When his wife became pregnant with their fourth child, Greg panicked, but a focus on the family counselor put everything into perspective.

He said, the first thing you need to realize that kids are a blessing or all of the

blessings that their gifts from God and the second thing you said was kid value

relationships not stuff. I'm Jim Daly let's give more families hope. Any gift you send will be doubled at

Focus on the Family.com slash gift.

Thank you for downloading the Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast. You can find more

relationship insights at focus on the family dot com slash marriage

podcast. You know at the start of a marriage it's such a happy time. slash marriage.

it's such a happy time for most of us.

That's the time when we make those promises, you know, in sickness and in health for better or for worse.

But what do you do when the sickness or the worst part comes along?

A lot of couples just aren't prepared.

I'm John Fuller along with Greg Smalley

and Greg Dean and I got married a long time ago and in the early years

She actually did have some sickness I mean I got I got kind of

Used to some ailment and some weaknesses. It's always bothered her. Her

physical stamina has just not been what she would like it to be. She needs a lot of

sleep. She's had concussions and broken bones and things that

aren't her fault but they've been opportunities for me to serve her even though she's

she can't reciprocate which just irritates the snot out of her. We're going to hear more about working these

things out. What happens when it gets hard? Melanie Shankill talked to Jim

Daly and me about this and here's Jim Daly.

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