As a new wife and mother, Shelly was trying to figure out her life and faith.

Then she found the help she needed.

I drink it, like a thirsty person would drink water.

I just, I loved it. every day I remember hovering around the radio

and listening and learning so much for focus on the family. I'm Jim Daly

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I think it's pretty fair to say that men and women usually don't think about

emotional connection in the same way and that can be a hurdle for a newly

married couple to learn to get over. I'm John Fuller along with Greg Smalley and to play

some sort of a game show we've got Aaron Greg's wife here she's going to spill all the

secrets talk about all the heard.

Erin is a counselor and an author, and she and Greg speak together a lot at marriage events,

and I'm so glad to have you in the studio with us, the both of you. Yeah, super fun, I'm so glad to have you in the studio with us the both of you.

Yeah, super fun. I'm excited.

Now we're going to hear today from Pam and Bill Farrell, who are terrific authors and

speakers. They've written a great book about intimacy in

marriage. It's called Red Hot Monogamy and here they are talking with Jim

Daly. The early years of marriage, let's just go right down the life cycle. Early years of marriage,

red-hot monogamy. How does a young couple know kids in the home? What should they be

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