Making Your Spouse Your Best Friend

Money and Marriage, II

Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley continue their discussion on how couples can use finances to strengthen marriage, featuring guest Matt Bell of Sound Mind Investing. If you and your spouse have money conflicts, THIS is the podcast for you! Matt explains that spenders often marry savers. He warns that debt can be a “cancer on marriage,” and urges couples to stop taking on new debt. Greg and Erin then share favorite books and suggest a couples exercise about reading tastes. Then they answer a listener who is married to a non-believing, manipulative husband.   Starting Strong: Discovering the Good That Money Can Do In Marriage [https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-crazy-little-thing-2026-06-15?refcd=2495406]   Join Our Private Facebook Group - Strengthening Marriages [https://sf.fotf.com/xz2ghi]   Learn About Healing Separation [https://sf.fotf.com/ntq3b8]   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]

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]