In this 15-Year Wedding Anniversary episode, we open up about the real stuff: how we dated differently, why we got engaged so fast, what helped us build a marriage that's still standing (and thriving) today, and why purity, prayer, and purpose shaped everything. Raw, real lessons we learned from doing things God's way, messing up plenty, and learning how to keep showing up for each other.

If you're dating, engaged, married, or even just praying for your person, we hope this episode gives you clarity, courage, and a fresh vision for relationships rooted in God. We also talk about group dates, awkward boundaries, courting, and what actually helped us fight for each other instead of against each other when things got really difficult.

It's the behind-the-scenes of what it looks like to choose love, grace, and growth when life throws everything at you. And if you're in a season where marriage feels more like work than wonder, just know you're not alone, and it's not over.

We're still learning. Still growing. Still choosing each other. And still believing God can write a redemptive story in every season, even the really challenging ones.

Key Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Introduction
[00:02:00] The highs, lows, and what we'd change
[00:02:57] How we met, and why it was different
[00:05:13] Jonathan's first thoughts on Melissa
[00:07:56] The first date that changed everything
[00:13:10] Why did we date differently?
[00:15:08] Choosing purity in today's culture
[00:15:42] Courting on purpose, was it worth it?
[00:16:17] What happens when a man leads with chivalry?
[00:19:21] Group dating & what it taught us
[00:20:54] Our fast, prayer-led engagement
[00:22:58] What trusting God in marriage actually looks like
[00:24:28] Almost losing it all & finding our way back
[00:27:46] How to navigate a difficult marriage season

Memorable Quotes:

"And while we don't live for the opinion or input of others, it is important that you don't ever give people a reason to question things or put things in their minds that isn't there." [00:19:49] – Melissa Edmiston

"It's important to expose the person that you're dating to your friends so that they might see something that you don't see." [00:20:47] – Jonathan Edmiston

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