#26 Amanda Davison [A Wife Like Me]

If you're married…if you're not married, but want to be…if you're not married, never want to be, but have married friends you want to love well, this show is for YOU! Amanda Davison is the wife to a Minnesota farmer, mother of three, and President of the nonprofit, A Wife Like Me. She is the co-author of Dear Wife: 10 Minute Invitations to Practice Connection with Your Husband, speaker, and serves on staff at her local church, where she and her husband lead the marriage mentor team. Former psychology professor, Amanda is now relentlessly sharing how her education in counseling and God's word changed her life and marriage. Amanda starts out by sharing her own story of working toward her degree in counseling, wanting to help others in their marital relationships and realizing that her own was falling apart.  She tells us that not until she fully surrendered her heart to Jesus was her marriage able to be transformed.  We continue the conversation talking about how to have strong, healthy communication.  Amanda tells us that we have to take a look at our heart issues before we're going to be able to have good communication and she gives some things to look for in ourselves.  We also talk about how to address an issue that keeps coming up over and over again in your marriage, and how to have fun together. Amanda says that we can't love our husbands better on our own.  It's not about trying harder.  We can't.  It's about focusing on Jesus.  His love will cause us to love our husbands more.  She says, "the more we are making it a priority to be with Jesus, the more our marriages will thrive."   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE A Wife Like Me 4 Reasons Couples Experience Destructive Communication Five A's to Healthy Communication Intimacy Conversation Guide A Wife Like Me Gathering Dear Wife Book   AMANDA'S FAVORITE 5 All Things Pumpkin Breakthrough by Red Rocks Worship Old Things New Socks Laughing   CONNECT WITH AMANDA Instagram | Facebook | Website   CONNECT WITH GIRLS TALKING LIFE Show Notes for this Episode | Instagram | Facebook