell

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Being busy in our marriages  seems to be a badge of honor and a marker of self-worth, with a lack of leisure time viewed as a direct indication of status.

When busyness is glorified and encouraged, you may end up overextending yourself with varied obligations, appointments, commitments, and responsibilities. Busyness may lead to feeling:

How do you find that work-life harmony in your marriages?  Quick Win with action steps for us to take. 

Guest: Grant & Jodie Botma

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