Hard seasons don't mean your marriage is broken. They're part of the covenant. Micheline shares honest truths about communication, forgiveness, and weathering the storms together.

The wedding day talks about love being patient. The Tuesday morning before coffee tells a different story. In this honest conversation for married couples, Micheline names what we rarely say out loud about the middle of marriage.

You'll hear:

- Why "love is patient, love is kind" is harder to live at 7 AM than it is at the altar

- Four truths every married couple needs to hear out loud: you married a flawed human (and so did they), communication is a skill not an instinct, forgiveness is a daily choice, and seasons change

- A direct word for marriages that are thriving (don't get complacent), marriages that are struggling (you don't have to suffer in silence), and marriages barely holding on (don't make a permanent decision in a temporary season)

- A simple weekly challenge to rebuild what distance has torn down

"Love is patient, love is kind. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." 1 Corinthians 13:4, 7

"See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone." Song of Solomon 2:11

If you're in a winter season in your marriage right now, hold on. Spring is coming. The covenant holds you together when feelings don't.

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You are loved with an everlasting love.

Hosted by Micheline Nelson, founder of ECO Relationships. New episodes weekly.