Christopher Clark knew how the story of his life here on Earth would end years before his passing.

ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, would be his demise, but in the meantime, he just wanted more ordinary days.

For four years, he and his wife Lisa worked together day after day for that goal.

They definitely cried together, but they also laughed and loved.

They took confidence in knowing this must be God's plan for Christopher's life.

But now that he has passed, Lisa is left with day after ordinary day without Christopher,

and she has found it was much easier to grieve with him than to grieve without him.

Lisa Valentine Clark is a writer, actress, and the host of the Lisa show on BYU Radio.

She is a founding member of the theater as in-pro-v comedy troupe, The Thrillionaires.

Writer, producer, and actress in the new movie, Once I Was Engaged, a host for three seasons on the TV show Random Acts,

and stars in the BYU TV production show-offs.

She is the mother of five and author of Real Moms making it up as we go.

This is All-In, an LDS living podcast where we ask the question,

what does it really mean to be All-In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

I'm Morgan Jones, and I am so honored to have Lisa Valentine Clark with me on the line today, Lisa, welcome.

Thank you. Thank you for having me.

Well, you are a pro at any kind of talking over audio, and I am not.

So you're going to have to be patient with me.

But I want to start out today. I had the opportunity.

I guess I should say this up front. I had the opportunity a couple of years ago to hear you

and your husband, Christopher, speak, and it made such an impression on me and on my life.

And actually, as I was prepping for this interview, I went back and read those talks.

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