Awesome Marriage Podcast

We have been getting a lot of emails and messages from you all saying you are struggling with your marriage during this coronavirus time. So we wanted to take some time to address this topic head on. So if you are feeling stir crazy, anxious, or driving each other crazy we hope this conversation provides some hope and helpful tips on how to get through this time by working together and not turning against each other. In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina talk about how to support each other through COVID-19. We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox! *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! NOTEWORTHY QUOTES "Now is the time to have extra empathy for your spouse." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "In this time of disruption and uncertainty, you might find yourself falling into bad conflict habits in your marriage." - Christina Dodson "We need to extend grace to our spouse as they are probably experiencing more stress than usual." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "Use this time as an opportunity to grow your marriage; communicate well, pray together, do a Bible reading plan together." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "Take advantage of the opportunity to support your spouse through this hard time." - Christina Dodson "It's ok to not be ok." - Christina Dodson "We've got to have a safe space in our spouse where we can share our honest thoughts and feelings about COVID-19." - Christina Dodson "Try to find ways to just laugh together, there is nothing better than being able to laugh together." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "Try to eat right, sleep well, and exercise regularly." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "Grief is anytime that life goes differently than you thought it would. It's ok to grieve during COVID-19." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "Don't feel like you have to fix your spouse's problems, just be there to listen to them. That is an important part of working through grief." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "If you need some space, make sure you communicate that kindly to your spouse and take some time to be alone." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "We don't have a lot of clear answers right now but we can trust that God does." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "If your spouse has lost their job, make sure you check in on them emotionally but don't smother them." - Christina Dodson RESOURCES Snag our Coronavirus House Prayer Cards for free here! Grab all 3 of our Date Designs for free as our gift to you during this crisis we are in. Take time to pray daily for your husband and call upon the One who can create real change in his life with our brand new resource 15 Daily Prayers To Pray For Your Husband. This tool makes it easy to pray big prayers daily for your husband! Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here! Sign up to get Dr. Kim's One Thing To Grow Your Marriage Each Day via email, text, or podcast here!

In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina talk about the #3 marriage mistake Dr. Kim sees in marriages, which is little or no physical intimacy. Can you think of the last time you touched your spouse? How often do the two of you physically touch? How much of that touching means something and provokes intimacy? Do you feel more like roommates than lovers? Than this episode should prove useful to your marriage! If you aren't facing this issue now, it may come in the future. So we pray you glean some wisdom and encouragement from this episode. Dr. Kim gives some practical tips and insight into this issue that so many of us face in our marriage. We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox! *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! NOTEWORTHY QUOTES "Physical intimacy is not always sexual." - Christina Dodson "God designed sex to not only help us procreate but also for enjoyment." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "You have to define what a 'normal' amount of times to have sex looks like for you in your marriage. I would encourage that you be intimate at least once a week." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "Tender touch has to be non sexual sometimes for us ladies to feel loved." - Christina Dodson "Having non sexual touching in your marriage actually makes your sex life better." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "There is a spiritual aspect to sex that we have as Christians. Don't feel weird about connecting God to sex, He's the one who invented it; he's not a prude!" - Dr. Kim Kimberling "When you're single the Devil tries to keep you in the bed, when you're married the Devil tries to keep you out of the bed." - Christina Dodson "Having a good sex life in marriage is one way to affair-proof your marriage." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "Your spouse does not define you, God does." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "Most of the time it's the husband's initiating sex so I encourage wives to initiate sex every now and then, it will mean a lot to your husband." - Dr. Kim Kimberling SPONSORS Thank you to Harvest House Publishers for sponsoring this episode promoting Love In Every Season. Grab your copy of Love In Every Season today! RESOURCES Take time to pray daily for your husband and call upon the One who can create real change in his life with our brand new resource 15 Daily Prayers To Pray For Your Husband. This tool makes it easy to pray big prayers daily for your husband! Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here! Sign up to get Dr. Kim's One Thing To Grow Your Marriage Each Day via email, text, or podcast here!

In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina talk about the #4 marriage mistake Dr. Kim sees in marriages, which is always having to be right. You've heard Dr. Kim say it before - when you win a fight with your spouse - you lose! Because your marriage loses. And if your marriage loses; where's the win in that? Winning battles while losing the war is a marriage mistake far too many of us get trapped in when it comes to our marriages. Dr. Kim gives some great insight and direction into this issue. We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox! *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! NOTEWORTHY QUOTES "Someone might want the momentary feeling of knowing they 'won' a fight in their marriage but long haul, no one is winning when one spouse has 'won.'" - Christina Dodson "Nobody wants to be around someone who thinks they're right all the time." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "When your spouse feels like they always have to be right it makes you feel inadequate and voiceless." - Christina Dodson "You should never feel like you are voiceless in your marriage." - Christina Dodson "If you have a hard time apologizing, then it's likely you have a hard time being wrong." - Christina Dodson "We need to be able to admit when we are wrong and to be able to tell our spouse when we are sorry." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "If you are not vulnerable with anyone else in the world, work on being vulnerable with your spouse." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "We aren't called to be right, we are called to be humble." - Christina Dodson SPONSORS Thank you to Harvest House Publishers for sponsoring this episode promoting Love In Every Season. Grab your copy of Love In Every Season today! RESOURCES Check out our Love Making Survey here to improve your physical intimacy! Take time to pray daily for your husband and call upon the One who can create real change in his life with our brand new resource 15 Daily Prayers To Pray For Your Husband. This tool makes it easy to pray big prayers daily for your husband! Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here! Sign up to get Dr. Kim's One Thing To Grow Your Marriage Each Day via email, text, or podcast here!

In this episode Dan & Mikayla Ockey join Dr. Kim to talk about how to handle this financial crisis we are in. Dan & Mikayla (Kay) are founders of Centsei online personal finance courses for couples. They are passionate about helping couples make wise decisions with their money, work together as a team as married couples, and work towards financial freedom. Today share some practical tips on how to navigate these weird financial times many of us are in due to the Coronavirus. Dan & Kay share some encouraging and helpful info in this episode. We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox! *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! NOTEWORTHY QUOTES "It's more essential to have an emergency fund that covers your family's expenses for six months than ever before." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "Now is the time to get your personal finances in order and to have those financial conversations you've been meaning to have with your spouse." - Dan Ockey "Make sure you are on the same page financially before starting a budget with your spouse. If you are not it will be a point of contention." - Kay Ockey "When we have a shared vision of our financial goals as a couple we are more willing to make sacrifices or have understanding on why certain things need to be included in the budget." - Dan Ockey "A budget without a goal is just an empty plan." - Dan Ockey "When you agree on your financial goals as a couple, then your budget is the tool to help get you there." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "Don't give up on your budget. Persevere until it becomes a habit." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "Budgeting doesn't have to be difficult anymore." - Dan Ockey "Stick to your budget plan, don't make rash decisions based on fluctuating financial markets." - Dan Ockey "If you weren't prepared and intentional to take advantage of opportunities before this crisis, you're not prepared to take advantage of them now." - Dan Ockey "If you have a financial roadmap then you don't have to be afraid because you know where you are going and you know how you will get there." - Dan Ockey "Avoid the get-rich-quick schemes that are going to start popping up." - Dan Ockey RESOURCES Sign up for Dan & Kay's free weekly email here. Check out The Centsei Financial Courses now! For more great financial insights follow Dan & Kay on Instagram.

In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina talk about the #5 marriage mistake Dr. Kim sees in marriages, which is not walking the talk. In marriage it's so important to do what you say you're going to do and to keep your promises to your spouse. In this episode Dr. Kim shares how to deal with a spouse that you can't trust to do what they say as well as gives practical advice on how to grow in keeping our promises. We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox! *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! NOTEWORTHY QUOTES "A lot of the biggest issues I see in marriages today develop from a lack of trust or trust having been broken." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "We are more in sync with each other and with God when we completely trust our spouse." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "You can't have an awesome marriage without trust." - Christina Dodson SPONSORS Thank you to Harvest House Publishers for sponsoring this episode promoting Love In Every Season. Grab your copy of Love In Every Season today! RESOURCES Take time to pray daily for your husband and call upon the One who can create real change in his life with our brand new resource 15 Daily Prayers To Pray For Your Husband. This tool makes it easy to pray big prayers daily for your husband! Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here! Sign up to get Dr. Kim's One Thing To Grow Your Marriage Each Day via email, text, or podcast here!

In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina talk about the #6 marriage mistake Dr. Kim sees in marriages; which is hurtful teasing. If it hurts your spouse, why are you doing it? They discuss the difference between playful teasing and hurtful teasing. They share how to deal with hurtful teasing in your marriage and Dr. Kim gives some practical tips to avoid hurts in our marriage. We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox! *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! NOTEWORTHY QUOTES "You don't get to be the judge of whether or not something is hurtful to your spouse, they do." - Christina Dodson "The right kind of playful teasing can connect you to your spouse." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "If you know your spouse is insecure about something you should not tease them about it." - Christina Dodson "We can't change our spouse, that is God's job." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "Hurtful teasing can be something that gradually erodes a relationship." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "When you are making fun of your spouse all the time, they realize that they can't be themselves around you." - Christina Dodson SPONSORS Thank you to Groove Life for sponsoring this podcast episode! Groove Life has the Groove ring that is the world's first breathable active ring that is not only super comfortable but functional. Born from need, GROOVE raises the bar on traditional silicone, activewear rings with its flexible material, patent-pending, inner breathable design, and beautiful colors. You can use the code "awesomemarriage" for 15% off your order! Thank you to Harvest House Publishers for sponsoring this episode promoting Love In Every Season. Grab your copy of Love In Every Season today! RESOURCES Brighten your marriage with our new resource 30 Gems of Wisdom For Your Marriage. This digital resource is an 18 page PDF that gives you 30 nuggets of God's wisdom regarding your marriage. Get it today here! Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here! Sign up to get Dr. Kim's One Thing To Grow Your Marriage Each Day via email, text, or podcast here!

In this episode Dr. Kim has two friends of his share their story. Zach and Leanna join Dr. Kim to share about their first year of marriage. Leanna works at Life.Church as a Social Media Specialist and is also a very talented freelance graphic designer. Leanna has recently become our main graphic designer at Awesome Marriage and it's been such a blessing to have her talents on the team. She designs all of our monthly digital resources. Zach is a Marketing Coordinator. This couple had a unique first year of marriage with a lot of lows. They share their story and how God has used the hard things to edify them and strengthen their marriage. We pray their story encourages you! Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox! *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! NOTEWORTHY QUOTES "It's normal to freak out in a terrible situation, but I let my fear rob me of a lot of joy." - Leanna Romoser "I knew when we were walking through those hard times that God has more in store for us, He does not want us to be miserable." - Leanna Romoser "I know that God is on the side of marriages and I had to make a decision to surrender my marriage to Him and allow God to use our pain for His purpose." - Leanna Romoser "We started to receive true healing when we stopped turning away from each other and started turning towards each other. " - Leanna Romoser "The walls of anger and resentment that I had built up were hindering me from being the person that I wanted to be." - Zach Romoser "It wasn't until I learned how to truly forgive that I was able to grow spiritually and as a husband." - Zach Romoser "You can't speak defeat and expect victory." - Zach Romoser "If you're struggling in your marriage, share that with at least one person who you trust." - Leanna Romoser "After going through all that we went through it feels like our marriage has a passion and a purpose." - Leanna Romoser SPONSORS Thank you to Groove Life for sponsoring this podcast episode! Groove Life has the Groove ring that is the world's first breathable active ring that is not only super comfortable but functional. Born from need, GROOVE raises the bar on traditional silicone, activewear rings with its flexible material, patent-pending, inner breathable design, and beautiful colors. You can use the code "awesomemarriage" for 15% off your order! RESOURCES Brighten your marriage with our new resource 30 Gems of Wisdom For Your Marriage. This digital resource is an 18 page PDF that gives you 30 nuggets of God's wisdom regarding your marriage. Get it today here! Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here! Sign up to get Dr. Kim's One Thing To Grow Your Marriage Each Day via email, text, or podcast here!

In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina talk about the # 7 Marriage Mistake Dr. Kim sees in marriages. Which is dishonesty. You may not think you are one to be dishonest and lie, but chances are you are less honest than you think you are. Dishonesty is never good for your marriage. In this episode Dr. Kim shares red flags to pay attention to and practical ways to grow in truthfulness and openness in your marriage. We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox! *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! NOTEWORTHY QUOTES "Sometimes we lie in what we say and sometimes we lie in what we don't say." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "The more you get comfortable lying to your spouse about small things the easier it will get to lie to your spouse about big things." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "Lies build distance whereas truth builds closeness." - Christina Dodson SPONSORS Thank you to Groove Life for sponsoring this podcast episode! Groove Life has the Groove ring that is the world's first breathable active ring that is not only super comfortable but functional. Born from need, GROOVE raises the bar on traditional silicone, activewear rings with its flexible material, patent-pending, inner breathable design, and beautiful colors. You can use the code "awesomemarriage" for 15% off your order! RESOURCES Check out the Weekly Marriage Check Up Guide Christina mentions in this episode. Use it to work on your marriage each week! Brighten your marriage with our new resource 30 Gems of Wisdom For Your Marriage. This digital resource is an 18 page PDF that gives you 30 nuggets of God's wisdom regarding your marriage. Get it today here! Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here! Sign up to get Dr. Kim's One Thing To Grow Your Marriage Each Day via email, text, or podcast here!

Right now we are in our Top 10 Marriage Mistakes series. Over the years Dr. Kim has seen some central mistakes couples make that hurt their marriage. In this series we are breaking down the top ten marriage mistakes he sees. In this episode we share Marriage Mistake #8 which is nasty habits: anything that just plain annoys you that your spouse does. Can you think 1 (or 10!) things that annoys you about your spouse or that your spouse does that bugs you? I bet you can! Well Dr. Kim & Christina talk all about that in this episode and most importantly, they share how to healthily DEAL with those annoying habits. We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox! *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! NOTEWORTHY QUOTES "Small things, with the wrong perspective, can take up big space in our hearts." - Christina Dodson "Work together on the things you can change about each other." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "If you're annoyed by your spouse's habit, ask God to make it clear whether it's worth saying something to your spouse about it or if it's something you can look past to see the good in your spouse." - Christina Dodson "Do not try to manipulate your spouse out of their annoying habit, that's not going to solve the problem." - Christina Dodson "Be careful to confront your spouse's problem and not confront your spouse." - Christina Dodson SPONSORS Thank you to Groove Life for sponsoring this podcast episode! Groove Life has the Groove ring that is the world's first breathable active ring that is not only super comfortable but functional. Born from need, GROOVE raises the bar on traditional silicone, activewear rings with its flexible material, patent-pending, inner breathable design, and beautiful colors. You can use the code "awesomemarriage" for 15% off your order! RESOURCES Brighten your marriage with our new resource 30 Gems of Wisdom For Your Marriage. This digital resource is an 18 page PDF that gives you 30 nuggets of God's wisdom regarding your marriage. Get it today here! Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here! Sign up to get Dr. Kim's One Thing To Grow Your Marriage Each Day via email, text, or podcast here!

Dr. Kim has been married for 50 years and has been a Marriage Counselor for over 40 years. Over the years he has seen some central mistakes couples make that hurt their marriage. In this series we will be breaking down the top ten marriage mistakes he sees. In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina discuss Marriage Mistake #9: Being Selfish or Greedy. We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox! *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! NOTEWORTHY QUOTES "It's really hard to live with someone who wants things to go their way all the time." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "Every couple at some point is prone to greed and selfishness because we're sinners." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "Selfishness is the root of a lot of other sins that cause issues in marriages." - Christina Dodson "You will not have a good marriage if it is a self-centered marriage." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "If you want your marriage to be what you dreamed it would be when you said 'I do,' you can't let greediness or selfishness take over." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "The more selfish you are, the less you realize it." - Christina Dodson "Don't fight selfishness with selfishness." - Christina Dodson "Ask your spouse, 'How are you perceiving me?' and be prepared to listen and receive what your spouse says." - Christina Dodson "There's value in having a time each week to ask your spouse how they feel like you are treating them, and if there is anything you can be working on as a husband or wife to make your marriage better." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "The long term gain from being selfless is worth far more than any short term gains from being selfish." - Christina Dodson "Commit to praying for your spouse everyday for 30 days as a way to learn to be selfless in your marriage." - Christina Dodson SPONSORS Thank you to Groove Life for sponsoring this podcast episode! Groove Life has the Groove ring that is the world's first breathable active ring that is not only super comfortable but functional. Born from need, GROOVE raises the bar on traditional silicone, activewear rings with its flexible material, patent-pending, inner breathable design, and beautiful colors. You can use the code "awesomemarriage" for 15% off your order! RESOURCES Brighten your marriage with our new resource 30 Gems of Wisdom For Your Marriage. This digital resource is an 18 page PDF that gives you 30 nuggets of God's wisdom regarding your marriage. Get it today here! Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here! Sign up to get Dr. Kim's One Thing To Grow Your Marriage Each Day via email, text, or podcast here!