Welcome to Candlelit Coffee, the #1 podcast focusing on discovering and cultivating the authentic friendship in your marriage. We are your hosts, Eric and Kasie Hayes. During this episode, we will respond to the chat GBT results when we searched how much a marriage costs mentally, physically and emotionally. This episode is a precursor to the next conversation that we will have about how much it costs to have a healthy marriage.

Thanks for joining us for a cup of coffee and good conversation. As always, we hope that you feel encouraged and inspired to unlock the authentic friendship in your marriage as we share our story with you. Life is hard, marriage is hard but anything worth having is worth fighting for. So find ways to fight for friendship with your spouse this week.

Don’t forget to like, subscribe and share. Until next time, peace.

Welcome to Candlelit Coffee, the #1 podcast focusing on discovering and cultivating the authentic friendship in your marriage. We are your hosts, Eric and Kasie Hayes.

In this episode, we share some raw moments from this week. Let's just say we didn't have the best week and our friendship was tested on a very real level. We will share details surrounding Eric's frustration with his job situation and Kasie's recent trip to the emergency room for stress related high blood pressure. This episode is raw, it's real and we hope it sheds a little light on how we navigate hard moments in our marriage. And as always, we hope it encourages and inspires you to stay committed and fight for unity and friendship in yours. Below are a few time stamps for the different components of the today's show.

00:00 - 00:57: Introductions

00:57 - 17:53: Funnies and Bummies (Kasie's ER Visit)

17:53 - 21:26: Today's Topic - Are you a good friend?

21:26 - 22:35: Our Kid's Crash the Show

22:35 - 50:42: Characteristics of a good friend

50:42 - 52:00: Conclusion

52:00 - 52:25: Outro

Thanks for joining us for a cup of coffee and good conversation. As always, we hope that you feel encouraged and inspired to unlock the authentic friendship in your marriage as we share our story with you. Life is hard, marriage is hard but anything worth having is worth fighting for. So find ways to fight for friendship with your spouse this week.

Don’t forget to like, subscribe and share. Until next time, peace.

Welcome to Candlelit Coffee, the #1 podcast focusing on discovering and cultivating the authentic friendship in your marriage. We are your hosts, Eric and Kasie Hayes.

In this show, we will share part of our pasts with you to set the stage for where we were when we first met. We will share some hard truths about some of the things that happened to us and things that we were exposed to prior to getting married. It is important to us that you understand that we were not perfect when we met, our pasts are very heavy, but God still allowed us to find love in spite of trauma. We hope that you will find hope in our story. No matter where you come from, if you are committed to your personal growth and pursuing wholeness, there is hope for you and your marriage doesn't have to suffer because of past trauma.

You will find the timestamps for each portion of the show below:

00:00 - Intro

01:45 - Funnies and Bummies (The demon roach)

13:45 - Today's Topic

16:45 - Eric's Story

25:03 - The joke that conencted us

27:08 - Kasie's Story

38:00 - You can do it

39:55 - Conclusion

41:20 - Outro

Thanks for joining us for a cup of coffee and good conversation. As always, we hope that you feel encouraged and inspired to unlock the authentic friendship in your marriage as we share our story with you. Life is hard, marriage is hard but anything worth having is worth fighting for. So find ways to fight for friendship with your spouse this week.

Don’t forget to like, subscribe and share. Until next time, peace.