Marriage is like being a carpenter, we are supposed to build up. But often time it's easier to be like a demolition man and tare things down. In this episode we will talk about how to build each other up to achieve the marriage you desire.

How did you and your spouse end up together? You where probably friends before anything else. Have you lost that part of your relationship? Do you want to become best friends? On todays episode we talk about getting back to becoming friends with benefits in marriage. 

After a year off of the Married Life Podcast, we are back with more resources than ever. A new website, themarriedlife.org, new blogs, new videos, coaching and more! It feels good to be back!

Yea, we named the episode Kanye West. Why? Because it is evident that his life has changed. The way he speaks, raps, leads his family, it has all changed. The question for you and I in our marriage is, does our life look as different as his?  Can your wife look at you and say "My husband looks like Jesus."  Or when you look at your wife do you say "You give me more grace than I deserve."  Our life should look differently daily as we pursue Christ and our spouse daily. If we look like the same husband or wife from last year, we haven't been taking steps to grow and serve our spouse better.  Today on the Podcast we are going to talk about how Kanye's life looks totally different, and how you and I can and should always be striving to look more like Jesus.  Welcome to The Married Life 

When you think of honey, what do you think of? Sweet? Sticky? Soft? What if our words to our spouse was like that? Sweet, stick and soft. Instead of honey sometimes our words are sharp, hard and hurtful. On todays Podcast we dive into how to communicate to your spouse the good over the bad and to focus on what you want most in your relationship.  Welcome to The Married Life Sweet things to tell your spouse: Thanks for doing the dishes Thanks for making dinner. It was delicious. Thanks for cleaning up the kitchen Thanks for bathing the children. Thanks for doing the laundry. Thanks for supporting me when I talked about my __________ Thanks for listening to how my day went I really appreciated you being so affectionate lately (give specifics) You look great in that. Thanks for listening to the married life podcast with me Thanks for talking to me I am really proud of you. (Give specifics) Thank you for desiring me (ladies) You are a great kisser Thank you for getting that fixed Thank you for taking the kids to the park

Last week on the podcast we talked about  1. Managing the train  and  2. Laying the tracks forward.  This week we hit on numbers 3 and 4 of the 4 Responsibilities in Marriage. Today we are going to give practical tips to do with each other to make your marriage even better! It's going to be a fun podcast!  Welcome to The Married Life.

On todays episode we breakdown 2 of 4 practical points to help your marriage thrive. These are tips you can do on a date night, when the kids go to bed, even driving in the car. Sometimes we over complicate a healthy marriage when really we just need to be responsible for our marriage. Today we dive into the 4 responsibilities in marriage.  Welcome to The Married Life. 

Before Krissy and I are devoted to each other, we are devoted to Jesus. We tried a relationship without Him before and it was horrible. We do a simple method for growing our relationship with Jesus daily that we think might help you out too. Incase you are wondering, how to read the Bible or pray, here is quick "how to" grow with Christ.    Welcome to The Married Life

Sometimes in a marriage we forget how we got there. What it was like when we first started. What made us fall in love. What causes us to continue to fight for this. Sometimes we have to go back to basics.  On today's podcast that is exactly what we hit on. We get open and vulnerable as we show our weaknesses and how we keep it basic to stay strong.  Welcome to The Married Life. 

Ever look at that other relationship and think, "We will never be  that in love." or "My spouses doesn't do that for me." Ever get caught up comparing your relationship to others? Especially in a social media world now when everyone is putting out their highlight reel but hiding their trash.  There is a book in the Bible called Galatians. In the contemporary english version Galatians 6:4 says  'Do your own work well, and then you will have something to be proud of. But don't compare yourself with others. ' Do you work work well. You have specific calling on your life to do well. Not what others are doing and comparing yourself to it. But to know what God created you to do, and do it well.  On todays Episode we are going to dive into that and help you know what God has for you in your life and how you can avoid the comparison trap.  Welcome to The Married Life!  Book references: Chazown:  Mountain Top of Marriage: