What does it mean to be a wife? How can we prepare well to be good wives? In a world where the world “wife” is displayed so differently depending on where we are turning to, it can be really confusing. Christian women who are planning to get married have desires to be a godly wife. But most of us don’t know how to prepare for that.
In this episode Amanda Taylor joins Dr. Kim to talk about preparing to be a wife.
Tune in to learn how to prepare to be a wife!
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“Peace” and “wedding planning” may seem like 2 things that don’t go together. But we want to help you keep the peace during your wedding planning process. This is part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Kim & Amanda Taylor talking about all things wedding planning and how to do this well with your relationship intact and healthy ready to start your new marriage.
Amanda is the owner of Embellished Weddings here in Oklahoma City where she plans and coordinates weddings. Because Amanda has planned so many weddings, she has an up close look at couples during this time. I can’t for you to hear what she shares in this episode!
Tune in to learn how to keep the peace during wedding planning.
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Weddings are a big deal and wedding planning can be extremely stressful. Tensions are high and family is involved and it seems like there are so many emotions and expectations that are swirling around. It’s enough to make you go crazy! And maybe some of us do just that - go a little crazy.
Well we want to avoid the crazy as much as we can and learn to keep the peace during wedding planning.
In this episode Amanda Taylor joins Dr. Kim to talk about keeping the peace during wedding planning. Amanda is a return guest on the podcast. Amanda and Colby have been married for 12 years and have 6 beautiful children. Amanda is the owner of Embellished Weddings here in Oklahoma City where she plans and coordinates weddings. Because Amanda has planned so many weddings, she has an up close look at couples during this time.
Tune in to learn how to keep the peace during wedding planning.
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In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina share a dozen secrets husbands don’t tell their wives. We polled you guys on Instagram to get your real and honest answers and today we are sharing those secrets (anonymously).
Some of these secrets might surprise you and I bet you’ll relate to some if not all of them!
Our hope is that shedding light on these secrets will deepen your connection and that you and your spouse will have some real, honest conversations about this episode that will lead to more a more transparent friendship between you two.
Tune in to find out what husbands aren’t telling their wives!
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Worry is something that can put a real strain on your marriage. It’s hard when you are struggling with worry - it can rob your enjoyment at your job, in your marriage, your family life, and your day to day happiness. It’s also hard to support a spouse who is constantly worried. It can make you feel like it’s your fault and that your spouse isn’t happy with you and your marriage because worry is present.
In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina talk about what to do when worry is stressing your marriage. They discuss practical tips on how to support your worried spouse as well as what to do if you are the one who struggles with worry in your marriage.
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Men and women are different - by design. Many husbands struggle to understand their wives as women and many wives struggle to understand their husbands as men.
In this episode we take a practical look at some ways we can do a better job of understanding, balancing, and ultimately celebrating gender differences in marriage.
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Marriage is hard and not always full of high peak moments that are fun. Marriage can and does feel laborious - maybe even full of drudgery. Maybe that’s you today. Maybe you feel like marriage is just burdensome.
Or maybe today your marriage doesn’t feel particularly hard, but it just feel mundane. Maybe you are lacking enjoyment in your marriage.
In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina talk about how to find and create joy in your marriage.
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So many people will warn you to “stick out” that first year of marriage because it’s going to be rough. But is that true? Is the first year of marriage the hardest?
In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina talk about the first year of marriage and what they learned in their first year of their own marriages.
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Do you struggle with jealousy in marriage? In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina talk about the super awkward and hurtful “I saw you looking at them” issue in marriage. They share about how the enemy tries to steal your joy by telling you lies and how God can help you restore your joy. As well as give some practical advice for if this is a real actual issue in your marriage.
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Dr. Kim’s new book, 14 Keys to Lasting Love, came out a earlier this year. If you haven’t ordered your copy yet- what are you waiting for? Order here now.
In this episode Dr. Kim has his good friend Pastor Colby Taylor with him. Colby has been on the show before with his wife Amanda, and he was on a few weeks ago for our Mancasts (which you should go listen to if you haven’t already!).
In this episode they discuss how to be a great husband even when you’re really busy. This is a tension we hear all the time in the counseling room. “I want to be a good husband, but I’m stretched so thin, we’re so busy. How can I make time for this?”
Colby is the Host Team Pastor at Life.Church and has a ton of responsibilities there, he also leads the Engaged Event efforts alongside his wife Amanda, he supports her in her career at Embellished Weddings, and he has 6 children. And yet he is an incredible father and husband.
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No one wants to be the couple that’s always fighting in front of the kids. We’ve all heard stories of grown children not wanting to get married because all their parents ever did was fight. But I’m sure you’ve also heard stories of people whose parents “never” fought and how that set them up from some really unrealistic expectations in their own marriage.
So what’s the balance? That’s what Dr. Kim & Christina discuss in today’s episode!
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In Dr. Kim’s counseling practice he sees 4 main fighting styles amongst married couples. In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina discuss those 4 fighting styles and how to say “no” to fighting and say “yes” to healthy conflict resolution.
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Today is our LAST mancast of the week. Today Dr. Kim has, yet another, godly man sharing with you today.
Colby Taylor is back on the podcast for this mancast. Colby Taylor is the Host Team Pastor at Life.Church, husband to our good friend and owner of Embellished Weddings - Amanda, and father to 6 amazing kids.
In this episode Dr. Kim & Colby talk all about priorities.
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This week on the podcast we are doing a MAN WEEK and having a “mancast” episode every day this week. In each episode Dr. Kim will be chatting with a different godly man. These shows are going to be a really awesome. So men - listen up! And ladies - don’t tune out because you need to hear these too.
In this episode Justin Khoe joins Dr. Kim. Justin is “THAT Christian Vlogger” on YouTube. He is a great guy starting all kinds of wonderful conversations about faith and walking with God over on his YouTube Channel. In this episode Dr. Kim & Justin talk all about communication and how to “get it right.”
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This week on the podcast we are doing a MAN WEEK and having a “mancast” episode every day this week. In each episode Dr. Kim will be chatting with a different godly man. These shows will be helpful for men and women alike though so everyone tune in!
In today’s mancast, Dylan Dodson joins Dr. Kim. Dylan is husband to Christina (our co-host!) who you are all super familiar with. He is also the Lead Pastor of New City Church in Raleigh NC.
In this episode Dylan & Christina talk all about leading and what it really means.
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This week on the podcast we are doing a MAN WEEK and having a “mancast” episode every day this week. In each episode Dr. Kim will be chatting with a different godly man.
In today’s episode Christian Zamora joins Dr. Kim as they talk all about sex. Christian was on the podcast with Dr. Kim last month talking about how to be a godly husband.
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This week on the podcast we are doing a MAN WEEK and having a “mancast” episode every day this week. In each episode Dr. Kim will be chatting with a different godly man. These shows are going to be a really awesome. So men - listen up! And ladies - don’t tune out because you need to hear these too.
For our very first mancast, Dr. Kim is honored to have Jim Burns with him. Jim is an author and speaker and he runs the HomeWord podcast. Dr. Kim & Jim talk about pursuit in marriage and what it looks like for godly men to pursue our wives.
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Is it good to be assertive in marriage? Is it bad? How far is too far?
In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina talk all about assertiveness and it’s place in marriage.
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We are seeing more and more couples open to counseling which is amazing! But what many couples who haven’t taken the plunge yet - what they want to know is: what will counseling look like?
In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina give you the counseling deets!
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If you or your spouse has a crummy job or a job that leaves you not feeling like your best self, today’s episode is for you!
In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina talk about the stressors bad jobs cause on marriages and how to navigate this with your marriage intact if this is your story.
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Do you feel like your spouse is married to their work and not to you? You aren’t alone!
In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina talk about what to do when work steals your marriage!
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Sometimes we get so caught up in the tasks and responsibilities of parenting that we neglect our marriage and our spouse. But what many of us don’t realize is, we can invest in our marriage through parenting, by loving our spouse as they parent. We can look at this like an opportunity instead of viewing parenting as something that takes away from our marriage.
Children are blessings and God didn’t design them to distract you from your marriage, the family unit is God’s good design and we can all grow in love as we do family life together. One key to that is loving and appreciating the role our spouse plays a mother or father.
In today’s episode Dr. Kim & Christina discuss how to love your spouse in their parenting role. Tune in to learn more!
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Today on the podcast Christian Zamora joins Dr. Kim.
Christian is helping men find support and encouragement through weekly YouVersion Plans. Here at Awesome Marriage we are a big fan of YouVersion and a big fan of anyone who is trying to encourage men to be Godly leaders. We have been following Christian over on Instagram at liveheroic and you should too! We love what he is doing.
In this episode Christian and Dr. Kim talk about what it means to be a godly husband and what it looks like to practically lead our families well.
Tune in to hear real, practical advice on how to lead well in your home!
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Conflict is the hard and messy part of marriage.
In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina talk about how to work it out. How to resolve conflict the healthy way.
Tune in to learn more!
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Here at Awesome Marriage, our hope is that every first marriage would work out and thrive and we believe this is God’s design. But we know divorce happens and we have seen couples who commit to Christ have God-honoring, thriving second marriages. The ministry of Awesome Marriage is for all couples who want to have an awesome marriage by submitting themselves to God and this certainly includes couples who are in a second marriage.
We are here for the marriage you are in now to help you make it thrive and honor God.
Many times, second marriages can be complicated and come with baggage. But there are practical things you can do to help your second marriage thrive. In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina talk specifically about: letting go of the past and creating your new life together.
Tune in to learn more!
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