5 Ways To Prioritize Your Marriage During The Holiday Season | Ep. 587

Holiday season is upon us, and with it all things festive! I’m guessing your schedule didn’t have much extra space to begin with, so now there’s a risk of becoming truly overbooked. How can your marriage be a priority, even with so much going on? 

Today Dr. Kim is sharing several of his best tips for prioritizing your marriage, even in this busy season. 

We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage. 

Episode highlights include: 

• Ways to share the load of holiday tasks & preparation better 

• How prioritizing your marriage this season can decrease your stress 

• Dr. Kim’s 5 ways to prioritize your marriage this season 

• How to implement this if you aren’t on the same page right now

• Tips to de-stress your holiday gatherings and enjoy them more 

*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! 

QUOTES: 

• “It doesn’t have to be a whole evening, it doesn’t even have to be a whole hour. It can be just 15 minutes, but you protect that time.”  - Dr. Kim Kimberling  

• “I think quality time is one of the most important things we do in a marriage, and it also seems to be one of the easiest to bump.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling 

• “Make sure you're on the same page together, then enjoy it together.”  - Dr. Kim Kimberling 

• “There’s so much unnecessary tension you can eliminate if you can start to use team language and work together.” - Lindsay Few

QUESTIONS

 What is one favorite Christmas tradition you and your spouse have, just for the two of you? 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

• GIVEAWAY TIME! We are giving away a bundle of our Top 3 Resources of 2023: Our 44 Tips to Better Sex in Marriage, 21 Day Husband Encouragement Challenge, and 21 Day Wife Appreciation Challenge! To enter just leave an honest review of the podcast wherever you listen, screenshot it, send in to info@awesomemarriage.com. Giveaway ends 12/15 10am EST. 

• Dr. Kim’s newest book, Love, Intimacy and Sex in the Second Half is now available as an eBook! Grab your copy here! 

• Related episode: “What is team Language? Ep. 501”