The Living Marriages Podcast | Effective Communication, Intimacy, Healthy Habits, Christian Counseling, Christian Parenting

Happy New Year! As we step into 2026, we wanted to pray God's blessing and provision for your marriage this year. That prayer involves bringing our "not enough", our "loaves and fish" to Jesus and to see what he will do with them. It means not limiting God in how and where he wants to provide for us.  Join us for this time of prayer and blessing as we step into a New Year together! Next Steps Get in touch with us - we'd love to hear from you what you're excited about or worried about for this new year of 2026: [email protected] Want to support this non-profit ministry with a charitable donation? We're looking for monthly partners! For more information visit https://livingmarriages.com/donate#httpslivingmarriagescomdonate  

If you're listening in real-time with us, this episode is being released at the end of 2025. As you look back on the year that was and look ahead to the year to come, how has God been enough for you? In your life and your marriage? Are there areas you've struggled seeing him as enough? Are there areas where you can celebrate his abundance? In this episode we share: The question that really got us thinking about our trust in God this past year A great question Jesus asks his disciples before feeding the 5000 Encouragement from the book of Acts for what God really wants to give us Next Steps Let us know how we can pray for you! Or if you have any show ideas, we'd love to hear from you: [email protected] Want to make a charitable gift before the end of the year? Visit our website to give: https://livingmarriages.com  

If you're listening in real-time with us at the Living Marriages podcast, Merry Christmas! We've got a short Christmas Day greeting for you complete with an amazing rendition of a winter poem read by our incredible boys, Ethan and Elijah. Praying the love, joy, peace and hope of the Christmas season for you! Love, Aaron, April, Ethan and Elijah

We are so excited to introduce you to our good friends, Cris and Christy Harper. After God moved them to Edmonton from Alabama in the midst of a global pandemic to start church ministry, they felt a bit untethered in life and in their marriage. As they were approaching the end of the year, God invited them to a new practice, one which they've developed and practiced regularly at the end of each year. It's an incredible way of connecting, of building courage in communication, of repentance, of building friendship and deepening communion with one another and with Christ. Join us for this humour-filled and deeply encouraging conversation as we approach the end of 2025! Resources Here is the Spiritual Health Reflection and the Rule of Life Builder by the folks over at Practicing the Way. Interested in becoming a marriage mentor? FamilyLife Canada can provide the training and resources you need here.  Next Steps If you'd like to get in touch, we'd love to hear from you and to pray with you! Send us an e-mail: [email protected] Please pray about supporting this non-profit podcast. For more information on making a charitable donation, please visit: https://livingmarriages.com

In Episode 89, we spoke with our friend Justin Chan about how in being curious about our differences and learning to honour them, God can draw us closer to one another and himself! On today's Thursday Thought we take time to reflect on some of the differences in our marriage, get curious about them and pray about how the Lord might be inviting us to honour these differences. We also are reminded about three of the most important words you can use in your marriage: "Tell me more!" Next Steps If you'd like us to pray for you or if you have any episode suggestions or ideas, get in touch with us! We'd love to hear from you: [email protected] If you're feeling led to make a charitable donation to help keep this non-profit ministry "on the air," please visit our website: https://livingmarriages.com