Saturday Morning Crew

Fun Season Four Finale: Q&A With The Kids

In our final episode, 4/5 of the kids (Hannah, Jake, Tanner, and Hope - missing our firefighter Tristan!) sit down for a fun night of tacos and talking. Hopefully, you enjoy a few laughs and getting to know most of the kids a little better!

Marriage Deep Dive: Preparing For Great Married Sexual Intimacy

Parental warning! This is another episode in that we talk about sex, so please don't listen around little ears. :) In this episode, Hannah and Jake talk about ways that parents can set their children up for success in the area of married sexual intimacy and also give advice to teenagers and young adults who are headed into the phase of dating and marriage.

Marriage Deep Dive: Lies About Sexual Intimacy

PARENTAL WARNING: This is another episode where we talk about sex, so please protect the little ears! 1 Corinthians 7:1-7 in the Message: Now, getting down to the questions you asked in your letter to me. First, Is it a good thing to have sexual relations? Certainly—but only within a certain context. It’s good for a man to have a wife, and for a woman to have a husband. Sexual drives are strong, but marriage is strong enough to contain them and provide for a balanced and fulfilling sexual life in a world of sexual disorder. The marriage bed must be a place of mutuality—the husband seeking to satisfy his wife, the wife seeking to satisfy her husband. Marriage is not a place to “stand up for your rights.” Marriage is a decision to serve the other, whether in bed or out. Abstaining from sex is permissible for a period of time if you both agree to it, and if it’s for the purposes of prayer and fasting—but only for such times. Then come back together again. Satan has an ingenious way of tempting us when we least expect it. I’m not, understand, commanding these periods of abstinence—only providing my best counsel if you should choose them. Sometimes I wish everyone were single like me—a simpler life in many ways! But celibacy is not for everyone any more than marriage is. God gives the gift of the single life to some, the gift of the married life to others. The book we mentioned is God, Sex, and Your Marriage by Juli Slattery!

Marriage Deep Dive: Sexual Intimacy Resources

PARENTAL WARNING: In this episode, Stacey and Misi Rose talk very openly about sexual intimacy and some resources to help married couples. If you have young ears around, you will definitely want to turn this off and listen later. :) Resources mentioned: Books: * Sheet Music by Dr. Kevin Leman [https://www.amazon.com/Sheet-Music-Uncovering-Intimacy-Marriage/dp/0842360247]  * Hot, Holy, and Humorous:  Sex in Marriage by God’s Design by J. Parker [https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Holy-Humorous-Marriage-Design/dp/1424552400/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UOMDI15QE2ZU&keywords=hot+holy+and+humorous&qid=1680629892&s=books&sprefix=hot+holy+and+%2Cstripbooks%2C334&sr=1-1] * Secrets of Sex and Marriage - Shaunti Feldhahm [https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Sex-Marriage-Surprises-Difference/dp/0764239554/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BKBY761CE08N&keywords=secrets+of+sex+and+marriage+feldhahn+book&qid=1680629918&s=books&sprefix=secrets+of+sex+and+marriage%2Cstripbooks%2C307&sr=1-1] Apps: * Intimately Us [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/intimately-us-for-couples/id1498275746] * Just Between Us [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/just-between-us-couples-chat/id1498275568] * Ultimate Intimacy [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ultimate-intimacy/id1267596828] Model-Free Lingerie: * Honoring Intimates [https://www.honoringintimates.com/] * Mentionables [https://shopmentionables.com/] * Engedi [https://www.engedilingerie.com/] * Ginger & Peach [https://www.gingerandpeachlingerie.com/] Toys and more: * Covenant Spice [https://www.covenantspice.com/] * Married Dance [https://marrieddance.com/] Podcasts: * Sex Chat for Christian Wives * * Get Your Marriage On Podcast  * * Passionately Married Podcast * Love, Hope, Adventure

Marriage Deep Dive: Sexual Intimacy

WARNING FOR PARENTS: In this episode, we talk about sex, so this would be a good one to listen to when your children are not in the car. SPOUSES: If you are married, we recommend listening to this episode WITH YOUR SPOUSE. If they are not with you, pause it and plan a time to listen together. In this episode, we talk about so many of the benefits of sexual intimacy in marriage. We talked about some of the hormones that are responsible for all of these benefits and wanted to share the notes on this for your reference: 1. Endorphins: 1. Endorphins released during orgasm actually mimic morphine 2. Oxytocin: 1. Known as the “love hormone” is released during an orgasm  2. Also released during labor and breastfeeding - it bonds a mother to her baby.   3. Causes feelings of attachment and trust 3. Immunoglobulin a (IgA): 1. These antibodies help combat disease and keep bodies safe from colds and flu 4. Testosterone and Estrogen: 1. Can keep the body looking young and vital   5. Neurotransmitters: 1. Dopamine - related to how we feel pleasure and motivates our brains to feel that pleasure again  2. Seratonin - regulates mood, social behaviors, emotions, appetite, and digestion, sleep, memory, and sex drive.  6. Epinephrine: 1. An adrenaline hormone which activates your sympathetic nervous system giving you feelings of exhilaration.   7. Nitric Oxide: 1. Minimizes symptoms of depression and anxiety