Hello everyone. We're Matt and Lisa Jacobson.

And this is Faithful Life podcast, Marriage Weekend Edition,

where every Friday we take just a few minutes to talk about one simple way for you to enjoy a better weekend together.

Thank you. enjoy a better weekend together. Hello, everyone.

Welcome to Faithful Life, Marriage Weekend Edition.

We hope that you are getting ready for an awesome weekend together.

A few years ago, I had this aha moment where it just changed everything.

It was a split moment and I could see something so clearly that I had missed for a really long time

that was a game changer in our marriage and in our home.

And I don't know if you'll be able to relate to this or not, but I will tell you my story and see what you think.

So I was busy cooking dinner and I

was making some soup. I remember standing at the stove. And the whole time I was stirring my soup,

I was just thinking about all the things that had gone wrong that day and my concerns about

the children and things that had happened, things that had broken. and just my whole mind was, I guess,

spiraling downward now that I think about it.

But I could see Matt walk in the door because we have glass windows all around our kitchen

and a glass door.

And he walked in.

And he was, I could see he was glad to be home.

His face was tired but warm. And he came in and he said hey babe how

was your day and I so he asked so I answered and I started telling him about the bickering kids I told

him about the appliances that had broken the medical bills that had come in that day and my list

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