Creating a Shared Vision for Your Marriage (Part 1 of 2)

Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family, Relationships, Society & Culture, Parenting

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🗓️ 26 March 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Pastor Sean and Lanette Reed describe their marital journey and God’s faithfulness. Although many wondered if their relationship would survive, the Reeds were proactive about creating a long-term plan and a godly legacy for future generations of their family. (Part 1 of 2)

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0:00.0	Lonnie and Kaye were high school sweethearts, but over time the never-ending conflict and their loss of love threatened to tear their marriage apart.
0:11.0	When we filled out our forms with focus on the family, they asked us if we believed in a miracle if we were willing to allow a miracle to happen. And, you know, with all my heart, that's what I wanted.
0:23.0	Lonnie and Kay attended Hope Restored where focused counselors help heal and restore broken relationships,
0:30.0	giving husbands and wives godly hope for the future.
0:34.0	I guess what I'd say is I cherish her now more than I did before
0:38.0	and I have a way that I can communicate to her
0:41.0	that I did not have before and focus on the families given me that ability.
0:45.0	I'm Jim Daly. Working together we can save more families like Kay and Lonnie's every month.
0:51.0	Become a friend to focus on the family by calling 800 a family or
0:56.2	donate at focus on the family.com slash family. So we're parents of two under two and we're just looking forward to having some
1:09.2	time alone together to work on our marriage and and enjoy each other some more.
1:14.0	We hope to grow my husband's business enough that we can provide jobs for the people around
1:20.2	us and that we can work there together.
1:23.0	We currently have two teenage daughters
1:25.0	and with school and work, everything is just busy.
1:28.0	So hopefully in the future we'll have some time to slow down.
1:33.6	My wife and I are older and as I look forward to the future I just think about our friendship
1:38.4	and how we can foster that together. Well, how about you?
1:44.2	What dreams do you have about your marriage?
1:46.2	What's your five to ten year plan for the future?
1:49.3	Today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, we'll be hearing from one couple who faced a lot of obstacles
1:54.2	early on in their relationship but with careful planning and intentionality and a
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