A Fight Worth Fighting: A Marriage and Family Podcast

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Check out our website, and get the 7 Marriage Challenges to start Creating Miracles in your Marriage today! Rate and Review Here! (scroll to the bottom) I recorded our first episode in the middle of what could have turned into a big, ugly fight over a cardboard box. Yes. Really. I am not here to give you advice because trust me- I do not have it all figured out! There have been many days where we have wondered if our marriage is going to make it. On this podcast we will seek the advice from husbands and wives whose marriages have stood the test of time and I ask them one question: Was there ever a time you wanted to call it quits, separate, or get a divorce? If so, how did you make it through it? Please connect with me on Instagram!

Time to Throw Away Your Back-up Plan Our guest this week shares that being married young was only the beginning of the obstacles they faced. For her, she always felt as though she needed a “back-up plan.” Check out our website, and get the 7 Marriage Challenges to start Creating Miracles in your Marriage today! Rate and Review Here! (scroll to the bottom) I recorded our first episode in the middle of what could have turned into a big, ugly fight over a cardboard box. Yes. Really. I am not here to give you advice because trust me- I do not have it all figured out! There have been many days where we have wondered if our marriage is going to make it. On this podcast we will seek the advice from husbands and wives whose marriages have stood the test of time and I ask them one question: Was there ever a time you wanted to call it quits, separate, or get a divorce? If so, how did you make it through it? Please connect with me on Instagram! It wasn’t until about 10 years into their marriage that she had to give it all to the Lord and confront her back-up plan. From then on, her entire mindset around her marriage changed. The thing is, for anyone who comes from divorced parents, there tends to be this idea that they need a back-up plan. A safety net, if you will. A way to not get hurt. The motivator for this is almost always to protect themself from hurt. But the reality is, you will never ensure complete protection from pain. Your greatest form of protection comes from the Lord. "Your back-up plan is hurting you and your spouse." In this week’s episode I interview Melody Jacobs. A mother of five who is passionate about her marriage, her kids, and seeing women find their potential. We talk all things marriage and what having a “back-up plan” is actually doing to you. Married for 25 years, Melody and her husband are overflowing with wisdom to share. High school sweethearts, they got married at a young age. When I asked Melody if there was ever a time in her marriage when she didn’t think it’d work out, she replied “yes!” This week I encourage you to check yourself, do you have a back-up plan for your marriage? Does your spouse? Sometimes the reality is that this back-up plan is in the subconscious. There’s a subconscious need to protect and, until you confront it, your marriage will never reach its full potential. God is big enough to change your heart, your spouse’s heart, and your marriage. The best thing you can do is align yourself with who the Lord wants you to be. If you do this, when trouble comes in – which it will – you will be centered and unshakeable. By making it clear you do not have a back-up plan you are bringing stability to your marriage, your household, and even you.

Succeeding as a mom, wife, and career woman is not easy. Take it from our amazing guest Jessica Gonzales. She shares how the overwhelm landed her in therapy to work through "coming home so frustrated after work everyday, slamming cabinets and giving those I loved most the silent treatment." She shares practical things that she put in place that helped her and her husband start working as a team. The journey made her realize that her family doesn't need a perfect mom, they just needed a happy mom, and she was more than enough- just as she is. Book Mentioned: FAIR PLAY Check out our website, and get the 7 Marriage Challenges to start Creating Miracles in your Marriage today! Rate and Review Here! (scroll to the bottom) I recorded our first episode in the middle of what could have turned into a big, ugly fight over a cardboard box. Yes. Really. I am not here to give you advice because trust me- I do not have it all figured out! There have been many days where we have wondered if our marriage is going to make it. On this podcast we will seek the advice from husbands and wives whose marriages have stood the test of time and I ask them one question: Was there ever a time you wanted to call it quits, separate, or get a divorce? If so, how did you make it through it? Please connect with me on Instagram! To Join My 21 Day Healthy and Active Challenge Complete this Wellness Profile Support this Podcast Here! Books mentioned: (if you are interested in purchasing please use these links as I will receive a small commission to help keep this podcast going) How to Win Friends and Influence People A Complaint Free World We love you and want to remind you that God is for you and for your marriage and family! Amanda Thanks for joining us for all things husband and wife life, relationship goals, and marriage advice!

What Your Family Needs From You Are you struggling to find balance within providing for your family and being present? Do you, as the man of the house, feel pressure to provide in more ways than you feel able to? Are you, as the woman of the house, struggling to understand what your family needs from you? Are changes that come with having kids taking a toll on you? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this episode is where you need to start in your quest for answers. In the second part to last week's interview, Dan Yeazel shares the very honest reality he had to face, becoming consumed in the circle of success within his job left him missing everything within his home. The desire to achieve more and be able to provide more left his family missing his presence. Realizing he was caught in the trap of success led him to resign and face his truth that he was needed more at home than he was at work. He came to the understanding that his attempt to provide for the good of his family instead left them missing a huge part, him. “Put balance in your life. Careers, money, will come, jobs will come and go; your family, your kids, will be gone.” Click here to read the entire message.

Divorce is Not an Option. If you feel like this advice is harsh because of how bad your marriage is, check out our free giveaway: "What to do if your Spouse is Tearing your Marriage Apart" So, what is the most downloaded episode in the history of this podcast? I don’t think it’ll be a surprise! When looking for the #1 all time episode, there was no shock when the statistics showed that the two-part interview discussing divorce are the two most downloaded episodes. In this episode, I interview Dan Yeazel and learn about the agreement he and his wife built the foundation of their marriage on, divorce is never an option. Their driving force? Not wanting their kids to grow up seeing the things they did, not wanting their family to struggle with the implications of divorce. “We walked into this marriage knowing and committing that divorce would never be on the table.” Not giving their marriage the option of divorce provided stability within their marriage, they both understood from minute one that divorce would never be an option, therefore it was not a lurking fear in the back of their minds. Marriage is hard and struggle is inevitable. Building your relationship through God can help the struggle not feel so lonely. The best advice Dan shares to the stability of his marriage is seen in James 1:19, “Be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger” because, as Dan shares, “you can apologize but you can’t take those words back.” Words hurt, harsh words are unforgettable and neither your partner nor your marriage deserves that. “God wants our families to stay together. Take a stand for your marriage!” Listen to the interview here to hear everything about marriage, the different roles between man and woman within marriage, and the ways in which turning to God can change everything for the better. The advice Dan shares is full of encouragement for you and your marriage. For 3 steps on how to embrace this philosophy in your marriage, no matter how bad things are, read the entire blog post here. Love Always, Amanda PS. If you are a business owner in need of a website or graphic design, checkout my husbands business! He's honestly amazing!!! LenaDesignCo.

It only gets worse... why do old people constantly tell us this lol!? listen in for some ways it DOES GET BETTER AND EASIER...

"I wasn’t a bad guy, I didn't do wrong things, I did everything to care for my children. But I didn’t understand that caring for my family meant caring for my wife. I worked hard but I didn’t often put her first. I put my own interest before my marriage. Really, more of the problems were centered around me and her processing through me putting her second. And her feeling second a lot was a lot of why she felt angry. She would respond in anger because she was so filled up with being treated poorly." Do not miss what our AMAZING guest Bryan Jacobs has to share on this episode!! Definitely one of my favorites!! Check out his podcast "The Underdressed Podcast" here! Check out his wife's podcast here the "Elijah Rising" podcast To give back to this podcast please become a patreon HERE If you're a business and need a website or graphic design check us out HERE I recorded our first episode in the middle of what could have turned into a big, ugly fight over a cardboard box. Yes. Really. I am not here to give you advice because trust me- I do not have it all figured out! There have been many days where we have wondered if our marriage is going to make it. On this podcast we will seek the advice from husbands and wives whose marriages have stood the test of time and I ask them one question: Was there ever a time you wanted to call it quits, separate, or get a divorce? If so, how did you make it through it? Please connect with me on Instagram! We love you and want to remind you that God is for you and for your marriage and family! Amanda Thanks for joining us for all things husband and wife life, relationship goals, marriage advice, Motherhood and stepmom help!

"I begin to understand the sacrifice that goes into loving someone else. Never having been taught by a father and never really understanding what it meant to put your wife first, I begin to understand the level sacrifice that a man of God has to live by in order to be the kind of husband he’s supposed to be." Do not miss what our AMAZING guest Bryan Jacobs has to share on this episode!! Definitely one of my favorites!! Check out his podcast "The Underdressed Podcast" here! Check out his wife's podcast here the "Elijah Rising" podcast To give back to this podcast please become a patreon HERE If you're a business and need a website or graphic design check us out HERE GOD BLESS, AMANDA

This is the second part of my interview w our amazing guest Vince Torres! Make absolutely sure you don't listen to this episode if you did not listen to the first half of our conversation where we talk to Vince about his upbringing. he shares how his mom raised him… She was a single mom and he shares some practical things she did inside of raising him that left a positive lasting impact. He also shares some encouragement for parents who may be in a tough season with their kids, maybe dealing w a rebellious kid or some teenage attitude or a kid who is off track. Get your hopes up because he has the best advice for parents struggling with that. In todays episode we are talking about 3 things:

3 things that will impact your child’s life forever… I hope you enjoy our interview with Vince Torres as much as I did! When you have no influence over your kids... Do not underestimate the influence you have over your kids… Honoring the single moms… The most influential people in a child’s life are… When your kids don’t listen… A child’s world view is formed by age 13… Do your kids listen to you? How to shift the world inside your house… Remind your kids who they are…

A toddler who is allowed to throw a tantrum will turn into an adult who thinks its ok to throw tantrums… and nobody wants to be around an adult who throws tantrums… Enjoy this episode and please rate and review! Join our Motherhood or Bummerhood Group Course HERE!

I truly believe as mothers/parents we are THE most instrumental in setting our kids up for a future healthy marriage, which in turn will create better families, better communities and a better world. There is no person more influential than a parent in creating this kind of generational wealth and… I've seen it you guys I am a recipient of that bc of my parents hard work and love and some of the parenting advice you are about to hear. So here we go the first episode of our parenting series, Motherhood or Bummnerhood, if you are a momma interested in a course on this topic, 7 days to step into the mom god created you to be, go check out our website afwfpodcast.com and get on the waitlist. When you get on the waitlist I will email you a guide we created called 7 lessons I learned from my elders… ok here we go!

Join our mama Group Course!! We'd Love to have you! Get on the waitlist HERE Motherhood is not what I thought it would be... but it definitely has it perks! Despite how you feel about your motherhood, I want to remind you of the mom God created you to be and honor you. You won't find the answers on Google, because they are already inside of you. I pray you are encouraged! Join our Motherhood or Bummerhood Group Course here!

What if there was ONE thing you could focus on that would help your marriage more than anything else? Our Guest Hannah Hagelstein leaves us with the best challenge and the most amazing wisdom! Enjoy! Sign Up for some 1 on 1 Marriage Encouragement HERE! Sometimes all it takes is someone on your side, rooting for you to help you keep fighting the good fight and reminding you who God created you to be!

Our wonderful guest Mrs Hannah Hagelstein will leave you feeling encouraged like never before! Enjoy!! Sign Up for some 1 on 1 Marriage Encouragement HERE! Sometimes all it takes is someone on your side, rooting for you to help you keep fighting the good fight and reminding you who God created you to be!

We all have broken relationships, struggles, and dreams that are yet to be realized because of our pride. Sadly many of us do not experience the happy life and the blessings that are waiting for us is we just swallow our pride and move forward in gods plan. In this episode we are going to hear an amazing story of restoration because a wonderful couple chose to put their pride aside, show humility and invite god along every step of the way! The Books Mentioned: The Meaning of Marriage The Magic Sign Up for some 1 on 1 Marriage Encouragement HERE! Sometimes all it takes is someone on your side, rooting for you to help you keep fighting the good fight and reminding you who God created you to be!

Separated and divorced, hear this woman's amazing story of how an interesting turn of events brought her and her husband back together! This is the first half of my conversation where Alison Gonzalez gives us some insight into the issues that tore them apart... but the most inspiring thing you will hear is how she CHANGED as a wife to make her marriage and her motherhood thrive!