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Ron and Laura Swan have been married for 33 years and even though the first 5 years were definitely a difficult challenge, since surrendering their lives to Jesus in 1996 they have seen God work in them and in their marriage ever since. In fact, they would tell you that they continue to grow closer and closer to each other and that their marriage still gets better every single day! They have served as elders within Harvest City church since 2011 and have been a part of the church since 2002. In their spare time they love to travel and also to spend time with their kids and grandkids.

Are you single? Dating? Engaged? Married?

How was your Valentines day?

Our Authentic Love hosts, Dabria, Hanna, and Dami discuss their experiences, expectations, and point of view when it comes to Valentines day. They also talk about how we can celebrate Feb 14th whether we're single or not.

There are so many ways to celebrate Valentines day. It can be simple, special, or extra special. What is your preference?

Join our Authentic Love Team by listening to "Shades of Pink" episode.

Josh and Jenny Kachaluba met through volunteering in the church as youth leaders back in 2021. They now serve together in youth, RISE and as life group leaders, and feel passionate about volunteering and serving being a fundamental part of their relationship and their individual growth. Josh is an electrical technologist at Evraz and Jenny is the Next Gen Pastor at Harvest City. They got married in 2023 and had celebrations in 3 different countries! Their own journeys of personal healing through counselling is something that has been essential to their relationship and they are both big advocates for seeking help and working on your own brokenness first. Their hope is to be used as a couple to help mentor other couples, and to walk out a marriage that is authentic and FUN!

It's almost Christmas time and Authentic Love is delving into how to make sure you're able to balance expectations, traditions and overload of activity to ensure a restful season. Join hosts Heather and Hanna as they discuss their family traditions and how things changed as their families grew.

Authentic Love is back with another Story Time episode. Join host Hanna and special guests Kim and Andrew as they share about what it was like to meet in high school and get married young. Kim and Andrew share what dating was like in the 90's and what hasn't changed since then when it comes to maintaining a Godly relationship.

There's so much to learn about someone when you're in a relationship so how do you know what to ask? Join Heather and Dami from the Authentic Love team as they discuss things you and your partner should talk about before getting married. Learn how to identify dealbreakers, talk about expectations and what has shaped the other person into who they are.