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Build a family culture they cannot wait to come home to!Free Webinar: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/familyculture - You might remember Jeremy & Audrey Roloff from “Little People, Big World,” but they're up to so much more these days. They're parents, accomplished authors, successful podcast hosts, and entrepreneurs, to name a few. Their book, “Love Letter Life” is a New York Times best seller. They have three children (ages 6, 4 & 2) and one on the way! On their podcast “These Are the Days,” they talk about home, health, & holiness to your family, kids, and marriage. You can connect and follow Jeremy & Audrey Roloff through the links below: Website - https://www.beating50percent.com/ Podcast - These Are The Days - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/these-are-the-days/id1441970779 Audrey's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/audreyroloff/ Jeremy's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jeremyroloff/

Audrey Roloff, a former collegiate athlete from Portland, Oregon, captivated audiences during her love story with reality TV star Jeremy Roloff. Their relationship grew thanks to handwritten letters back and forth despite being primarily long-distance and culminated in a televised wedding on “Little People, Big World”,  watched by millions. After exchanging vows and welcoming their first daughter, the couple chose to step away from the TV spotlight. Transitioning to entrepreneurship, Audrey and Jeremy have built Beating 50 Percent, aimed at helping couples beat the statistic that half of marriages will end in divorce. In this podcast episode, Audrey shares insights from their book "Love Letter Life" and offers practical tips for nurturing connection with your spouse. She is also a dedicated Chatbooker and shares how she uses photo books to strengthen her family.  Tune in to hear Audrey's candid reflections on sustaining a successful marriage beyond the glitz of reality TV, and discover how the Roloffs are making a lasting impact beyond the screen. Time codes: 3:00 Redhead connection  4:30 Getting ready for baby number four  5:15 Little People, Big World journey  6:55 Getting married on the show with millions of people watching  8:00 Stepping away from reality TV 9:00 The art of writing letters to your spouse  13:45 Beating 50 Percent  15:50 The "52 date night challenge" and prioritizing your marriage  17:30 Finding joy in your partner's joys  20:50 What questions to ask to build connection in your relationships  27:01 How to lock in memories  29:00 Tricks for taking family photos  Buy The Marriage Journal  Use code: MOMFORCE for 20% off your first Chatbooks order!  Follow Vanessa Follow Audrey Follow Chatbooks The MomForce Podcast on TikTok  Listen to more of The MomForce Podcast  

The Roloffs are here!!!!!! Jeremy and Audrey Roloff join us to discuss the power of intentional living and overcoming fears and stagnation. In this episode we explore topics like prioritizing values, the 52 Date Challenge, the role of priorities in shaping a fulfilling life, and the importance of weaving a meaningful story. Discover how to move towards health, embrace adventure, and share your unique gifts with the world. ** Learn more and Jeremy and Audrey here >> https://www.beating50percent.com/ And on Instagram @audreyroloff , @jeremyroloff , @beating50percent Get your copy of The Marriage Journal (and all of the other books by Jeremy and Audrey here >> https://www.beating50percent.com/collections/books) ** Downloads your free 1000 Hours Outside trackers here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/trackers Find everything you need to kick off your 1000 Hours Outside Journey here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/blog/allthethings Order of copy of Ginny's newest book, Until the Streetlights Come On here >> https://amzn.to/3RXjBlN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Episode 58! Jennifer Pepito talks with Audrey Roloff about nurturing marriage and living with vision. They chat about the power of marriage mentors, a written vision, and letters to encourage your spouse. We loved learning about nurturing a marriage in this episode.    Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! Check out the Christmas Guide Vol 1 or Vol 2. Use the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide to set aside time to encounter God this holiday season. Check out our newest holiday resource, The Peaceful Press Book Flood! We are now selling a printed version of the Peaceful Preschool. Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!!   In this episode– Creating a written record of your love. The power of dreaming as a couple The importance of finding marriage parents. Memories of Christmas Journal from Audrey Roloff You can learn more about Jennifer here- Jennifer's Instagram You can learn more about Audrey here- Audrey's Instagram Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

Dr. Zoe and Jami Nato talk all things shame, purpose, faith and parenting and how you can use the breadcrumbs of the past to find your purpose. Jami is a serial entrepreneur, social media influencer (94.4k on Instagram), and writer. She's known for her humor, and she speaks candidly about the real ups and downs of life—specifically her own—to encourage women from a Christian perspective. She's open about her husband's infidelity, her struggles with parenting, and how she views women need more encouragement to find their passions and purpose. Jami has been on The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey, the Daily Grace Podcast, the (in)courage podcast, The 700 Club, and Behind the Scenes with Jeremy and Audrey Roloff.   Watch this episode in video format: HERE   Connect with Jami: Website: https://jaminato.com/ Instagram: @jaminato    Connect with me: Dr. Zoe Shaw on Instagram Dr. Zoe Shaw on Facebook Dr. Zoe Shaw Website  

Grab Your 2023 Dream Planner - head over to our website and use the code NEWYEAR for 15% off of your Dream Planner https://www.horacioprinting.com/collections/all   You can shop our dream planners on Amazon with prime delivery https://www.horacioprinting.com/pages/shop-on-amazon   Free Printing Workshop: www.horacioprinting.com/workshop Balance. How do we achieve it? For many of us that is the question. How can we achieve balance in our personal lives and in our businesses?   Today is part one of a two part series where I'm diving into the topic of balance. Specifically, how I achieve balance in my personal life using routines and systems. I'm sharing the eight things I do every week that sets me up for success and for a balanced mom and work life week. And next week for part two I'm sharing how I set up my work week for balance.   I think this topic of balance is so important to share with you because to me balance is peace. And I want you to feel a sense of peace during your week just like I do for my week. So pop in your ear buds, press play and let's talk about the eight fundamental things I need in my week to achieve peace and balance. Looking for a marriage journal to connect with your significant other? We use the Marriage Journal by Jeremy and Audrey Roloff - https://www.beating50percent.com/collections/books/products/themarriagejournal If you need clarity on setting up your new year tune in to these episodes   Episode 131 on how to map out your dream from start to finish https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/birthday-dream-planning-map-out-your-dream-from-start/id1546691191?i=1000574904082 Episode 154 on how to create the ultimate bucket list for 2023    https://dreamplanningpodcast.podbean.com/e/create-the-ultimate-2023-bucket-list-step-by-step-for-christian-women-in-your-paper-planner/   Episode 155 Getting clarity on your personal growth plan    https://dreamplanningpodcast.podbean.com/e/christian-goal-planning-for-2023-get-clarity-on-your-personal-growth-plan-with-polly-payne/ Resources:   Free Printing Workshop: www.horacioprinting.com/workshop   Shop the Dream Planners at https://www.horacioprinting.com/   Join Print School: HoracioPrinting.com/printschool   Follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/horacioprinting/   Join my free Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/christiandreamerscommunity  

In this episode, we tell the stories of why and how each of us got into Crossfit and why it is important to us (shoutout to our gym fam @crossfitpushinweight). We also give a list of our top 11 favorite marriage books (including some amazing pre-marriage books). Lastly, Jake talks about one of his favorite brands, Stance! You can find some of these cool and comfortable socks at www.stance.com. At the end of the segment about Crossfit, the last few words of Padre's point get cut off - but he is saying that so many of the people we pray for each day are people from our Crossfit community! Top 11 Pre-Marriage and Marriage books: Ready to Wed - Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley Wild at Heart - John Eldridge The Sacred Search - Gary Thomas Sacred Marriage - Gary Thomas Love and Respect - Emerson Eggerichs Becoming Us - Jeff and Beth McCord The Mingling of Souls - Matt Chandler Hidden Keys of a Loving, Lasting Marriage - Gary Smalley Sheet Music - Kevin Leman Love That Lasts - Jefferson and Alyssa Bethke A Love Letter Life - Jeremy and Audrey Roloff

Listen in to hear my five favorite books of 2021! 1. A Severe Mercy- Sheldon Vanauken 2. A Burning in My Bones- Winn Collier 3. What Alice Forgot- Liane Moriarty 4. That Sounds Fun- Annie F. Downs 5. Creative Love- Jeremy & Audrey Roloff Honorable Mentions: Liturgy of the Ordinary- Tish Harrison Warren The Midnight Library- Matt Haig The Lazy Genius Way- Kendra Adachi Who is Maud Dixon?- Alexandra Andrews Til' We Have Faces- C.S. Lewis A Love Letter Life- Jeremy & Audrey Roloff

RELATIONSHIP MINI SERIES join me for a chat with my friend lex as we talk about navigating singleness, what the Lord has to offer through it, and how to appreciate your time while single things talked about in the podcast - speak to the silence: will reagan and united pursuit - A Love Letter Life: Pursue Creatively, Date Intentionally, Love Faithfully by Audrey Roloff and Jeremy Roloff

Katie Joy (KJ, Without A Crystal Ball) is growing despite lawsuits, lash outs, drama, & debunking of her videos. After seeing many comments on my channel and other channels (including Trueballofwax) inquiring about why people may still be subscribing & watching her videos, I decided to break down the reasons I think this is happening. Katie Joy often talks about TLC reality shows and their stars such as; Sister Wives (Kody Brown & his four wives Meri, Janelle, Christine and Robyn), the Duggar family of “19 Kids and Counting” (Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, Jill and Jessa Duggar, Jill and Derick Dillard, Jessa and Ben Seewald, Anna Duggar), the Roloff family from “Little People, Big World” (Matthew Roloff, Amy Roloff, Jeremy and Audrey Roloff, Zach and Tori Roloff, Molly Roloff, Jacob Roloff and Isabel Sofia Rock), and more. Recently, she was the subject of headlines as she defended a defamation lawsuit brought by beauty influencer Tati Westbrook and her husband James Westbrook but has continued with similar behavior despite the seriousness of the matter. That story continues to develop and will most likely not be the last time legal issues arise for Katie Joy or her channel Without A Crystal Ball. Very recently, the anti-KJ (anti-Katie Joy) community has also been in the headlines for infighting in ways similar to what some in the community once called out Katie for, a trend I've seen in other communities including anti-MLM (anti-multilevel marketing) and anti-family vlogging.

The podcast is back! But we aren’t just excited about the new season of the show, we are also celebrating our new book, Creative Love ... which releases TODAY! This book is an essential follow up to A Love Letter Life. It is a snack book, as we call it! Creative Love is not meant to be a book you read in one sitting. It is a book full of ideas, challenges, and questions that help cultivate creativity in your relationship throughout the rest of your life. You can put it on your coffee table or night stand and reference back to it often! In this episode, we are going to talk about how 2020 looked to us, what it meant for marriages, and how we are going to take action together this season on the show to link arms and cultivate a creative love together.  Behind the Scenes Podcast is partnered with Compassion International. When you sponsor a child, you receive a FREE copy of our latest book, Creative Love. To Sponsor A Child - Compassion.com/Roloff or Text ROLOFF to 83393.In this episode you’ll hear: How Jeremy + Audrey have viewed 2020.BTS of their new book, Creative Love. A glimpse of what is to come this season on the podcast. For all things mentioned in this episode check out the Podcast Blog Post. 

I’m so excited to introduce you to my friend Audrey Roloff on this week’s episode of The Godmother Podcast. Audrey is a young woman who is passionate about doing life and marriage well. She shares part of her and her husband Jeremy’s love story and their pursuit of a “Love Letter Life.”We dive into tools for doing relationships well, the importance of rest, and the value of having other women to look to along the way.Hope you enjoy the conversation!

In this episode, David and Katie talk about protecting your schedule and why when you're not intentional in running your schedule, your schedule will end up running you. David and Katie talk about the importance of being comfortable saying “no” to offers and opportunities (and why “No.” is a complete sentence). This episode will also take a deep dive into the pitfalls of having too busy of a schedule and why you have to be willing to say no to the trivial many in order to say yes to the vital few. Be sure to listen all the way until the end as David and Katie announce the winners of the $25.00 gift card giveaways from their August (episode #3) contest. Show Note Links: Essentialism by Greg McKeown - https://www.amazon.com/Essentialism-Disciplined-Pursuit-Greg-McKeown/dp/0804137382/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1599101436&sr=8-3 The Marriage Journal by Jeremy and Audrey Roloff - https://theroloffs.com/products/themarriagejournal

Today in episode 29 of Couple Things with Shawn and Andrew, we chat with special guests Jeremy and Audrey Roloff. You might remember them from “Little People, Big World,” but they’re up to so much more these days! They’re parents, accomplished authors, successful Podcast hosts, and entrepreneurs, to name a few. Here, we talk about all those things and more – pursuing intentional relationships even after you’re married, maintaining a loving marriage, and everything family and parenting (the Roloffs have a daughter, Ember, and welcomed a son, Bode, earlier this year). This is a great episode, and our conversation applies no matter where you are in your love story: single, dating, or married. So we’ll let the Roloffs take it from here. If you haven’t yet, please rate Couple Things and subscribe to hear more. And if you have suggestions/recommendations for the show, send us your ideas in a video format – we might just choose yours! Email us at couplethingspod@gmail.com. Last but not least, learn more about Jeremy, Audrey, and their incredible work at the links below. ––– The Roloff Company ▶ https://theroloffs.com “The Marriage Journal” – book ▶ https://theroloffs.com/products/themarriagejournal “A Love Letter Life” – book ▶ https://theroloffs.com/products/aloveletterlife Behind the Scenes Podcast ▶ https://theroloffs.com/blogs/behindthescenespodcast Follow @audreyroloff on IG ▶ https://www.instagram.com/audreyroloff/ Follow @jeremyroloff on IG ▶ https://www.instagram.com/jeremyroloff/ ––– We’re supported by the following companies we love! Make sure to check them out using our links below. Glossier! New customers get 10% off their first order ▶ https://glossier.com/podcast/EASTFAM Best Fiends! Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Learn more ▶ https://bestfiends.com/games/best-fiends/

Join Nick and I as we dive deep into what the foundation of our marriage is and we have an open and honest conversation between each other for y'all to listen in on to see that we do in fact practice what we preach.  We reference The marriage Journal @beating50percent, Jeremy and Audrey Roloff and Gary Chapman 5 Languages of Love and his Love language daily devotional.  music: http://www.purple-planet.com ig: @leaderhertohappiness.podcast @paytons_pursuit_of_happiness

This Q and A topic is all about communication in marriage. Which we mention often in almost every episode because it is such a vital component of marriage. You have to talk to each other! We answer several questions that were submitted by our listeners. Please enjoy. Read Transcript[Aaron] Hey, we're Aaron and Jennifer Smith with Marriage After God. [Jennifer] Helping you cultivate an extraordinary marriage. [Aaron] And today we're gonna answer your questions about communication in marriage. Welcome to the Marriage After God podcast, where we believe that marriage was meant for more than just happily ever after. [Jennifer] I'm Jennifer, also known as Unveiled Wife. [Aaron] And I'm Aaron, also known as Husband Revolution. [Jennifer] We have been married for over a decade. [Aaron] And so far we have four young children. [Jennifer] We have been doing marriage ministry online for over seven years through blogging and social media. [Aaron] With the desire to inspire couples to keep God at the center of their marriage, encouraging them to walk in faith every day. [Jennifer] We believe the Christian marriage should be an extraordinary one, full of life. [Aaron] Love. [Jennifer] And power. [Aaron] That can only be found by chasing after God. [Jennifer] Together. [Aaron] Thank you for joining us in this journey as we chase boldly after God's will for our life together. [Jennifer] This is Marriage After God. [Aaron] Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of Marriage After God. It's actually the last episode of season three. So if you've been following along, we're gonna be taking a break, we're about to have a baby. If you've been listening to the last few episodes, you know that. And so, we're gonna have a little break. And then we're gonna come back in another season, in season four. We don't have a date for that yet, which is fine. [Jennifer] We'll let you guys know on social media. [Aaron] Yeah. And then, we'll do some new episodes. And so, just as a side note, if you have topic ideas for the new season, go ahead and shoot those in a message to us on Instagram at @marriageaftergod. But, today we're gonna be answering some questions from the audience, but before we get to the questions we like to talk about some things in life, but really, this first thing I wanna talk about is, I wanna encourage everyone listening today, because I know that there's a lot of fears, there's a lot of anxiety going around with the coronavirus, with things that are happening in the world, and I think some of them are legitimate things to be thinking about and considering. We wanna be wise people, that's what the Bible talks about. We don't wanna just pretend that none of this stuff's gonna affect us. But, my encouragement is to remind everyone listening that our trust is not in this world. Our trust is not in the vaccine that they might come out with. Our trust is not in the government. Our trust is not in the healthcare system. Our trust is not even our bodies. [Jennifer] Or money. [Aaron] Or money. The Bible is very clear where are trust lies, and that when we trust in anything other than God, other than His son Jesus, that trust is faulty, that hope is false, and we're actually insecure in those hopes. So I just wanted to point our hearts and our minds back to the Giver of Life. To the One that we look forward to, the One where our hope should lie, which is in Jesus Christ. Guys, one day we're gonna be with Him forever, and we're gonna have new bodies, we're gonna be healthy, He's gonna make the world right. All these things that are in the world, the destruction, the death, the injustices, the sickness, the pestilence, all those things are going to be made right. And so, once this thing passes, and whatever the damage is going to be, we don't know. But there's always gonna be something else. That's why our eyes need to be on Christ. And so I just hope that if you're having anxieties about this, the Bible tells us how to deal with our anxieties, it's to lift up our request to the Lord with thanksgiving, and to pray to Him. And He says He'll give us a peace that surpasses all understanding. And what I love about that is that our peace in God is completely standalone from everything in our life. That it doesn't matter what's going on in the world, it doesn't matter what's going on in our life, it doesn't matter about our circumstances. You could be like Paul, in prison and be praising God. You can be like Peter in prison, writing letters to the church. You could be in the midst of whatever it is that this world and that the enemy, or whatever it is, wants to throw at you, and you can have complete and perfect peace in Jesus. And so, I just wanted to quickly encourage everyone with that. [Jennifer] No, it was really good. I think that there is just a lot of attention specifically on the coronavirus. What I would say is, it is important to pay attention to what's going on in the world, current events and things like that, but-- [Aaron] Wisdom is good. [Jennifer] When we get those thoughts of fear, or anxiety, or frustration even, we need to remember that even in those times we need to submit those feelings to the Lord, and ask Him to guide us, to lead us, to give us wisdom on how to approach the situation and deal with it. And then remember that our bodies are gonna fail us. Our bodies are gonna get sick. There's gonna be, if it's not this thing, it's another thing, and so we just need to be able to trust the Lord that He knows what's gonna happen to us. He knows everything. [Aaron] He's knows all, He's omniscient. [Jennifer] So we can trust that. [Aaron] We can totally trust Him. And again, this isn't to say do not be wise, like we be wise, if we can make that take measures we do, but we have to remember that we could take every perfect measure, we could take every precaution, we can totally stock up what on whatever, just imagine it, whatever you think you could do to prepare, and your trust in that would still be faulty. Because none of that is actually secure. So, our trust is only good when it's in Christ. So, be prepared to the level that you can, and let the Lord have your fears and rest in Him. That's our encouragement. [Jennifer] Another thing that we wanted to share with you guys is just how incredibly blessed we feel for our relationship with Hobby Lobby. And, I don't know if you guys all know but they carry our books. [Aaron] Which was a total God thing, because there was no way that we were connected with them. I wasn't reaching out. We didn't reach out to them. They actually reached out to us and asked if they could carry our books, and I think it's so awesome. It's one of the cheapest places you can get our books. [Aaron] The cheapest place. [Jennifer] And, who doesn't love Hobby Lobby? I mean, just to be able to go there and peruse, and look at everything. [Aaron] People who've never been to one. [Jennifer] Well, if you haven't been to one, you should go check one out. I'm sure there's one near you. If you're near one, yeah. [Jennifer] But I just wanted to first give a shout out to Hobby Lobby and say thank you. Thank you for being someone who advocates for books like ours, and resources that point people back to God. And I also just wanna thank everyone who has been picking them up and buying them from Hobby Lobby, 'cause that keeps our relationship with them good. [Aaron] That reminds me, I love when people go into Hobby Lobby and they take a picture. And they #hobbylobbyfinds. So if you ever do that, we love to re-share those. So if you are in a Hobby Lobby and you pick up a copy of our books, please take a picture of it, and we'll probably re-share it on our Instagram. [Jennifer] Just make sure you tag us @marriageaftergod so that we see it. [Aaron] Exactly, 'cause if you don't tag us, we don't know. But yeah, so that's just a couple of things, just encouragement on the chaos in the world that had our peace. And then just, we're incredibly blessed and honored by Hobby Lobby and their partnership with us. That, to be honest, I don't think we deserve. I don't think we've, it's a God thing, that He set this up and we just wanna give Him the glory for that. [Jennifer] And if you're like me and you have been wanting to order our books, and you want it today, you can go pick one up today. You don't have to order it online and then wait for it. They have them in stock. And they're in every Hobby Lobby, which is amazing. So, it doesn't matter which one, unless they're out of stock. But they carry them everywhere. [Jennifer] Once I know what I want, it's so hard to wait when I do online shopping and stuff. I just wanna go get everything. [Aaron] But now Amazon has one day shipping, which is crazy. [Jennifer] I don't know how they do it. [Aaron] I don't either. But it gets here. Okay, so, one last thing, we have a another prayer challenge. I don't know if you've taken the marriage prayer challenge yet. Over 50,000 people have taken the marriage prayer challenge, which is incredible. So, we have this new challenge called the parenting prayer challenge, and it's a prayer challenge for you to pray for your son or your daughter, or both. Or all of them. Or all of them. Depending on how many kids you have. Yeah, all your kids. And it's completely free. Just got to parentingprayerchallenge.com and fill out the form and choose who you wanna pray for, and we'll start sending emails every day. [Jennifer] You guys might be wondering how it's set up because, obviously, they're not individualized prayers for you and your child, but they're prompts. So, it'll suggest pray for this specific thing, and then, as you're praying, you're making it personal because you know your family best. [Aaron] And it's a scheduled daily reminder. So you get this email, it says hey, you're gonna pray for your son right now, and here's what you should pray for. And it's not to replace your prayer life, it's to encourage it, inspire it, and give you a new outlook on your prayer life, and maybe expand upon it. One more time, it's parentingprayerchallenge.com to go sign up for the parenting prayer challenge. [Jennifer] All right so, this last episode of the season is a Q&A. We polled the community, the Marriage After God community, and Unveiled Wife and Husband Revolution, and we asked you guys to submit your questions, specifically about communication in marriage. And so, first of all, we just wanna thank everyone who sent us your questions. It's been cool to be able to poll the questions from the audience from Instagram, from you guys, and to answer them here. It makes me feel more connected and I love it. [Aaron] They often ask things that I'm not even thinking about. I'm like oh, that's a good question. So, it's really fun that we ask you guys. It also makes us feel like we're connected with you on another level. So, if you follow us on Instagram, that's usually where we poll our audience. You could follow @marriageaftergod, or @unveiledwife, or @husbandrevolution. We're gonna be doing Q&A's often, so if you see us pop a question and ask you to give us your questions, just submit them there, and we store them and we pick from them, and we try and answer them on here. [Jennifer] Yeah, and just let you guys know because of timing, we don't always get through every question, and so if you're listening and you're like, "I know I submitted a question "for communication in marriage," and we didn't answer it, please reach back out to us and just let us know, and maybe we can just answer it on Instagram for you. [Aaron] Or on the next time. [Jennifer] Or on the next Q&A. [Aaron] Cool. So, before we jump into the questions, why don't we just talk about some of the scriptures that, when I think about communication, these scriptures aren't just, they're not necessarily communication between a spouse. But it's-- [Jennifer] With each other. [Aaron] Yeah, it's with [Both] people. With one anothers in the church. [Jennifer] Very applicable to marriage. [Aaron] So I'm just gonna read through a handful of scriptures. [Jennifer] I'll read the first one 'cause it's shorter. You read the second one. [Aaron] All right. [Jennifer] Psalm 141:3 says, "Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; "keep watch over the door of my lips." [Aaron] Yeah, and I pulled some of these scriptures to just show what a biblical perspective over our mouth is. And the things that we say. In Matthew 12:33 Jesus is talking to the Pharisees, and He says this, "Either make a tree good and its fruit good, "or make a tree bad and its fruit bad. For the tree is known by its fruit." [Jennifer] Like we know a peach tree is a peach tree because it has peaches. [Aaron] Or it's one of those fruit salad trees. [Jennifer] Well, that would be confusing. [Aaron] Which totally ruins the analogy. But anyways, "You brood of Vipers, "how can you speak good when you are evil? "For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. "The good person out of his good treasure "brings forth good, and the evil person of the evil treasure "brings forth evil. "I tell you, on the day of judgment, "people will give account "for every careless word they speak. "For by your words you will be justified, "and by your words you will be condemned." [Jennifer] So what you're saying is words are powerful? [Aaron] They matter, yeah. We need to know that, we can't, like this specifically, and we just talked about this, actually, the other day, we say something and then we say I'm just venting, or I'm just kidding. But in reality if, it's coming from somewhere, those words that we just conjured up out of our mouth. They came from somewhere, and so we need to be careful and aware, like wait, so I said this thing and I wanted to make it sound like it wasn't that bog of a deal, but why did I say that? Why did I say that about so and so? [Jennifer] If someone has self control of their tongue, and they think, they're about to say something, but they decide not to, which is good, I would say they still need to evaluate their heart and question why was that even on the tip of my tongue? [Aaron] Why did it come out so quickly? And often, I would imagine this is about people in our life, and then if we say something so quickly, even if it's to someone in confidence, and we think, wait, am I actually angry at this person, or am I actually annoyed by this person, or bothered, or judgmental or whatever? And we have to think about that 'cause sometimes that comes out of our mouth and it's not from a pure heart. [Jennifer] And I'll say this, words cut deep, and when, especially in marriage, you see that person, you just see their face and you're reminded of what they've said, either recently or years ago. And you can hear them saying it in your mind, over and over again. And so, I think we just need to be reminded that we have a huge responsibility with our words. [Aaron] The next verse is from James, but there's another verse in James that we didn't write down here, that talks about having control of your tongue, and how the tongue is a, it's a small member of a body, but it's actually like a flame that can start a fire. And you're in the members of your body. It's also talked about as a rudder, something that, you have a large ship that is controlled by such a little thing. The things we say actually matter to a point of it directing our lives. But it starts off with saying, if someone has complete control over their tongue, they're a perfect man. So, we all know that we don't have complete control over our tongue 'cause we're not Jesus. Jesus was perfect. And everything He said was controlled. [Jennifer] So, when we're not perfect, and we're not controlled, what's our response should be? [Aaron] Repentance. At least recognizing it and saying, whoa, what I said was off. [Jennifer] Apology, reconciliation. [Aaron] I know I can't put those words back. It's like toothpaste, it comes out, you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. So James 1:19-20 says, "Know this my beloved brothers, "let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, "slow to anger, for the anger of man does not produce "the righteousness of God." So this is more a practical tip of, hey, to save yourself from saying something you don't mean, [Jennifer] Be slow. [Aaron] Be slower to say it, probably stop yourself. [Jennifer] I just wanna say, it also says be quick to hear. And I think, sometimes we wanna justify the things that we say. [Aaron] What? [Jennifer] We're not actually listening to how our words are affecting the other person, and so I think, I know you said this is practical, a really practical tip is just questioning, evaluating, making sure that you're being a good listener in your marriage. [Aaron] Listening to yourself, and listening to the person talking to you. [Jennifer] And to the Holy Spirit. [Aaron] Yeah, and to the Holy Spirit. [Jennifer] Okay, next one Proverbs 12:18, "There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, "but the tongue of the wise brings healing." [Aaron] Again, showing the power of our words towards others. [Jennifer] Such vivid imagery there. [Aaron] Here's one, Proverbs 18:2, "A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, "but only expresses his own opinion." So, we have to be careful about this, this is something I've struggled with in the past, my foolishness of just only interested in sharing my opinion. Like, oh, well let me tell you what I think, let me tell you what I think, rather than listening, rather than being thoughtful, rather than actually considering the other person. I've dealt with that for sure. [Jennifer] Another one is Proverbs 18:13, "If one gives an answer before He hears," again, going back to be a good listener. [Aaron] This ever happens to me, I don't do this. I do all the time. [Jennifer] "If one gives an answer before he hears, "it is his folly and shame." [Aaron] So, the next one, and the last one, which is by far not the last verse, 'cause there's tons of scripture that talks about how we communicate and the way we communicate. Proverbs 18:21, "Death and life "are in the power of the tongue, "and those who love it will eat its fruits." So, understanding that our tongues are powerful. If we love the power of our tongue, we're going to eat the fruits of it. Meaning, if we want to share our thoughts, and we're totally fine with just speaking things, we need to be able to be aware that those words are ours, and we have to own them. [Jennifer] All right, so that was just a little foundational prep for communication in marriage, just looking at a biblical way to communicate with your spouse. [Aaron] And get a perspective on how we use our words. [Jennifer] 'Cause honestly, no matter what question we answer, that was probably the most important that you hear today. [Aaron] Yeah, the scripture. Not our words, the Bible's words. Always. So, question one from the community says, how do you two come together and talk about your dreams as a couple and as a family? [Jennifer] Oh cool, I like that it's as a couple and as a family. Which we do talk about, dreaming together, in "Marriage After God", and I just love that chapter. Just because it's something that Aaron and I have found a lot of joy in. [Aaron] It's fun. [Jennifer] It's fun. And what we do is, we look at our life and we say, okay God, what do you wanna do with us? And we get to talk about it. [Aaron] How would you say, how have we been doing it over the last few years? [Jennifer] So, our biggest, probably dreaming session, as a couple happens at the end of the year, and we take time to go over what did that last year look like? What's still on our plate? And what things do we wanna try and accomplish in that next year? And it takes a good three hours or more to get through. [Aaron] But they're fun. [Jennifer] Just because it's a lot, but it's so fun, and we do it over dinner. And then we have checkups throughout the year, when things change, circumstances change, or goals change, or we accomplish things sooner than later. So, we just check in with each other throughout the year. [Aaron] Or we're in the middle of a goal, accomplishing a goal, and we evaluate, is this what we really want? Now that we're in the middle of this thing, which we've done. [Jennifer] I will say this, our dreams don't come from nowhere. Well, for one thing, there's seeds planted by God that we feel really strongly about that God gives us these desires that we have. But we also, what we call the tool belt, our marriage tool belt, we look at what we have, and we go from there. [Aaron] Yeah, and it's not like, we talk about this in the book a lot more, the practical side of it. We're not just throwing out, and casting a line out as far as possibly, and trying to see what we can grab. We look at what God is doing in our life, what we've already accomplished, in Christ, of course. [Jennifer] It's like we take that next step. [Aaron] And we say okay, if we have any money, we say okay, how do You want us to use this money? Our home, our cars, our business? And then we even talk about things that we would love to explore and pursue. And we hold all of it loosely, pretty much usually, right? [Jennifer] Yeah. 'Cause there's nothing we can guarantee. [Jennifer] Another fun way to do this is, on those smaller check ins or smaller dreaming sessions, when we like to talk about it, we like to go on a drive, let's say like a 40 minute drive. It's super fun. We're both buckled in. Can't leave the conversation. And we just talk about it there. But, I love doing this and I think that, over the years, Aaron, wouldn't you agree, that it's something that's been cultivated in our marriage because of our intentionality? It's not really something that is just gonna happen on its own, but it's also something that, I don't know, we put the time in to do it. [Aaron] Well, I'll say this, and this would be my one tip in this section, is yes, it needs to be scheduled. So, you and your spouse need to say, we are going to do this, and we're gonna do it on this date. So it's on the calendar. And then the other part is, setting actual goals, writing them down. So, for us, you may not be us, you're goals are gonna look different. Maybe they'll be the same, but, we'll say we want to have this book self published, or traditionally published next year or this year. Or, usually, the traditionally published is a little bit more out of our control. But, self publishing, we wanna have this book published by this date. And then that one goal gives us a whole list of tasks that need to be accomplished before, for that goal to happen. And so, setting that goal and giving it a realistic time frame, and writing it down on paper, and verbalizing it out loud. [Jennifer] The success rate is so much higher. [Aaron] Oh yeah. [Jennifer] Let's use finances. If we had a goal for finances and we just talked about it-- [Aaron] We wanna save $1000. [Jennifer] By next week, we would have forgotten what the plan was. So it's like, oh yeah, we talked about that, I think. So, when you go to write something down, I feel like it's super helpful. [Aaron] The finances is actually a good one. I would imagine almost everyone has some sort of financial goals. Maybe getting out of debt, or saving for a vacation, or pay for college, or who knows what it is? And so, setting the goal, a realistic goal, the thing that you know you can attain, and you can come up with those strategies of, we're going to save $10 a month, or $100 a month, or we're not going to buy this thing every week. When you do that, and you say it out loud, there's now accountability as well. So, something comes up and you could spend the money on it, and you both look at each other and be like, are we willing to cast out that goal we set four months ago? No? Then we have to say no to this. Even though it's difficult. And so now you both are on the same page. And man, that actually feels like victorious. You're like wow, we just said no to something that we really wanted, because there's this better thing down the road that we're saving for. So, I would say set those goals, put them on paper, say them out loud, put them on the refrigerator, put them on a chalkboard, make them visible. And it's true, your success rate exponentially grows. [Jennifer] Again, I really like the second part of this question 'cause they also wanna know how do you do it as a family? So, you have kids involved. I'd say, as our family, Aaron, you are really good about leading our kids through these things, and prompting their hearts, and preparing their hearts. [Aaron] Well, thank you. [Jennifer] And just asking them really good questions. Our children are still pretty young, so we don't download every dream or goal to them. We don't feel the need to explain everything, but as we talk about dreaming together, and as we set goals we do keep the impact it will have on our family in mind. [Aaron] Well, always, yeah. [Jennifer] And so, we share it with our kids, and we'll talk about it, and we'll invite them to participate in the ways that they can. [Aaron] And I would say, because we have this pattern of setting goals and dreaming together, we teach our kids how to do it. So, I'll tell my son, and he's drawing, and he might get to a point of not wanting to complete the thing he's creating. And then I'll tell him, I'll be like, hey, do you wanna be a really good artist one day? And he'll be like, "Yeah." I'll be like well, the way people become really good artists is a lot of practice. I said, so I know that it's difficult to finish this, or you wanna move on to the next thing, and I totally get that because you're excited but, there's a lot of value in you sitting and finishing this and coloring it, and you'll see a completed work. So, that's a little way of teaching my son on how to set a goal. [Jennifer] And that's really good, what I would call that is casting vision, 'cause you're showing him what the future would look like, but what it requires, and I think the same exact thing is important for marriage that both the husband and wife are reminding each other constantly. Because this whole episode is about communication, our words matter. We need to be encouraging each other. We need to be reminding each other, hey, remember we set this goal, hey, remember, this was our strategy, hey, this is what's gonna happen once we meet it, and encourage each other and stimulate each others hearts toward those those goals in that way. [Aaron] I totally agree. That's good. Let's move on to the second question, how do you gracefully bring up subjects that have been touchy in the past? You don't, you just skip over them, you just ignore it. I'm just kidding. No, this is a hard one 'cause sometimes you can't avoid the sensitivity of it, in some scenarios. [Jennifer] I think it's good to be sensitive to it. [Aaron] What I'm saying is not that we be just harsh, or cold about it. I'm just saying you could come, I would imagine that there's some conversations that you can come perfectly gentle, with the best intentions, with the best words, and it will still be a hard conversation. That your spouse still may take it very personally. So I would say you come cautiously, you come patiently. And I would say the number one thing is make sure your heart's right. Is your intention because you're just bothered and you want this thing to change and there they go again? Is that your heart, or is your heart that you actually care that they're growing, they're changing, they're following through with their own words, because of their integrity, 'cause you love them, and you wanna see the mature? So, if your heart is a selfish one, like, I'm gonna go deal with this because I'm offended, which doesn't mean you're not allowed to have offenses. We have to deal with our offenses. But, if it's a conversation from the past, we have a lot of these, about specific things in our life, and some things are little, and some things are big things. I would say, don't avoid them, but make sure that our hearts are right, and make sure that the intention is for actual growth and maturity in your spouse, or for healing. Do you have any tips on that? [Jennifer] Yeah, I was just gonna say that, when I go into conversations like this, I genuinely desire a good conversation about it. And, I think the most important thing that we could do, knowing that it's been touchy in the past, is pray for each other before we even get to the conversation. So, praying that I have the right heart, bringing it to the table, if I'm the one bringing it, and praying that I share in a respectful way, with the right words, words that will bring you understanding, but I also pray for your heart that, if there is sensitivity or anything like that, that you would be able to respond in an understanding way as well. That we're able to come together and have a good conversation about it. And I think that doing it with God at the center is the most important thing that we could do. [Aaron] The tip for the person having the topic brought up to is humbleness. And also, being aware of defensiveness. I do this. I get defensive, we just had a conversation and I was defensive. And you called me, and you're like, "Why are you being defensive about this?" Often, defensiveness is self preservation. It's selfish, often. And so, if we're defending ourselves, then we're not in unity, and we're also not being humble. [Jennifer] You're also not being quick to hear. [Aaron] And I'm also not being quick to hear. Thank you for reminding me of that. [Jennifer] I don't know if this helps practically but, when we go into conversations like this, I'll usually say something to Aaron like, hey, I really wanna share something with you, but, just so you know, my intention's not to upset you, or point the finger at you. It's just something that I've realized or recognized recently that I wanna talk about. Is that okay? Making sure that there's a place and a space for that conversation. You don't wanna just bring it up when you're at the dinner table, or you're walking into-- [Aaron] Right here on the podcast. Actually, I've been wanting to bring up to-- [Jennifer] No. [Aaron] Not on the podcast. [Jennifer] No. [Aaron] And then, one last note on this. I think we can get in a pattern sometimes. Some relationships are special in this way, but I think a lot of us can, in some way, have this pattern of bringing up everything. And not overlooking certain things. There's this one thing that we actually, it's not that big of a deal, but I just have to bring it up every single time 'cause I don't wanna have to deal with it ever again. And so I think, truly internally evaluating, is the thing I wanna bring up, is it a thing that needs to be brought up? Or is it something that I can actually just let go? The Bible tells us that love covers a multitude of sins. So not that we overlook sin and pretend sin doesn't exist, but if I said something one time, we're talking and I said something and you're like, "Well that was rude." But you know I didn't mean it, it doesn't need to be brought up, in that one scenario. Now, if it's a pattern, like I'm always rude, that's one thing, but if I said something, and you think, "He must've not meant that." Or, the way they are with something. Sometimes it just needs to be let go. [Jennifer] And I wanna speak to the other side, if your spouse is coming to you with something, I was gonna say something of importance, but, no matter when your spouse comes to you, how would you answer this question, does your spouse feel like they're walking on eggshells around you? Does it feel like you're here, there's a layer of eggshell around you, and they can't come that close to you? Does that make sense? [Aaron] Yeah. So I think it's important for both sides that people listening can evaluate, okay, am I being aware of what I'm bringing up, and is it necessary? And then, how are my responses towards my spouse? Am I someone who gets defensive? Am I being selfish? [Aaron] Am I being critical? Like I'm just over-critiquing my spouse. [Jennifer] Yeah, and so I think that's it's important to think about are we setting ourselves up for putting eggshells down to where no one wants to come close to us and ask us those hard things. [Aaron] And I think a good remedy for this, specifically, 'cause we're not tryna say, don't have conversations that need to happen. What we're talking about is evaluation and discernment. Is the thing that I want to bring up something that should be brought up? So my solution to that is, when you wanna bring something up, first evaluate in yourself if the thing that you're seeing or wanting to talk about in your spouse, is something that you deal with, but maybe in a different way. Because often, we're very keen to sin or issues in other people's lives that we ourselves deal with. Someone's always late to something for you and it bothers you. And then you realize that you're always late for something else. But you don't think about it. So, ask yourself, is this something that I deal with? And truly ask yourself, because if you care about it in them, you should care about it in yourself 'cause want to. So, just a little tip. [Jennifer] It's good. All right, question number three is, how do you talk to your spouse when they are distracted by their phone? Can we just skip this one? Just kidding. [Aaron] Again, I never do this. [Jennifer] Okay, repeat that for everyone to just take a minute and hear. [Aaron] How do you talk to your spouse when they are distracted by their phone? You can't. [Jennifer] We have struggled with this so much you guys. [Aaron] Before there was phones, there was TV. If you're ever sitting next to me and I'm looking at a TV, I'm not even watching what's on the TV, everything's shut off in my brain. Which is why we don't have a TV 'cause I would just sit there and I'd be gone for hours. [Jennifer] This is true, but, what I was gonna say is, before phones there was an iPod. And I remember when the first iPod came out and we were dating. [Aaron] And it only did one thing. [Jennifer] I know, one thing. And I'm sitting at a restaurant, next to you, and you've got the wire from the cord in your ear, both ears, and you're scrolling through music on your iPod. [Aaron] Now, to my defense, I had just got it. [Jennifer] You were so excited about it. [Aaron] Yeah, I was excited about it. [Jennifer] But here's the point, we do get distracted, and it's a real thing, and I think it's important to talk about. [Aaron] Yeah, I would say, and Jennifer, you've gotten good at this, Aaron, I'm tryna talk to you, can you put your phone down please? Because I didn't even know you were talking to me, and you've been talking to me. And I'm on my phone. Which we have whole episode on phones and boundaries, which is something we're constantly working on. But being free to say that, say hey, can you put your phone away? I wanna chat with you. And you've also gotten good at voicing to me how it makes you feel. You're talking to me and I-- [Jennifer] Mid-sentence you'll pull it out. [Aaron] And then I'm on my phone. Maybe it buzzed or something, and I'm on it. Or, we're talking about something, and it's something that I need to do, and so I go to do it while you're talking to me. [Jennifer] Yeah, oh gosh. [Aaron] You're like, can you-- [Jennifer] Can you wait 'til I'm done? [Aaron] Do that after we're done? I know that you're excited to do that. Yes, it's mostly on my side, sorry. I would say yeah, just get really good at voicing it, hey, can you put your phone away so we can have a chat? I know that's distracting. You're gonna get on it afterwards, but, so we're not distracted, let's put our phones away. But, be willing to receive it on both sides. 'Cause we're cellphone generation. [Jennifer] I was gonna say, I think it's important to have patience with each other because, yes, we are a part of a generation that uses technology on a daily basis. This is such a hard one because it's not just you, Aaron, it happens to both of us. But being aware and allowing your spouse to help you be aware, so not getting defensive when they say something about you being distracted on your phone. I don't know. [Aaron] A little side note about cellphones, something fun that we've done in our community for a long time, I don't know if I started it or someone else did, someone must've started it, but if see someone on their phone and they're spending time with you, just lean over and be like, hey, who you hanging out with? [Jennifer] It's kinda mean and sarcastic but. [Aaron] What's powerful about it is, oh, I'm hanging out with people on my phone, not the people that I'm actually hanging out with. But that's has nothing to do with someone distracted by their phone. If you're distracted, you just gotta ask, hey, this is an important conversation, or I wanna tell you something, can you put your phone away for just a second so we can chat? [Jennifer] I will say this, Aaron, you have been making it a point this last year to leave your phone in the car, especially-- [Aaron] On Sundays. [Jennifer] On Sundays, so that we are not distracted during fellowship time. You leave it out in the living room at bedtime, so you're not constantly scrolling in the bed. On date nights, you tend to leave it in the car. [Aaron] What I'm tryna to do is just, because I know how prone I am to just pick it up when it's near me, I'm tryna find ways of getting it away from me. Which I wish that I could do more. [Jennifer] We've also had some pretty deep encounters with our kids, where they recognize that we're on our phones in front of them, and I think we've shared this on the podcast before, but just realizing how it impacts our relationship with them as well. [Aaron] I think that's an adequate answer for now. [Jennifer] Which is, what is the solution here? [Aaron] Tell them. [Jennifer] Tell them. [Aaron] Can you please put it down so we can chat? [Jennifer] Hey, just so you know, it hurts my feelings when I'm talking to you and you're looking at your phone. Oh also, I gotta mention this, if you're in the middle of a really heavy conversation, and there's no resolve yet, but there's been silence for a while, don't just jump on the phone, that hurts so bad. Just-- [Aaron] Remain in the situation. [Jennifer] Remain in the situation, remain in the silence until it gets figured out. And if it doesn't get figured out, communicate that with each other say, hey, we're just gonna put this on pause until we can figure it out, and then move on. But don't do it without that communication. [Aaron] That's a very good point. [Jennifer] Okay, number four. [Aaron] As a wife, how do you teach yourself to respond, ask, speak respectfully to your husband? [Jennifer] So I guess I have to answer that? [Aaron] Well, it's not for me. [Jennifer] Okay, so first you have to know what respect is. I remember back when we were first going to a marriage ministry, probably in third, fourth year of our marriage, and there was a group of young wives that I was friends with, and we're hanging out one night, and I remember asking them how would you define respect? I don't remember really growing up understanding. I kinda knew it what respect was, and I could get by with a makeshift definition, but I didn't actually know what it looked like in marriage. And they didn't either. It was like they looked at me like why would you even ask that question? [Aaron] Why're you even bringing that word up in our midst? [Jennifer] And I'm just sharing that because I do think it's important to know what respect is. So Google says respect is a feeling of deep admiration for someone. So, if you want to teach yourself to respond respectfully, you should know why you respect your spouse, right? [Aaron] Right. [Jennifer] You should know why you deeply admire them. 'Cause that's what's gonna fuel you or propel you to respond that way. [Aaron] Do you think a wife can respond respectfully to husband who is not respectable. [Jennifer] That's a really hard question, and I don't feel comfortable answering it for every single person, 'cause I don't know every single situation, but I would say this as an encouragement, that there are some things that you can find to admire about a person. [Aaron] The thought I had, and I was thinking about, not a spouse, how should we respond to a stranger that we know nothing about? With honor, with respect, with kindness, right? So my point was, I think, that in pretty much most situations, on the individual level of a person who loves the Lord, we can find, even if it's not for the husband's sake, or the spouse's sake, out of my respect and love for the Lord, I'm going to speak to this person the way Christ speaks to me. [Jennifer] That's a better answer than I gave. [Aaron] I think you were being careful. I don't think your answer was bad. That's what I was thinking about is, regardless if they find something respectable, 'cause a lot of people might struggle with that, I don't respect my husband, therefore I'm gonna talk-- [Jennifer] I'm not gonna, and then that becomes a justification. [Aaron] And on both sides, I don't respect my wife because of this, this and this, therefore I'm going to, rather than treating them the way Christ wants you to treat them. [Jennifer] That's good. Well, I think that we can, just as you're talking about we can be respectful, and it's not contingent on other people. We can be respectful in our communication towards others, towards our spouse, and like you said, out of that love and admiration for the Lord. I love that. And that that will influence our relationship. My admiration for you has grown over the years. [Aaron] Totally, and vice versa. And I would say also, none of this subtracts from the kinds of things we get to say. If you need to tell someone, which you told me before about my sin in my life, what it was doing to God, what the reality of it was, but you said it so respectfully, so honoringly. And the Bible says to speak the truth in love. It doesn't say don't speak the truth because you want them to not feel bad. You can still say really difficult things to someone in a loving, respectful way. So that's just a thought I had. [Jennifer] Just to clarify too, the question was how do you teach yourself to respond, and ask, and speak respectfully? I would say the one word that comes to mind is practice. That's probably what I should have just started with. But practice. As you practice this, and as you walk in it, it will become more natural for you to respond respectfully. [Aaron] That's good. And remember who you're doing it for. It's not necessarily your spouse, it's for God, because you love the Lord. Yeah, that's good. And it goes for the husbands too. The answer is the same. Okay, so number five says, what do you do when one spouse gets tired of talking and stops listening, and refuses to respond, or to keep the conversation going? This is like that situation, we're having, it's a difficult conversation, maybe it's a frustrating conversation, maybe it's just another one of those conversations that we've had 20 times. Well, first of all, you can't control your spouse, just, I think, the quick answer is that you can't control me-- [Jennifer] You can't force them to give you an answer or or to-- [Aaron] You can lovingly say hey, it's really hurting me that you're refusing to finish this. Is there a better way we can finish it later maybe? Or can we finish it now? I would say also, being understanding in the situation of how the conversation's going. Often, these kinds of conversations are the ones that are, both spouses are at each other, both spouses are annoyed, both spouses are selfish. [Jennifer] Both probably need some humility. [Aaron] Yeah. I would say just, sometimes maybe you just need to step back and pray for your spouse and say hey, I get that you probably aren't interested right now, but we need to have this conversation. Can we do it another time? [Jennifer] I know some things that I like to do with you is, hey, I get that were not in agreement on this, can we just pray about it and close with prayer, and ask God to reveal things to you over the course of however many days, or until you talk about it again. [Aaron] And I would also say, for the one who's wanting to continue in the conversation, so one's checking out, and the one's like hey, we're not done. Maybe ask yourself, are you elongating because you haven't gotten retribution yet, or are you wanting this to keep going because you haven't convinced them yet of your side? Are you wanting to, discern and spiritually evaluate if you're wanting the right thing? Are you wanting reconciliation or you wanting to be right? Are you wanting unity or you waiting for them to yield? And this goes for the husband or the wife. And so, ask yourself, are they checking out because they're not getting to where I want them to be? And that's why I keep going. Rather than hey, are we gonna find a solution, a unifying solution? Are we gonna find reconciliation, are we gonna find a place that we're back in the right relationship with each other? Rather than I'm getting my way and they've come to my side? [Jennifer] That's good. I know I keep going back to prayer, but if your spouse is getting tired of the conversation and refusing to continue it, pray for their heart. Pray that the Lord would minister to them, and transform them, and bring resolve through them, because ultimately, it's the Holy Spirit, right, that does it. Mm hmm, amen. [Jennifer] Okay, moving on to number six. How do you overcome the fear of vulnerability? That's a really big question, but it can be simplified. [Aaron] I think it has to be. Well, first of all, most people are afraid of being vulnerable. [Jennifer] I would say everybody is. Vulnerability isn't something that's like, yeah, let's be vulnerable. It's hard. [Aaron] It's spiritual nakedness. It's showing what's on the inside, and often we don't like what's on the inside. And so I would say, you said earlier, practice. But really, asking the Spirit of God. Say God, transform me in this because, it was other people's vulnerability with us that freed us to be more vulnerable. [Jennifer] It gave us the courage. [Aaron] So yeah, if you're struggling with this, just pray and say Lord-First of all, regardless if you never reveal anything about yourself, we all know who we are. We are wretched. We are sinners who need a Savior, who need His righteousness, who need His power to transform us. And so, just recognizing that and say, okay Lord, humble me, and help me be open so that you can A, change me, the things that I'm afraid of, the things that I don't like, the ickiness, the grossness inside me, but also use that vulnerableness, use that transparency to free others, to heal others. Not because of me, but because of You, Lord. I don't know, that's my idea. [Jennifer] I think a big thing that I learned through being vulnerable in marriage, is having this resolve to understand that love requires risk in making yourself known. So, what I mean by that is, in order for me to know that my husband loves me, like actual me, not someone who's pretending over here is-- [Aaron] Not what you show me. [Jennifer] You have to know me, so I have to reveal it to you, and that requires risk. Because that means I'm gonna share something with you, and then you get to respond. So there's a risk involved, and that's what makes it hard. But I'd say, like you said, practice is really good, and then I was just gonna plug the Unveiled Wife here, because if you wanna get to know someone who wasn't vulnerable, and then was extremely vulnerable, not just with you, Aaron, but with the whole world by writing a book about it. [Aaron] It was a big deal for us. [Jennifer] The Unveiled Wife is my journey of learning vulnerability in marriage and with God. [Aaron] That was good. So, question number seven, we have been married over a decade and feel like we lost things to talk about. [Jennifer] Aah. So, I would say, Find things to talk about. [Jennifer] I would say start learning again. So, Aaron has this really great quality about him where, when he gets excited about something, he just starts learning about it, I don't know. [Aaron] I research. [Jennifer] Yeah, you have this research brain where you just, you get hooked on something. Even with the kids, like when it comes to Legos, it's like, oh Elliot, I figured out this new thing. You're even learning the Rubik's Cube, okay. You been researching. I have been. [Jennifer] Watching YouTube videos, and you been sharing it with me. So you'll sit down on the couch with me and be like, "Babe, look at this," what do you call it? Algorithm. Algorithm. And you do this twist thing and I'm not following, but I'm just smiling 'cause my husband loves to share this with me. [Aaron] And then you see it working and you're like, "How'd you do that?" [Jennifer] Yeah, it's pretty awesome. So start learning something again that you can share with them. It could be anything. And then talk about it with them. [Aaron] And to be honest, if you've lost things to talk about, I don't know this person. I don't know their life. But if you guys are in a place, if you're in a place that you have nothing to talk about, first of all, that's not true. There's never nothing to talk about. There's never nothing to explore with each other, and to walk with in each other. There's, at minimum, there's tons of challenges in life to have to navigate. [Jennifer] So you're saying they're choosing not to share things? [Aaron] Yeah, I would say, I don't think it's possible to have nothing to talk about. [Jennifer] Especially if you have children. If you have children, you have a lot to talk about. [Aaron] Well, and the other thing is, is if we're pursuing God together, if we're looking to what He's doing, He's going to reveal to you sin in your life, He's gonna give you jobs to do, like this idea of He's got work for us to do, good works that He's prepared for us since the foundations of the world, those things are remarkable, meaning that they are able to be remarked about. There's something to be talked about. And so, I think that if there's nothing to talk about, there's potentially, maybe your minds aren't on heavenly things. Maybe your minds are an earthly things, and worry, and things that you're not looking up. [Jennifer] Or maybe there's sin your guys's life that you've been avoiding confronting because-- [Aaron] Mm hmm, sin keeps us in darkness. So I would just challenge you, if you think there's nothing to talk about, I would start praying and say Lord, what's in my life, what's in our life that is keeping us from each other? Keeping us silent, keeping us in the darkness, keeping us from moving forward and being excited about life? Guys, if you're believers, we have the greatest hope, everyone in the world, the greatest hope is for the believer. That's remarkable. That's something to talk about, forever. We're going to do it in Heaven. We're gonna be worshiping the Lord, forever in Heaven. So, if we've lost that excitement now, we gotta ask ourselves why? What's taking it away? Where have we misplaced that? [Jennifer] Now simply, if you're just bored, and you've forgotten how to communicate with each other, and ask each other good questions, I have to let that we have a freebie for you called Date Night Conversation Starters, and you can take these out on your next date, or just hanging out in the house, and use one of those to prompt a question and get started talking. [Aaron] Start asking questions to each other. You can go to datenightconversations.com. Was that prompted, was that planned? [Jennifer] I just thought about it. [Aaron] These are some good things to think about. [Jennifer] Okay, we're gonna get through these next ones fairly quickly, just for times sake, but, how do you get an introvert to communicate? Here, let me change it, Aaron, how did you get me to communicate in marriage? 'Cause I'm an introvert. Keep asking you questions. Never give up. Do it gently with love. The goal is not to ever change someone, the goal's to engage, and the goal is to encourage, and exhort, and to lift up, and to love, and to strengthen. Remember, you're one, and God's given you unique characteristics for a reason. So, they're not things to be bothered by or hated, they might be things that need to be grown in. Just because, quote unquote, I'm an introvert, doesn't mean that quote unquote, you need to stay an introvert. [Jennifer] Don't label yourself that way. [Aaron] You can grow. You never know, what God wants to grow you into, and transform you into. So don't just say well, this is what I am, and therefore that's what I am. [Jennifer] I'll say this, over the years, Aaron, your affirmation and encouragement has really gone a long way in that, you ask me a question, and maybe I'll answer it very quickly or short, or maybe not at all. And you say, just so you know, I want to hear from you. That affirmation, hearing that over and over again, reminds my heart, my mind, he really does just wanna know. [Aaron] And then, one last little thing I would say, recognizing and cultivating the differences in your spouse will make them feel loved and makes your spouse more able to communicate in those times that they can't-So, if they're introverted, recognize that in your spouse in saying, hey, why don't you get some time alone, when you go be with the Lord, I'll take care of the family, I'll take care of the kids, or whatever. And that let's them know that you appreciate them, and their differences, their uniqueness, and you're excited about it. You're like, how can you use that in a good way, so that in those times that it's necessary, you're not allowed to just retreat into your title, into your whatever. They they know that you love them, and that you're saying hey, I know this is hard for you, but we do need to deal with this. [Jennifer] Yeah, that's really good. Okay, so the next one says, how do you stay in touch with your spouse when your husband works two jobs and you're a stay at home mom? I'm just gonna answer this one really quickly for what comes to my mind is get creative, text them, send love letters, make a journal where you guys can pass it back and forth, putting things on the schedule and protecting that time, even if you're super tired or there's other circumstances going on. I would say that those are some practical ways that I would answer that. And I'm sorry, that's such a hard question to try and answer, but the communication is still a priority. [Aaron] I would say if it's a priority, we'll do it. And we have a brother in our church that leaves real early in the morning, comes back real late, and he just he works a long job, and he records videos of him reading the Bible, and asking questions and sends them to his kids. So even though he can't be home, when he has the break, when he has the time, he make sure to, everyday, send them something to lead them and disciple them. So, father's who have these jobs, if you're listening to this, and maybe you're on the road right now, don't use your absence as an excuse to not disciple and lead your children and family. There's ways to do it, especially in this day and age, man, we have technology. You could FaceTime every day, there's ways to do it. So I just wanna encourage you that, get creative like my wife said, find ways of connecting with your spouse and your children regularly, to show them that you're there. Because even though you can't physically be there, you can spiritually. [Jennifer] Cool. Okay, we got two questions left. The next one is, how do you handle conflict when you are very irritated? Which happens to all of us, right? No one's immune to irritability or irritation. But the verse that I thought of was Psalm 4:4, it says, "Be angry and do not sin. "Ponder in your own hearts, on your beds and be silent." [Aaron] And that's a good point is, when you're frustrated, make sure that, again, you're coming with the right heart. So, you've dealt with your frustrations with the Lord first. Doesn't mean you don't say something about it, and you don't address it. [Jennifer] It's that being slow to speak. [Aaron] And then also, maybe wait. Wait for when you've cooled down. That's always a good posture to take. Right, so the last question we got for you guys is, what are important questions you need to ask your spouse every week? Aah. [Jennifer] Okay, so we don't ask each other the same questions every week, but, we do have a standard of questions that we lean on when we want to know each other more, Aaron. And it's stuff like hey, how's your heart? Or hey, what are you thinking about? Or hey, what's God been teaching you? What are you gonna be working on today? Or what do you need help? [Aaron] Or what are you reading in the Bible? These are interesting questions that help, if the other person maybe hasn't been, they say oh, well nothing. I'm gonna get into the Word, right? So they're encouraging. And if they are, you can start a conversation with them about what they're learning for the purpose of growth. And we have some friends, really good friends, Jeremy and Audrey Roloff, they actually have a resource called the Marriage Journal. And it's an awesome resource. They actually have, it's a weekly check up for your marriage. [Jennifer] There're actually specific questions that you ask every week. [Aaron] And they draw you closer to your spouse, they help you get to know each other. It also helps you stay on track with each other. So, if you're asking this question, if you're out there thinking yeah, what should we be asking ourselves? It's called the Marriage Journal by Jeremy and Audrey Roloff. You should go check that out, it's an awesome resource, we totally support them, we totally love them. And it can totally help you in growing in your marriage. So, we love you all, and we thank you for joining us on this last episode of the season. If you haven't checked out the other episodes from this season, please go do that while we're on this little break. And also, check out last episode because we have a giveaway going right now. And it goes only until April 10th, so go check out our last episode and find out how that giveaway is gonna work. But, as usual, we pray before we sign out. [Jennifer] Dear Lord, thank you for the gift of marriage. We pray we would be husbands and wives who are willing to communicate with each other in a respectful way. We pray we would have the courage to say the hard things in love. We pray we would be good listeners, and truly hear what our spouse is sharing with us. We pray to share our heart with one another, always. We pray that your Holy Spirit would infuse our speech and open our ears, so that we can hear. Help our minds to understand each other, and to extend grace to each other. We pray the posture of our hearts would be humble. We pray we would strive to make marriage a safe place to communicate, and not a scary one. Help us to work through our marriage issues, and the things that we're experiencing to gain knowledge of each other and of You. Help us to grow in how we walk, and may it be in a worthy manner as we navigate life together. In Jesus Name. [Aaron] Amen. We love you all. And we'll see you next season. Did you enjoy today's show? If you did, it would mean the world to us if you could leave us a review on iTunes. Also, if you're interested, you can find many more encouraging stories and resources at marriageaftergod.com, and let us help you cultivate an extraordinary marriage. 

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Today I am bringing on my good friend Audrey Roloff. I admire how she keeps all the things together to create a healthy home environment. There are just so many things that add up and I want her to share with us her secrets on them.  The Blog Post for all details: www.freshfitnhealthy.com/healthyhome In this episode of Real SOULutions: 02:40 - What is Audrey's story? 05:00 - How does Audrey balance things? 06:30 - How did being on a reality show affect their life? 11:30 - What are the biggest factors that helped Audrey and her family create a healthy home environment? 15:00 - Main questions to ask your partner each if you are married 19:00 - Tips for conflicts in your marriage 27:30 - How can you be great in both your business and in personal 32:00 - How do you create your own definition of success? 36:00 - How do you keep your marriage creative? 37:00 - How did Audrey create a healthy environment for her first child? 45:00 - Your takeaways from this podcast 49:00 - What quote resonates with Audrey right now?   You can reach Audrey at: https://www.instagram.com/audreyroloff/  https://www.instagram.com/shopalwaysmore/ https://www.instagram.com/behindthescenespodcast/ https://www.theroloffs.com

Are you creating valuable wedding photography timelines for your clients that prepare you for any situation?In episode 295 of the Bokeh Podcast, Ashlyn Cathey discusses the importance of creating purposeful timelines for your weddings to leave them stress and chaos free. Listen in as she explains how to prepare your clients' expectations of their day and deliver an amazing wedding experience for your couples.The Bokeh Podcast is brought to you by Photographer’s Edit: Custom Editing for the Wedding and Portrait Photographer. You can also subscribe to the Bokeh podcast on the Apple podcast app, follow on Spotify, add to your playlist on Stitcher, or listen on Overcast.Brand Position: (3:42)Being personal, providing all day coverage, and having experience in the industry.Driven by 3 values: to love couples, to serve above and beyond, to preserve special moments.Advice for Photographers: (13:44)1. For Newbies: Time and consistency are your friend.2. For Experience: Don’t forget to take the time to feel inspired and learn new things.Technique for Time: Time Blocking (17:27)Content Recommendation: Behind the Scenes Podcast with Jeremy & Audrey Roloff - bit.ly/bp-behindthescenes (22:35)The Gear Bag: Spiderbelt Dual Camera Holster - bit.ly/bp-spiderbeltdual (24:37)Importance of Wedding Day Timelines: Living in the moment, means leaving time for those moments to happen. (31:47)Key Notes for Timelines: (32:21)1. The day will fly by.2. Most days don’t go as planned.3. Make the day fun with extra time for fun things.Reasons Timelines Don’t Work: (32:57)1. Miscommunicated Desires2. Coordination3. Not having a Plan BLinks:ashlyncathey.cominstagram.com/ashlyncathey.photo See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On today’s show, we talk with Jeremy and Audrey Roloff about their new book A Love Letter Life and the misconceptions many Christians have about dating and marriage.  The gang also discusses the feud between The Babylon Bee and Snopes, hears the new single from Social Club Misfits, learns about Nate Bargatze’s new sitcom, takes your questions and a lot more!

In this episode Lindsey does a quick review for the ten books she read in the first half of the year. Discussion includes the following reads: Yes Please by Amy Poehler, A Love Letter Life by Jeremy and Audrey Roloff, Own Your Everyday by Jordan Lee Dooley, Fail Until You Don't by Bobby Bones, and The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. #midyearbookfreakout

Jeremy & Audrey Roloff (Stars of reality TV show: Little People, Big World and New York Times Bestselling Authors, A Love Letter Life) get real answering Matt & Lisa's questions about the struggles they face as the demands on their time never stop. They share how they invest in each other to keep their marriage strong and offer helpful, practical wisdom that applies to any marriage. The Roloffs are Hosts of the Top-rated podcast, Behind the Scenes, and were part of our Church community when they lived in Bend. We remain close friends and still have an active part in each other's lives. This conversation offers a look into their hearts and is filled with their authentic, raw, open journey to live out the marriage God intended for them.

This episode is a quick review of all of the podcasts that I subscribe to that inspired me to get in the podcast game. Podcasts include: Ladygang, Off the Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe, Wife of the Party, Being Boss, Punch Drunk Sports, Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank, Danish and O'Neill, The Andrew Dewitt Show, Bertcast, Your Mom's House, The Fighter and the Kid, The Joe Rogan Experience, Congratulations with Chris Delia, Miraculous Mamas, She podcast with Jordan Lee Dooley, The Comedy Store podcast, Call Her Daddy, Behind the Scenes with Jeremy and Audrey Roloff, Showmance with Kevin McHale and Jenna Ushkowitz, and the King and the Sting.

Welcome to Episode 41 of the Mommy Daddy Time Podcast!!!In this episode, we have a conversation about sex that no one else is having. We brought in a very special guest this week. Caitlin Zick and her husband cole are the leaders of the Moral Revolution Podcast and ministry based in Redding California. Moral Revolution is a company of radicals helping to define healthy sexuality.A lot of marriages struggle with sex. In fact, it's one of the top 3 reasons marriages fail! The struggle with sex is not limited to certain groups, ages, or even past experiences. It's something that ALL couples have to work on and be intentional within their marriage. The worst part is, more often than not, the one place that should be talking about sex (the church) is often silent or vague. So what happens when couples are left without answers to the real questions they have about sex? What happens when couples don't have people they can turn to and openly talk about their sex issues? Well, things don't get better. In fact they often get worse. But, it doesn't have to be this way. The truth is, you don't have to keep struggling alone in your marriage with sex. Cole and Caitlin Zick have an incredible story where they share what sex was like when they first got married. SPOILER ALERT!!! It was not the rolling in the sheets, hot-n-heavy, Hollywood movie kind of honeymoon that often gets portrayed. In fact, it was anything but. Confused, distraught, and feeling defeated they took matters into their own hands and did something that even surprised us! In this episode, you'll finally hear an honest conversation about sex and marriage. + What happens when sex is something you don't enjoy? + Can a couple still be happy without orgasms?+ How does sex change after kids?+ What do we need to change in our sex life in order to have a happy marriage?+ A LOT MORE!!!**WARNING** This episode may not be suitable for all audiences. If you normally listen with young ears, this is an episode you will want to filter through first! You shouldn't have to struggle with sex in your marriage. There is incredible hope out there if you do find yourself struggling with sex in your marriage. This episode will give you hope, healing, encouragement, and laughter. You will know you're not alone and there is a community of people you can turn to for help. We hope you like, subscribe, and share this episode with the people in your life. RESOURCES FROM THE SHOW:Christian Cosmo: The Sex Talk You Never HadIntimate Issues: Twenty-One Questions Christian Women Ask About SexMoral Revolution Moral Revolution PodcastTurn Up TruthLook At You Girl By Caitlin ZickWant to get exclusive content no one else gets? Become an INSIDER of The Mommy Daddy Time Podcast on Patreon here

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One of the places that we have the greatest influence is in our relationships, particularly marital relationships. Of course, having a positive influence in any area requires intentionality and hard work, and that is especially true of marriage. I recently had the opportunity to chat with Audrey Roloff (who starred on the show Little People, [...]

On this episode, we are joined by the lovely Audrey Roloff to talk about her new book co-written with her husband Jeremy called A Love Letter Life.   Audrey and I chat about life as a reality TV star, how to stay creative and flexible as an online entrepreneur, and how to discern the right season for our callings.   She also shares advice for young couples and how she and her husband learned to approach conflict in a healthy way.     In this episode we discuss: 1. Transitioning from Reality TV to entrepreneur. 2. Finding your lane in the season you are in. 3. Balancing work and family life.   Favorite quotes:1. At the end of my life, I don't want to be known for doing 10 things just kind of okay. I want to be known for doing one thing really really well and leaving a legacy in it. 2. Our gifting doesn't outpace our maturity. 3. We may be gifted in something but God still has some maturing to do in that area, or it just may not be the right time and we need to be patient. And even though we may be qualified on paper to do something or have the skills to do something, doesn't necessarily mean that we should. 4. So many people spend all this time preparing for and planning an epic wedding but then they don't prepare or plan for an epic marriage. The wedding day is just a day but your marriage is forever.   In this episode I answer these questions: 1. I want to learn more about body language, what can you teach me? (42:33) 2. What do you do when your spouse is saying no to what you think God is calling you to do? Would God give me a dream and not put my husband on the same page?  (48:49) 3. I feel uncomfortable building a platform for myself but I keep hearing that I have to have one. Help! (54:47)   Links to great things we discussed: 1. Audrey Roloff 2. A Love Letter Life 3. Phil Wickham- Song of my Soul 4. Sheldon Vanauken- A Severe Mercy 5. Black + Decker hand vacuum 6. FabFitFun, Use code ALLI for $10 off 7. The Crown 8. Kristene Dimarco- Take Courage 9. Blissdom Conference   Hope you loved this episode! Be sure to subscribe in iTunes and slap some stars on a review! :)   xo, Alli   PS- If you want to checkout FabFitFun don't forget to use code ALLI for $10 off! It makes an amazing Mother's Day gift!   http://www.alliworthington.com/podcast/audreyroloff

Having a successful relationship requires us to be intentional in our love life. So many of us spend time on our passions like building a business or getting in shape, but how often do we put that same energy into our relationship? Shouldn't that be a HIGH priority? Today on TGL we have Jeremy and Audrey Roloff on to share more about their incredible love story, their new book, and how they've been able to maintain a flourishing relationship in an age of brokenness. Stay tuned fam it's about to get GOOD. This episode of The Good Life is sponsored by Vincero Watches, Sun Basket, Dole, True Car & PlutoTV! Head to VinceroWatches.com/SAZAN for 15% off your order! PLUS, visit SunBasket.com/SAZAN to get up to $80 off today!

Kaitlyn hangs out with Jeremy and Audrey Roloff formerly of TLC's Little People Big World, and authors of the book A Love Letter Life! Jeremy and Audrey share the foundations of their relationship and how they've strategised for success in love, Jeremy shows off his knowledge of the eneagram charts, and they explain how going back over their love story to write their new book, "A Love Letter Life" is a gift every couple should experience. Baked By Melissa - Go to BakedByMelissa.com/vine and use promo code VINE to get 15% off your next order. Simplisafe – Check out SimpliSafe.com/Vine today!

On this episode of The Naked Marriage podcast, Dave and Ashley Willis have a great conversation with Jeremy and Audrey Roloff, from Little People, Big World. Together they share wisdom they have learned in their marriages, such as intentionality, priorities, dealing with conflict, and learning to love the way God loves us. More about the Roloffs: https://www.theroloffs.com/ http://beating50percent.com/ https://aloveletterlife.com/ Check out our NEW book here - https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Marriage-Undressing-intimacy-lifelong-ebook/dp/B07HQYWFDY Follow us on Social: Facebook: @strongermarriages Instagram: @daveandashleywillis Twitter: @davewillis A podcast dedicated to undressing the truth about sex, intimacy and lifelong love. The concerns and questions most couples have in marriage often go unspoken, until now. Hosts Dave and Ashley Willis bring wisdom, vulnerability, and humor to even the toughest marriage topics. Together they have built a strong following, reaching millions of married couples through their blogs, books, and videos. They have four young sons and live near Dallas, TX.

How does the Enneagram affect how you communicate with your spouse?  Each Enneagram type has a different communication style which impacts the power dynamic in every relationship – whether that’s a relationship with a coworker, a friend, or a spouse.  The Enneagram helps us understand where others are coming from and creates space for appreciating and negotiating our differences.    In today’s episode, former co-stars of Little People, Big World, and founders of Beating 50 Percent, Jeremy and Audrey Roloff join Ian on Typology to discuss the ways the Enneagram has shaped how they manage stress, helped them communicate better in their marriage, and transformed their relationship.   Jeremy Roloff grew up on a 110-acre farm in Helvetia, Oregon, alongside his twin brother and two younger siblings. Jeremy helps his parents, who are both dwarfs, run Roloff Farm’s pumpkin patch, which brings in tens of thousands of visitors from around the world every weekend in October. Jeremy has a degree in professional photography, and is the co-founder of Beating50Percent.com, a marriage ministry on a mission to revive covenant marriages. The couple also hosts the top-rated Behind the Scenes podcast. Jeremy grew up filming for a reality television show called Little People, Big World, which has been following his family since he was twelve years old. He is a 9 on the Enneagram, dad to Ember, loves old cars, and will never pass up an evening by the campfire. Audrey Roloff is passionate about motivating women to always believe in the more that is within them through Christ. She spreads this mission through her devotionals, Always More clothing line, and blogs on life, faith, marriage and motherhood. Audrey is the co-founder of beating50percent.com, a marriage ministry, with her husband Jeremy. The couple also hosts the top-rated Behind the Scenes podcast. Audrey was the captain of the Oregon State Cross Country and Track team where she earned a degree in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. She’s an 8 on the enneagram, mom to Ember, drinks her coffee beige, loves all things floral and the Pacific Northwest.

Lisa talks with spunky Jesus lover and entrepreneur, Audrey Roloff, about her new book Love Letter Life, the difference between virginity and purity, and gets some practical advice for her own son and his long distance love.   Links: Always More Beating 50 Percent A Love Letter Life Albion Fit   Learn more about Lisa at LisaWhittle.com   Produced by Unmutable™

You asked, we discussed! Listen in as we tackled your most pressing questions about gender roles in marriage, healing after betrayal, and more. Show Notes We mentioned a TON of resources in this episode, they're listed below. Misc. Resources Wild at Heart by John Eldredge Our devotional bundles for growing in your marriage: 40-Day Prayer Journey, 31-Day Pursuit Challenge Newlyweds Past Episode: Navigating the Early Years of Marriage (Jeremy and Audrey Roloff) Qapital App, for saving money intentionally (get $20 for signing up with our link, limited time only) A Mingling of Souls by Matt and Lauren Chandler Fierce Marriage by Ryan and Selena Frederick Priorities and Staying Connected Download Family Vision worksheet 5 Habits of a Healthy Marriage, FREE eBook Accountability Questions Get them here Gender Roles in Marriage A Beautiful Design, a sermon series of the Village Church Jesus, Justice, and Gender Roles by Kathy Keller “What Are Biblical Roles for Husbands and Wives?”, The Gospel Coalition, brief video Healing After Betrayal Dave and Ashley Willis Episode Out of the Dust (Chris and Stephanie Teague) RefineUs.org (Justin and Trisha Davis) Sex Addiction Recovery: Pure Desire MarriageHelp.org (Find a group near you) Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe, rate, and review. As always, we welcome feedback... simply go to FierceMarriage.com/Podcast to leave a comment or to ask a question! Become a Patron! Support for the Fierce Marriage Podcast comes from partners like you via Patreon. If our content has helped you, we'd be honored if you'd consider becoming a Patreon supporter! Just visit Patreon.com/FierceMarriage

Co-author of Love Letter Life (with husband, Jeremy), creator/blogger at Beating 50 Percent (marriage) and creator of Always More lifestyle brand.   Links: Always More Beating 50 Percent A Love Letter Life   Learn more about Lisa at LisaWhittle.com   Produced by Unmutable™

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Jana and Mike learn the power of writing their own love letters when they hang out with Jeremy and Audrey Roloff from Little People, Big World. They share some valuable lessons they’ve picked up on how to plan your marriage to be a success.  Meanwhile, to talk about an example of plans that AREN’T a success, Seth Crossno, a survivor of the Fyre Festival stops by. He tells us what REALLY went down on that island and what he’s doing to make sure it never happens again.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Rick and Dan talk with Jeremy and Audrey Roloff about their book A Love Letter Life.

Jeremy and Audrey met under during a very unique situation. More than 2.3 million people watched as Jeremy and Audrey Roloff shared their vows and committed their lives to each other on TLC's hit show Little People, Big World. Listen in as we talked with them about their first five years of marriage and how they learned that true love is something you choose to live out each day through your actions, decisions, and sacrifices. More resources from Jeremy and Audrey! New Book: A Love Letter Life Podcast: Behind the Scenes Blog and other resources: TheRoloffs.com Also make sure to find them on IG and FB! Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe, rate, and review. As always, we welcome feedback... simply go to FierceMarriage.com/Podcast to leave a comment or to ask a question! Become a Patron! Support for the Fierce Marriage Podcast comes from partners like you via Patreon. If our content has helped you, we'd be honored if you'd consider becoming a Patreon supporter! Just visit Patreon.com/FierceMarriage

This week, Audrey Roloff is on the podcast! She just released a book with her husband, Jeremy Roloff, called “A Love Letter Life:  Pursue Creatively, Date Intentionally, Love Faithfully” and it is number two on Amazon! (Buy it here!!) But it didn’t happen overnight. Writing their book was a two-year process. Co-Authoring With A Spouse Audrey is an Enneagram 8 (Challenger) & Jeremy is an Enneagram 9 (Peacemaker). “No two numbers are compatible because no to two humans are compatible—we complement each other and we refine each other, but we are not compatible.” While Audrey had a tendency to think everything was urgent, Jeremy kept them grounded and reminded her that not everything was the end of the world. “We have learned to recognize our differences as gifts that we get to bring to each other” The Way They Met The two were set up on a blind date by friends. They thought their friends were crazy because they were fresh out of relationships. But their friends were adamant. They were fascinated by each other as human beings, but “It was not this sparks flying kind of a night.” They remained friends for two whole years. Then, 10 days before Jeremy left for film and photography school, they decided to start dating. Jeremy had a very public life on the TLC show “Little People, Big World.” But since their relationship had to be long distance for so long, they were able to keep it out of the public eye. Their book is the story that was never shared during that time. One month after graduation, they got married. The Patient Pursuit They were in seasons of personal growth when they met—and they were young! Audrey was not looking for a boyfriend, but Jeremy realized a week after they met that they wanted more. They refer to the next two years as the “patient pursuit.” Jeremy wasn’t aggressive about it, but he remained in her life as a friend. They wanted time to get to know each other and become friends without the added confusion of physical intimacy. As a result, their relationship was built on patience, beauty, effort, and intention. “Stop settling for convenient relationships—relationships aren’t convenient.” Audrey recognizes that relationships are about breaking down the walls around you and learning to build new ones around your relationship. Lessons Learned Through their long distance relationship, they realized the importance of overcommunicating and being creative in how they loved each other. Audrey believes navigating this time is what set them up for marriage. They don’t claim to be marriage experts. “We wanted to write this book while being in the same season as the person we are writing to.” Social media is limited, and they wanted to share more than just their highlight reel. Advice For The Woman Who Thinks There Are No Guys Out There: “If you believe the lie that ‘there are no guys out there for me,’ then you’re going to live that lie.” Reach out to friends who know you, love you and trust you—ask them to set you up! “You can’t help who you fall in love with, but you can help who you spend time with.” How To Date Intentionally Pursue friendship—be a good friend to the person you are dating. Ask hard questions—it’s easy to get lost in a cloud of feelings. Do you know about their upbringing? The way they handle conflict? “Momentary honesty might sting, but long-term lies are infectious.” She recognizes that getting everything out in the open is key. “Illuminate our past in order to imagine for our future.” Live our lives more—look up from our phones and be present with everyone. “You may have met your husband, but you were on the phone.” Keep up with Audrey on Instagram at @audreyroloff, her and Jeremy’s website TheRoloffs.com, and their podcast Behind the Scenes. Thank you so much for listening to the podcast and being part of this community! If you enjoy listening, I want to invite you to subscribe to us on iTunes and rate and review us. Search “The Refined Collective” on the purple podcast app on your phone. Share your review on IG stories + tag us so we can show you some love! Hey, single ladies— are you frustrated by the dating world? This episode is brought to you by my free guide called “6 Tips to Activate Your Dating Life with Intention and Clarity.” These resources helped propel me from sitting on the couch to out on a date. Head over to Bit.ly/trwdating to check it out! With you on the journey.   XO, Kat  

In this episode we had the privilege to interview our good friends, Jeremy and Audrey Roloff well known from the beloved TV show Little People, Big World and now from their podcast Behind The Scenes. The roloffs are very familiar with recognizing how God can use each of our unique and individual stories for His purposes and that is exactly what we explore in this episode. You don't have to be us and you don't have to be them to be used by God. God desire to use you and your unique and individual giftings, talents, stories, and resources for His glory and to further his Kingdom. We pray you are blessed by today's discussion and are inspired to say yes to God with what you have been given. Please grab a copy of their newest book A Love Letter Life. -> https://amzn.to/2IqA26H OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT WITH THE ROLOFFs https://www.theroloffs.com/ https://aloveletterlife.com/ Jeremy & Audrey's Endorsement for Marriage After God Book "In these pages, Aaron and Jen have fantastically conveyed the purpose of the mission and meaning of marriage. A powerful read that left us both inspired and awed that we get to participate in something so powerful –marriage –designed and created by a mighty God for an amazing adventure. No doubt this will become a must-read for decades to come!" QUOTE FROM CHAPTER 9 OF MARRIAGE AFTER GOD BOOK “Your marriage is not our marriage. You and your spouse are not us. You don’t have our experiences, talents, education, or upbringing. The beauty of the body of Christ is that each and every part is unique, your marriage included, and God will use your uniqueness for His purposes, if you let Him. ” PRAYER *Dear Lord, Thank you for making us unique. Thank you for making our marriage unique. We pray we would recognize our differences and the unique qualities you have given to us and how they can be used to do the ministry you have for us to do. Lord, help us confidently embrace the uniqueness in our marriage. Help us to allow you to use everything you have given to us and how you made us to glorify your name. We pray we would not covet what other believers have or what other believers do for your kingdom, but rather we ask you to show us what you desire us to do for you and do it joyfully. May we celebrate the uniqueness in your body and encourage each other. Lord, use our unique marriage to point people to you. In Jesus’ name, amen!* ABOUT A LOVE LETTER LIFE BOOK Whenever you are at in your love story, we believe this book will help you to live your own committed, courageous, creative, and continuous love story. We hope our story, with all its imperfections, will awaken your desire to pursue a love that reflects the thoughtfulness, intention, patience, and beauty of a love letter

Our guests this week are Jeremy and Audrey Roloff, both famous for appearing on the hit reality show Little People, Big World. they have a new book out called A Love Letter Life. It’s about creating a love life that is "intentional, creative, and faithful” and how the idea of handwritten letters parallels that goal.We talked about their book, their courtship and the state of marriage in general. But most significantly, we talked about the importance and value of a life that focuses on our deepest desires and isn’t centered around instant gratification.To follow up with Roloff’s, visit their website.Or find them on Instagram.@audreyroloff @jeremyroloffand give their podcast a listen too.Come us tape John's newest PBS special for free at teshconcert.comHere are the journals that Gib uses: The Best Self Journal and a blank MoleskinSubmit your pet to be the pet of the week go to: teshvideos.comCome see us live: teshmusic.comAnd you can sign up for our newsletters at tesh.com to get Intelligence For Your Life right to your inbox.As always, if you like our podcast, Rate Comment and Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts. And tell your friends! If you don’t like our podcast, then keep it quiet, I guess.Our Hosts:John Tesh: Twitter: @JohnTesh Instagram: @johntesh_ifyl facebook.com/JohnTeshGib Gerard: Twitter: @GibGerard Instagram: @GibGerard facebook.com/GibGerard

This episode is like a little love letter to us all! Jeremy and Audrey Roloff are as amazing and kind and fun to be around as you would guess based on watching their family's hit reality show Little People, Big World. We talk a lot about enneagram and relationships and soccer so what I'm saying is this may be the apex show of my life. :) Their new book A Love Letter Life is already getting incredible feedback - I think you'll love it too. . . . . http://anniefdowns.com #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) 

You may know Audrey Roloff from Beating 50 Percent, her Always More clothing brand, or her time with her husband Jeremy on reality show Little People, Big World – but today you can get a personal glimpse into her life of mission, her thoughts on marriage today, and her brand new book, A Love Letter Life. Don’t miss this one!

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My guest for The Happy Hour # 239 is Audrey Roloff. Audrey is passionate about motivating women to always believe in the more that is within them through Christ. She spreads this mission through her devotionals, Always More clothing line, and blog. Audrey is also the co-founder of beating50percent.com, a marriage ministry, with her husband Jeremy. The couple also hosts the top-rated Behind the Scenes podcast.  She’s an 8 on the Enneagram, mom to Ember, drinks her coffee beige, loves all things floral and the Pacific Northwest. Audrey and I start off the show talking about she and her husband's love story through 3 years of long distance, writing love letters, to deciding it was time to step away from the reality show, Little People, Big World. Audrey shares why she and Jeremy are so passionate about marriage, and the motivation and hope behind their book, marriage journal, and ministry. Audrey also tells us how writing the phrase "Always More" on her arm during her time as a track runner, led to her create her business Always More. Audrey and I also talk Enneagram, and she shares something I never had heard about it! Lastly, Audrey opens up about learning what she needs in a community and how it can be difficult to find or create that community in different seasons of life. Connect with Jamie Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // YouTube Sponsors Panama City Beach Thomas' English Muffins Third Love - Get 15% off your first purchase! GET ALL THE LINKS FROM THE SHOW HERE

Long distance dating is hard. Especially if you are a quality time person. How can you transition to engagement if you’re not even in the same city? What should you know before saying I Do? In this special episode Jordan walks through these questions and more with her good friend, author, podcaster, and non-scripted television series star, Audrey Roloff. Listen in as the women discuss how to be single, yet searching, tips to navigate the tricky waters of long distance dating, and why there are still ‘good men’ out there. If you’re single, ready for engagement, or prepping for the wedding day, this episode is here to help refine your head and heart to prepare for your next life season. Preorder your copy of Jordan's Own Your Everyday book here: jordanleedooley.com/book Then, grab your OYE bonuses here: jordanleedooley.com/oye-bonuses Check out Audrey's new book, A Love Letter Life at ALoveLetterLife.com!

Believe it or not, it’s been five years since we’ve been together! Don’t mind us while we take a moment at the beginning of our episode today to appreciate each other, and talk about how we spent our five-year anniversary. We’re both so thankful that our crazy adventure on Married at First Sight turned into finding each other and creating our beautiful family!And now, onto today’s guests! You may be familiar with Jeremy and Audrey Roloff from the long-running show Little People, Big World. They (like us!) were married in 2014, and our daughters were born only about a month apart. Their love for each other is absolutely infectious, and we’re thrilled to have them on the show today!Neither Jeremy nor Audrey had ever been on a blind date before letting their friends set them up. Sparks didn’t exactly fly immediately, but they took the time to get to know each other. Jeremy pursued Audrey for two years after that, he explains, and they chat about how often they saw each other during these years of friendship before they started dating.Are you as intrigued as we are by Jeremy’s patience? In our conversation today, Audrey and Jeremy will explore what he did during this time that helped encourage her to lower her walls and let him get closer, as well as the mindset that let Jeremy be patient and persistent. He’ll explain his unusual view on the “friend zone,” and how this new perspective can help lead to a relationship.Tune into this episode to hear their advice on keeping the fire and passion alive in a long-term relationship and marriage, the power of scheduling sex, their tips for couples before they say “I do,” what you can expect to find in their new book A Love Letter Life, and more!In This Episode:[01:32] - Welcome back to the show! Doug and Jamie take a moment to share their appreciation for each other for their five-year anniversary.[05:54] - Jamie explains what she and Doug will be doing to celebrate their anniversary. Doug then passionately explains the issues with shows featuring orcas, dolphins, and other animals.[09:57] - We hear a couple shout-outs to amazing listeners who left reviews.[12:32] - Today’s guests are Jeremy and Audrey Roloff.[14:11] - Jeremy talks about how he and Audrey met, which was actually on a blind date.[15:45] - What was it that was holding Audrey back and keeping her guarded while Jeremy was pursuing her?[16:40] - How often did Jeremy and Aubrey actually see each other during the two years that they were friends before they started dating?[22:58] - Audrey talks about what it was that Jeremy was doing that helped her lower her walls, and Jeremy explains what allowed him to be so patient and persistent?[25:24] - We hear Jeremy and Audrey’s tips on keeping the fire and passion alive in a relationship, especially when it’s long-distance.[28:49] - What are some of Audrey and Jeremy’s tips for couples before they say “I do”?[31:10] - Audrey talks about some of the things that you can find in their forthcoming book, A Love Letter Life.[33:22] - How is the Roloff farm doing?[35:03] - We hear about whether Jeremy and Audrey are relieved to step away, or whether they’re feeling left out.[37:02] - What one thing do Audrey and Jeremy want listeners to take away from their message, both here and in their book?[39:53] - Jamie makes a simple request: screenshot the podcast, post a selfie, and tag @jamieotis and #hotmarriagecoolparents!Links and Resources:

"A lot of what we learned was from failing." Learning Through Failing Audrey Roloff is passionate about motivating women to always believe in the more that is within them. She spreads this mission through her devotionals, Always More clothing line, and blogs on life, faith, marriage and motherhood. Audrey is the co-founder of beating50percent.com, a marriage blog, with her husband Jeremy. The couple also hosts the top-rated Behind the Scenes podcast.  And they have recently released their book called, "A Love Letter Life: Pursue Creatively. Date Intentionally. Love Faithfully." She was the captain of the Oregon State Cross Country and Track team where she earned a degree in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. She’s an 8 on the enneagram, mom to Ember, loves all things floral and the Pacific Northwest. In this episode, Nick talks with Audrey about learning through your failures, setting boundaries for yourself and her new book, "A Love Letter Life." Learn all about Audrey and what's next for her. LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Follow Audrey on Instagram Purchase "A Love Letter Life" on Amazon Listen to the "Behind The Scenes" Podcast HOW TO LISTEN iTunes Youtube Others Thanks for Listening! To share your thoughts: Ask a question on Messenger. Share this show on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest. To help out the show: Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really do help, and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes or download our mobile app. Special thanks to Audrey Roloff for joining me this week. Until next time!

So this week’s podcast is pretty exciting for two different reasons …  First, this is my very first podcast with a live audience. I decided to invite podcast guests to my home for coffee and conversation so that you could sit with us, listen in and then ask all the questions. I’m really excited about this format called Dear Daughters Coffee and Conversation. If you’re interested in joining me for these live interviews (and we’ve had people drive in from all over to join us) then get on the mailing list because that’s where you’ll hear firsthand who is coming to town! The second piece of exciting news is to kick off my DD Coffee & Conversation series … Audrey Roloff is on the show! Audrey and her husband, Jeremy, were on the TV show Little People, Big World. Matter of fact, their wedding was televised. Did you see it? It was beautiful. And she and her husband Jeremy have a beautiful love story. They have a brand new book out this week called: A Love Letter Life. Inside the book which they co-authored, they encourage couples to intentionally pursue a love story that never ends. I know you’ll love getting to know Audrey just like we do in this interview. SHOW NOTES Audrey’s website Always More Audrey’s Instagram Feed Audrey and Jeremy’s site: beating50percent Young Life All that talk on mentoring: Did you hear DD Episode 86 called An Inside Look at a Mentor Relationship with Hayley Morgan? Here’s the info on the DD Coffee and Conversation with Pam Tebow My new book, Dear Daughters: Love Letters to the Next Generation JOIN ME AT THE GRACE GATHERING! MORE INFO AND TICKETS HERE! Oh hey, there’s a pre-order bonus when you buy Dear Daughters: Love Letters to the Next Generation!  BUY THE BOOK AND GET 16 CURATED CONVERSATION CARDS + 4 RECIPES FREE!   Finally … grateful, grateful for Davis sharing her music for the DD Podcast. :)

Millions of people tuned in to watch their wedding on Little People, Big World. Today, Audrey Roloff joins us to tell the story of how faith & intentionality play a part in her marriage to Jeremy and the life they are living in the spotlight.

Though millions tuned in to TLC’s hit show Little People, Big World to watch their wedding, the entirety of Jeremy and Audrey Roloff’s love story is significantly less known. Audrey joins me to talk about her marriage, motherhood, and how she and her husband are on a mission to help married couples thrive. The Roloffs have founded a ministry called Beating 50 Percent which is focused on reviving covenant marriages. They share resources and ideas for couples to inspire them to make their marriages more than average. “One thing that has been our lifeline since before becoming parents is our marriage journal. It's essentially our communication tool in our marriage. When life is crazy, we know that every Sunday night we're going to have our time to do our marriage journal. We call it our navigator’s council time. But it's basically just a time for Jeremy and I to connect and communicate about things that have come up in the week that maybe there wasn't never that good time to talk about it.” We chat about how she’s balancing marriage and motherhood since the birth of her daughter, why it’s important to share interests and activities with your spouse and how to balance strong personalities in marriage. “It’s important to take humble perspective and ask God, what do our roles in this marriage look like and is this something that you are pleased with and how can we be a better reflection of the gospel through our marriage? I feel like God has really been impressing on my heart since the beginning of the year to let Jeremy be my forerunner and to view that as a helpful, beautiful thing that helps me and allows me to run the race better.”   What we chat about: Audrey’s background and how she met her husband Jeremy Roloff Jeremy and his family are featured in the reality TV show, Little People, Big World What it was like for her to have her wedding televised for the show Her life verse from Ephesians 3:20 and mantra “Always More” Beating 50 Percent the marriage ministry she and her husband have Their focus is inspiring couples to invest more than 50% effort into their marriage How she’s balancing marriage and motherhood since the birth of her infant daughter Their Sunday marriage journaling time and how they’ve turned it into a book, The Marriage Journal The principle of sharing interests and activities with your spouse and how that can knit you closer together Submitting in marriage when you have a strong personality or leadership gifting What Audrey loves about being a mom

Kait had the incredible pleasure of sitting down with one of her fav couples, Audrey and Jeremy Roloff! They talked about their story, their INCREDIBLE dating advice, and also shared about their brand new book, A Love Letter Life! Jeremy Roloff grew up filming for the reality TV show, Little People Big World which has been going since he was 12 years old! He is also a photographer and does so many incredible things. Audrey Roloff is a blogger who writes about life, faith, marriage, and motherhood. She is also the founder of the Always More clothing Line. Together Audrey and Jeremy are the the co-founders of Beating 50 percent, a ministry on mission to revive covenant marriages. They also co-host the top rated Behind the Scenes Podcast… and are parents to their adorable baby girl, EMBER. The most exciting thing is that Audrey and Jeremy are now launching their first book, A Love Letter Life, which y'all MUST go pick up NOW (out April 2nd!) Some themes of today’s episode: -What does it mean to pursue creatively, date intentionally, and love faithfully? -The importance of vulnerability and creating an environment of safety -How the phone has taken away from the heart of relationships -Why friendship and having FUN is a key foundation -Navigating long distance strategically and healthily -Tips for getting through major relationship challenges Alright friends, today Kait and the Roloff's talk about a ton of things, but mainly they discuss what it means to live a love letter life, and how to pursue creatively, date intentionally, and love faithfully. Y’all are going to love it… and don’t forget to pickup their book at http://bit.ly/loveletterlife Also friends! We are SO excited to share with you that we currently offer 1 on 1 relationship coaching with our host, Kait! You can sign up for a FREE 15 minute consultation by going to heartofdating.com/coaching to sign up!

In this episode, Audrey Roloff and I talk about how to increase intimacy with our spouse, how to carve out time and money for date nights, and how to bring romance into our marriages.

Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night! Our guest for today’s episode is my new friend Audrey Roloff. Audrey and her husband Jeremy are the founders of a marriage blog called Beating 50 percent, and they’re the co-authors of a brand new book called A Love Letter Life. You also might remember them from the television […] The post Girls Night #53: How To Increase Intimacy And Romance In Your Marriage appeared first on stephanie may wilson.

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 Support Marriage After God By picking up one of our books. https://shop.marriageaftergod.com READ: [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!

This is a GAME CHANGER for any ambitious lady out there that wants both career success and a family. Today, we are having a beautiful business boss and mother on the show to tell us about how she balances both the role of “mom” and “CEO”. Audrey Roloff is a fiery redhead from Portland, Oregon. Audrey shares life, faith, and motherhood on her blog aujpoj.com. She is passionate about motivating women to always believe in the more that is within them, and she spreads this mission through her devotionals and clothing line. She is also the co-founder of Beating50Percent.com, a marriage ministry, with her husband Jeremy. Audrey married Jeremy Roloff co-star of Little People Big World, and their wedding was nationally televised - reaching over 2 million viewers. Since then, they have shared their lives with us on the tv show, along with social media, and through their writings. She recently welcomed a new little babe, Ember, into her story and today she is going to teach us that motherhood and business are NOT mutually exclusive! In this episode, you will learn how to know when the time's “right” for bringing family into the world, the secret to balancing motherhood and CEO titles, how to prepare for a baby on the way, and how YOU can give yourself grace in the juggle of momma and girl boss! If you are a momma, dreaming of becoming a momma, or just ready to hear one heck of a story, you can’t miss this! GOAL DIGGER FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/goaldiggerpodcast/ GOAL DIGGER INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/goaldiggerpodcast/ GOAL DIGGER SHOWNOTES: jennakutcherblog.com/audrey

“His past faithfulness demands our present trust.”  My guest today is Audrey Roloff. In her own words, Audrey is a combination of raspy loudness, frizzy redness, running craziness, redeemed brokenness, persevering faithfulness, and striving to reflect more of Christlikeness. Her lifestyle blog, Auj Poj, is one of my favorites. It’s a place where she writes about family, faith, and fashion, adventure, and so much more.   Together with her husband Jeremy, she co-founded Beating50Percent whose mission is to inspire marriages that are better than average and to encourage husbands and wives to give more than 50% to their spouse. And some big news: Auj and Jer just found out that they are having a little girl!   Highlights: Audrey and I talked about how Needtobreathe is one of the best bands ever, what it was like having her wedding filmed for television, and the inspiration behind her life mantra: “Always More”.  Check out today’s episode, “Better Than Average”, and find out more about a woman who’s out to inspire others to have a marriage and relationship with Jesus that beat the odds.

"His past faithfulness demands our present trust."  My guest today is Audrey Roloff. In her own words, Audrey is a combination of raspy loudness, frizzy redness, running craziness, redeemed brokenness, persevering faithfulness, and striving to reflect more of Christlikeness. Her lifestyle blog, Auj Poj, is one of my favorites. It's a place where she writes about family, faith, and fashion, adventure, and so much more.   Together with her husband Jeremy, she co-founded Beating50Percent whose mission is to inspire marriages that are better than average and to encourage husbands and wives to give more than 50% to their spouse. And some big news: Auj and Jer just found out that they are having a little girl!   Highlights: Audrey and I talked about how Needtobreathe is one of the best bands ever, what it was like having her wedding filmed for television, and the inspiration behind her life mantra: "Always More".  Check out today's episode, "Better Than Average", and find out more about a woman who's out to inspire others to have a marriage and relationship with Jesus that beat the odds.