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I felt God really tug at me and say,

pull off the road. I need you say pull off the road.

I need you to pull off the road.

He pulled over and he said, I want you to write this down.

And he said, you are not raising these children,

so they grow up and call you their mother. You are raising these children, so they grow up and call you their mother. You are raising these children so they

grow up and call me their father. Welcome to Family Life Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most.

I'm Shelby Abbott and your hosts are Dave and Ann Wilson.

You can find us at Family Life Today.

This is Family Life Today.

If you wrote a letter to your stepmom, what would you thank her for? And maybe this, is there anything you would apologize for?

I would say thanks for loving my dad well and loving me well.

She really did.

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