Now That I'm A Father

Join us for a chatty episode, where we talk through some of the low points of last week, mention what we’re feeling now, and answer some personal questions.

Here are some things we are actively doing to stop our downward spiral before it gets out of control. Hopefully it encourages you and gives you an idea or two!

Sometimes we get in a rut of “being married” but not growing in our marriage. And sometimes I like it that way. When marriage is smooth sailing, we often want to avoid digging below the surface because a difficult topic will inevitably get stirred up. But Elisha and I have also found that consistently digging …

At first I thought I didn’t hear him correctly. BE your dream home? Didn’t Elisha mean, “create your dream home? Make your dream home? Have your dream home?” Turns out, he meant all those things, and I love this vision he painted for me of BEING our dream home. I hope it encourages you in …

We have never felt a lack of community. However, that doesn’t mean Elisha and I have always been apart of rich, healthy, community. Today we’re talking about practical ways we created community growing up, how we found community outside of our family circles as newly weds, and how we’re currently cultivating community in our new …

Today we’re diving into two main reasons why husbands can be emotionally distant, how to encourage them to open up emotionally, and some practical ways a man can be emotionally present for his wife! With a lot of personal stories, and some good laughs, this is one of our favorite podcasts so far!

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Does God want wives to be doormats? Today we’re talking about Ephesians 5:23 and what God-honoring submission does and does NOT look like in a marriage. In the twenty-first century, submission can be a sticky topic, but we believe the danger of this passage is because it has been twisted by culture, the devil, or …

Today we’re answering all your questions! (Well, maybe not all of them, but some of the ones you asked over on Instagram!) Some questions we’re answering!

This is a pretty personal episode about a pretty big topic. Today we are sharing about the first time we prayed to accept Christ’s gift of Salvation, and when we later started taking full responsibility for our relationships with our Savior! Our hope is that this episode encourages you in your Faith and gives you …

We are praising God for Louis Martin entering our lives this week! He was born at 37 weeks, and weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces at 1:45am June, 22nd! Now, as the parents of three children, the subject of Generational faith has been more on our minds than ever. Today we’re diving into how we feel …

Today we are sharing two of our favorite tools to learn from past mistakes (or awesome experiences) and use that knowledge to make our future better! The two tools we’re sharing in this podcast are ones we use often, to learn, grow, and unite our marriage. The History Reflector . . . the key to …

Some of us are dreamers. We have all the ideas–castles in the sky that blow everyone’s imaginations out of the water. But when we come down from our 30,000 foot view we aren’t sure what step to take on solid ground. Some of us are doers. We take control of each day. But one day …

You know those people that are further ahead in marriage, family, and life? But they aren’t just further ahead in years. They are wiser, smarter, more seasoned, and you just want to soak up their wisdom like a sponge! Aaron and Jen Smith are like that to us, and we are so blessed to have …

You probably know Elisha has been on the job search for about a month now. Naturally, this created a rollercoaster of emotions, conversations, and new thought-processes surrounding potentially moving away from the apartment we’ve called “home” our whole married lives (which hasn’t been super long . . . but is still dramatic, okay?

Elisha is the fourth born of 10 kids. I’m the eldest of 11. We get asked a lot, “how did your parent’s cultivate your relationships with your siblings?” and now that we’re parents, we are asking the same questions! We decided to go back and take a look at some of the biggest decisions our …

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