Better Together Podcast - A Christian Marriage and Family Show with Micah and Rochelle

Micah (micahbrooks.com) and Rochelle (micahandrochelle.com) are a Christian married couple with more than fifteen years combined church staff experience. Each episode explores topics that relate to dating, engagement, marriage, and life with kids. Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. Email us. We love hearing from you and we love to respond. You can even suggest a show topic. You can do so here: micahandrochelle.com/contact In this episode, we talk about the five best things we talked about this year. We'll name which episode they came from so that you can go back and re-listen if you'd like. What a fantastic year it's been. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Micah Brooks is a full-time author and worship leader. Visit micahbrooks.com to find his books, music, t-shirts, audiobooks, and services (like touring dates, music lessons (online lessons available), lead sheets, studio recording, consulting, and graphic design). Rochelle is a full-time mom with her master's degree in professional counseling. Along with having worked on a church staff for several years, she also leads a small group in our local church. We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode036 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Challenge:

Micah (micahbrooks.com) and Rochelle (micahandrochelle.com) are a Christian married couple with more than fifteen years combined church staff experience. Each episode explores topics that relate to dating, engagement, marriage, and life with kids. Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. Email us. We love hearing from you and we love to respond. You can even suggest a show topic. You can do so here: micahandrochelle.com/contact In this episode, we talk about what guilt is and why it rests on you. Sometimes you need to recognize it, call it for what it is, and let it go. Micah Brooks is a full-time author and worship leader. Visit micahbrooks.com to find his books, music, t-shirts, audiobooks, and services (like touring dates, music lessons (online lessons available), lead sheets, studio recording, consulting, and graphic design). Rochelle is a full-time mom with her master's degree in professional counseling. Along with having worked on a church staff for several years, she also leads a small group in our local church. We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode035 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Challenge: Give yourself grace. Leave a chore undone to allow yourself time to do something you desire to do.

Micah (micahbrooks.com) and Rochelle (micahandrochelle.com) are a Christian married couple with more than fifteen years combined church staff experience. Each episode explores topics that relate to dating, engagement, marriage, and life with kids. Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. Email us. We love hearing from you and we love to respond. You can even suggest a show topic. You can do so here: micahandrochelle.com/contact In this episode, we talk about what time management looks like when you go from managing your own to managing an entire household. This one is don't miss! Micah Brooks is a full-time author and worship leader. Visit micahbrooks.com to find his books, music, t-shirts, audiobooks, and services (like touring dates, music lessons (online lessons available), lead sheets, studio recording, consulting, and graphic design). Rochelle is a full-time mom with her master's degree in professional counseling. Along with having worked on a church staff for several years, she also leads a small group in our local church. We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode034 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Challenge: Eliminate one unnecessary thing from your schedule.If you’re a procrastinator, do one thing this week that you don’t like to do, and normally leave for last, make it first on your list.

Don't miss Micah's Kickstarter Campaign! It ends Dec. 2nd: http://kck.st/MBKickstarter Micah (micahbrooks.com) and Rochelle (micahandrochelle.com) are a Christian married couple with more than fifteen years combined church staff experience. Each episode explores topics that relate to dating, engagement, marriage, and life with kids. Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. Email us. We love hearing from you and we love to respond. You can even suggest a show topic. You can do so here: micahandrochelle.com/contact In this episode, we talk about what silliness life was with one child and how we've grown. It's funny to think about what we thought we needed when we only had one. Now, we just need a vacation. Ha! Micah Brooks is a full-time author and worship leader. Visit micahbrooks.com to find his books, music, t-shirts, audiobooks, and services (like touring dates, music lessons (online lessons available), lead sheets, studio recording, consulting, and graphic design). Rochelle is a full-time mom with her master's degree in professional counseling. Along with having worked on a church staff for several years, she also leads a small group in our local church. We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode033 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Challenge:

Micah (micahbrooks.com) and Rochelle (micahandrochelle.com) are a Christian married couple with more than fifteen years combined church staff experience. Each episode explores topics that relate to dating, engagement, marriage, and life with kids. Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. Email us. We love hearing from you and we love to respond. You can even suggest a show topic. You can do so here: micahandrochelle.com/contact In this episode, we talk about long distance relationships. We spent most of our dating life in a long distance relationship. Rochelle lived in PA while Micah was in TN. We learned how to make it work. Micah Brooks is a full-time author and worship leader. Visit micahbrooks.com to find his books, music, t-shirts, audiobooks, and services (like touring dates, music lessons (online lessons available), lead sheets, studio recording, consulting, and graphic design). Rochelle is a full-time mom with her master's degree in professional counseling. Along with having worked on a church staff for several years, she also leads a small group in our local church. We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode032 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Challenge:

Micah (micahbrooks.com) and Rochelle (micahandrochelle.com) are a Christian married couple with more than fifteen years combined church staff experience. Each episode explores topics that relate to dating, engagement, marriage, and life with kids. Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. Email us. We love hearing from you and we love to respond. You can even suggest a show topic. You can do so here: micahandrochelle.com/contact In this episode, we talk about the importance of the local church. How children's ministry, youth ministry, worship styles, and giving impact our lives. Micah Brooks is a full-time author and worship leader. Visit micahbrooks.com to find his books, music, t-shirts, audiobooks, and services (like touring dates, music lessons (online lessons available), lead sheets, studio recording, consulting, and graphic design). Rochelle is a full-time mom with her master's degree in professional counseling. Along with having worked on a church staff for several years, she also leads a small group in our local church. We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode031 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Challenge:

Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. In this episode of the Better Together Podcast - A Christian Marriage and Family Show, Micah and Rochelle bring back episodes 3 and 4 to share with our new listeners some of our fans' favorite content. We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode030 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Challenge:

Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. In this episode of the Better Together Podcast - A Christian Marriage and Family Show, Micah and Rochelle talk about how to keep your relationship thriving. What you did to win her heart is what you need to keep doing. We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode029 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Challenge:

Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. In this episode of the Better Together Podcast - A Christian Marriage and Family Show, Micah and Rochelle talk about our decision to have Rochelle finish her master's degree only to stay home with our children. We've never regretted a moment of this decision. We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode028 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Challenge: Institute some sort of Friday Fun Day (It could be Saturdays, or once a month. Something new). Surprise your kids with it.

Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. In this episode of the Better Together Podcast - A Christian Marriage and Family Show, Micah and Rochelle talk about the fruit of the Spirit: Kindness. Listen to a story of one man's unkindness turned upside down. We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode027 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Challenge: Read Matthew this week. Look for all the ways that insult was returned with kindness. How can you implement Jesus’ teaching about kindness in your life?

Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. In this episode of the Better Together Podcast - A Christian Marriage and Family Show, Micah and Rochelle talk about having more than two kids and how it changes your lives. It's a blessing and a whole new ballgame. We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode026 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com

Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. In this episode of the Better Together Podcast - A Christian Marriage and Family Show, Micah and Rochelle talk about questions you should consider asking your significant other before you pop the question or say I do. These are important. We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode025 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Resources mentioned in this episode: Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy? - Gary ThomasForsaking All Others - Rochelle Kennedy with Micah Brooks

Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. In this episode of the Better Together Podcast - A Christian Marriage and Family Show, Micah and Rochelle talk about intimacy. God created sex with a marvelous purpose. Within His bounds, it's wonderful. Living the pure life doesn't become an easier pursuit when you get married. In fact, the battle rages on. We talk about ways to set up healthy guardrails ensuring a Godly perspective on sex. We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode024 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Resources mentioned in this episode: Not Even A Hint - Joshua HarrisSex Begins In The Kitchen - Kevin Leman

Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. In this episode of the Better Together Podcast - A Christian Marriage and Family Show, Micah and Rochelle talk about how to enjoy the upcoming holiday season rather than stress about it. Whether you've been married a little or a long time, having a plan for how to spend your holiday hours is critical to finding holiday peace. We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode023 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Resources mentioned in this episode: Boundaries - Townsend and CloudPlanner - Plan ahead!

Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. In this episode of the Better Together Podcast - A Christian Marriage and Family Show, Micah and Rochelle talk about money. Finances can be a divisive issue but sure doesn't have to be. Here are some ideas. We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode022 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Resources mentioned in this episode: Financial Peace University Envelopes System

Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. In this episode of the Better Together Podcast - A Christian Marriage and Family Show, Micah and Rochelle discuss how the biggest thing that you've ever been through is the biggest thing you've ever been through. Whether big or small, crises happen in the family. God walks us through each one. We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode021 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Resources mentioned in this episode: Pricilla Shirer - Jonah studyGod Loves You - Dr. David Jeremiah

Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. In this episode of the Better Together Podcast - A Christian Marriage and Family Show, Micah and Rochelle get ridiculous. Having kids makes for some crazy stories. We bet you can relate! We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode020 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Resources mentioned in this episode: Modern Parents, Vintage Values - Goff and TrevanthanBoundaries with Kids - Cloud and Townsend

Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. In this episode of the Better Together Podcast - A Christian Marriage and Family Show, Micah and Rochelle talk about our words. While we share many of our own struggles, they are probably yours too. Our words matter. We hope you enjoy this one! We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode019 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Resources mentioned in this episode: The Five Love Languages - Gary ChapmanWords - Hawk Nelson

Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. In this episode of the Better Together Podcast - A Christian Marriage and Family Show, Micah and Rochelle talk about life's transitions. For us, it's kindergarten! We go in and out of serious and funny. Enjoy! We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode018 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Resources mentioned in this episode: Boundaries by Cloud and TownsendGet a timer and spend ten uninterrupted minutes with your kids

Book Micah and Rochelle to speak at your church, small group, or event. Tap here to learn more. In this episode of the Better Together Podcast - A Christian Marriage and Family Show, Micah and Rochelle talk about the ten or so things you have to stop right now. While there is no such thing as a perfect marriage or a perfect relationship, there are some things that prove to be detrimental. We talk about some things that we've cut out of our relationship and hope you'll laugh along with us as we explore them. We love your iTunes reviews! Please consider leaving one. This helps other people find our show by raising our rankings in iTunes. Thank you for your help! Remember to share this podcast with family and friends. Our goal is to be helpful. We appreciate your comments, reviews, emails, and recommendations. Submit a question or show topic at micahandrochelle.com/podcast Get all of the show notes at micahandrochelle.com/episode017 Learn about Micah and Rochelle at micahandrochelle.com Resources mentioned in this episode: The Four Loves - CS LewisEphesians Study - Micah Brooks