• Podcast

    New Podcast Episode: On Marriage

    I had fun chatting with Katherine about marriage on our most recent podcast episode!

    We start with our current Highs and Lows (i.e., the joys of mini-vacations and day trips, seeing our kids shine through extracurricular activities, and children’s struggles at school). Then we shift into Today’s Topic focused on being intentional in our marriages. Next we share a couple of Tips & Tricks (sugar skull kits and the an Indian YouTube Chef). Finally, we close out with Facing Forward to share what we want to make true in our lives in the next two weeks as we work to cultivate lives full of joy, purpose, and community.

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    Just One Thing: Working on Our Marriage

    During our weekend date, Matt and I talked about the “One
    Thing” we each wanted the other person to work on in our marriage. Matt wants
    me to work on making more time to hang out with each other in the evening. I
    can get so focused on my work (and enjoy it a lot); it can leave him feeling
    left out.
    As a side note, we are saving up money for an inexpensive
    hot tub. I did an experiment last winter where every day I would ask, “If we
    had a hot tub, would you want to go in it right now?” Our answer was most often
    “yes.” My
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    Looking for a Life Partner?

    Friends,
    On the heels of Valentine’s Day, I can’t help but try to play Matchmaker. You see, I am a very picky person. When I was in the dating phase of my life, I had an Excel sheet with more than 100 (or maybe 200?) criteria of what I was looking for in a mate (including minute details, such as: “He does not kill spiders.” and “He turns off the water while he brushes his teeth.”)
    In my 38 years of life (I just had a birthday last week!), I have come across three people whom I suspect I might have wanted to marry: One of them I actually married
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