After a series of bad choices, Shelly was a single mom without a clue of what to do next.

Then she got married and discovered a powerful resource for her family.

Focus helped with parenting, helped with marriage, you know, struggles that resources that they

suggested, they helped me tremendously in getting over guilt

and shame, walking me through that so that I knew how to be a believer and how to be a good

mom. So I can't imagine my early walk or my walk at all without focus on the family.

I'm Jim Daly.

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Sometimes we hit difficult or cold moments in our marriage relationship. And it's really good to think back

to God's faithfulness and all the good things that have happened to you as a couple, even the

challenging things that caused growth. I'm John Fuller in the studio with Dr. Greg Smalley and his

wife, Aaron. They lead the Focus Marriage Department. And we're going to hear now from Ted

Cunningham.

He's a pastor, writer, speaker, and a comedian, too.

He talked with Focus President Jim Daly on Jim's show about learning to enjoy your marriage

relationship.

Hey, you mentioned also that it's really important to make the most of your time while you're

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