Inspiring Marriages

About Inspiring Marriages

Inspiring Marriages is a faith based podcast that will enable busy married couples to enhance their friendship and romance. This thirty minute podcast drops every Saturday morning at 5 a.m. US Central Time. As we share our story, our desire is to inspire couples to build their friendships and thus build their marriages in all areas: spiritually, emotionally, romantically and physically. Our podcast topics include weekly friendship builders, fun ideas and tips for the week. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP2kh8NehAvlXAA9qwsRTyg

Publisher

Jeff & Teresa Fields

Category

kids & family · religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Feb 2024

Latest episode

10 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

108 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Oct 2026

   We Made Marriage Fun Again — No Fancy Trips Needed

   Our main point: rediscovering fun in your marriage keeps your friendship alive. We talk about how life and chores can turn marriage into work and steal your joy. We share simple, cheap ideas to laugh and hang out — walks, picnics, cooking, old movies, or even recreating an early date. We remind you that playfulness should be kind and never make your spouse the punchline. We give a three part challenge: remember a favorite fun memory, repeat something you used to do, and create something new and put it on the calendar. We even point you to a free PDF with 20 date ideas and invite you to tell us your favorites. We want you to make new memories now, not wait for the perfect time. We laugh about the silly stuff. We talk like friends who have been married a long time and still like to play. I tell the butter-pecan ice cream story and how I tried to surprise Teresa and failed in the cutest way. We share other little stories too. Those tiny memories make us smile. We want you to keep that. Friendship matters more than perfect dates. We say don’t wait for a big trip or extra money. Do small stuff. Take walks. Make coffee together. Have a picnic. Watch an old movie and quote it like goofballs. Those simple moments add up. We also name the hard parts. Life fills up with tasks. Kids, bills, work, chores. We can become schedule managers. That’s normal, but it can push fun away. So we give a three-part plan: remember a favorite fun memory, repeat one thing you used to enjoy, and create one new thing and put it on the calendar. We keep the language plain. We want you to laugh again and make new stories together. Takeaways: We learned marriage can turn into all business, so I choose to schedule playful time on purpose. I admit laughter heals and lightens pressure, so we keep inside jokes and silly stories alive. We made a simple three part challenge: remember a favorite fun memory, repeat something we used to enjoy, and create a new thing to try together. We urged couples not to wait for vacations or perfect finances; instead we use small regular activities like walks, puzzles, or backyard grilling to keep connection alive and growing. I promise we will keep playfulness safe and kind, never making our spouse the punchline of a joke. Links referenced in this episode: inspiringmarriages.net (https://inspiringmarriages.net) inspiringmarriages.net/resources (https://inspiringmarriages.net/resources)

2. 

   3 Oct 2026

   Back to Best Friends: How We Created a Safe Space to Talk

   Emotional safety is the key to honest talk and real trust in marriage. We say you need to pause, listen, understand, then respond — not blurt, defend, or weaponize what someone trusted you with. I share how we learned over 35 years to protect each other’s heart, keep private things private, and repair when we mess up. We give simple moves you can use: ask “What helps you feel safest?” and “Is there anything I do that makes it hard to open up?” We remind you that honesty without love can wound, and love without honesty hides what needs fixing. This is week three of our Back to Best Friends series, and our goal this week is to make your home a safer place for truth, one kind response at a time. We dive into why honesty needs to feel safe if you want to get back to being best friends. We talk about what emotional safety really is and what it is not. It is not pretending to agree all the time. It is not hiding hard things. And it is not using your spouse's honesty as ammo. We give a simple rule: pause, listen, understand, then respond. That little pause is gold. I admit I have jumped in too fast. We have both. But I learned to wait and really hear Teresa. She told me she just needed a sounding board at times. That changed everything. We walk through practical moves that build safety: don’t mock or share your spouse’s hurts with others, protect what’s shared in confidence, ask follow up questions like "Can you help me understand?" and use repair words when you mess up — "I didn't handle that well," "Please forgive me," or "Can we try that again?" We also remind you that trust is built by small acts over time. It’s not perfect. It’s humble. It’s repair. We keep it simple and real so you can try it tonight. Takeaways: We said emotional safety is not avoiding fights, but trusting hard talks won't end our marriage. I learned to pause, listen, and ask simple questions so honesty feels safe and not scary. We joked that shared hurts are sacred, not gossip fodder, so I will not blab to friends. I admit we mess up, but quick repair, humble apologies, and grace build more trust than perfection. We practiced asking, "What helps you feel safest?" and then listening without defending or interrupting, seriously. I promise to protect what you tell me and pray, not post, because trust is earned slowly. Links referenced in this episode: inspiringmarriages.net (https://inspiringmarriages.net) Companies mentioned in this episode: Amazon InspiringMarriages.net

3. 

   26 Sept 2026

   We stole 15 minutes to hear each other — try it

   We say don’t let your talks with your spouse turn into nothing but logistics and to-do lists. We show how managing life can push out friendship and real connection. We teach the “redeem the time” idea — make moments that actually connect, not just pass minutes. We tell stories from our 35 years of marriage and give simple steps: sit down, put down the phones, ask a real question, and actually listen. We dare you to set aside 15 minutes this week, pick one question, and see how one good conversation can lead to many more and make your marriage fun again. We get real about how couples can talk all day and still not know each other. We call out the difference between running the household and sharing life. Logistics are necessary, sure, but they don’t build friendship. We teach the idea of redeeming moments — not clock time, but kairos moments where a tiny stretch of attention turns into a real connection. I tell stories from our 35 years so you see how easy it is to drift into coordination mode. Teresa and I admit we once talked mostly about schedules and kids. Then we learned to be curious again and to make small, intentional choices: ten minutes without phones, thirty if you can, start with one good question. We give simple steps to stop assuming you already know your spouse and to start drawing out what’s inside them. It’s practical, warm, and kind of like friend training for grown-ups. Takeaways: We learned talking all day can still miss the heart; ask real questions instead. I say logistics like schedules and chores are fine, but if that is all you talk about you will slowly lose your best friend. We teach redeeming moments, not clock time; ten focused minutes matter more than distracted hours. I remind you to stay curious about your spouse because people keep growing and you will always discover something new together. We urge you to listen well, give undivided attention, and ask if they want help or just talking. I suggest start with one question, fifteen minutes, no phones, then let the next talk follow. Links referenced in this episode: inspiringmarriages.net (https://inspiringmarriages.net)

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