Hey there, David Robbins here, President of Family Life, and I'm joined with my wife, Meg.

Hi, everyone.

And before we get started with today's show, I want to first thank you for joining with

us and delving deeper into all the issues we tackle here on Family Life today.

Yeah, listen to this comment from a couple who was impacted by Family Life.

She said, our communication was basically broken and silence was eating us away.

You've renewed hope and given a path back to communication and oneness.

We've let us see ourselves clearly and given us tools to bless each other.

Thank you, God, for giving us a place to restart and restore.

I mean, I love stories like that.

We get every single day.

And as a donor-supported organization, we can only bring these programs to the hearts

that need to hear them with the support from listeners like you.

And we want to share with you some incredible news.

Some generous friends of Family Life have joined together and offered a matching gift

campaign of $2 million, meaning when you make a donation today, your gift will help

twice as many families.

You can find out more later in the show or go to FamilyLifeToday.com.

We come into the holiday with expectations about what this holiday is going to produce

for us.

We come in thinking, this is a season of joy and of peace.

And then we find out that it winds up being a season of disappointment and stress and

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