Kimberly struggled for 10 years in an unhappy marriage, filled with conflict, addiction, and so much anger.

Kimberly was ready to walk away, but God used our ministry to transform her heart.

The podcast and all the focus on the family resources was like the hands and feet of Jesus in that moment, in those moments, because it's

like, we're arguing, and we don't know even know how to pray. We don't know where to go in the

Bible. As Kimberly and her husband rebuilt their marriage, we were part of their healing process.

Focus on the family was like the wow of wisdom, like, that we can always go to.

I'm Jim Daly. Every day, reach out to Focus on the Family for help with their

marriages, their parenting, and their faith. In their most desperate hour, you can help

deliver hope and joy to these families. Give by December 31st and your gift will be doubled. Donate today at focus on

the family.com slash family. When we put up the Christmas tree every year, my family loves

looking at all the ornaments we've gathered from places we've been to or things we've done

in other years. So my favorite memory is the extra gift.

One Christmas, we had a piece of furniture, really,

that we hid behind the couch at my parents' house,

and Christmas is over, but wait, there's one more gift.

Those are fun memories, and what about you? Do you have some special traditions or

memories that your family is anticipating for Christmas this year? Welcome to Focus on the Family

with Jim Daly. I'm John Fuller and we're so glad you've joined us today. John, some people have to be

thinking Christmas already. It's just the day after Thanksgiving. But hey, here we are. It's time to

rev up the engine and get going. And I know there's going to be a lot of stuff happening between

now and Christmas Day. Some great stuff. We're going to honor the Lord, I hope, and we're also

going to bless people with gifts. Do you remember when the kids were little and how they would get up

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