If you are married with a disabled spouse, you may experience spouse caregiver burnout, resentment or loneliness. But what does it mean to stay together "in sickness and in health"? This weeks guests have done just that. At age 17, a diving accident left Joni Eareckson Tada paralyzed from the neck down. In 1982, she married who husband, Ken, who stepped into a full-time caregiver role. Join Greg & Erin as they sit down with Joni and Ken to talk about their incredible love story of hope, resilience, and God-given strength. Later, we sit down with counselor Joannie DeBrito to talk about how you can support your spouse through seasons of grief.



Joni and Ken: An Untold Love Story



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If you are married with a disabled spouse, you may experience spouse caregiver burnout, resentment or loneliness. But what does it mean to stay together "in sickness and in health"? This weeks guests have done just that. At age 17, a diving accident left Joni Eareckson Tada paralyzed from the neck down. In 1982, she married who husband, Ken, who stepped into a full-time caregiver role. Join Greg &amp; Erin as they sit down with Joni and Ken to talk about their incredible love story of hope, resilience, and God-given strength. Later, we sit down with counselor Joannie DeBrito to talk about how you can support your spouse through seasons of grief.
 
<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-crazy-little-thing-2024-07-15?refcd=2106105">Joni and Ken: An Untold Love Story</a>
 
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Did you know the Hebrew root word for marriage is the same as mess? Okay, maybe not, but it wasn’t a stretch to believe, right? This is the podcast for Christian married couples who are in the middle of a messy moment. They need to laugh. They need clear, practical advice. And they need to hear from someone with an actual degree in this thing. Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley are those people. They have reached millions of couples through their counseling practices, books, events, and work at Focus on the Family.

Did you know the Hebrew root word for marriage is the same as mess? Okay, maybe not, but it wasn’t a stretch to believe, right? This is the podcast for Christian married couples who are in the middle of a messy moment. They need to laugh. They need clear, practical advice. And they need to hear from someone with an actual degree in this thing. Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley are those people. They have reached millions of couples through their counseling practices, books, events, and work at Focus on the Family.

Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage

Did you know the Hebrew root word for marriage is the same as mess? Okay, maybe not, but it wasn’t a stretch to believe, right? This is the podcast for Christian married couples who are in the middle of a messy moment. They need to laugh. They need clear practical advice. And they need to hear from someone with an actual degree in this thing. Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley are those people. They have reached millions of couples through their counseling practices, books, events, and work at Focus on the Family. 

Did you know the Hebrew root word for marriage is the same as mess? Okay, maybe not, but it wasn’t a stretch to believe, right? This is the podcast for Christian married couples who are in the middle of a messy moment. They need to laugh. They need clear practical advice. And they need to hear from someone with an actual degree in this thing. Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley are those people. They have reached millions of couples through their counseling practices, books, events, and work at Focus on the Family.

Supporting a Disabled Spouse with Ken & Joni Eareckson Tada

Marriage mentors are extremely important in helping married couples develop strong marriages Join us as Greg & Erin sit down with Marriage 911 mentors RG & Karen Yallaly to talk through how, and why, you should consider mentoring other couples. Later, we hear a devotion from Bill Arbuckle, then we answer a question from a listener who wants to know how she can bring up sensitive issues with her husband without starting a fight.



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Marriage mentors are extremely important in helping married couples develop strong marriages Join us as Greg &amp; Erin sit down with Marriage 911 mentors RG &amp; Karen Yallaly to talk through how, and why, you should consider mentoring other couples. Later, we hear a devotion from Bill Arbuckle, then we answer a question from a listener who wants to know how she can bring up sensitive issues with her husband without starting a fight.
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/ur7ogi">Check out Marriage 911 to help hurting couples find restoration and hope</a>
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/c2d0o5">Become Marriage Champions! Click here to download the free Marriage Champions e-book</a>
 
<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/24cltcm-donate-page?refcd=1978610">Donate Now!</a>
 
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Becoming Marriage Mentors

World-renowned love experts Milan & Kay Yerkovich join us for a deeper dive into love styles. Listen to discover your love style, and how it impacts your reaction to stress. Later, we interview marriage counselor Glenn Lutgens on how you can reconnect with your spouse. Then, we hear a question from a listener who wants to know how he can navigate his wife's codependent relationship with her son.



Check out Milan & Kay's book - How We Love



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Learn more about the "Comfort Circle"



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World-renowned love experts Milan &amp; Kay Yerkovich join us for a deeper dive into love styles. Listen to discover your love style, and how it impacts your reaction to stress. Later, we interview marriage counselor Glenn Lutgens on how you can reconnect with your spouse. Then, we hear a question from a listener who wants to know how he can navigate his wife's codependent relationship with her son.
 
<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-crazy-little-thing-2024-08-12?refcd=2123105">Check out Milan &amp; Kay's book - How We Love</a>
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/wvvrl9">Take the free Love Styles quiz!</a>
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/zwhweh">Learn more about the "Comfort Circle"</a>
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/gtozff" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">Take our free Marriage Assessment!</a>
 
<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/24cltcm-donate-page?refcd=1978610">Donate Now!</a>
 
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Stress & Love Styles

Are you and your spouse cultivating meaningful relationships with our couples? Marriage experts Matt & Lisa Jacobson join Greg & Erin to discuss the importance of marriage friendships. Later, listen for Conversation Starters: Double Date Edition! Then, we'll hear a question from a listener who wants to know if she should sign a prenup.



Click here to receive a bundle of Matt & Lisa's devotionals, 100 Ways to Love Your Wife and 100 Ways to Love Your Husband, for a gift of any amount!



Click here for a list of Conversation Starters! And don't forget to leave us a voicemail with your answers to this week's questions... What do you do for fun? What has God been teaching you lately? What do you value in a friendship?



Call Focus on the Family at 1(800) 232-6459 or click here to be connected with one of our licensed counselors.



Donate Now!



We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

Are you and your spouse cultivating meaningful relationships with our couples? Marriage experts Matt &amp; Lisa Jacobson join Greg &amp; Erin to discuss the importance of marriage friendships. Later, listen for Conversation Starters: Double Date Edition! Then, we'll hear a question from a listener who wants to know if she should sign a prenup.
 
<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-crazy-little-thing-2024-08-05?refcd=2122508">Click here to receive a bundle of Matt &amp; Lisa's devotionals, 100 Ways to Love Your Wife and 100 Ways to Love Your Husband, for a gift of any amount!</a>
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/fqlkna">Click here for a list of Conversation Starters! And don't forget to leave us a voicemail with your answers to this week's questions... What do you do for fun? What has God been teaching you lately? What do you value in a friendship?</a>
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/z17rfz">Call Focus on the Family at 1(800) 232-6459 or click here to be connected with one of our licensed counselors.</a>
 
<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/24cltcm-donate-page?refcd=1978610">Donate Now!</a>
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/cltcm-voicemail">We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.</a>

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