Making Your Spouse Your Best Friend

Money and Marriage, I

How are you with money? Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley get advice from Matt Bell, about biblical money principles. He explains the Parable of the Talents as a stewardship framework, contrasting consumer vs. steward mindsets, while urging couples to serve the Lord. We'll also challenge you to turn your home into a mini carnival for an at-home date night. The listener Q & A is about motivating a husband to read the Bible and take spiritual leadership.   Starting Strong: Discovering the Good That Money Can Do In Marriage [https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-crazy-little-thing-2026-06-08?refcd=2477901]   Ask Us Your Question via Voicemail or Email [https://sf.fotf.com/ql6plb]   Contact the show! [https://sf.fotf.com/85xhzn]   Send Us A Review! [https://sf.fotf.com/g0zeh0]   Support the show! [https://sf.fotf.com/8sqqst]   If you enjoyed listening to the Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage podcast with Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley, please give us your feedback. [https://sf.fotf.com/mrt11x]

Making Your Spouse Your Best Friend

Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley emphasize that a strong marriage rests on friendship! Author and speaker, Becky Harling discusses how a past breast cancer diagnosis reshaped her priorities toward intentional friendships. She highlights bringing fun and adventure back, expressing gratitude, avoiding complacency, practicing wise vulnerability, and setting boundaries to prevent over-functioning or controlling behavior, including tighter safeguards around opposite-sex friendships. Greg and Erin also encourage reminiscing and flirting. In a listener question, they advise a husband navigating his wife’s perimenopause to stay curious and educate himself.   Friend-Wise: Practical Ideas for Richer Relationships [https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-crazy-little-thing-2026-06-01?refcd=2487502]   Marriage Assessment [https://sf.fotf.com/kgk6iz]   Understanding Menopause [https://sf.fotf.com/5rty6p]   Hope Restored [https://sf.fotf.com/0ofbh1]   Ask Us Your Question via Voicemail or Email [https://podcastfeedback.com/673ba2ea166f521457de6d2c?refcd=]   Contact the show! [https://sf.fotf.com/85xhzn]   Send Us A Review! [https://sf.fotf.com/g0zeh0]   Support the show! [https://sf.fotf.com/8sqqst]   If you enjoyed listening to the Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage podcast with Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley, please give us your feedback. [https://sf.fotf.com/mrt11x]

What To Pray For Your Spouse

Do you feel like your prayer life with your spouse could be better? Do you usually pray about circumstantial things? Mike and Melissa Kruger share about 5 Things to Pray for Your Spouse that will transform your marriage and draw you both closer to Christ.   5 Things To Pray For Your Spouse [https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-crazy-little-thing-2026-05-25?refcd=2469902]   Ask Us Your Question via Voicemail or Email [https://sf.fotf.com/ebb7lu]   Contact the show! [https://sf.fotf.com/85xhzn]   Send Us A Review! [https://sf.fotf.com/g0zeh0]   Support the show! [https://sf.fotf.com/8sqqst]   If you enjoyed listening to the Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage podcast with Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley, please give us your feedback. [https://sf.fotf.com/mrt11x]

The 5 S's of Conflict Resolution

How do you and your spouse handle conflict? Greg and Erin share insights from Dave and Ann Wilson today. They discuss common conflict styles (e.g., yielding, defending, resolving) and emphasize that conflict is often driven by deeper emotions and desires, requiring an open heart, slowing down, listening, and sometimes choosing to “solve or sleep” when exhausted. In the Q&A, they advise a listener to describe behaviors without labeling, using “I feel” statements. It's like a free counseling session when you listen to Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage!   The Vertical Marriage [https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-crazy-little-thing-2026-05-18?refcd=2469903]   Here's a Blank Bingo Card [http://sf.fotf.com/qadgb1]   Learn About The Reactive & Care Cycles [https://sf.fotf.com/gb7gt4]   Check Out The Marriage Assessment [https://sf.fotf.com/6yrbn2]   Ask Us Your Question via Voicemail or Email [https://sf.fotf.com/43or9b]   Contact the show! [https://sf.fotf.com/85xhzn]   Send Us A Review! [https://sf.fotf.com/g0zeh0]   Support the show! [https://sf.fotf.com/8sqqst]   If you enjoyed listening to the Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage podcast with Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley, please give us your feedback. [https://sf.fotf.com/mrt11x]

What I Wish My Spouse Knew

Greg and Erin talk about what each of us wish our spouse knew about our inner most secrets and desires in marriage. Sometimes it's hard to express our feelings. Greg and Erin share ideas on how to access our emotions, and share them with our spouse. This is a program that both wives and husbands need to hear! We also give you specific scripture to pray over various situations, and we are encouraged by a testimony from a listener.   Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage [https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-crazy-little-thing-2026-05-11?refcd=2470201]   Ask Us Your Question via Voicemail or Email [https://sf.fotf.com/ebb7lu]   Contact the show! [https://sf.fotf.com/85xhzn]   Send Us A Review! [https://sf.fotf.com/g0zeh0]   Support the show! [https://sf.fotf.com/8sqqst]   If you enjoyed listening to the Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage podcast with Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley, please give us your feedback. [https://sf.fotf.com/mrt11x]