Statistically, odds are not good for a couple processing grief together. Today Kerry and Chris Shook join Dr. Kim on the podcast. In this powerfully encouraging episode, they share how they handled a painful season of grief losing their grandson, Jude, who lived just one day on earth, and how they were shaped, along with their family, through the loss. Kerry and Chris are pastors and co-authors of The Gift of One Day: How to Find Hope When Life Gets Hard.

Episode highlights include: 

• Does grief change us, and what does that look like? 

• Seeing God at work when he doesn’t seem to answer our biggest prayers

• How to handle grief when you grieve differently than your spouse does  

• How thinking about “one day” shapes the grief process

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

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

Resources: 

• Kerry and Chris’s book The Gift of One Day: How to Find Hope When Life Gets Hard tells the whole story
• This month’s 62 Questions About Sex resource helps you be more intentional and thoughtful about quality and satisfaction in your sex life. Plus it comes with 10 Sexy Bucketlist Challenges, just for fun! 
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The Christmas season is like no other! Today we’re sharing some ways we love to celebrate, our favorite traditions, past mistakes and mishaps, and how we have handled some of the challenges of the season. Plus we get to hear from two very special guests – each of our spouses join us for the first time on the podcast!  

Episode highlights include: 

• Knowing when it’s time to let go of certain traditions

• Dr. Kim’s tips to reduce Christmas busyness 

• PLUS Christmas favorites, challenges and memories with Brian Few & Nancy Kimberling! 

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

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

Resources: 

• Our “A Very Married Christmas: Couple’s Advent Calendar” is designed to help you slow down and connect through the Christmas season, and is available for a donation of any amount toward our Giving Tuesday campaign! 
• This month’s 62 Questions About Sex resource helps you be more intentional and thoughtful about quality and satisfaction in your sex life. 
• Loving our monthly resources? Marriage Changers get instant access to every months’ new resource – and so much more! Learn more here. 
• Get bite-sized daily doses of marriage wisdom delivered straight to your inbox with Dr. Kim’s Daily One Thing email. As a subscriber, you’ll also be eligible for some awesome freebies!  
• Dr. Kim’s weekly Marriage Multiplier email brings you 4 pieces of practical marriage wisdom in one quick, easy-to-read free weekly email. 
• Follow Awesome Marriage on Instagram, Facebook and find Dr. Kim on TikTok!

Today we’re tackling some of the really tough questions that listeners have submitted. We love answering listener questions, and Dr. Kim often answers one at the end of our episodes. This episode is a little different, since these are all questions that warrant more than a quick answer. While there are some hard realities, we also believe that there is hope for every marriage. Wherever your marriage is today, we believe God has hope and redemption for you!   

Episode highlights include: 

• Tips to talk to a spouse who “never has time” for hard conversations

• Feeling controlled when a spouse wants to know your whereabouts at all times

• Severe workload imbalance in the home and with finances

• Spouse’s video game addiction

• Trusting husband in spite of being surrounded by immodesty 

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

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

Resources: 

• This month’s 62 Questions About Sex resource helps you be more intentional and thoughtful about quality and satisfaction in your sex life. And it comes with 10 Sexy Bucketlist challenges - just for fun! 
• Browse all our podcast episodes on Communication for more helpful info on this topic!
• Dr. Kim’s One Thing email is delivered each weekday with one practical  thing to do that day to grow your marriage. Subscribers also have access to bonus content 
• Loving our monthly resources? Marriage Changers get instant access to every month’s new resource, plus exclusive videos from Dr. Kim and Nancy, and more! Learn more here. 
• Dr. Kim’s weekly Marriage Multiplier email brings you 4 pieces of practical marriage wisdom in one quick, easy-to-read free weekly email. 
• Follow Awesome Marriage on Instagram, Facebook and find Dr. Kim on TikTok!