As a young teen Mary became a follower of Jesus after reading focus on the family's

Brio magazine.

And I remember thinking to myself, I don't have that.

I'd really like to know what that's about and so it was an inward

decision right there that I made in my room after reading you know this article in the

Brio magazine that I want to have that kind of

walk with God that this girl is talking about.

For 30 years we've helped Mary grow in her faith.

We've strengthened her marriage and now we're equipping her to be a good mom to her own kids.

Like really focused on the family has been and all the different resources and

individuals the voices of focusing the family. It's really been a mentor to me, to my family. It's really been a mentor to me, to my family and just it's

cool to see the legacy. I'm Jim Daly. Working together we can save more

families like Mary's every month.

Please call 800 a family or donate it

focus on the family.

dot com slash family. When a couple faces, the difficulties of raising a child who has special needs,

there are tragic outcomes for many many many of those marriages. They just don't make it.

But if that's you, if you're in a difficult parenting situation, don't give up on the marriage. I'm John Fuller joined

by my focus colleagues Aaron and Greg Smalley. Greg this is something I've lived

you've gone through some challenges with one of your kids.

Sadly, many marriages end up in divorce

with this kind of a situation.

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