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In this episode Dr. Kim and Chrstina talk about the right and wrong ways to apologize to your spouse. Apologies are necessary. Since we’re human and fallen, we should be apologizing regularly. 

 

Dr. Kim shares some great practical advice on what to do and not to do when it comes to apologizing in marriage. 

 

We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. 

 

 

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*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! 

 

SPONSORS

 

• Thank you to Harvest House Publishers for sponsoring this episode promoting Love In Every Season. Grab your copy of Love In Every Season today! 

 

RESOURCES

• Grab the 30 Fill In The Blank Love Note Prompts resource to add some daily sweetness to your marriage! 
• Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here!
• Sign up to get Dr. Kim’s One Thing To Grow Your Marriage Each Day via email or text here! 

 

In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina talk about sharing your marriage conflict with your friends. I know - it seems weird! Is marriage conflict really something we want to share? 

They share about when it’s appropriate to share your marriage issues, with who, and why. Too often we are too stingy with the truth of our conflict and our marriages, friendships, and friends marriages are missing out because of it!  

Dr. Kim shares some great practical advice on how sharing our issues can benefit our whole community and gives great vision for gospel-centered community. 

We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. 

 

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*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! 

 

SPONSORS

 

 

• Thank you to Harvest House Publishers for sponsoring this episode promoting Love In Every Season. Grab your copy of Love In Every Season today! 

 

 

RESOURCES

• Show your beautiful bride your love for her, by simply taking the time to lift her up in prayer with the 15 Daily Prayers To Pray For Your Wife resource.
• Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here!
• Sign up to get Dr. Kim’s One Thing To Grow Your Marriage Each Day via email or text here! 

In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina talk about how to have hard conversations with our spouse. We all have to have them. There are things that aren’t fun to talk about and issues need to be addressed. But how do we have hard conversations well for the betterment of our marriage?

Dr. Kim shares some great practical advice on some go-to tips for hard conversation and somethings we should all avoid when it comes to how to have these conversations. 

We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. 

 

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*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! 

 

SPONSORS

• Thank you to Groove Life for sponsoring this podcast episode! Groove Life has the Groove ring that is the world's first breathable active ring that is not only super comfortable but functional. Born from need, GROOVE raises the bar on traditional silicone, activewear rings with its flexible material, patent-pending, inner breathable design, and beautiful colors. You can use the code “awesomemarriage” for 15% off your order! 

RESOURCES

• Enneagram Podcast Series
• Becoming Us book by Beth McCord
• Show your beautiful bride your love for her, by simply taking the time to lift her up in prayer with the 15 Daily Prayers To Pray For Your Wife resource.
• Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here!
• Sign up to get Dr. Kim’s One Thing To Grow Your Marriage Each Day via email or text here! 

 

In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina talk about the #2 Marriage Mistake Dr. Kim sees in marriages, which is not listening to your spouse. 

 

Hearing is not the same thing as listening. 

 

So what does it look like to listen to your spouse well? How can we become better listeners? Dr. Kim shares practical advice on how to avoid this marriage mistake.

We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. 

 

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*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! 

 

NOTEWORTHY QUOTES

• “With all the distractions that are out there today, you really have to focus and be intentional about communicating with your spouse.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
• “It feels very lonely when our spouse is not listening to us.” - Christina Dodson
• “I don’t think you can have an awesome marriage without having awesome listening skills.” - Christina Dodson
• “I don’t think you can multitask and really be listening to someone.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
• “Your spouse should always have a direct line of communication to get to you.” - Christina Dodson
• “Your spouse feels loved and cared for when they know they are heard in your marriage.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
• “We can learn how to listen from God, God is the best listener.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling

 

SPONSORS

 

• Thank you to Harvest House Publishers for sponsoring this episode promoting Love In Every Season. Grab your copy of Love In Every Season today! 

 

RESOURCES

• Take time to pray daily for your husband and call upon the One who can create real change in his life with our brand new resource 15 Daily Prayers To Pray For Your Husband. This tool makes it easy to pray big prayers daily for your husband!
• Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here!
• Sign up to get Dr. Kim’s One Thing To Grow Your Marriage Each Day via email, text, or podcast here! 

 

In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina talk about the #3 marriage mistake Dr. Kim sees in marriages, which is little or no physical intimacy.

 

Can you think of the last time you touched your spouse? How often do the two of you physically touch? How much of that touching means something and provokes intimacy?

 

Do you feel more like roommates than lovers? Than this episode should prove useful to your marriage! If you aren’t facing this issue now, it may come in the future. So we pray you glean some wisdom and encouragement from this episode. 

Dr. Kim gives some practical tips and insight into this issue that so many of us face in our marriage. 

 

We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. 

 

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*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! 

 

NOTEWORTHY QUOTES

• “Physical intimacy is not always sexual.” - Christina Dodson
• “God designed sex to not only help us procreate but also for enjoyment.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
• “You have to define what a ‘normal’ amount of times to have sex looks like for you in your marriage. I would encourage that you be intimate at least once a week.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
• “Tender touch has to be non sexual sometimes for us ladies to feel loved.” - Christina Dodson
• “Having non sexual touching in your marriage actually makes your sex life better.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
• “There is a spiritual aspect to sex that we have as Christians. Don’t feel weird about connecting God to sex, He’s the one who invented it; he’s not a prude!” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
• “When you’re single the Devil tries to keep you in the bed, when you’re married the Devil tries to keep you out of the bed.” - Christina Dodson
• “Having a good sex life in marriage is one way to affair-proof your marriage.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
• “Your spouse does not define you, God does.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
• “Most of the time it’s the husband’s initiating sex so I encourage wives to initiate sex every now and then, it will mean a lot to your husband.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling

 

SPONSORS

 

• Thank you to Harvest House Publishers for sponsoring this episode promoting Love In Every Season. Grab your copy of Love In Every Season today! 

 

RESOURCES

• Take time to pray daily for your husband and call upon the One who can create real change in his life with our brand new resource 15 Daily Prayers To Pray For Your Husband. This tool makes it easy to pray big prayers daily for your husband!
• Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here!
• Sign up to get Dr. Kim’s One Thing To Grow Your Marriage Each Day via email, text, or podcast here! 

In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina talk about the #4 marriage mistake Dr. Kim sees in marriages, which is always having to be right.

 

You’ve heard Dr. Kim say it before - when you win a fight with your spouse - you lose! Because your marriage loses. And if your marriage loses; where’s the win in that?

 

Winning battles while losing the war is a marriage mistake far too many of us get trapped in when it comes to our marriages. Dr. Kim gives some great insight and direction into this issue. 

 

We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. 

 

Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox! 

 

*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! 

 

NOTEWORTHY QUOTES

• “Someone might want the momentary feeling of knowing they ‘won’ a fight in their marriage but long haul, no one is winning when one spouse has ‘won.’” - Christina Dodson
• “Nobody wants to be around someone who thinks they’re right all the time.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
• “When your spouse feels like they always have to be right it makes you feel inadequate and voiceless.” - Christina Dodson
• “You should never feel like you are voiceless in your marriage.” - Christina Dodson
• “If you have a hard time apologizing, then it’s likely you have a hard time being wrong.” - Christina Dodson
• “We need to be able to admit when we are wrong and to be able to tell our spouse when we are sorry.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
• “If you are not vulnerable with anyone else in the world, work on being vulnerable with your spouse.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
• “We aren’t called to be right, we are called to be humble.” - Christina Dodson

 

SPONSORS

 

• Thank you to Harvest House Publishers for sponsoring this episode promoting Love In Every Season. Grab your copy of Love In Every Season today! 

 

RESOURCES

• Check out our Love Making Survey here to improve your physical intimacy!
• Take time to pray daily for your husband and call upon the One who can create real change in his life with our brand new resource 15 Daily Prayers To Pray For Your Husband. This tool makes it easy to pray big prayers daily for your husband!
• Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here!
• Sign up to get Dr. Kim’s One Thing To Grow Your Marriage Each Day via email, text, or podcast here!