The Story Behind Engaged Marriage

I had the pleasure recently of being interviewed on the Coach Radio podcast, and I had an awesome time.

As I was listening to the show for the first time in the car last week, it occurred to me that several questions that I’ve been asked by readers are answered during the interview.  For example, here are some of the topics we cover:

• How and why I created Engaged Marriage
• My background in marriage ministry and how I took it online
• How we’ve built such a great community using our newsletter, Twitter, Facebook and other tools
• Why the Love Everyday project was so successful
• What’s going on with the new Fit Marriage site and why it’s so important
• Lots of fun conversation!

If you’re interested in learning more about Engaged Marriage and these related topics, please visit Coach Radio and go listen to the interview now.  While you’re there, you might consider subscribing to Justin’s blog and/or podcast so you can check out the variety of great interviews and posts he shares regularly.

I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below…

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It’s Alive! Check Out the New Fit Marriage!

I am really excited to let our Engaged Marriage community know that a project I’ve been working on for several months with Tony DiLorenzo has hit a milestone this week.  Please take a few minutes to click over and check out Fit Marriage for yourself!

Are you still here?  Well, okay, let me tell you a bit about the site so you’ll be convinced to head over and become part of a new and very important community aimed at helping you improve your physical fitness as well as your relationship.

From the Fit Marriage About page, here are some questions that will let you know if this new project should interest you:

• Are you a busy married person who struggles to find time for quality fitness?

• Are you looking for real fitness solutions that allow you to workout and feel great about yourself without taking precious time away from your spouse and family?

• Are you ready to support your spouse in living a healthy, thriving lifestyle?

If so, you’ll love what we’re doing at Fit Marriage!  



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Check This Out: Project Happily Ever After

This post is the fourth in a series called “Check This Out.” The purpose of these posts is to introduce you to other great blogs and online resources that can help you achieve the extraordinary in your marriage and family life. Enjoy!

In this edition of “Check This Out,” I’m excited to introduce you to one of my favorite marriage blogs: Project: Happily Ever After.  The site’s creator, Alisa Bowman, gives raw, helpful and oftentimes hilarious advice on the struggles we all face in marriage.

Alisa’s particular focus with Project: Happily Ever After is helping those that have experienced the “dark side” of marriage and are seeking some guidance in getting back to a relationship that they love and enjoy.

Why does she care so much about this topic, and what makes her an expert?  Well, she’s lived it.  Here’s a bit of Alisa’s story in her own words:

I started this site because I once regularly fantasized about my husband dropping dead. I spent so much time thinking and hoping for that car accident or heart attack that I had his entire funeral planned out—down to the food and beer I would serve the mourners.  



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Check This Out: Past Due Radio

This post is the third in a series called “Check This Out.” The purpose of these posts is to introduce you to other great blogs and online resources that can help you achieve the extraordinary in your marriage and family life. Enjoy!

In this edition of “Check This Out,” I’m genuinely thrilled to introduce you to my favorite new podcast and an excellent source of wise advice on finances and many other aspects of life.  If you haven’t checked out Past Due Radio, you really owe it to yourself to give host Derek Sisterhen a listen and a look.

You may recognize Derek’s name because he is one of the most regular and insightful commenters here on Engaged Marriage.  He really “gets it” and shares many of my thoughts and convictions on the subjects of marriage, family, money and communication.

So, why did Derek leave a corporate gig to become a financial coach and start an online radio show?  Here are his own words from his About page:

If you told me ten years ago that I’d be a radio show host, author, and helping others turn dreams into reality, I would’ve laughed pretty hard.  And yet, here I am: the host Past Due Radio and author of Get Naked: Stripping Down to Money & Marriage.  



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Check This Out: Better Parenting

This post is the second in a series called “Check This Out.” The purpose of these posts is to introduce you to other great blogs and online resources that can help you achieve the extraordinary in your marriage and family life.  Enjoy!

In this edition of “Check This Out,” I’m really privileged to introduce you to a fairly new site that I feel is going to be highly successful.  The site is called Better Parenting and, as the name suggests, it focuses on helping you become a better parent.

Better Parenting is headed up by a great guy with a cool name: Eppie Vojt.  Although Eppie certainly contributes, it is a multi-author site, so a variety of perspectives are provided on a wide range of topics, including marriage, family finances, pregnancy and of course parenting itself.

There are a lot of great parenting sites out there, but Better Parenting caught my eye with its great-looking design and the depth of content that’s been provided there in a relatively short time.  I am also a big fan of the site’s mission and approach to giving real-world, practical advice from those that are living the experiences they write about (sound familiar? )  



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