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Awesome Marriage Podcast

Far too many couples are just surviving their marriage when it was meant to thrive. This is the place for practical tips on how to build an awesome marriage. Our passion is to help you strengthen your marriage. Dr. Kim Kimberling hosts the show. Dr. Kim is the President of Awesome Marriage, has been married for over 50 years, and has been a professional counselor for 40+ years. He is the author of 7 Secrets to An Awesome Marriage ,14 Keys To Lasting Love, and most recently Love, Intimacy and Sex in the Second Half. Dr. Kim will be joined once a month by his wife of 55 years, Nancy Kimberling. He will also host other great guests that will teach and encourage you as you intentionally pursue an awesome marriage. Tune in each week to hear practical advice from Dr. Kim. This podcast is brought to you by the ministry of Awesome Marriage.
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Help! My Spouse is Married to Their Job Ep. 692 0
Aug 26, 2025

Is your spouse married to their job, or are you? In today’s episode, we’re talking about what happens when work takes priority over marriage and how couples can recognize the signs before it causes lasting damage. Let’s talk about why this is such a common struggle, what Scripture says about balancing work and marriage, and how to reconnect when work has created distance. If you’re feeling like your relationship is playing second to a career, this one’s for you. Let’s dive in.

 

Episode Highlights:

God gave us ambition and talents for a reason.

Work balance in marriage is a common struggle.

We tried to look at struggles as growth opportunities instead of failures

Society adds to the pressure we feel to pursue success first.

If conversations become logistical or date nights become extinct you may be prioritizing work over your marriage.

There’s a biblical order, that when we get that order right, everything else finds its proper place.

Prayer reminds us who our work is truly for.



Quotes from Today’s Episode:

  • The issue is when our ambition becomes our identity. When we believe our value comes from our next promotion.

  • We are sacrificing our family for our ego.

  • Our culture has us believe rest is laziness.

  • Providing isn’t just about money. Your spouse needs your presence, your attention, and your emotional availability.

  • Scripture makes it clear that work is good. We are created in the image of a working God. Bu work has its place in the greater order, and that place isn’t first..

  • Rest and relationship are sacred.

  • Boundaries aren’t restrictions. They are protections.

  • Create rituals that prioritize connections.

  • Our ultimate provision isn’t in our performance, it’s in God’s faithfulness.

  • See what happens when you’re physically forced to be present with one another.

 

Couples’ Conversation Guide:

  1. What one daily ritual can you begin this week to show your spouse and your marriage the energy it deserves. (coffee in the morning, lunch time phone call, prayer in the evening, etc.)

  2. When you hear the word “boundaries” do you automatically feel restricted? How can we implement some boundaries that feel like protection instead? 

  3. Does our calendar reflect our heart for keeping our marriage first? If not, where can you begin to say “no” so that you can say “yes” to your marriage?

  4. What are some physical distractions we can remove during our time together? 

 

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How to Speak to Your Husband when All You Want to Do is Yell at Him with Ann and Dave Wilson Ep. 691 0
Aug 19, 2025

Joining me today are Dave and Ann Wilson who have written a brand new book about what it looks like to speak life into our marriages; not just with the words we say, but also in the thoughts we choose to dwell on. We’ll talk about why trying to be your spouse’s Holy Spirit never works, why kindness is actually one of the most rebellious things we can do in today’s world, and how reframing our inner dialogue can change the way we manage conflict.

Whether you’ve been shouting to be heard, or quietly holding back the pain of unspoken expectations, today’s conversation will offer biblical wisdom, practical tools, and fresh hope for building a marriage that reflects Christ’s love. We pray this episode encourages you!




Episode Highlights:

 

How you approach the conversation matters. 

 

Hope and joy can only be in the Lord.

 

Your words have the power to build up or tear down your spouse.

 

Gratitude for your spouse can change your perspective of your spouse.

 

Quotes from Today’s Episode:

Men go where they're affirmed. They go there. - Dave Wilson

I realize like when I'm in the Word, I look at things different. I look at the world different. I look at Dave different. And it started, God's Word started to change me. - Ann Wilson

But there's something that's really holy about seeing greatness in a person and being able to communicate it in some way. - Ann Wilson

I had put all my hopes and dreams in Dave. I'd taken them off of Jesus and I was like, you could make me happy. And it's easy to get into that rut of like, if you would just do X, Y, Z, I could be more content. - Ann Wilson

God’s given us to each other to sharpen one another- Dave Wilson

Speak life to your husband. Bring him back to be the man God created him to be. 

We can help shape how our husbands and how our kids feel about themselves, but we have to first connect with Jesus. - Ann Wilson

What good does it do to only think of the negative?

You can’t say everything you feel!



Couples’ Conversation Guide:

  1. How do we typically approach hard conversations with each other—and what could we do to make those moments feel safer and more affirming?

  2. Have we unintentionally placed our hope or happiness in each other instead of in God? What would it look like to shift that back to Jesus as our source of joy?

  3. What is one thing I genuinely admire or am grateful for in you that I may not say often enough? How can we be more intentional about calling out the good in each other?

 

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Forgiveness and Grace in Daily Life with Dr. Kim and Mrs. Nancy Ep. 690 0
Aug 12, 2025

Welcome back to the podcast, Nancy is joining me again today. These have become some of my favorite episodes, getting to do this with her!  Today we’re talking about something every marriage needs, and that's forgiveness and grace. We know that even in the best marriages, we hurt each other, sometimes in small ways, sometimes in big ways. The question isn’t if we’ll need to forgive, but how we can forgive well, and extend grace like God extends grace to us. Our prayer is that this is relatable and encouraging, but also that it inspires you to evaluate the opportunities you have every day to extend grace and forgiveness to your spouse.

 

Episode Highlights:

  • It’s important to acknowledge where you are storing up resentment.
  • Forgiveness is key in the big things, but even more important in the little nuances of life. 
  • Marriage isn’t a game to keep score.
  • When you know what a great sacrifice our Savior made, you’re able to come before Him and allow His forgiveness to pour through you onto our spouse.
  • Both spouses must own their part of the conflict. 

 

Quotes from Today’s Episode:

It’s easy to get in the habit of score keeping.

We have opportunities every day to forgive.

If it's a big deal I need to address it, if it’s not then I need to let it go.

Your marriage is so much happier if you don’t let something derail you.

This is our marriage, we have to figure out what works for us.

When you forgive, it doesn’t make the sin okay. 

The Holy Spirit has the job of conviction, it’s not my job. 



Couples’ Conversation Guide:

  1. Where in our marriage might we be unintentionally "keeping score”?
  2. In what areas do you find it difficult to extend grace? How can we shift our mindset?
  3. How can we better reflect God’s forgiveness towards us in the way we respond to each other’s mistakes

 

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The Fight for Us with Rebekah and Gabe Lyons Ep. 689 0
Aug 5, 2025

Today on the Awesome Marriage podcast, Dr. Kim is joined by Gabe and Rebekah Lyons to discuss their latest book The Fight for Us. Through 28 years of marriage, they realized as time went on that each of them brought their own differing perspectives, expectations, and emotional maturity to the marriage. The one common thread to connecting through all the differences is and will always be clear and effective communication. It will take a fight and it will take intentionality, but your marriage will thrive and it will absolutely be worth it. We are praying this episode encourages you to keep fighting for your marriage.

 

Episode Highlights:

Husbands and wives are going to bring different levels of emotional maturity into the marriage.

Don’t make an agreement with the idea of “it is what it is.” 

It will take daily, intentional effort to give your marriage the nurturing it needs.

Effective communication is at the cornerstone of a strong marriage.

Differing expectations aren’t bad, they’re different. 



Quotes from Today’s Episode:

  • I want to normalize the fact that, yeah, there's conflict in marriage, but the bigger part is the repair and staying together and fighting for each other.

 

  • A wife or a husband is a mirror and you're going to see parts of yourself that are not healed, that are not whole.

 

  • We're all longing to be seen and known and loved fully in the absence of shame. And women are going to just keep hunting that down until they find it. 

 

  • You're not healing unless you're talking.

 

  • It’s not that it’s right or wrong- it’s different.

 

  • Sin separates, it's the whole goal of sin is to separate and break relationship. 

 

  • We need to be all in. 

 

Couples’ Conversation Guide:

Have you resolved to believe the lie that it is what it is?

Are you giving your spouse space to share their emotions, free from shame and judgement? 

On a scale of 1-10 how intentional are you being right now in fighting for your marriage?

What is one practical thing from today’s episode that you can begin implementing in your marriage to aid in the fight for an awesome marriage?

 

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