Loving The Fight Marriage Podcast · Travis Rosinger and Dawn Rosinger

Episode 156 | Get The Simple Life Now, for You and Your Marriage

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The passage gives listeners control over themselves, not control over other people.

The hosts welcome both first-time listeners and returning listeners at the top of the show. Travis joins the conversation as the co-host and husband. They mark a recent anniversary and point out that 31 years has gone by fast. The tone stays playful and affectionate throughout. They remember feeling like a 19-year-old bride and groom even after all those years. A recent outing gives them the material for the main conversation. They visit farms and stop at an Amish home that also functions as a bakery. They talk about butterscotch cookies that were so good they started eating them in the car. The day also includes fresh bread, pastries, cookies, and big apple turnovers made with real apples for a very low price. They chat with an Amish worker named Emery and with a woman at the bakery who is a little less talkative. The whole trip feels pleasant and memorable. They notice the windmills and the lack of electricity. That detail turns their attention toward the amount of work that goes into a handmade life. The hosts admire how much of what the Amish have is the result of steady labor. The visit leaves them thinking about simplicity in a deeper way. They connect the day to their own marriage and their own busyness. They also connect it to spiritual life, not just scheduling or routines. A biblical passage helps frame the point. They talk about throwing off what hinders and fixing eyes on Jesus. They also return to the idea of being still and knowing God. The closing moves back to encouragement. They tell listeners they can do it, keep loving the fight, and carry the simple-life reminder into everyday marriage.

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A calm marriage conversation that uses an Amish farm visit to urge listeners to slow down.

An anniversary outing gives the hosts a simple frame for talking about marriage, slowing down, and paying attention to what actually matters. They move through Amish farms, butterscotch cookies, fresh bread, pastries, turnovers, and handmade goods with an easy, lived in rhythm,…

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Listen if you need a gentle reset from busyness, with a marriage story that starts with an anniversary outing and lands on simplicity.

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