Finding Purpose in Your Empty Nest Years (Part 1 of 2)

Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family, Society & Culture, Relationships, Parenting

4.7 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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As an empty nester himself, Jim Burns returns to Focus on the Family to give you help as you enter this new stage of life. He provides hope for your marriage, your friendships, and your future as you seek to pursue the next calling God has on your life! (Part 1 of 2)

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0:00.0	Marriage podcasts usually go one of two ways.
0:03.0	Relatable, but not helpful, or helpful, but totally unrelatable to your marriage.
0:09.1	The crazy little thing called Marriage Podcast has all the,
0:12.4	whoa, that's me, marriage stories.
0:14.7	And wow, I never knew that.
0:16.8	Clinical wisdom to help your marriage thrive.
0:19.3	Crazy little thing called marriage will be your favorite lesson of your week.
0:22.6	An amazing marriage is possible.
0:24.5	It begins with you.
0:26.3	Listen on your favorite podcast app.
0:30.6	I miss their mess.
0:32.6	I miss their noise.
0:34.6	I miss their rudeness and neediness.
0:36.6	I miss their laughter.
0:38.6	I miss my place and their lives.
0:41.8	I mean, who am I?
0:43.8	And what do I do with the rest of my life?
0:46.8	Well, we all have struggles when the kids move out.
0:49.8	That's a quote from a book written by Jim Burns.
0:52.4	And that really identifies what some of those feelings are.
0:56.0	We've got Jim in the studio with us today on Focus on the Family.
0:59.8	And we're going to be unpacking this topic.
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