Loving Your Husband Before You Even Have One

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A Special Announcement, a Special Guest, and a Surprise for You! Feb 06, 2024

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#113: We are excited to announce the audiobook version of "Loving Your Husband Before You Even Have One" --a full-blown, word-for-word, read by Kim audiobook, and this episode marks the official release! To celebrate, we are going to listen to a chapter of it together.

Kim also talks with Lindsay, the producer of the audiobook, who just happens to be a single girl! She shares some of her single-girl insights and her thoughts on the book's content.

On the podcast, you know Kim as “married” Kim with the married perspective, but in the book, you get to know "single" Kim and what choices she learned to make along the way to love her husband before she even had one.

Lindsay's instagram https://www.instagram.com/lindsay_versaw/
Kim's/Podcast instagram https://www.instagram.com/sixonesis/

Podcast Website https://www.kimvollendorf.com/

Audiobook link https://awesound.com/a/loving-your-husband-before-you-even-have-one

Get priority access and 50% off the audiobook during the month of February using the code LOVEYA

Sargent Family Productions https://sargentfamilyproductions.com/

What if I'm Not a Baby Person? Jan 30, 2024

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#112: Adrienne wasn’t much of a baby person. She never “oohd and ahhd” over babies like some of her friends. She never volunteered to hold babies, but that's changed.

You may not be thinking about motherhood right now--many of you are just wanting a date! But if you’d like to be a mother someday, it’s helpful to build realistic expectations now. Who better to give you a sneak peek into motherhood than our newest mom, our friend and co-host, Adrienne?

Adrienne's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adriennemathews_/

Leah's instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/omg.the.real.lc/

Podcast/Kim's instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/sixonesis/

Read the book version of Loving Your Husband Before You Even Have One

Setting Goals and Why “Getting Married” Shouldn’t Be One Jan 23, 2024

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#111: Have you made some goals for 2024? Is one of them to get married? If so, you need to listen to this episode!

Kim has a goal-setting gene in her DNA, but Adrienne and Leah don’t. Join in on their discussion, where Kim shares her best insights about successful goal-setting to help you move toward becoming who you want to be in 2024.

Why you shouldn’t have a goal to get married this year
How many goals should you set?
The importance of setting SMART goals
What goal-setting looks like

The LifeScore Assessment https://assessments.fullfocus.co/lifescore/

Plant Nanny App

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/plant-nanny-cute-water-tracker/id1424178757

The Bible Recap https://www.thebiblerecap.com/start

Want more? Read the book!

https://www.amazon.com/Loving-Your-Husband-Before-Even/dp/1944298339/ref=sr_1_1?crid=276N9TGK94SI4&keywords=loving+your+husband+before+you+even+have+one&qid=1705967769&sprefix=loving+your+%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-1

Leah's Engaged! (Her Story and How Pre-Engagement Counseling Helped) Jan 16, 2024

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#110: Welcome to Season 7 of the podcast! We've had some big news around here--Leah's engaged and Adrienne had a baby boy!

Since we are a podcast to help you prepare for a better marriage someday, we HAD to start out this season by getting all the fun tea from Leah about her engagement. We love a good love story--especially when it involves a single girl who waited longer than most!

In this episode we get to meet Leah's fiance' and find out all about him and their relationship. We also discuss pre-engagement counseling, and how it helped them have the confidence to know that they were the one for each other.

Check out Leah's instagram highlights for her engagement story videos: @omg.the.real.lc

Pre-engagement resources:

* Merge

https://www.watermarkresources.com/ministries/merge

* Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts (SYMBIS)

https://store.lesandleslie.com/collections/saving-your-marriage-before-it-starts

Loving Your Husband Before You Even Have One BOOK!

https://www.kimvollendorf.com/shop

Do You Have a List of Qualities You Are Looking For in a Guy? Nov 28, 2023

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#109: Hannah developed her non-negotiable list right after a tough breakup, and she is sharing her best insights on how that list changed her future.

For our last episode this season, we are talking about why you should put together a list and how to do it.

We also discuss these questions:

What is a non-negotiable list?
What is a negotiable list?
Why is it important to think things through ahead of time?
How do you know what to put on your list?
What could happen if you don't have a list?
How does a girl start a list?
Will every girl's list look the same?
Does a list ever change?
How do you know if your standards are too high or too low?

We hope you'll join us for this helpful and practical discussion.

Hannah's Instagram
Loving Your Husband Before You Even Have One Book
(The list referred to in this episode is in Chapter 17)
Adrienne's Instagram
Leah's Instagram
Kim/Podcast Instagram

Have a great Christmas! We'll be back in mid-January. See you then!

Spooked by Marriage and Commitment? Nov 21, 2023

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When you hear the words “marriage” and “commitment,” how does it make you feel?

Perhaps you can relate to these young women:

Marriage scares me a little because my parents are divorced, as well as a lot of my family members, so I just really don’t want divorce to be my story as well.
My parents have a really bad marriage, and I still see marriage as a gift, but it’s hard for me to believe that I could ever have a marriage that can truly last forever and make it through every trial. (My parents were believers, and they still got divorced.)
I can’t even commit to game night. How will I commit to one person forever? What if I struggle with what it be like to date this other guy?
I am really excited about marriage, but the divorce stats really scare me because I am worried that I won’t actually end up with the right person…What if I marry the wrong person??
Marriage is serious, and I don’t want a worldly marriage because I can see that the world’s way is clearly not working with how many people get divorced.

If you can relate, this is the episode for you! Kim, Leah, and Adrienne will be discussing some insights to help you not be spooked by marriage and commitment anymore.

K-I-S-S-I-N-G Nov 21, 2023

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We’re back for another spicy episode today on the podcast! We’re talking about k-i-s-s-i-n-g!

We’re talking about kissing because it’s something probably all of us will have to make a decision about one day. There are godly couples who date with different convictions in this area.

Our culture has LOTS to say about this topic, and in the name of aspiring godly women, we want to enter the conversation! Our friend Cat is joining in with us, and she has some great insights to share.

Can't I Just Watch Church Online? Nov 14, 2023

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Is going to church really that important? I mean, can’t we just watch the sermon online so we can stay in our pajamas? What difference does it make if we actually show up or not?

Maybe you’ve been hesitant to go to church because you feel like the church is mainly focused on married people, and, as a single woman, you feel like an outsider.

We’ve asked our friend Tonya back on the podcast to discuss the church with us from a single girl's perspective.

You guys met Tonya on Episode 15, where she talked about what it means to help other women grow spiritually–#15 Me, Make Disciples? She’s the best of the best in spiritually mentoring women.

Tonya is a seasoned, single woman who loves God, life, and people, and she loves the church. In fact, she’s the Missions Director at Faith Bible Church in Edmond, Oklahoma.

"I've Been Cheated On" Nov 07, 2023

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Today's topic is a heavy one--one that involves heartbreak and betrayal… cheating. Cheating is, unfortunately, far too common in relationships.

We know for many young women, it may seem impossible to ever trust a guy again after being cheated on. And perhaps even more impossible to think of staying married to someone who had an affair.

What do you do if you've been cheated on?

How do you move on?

How do you begin to trust someone again?

We've invited our friend Andrea on this episode to provide insights about how to move on when you've been cheated on. Who better to share these types of insights than a woman who has survived an affair?

Resources Mentioned:

Listen to Andrea's Husband

I'm Addicted To....

The Freedom Fight Program

What Porn Doesn't Tell You

Authentic Intimacy

Starting Over in Purity With My Boyfriend Oct 24, 2023

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#104: Abby hasn't always been interested in God, the Bible, or His parameters for sexual integrity, but in college, all that changed. First, her boyfriend changed as he began to follow Christ, and then she began making changes too. She's pretty open about the journey she's been on, and why, so we've invited her on to the podcast to share her story. As you consider God's design for sex and intimacy, we thought Abby's insights would be helpful.

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