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Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast

Four Daily Essentials

Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast

Focus on the Family

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.51.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

What is an essential part of your daily routine? Just like in life, your marriage needs good daily habits. John talks with Greg and Erin about habits that have helped them over the years. You'll also hear from Dr. Randy Schroeder and Jim Daly, who share about four daily essential habits you can implement in your marriage.

 

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0:00.0

If you have a routine in life, what does that involve?

0:08.2

I mean, it might be working out.

0:09.7

I try to do that in the morning.

0:11.7

My wife takes walks with the dog for a couple of miles every day.

0:16.2

Maybe it's coffee or something else.

0:20.0

Is there a good routine that you have for your marriage?

0:23.1

Do you have strong daily habits that you employ to keep your marriage strong?

0:28.4

Well, I'm John Fuller joined by my focus colleagues,

0:30.9

Aaron and Greg Smalley.

0:32.2

And if there's something you just have to have every day, Greg,

0:37.4

either just personally or as a couple, what is it?

0:41.0

Well, I go out and jump on the trampoline every single morning.

0:45.6

Yeah, and in winter time when we have a foot of snow,

0:48.5

it's a harder to do that.

0:50.4

You know, for me, honestly, it's getting up.

0:53.0

I get up at about 4.30.

0:54.5

Oh, my goodness.

0:55.1

So that's intentionally?

0:56.4

Yes, because I really love to get up all by myself.

1:00.9

So I'm alone and in workout, I have a bike that I do.

1:05.6

It's in the basement.

1:07.0

And I combine riding a bike that don't judge me.

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