One of the more important things we have talked about in our marriage has been on this subject: forgiveness What does our society say about forgiveness? Not much. In fact, if you put on the television or listen to popular commentary, forgiveness is never mentioned one bit. But in our marriage there are daily opportunities …
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Episode #10 – the 5 love languages
One of the little surprises we have experienced during our marriage so far, has been the insights we have learned from the book, The 5 Love Languages. This book is written by Gary Chapman with the purpose of couples growing in communication and deeper understanding. His thesis is: we all give and receive a primary …
Episode #9 – how we argue
Every couple does it. But no one wants to talk a lot about it. In this episode we are getting into a hard part about marriage: conflict and arguments. It’s okay, you can take a breath. The world is not ending. But we have to talk about it. How do we deal with hard conversations, …
Episode #8: 1+1=2
One of the fun parts of our new marriage has been discovering how we build new traditions. For years we were making our own personal habits and engaging with our how own family traditions, but when we got married, we had to figure out things like: When do we put up the Christmas Tree? Or, …
Episode #7 How we met
Everyone loves a good “how they met” story! Since we have started the podcast, a few people have reached out to us, and asked about our story of how we met. We are a little biased, but we absolutely love how we met. It’s like our own little Rom-Com.. 2 strangers at a wedding, then …
Episode #6 how we deal with technology
In our latest episode of “what’s the dill”, we dive into one of the hottest topics in our world: technology. Never before, for thousands of years, married couples did not have to deal with how technology affects everyday life. But here we are, where we have to make a podcast episode, talking about how we …
Episode #5 our first year together
In the blink of an eye, we have been married for 1 year. Our first anniversary has come, and while most of our married life has been in this crazy 2020 year, we have learned a lot, experienced highs and lows, and done everything together! In honor of our first year, we wanted to do …
An Ode to National Coffee Day!!
September 29th is National Coffee Day!! Today is National Coffee Day, and as I was sipping my coffee this morning and catching up on the news – a common ritual for me and many- I saw the praise being thrown towards coffee, today on it’s Feast Day. Interestingly, every article I read about was accompanied …
Episode #4 Everyone is talking about the dishes!
The problem with the dishes Everyone talks about the dishes! The dishes are a small house chore but they represent so much more than that. In this episode we talk about the current state of our kitchen sink, and how we divide up this little task. Time and time again, in movies and in real …
Episode #3 Pandemic Living
Living together brings out A LOT of opportunities to love one another. Whether it’s the dishes in the sink, shoes on the floor, or time alone, we have been figuring out how to successfully live together, and how to communicate the “little things”. In this episode, we talk about our first year of marriage and …