These Are The Days

We’re pregnant with baby #4! 🥳 So we thought this was the perfect episode to talk about expanding our family, how our parenting has evolved, what we’re excited (and nervous) about with baby #4, and so much more.  When it comes to parenting, we all want a formula but there is no right-one-way to do it. That just doesn’t exist. Every kid, every family, and every season is different. And we have transitioned into a specific way of thinking that has released us from the pressure of being the perfect parent. We hope this inspires you to release that pressure too! ♥️ *There’s still time!* Have you grabbed our heirloom Memories of Christmas journals yet?!!🎄These beautiful 25-year Christmas memory books are the perfect way to record and cherish your Christmas memories, photos, cards, and recipes throughout the years and precious keepsake to pass down through the generations. They are available for podcast listeners at memoriesofchristmasjournal.com In this episode we talk about:  Where we currently stand when it comes to having more kids  The perspective shift we’ve had in parenting that has helped us tremendously  How communication (with our kids) has impacted our connection with our kids   Connect with us: Instagram I @audreyroloff Instagram I @jeremyroloff The Marriage Journal  Memories of Us Anniversary Journal Creative Love  A Love Letter Life  Debt Free Journal  Shop Audrey’s Amazon Storefront Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us!  This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co.   

Did you know we are remodeling our home? 😜 If you didn’t it’s ok! We haven’t done the best job sharing about it online. Renovating our home means we’ve moved in with family. It’s us, our kids, and Audrey’s parents navigating life, homeschooling, work, and the renovation. And it has been quite overwhelming! 🥴  A big question we are getting about all this is … “how is it living with your parents?” That question typically comes with the expectation of a negative answer. But honestly, for us, it has been a huge blessing and has gone way better than we anticipated. Want to know why? Listen in!  We’re diving into the chaos, the reality, the beauty, and everything in between as we share about our home renovation journey so far. 🏠  *Still in stock!!* Have you grabbed our heirloom Memories of Christmas journals yet?!!🎄These beautiful 25-year Christmas memory books are the perfect way to record and cherish your Christmas memories, photos, cards, and recipes throughout the years and precious keepsake to pass down through the generations. They are available for podcast listeners at memoriesofchristmasjournal.com   In this episode we talk about:  Why we decided to live with family instead of staying somewhere else  Expectation management + how we’re applying this to our current living situation The reason we aren’t putting the renovation on YouTube  What the renovation is teaching us about how we treat people in life  Connect with us: Instagram I @audreyroloff Instagram I @jeremyroloff The Marriage Journal  Memories of Us Anniversary Journal Creative Love  A Love Letter Life  Debt Free Journal  Shop Audrey’s Amazon Storefront  Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us!  This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co.   

*Still in stock!!* Have you grabbed our heirloom Memories of Christmas journals yet?!!🎄These beautiful 25-year Christmas memory books are the perfect way to record and cherish your Christmas memories, photos, cards, and recipes throughout the years and precious keepsake to pass down through the generations. They are available for podcast listeners at memoriesofchristmasjournal.com  Let’s talk about alcohol. Over the last year, our perspective around alcohol has evolved and has led to a pretty significant shift in our lives. One thing we have learned is that not every new discipline has to be extreme because extreme can be unhealthy. But when you develop new ways of living a more whole and healthy life, you understand that healthy moderation is possible. ♥️ There are several reasons why we have scaled back alcohol, and as we share them with you we hope conversations in your own heart and in your own home arise.  In this episode we talk about:  Our personal experiences + upbringing surrounding alcohol  Ways alcohol was impacting our health (physically + spiritually)  How being extreme in new disciplines can become unhealthy  Why it was possible for us to give up alcohol this time compared to when we have tried before Links to anything we mentioned:  Grab the Memories of Christmas Journal  Connect with us: Instagram I @audreyroloff Instagram I @jeremyroloff The Marriage Journal  Memories of Us Anniversary Journal Creative Love  A Love Letter Life  Debt Free Journal  Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us!  This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co.   

Our heirloom Memories of Christmas journals are back!!!🎄These beautiful 25-year Christmas memory books are the perfect way to record and cherish your Christmas memories, photos, cards, and recipes throughout the years and precious keepsake to pass down through the generations. They are officially available today for podcast listeners at memoriesofchristmasjournal.com.  With holidays coming up, travel may be in your future (whether in a car or on a plane), so we thought this was the perfect time to talk about traveling with little kids! 😆 For us, we value traveling enough that we didn’t want to wait until the kids were older to travel. We know that travel breaks up routine + opens our kids’ eyes to new perspectives. But we also know it is NOT easy … especially with little kids. There are things we have discovered over the years that have made traveling with our kids easier; not perfect, but easier. 👏 We are going to share things we’ve learned along the way – from packing, knowing what strollers and car seats to bring, mapping out daily schedules, the best time to board the plane, things we use to keep our kids entertained on the plane and SO much more.  Another big part of today’s conversation is all about screen time. We know it is a hot topic. We are not anti-screens but we have a stricter screen philosophy than most people. And we want to talk about how we integrate screen time into our travel.  So, let’s take off + get into this! ✈️ In this episode we talk about:  Why we want our kids to travel and learn through travel experiences Our travel philosophy + how our parenting style speaks into it  Cars vs. plan travel (hacks we do differently for each method of travel)   What screen time looks like when we are traveling   Links to anything we mentioned:  Memories of Christmas Journal  The Bucket List Family  Our jogger stroller  Doona Carseat/Stroller  Doona Bike  Slumber Pod Tonie Box code 20AUDREY for 20% off orders over $99 “Goldbug Book” aka one of our favorite books for the kids  Boat Bag aka our “throw all carry-on bag” for travel Baggu Crossbody best-oversized fanny pack Homeopathic travel kit  Portable sound machine Connect with us: Instagram I @audreyroloff Instagram I @jeremyroloff The Marriage Journal  Memories of Us Anniversary Journal Creative Love  A Love Letter Life  Debt Free Journal  Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us!   This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co.   

We get A  LOT of questions about how we came to the decision to homeschool our kids. So we thought it would be fun, interesting, and (hopefully) helpful to talk about that in today’s episode. 😊 Our decision is multifaceted and it wasn’t just about education for our kids. Our goal in this conversation is to share our personal schooling experiences, talk about parenting and our thoughts on raising kids, and how homeschooling fits into all of it. So, let’s talk about homeschooling! ♥️ PS - Memories of Christmas journal coming soon 👀 Make sure you are on our Roloff Monthly so you can be the first to know when they are back in stock! Sign up HERE. 💌 In this episode we talk about:  Our personal school experiences   Things homeschool offers our family that traditional school cannot  The resources we use for homeschooling  Links to anything we mentioned:  The Marriage Journal  Call of The Wild + Free by Ainsley Armit Good + Beautiful Curriculum  Connect with us: Instagram I @audreyroloff Instagram I @jeremyroloff The Marriage Journal  Memories of Us Anniversary Journal Creative Love  A Love Letter Life  Debt Free Journal  Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us! This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co.

Let’s talk about church  ⛪ We have experienced many versions of the Christian church, and have openly shared them over the years. In our culture right now, there is a lot of sentiment around church; from church hurt, to frustrations, to people leaving church and not attending anymore.  Over the last few years, we have found ourselves wrestling with the gap of what church should be like and what church is actually like. It has been a journey but we are landing on solid ground. 🥾 Our hope is that this conversation inspires conversations within your home, family, and marriage about being a follower of Jesus and what being part of the body of Christ means for you.  Ps - have you left the podcast a review yet? We are so thankful for YOU, our listeners. And we want to hear what you love about the show. So take a moment to leave a review on your podcast app. It means the world to us ♥️ In this episode we talk about:  Our individual backgrounds in church  Letting go of expecting things from the church you can only get from walking with Jesus  Why you shouldn’t outsource your spiritual walk to the church Moving from criticism to grace when it comes to your perspective of the church  Connect with us: Instagram I @audreyroloff Instagram I @jeremyroloff The Marriage Journal  Memories of Us Anniversary Journal Creative Love  A Love Letter Life  Debt Free Journal  Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us!  This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co.   

We just celebrated our 9 year anniversary (wild!) so marriage is at the forefront of this episode. ♥️ The last 9 years may have taken us away from our plans. But allowing the Spirit to move and shift them has led us to better plans than we could have expected, even if sometimes it has been challenging. Our marriage identity has been formed, and as we share our journey with you, we hope it inspires YOU to establish a marriage identity of your own.  We are diving into running the Helvetia Half Marathon, our 13 mile marriage nuggets, and a behind the scenes look at partnerships + brand deals for influencers.  Pre-sale for These Are The Days Sweatshirts is EXTENDED through Sunday, 10/15. We hope every time you put it on this cozy hoodie it can be a simple reminder to slow down, stay present to the moment and remember that every day is an opportunity to make memories with those you cherish most. In this episode we talk about:  Our anniversary trip to Santa Barbara 13 marriage nuggets from the half marathon we ran together  Ways we prioritized home, health, and holiness this last year  Links to anything we mentioned:  Podcast Sweatshirt  Connect with us: Instagram I @audreyroloff Instagram I @jeremyroloff The Marriage Journal  Memories of Us Anniversary Journal Creative Love  A Love Letter Life  Debt Free Journal  Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us!  This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co. 

“When is the podcast coming back?” This is probably one of the most asked questions we received over the last 2 years. 🤣 We get it. We missed talking to you guys in this way just as much as you missed listening! So let’s catch up because A LOT has happened in the last few years.  And remember, the life you are living is the life you are living TODAY. These Are The Days ♥️  Ps - listen to the very end to hear about our launch-day giveaway 😉 In this episode we talk about:  Why we chose to name the podcast “These Are The Days”  What the last 2 years have looked like during our podcast hiatus  The 3 words/concepts that encapsulate our vision for the podcast  Connect with us: Instagram I @audreyroloff Instagram I @jeremyroloff The Marriage Journal  Memories of Us Anniversary Journal Creative Love  A Love Letter Life  Debt Free Journal Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means we earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting us!  This podcast was produced by Pivot Media Co.   

We have renamed the show (it fits our season of life!) and we are BACK! We hope that you find inspiration in every episode and walk away living each day more present and intentional. From home, health, & holiness to your family, kids, and marriage – we invite you to join us as we live more intentionally every day. There’s no time like the present & remember – these are the days 🌿  

It is the final episode of this season! And we couldn’t think of a better way to end than with a conversation around marriage mission statements and family values. It is one of our favorite things to talk about! Get cozy on your couch (or by your fireplace) and let’s dive in.  Behind the Scenes Podcast is partnered with Compassion International. When you sponsor a child, you receive a FREE copy of our latest book, Creative Love. To Sponsor A Child - Compassion.com/Roloff or Text ROLOFF to 83393. In this episode you’ll hear:  Why mission statements are vital; not just to large companies, but marriages  What questions you can ask one another as you form you marriage statement & family values  Family pillars; what they are and why they are so important  Where the podcast is headed for the next season  For all things mentioned in this episode check out the Podcast Blog Post. 

Dreams have always been a part of our relationship. Our conversations frequently circle back to our dreams. And the more we vocalize them, the more they become aligned.  Dreaming together is not only important, but powerful for your relationship. It unifies your relationship, aligns your resources, gives you something to work towards, and gives you purpose.  Tune in as we share all about dreaming together! Behind the Scenes Podcast is partnered with Compassion International. When you sponsor a child, you receive a FREE copy of our latest book, Creative Love. To Sponsor A Child - Compassion.com/Roloff or Text ROLOFF to 83393. In this episode you’ll hear:  Why dreaming is SO important  Strategies for dreaming together (and questions to ask each other!)  How we create space for dreaming  Practical tactics on how to dream together For all things mentioned in this episode check out the Podcast Blog Post. 

We decided to try something fun for this episode! We went LIVE on our Instagram, @Beating50Percent, for a Q&A session and recorded the entire thing for the show. It was so much fun hanging out with you guys fireside (you even hear some fire crackling in the background)  This is an organic conversation answering some of our most asked questions as well as some fun on-the-spot questions from our audience. We LOVE doing these and hope you enjoy them too!  Behind the Scenes Podcast is partnered with Compassion International. When you sponsor a child, you receive a FREE copy of our latest book, Creative Love. To Sponsor A Child - Compassion.com/Roloff or Text ROLOFF to 83393. In this episode you’ll hear:  Why friendship is the most important foundation to any relationship Advice on female friendships (especially when you are a strong female!)  How communication can hold you together during seasons of higher stress  Why dreaming together is SO valuable for your relationship.   For all things mentioned in this episode check out the Podcast Blog Post. 

Every relationship has conflict - it is universal + inevitable! But what sparks the most conflict in your relationship? Is it stress, lack of time together, money, hard days at work or with the kids? (Speaking honestly: for us, it is often when we overestimate our capacity and take on too much!)  The good news is that there are SO MANY ways you can help prevent conflict, healthily work through it, AND learn from it. The idea isn’t to get rid of conflict, but to use it to strengthen your relationship.  Behind the Scenes Podcast is partnered with Compassion International. When you sponsor a child, you receive a FREE copy of our latest book, Creative Love. To Sponsor A Child - Compassion.com/Roloff or Text ROLOFF to 83393. In this episode you’ll hear:  Why you should communicate your expectations (psst … it helps avoid so much conflict!).  The importance and value of doing check-ins in your relationship.  The code of conflict for fighting fair: what it is and how you can develop your own.  For all things mentioned in this episode check out the Podcast Blog Post. 

This episode is all about managing expectations surrounding special occasions and holidays so that they don’t turn from a special day into a stressful day (No one wants that)! And with one of the biggest relationship holidays this weekend, we want to talk about Valentines Day, ways you can prevent conflict, and some fun date ideas!  Did you know it is Beating 50 Percent’s 5 year anniversary? This is a milestone for us and we want to celebrate with you! Tune in for a giveaway you are going to LOVE!  Behind the Scenes Podcast is partnered with Compassion International. When you sponsor a child, you receive a FREE copy of our latest book, Creative Love. To Sponsor A Child - Compassion.com/Roloff or Text ROLOFF to 83393. In this episode you’ll hear:  A very simple, yet powerful, list of questions you can ask to set expectations for special dates in your calendar.  4 things you can do to protect your relationship in the heat of holidays + special occasions.   The power of asking questions + staying curious and the value it brings to your relationship.  For all things mentioned in this episode check out the Podcast Blog Post. 

Memories of Us has launched - and just in time for Valentines Day! We believe this journal will carry great weight and impact, beyond your marriage + for generations of your family to come. To celebrate Memories of Us launching, we are diving into why making memories + marking moments is SO important to us and how you can cultivate this in your relationship too. We love what Corrie Ten Boom brilliantly says, “Memories are the key not to the past, but to the future.” Beyond making memories, we love to “lock it in.” This is our way of creating a mental tattoo of important moments to us; moments of celebration, loss, disappointment, or even just the little daily moments of discovery, connection, or breakthrough. It has become part of our marriage culture and we hope to encourage you to find your own way to integrate this into your relationship too!  Behind the Scenes Podcast is partnered with Compassion International. When you sponsor a child, you receive a FREE copy of our latest book, Creative Love. To Sponsor A Child - Compassion.com/Roloff or Text ROLOFF to 83393. In this episode you’ll hear:  The difference between reminiscing and recording memories.  How we document memories and why we place so much value on them.  Ways you can go out of your way to create memories.  What “Lock It In” means to us and why we do it.  For all things mentioned in this episode check out the Podcast Blog Post. 

We are SO excited for today’s episode because we are covering a lot of ground!  First, we are going to tackle a fear floating around our world today when it comes to relationships: the fear of being cheesy. And how that fear holds us back from pursuing creativity in our love stories.  We are also going to play a fun game that involves YOU guys! We asked you on Instagram to share some statements/assumptions about us, and we are going to answer those.  A lot of those questions had to do with the farm. And we have been processing this all summer + are finally ready to share an update with you. While it won’t answer all your questions, we know that it will bring enough clarity as we share our hearts.  And finally, we are going to talk about roles in our relationship (something you all have been asking more and more!)  So grab a cup of coffee, sit fireside, and let’s dive in!  Behind the Scenes Podcast is partnered with Compassion International. When you sponsor a child, you receive a FREE copy of our latest book, Creative Love. To Sponsor A Child - Compassion.com/Roloff or Text ROLOFF to 83393. In this episode you’ll hear:  How creativity + cheesy are different and how you can overcome the fear of being cheesy (and creative) in your relationship.  Our roles within our marriage  (what each of us does at home, in work, and with the kids).  An honest update on the farm and how we are processing what feels like the death of a dream.  A rose + thorn from our week (who remembers this from previous seasons??).   For all things mentioned in this episode check out the Podcast Blog Post.

If you know us, you know that we THRIVE off of adventure + spontaneity! Sure, we need routine, but we also need newness. It is about finding that balance, stepping out of your comfort zone, and saying yes to moments along the journey.  Adventures make good stories and they teach you so much about who you are, who someone else is, and how your relationship responds to life and situations.  Our world today has over complicated and over saturated the truest form of adventure. We are constantly comparing our life to someone else’s and thinking we have to have the picture perfect adventure in order for it to be worth it. But that is not true at all!  The muscle of adventure is there. It just takes flexing + creativity to unlock it. And once you do, it is well worth it!  Behind the Scenes Podcast is partnered with Compassion International. When you sponsor a child, you receive a FREE copy of our latest book, Creative Love. To Sponsor A Child - Compassion.com/Roloff or Text ROLOFF to 83393. In this episode you’ll hear:  3 key components to a good adventure  The principle of spontaneity + how you can use it in your relationship  How you can (and should!) incorporate your kids into your adventures  Questions you can ask one another as you define what adventure means to you  For all things mentioned in this episode check out the Podcast Blog Post. 

Communication is the most crucial component in marriage. It can strengthen, heal and acknowledge your commitment to grow your relationship.  We live in a fast paced, convenient world that does not value the power of writing things down or communicating well. And one of the biggest things that come against healthy (+ creative) communication is social media. If not harnessed and wrangled, social media will rob you of your love story.  Communication isn’t just a big conversation once a night before you go to bed. It can happen in creative ways throughout your day. Affirmations, sticky notes, letters - all of that. They are powerful! All it takes is a bunch of words strung together to build a beautiful story. There are little things you can do everyday that have weight + make such a big impact in your relationship. We hope this episode motivates you to do the small, simple, attainable things that come with big rewards.  Behind the Scenes Podcast is partnered with Compassion International. When you sponsor a child, you receive a FREE copy of our latest book, Creative Love. To Sponsor A Child - Compassion.com/Roloff or Text ROLOFF to 83393. In this episode you’ll hear:  Why communication is so important + how you can creatively communicate in your relationship  Mailbox affirmations: what it is and how we do them  10 creative ways to communicate “I love you”  For all things mentioned in this episode check out the Podcast Blog Post. 

The podcast is back!  But we aren’t just excited about the new season of the show, we are also celebrating our new book, Creative Love ... which releases TODAY! This book is an essential follow up to A Love Letter Life. It is a snack book, as we call it! Creative Love is not meant to be a book you read in one sitting. It is a book full of ideas, challenges, and questions that help cultivate creativity in your relationship throughout the rest of your life. You can put it on your coffee table or night stand and reference back to it often!  In this episode, we are going to talk about how 2020 looked to us, what it meant for marriages, and how we are going to take action together this season on the show to link arms and cultivate a creative love together.   Behind the Scenes Podcast is partnered with Compassion International. When you sponsor a child, you receive a FREE copy of our latest book, Creative Love. To Sponsor A Child - Compassion.com/Roloff or Text ROLOFF to 83393. In this episode you’ll hear:  How Jeremy + Audrey have viewed 2020. BTS of their new book, Creative Love.  A glimpse of what is to come this season on the podcast.  For all things mentioned in this episode check out the Podcast Blog Post. 

The theme of the last 6 months of our life has been scaling things back in our life which is why we have made the decision to wrap up season 4 of the podcast and take a break from releasing new episodes for a season. Our desire is to be authentic, real, and helpful, and offer great value to you guys. In order to do that, we need to fill up and invest in our own lives. We aren’t quitting the podcast; we are taking a break. We will be back! Enjoy this final episode of season 4, as we dive into a conversation around news consumptions, discerning truth, inviting healthy conversation, and a fun story that comes FULL circle after 9 years. Read more here: https://theroloffs.com/blogs/behindthescenespodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.