Advice for the newlywed couples to ensure that they don’t forget about the blessing of marriage. We turn to the Bible to help resolve marriage challenges.
Happy Life
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Advice for the newlywed couples to ensure that they don’t forget about the blessing of marriage. We turn to the Bible to help resolve marriage challenges.
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July 28, 2022
Marriage Benefits – We Don’t Just Date For Fun
<br /> Marriage Benefits-We Don't Just Date For Fun<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [Show Opens]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle Alegado: Do you remember when you began to seriously consider getting married? On today’s episode, we’ll talk to newlyweds who will share the progression in their relationship, from meeting, to courtship, and finally to marriage.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Welcome to <a href="https://incmedia.org/happy-life/">Happy Life</a>, a podcast brought to you by <a href="https://incmedia.org/">INC Media</a> Audio that aims to help newlyweds navigate through the first years of marriage. I’m your host, Myrtle Alegado, and I’ve been married to my husband, Paul, since 1999. Later, we'll hear some Bible-based advice through Brother Felmar Serreno, a minister of the gospel in the <a href="https://incmedia.org/get-to-know-us/">Church Of Christ</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [Show Catchphrase]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Inspiration to make your marriage thrive, you’re listening to Happy Life<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle: Today, I'd like to welcome our newlyweds from Yorba Linda, California to the podcast. Thanks so much for joining us on Happy Life, Aedelbert and Darlene!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Darlene Alejandro: Thank you for having us, Myrtle.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Aedelbert Alejandro: Hello! Thank you for having us.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle: How are you both doing today?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Darlene: We’re good.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Aedelbert: Doing good.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle: Well, as I understand it, you got married in January of this year, right?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Aedelbert: Correct.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Darlene: Yes.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle: Oh, well,congratulations to you both! Now, how did you both meet?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Aedelbert: So I moved to the Bay Area to finish college at San Francisco State University, and Darlene actually came up to me at one of our church events. It was a <a href="https://incmedia.org/the-coast-is-clear-in-california/">coastal cleanup</a>. And, you know, I was hanging out with my guy friends, and Darlene came out of nowhere and just introduced herself to me.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Darlene: Yeah. [laughs]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle: Is that how you remember it, Darlene? Give us your take.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Darlene: Yeah, he was new to Daly City local congregation. And it was about a month before I met him that he was already living in Daly City. And normally when someone new or a new member [of the Church Of Christ] comes into Daly City, I usually meet them just to welcome them. I didn't meet him yet, so when I saw him at the coastal cleanup, yeah, I just went up to him and I was like, “Hi, I'm Darlene. I haven't met you yet, but welcome to Daly City.”<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle: Aww. Well, that's cute, Darlene!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Darlene: Yes, so I went up to him at the coastal cleanup. And then maybe a couple days after that, one of our mutual friends on Instagram posted a picture of their friend group, and that person tagged him. Since I met him, I figured, “Okay, I can follow him now.”<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> And then fast forward a couple more days, he posted this story about working out and he asked, “Who wants to be my workout buddy?” Mind you, I did not work out at that time but something inside me was like, “I'm going to respond and I'm going to say I'm going to be his workout buddy.” And that's where we started talking or messaging with each other.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Aedelbert: Yeah, so after Darlene replied to my story and she said, you know, “I'll be your workout buddy,” we actually planned to hang out one day. And you know, one thing led to another, we started texting more, and started hanging out more. That led to me falling for Darlene,
July 14, 2022
Supporting Each Other in a Health Crisis
<br /> Supporting Each Other in a Health Crisis<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [Show opens]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle Alegado: A health or medical crisis can have a significant impact on any marriage, but perhaps even more-so for newlyweds. You're still finding your footing early on in your marriage, so how do you ensure you support each other enough to help each other get through this ordeal? We'll find out about Joel and Richelle’s experience in today's episode.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Welcome to <a href="https://incmedia.org/happy-life/">Happy Life</a>, a podcast brought to you by <a href="https://incmedia.org/">INC Media</a> Audio that aims to help newlyweds navigate through the first years of marriage. I'm your host, Myrtle Alegado, and I've been married to my husband, Paul, since 1999. Later, we'll hear some <a href="https://incmedia.org/why-is-the-bible-important/">Bible-based</a> advice through Brother Felmar Serreno, a minister of the gospel in the Church Of Christ.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [Show Catchphrase]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Inspiration to make your<a href="https://incmedia.org/steps-toward-a-successful-marriage/"> marriage</a> thrive, you're listening to <a href="https://incmedia.org/happy-life-a-podcast-not-just-for-newlyweds/">Happy Life</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle: Because the topic of discussion today is an extremely sensitive one, and I know it may be difficult to talk about, I am so appreciative of Richelle and Joel, from London, who are here to chat with me today. Welcome to the Happy Life podcast, Joel and Richelle.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Joel Dela Cruz: Hello.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Richelle Dela Cruz: Hi. Hi, Myrtle. How are you?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle: I'm good. How are things over there, over the pond?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Joel: We’re good. Thank you very much. Thank you for having us.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle: So you two have been married for how long now?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Joel: Coming up to three years in September.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle: Oh, wow! Congratulations. So, now tell me about finding out that you were expecting your baby boy, Noah.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Joel: So, we weren't really planning. We just left it up to God and if He blessed us with a child, He blessed us. So, we weren't really actively trying to have a baby or conceive at the time.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Richelle: Yeah, so you can say that we were surprised when we found out. Actually I was the first one who found out. I realized it because that day, it was during the pandemic, and I was working from home and I don't usually eat junk food. But I realized I finished, like, a bag of crisps, or chips for America. I finished a whole bag and then I looked at it and I was like, “What's happening?” And then I messaged him, I was like, “Can you actually buy a test?” and when he came home, I tested and we actually filmed ourselves. And yeah, we were really surprised. We were really scared. It's something that we didn't expect, and we felt we weren't ready for it at that time.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle: But it was God's perfect time, right? [laughs]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Joel and Richelle: Yes.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle: And what was your pregnancy like?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Richelle: So my pregnancy went very well, if I can say that. Every stage of my pregnancy, from the moment that we found out that we were pregnant, to finding out the gender, up to the due date, we tried everything that we could to prepare ourselves. So, not just physically for me, mentally, and even more so spiritually. We held our devotional prayers, and I did some exercises as much as I could, tried to eat healthily.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle: So up until the delivery, was everything pretty normal with your pregnancy?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
July 7, 2022
Young Newlywed Entrepreneurs
<br /> Young Newlywed Entrepreneurs<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [Show opens]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle Alegado: They say that compared to older generations, young people can be very optimistic. They're full of energy and often come up with fresh ideas because they aren't always set in their ways. What does this have to do with today's topic? Stay tuned and find out.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Welcome to <a href="https://incmedia.org/happy-life/">Happy Life</a>, a podcast brought to you by <a href="https://incmedia.org/">INC Media</a> Audio that aims to help newlyweds navigate through the first years of marriage. I'm your host, Myrtle Alegado, and I've been married to my husband, Paul, since 1999. And later, we'll hear some <a href="https://incmedia.org/learning-biblical-truth-not-interpretations/">Bible-based</a> advice through Brother Felmar Serreno, a minister of the gospel in the Church Of Christ.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [Show Catchphrase]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Inspiration to make your<a href="https://incmedia.org/how-to-prepare-for-a-successful-marriage/"> marriage</a> thrive, you're listening to <a href="https://incmedia.org/happy-life-a-podcast-not-just-for-newlyweds/">Happy Life</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle: The willingness of the youth to try new things, coupled with their ability to quickly adapt to new technologies, make them natural leaders in the ever-developing small business climate. Our newlywed couple today are really quite young, but they're also aspiring entrepreneurs. Let's welcome Kegan and Ailafaye to Happy Life. Hello, you two. Kegan and Ailafaye Baker: Hello!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Myrtle: Both of you are still quite young. What made you decide that this is the right time to get married, and would you mind telling us how old you both are?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Kegan Baker: We're both 21 and we started dating when we were 18. Her parents were very strict. They had a lot of rules. We wanted to gain their trust. We had to be home at a certain time, very early in the night, like eight o'clock. We would rush home at like 6:30. We were like, “Oh we gotta get home. We don't want to get her parents to be mad at us. And we wanted to avoid temptations and to be careful.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> We saw, like, a lot of people our age going out and doing things that weren't necessarily appropriate for Church Of Christ members, especially like later on in the night they’d go clubbing and things like that, or they’d go travel together and they're not married. And we wanted to avoid that as much as possible, because we are members of the Church [Of Christ]. We want God's blessing in everything that we do.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> We wanted to also go and travel the world together, to embark on a new journey, and get to know each other better. So, that's why we decided to get married so early on, and we wanted to just start our lives together.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Ailafaye Baker: Aside from my parents, we had a lot of help from the brethren within the Church. One of the brethren was Brother Ricky Bravo, who's a minister in the Church Of Christ, and his wife, Sister May Bravo. So we would go over there for dinner, and they are a couple that we really really trust because, truthfully, they remind us a lot about ourselves. They shared stories with us that they're actually the opposite of us. Sister May and Brother Ricky Bravo, they got married later on in life, and she actually shared with me that they got criticized for being a lot older.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> They always had their home open for us whenever we needed any type of <a href="https://incmedia.org/why-gods-guidance-in-marriage-is-important/">guidance</a>. That's why we developed a good relationship with them. Since he's a minister in the Church, we would always be comfortable enough to ask him questions and advice. He would share [with] us the words of Almighty G...
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