Having kids and raising kids are completely different ball games. How you raise your kids shapes their future. Our approach to raising our children.

:51 Our Plans For Kids

1:49 Pros and Cons of Starting Early As Parents

4:20 Kid #1 vs. Kid #2

8:29 The Seasons of Parenting

12:40 Couple of the Week

“Parenting is a gift that needs to be unwrapped carefully.” -@UnfilteredMarr

“As parents, seasons will change and require recalibration.”- @UnfilterredMarr

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Online dating has become increasingly popular over the years. We were “early adopters.” Our online dating story.

:34 How We Met

7:19 God as Sovereign

“When it comes to dating, you need to be open to how God is moving in unconventional ways.” -@UnfilteredMarr

“If we believe God is sovereign over the earth, then we have to also believe that same God is sovereign over wifi.”- @UnfilterredMarr

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Marriage doesn’t just combine incomes, it combines your likes and dislikes. That includes music. What we’ve learned about our musical tastes in our marriage.

1:00 Two “Decades” of Music

6:35 Building Your Soundtrack Together

“Over the years, we discovered that only a timeless God can create a timeless marriage.” -@UnfilteredMarr

“Like a movie, you’ll find that your marriage has a musical soundtrack.”- @UnfilterredMarr

THE #TEAMRICHARDS R&B PLAYLIST ON SPOTIFY

THE #TEAMRICHARDS R&B PLAYLIST ON APPLE MUSIC

OUR BLOG POST ON THE 20 SONGS WE CHOSE

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One of the biggest strains on marriages is finances. Many marriages fall apart because couples can’t agree on money matters. What to do when money starts to make you act funny.

:48 One Flesh and One Account

6:39 Seasons of Unemployment

11:34 Couple of the Week

“Financial stewardship in marriage is a joint venture, not a solo flight.” – @JohnCRichardsJr @UnfilteredMarr

“Stop borrowing against your future just so you can live extravagantly in your present.” – @SheriMyesha @UnfilterredMarr

“There comes a moment in your marriage when you realize one flesh also means one bank account..” – @UnfilteredMarr

“When it comes to marriage, financial drought normally leads to relational clarity.” – @UnfilteredMarr

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We go to the airport and check our baggage so our load is lighter getting to the gate. What happens when you carry baggage to the “gate” of the altar?

:53 Our Baggage

5:48 Creating Memories

11:53 Couple of the Week

“Even though we’re WHOLE coming into marriage, we bring a WHOLE LOT of baggage into our marriages.” – @UnfilteredMarr

“When it comes to marriage, you’ve gotta make sure you check your past baggage at the altar.” – @UnfilteredMarr

“When it comes to relationships, you can’t check past baggage that you never acknowledge you are carrying.” @JohnCRichardsJr @UnfilteredMarr

“Marriage is not about living off the old memories, but continually creating new ones.” – @UnfilteredMarr

“We want to fill our kids ‘baskets’ up more with fond memories than with not-so-fond memories.” @UnfilteredMarr

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Most single folks make the mistake of looking for someone to complete them in marriage. Blame popular culture. When you look for someone to complete you, you’ll be disappointed. Join us in this episode as we discuss the difference between completing your spouse and complementing your spouse.

Topics covered this episode:

:59 I’m Already Whole

5:49 Singleness as a Gift

The Need for Community

Tweetable Quotes:

“When you look for someone to complete you, you’ll be disappointed.” – @JohnCRichardsJr @UnfilMarr

“God formed couples complete and whole before they met each other.” – @UnfilMarr

“Making marriage the goal ignores that you’re already made whole.” @JohnCRichardsJr @UnfilMarr

“As a single Christian, I felt complete until I got to the church building. I was shamed for being single.” – @SheriMyesha @UnfilMarr

“Don’t lose yourself in the process of becoming one.” – @UnfilMarr

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Marriage is a miracle. That’s the only explanation for two messy people spending their lives with one another. Join us in this episode as we discuss the miracle of marriage.

Topics covered this episode:

1:37 Sheridan’s Miracle

5:57 John’s Miracle

9:28 Our Marriage Miracle

Tweetable Quotes:

“I stopped asking about whether I deserved bad things to happen and starting viewing myself as a canvas for God to display His glory.” – @SheriMyesha @UnfilMarr

“The prerequisite to marriage being a miracle is two people admitting they are a mess.” – @UnfilMarr

“Jesus performed his first miracle at a wedding: Marriage is a miracle.” – @UnfilMarr

“We need Jesus to take the water we bring into marriage and turn it into wine.” – @JohnCRichardsJr @UnfilMarr

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Social media lies to us every day. Perfect marriages one day become bitter divorces the next. Why? Because we filter our marriages just as much as we filter our social media timelines. This podcast is meant to take that filter off…discussing real issues in marriage, parenting, career, and life.

Topics covered in this episode:

1:20 Why We Decided to Start a Podcast

4:44 Normalizing the Healthy, Imperfect Marriage

6:34 Our Unfiltered Story

Tweetable Quotes:

“We need more transparency in our marriages, so we get more sustainability in our marriages.” – @JohnCRichardsJr @UnfilMarr

“Sometimes apparently perfect marriages end up on imperfect divorces.” – @UnfilMarr

“When God writes your story, there’s no need to edit it.” – @JohnCRichardsJr @UnfilMarr

“Determine your non-negotiables on the front end of your relationship. Then you have a filter to put people through.” – @UnfilMarr

“Marriage is day-by-day, moment-by-moment, choosing your spouse again and again.” @SheriMyesha @UnfilMarr

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