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Behind Our Smiles

Joe and Tara Buchanan

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Welcome to the Behind Our Smiles Podcast! We’re your hosts, Joe & Tara Buchanan. We were married in 1997, we have four amazing children, and we want to share with you the real-life behind our smiles... The things we still struggle with, the things we finally have victory over, and the truth from God’s Word that we know will always carry us. Join us for some candid conversations as we look for ways to pursue a connection with God and each other and find joy even in the struggle.
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In honor of Father’s Day, we are talking about one key characteristic of a good father: loving their children’s mother well. In this episode, we share why it’s important to prioritize your marriage above your children and how that has helped us build a strong family. https://www.wcicfm.org/a-higher-priority/…
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As we approach our 25th anniversary, we can look back and remember the times when we wanted to give up. When our conflicts seemed unresolvable. But as we trusted God, and leaned into each other, we learned to reconcile in a God-honoring way. In this episode, we share about the power of perseverance in marriage and what it looks like to “work it out…
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We are so excited for you to meet our friends Brian and Carole Pucel. When they married in 1982, everything seemed to be bliss until Brian began to follow Jesus, much to Carole’s dismay. Brian’s new-found faith almost destroyed their marriage, until Carole slowly became curious about what had caused this change in her husband. Years later, another …
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Do you ever get in a season when busyness takes over and there’s no breathing room in your schedule? Often when that happens, our marriages are the first to suffer. We’re more impatient, show less grace, and become disconnected from each other. In this episode, Joe and I share how protecting the margin in our lives has grown our marriage and sexual…
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Mother’s Day can trigger different feelings for both of us. For Joe, he doesn’t like the reminder of what he lost as a child while I love to be celebrated for the role I have played in our children’s lives. In this episode, we talk about how Joe’s struggle with Mother’s Day has impacted our marriage and how we love each other through it.…
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As we celebrate the Resurrection, we are reminded of the greatest Love that the world has ever been given. Jesus, who walked this earth, and showed us what truth, humility, and love looked like. Then He chose to become the ultimate sacrifice, so that we could live. Our desire is that we can reflect this kind of love to our spouse. But we also need …
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In this episode, we sit down with Chad and Katie Mattson to hear the stories behind their smiles. You may be familiar with Chad Mattson as the lead singer of the band, Unspoken. Their early years of marriage were filled with the stress of life on the road, poverty, and uncertainty, as Chad threw his all into his music. As things began to stabilize,…
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As each year goes by, we’re reminded that time only goes faster. We look up and realize we’re getting older, and hopefully wiser. But just because we’re older doesn’t mean God is done with us. We can look back at what He’s done and look to what He has for our future. In this episode, we celebrate the joys of growing older together, even when we sti…
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Do you ever just need a hug from your spouse? Physical affection is a great way to grow your connection and communicate God’s love to each other. Although in our marriage, with Joe having experienced child abuse, it felt complicated and could trigger unwelcome feelings. We had to learn to approach physical affection with sensitivity and understandi…
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If we don’t address the hurts in our marriage, they can pile up, create resentment, and block our connection. Forgiving each other isn’t just something we have to do once or twice, but a continual posture in choosing not to seek revenge. In this week’s episode, we share how humility and honesty help us create a culture of forgiveness in our marriag…
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We believe that forgiving those who have hurt us is a key ingredient to healing from our past wounds. When we follow God in forgiving others as He has forgiven us, we find true freedom! In this week’s episode, we talk about what forgiveness is, why we forgive, and how Joe found healing in forgiving his abusers.…
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In this week’s episode, we talk with Pastor Cal and Susan Rychener, an amazing couple who have been married and in pastoral ministry for over 40 years. From the time they met at a small Bible college in Indiana to founding one of the largest churches in Peoria, IL, and now moving into the golden years, they have learned what surrender to God looks …
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In Part 2 of Ready or Not Here I Come, we share the story of how Joe’s house of cards fell and our marriage found healing. After a period of depression and facing his childhood wounds, Joe began to see his story in new ways. It took being real and vulnerable with God about the pain he carried that gave him have a greater capacity to love. The game …
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In this episode, Joe and I share one of the biggest challenges we faced in the early years of our marriage. The pain from Joe’s past wasn’t going to go away magically because we married, and it affected the very thing we both wanted out of marriage: intimacy. We couldn’t play hide and seek forever.
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In this episode, we sit down with Adam and Christina Hannan as they share the stories behind their smiles. Only 6 years into marriage, with three little kids, they were faced with a life-changing diagnosis of their fourth child, Myles, on the day he was born. After a twenty-month fight to survive, baby Myles passed into the arms of Jesus, leaving A…
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Things may or may not slow down next week, or next month, or even next year. So we have to learn to manage our stress in a way that doesn’t damage our marriage. In this episode, Joe and I share how to pursue connection and love each other well through the crazy seasons. https://www.wcicfm.org/when-stress-pulls-at-your-marriage/…
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Do difficult experiences in your past make it hard for you to truly enjoy the Christmas season? Or maybe you’re struggling this Christmas but don’t want to bring down the ones you love. In this episode, Joe and I share our different feelings around the holidays and how it impacts our marriage. Read our blog post here: https://www.wcicfm.org/why-is-…
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Trauma does have far-reaching effects on how we think, feel, and behave. But is the trauma we have experienced the only lens we look through? In this episode, Joe and I discuss the difficult task of discerning between the effects of trauma and our own sinful hearts. NOTE: the Samaritan Ministries promotion mentioned in this episode is not available…
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Do you ever feel disconnected from your spouse? That you’re just not as close as you once were? If you don’t address what is causing the disconnection, the distance will only grow in your marriage. Fight for connection! NOTE: the Samaritan Ministries promotion mentioned in this episode is not available. Please accept our sincerest apologies for any…
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“Every love story is beautiful, but ours is my favorite." In our first episode, we want to share why we started this podcast, and how we first met and fell in love. I might have been too young, and Joe might have had too much baggage to really make it work. But by pursuing God and each other, we were able to see God work miracles in our love story.…
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Tonight, a very special Election Episode of The Janine Turner Radio Show. There are many things that threaten America today. Debt. Terrorism. Entitlement mentality. Constitutional ignorance. Civic laziness. Corruption. There is no greater threat to America, however, than the dubious work of many Representatives and Senators in the Legislative Branc…
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Janine's motto is "Knowledge is Power and Reason is a Civic Responsibility." She takes this very seriously, and now that Obama and the Democrats have declared war on women, Janine wants all of you, men and women, to talk to your GIRLFRIENDs. What is that? Janine has recently joined PJ Media as a columnist, and she writes about how to educate women …
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Listeners of The Janine Turner Radio Show know what Janine's three favorite words are: "Wow!", "Fascinating", and "Usurpation." Well, no one is usurping anything on the show tonight, but the guests definitely deserve a "Fascinating!" Rae Lynne Chornenky, NFRW President and constitutional lawyer, is up first to talk about the liberals' war on women.…
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Howdy! Welcome back for another round of The Janine Turner Radio Show. Tonight Janine talks to U.S. Senate candidate from Texas Craig James. We need fresh faces in the U.S. Senate! Preferrably ones who actually read proposed bills lol! Rebecca Kleefish is the Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. She and Governor Scott Walker are the subjects of a reca…
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Happy Easter! Janine hopes all of you are celebrating the Ressurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. And for those of you who don't happen to be Christians, that's fine: she hopes you are enjoying your holiday weekend. And to make this weekend extra special, Janine hosts former presidential candidate Donald Trump! Janine is such a huge fan…
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SCORE!!! What a coup for Janine this week! She gets to talk to the current frontrunner for the GOP nomination for president, Gov. Mitt Romney! Janine and Mitt dish on all the current topics, including the economy and Obamacare. This is an interview you don't want to miss! But of course, there's much more! In addition to reading your emails (which J…
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Howdy! Welcome to another exciting episode of the Janine Turner Radio Show! This week Janine's mind is on the upcoming Supreme Court Case regarding Obamacare, and Jenny Beth Martin is here to talk about it. Jenny Beth is a personal friend of Janine and the co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots. Next is the Exceptional Entrepreneur segment with Maure…
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Howdy! Or should we say, "Top o' the morning to you!" Welcome to the special St. Patrick's Day edition of the Janine Turner Radio Show! First up is Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony Foundation, talking about the Left's War against Women. TX Attorney General Greg Abbott discusses the proposed Texas Voter ID law. Christie Cradd…
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Howdy! Welcome back for another edition of The Janine Turner Radio Show! Janine thanks you so much for joining her on a cold and wet Saturday night here in Dallas, TX at Talk Radio 570 KLIF-AM (shameless plug lol!). And what a great show tonight! First up is Amb. John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, who talks about Iran and ho…
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