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Episode 181: Can I Have Your Attention, Please (Without Your Phone)? (ICYMI #92)

Release Date: 03/11/2025

Behind Our Smiles Marriage Podcast

Work is such a huge part of our marriages that it finds a way to work its way into our marriage. Maybe you can’t find that elusive work-life balance or there’s resentment that one spouse is has a harder job or more pressure. That all puts more pressure on our marriages. In this episode we share how we support each other in our work and the place that work plays in our spiritual life. To connect with us on social media: Email:

Episode 207: I Have to Go to Work - Part 1

Behind Our Smiles Marriage Podcast

We’d all have more time if we didn’t have jobs! Whether paid or unpaid, our work can take a lot from us and leave less for our spouse. Sorry, I would, but I have to go to work! In this week’s episode we remember some of our first jobs and the impact work can have on our family and marriages. To connect with us on social media: Email:

Episode 206: The Dog Ate My Homework

Behind Our Smiles Marriage Podcast

We’ve all been there… when someone has called us to account for something we did and our first instinct is to make an excuse, or maybe two or three. It was the dog who ate our homework, not our forgetfulness. In this week’s episode, we share about how learning to own our mistakes and not blame shift has helped minimize conflict and strengthen our marriage. To connect with us on social media: Email:

Episode 205: Did You Do Your Homework?

Behind Our Smiles Marriage Podcast

Kids are back in school and that means time to get that homework done! Even though most of us groan at the thought of homework, there is so much value and even purpose in doing homework. In this week’s episode, we share the value of “doing the work” and what that looks like in our marriage. To connect with us on social media: Email:

Episode 204: When You Have Nothing To Smile About

Behind Our Smiles Marriage Podcast

We love sharing the stories of what makes you smile when you think about your spouse. But we also know many of our listeners are in tough marriages and may not have much if anything to smile about. This week we spend a few minutes to pray for our listeners who are in marriages that feel hopeless. To connect with us on social media: Email:

Episode 203: I Don't Like Your Tone!

Behind Our Smiles Marriage Podcast

We can’t seem to help it- the words we speak are often clothed in this invisible layer we call tone- sometimes that tone makes us understand each other there better, and other times, those tones make things worse. Especially when tones are misread and then we assume things that aren’t there. In this week’s episode, we share our struggle with tone and how we keep them from getting misread. To connect with us on social media: Email:

Episode 202: I Need A Vacation From My Vacation!

Behind Our Smiles Marriage Podcast

How do family vacations look for your family? They often are a mix of rushing, relaxing, and new adventures. In this week’s episode, we share some of our favorite memories traveling as a family and how we learned to trust God in the unexpected twists and turns! To connect with us on social media: Email:

Episode 201: It’s Time to Go (on Vacation)

Behind Our Smiles Marriage Podcast

Have you taken a vacation recently? Getting away can be really fun and healthy or it can be full of stress and anxiety. In this week’s episode, we’re sharing and how we feel about vacations and our struggles around traveling. To connect with us on social media: Email:

Episode 200: Better TWO-gether

Behind Our Smiles Marriage Podcast

In honor of our 200th episode, we’re celebrating TWOs and the ways we are better TWO-gether. Batman and Robin, Woody and Buzz, Paul and Silas - all dynamic duos where you can’t imagine one without the other! In this week’s episode we share what makes a good partnership so that our marriage can be a dynamic duo! To connect with us on social media: Email:

Episode 199: Turn Off the Fan (ICYMI #38)

Behind Our Smiles Marriage Podcast

Do you have Fan Wars in your house? One person who prefers the fan be on, and the other one who needs it to be off? In this episode, we laugh about our dilemma with the fan and how we work through our differing preferences. To connect with us on social media: Email:

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In recent times, smart phones have become the one thing that consumes most of our attention. Almost every thing and every person can be brushed aside when we hear any type of “ding” coming from our phones. How do we give our spouse our undivided attention with all the distraction that these devices bring? It can feel like an impossible task. This week we talk about how not to let our screens and devices pull us away from our husband or wife.

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