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Upfront & UndividedEpisode 120 - Interview with Bob and Dawn CatesWelcome back! In this week's episode, we are sitting down with Dean'na's brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Dawn Cates. They recently celebrated 36 years of marriage. We had the honor of sitting down with them, and asking what nuggets they have for couples.Love ServesServe your spouse with intentionHave a listen, and let us know what you think.Have the best week! Enjoy the journey!2025-02-2257 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 115 - Holiday Stress ReliefThe Holiday season is upon us! Thanksgiving is this week (tomorrow from our recording), and Christmas is right around the corner. The stress of everyday life can be heightened, or more noticeable, during this time of year. So what do we do about it?We recognize it for what it is. We talk about it. We confront it, and deal with it.We also talked about how two people in a marriage or relationship, will have preferences about how things happen. What do we do when those preferences are not the same? Dean'na likes listening...2024-11-2839 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 98 - Living Out LoudHello! In this week's episode, we talk about Living Out Loud. It might sound like an odd statement to some, but it boils down to how do you walk out this life? When you are out and about with your spouse, do people see that you two are married? Do they see that you are a Christian? What do people see, hear, and think when we don't let our words do the talking? If after interacting with us, a person found out that we are Christian and married, would they want to learn more? Would they be encouraged? Do...2024-03-1341 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 97 - Speaking Over Your SpouseWe always encourage couples to pray for each other, and to always think and speak the best about each other. In this episode, we talk about the importance that your spouse hears those words. Throughout the day, you can think amazing things about your spouse, even treat them great, but if you don't say those great things out loud to your spouse, how does that affect them? Just like a garden, or our children, what your spouse hears you say can build them up or tear them down.Deuteronomy 32: 30 "How can one chase a thousand and two...2024-03-0559 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 96 - Other OptionsAs a follow up from our last episode, we wanted to highlight that there are other options available to all of us. Many times we fall into patterns because that is what we were taught, or experienced. It doesn't have to be like that any more. We can be changed by the power and encounter of God. That encounter can change our patterns and our past. Remember, just because that is how it's always been, doesn't mean that it has to go that way still.Psalms 16: 9-11 "I’m happy from the inside out, and from the ou...2024-02-2046 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 95 - Extreme Dating!Welcome to Extreme Dating! We often talk about dating and courting, and the need for boundaries and expectations. In this episode, we are mainly talking about dating/courting after your first marriage. We know that sometimes, marriages end, and we are not fans. When that does happen, it is not crazy to think about getting into a new relationship, when the time is right. People need to be careful when wading back out into that pool though, not everything shiny is good for you, or your family. This is why you should be extreme in your boundaries and expectations...2024-02-0750 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 94 - Conversation with the GarrettsThis week, we got the privilege to sit down and chat with some good friends - Cecil & Marsha Garrett. We got to talk about marriage, and an exciting project that they will be starting this year. We love seeing the things God has done, is doing, and will do in their lives and family.Have a listen, and let us know what you think!Have the best week! Enjoy the journey!2024-01-2329 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 93 - Hope vs HurtWe talk at the beginning of this episode about Accountability, and finding someone that you can be accountable to. For a deeper chat, please check out Episode 58. A longer title could be 'Looking for Hope vs Not Wanting to Get Hurt, and Where is that Balance'. We know that would be a bit too long, so we shortened it. So where is that balance? We have been in previous relationships, and we know others have as well. We know that there is a journey and struggle to want to look for hope after you have been hurt...2024-01-1745 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 92 - Early 2024 Check-InHello all! This week, we are taking some time to check-in and let you all know what is going on. It is important that when you are on your journey, that you have an accountability partner, and regularly assess how things are going. This episode is our first check-in. We have great things planned coming up, and we are looking forward to all of you joining us for what is next.Have the best week! Enjoy the journey!2024-01-1057 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 91 - New Year, New You?Yes, it is the start of a new year. Yes, we know that "New Year, New You" is overplayed.We wanted to take a spin on it, look at it from a different angle. You are still you, you haven't changed, but your outlook and attitude has. We start this new outlook by being grateful for what is in our lives, homes, families. We thank God for what is in us and around us. Next, we remember that His mercies are new every morning, and day, and year, and moment, and season. He has renewed us. He...2024-01-0234 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 90 - Finding HIS RestThis will be a short episode. We have dealt with some health concerns in our home, and it has taught us some good lessons. One of those lessons is that we need to find time to rest. Not just rest to "get better", but to rest in the Father. What does it mean to rest in Him? What should we do if we need a greater level of rest? Come have a listen to our thoughts on rest and rebooting.Have the best week! Enjoy the journey!2023-12-3125 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 89 - Believe in His JourneyHappy almost Christmas! Yes, we are getting ready for Christmas 2023 here, and hopefully you are too! For this episode, we wanted to sit down and talk about believing in the journey that God has set out for our lives. So often, we want to ask God for things and we want to dictate what it will look like, but God has a better plan in mind that doesn't look or sound like our idea. We know that God's ways are higher, and these are the moments when we get to remember that and lean more into Him. When life...2023-12-1949 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 88 - Decompression AvenueWe all have those times at the end of the day, or after work, when we need to decompress and let out the stress of the day. This is normal, we all do it. We don't do it in the same way though. Just like how we all communicate in different ways, or charge our batteries differently, there are different ways that we decompress so that we can feel normal again. Listen in as we go over some strategies to navigate decompression together, successfully.How do you decompress?Have the best week! Enjoy the journey!2023-12-0544 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 87 - Thanksgiving of God's PromisesThis week, we will be celebrating Thanksgiving. It is a time that we pause to remember all that we are thankful for, and how far we have come on our path. Remember that God has been with you on all of your ups and downs in life, and He has covered you. Celebrate what God has done in your life, and encourage those around you.Have the best week! Enjoy the journey!2023-11-2140 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 86 - Marital AidsIn this episode, we sit down and talk about Marital Aids for communication. What are some tools that we use to start conversations? We have some books and a couple of phone apps that we look to regularly to get us talking about random things. It is important to keep the lines of communication open and strong in a relationship. So whether that conversation is serious or funny and odd, it is important to get talking. Some of these conversations starters can lead to exciting or revealing talks, so enjoy where it takes you.Have the best...2023-11-0844 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 85 - When Help is an Option!This week's episode is about getting help. It might be help for your marriage, your spouse, your friend, or yourself. Always know that it is never too late, and you can always get help. Help can come in many forms - pastor, counselor, therapist, friend - and it can take a while for the journey to healing. We have touched on some of these topics before in previous episodes (Ep 54, Ep 60, & Ep 16), so feel free to go back and listen to those again.Let us know if you found this information helpful.1 Corinthians 7: 12-14 "But to the rest I say—I...2023-11-0151 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 84 - What is Your Love On Language?In the past (Episode 6), we talked about Love Languages and communication. In this week's episode, we wanted to talk about something we call your "Love On" Language. It is the language we use to communicate our desires to each other at the times we aren't able to be intimate with each other. So when you are in a season in your relationship - illness, injury, distance - when you aren't able to be as physical with each other, build these tools so that when those seasons come, you are prepared.Have the best week! Enjoy the journey!2023-10-2541 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 83 - Cleaning Your Tool ShedIn life, relationships, and in the Kingdom, it is important to know what are tools are, and also to make sure that they are ready for use. That is what we are talking about this week. All of the 'tools' that you have in your arsenal, or tool shed, should be well-maintained and ready for use. Also, just because you have mastered one tool, or strategy, it doesn't mean that you won't need to use it again sometime in the future. We can't make progress if we aren't consistent. Remember, you aren't starting over from scratch, you are starting over...2023-10-0648 minUpfront & UndividedEpisode 82 - Don't Go Answer HuntingHow many people are trying to 'conjure' God to intercede, when that is manipulation. Prayer, Worship, Honor, Praise, and Supplication is relationship with God.We have talked about patience and waiting on God's timing, but are we trying to hurry God? Are we saying that if we pray just a little louder, God will hear us and act for us sooner?That is what we are talking about in this week's episode. Sit down with us, and have a listen. Have you fallen into the trap?Psalm 37: 4 "Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of...2023-09-2646 min