Behind Our Smiles Marriage Podcast

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Episode 236: You Put All Your Eggs in My Basket Sep 29, 2026

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Your spouse is not the source of all that you need and long for, but they do play a critical role in what they can provide: companionship, intimacy, loyalty. When we promised in our vows to care for our spouse, they put all their eggs in our basket. In this episode we share how we've learned to take responsibility for the eggs that are in our basket!

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Episode 235: I Don't Want to Leave You Longing Sep 15, 2026

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Is there anything you long for in your marriage? Maybe there are longings you have that your spouse doesn't even know about. In this episode, we're shaing our experience with submitting those desires to God and recognizing where we may be leaving our spouse longing.

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Episode 234: Every Game is a Big Game Sep 01, 2026

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Is your husband or wife always counting down to the next big game? How does our love for sports affect our marriages- for the good or bad? Our culture puts a high value on sports but it can become excessive when every game is a big game. In this episode we share how God has shifted our hearts in the role that sports has in our home.

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Episode 233 - I Don't Understand the Assignment! Aug 18, 2026

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Have you even been in a classroom or job environment and you had no idea what was expected of you and no idea how to get there? It's hard to succeed when you don't even understand the assignment! We've experienced that feeling in our marriage! In this episode, we share how we learned to trust God to guide us when we don't know what we're doing.

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Episode 232: I'm Smarter than You Aug 04, 2026

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What's your first reaction when you remember being in classroom as a child? Did you enjoy getting those good grades or was it just another way to feel inadequate? Our school experiences often shape how "smart" we feel. Then we can bring those feelings into our marriage and how we treat our husband or wife. In this week's episode, we share how needing to feel smarter affects the intimacy in our marriage.

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Episode 231: Let's Keep The Spark Alive! Jul 21, 2026

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If you've been to any weddings this summer, you can see it in the faces of a new bride and groom- the spark! It's that special attraction that keeps you and your spouse connected. But ten, twenty year later the spark often dies out. This episode we're sharing five ways (SPARK) to ignite or re-ignite- the spark in your marriage!

S: Smile

P: Pursue

A: Admire

R: Repair

K: Kiss

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Episode 230 - I'm Pulling The Man Out of My Boys, Part 2 Jul 07, 2026

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We have called the process of raising our teenage sons as pulling the man out of the boy. In Part 2 fo this series, we finish sharing our man-building principles in our PULLING acrostic!

P: Pray

U: Understand

L: Lead your heart

L; Look out for others

I: Influence

N: No excuses

G: Grit

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A Father's Role in Homeschooling

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Episode 229: I'm Pulling the Man out of my Boys, Part 1 Jun 23, 2026

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Following Father's Day, we want to dig deeper into the influence of fathers, and especially on sons. We have been raising teenage boys for the past ten years and we've seen how critical Dad's role is during that time. We call that process pulling the man out. It's not always easy, but it is necessary. In this episode, we share how we parented to help our boys become men.

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Episode 228 - I Wish I Had a Dad Like That Jun 09, 2026

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Happy Father's Day! What are the traits that make a good father and what is their significance in our lives? In this episode we reflect on the differences between how Joe was fathered and how he has fathered our children.

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