{"id":300495,"date":"2018-12-21T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/an-unexpected-miracle\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T22:41:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T02:41:41","slug":"an-unexpected-miracle","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/an-unexpected-miracle\/","title":{"rendered":"An Unexpected Miracle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>guest: Katherine Elizabeth Clark | Series: Where I End | Kate Clark, author of &#8220;Where I End,&#8221; looks back on the freak playground accident that doctors said would leave her in a wheelchair permanently. But Kate refused to give up and asked God for a miracle. To everyone&#8217;s amazement, Kate began to slowly improve in the months following her injury, and she eventually walked on her own. While her recovery was stunning, Kate tells how she wrestled with a deep grief, and shares how her injury still affects her to this day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kate Clark looks back on the freak playground accident that doctors said would leave her in a wheelchair permanently. Kate tells how she wrestled with a deep grief, and shares how her injury still affects her to this day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":294104,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Kate Clark tells how she wrestled with a deep grief, and shares how her injury still affects her to this day.","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"https:\/\/web.familylifetoday.com\/fl2018-12-21.mp3","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"00:33:17","filesize":"30.48M","filesize_raw":"31956532","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":""},"categories":[2847,2822,2860],"tags":[4664,4663,4665,4662],"podcast_series":[7275],"cwp_profile":[8870],"series":[2101],"class_list":["post-300495","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-death-and-dying","category-growing-in-your-faith","category-hardship-and-suffering","tag-miracle","tag-quadriplegic","tag-stunning-recovery","tag-tragic-accident","podcast_series-where-i-end","cwp_profile-katherine-elizabeth-clark","series-familylife-today"],"acf":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2024\/09\/FLT-Podcast-Cover-2-508x508-3.jpg?w=508","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2023\/02\/image-scaled.jpg","download_link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast-download\/300495\/an-unexpected-miracle","player_link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast-player\/300495\/an-unexpected-miracle","audio_player":null,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"light","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/familylife-today\/id212174303?mt=2&app=podcast","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0j5UaKdQOHQCuo1bt0ebEm","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/feed\/podcast\/familylife-today","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"426SWik1Oa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/an-unexpected-miracle\/\">An Unexpected Miracle<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/an-unexpected-miracle\/embed\/#?secret=426SWik1Oa\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;An Unexpected Miracle&#8221; &#8212; FamilyLife\u00ae - A Cru Ministry\" data-secret=\"426SWik1Oa\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n"},"spectra_custom_meta":{"_wp_page_template":["default"],"transcript_url":["https:\/\/transcript.familylifetoday.com\/fl2018-12-21.pdf"],"audio_file":["https:\/\/web.familylifetoday.com\/fl2018-12-21.mp3"],"transcript_content":["<strong>Bob: <\/strong>When Kate Clark was diagnosed with an injury to her spine, her doctor described it as a Christopher Reeve-level injury\u2014an injury that would leave her as a quadriplegic for the rest of her life. That led Kate and her husband to some hard conversations with their children.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>My four-year-old, at that time, you know, came to her daddy and she asked him, \u201cIs it okay that I pray that Mom will walk?\u201d She had, literally, heard from the doctor that \u201cYour mom is not going to walk again.\u201d I think he even told her, \u201cShe\u2019s not going to get out of bed on her own.\u201d So she is asking those hard questions: \u201cIs God really capable? Is He really able?\u201d and \u201cDo we trust Him, in the moment, to ask the hard things and hope for the hard things?\u201d\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Friday, December 21<sup>st<\/sup>. Our host is Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine.\n\n<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\nHow would God answer Kate Clark\u2019s daughter\u2019s prayer? We\u2019re going to hear the rest of Kate\u2019s story today. Stay with us.\n\nAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. You know, there are moments in life we look back on and just think: \u201cIf it had been a two-second differential\u2026\u201d \u201cIf I had just stayed at the stop light five more seconds\u2026\u201d \u201cIf I had been looking to the left instead of to the right\u2026\u201d You know the moments I\u2019m talking about\u2014where life is altered\u2014and you go back and go, \u201cThis didn\u2019t have to happen if things had just been different.\u201d\n\nThat\u2019s where we have to go, \u201cThere\u2019s a God, who\u2019s in control; and even when hard things happen, it\u2019s not because He turned His head, and looked back and went, \u201cOh, man; I should have been paying more attention.\u201d\n\n<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Our guest on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> knows that all too well, Bob. Kate Clark joins us, again, on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>; Kate, welcome back.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Thanks for having me.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>She\u2019s written a book\u2014it\u2019s called <em>A Story of Tragedy, Truth, and Rebellious Hope<\/em>\u2014and the name of the book is <em>Where I End<\/em>\u2014E-N-D.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We\u2019ve already heard, this week, about your playground moment, where\u2014if it had been two seconds sooner or later\u2014\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014playground, as a parent.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes; you were running around with the kids on the playground. A young boy jumped off of a high spot and\u2014he\u2019s playing the game, and he thinks he\u2019s going to tackle you\u2014but his tennis shoes hit your neck. You heard a snap; right?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>I did; I felt a crack.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And you collapsed to the ground. You went to the hospital, the MRI was done, and the surgeon came in and told you\u2014you had a Christopher Reeve-type injury. He was telling you:\n\n<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\n\u201cGet ready for life to be very different,\u201d and \u201cYou\u2019re a quadriplegic, and you\u2019re going to be in a wheelchair from here on out.\u201d\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>It\u2019s a pretty grim diagnosis.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>It was a grim diagnosis and a life-altering moment, not just for you, but as we\u2019ve already said, for your husband\/for your whole family.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; yes.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I want to read you a quote from your book. I don\u2019t know why this attracted me; but it was like, \u201cWhat an incredible picture.\u201d You were talking about what it felt like to be a quadriplegic, coming out of that surgery, although you did come out of it alive, obviously. You needed help in breathing; you couldn\u2019t breathe for yourself. You write in this chapter\u2014you say: \u201cI was completely helpless in my caged body.\u201d\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I never thought of the body being a cage. How did you experience that?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>I came out of surgery\u2014not only could I not move, I couldn\u2019t see; because they had taken my contacts out, and I have <em>horrible<\/em> vision.\n\n<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\nAgain, I couldn\u2019t breathe, either; because I had the tubes down my throat to help me breathe. In that moment, I remember feeling pretty terrified: \u201cI can\u2019t move. I can\u2019t breathe. I can\u2019t see.\u201d\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And you couldn\u2019t speak, because of the ventilator.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Exactly. I can\u2019t cry out for help; so yes.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Right; right.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>It\u2019s interesting that you mention the caged body, because I really just recently even had someone say to me: \u201cWe all have cages in some way or another. You experienced this in a very specific and horrifying way; but sometimes, people feel like they\u2019re in a cage in their marriage; sometimes, they do with their wayward child; a situation that just seems despairing or hopeless.\u201d I\u2019ve had people who have read the book and said, \u201cThis story is not the same, and yet the story is the same,\u201d in the sense of \u201cI could resonate with so many of the things that you wrote about, just going through my own personal pain.\u201d\n\n<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We\u2019ve all seen the inspiring stories of the person, who has a neck fracture\u2014the doctors say, \u201cYou\u2019re going to be paralyzed,\u201d and they go, \u201cI\u2019m going to walk again.\u201d They fight their way through physical therapy, and we see them taking maybe a halting step here or there. Christopher Reeve, for years, said: \u201cI\u2019m going to beat this thing. I\u2019m going to get up out of this wheelchair someday and walk.\u201d\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; yes.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Did you have that mindset\/that fighter mindset that said, \u201cI am going to gut it out and do whatever I can to get out of this wheelchair\u201d?\u2014or did you think: \u201cI guess I\u2019m in a wheelchair for the rest of my life,\u201d and \u201cI just need to adapt to the new normal\u201d?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>In some respects, neither. I didn\u2019t accept that I was just in a wheelchair and that was my destiny; but I also didn\u2019t think, necessarily, \u201cI\u2019m going to gut this out.\u201d I <em>knew<\/em> it was beyond me.\n\n<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\nI <em>knew<\/em> that in order for something to happen, it was going to have to be miraculous. I was just remembering how my pastor said very recently, \u201cGod does everything, and we do something.\u201d I needed Him to do <em>everything<\/em>, and I was going to do the something that He called me to do.\n\nI did begin the very hard work of therapy, which is basically my life\u2014physical therapy, occupational therapy, recreational therapy, pool therapy, speech therapy. I entered into the very hard work that I was called to do, but I knew that I needed the Lord to move.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And in the middle of that therapy, one of your kids prayed a prayer.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; a very brave prayer. My four-year-old, at that time, you know, came to her daddy and she asked him, \u201cIs it okay that I pray that Mom will walk?\u201d\n\n<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\nShe had, literally, heard from the doctor that \u201cYour mom is not going to walk again.\u201d I think he even told her, \u201cShe\u2019s not going to get out of bed on her own.\u201d She is asking those hard questions that adults ask themselves\u2014you know: \u201cIs God really capable? Is He really able?\u201d and \u201cDo we trust Him in the moment to ask the hard things and hope for the hard things?\u201d\n\nIt was a real parenting moment for my husband, where, again, he had to say: \u201cWhat do we know about the Lord?\u201d and \u201cCan we even entrust this little one\u2019s heart to Him\u2014this little four-year-old\u2019s heart to Him?\u201d He told her, \u201cYes; pray that Mom will walk again.\u201d\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I\u2019m imagining myself, as a dad, with a child who wants to pray a prayer that everybody in the world is saying, \u201cThis isn\u2019t going to happen,\u201d; doctors are saying, \u201cIt\u2019s not going to happen.\u201d\n\n<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\nI would want to calibrate my child\u2019s expectations.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>\u2014to couch it, maybe a little. [Laughter]\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I wouldn\u2019t want the child to come back and say, \u201cWell, why isn\u2019t God answering my prayer?\u201d and to have to doubt God in that moment.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Right.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So yes; I would try to find some weasel words in how I prayed.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; yes.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>But your daughter wanted to pray that Mommy would walk again. Your husband said, \u201cYes; we can pray that\u201d; right?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Absolutely. I don\u2019t think there was any weaseling in the moment\u2014he said, \u201cPray that.\u201d That is the struggle: where we don\u2019t want to be disappointed by God, so we don\u2019t want to put ourselves out there. We don\u2019t want to hope when people tell us there\u2019s no hope. We don\u2019t want to look like the fool who believed what wasn\u2019t believable. We don\u2019t want to be that person who trusted in the Easter bunny and finds out later, \u201cOh, that was a sham.\u201d\n\nBut no; in that very faithful\u2014I think Holy Spirit-led moment\u2014he told her to pray, and she did.\n\n<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I thought of you in that time of rehab. You said you were in rehab for 40 days.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I thought about Jesus in the wilderness.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Right; yes; it\u2019s biblical.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes; you started out that process, one day at a time. What would the average day look like for you?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>I would be awakened quite early. I would be, sometimes, ushered in to have a shower and, you know, a nurse would literally do all of that for me. I was, at that time, being moved from my bed to the wheelchair. They would use a power crane to pick me up and move me over. Then I would travel on to other types of therapy. I would, you know, start the hard work of physical therapy.\n\nIn the beginning, I was just thinking, \u201cThis all seems very absurd,\u201d\u2014you know\u2014\u201cYou tell me to squeeze this, and I\u2019m just looking at you and nothing is happening.\u201d\n\n<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\nBut yes, the days were just a full onslaught of different types of therapy. And then, at that time, I had started to show signs of progress. Then, I was sent home; and I would come back five days a week for the next year and have therapy.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>What was the first sign of progress that you saw?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>The first thing that happened was my left foot\u2014I could move it just a little bit, and I clung to that. I pretty much wanted to move it <em>constantly<\/em>. [Laughter] The doctors were pretty much: \u201cWhoa. Don\u2019t get too excited about that.\u201d They were not seeing a moving foot and thinking: \u201cWhoa! We have something amazing happening!\u201d They were pretty much still like: \u201cI think you just hold back on this. You haven\u2019t seen what we\u2019ve seen, kind of internally, what that looked like in your spinal column.\u201d\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>So, when did you begin to realize that that was more than just a twitch, that you were really seeing something happen here that\u2019s <em>very<\/em> significant?\n\n<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Well, even though they told me, \u201cThis isn\u2019t much to hold\/put your hopes in,\u201d I was still thinking: \u201cThis is wonderful! This is amazing! I\u2019m thankful. We\u2019re praising God.\u201d So, we began to praise God for every small, big\u2014any type of thing that we thought was progress or that looked like progress to us\u2014we just rejoiced in. I was like a little kid. I was just like, \u201cLook at this new thing I can do today.\u201d It was amazing, and wonderful, and beautiful and also humiliating, horrible, and impossible.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Were you thinking in the midst of this, \u201cI may walk again\u201d?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>I was absolutely thinking, \u201cThese are signs.\u201d Again, even if I don\u2019t have a \u201cPick up your mat and walk\u201d-moment, which I did <em>not<\/em>, I was definitely thinking, \u201cThis could be one of those miracles.\u201d\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Christopher Reeve injury\u2014\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Right.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014but you\u2019re thinking\u2014you have a hope. And let\u2019s remind ourselves of what hope is.\n\n<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\nHope is, in the face of what does not look like it ought to happen\u2014it\u2019s believing this still could. You were starting to see signs that maybe there was more here than just: \u201cI can wiggle my foot,\u201d \u201cI might be able to walk again.\u201d\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>And I would have to say that some of therapists were Christians, too, and some of the nursing staff were Christians. I literally had this <em>tremendous<\/em> community\u2014strangers, people from the school, people from church\u2014and then I had this army of believers, as well, in the hospital. I knew that they were all praying, and hoping, and all trusting that something might happen in their midst that was glorious.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>When was the first day you stood up?\u2014where someone would stand alongside you, maybe on both sides?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; yes.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes; how long after the accident did that happen?\n\n<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>I\u2019m not exactly sure the exact day; but it was within the first 40 days, because it happened at the rehabilitation hospital. That was a moment that a lot of people would tell me\u2014that were in that room\u2014remember. My occupational therapist was working\u2014\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, duh! I mean, Kate, come on! [Laughter]\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>She was actually working with another patient, and then the room just went <em>quiet<\/em>. Everyone was focused on me, standing. Yes; I had two therapists on both sides of me, kind of giving me instructions about\u2014because nothing even made sense when they would say, \u201cTry to do this with your body.\u201d But yes; it was probably within those first 40 days, at least.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>So, did you cry when you\u2019re standing there? I mean, I would think that would be a milestone moment.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>I didn\u2019t cry in that moment\u2014I think I was so <em>focused<\/em> on the hard work of it; maybe, that I was in a little bit of shock; and maybe, even in my head, thinking:\n\n<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\n\u201cThis could happen,\u201d\u2014you know, like\u2014\u201cThe Lord can maybe do this.\u201d And it wasn\u2019t\u2014you know, I started, before we did standing, I had been doing some of the other hard work. You start with things like trying to crawl or things like that, so the standing came a little bit after that.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, you ended up, not only standing, but taking a step at a later point. And then your surgeon, who had performed the surgery, got news that you had walked!\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>The guy drove across town\u2014\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>He did.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014to see this thing. He said, \u201cIt can\u2019t be!\u201d\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; so I think news does travel pretty fast when you hear something crazy\/insane like this is happening. Somehow, word got to him that I was on my feet. I think he was just incredulous, like, \u201cThat\u2019s something I\u2019ll have to see for myself.\u201d So he did; he made the drive to the rehabilitation hospital.\n\n<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\nI happened to be in therapy at that time, or happened to be\u2014I was always in therapy\u2014but I was using this high walker. I had a therapist next to me; and I was just kind of ambling, sort of\u2014it wasn\u2019t a beautiful cadence, I would say\u2014but I was on my feet! He saw me, and he was just <em>shocked<\/em>.\n\nI said\u2014I said to <em>him<\/em>, \u201cYou did good work.\u201d He looked at me and he just shook his head; and he said: \u201cI can take <em>no<\/em> credit. God did this.\u201d\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes; that\u2019s what I remember\u2014that\u2019s a sweet moment.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; it was a sweet moment; yes.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This all happened nine years ago.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You walk in just like anybody else and say, \u201cHey guys, I\u2019m here!\u201d [Laughter] I mean\u2014you\u2019re still a quad; right?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>That is correct.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, what does that mean?\n\n<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>To your eyes, I might look like just the average person who can walk, and you can\u2019t tell that there\u2019s something weird about the way that I walk; because I\u2019ve gotten pretty good at it now. It\u2019s taken a few years, but I feel like I\u2019ve gotten some of the quirks worked out.\n\nI am, technically, still a quadriplegic. What that means is the point of the injury is such that everything from my neck down is still impaired. \u201cQuad\u201d means \u201cfour.\u201d All four of my limbs still have limitations\u2014still have things that don\u2019t work as they should\u2014both internally, in the sense that I have muscle problems\u2014I have hyper-reflexivity\u2014and then I also have nerve things that go on\u2014buzzing\/kind of crazy-angry-bees-type of a sensation throughout my body.\n\nI have those internally; and then, externally, you know, I have problems with holding things; because I can\u2019t actually feel my hands.\n\n<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\nThey feel numb, almost as if you had maybe just put mittens on and tried to go throughout the day with mittens on your hands.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You couldn\u2019t open your water bottle, for example.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Right; right. Anything fine-motor is pretty challenging\u2014so anything that requires your hands or your fingers, you know, can be quite difficult. And yet, I still can do quite a lot, in spite of the diagnosis.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes; you\u2019re nowhere near where Christopher Reeve spent eight years of his life\u2014\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>No; no.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014even though the doctors said that\u2019s where you were headed.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; it\u2019s true.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, you have to be written up in some medical journals somewhere; because this doesn\u2019t happen every day.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>It <em>doesn\u2019t<\/em> happen every day. This is true. I don\u2019t know that I\u2019ve been written up in any medical journals. I\u2019m sure that\u2014\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, you\u2019ve been written up in a book! [Laughter] It has your name on it!\u2014<em>Where I End<\/em>.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; well, you know, the funny thing, too, is\u2014I think that\u2014you know, sometimes, I\u2019ve wondered: \u201cIf the journey had been different; and if the Lord did give me, you know, a \u2018Pick up your mat and walk\u2019 moment\u2014\n\n<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\n\u2014\u201cand I think that if that was the case, I think that everyone would just chalk that up to good medical work and science. They would say, you know, \u2018Maybe it just wasn\u2019t as serious that we thought that it was,\u2019 or however they would want to explain it away.\u201d\n\nBut because I live with what I do\u2014you know, the pain and the limitations; and because of where I was, and I know what it\u2019s like to, literally, not be able to do anything for yourself\u2014I have very vivid memories of my kids feeding me, people helping me to the bathroom, and things like that\u2014so I am tremendously cognizant of the fact that it could have gone a very different way for me; but because of the Lord, it is a miracle.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You used the expression that you are \u201crisen and broken\u201d \/ \u201craised and broken.\u201d I think that\u2019s a picture of where all of us are, spiritually, if we\u2019re in Christ.\n\n<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\nWe\u2019ve been raised up, still dealing with our brokenness. One day, your fingers won\u2019t buzz.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>This is right; yes.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>One day, you\u2019ll run through the forest.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; yes; yes.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And one day, I won\u2019t sin anymore.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Right.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We\u2019ll throw off the encumbrances that so easily entangle us today. You just have a physical manifestation of that\u2014that makes it, maybe, a little more tangible for you than the rest of us feel as we go through our days.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; we are certainly all raised from the dead. We are in good company; because we also have a Savior, who was raised\/wounded. So yes, I think that any person, who is listening, can really relate to that.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Okay; I just want to thank you for the price you paid to come here and to be on the broadcast. I have no idea how God is going to use your courage to be infectious with other men and women\/boys and girls, who are listening to these broadcasts.\n\n<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\nI want to thank you for writing your book, <em>Where I End<\/em>, and for sharing your journey with our listeners. I hope that they get the message that life is short. You can\u2019t be in control of what\u2019s going to happen\u2014you need to look to God. As Bob said earlier, you need to build your house, now, on the rock and not start building when the floods come and when the winds blow. Make Jesus Christ the builder of your life, and your marriage, and your family.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, and that is modeled for us in how you have responded to adversity in your life and in the story that you\u2019ve told us here\u2014the story that you tell in your book, <em>Where I End: A Story of Tragedy, Truth, and Rebellious Hope<\/em>, written by our guest today, Katherine Elizabeth Clark\u2014Kate Clark. Kate, thanks for being on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\n\n<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\nIf our listeners are interested in a copy of the book, they can go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com, and order from us online; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY to order a copy. Again, the website is FamilyLifeToday.com. The book is called <em>Where I End<\/em> by Katherine Elizabeth Clark. You can also order by calling 1-800-358-6329\u2014that\u2019s 1-800- \u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\n\nNow, things are about to get pretty busy for many of our listeners as we head headlong into the holiday season this week.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. We hope today\u2019s broadcast brought a little perspective to our listeners. You know, I\u2019m thinking, for Barbara and me, when we hear a story like this, we reflect back on storms that have occurred in our lives\/our family and also, here, on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Ministries like <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> face storms too.\n\n<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\nThey need partners to stand with them, just like Kate had friends that surrounded them. We need you, as a listener\u2014as one who\u2019s benefitted, hopefully, from <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>\u2014to come alongside us and say, \u201cGuys, I really like what you\u2019re doing\u2014providing biblical help and hope and calling people to surrender to Jesus Christ to make their marriage and family go the distance.\u201d\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes; just as the next ten days are going to be busy for folks, the next ten days are going to be significant for us; because as we hear from listeners, it will set the course for what 2019 looks like and whether we can continue to do what we\u2019ve been doing for the last 27 years or whether we\u2019re going to need to make some cutbacks.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And we\u2019ve made a big impact this year. We have touched, literally, tens of millions of lives; but if we\u2019re going to be here next year with the same strength, we need you to stand with us now. I\u2019d just encourage you: \u201cPick up the phone\u2014call 1-800-FL-TODAY\u2014or go online to FamilyLifeToday.com, and make a generous donation.\n\n<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\nThe match is going to make a big difference in the amount you give and make a big difference as we start 2019 and look forward to impacting even more lives, marriages, and families.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>The match that you\u2019re talking about is a dollar-for-dollar match, so your donation will be effectively doubled. You give $100; it\u2019s a $200 net value to FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. If you\u2019re able to do more than that\/less than that\u2014whatever it is\u2014your donation is going to be doubled, up to a total of\u2014it\u2019s now $3 million that\u2019s available in our matching-gift fund. We\u2019re hoping to take full advantage of that.\n\nIn addition, if you can help us with a yearend donation, we\u2019d like to send you a gift. We\u2019d like to send you a copy of the DVD of the movie that FamilyLife created earlier this year, a movie called <em>Like Arrows<\/em>. It\u2019s not available for purchase yet, but we do have a limited supply that we\u2019re making available when you make a yearend donation; so donate, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or call 1-800-FLTODAY. Your donation will be doubled and you\u2019ll get the <em>Like Arrows<\/em> DVD.\n\n<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\nIt will come with our gratitude for your partnership with us, here, in the ministry of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. We appreciate you.\n\nAnd we hope you have a great weekend. I hope you and your family are able to worship together in your local church this weekend. Then, I hope you can join us back on Monday when we\u2019re going to reflect on the reality that Christmas is about God coming near. We\u2019re going to hear a great message from Bryan Loritts that\u2019s all about Christmas, coming up Monday. I hope you can be with us for that.\n\nI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine. We will see you back next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\n\n<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas; a Cru<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>Ministry.\n\nHelp for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\nWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. If you\u2019ve benefited from the broadcast transcripts, would you consider <a href=\"http:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donating today<\/a> to help defray the costs?\n\nCopyright <sup>\u00a9<\/sup> 2018 FamilyLife. All rights reserved.\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.FamilyLife.com<\/a>"],"_seopress_titles_title":[""],"_seopress_titles_desc":["Kate Clark tells how she wrestled with a deep grief, and shares how her injury still affects her to this day."],"_seopress_robots_index":[""],"duration":["00:33:17"],"show_notes":[""],"_thumbnail_id":["294104"],"filesize":["30.48M"],"filesize_raw":["31956532"],"_uag_css_file_name":["uag-css-300495.css"],"_uag_js_file_name":["uag-js-300495.js"],"_uag_page_assets":["a:9:{s:3:\"css\";s:82560:\".wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-e11dbe9f .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-e11dbe9f .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-e11dbe9f .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-e11dbe9f .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-e11dbe9f .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-e11dbe9f{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-e11dbe9f > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1320px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-e11dbe9f{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;padding-top: 3em;padding-bottom: 3em;padding-left: 1.5em;padding-right: 1.5em;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;background-color: #f8f8f8;;}@media only screen and (max-width: 976px) {.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-e11dbe9f{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-e11dbe9f > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-e11dbe9f{padding-top: 3px;padding-bottom: 3px;padding-left: 1.5px;padding-right: 1.5px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background-color: #f8f8f8;;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-e11dbe9f{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-e11dbe9f > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-e11dbe9f{padding-top: 3px;padding-bottom: 3px;padding-left: 1.5px;padding-right: 1.5px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background-color: #f8f8f8;;}}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-85559158 .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-85559158 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-85559158 .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-85559158 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-85559158 .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-85559158{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-85559158 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 960px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-85559158{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;margin-top: 60px !important;margin-bottom: 60px !important;margin-left: 0px;margin-right: 0px;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ea16301a .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ea16301a .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ea16301a .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ea16301a .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ea16301a .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-ea16301a{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-ea16301a > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1320px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ea16301a.uagb-layout-grid > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{row-gap: 40px;column-gap: 40px;grid-template-columns: minmax( 1px, 1fr)  minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;grid-template-rows: minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;align-items: start;justify-items: stretch;align-content: stretch;justify-content: stretch;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ea16301a{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ea16301a.wp-block-uagb-container > *:not( .wp-block-uagb-column ):not( .wp-block-uagb-section ):not( .uagb-container__shape ):not( .uagb-container__video-wrap ):not( .uagb-slider-container ):not( .spectra-container-link-overlay ):not(.spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox):not(.wp-block-uagb-lottie):not(.uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap){width: auto !important;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ea16301a.wp-block-uagb-container > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap > *:not( .wp-block-uagb-column ):not( .wp-block-uagb-section ):not( .uagb-container__shape ):not( .uagb-container__video-wrap ):not( .uagb-slider-container ):not(.spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox){width: auto !important;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-26ccc5c9 .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-26ccc5c9 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-26ccc5c9 .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-26ccc5c9 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-26ccc5c9 .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-26ccc5c9{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-26ccc5c9 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1320px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: flex-start;flex-wrap: nowrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-26ccc5c9{min-height: 710px;box-shadow: 3px 7px 7px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.15) ;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;background-color: #ffffff;;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: flex-start;flex-wrap: nowrap;align-self: start;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-84f50fa3 .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-84f50fa3 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-84f50fa3 .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-84f50fa3 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-84f50fa3 .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;background: url(https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2024\/07\/Grow-with-your-family_545x307.jpg) 50% 50%;;background-size: cover;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-84f50fa3{max-width: 100vw;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-84f50fa3 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1320px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-84f50fa3{min-height: 250px;box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: 50% 50%;background-size: cover;background-attachment: scroll;background-image: url(https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2025\/03\/Grow-with-your-family_545x307.webp);background-clip: padding-box;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-271bf38d .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-271bf38d .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-271bf38d .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-271bf38d .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-271bf38d .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-271bf38d{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-271bf38d > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1320px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;row-gap: 40px;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-271bf38d{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 40px;padding-left: 40px;padding-right: 40px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;row-gap: 40px;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ab8d0982 .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ab8d0982 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ab8d0982 .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ab8d0982 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ab8d0982 .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-ab8d0982{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-ab8d0982 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1320px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ab8d0982.uagb-layout-grid{row-gap: 8px;column-gap: 8px;grid-template-columns: auto  minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;grid-template-rows: minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;align-items: stretch;justify-items: stretch;align-content: stretch;justify-content: stretch;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ab8d0982{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ab8d0982.wp-block-uagb-container > *:not( .wp-block-uagb-column ):not( .wp-block-uagb-section ):not( .uagb-container__shape ):not( .uagb-container__video-wrap ):not( .uagb-slider-container ):not( .spectra-container-link-overlay ):not(.spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox):not(.wp-block-uagb-lottie):not(.uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap){width: auto !important;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ab8d0982.wp-block-uagb-container > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap > *:not( .wp-block-uagb-column ):not( .wp-block-uagb-section ):not( .uagb-container__shape ):not( .uagb-container__video-wrap ):not( .uagb-slider-container ):not(.spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox){width: auto !important;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d4c1a7e3.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-heading-text{color: #25282a;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d4c1a7e3.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-desc-text{margin-bottom: 15px;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d4c1a7e3.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-highlight{font-style: normal;font-weight: Default;background: #007cba;color: #fff;-webkit-text-fill-color: #fff;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d4c1a7e3.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-highlight::-moz-selection{color: #fff;background: #007cba;-webkit-text-fill-color: #fff;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d4c1a7e3.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-highlight::selection{color: #fff;background: #007cba;-webkit-text-fill-color: #fff;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d4c1a7e3 .uagb-heading-text{font-weight: 300;font-size: 16px;}.uagb-block-f9d54988.wp-block-uagb-separator{text-align: left;}.uagb-block-f9d54988.wp-block-uagb-separator--text .wp-block-uagb-separator-element .uagb-html-tag{font-style: normal;line-height: 1em;}.uagb-block-f9d54988 .uagb-separator-spacing-wrapper{padding-top: 4px;padding-bottom: 4px;}.uagb-block-f9d54988.wp-block-uagb-separator:not(.wp-block-uagb-separator--text):not(.wp-block-uagb-separator--icon) .wp-block-uagb-separator__inner{-webkit-mask-size: 5px 100%;border-top-width: 3px;width: 100%;border-top-color: #eabe5e;border-top-style: solid;margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-3208cc36.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-heading-text{color: #006a5a;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-3208cc36.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-desc-text{margin-bottom: 15px;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-3208cc36.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-highlight{font-style: normal;font-weight: Default;background: #007cba;color: #fff;-webkit-text-fill-color: #fff;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-3208cc36.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-highlight::-moz-selection{color: #fff;background: #007cba;-webkit-text-fill-color: #fff;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-3208cc36.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-highlight::selection{color: #fff;background: #007cba;-webkit-text-fill-color: #fff;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-3208cc36 .uagb-heading-text{font-weight: 400;font-size: 26px;line-height: 1.2em;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd .uagb-icon-list__source-image{width: 18px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap svg{width: 18px;height: 18px;font-size: 18px;color: #1573a2;fill: #1573a2;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{padding: 0px;border-radius: 0px;border-width: 0px;align-self: center;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__label{font-size: 20px;text-decoration: !important;line-height: em;color: #1573a2;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd .uagb-icon-list__wrap{display: flex;flex-direction: column;justify-content: center;-webkit-box-pack: center;-ms-flex-pack: center;-webkit-box-align: flex-start;-ms-flex-align: flex-start;align-items: flex-start;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd .uagb-icon-list__label{text-align: left;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child{text-decoration: !important;font-size: 20px;line-height: em;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd.wp-block-uagb-icon-list .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child{margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-bottom: 24px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{margin-left: 15px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child {flex-direction: row-reverse;}.uagb-block-fdd052c2.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-fdd052c2.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child:hover .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-679dc0da.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-679dc0da.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child:hover .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-fbb8dca6.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-fbb8dca6.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child:hover .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-b5e9a44d.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-b5e9a44d.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child:hover .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-10525170.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-10525170.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child:hover .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-48a597f8 .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-48a597f8 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-48a597f8 .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-48a597f8 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-48a597f8 .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-48a597f8{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-48a597f8 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1320px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: flex-start;flex-wrap: nowrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-48a597f8{min-height: 710px;box-shadow: 3px 7px 7px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.15) ;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;background-color: #ffffff;;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: flex-start;flex-wrap: nowrap;align-self: start;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-22a41c70 .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-22a41c70 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-22a41c70 .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-22a41c70 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-22a41c70 .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;background: url(https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2024\/07\/Grow-with-your-family_545x307.jpg) 50% 50%;;background-size: cover;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-22a41c70{max-width: 100vw;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-22a41c70 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1320px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-22a41c70{min-height: 250px;box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: 50% 50%;background-size: cover;background-attachment: scroll;background-image: url(https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2025\/03\/HelpFamiliesGrow2.webp);background-clip: padding-box;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-562935bf .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-562935bf .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-562935bf .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-562935bf .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-562935bf .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-562935bf{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-562935bf > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1320px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;row-gap: 40px;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-562935bf{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 40px;padding-left: 40px;padding-right: 40px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;row-gap: 40px;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5a1442f2 .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5a1442f2 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5a1442f2 .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5a1442f2 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5a1442f2 .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-5a1442f2{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-5a1442f2 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1320px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5a1442f2.uagb-layout-grid{row-gap: 8px;column-gap: 8px;grid-template-columns: auto  minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;grid-template-rows: minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;align-items: stretch;justify-items: stretch;align-content: stretch;justify-content: stretch;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5a1442f2{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5a1442f2.wp-block-uagb-container > *:not( .wp-block-uagb-column ):not( .wp-block-uagb-section ):not( .uagb-container__shape ):not( .uagb-container__video-wrap ):not( .uagb-slider-container ):not( .spectra-container-link-overlay ):not(.spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox):not(.wp-block-uagb-lottie):not(.uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap){width: auto !important;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5a1442f2.wp-block-uagb-container > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap > *:not( .wp-block-uagb-column ):not( .wp-block-uagb-section ):not( .uagb-container__shape ):not( .uagb-container__video-wrap ):not( .uagb-slider-container ):not(.spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox){width: auto !important;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d9c0200f.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-heading-text{color: #25282a;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d9c0200f.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-desc-text{margin-bottom: 15px;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d9c0200f.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-highlight{font-style: normal;font-weight: Default;background: #007cba;color: #fff;-webkit-text-fill-color: #fff;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d9c0200f.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-highlight::-moz-selection{color: #fff;background: #007cba;-webkit-text-fill-color: #fff;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d9c0200f.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-highlight::selection{color: #fff;background: #007cba;-webkit-text-fill-color: #fff;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d9c0200f .uagb-heading-text{font-weight: 300;font-size: 16px;}.uagb-block-aa17f10e.wp-block-uagb-separator{text-align: left;}.uagb-block-aa17f10e.wp-block-uagb-separator--text .wp-block-uagb-separator-element .uagb-html-tag{font-style: normal;line-height: 1em;}.uagb-block-aa17f10e .uagb-separator-spacing-wrapper{padding-top: 4px;padding-bottom: 4px;}.uagb-block-aa17f10e.wp-block-uagb-separator:not(.wp-block-uagb-separator--text):not(.wp-block-uagb-separator--icon) .wp-block-uagb-separator__inner{-webkit-mask-size: 5px 100%;border-top-width: 3px;width: 100%;border-top-color: #eabe5e;border-top-style: solid;margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-31f155e3.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-heading-text{color: #006a5a;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-31f155e3.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-desc-text{margin-bottom: 15px;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-31f155e3.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-highlight{font-style: normal;font-weight: Default;background: #007cba;color: #fff;-webkit-text-fill-color: #fff;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-31f155e3.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-highlight::-moz-selection{color: #fff;background: #007cba;-webkit-text-fill-color: #fff;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-31f155e3.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-highlight::selection{color: #fff;background: #007cba;-webkit-text-fill-color: #fff;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-31f155e3 .uagb-heading-text{font-weight: 400;font-size: 26px;line-height: 1.2em;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64 .uagb-icon-list__source-image{width: 18px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64 .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap svg{width: 18px;height: 18px;font-size: 18px;color: #1573a2;fill: #1573a2;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64 .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{padding: 0px;border-radius: 0px;border-width: 0px;align-self: center;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64 .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__label{font-size: 20px;text-decoration: !important;line-height: em;color: #1573a2;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64 .uagb-icon-list__wrap{display: flex;flex-direction: column;justify-content: center;-webkit-box-pack: center;-ms-flex-pack: center;-webkit-box-align: flex-start;-ms-flex-align: flex-start;align-items: flex-start;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64 .uagb-icon-list__label{text-align: left;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64 .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child{text-decoration: !important;font-size: 20px;line-height: em;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64.wp-block-uagb-icon-list .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child{margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-bottom: 24px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64 .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{margin-left: 15px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64 .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child {flex-direction: row-reverse;}.uagb-block-83befcbf.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-83befcbf.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child:hover .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-75d2f158.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-75d2f158.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child:hover .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-0d14af90.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-0d14af90.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child:hover .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-4dd6f9d3.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-4dd6f9d3.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child:hover .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-28c58e21.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}.uagb-block-28c58e21.wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child:hover .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{background:  !important;border-color:  !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 976px) {.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-85559158{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-85559158 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-85559158{padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;margin-top: 60px !important;margin-bottom: 60px !important;margin-left: 0px;margin-right: 0px;order: initial;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-ea16301a{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-ea16301a > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ea16301a.uagb-layout-grid > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{grid-template-columns: minmax( 1px, 1fr)  minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;grid-template-rows: minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;align-items: stretch;justify-items: stretch;align-content: stretch;justify-content: stretch;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ea16301a{padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-26ccc5c9{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-26ccc5c9 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-26ccc5c9{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background-color: #ffffff;;grid-column: span 1;grid-row: span 1;align-self: stretch;justify-self: stretch;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-84f50fa3{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-84f50fa3 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-84f50fa3{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background-position: 54% 48%;background-size: cover;background-image: url(https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2025\/03\/Grow-with-your-family_545x307.webp);background-clip: padding-box;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-271bf38d{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-271bf38d > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-271bf38d{padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 40px;padding-left: 40px;padding-right: 40px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-ab8d0982{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-ab8d0982 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ab8d0982.uagb-layout-grid{grid-template-columns: minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;grid-template-rows: minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;align-items: stretch;justify-items: stretch;align-content: stretch;justify-content: stretch;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ab8d0982{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ab8d0982.wp-block-uagb-container > *:not( .wp-block-uagb-column ):not( .wp-block-uagb-section ):not( .uagb-container__shape ):not( .uagb-container__video-wrap ):not( .uagb-slider-container ):not( .spectra-container-link-overlay ):not(.spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox):not(.wp-block-uagb-lottie):not(.uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap){width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ab8d0982.wp-block-uagb-container > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap > *:not( .wp-block-uagb-column ):not( .wp-block-uagb-section ):not( .uagb-container__shape ):not( .uagb-container__video-wrap ):not( .uagb-slider-container ):not(.spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox){width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d4c1a7e3 .uagb-heading-text{font-size: 12px;letter-spacing: 1px;}.uagb-block-f9d54988.wp-block-uagb-separator{text-align: center;}.uagb-block-f9d54988.wp-block-uagb-separator--text .wp-block-uagb-separator-element .uagb-html-tag{font-style: normal;margin-bottom: initial;line-height: 1em;}.uagb-block-f9d54988 .uagb-separator-spacing-wrapper{padding-top: 10px;padding-bottom: 10px;}.uagb-block-f9d54988.wp-block-uagb-separator:not(.wp-block-uagb-separator--text):not(.wp-block-uagb-separator--icon) .wp-block-uagb-separator__inner{-webkit-mask-size: 5px 100%;width: 100%;border-top-color: #eabe5e;border-top-style: solid;margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd .uagb-icon-list__source-image{width: 18px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap svg{width: 18px;height: 18px;font-size: 18px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap {padding: 0px;border-width: 0px;align-self: center;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd .uagb-icon-list__wrap{display: flex;flex-direction: column;justify-content: center;-webkit-box-pack: center;-ms-flex-pack: center;-webkit-box-align: flex-start;-ms-flex-align: flex-start;align-items: flex-start;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd.wp-block-uagb-icon-list .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child{margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-bottom: 24px;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-48a597f8{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-48a597f8 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-48a597f8{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background-color: #ffffff;;grid-column: span 1;grid-row: span 1;align-self: stretch;justify-self: stretch;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-22a41c70{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-22a41c70 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-22a41c70{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background-position: 54% 48%;background-size: cover;background-image: url(https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2025\/03\/HelpFamiliesGrow2.webp);background-clip: padding-box;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-562935bf{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-562935bf > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-562935bf{padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 40px;padding-left: 40px;padding-right: 40px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-5a1442f2{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-5a1442f2 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5a1442f2.uagb-layout-grid{grid-template-columns: minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;grid-template-rows: minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;align-items: stretch;justify-items: stretch;align-content: stretch;justify-content: stretch;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5a1442f2{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5a1442f2.wp-block-uagb-container > *:not( .wp-block-uagb-column ):not( .wp-block-uagb-section ):not( .uagb-container__shape ):not( .uagb-container__video-wrap ):not( .uagb-slider-container ):not( .spectra-container-link-overlay ):not(.spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox):not(.wp-block-uagb-lottie):not(.uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap){width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5a1442f2.wp-block-uagb-container > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap > *:not( .wp-block-uagb-column ):not( .wp-block-uagb-section ):not( .uagb-container__shape ):not( .uagb-container__video-wrap ):not( .uagb-slider-container ):not(.spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox){width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d9c0200f .uagb-heading-text{font-size: 12px;letter-spacing: 1px;}.uagb-block-aa17f10e.wp-block-uagb-separator{text-align: center;}.uagb-block-aa17f10e.wp-block-uagb-separator--text .wp-block-uagb-separator-element .uagb-html-tag{font-style: normal;margin-bottom: initial;line-height: 1em;}.uagb-block-aa17f10e .uagb-separator-spacing-wrapper{padding-top: 10px;padding-bottom: 10px;}.uagb-block-aa17f10e.wp-block-uagb-separator:not(.wp-block-uagb-separator--text):not(.wp-block-uagb-separator--icon) .wp-block-uagb-separator__inner{-webkit-mask-size: 5px 100%;width: 100%;border-top-color: #eabe5e;border-top-style: solid;margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64 .uagb-icon-list__source-image{width: 18px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64 .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap svg{width: 18px;height: 18px;font-size: 18px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64 .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap {padding: 0px;border-width: 0px;align-self: center;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64 .uagb-icon-list__wrap{display: flex;flex-direction: column;justify-content: center;-webkit-box-pack: center;-ms-flex-pack: center;-webkit-box-align: flex-start;-ms-flex-align: flex-start;align-items: flex-start;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64.wp-block-uagb-icon-list .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child{margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-bottom: 24px;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-85559158{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-85559158 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-85559158{padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;margin-top: 60px !important;margin-bottom: 60px !important;margin-left: 0px;margin-right: 0px;order: initial;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-ea16301a{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-ea16301a > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ea16301a.uagb-layout-grid > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{grid-template-columns: minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;grid-template-rows: minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;align-items: stretch;justify-items: stretch;align-content: stretch;justify-content: stretch;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ea16301a{padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-26ccc5c9{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-26ccc5c9 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-26ccc5c9{padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px;margin-right: 0px;order: initial;background-color: #ffffff;;flex-wrap: wrap;grid-column: span 1;grid-row: span 1;align-self: stretch;justify-self: stretch;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-84f50fa3{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-84f50fa3 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-84f50fa3{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background-image: url(https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2025\/03\/Grow-with-your-family_545x307.webp);background-clip: padding-box;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-271bf38d{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-271bf38d > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-271bf38d{padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 40px;padding-left: 40px;padding-right: 40px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-ab8d0982{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-ab8d0982 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ab8d0982.uagb-layout-grid{grid-template-columns: minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;grid-template-rows: minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;align-items: stretch;justify-items: stretch;align-content: stretch;justify-content: stretch;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ab8d0982{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ab8d0982.wp-block-uagb-container > *:not( .wp-block-uagb-column ):not( .wp-block-uagb-section ):not( .uagb-container__shape ):not( .uagb-container__video-wrap ):not( .uagb-slider-container ):not( .spectra-container-link-overlay ):not(.spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox):not(.wp-block-uagb-lottie):not(.uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap){width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ab8d0982.wp-block-uagb-container > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap > *:not( .wp-block-uagb-column ):not( .wp-block-uagb-section ):not( .uagb-container__shape ):not( .uagb-container__video-wrap ):not( .uagb-slider-container ):not(.spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox){width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d4c1a7e3.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading {padding-left: 40px;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d4c1a7e3 .uagb-heading-text{letter-spacing: 4px;}.uagb-block-f9d54988.wp-block-uagb-separator{text-align: center;}.uagb-block-f9d54988.wp-block-uagb-separator--text .wp-block-uagb-separator-element .uagb-html-tag{font-style: normal;margin-bottom: initial;line-height: 1em;}.uagb-block-f9d54988 .uagb-separator-spacing-wrapper{padding-top: 10px;padding-bottom: 10px;}.uagb-block-f9d54988.wp-block-uagb-separator:not(.wp-block-uagb-separator--text):not(.wp-block-uagb-separator--icon) .wp-block-uagb-separator__inner{-webkit-mask-size: 5px 100%;width: 100%;border-top-color: #eabe5e;border-top-style: solid;margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd .uagb-icon-list__source-image{width: 18px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap svg{width: 18px;height: 18px;font-size: 18px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{padding: 0px;border-width: 0px;align-self: center;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd .uagb-icon-list__wrap{display: flex;flex-direction: column;justify-content: center;-webkit-box-pack: center;-ms-flex-pack: center;-webkit-box-align: flex-start;-ms-flex-align: flex-start;align-items: flex-start;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-cbb8c5bd.wp-block-uagb-icon-list .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child{margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-bottom: 24px;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-48a597f8{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-48a597f8 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-48a597f8{padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px;margin-right: 0px;order: initial;background-color: #ffffff;;flex-wrap: wrap;grid-column: span 1;grid-row: span 1;align-self: stretch;justify-self: stretch;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-22a41c70{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-22a41c70 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-22a41c70{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background-image: url(https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2025\/03\/HelpFamiliesGrow2.webp);background-clip: padding-box;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-562935bf{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-562935bf > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-562935bf{padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 40px;padding-left: 40px;padding-right: 40px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-5a1442f2{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-5a1442f2 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5a1442f2.uagb-layout-grid{grid-template-columns: minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;grid-template-rows: minmax( 1px, 1fr) ;align-items: stretch;justify-items: stretch;align-content: stretch;justify-content: stretch;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5a1442f2{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5a1442f2.wp-block-uagb-container > *:not( .wp-block-uagb-column ):not( .wp-block-uagb-section ):not( .uagb-container__shape ):not( .uagb-container__video-wrap ):not( .uagb-slider-container ):not( .spectra-container-link-overlay ):not(.spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox):not(.wp-block-uagb-lottie):not(.uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap){width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5a1442f2.wp-block-uagb-container > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap > *:not( .wp-block-uagb-column ):not( .wp-block-uagb-section ):not( .uagb-container__shape ):not( .uagb-container__video-wrap ):not( .uagb-slider-container ):not(.spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox){width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d9c0200f.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading {padding-left: 40px;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-d9c0200f .uagb-heading-text{letter-spacing: 4px;}.uagb-block-aa17f10e.wp-block-uagb-separator{text-align: center;}.uagb-block-aa17f10e.wp-block-uagb-separator--text .wp-block-uagb-separator-element .uagb-html-tag{font-style: normal;margin-bottom: initial;line-height: 1em;}.uagb-block-aa17f10e .uagb-separator-spacing-wrapper{padding-top: 10px;padding-bottom: 10px;}.uagb-block-aa17f10e.wp-block-uagb-separator:not(.wp-block-uagb-separator--text):not(.wp-block-uagb-separator--icon) .wp-block-uagb-separator__inner{-webkit-mask-size: 5px 100%;width: 100%;border-top-color: #eabe5e;border-top-style: solid;margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64 .uagb-icon-list__source-image{width: 18px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64 .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap svg{width: 18px;height: 18px;font-size: 18px;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64 .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child .uagb-icon-list__source-wrap{padding: 0px;border-width: 0px;align-self: center;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64 .uagb-icon-list__wrap{display: flex;flex-direction: column;justify-content: center;-webkit-box-pack: center;-ms-flex-pack: center;-webkit-box-align: flex-start;-ms-flex-align: flex-start;align-items: flex-start;}.wp-block-uagb-icon-list.uagb-block-ced20c64.wp-block-uagb-icon-list .wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child{margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-bottom: 24px;}}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ecebc267 .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ecebc267 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ecebc267 .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ecebc267 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ecebc267 .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-ecebc267{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ecebc267{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;background: linear-gradient(130deg, #ffffff 60%, #f8f8f8 46%);;background-clip: padding-box;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;}@media only screen and (max-width: 976px) {.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-ecebc267{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ecebc267{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background: linear-gradient(130deg, #ffffff 60%, #f8f8f8 46%);;background-clip: padding-box;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-ecebc267{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-ecebc267{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background: linear-gradient(130deg, #ffffff 60%, #f8f8f8 46%);;background-clip: padding-box;flex-wrap: wrap;}}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-8d4ac8a0 .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-8d4ac8a0 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-8d4ac8a0 .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-8d4ac8a0 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-8d4ac8a0 .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-8d4ac8a0{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-8d4ac8a0 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1320px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-direction: row;align-items: flex-start;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;row-gap: 32px;column-gap: 32px;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-8d4ac8a0{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;padding-top: 80px;padding-bottom: 80px;padding-left: 12px;padding-right: 12px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;row-gap: 32px;column-gap: 32px;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-047d9c4f{max-width: 25%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;max-width: 25% !important;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-047d9c4f{max-width: 25%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;max-width: 25% !important;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-047d9c4f{max-width: 25%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;max-width: 25% !important;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-047d9c4f{max-width: 25%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;max-width: 25% !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 976px) {.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-8d4ac8a0{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-8d4ac8a0 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-8d4ac8a0{padding-top: 80px;padding-bottom: 80px;padding-left: 12px;padding-right: 12px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-047d9c4f{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;max-width:  !important;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-047d9c4f{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;max-width:  !important;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-047d9c4f{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;max-width:  !important;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-047d9c4f{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;max-width:  !important;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-8d4ac8a0{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-8d4ac8a0 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-8d4ac8a0{padding-top: 80px;padding-bottom: 80px;padding-left: 12px;padding-right: 12px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-047d9c4f{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;flex-wrap: wrap;max-width: 100% !important;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-047d9c4f{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;flex-wrap: wrap;max-width: 100% !important;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-047d9c4f{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;flex-wrap: wrap;max-width: 100% !important;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-047d9c4f{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-047d9c4f{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;flex-wrap: wrap;max-width: 100% !important;}}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-f064f662.wp-block-uagb-container{color: #ffffff;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-f064f662.wp-block-uagb-container *{color: #ffffff;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-f064f662 .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-f064f662 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-f064f662 .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-f064f662 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-f064f662 .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-f064f662{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-f064f662 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1320px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;row-gap: 20px;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-f064f662{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 20px;padding-left: 12px;padding-right: 12px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;background-color: #25282a;;row-gap: 20px;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-dbd5f6c0 .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-dbd5f6c0 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-dbd5f6c0 .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-dbd5f6c0 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-dbd5f6c0 .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-dbd5f6c0{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-dbd5f6c0 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1320px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-direction: row;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;row-gap: 20px;column-gap: 32px;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-dbd5f6c0{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;flex-direction: row;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;row-gap: 20px;column-gap: 32px;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-dbd5f6c0.wp-block-uagb-container > *:not( .wp-block-uagb-column ):not( .wp-block-uagb-section ):not( .uagb-container__shape ):not( .uagb-container__video-wrap ):not( .uagb-slider-container ):not( .spectra-container-link-overlay ):not(.spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox):not(.wp-block-uagb-lottie):not(.uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap){width: auto !important;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-dbd5f6c0.wp-block-uagb-container > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap > *:not( .wp-block-uagb-column ):not( .wp-block-uagb-section ):not( .uagb-container__shape ):not( .uagb-container__video-wrap ):not( .uagb-slider-container ):not(.spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox){width: auto !important;}.uagb-block-644e4891.wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default figure img{box-shadow: 0px 0px 0 #00000070;}.uagb-block-644e4891.wp-block-uagb-image .wp-block-uagb-image__figure figcaption{font-style: normal;align-self: center;}.uagb-block-644e4891.wp-block-uagb-image--layout-overlay figure img{box-shadow: 0px 0px 0 #00000070;}.uagb-block-644e4891.wp-block-uagb-image--layout-overlay .wp-block-uagb-image--layout-overlay__color-wrapper{opacity: 0.2;}.uagb-block-644e4891.wp-block-uagb-image--layout-overlay .wp-block-uagb-image--layout-overlay__inner{left: 15px;right: 15px;top: 15px;bottom: 15px;}.uagb-block-644e4891.wp-block-uagb-image--layout-overlay .wp-block-uagb-image--layout-overlay__inner .uagb-image-heading{font-style: normal;color: #fff;opacity: 1;}.uagb-block-644e4891.wp-block-uagb-image--layout-overlay .wp-block-uagb-image--layout-overlay__inner .uagb-image-heading a{color: #fff;}.uagb-block-644e4891.wp-block-uagb-image--layout-overlay .wp-block-uagb-image--layout-overlay__inner .uagb-image-caption{opacity: 0;}.uagb-block-644e4891.wp-block-uagb-image--layout-overlay .wp-block-uagb-image__figure:hover .wp-block-uagb-image--layout-overlay__color-wrapper{opacity: 1;}.uagb-block-644e4891.wp-block-uagb-image .wp-block-uagb-image--layout-overlay__inner .uagb-image-separator{width: 30%;border-top-width: 2px;border-top-color: #fff;opacity: 0;}.uagb-block-644e4891.wp-block-uagb-image .wp-block-uagb-image__figure img{width: 292px;height: 48px;}.uagb-block-644e4891.wp-block-uagb-image .wp-block-uagb-image__figure:hover .wp-block-uagb-image--layout-overlay__inner .uagb-image-caption{opacity: 1;}.uagb-block-644e4891.wp-block-uagb-image .wp-block-uagb-image__figure:hover .wp-block-uagb-image--layout-overlay__inner .uagb-image-separator{opacity: 1;}.uagb-block-644e4891.wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default figure:hover img{box-shadow: 0px 0px 0 #00000070;}.uagb-block-644e4891.wp-block-uagb-image--layout-overlay figure:hover img{box-shadow: 0px 0px 0 #00000070;}@media only screen and (max-width: 976px) {.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-f064f662{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-f064f662 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-f064f662{padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 20px;padding-left: 12px;padding-right: 12px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background-color: #25282a;;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-dbd5f6c0{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-dbd5f6c0 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-dbd5f6c0{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;}.uagb-block-644e4891.wp-block-uagb-image .wp-block-uagb-image__figure img{width: 280px;height: 45px;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-f064f662{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-f064f662 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-f064f662{padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 20px;padding-left: 12px;padding-right: 12px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background-color: #25282a;;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-dbd5f6c0{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-dbd5f6c0 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-dbd5f6c0{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;flex-wrap: wrap;}.uagb-block-644e4891.wp-block-uagb-image .wp-block-uagb-image__figure img{width: 280px;height: 45px;}}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-beb12949 .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-beb12949 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-beb12949 .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-beb12949 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-beb12949 .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-beb12949{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-beb12949 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1320px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-beb12949{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;background-color: #006c5b;;}@media only screen and (max-width: 976px) {.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-beb12949{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-beb12949 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-beb12949{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background-color: #006c5b;;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-beb12949{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-beb12949 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-beb12949{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background-color: #006c5b;;}}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-beb12949 .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-beb12949 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-beb12949 .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-beb12949 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-beb12949 .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-beb12949{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-beb12949 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1320px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-beb12949{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;background-color: #006c5b;;}@media only screen and (max-width: 976px) {.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-beb12949{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-beb12949 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-beb12949{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background-color: #006c5b;;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-beb12949{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-beb12949 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-beb12949{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background-color: #006c5b;;}}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5096eaa1 .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5096eaa1 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5096eaa1 .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5096eaa1 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5096eaa1 .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-5096eaa1{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-5096eaa1 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1320px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5096eaa1{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-color: inherit;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-89b3b7a8 .uagb-container__shape-top svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-89b3b7a8 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-top .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-89b3b7a8 .uagb-container__shape-bottom svg{width: calc( 100% + 1.3px );}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-89b3b7a8 .uagb-container__shape.uagb-container__shape-bottom .uagb-container__shape-fill{fill: rgba(51,51,51,1);}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-89b3b7a8 .uagb-container__video-wrap video{opacity: 1;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-89b3b7a8{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-89b3b7a8 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1320px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;justify-content: center;flex-wrap: nowrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-89b3b7a8{box-shadow: 0px 0px   #00000070 ;padding-top: 2em;padding-bottom: 2em;padding-left: 2em;padding-right: 2em;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;overflow: visible;order: initial;border-top-left-radius: 30px;border-top-right-radius: 30px;border-bottom-left-radius: 30px;border-bottom-right-radius: 30px;border-color: inherit;background-color: #ebebeb;;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-97ee3d2f.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-desc-text{margin-bottom: 15px;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-97ee3d2f.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-highlight{font-style: normal;font-weight: Default;background: #007cba;color: #fff;-webkit-text-fill-color: #fff;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-97ee3d2f.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-highlight::-moz-selection{color: #fff;background: #007cba;-webkit-text-fill-color: #fff;}.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading.uagb-block-97ee3d2f.wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading .uagb-highlight::selection{color: #fff;background: #007cba;-webkit-text-fill-color: #fff;}.uagb-block-232092dc.wp-block-uagb-buttons.uagb-buttons__outer-wrap .uagb-buttons__wrap {gap: 10px;}.uagb-block-232092dc.uagb-buttons__outer-wrap .uagb-buttons__wrap {justify-content: left;align-items: center;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611.wp-block-uagb-buttons-child .uagb-buttons-repeater{background: #f3bd48;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .wp-block-button__link{background: #f3bd48;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .wp-block-button__link:hover{background: #f4deaa;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .wp-block-button__link:focus{background: #f4deaa;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .uagb-button__wrapper .uagb-buttons-repeater{color: #25282a;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .wp-block-button__link.has-text-color:hover .uagb-button__link{color: #25282a;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .wp-block-button__link.has-text-color:focus .uagb-button__link{color: #25282a;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .uagb-button__wrapper  .uagb-buttons-repeater.wp-block-button__link{box-shadow: 0px 0px 0 #00000026;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .uagb-button__wrapper  .uagb-buttons-repeater.wp-block-button__link:hover{box-shadow: 0px 0px 0 #00000026;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .uagb-buttons-repeater.wp-block-button__link{border-color: #333;border-style: none;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .uagb-buttons-repeater.wp-block-button__link:hover{border-color: #333;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .uagb-buttons-repeater.wp-block-button__link:focus{border-color: #333;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611.wp-block-button.is-style-outline .uagb-button__wrapper .wp-block-button__link.uagb-buttons-repeater{border-color: #333;border-style: none;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611.wp-block-button.is-style-outline .uagb-button__wrapper .wp-block-button__link.uagb-buttons-repeater:hover{border-color: #333;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .uagb-buttons-repeater .uagb-button__link{color: #25282a;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .uagb-buttons-repeater:hover .uagb-button__link{color: #25282a;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .uagb-buttons-repeater:focus .uagb-button__link{color: #25282a;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .uagb-buttons-repeater .uagb-button__icon > svg{width: 15px;height: 15px;fill: #25282a;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .uagb-buttons-repeater:hover .uagb-button__icon > svg{fill: #25282a;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .uagb-buttons-repeater:focus .uagb-button__icon > svg{fill: #25282a;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .uagb-buttons-repeater .uagb-button__icon-position-after{margin-left: 8px;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .uagb-buttons-repeater .uagb-button__icon-position-before{margin-right: 8px;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .uagb-button__link{text-transform: normal;text-decoration: none;}@media only screen and (max-width: 976px) {.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-5096eaa1{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-5096eaa1 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5096eaa1{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-89b3b7a8{width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-89b3b7a8 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 1024px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-89b3b7a8{padding-top: 2px;padding-bottom: 2px;padding-left: 2px;padding-right: 2px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background-color: #ebebeb;;}.uagb-block-232092dc.uagb-buttons__outer-wrap .uagb-buttons__wrap {justify-content: center;align-items: center;}.uagb-block-232092dc.uagb-buttons__outer-wrap .uagb-buttons__wrap .wp-block-button{width: auto;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611.wp-block-button.is-style-outline .uagb-button__wrapper .wp-block-button__link.uagb-buttons-repeater{border-style: none;border-color: #333;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .uagb-buttons-repeater.wp-block-button__link{border-style: none;border-color: #333;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-5096eaa1{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-5096eaa1 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-5096eaa1{margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container .uagb-block-89b3b7a8{max-width: 100%;width: 100%;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-is-root-container.alignfull.uagb-block-89b3b7a8 > .uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap{--inner-content-custom-width: min( 100%, 767px);max-width: var(--inner-content-custom-width);width: 100%;flex-wrap: wrap;}.wp-block-uagb-container.uagb-block-89b3b7a8{padding-top: 2px;padding-bottom: 2px;padding-left: 2px;padding-right: 2px;margin-top:  !important;margin-bottom:  !important;order: initial;background-color: #ebebeb;;}.uagb-block-232092dc.uagb-buttons__outer-wrap .uagb-buttons__wrap {justify-content: center;align-items: center;}.uagb-block-232092dc.uagb-buttons__outer-wrap .uagb-buttons__wrap .wp-block-button{width: auto;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611.wp-block-button.is-style-outline .uagb-button__wrapper .wp-block-button__link.uagb-buttons-repeater{border-style: none;border-color: #333;}.wp-block-uagb-buttons .uagb-block-00708611 .uagb-buttons-repeater.wp-block-button__link{border-style: none;border-color: #333;}}\";s:2:\"js\";s:161:\"document.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function(){ window.addEventListener( 'load', function() {\n\tUAGBButtonChild.init( '.uagb-block-00708611' );\n});\n });\";s:18:\"current_block_list\";a:17:{i:0;s:14:\"uagb\/container\";i:1;s:12:\"core\/heading\";i:2;s:9:\"core\/html\";i:3;s:10:\"core\/group\";i:6;s:21:\"uagb\/advanced-heading\";i:7;s:14:\"uagb\/separator\";i:8;s:14:\"uagb\/icon-list\";i:9;s:20:\"uagb\/icon-list-child\";i:10;s:11:\"core\/search\";i:13;s:18:\"core\/legacy-widget\";i:16;s:10:\"uagb\/image\";i:17;s:17:\"core\/social-links\";i:18;s:16:\"core\/social-link\";i:19;s:14:\"core\/paragraph\";i:20;s:30:\"meta-box\/fl-conditional-blocks\";i:21;s:12:\"uagb\/buttons\";i:22;s:18:\"uagb\/buttons-child\";}s:8:\"uag_flag\";b:1;s:11:\"uag_version\";i:1776470598;s:6:\"gfonts\";a:1:{s:7:\"Default\";a:2:{s:10:\"fontfamily\";s:7:\"Default\";s:12:\"fontvariants\";a:0:{}}}s:10:\"gfonts_url\";s:71:\"\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css?family=Default&subset=latin&display=fallback\";s:12:\"gfonts_files\";a:0:{}s:14:\"uag_faq_layout\";b:0;}"]},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2024\/09\/FLT-Podcast-Cover-2-508x508-3.jpg",508,508,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"kfairris@familylife.com","author_link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/author\/kfairrisfamilylife-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Kate Clark looks back on the freak playground accident that doctors said would leave her in a wheelchair permanently. Kate tells how she wrestled with a deep grief, and shares how her injury still affects her to this day.","meta_box":{"show_notes":"","transcript_url":"https:\/\/transcript.familylifetoday.com\/fl2018-12-21.pdf","transcript_content":"<strong>Bob: <\/strong>When Kate Clark was diagnosed with an injury to her spine, her doctor described it as a Christopher Reeve-level injury\u2014an injury that would leave her as a quadriplegic for the rest of her life. That led Kate and her husband to some hard conversations with their children.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>My four-year-old, at that time, you know, came to her daddy and she asked him, \u201cIs it okay that I pray that Mom will walk?\u201d She had, literally, heard from the doctor that \u201cYour mom is not going to walk again.\u201d I think he even told her, \u201cShe\u2019s not going to get out of bed on her own.\u201d So she is asking those hard questions: \u201cIs God really capable? Is He really able?\u201d and \u201cDo we trust Him, in the moment, to ask the hard things and hope for the hard things?\u201d\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Friday, December 21<sup>st<\/sup>. Our host is Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine.\n\n<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\nHow would God answer Kate Clark\u2019s daughter\u2019s prayer? We\u2019re going to hear the rest of Kate\u2019s story today. Stay with us.\n\nAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. You know, there are moments in life we look back on and just think: \u201cIf it had been a two-second differential\u2026\u201d \u201cIf I had just stayed at the stop light five more seconds\u2026\u201d \u201cIf I had been looking to the left instead of to the right\u2026\u201d You know the moments I\u2019m talking about\u2014where life is altered\u2014and you go back and go, \u201cThis didn\u2019t have to happen if things had just been different.\u201d\n\nThat\u2019s where we have to go, \u201cThere\u2019s a God, who\u2019s in control; and even when hard things happen, it\u2019s not because He turned His head, and looked back and went, \u201cOh, man; I should have been paying more attention.\u201d\n\n<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Our guest on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> knows that all too well, Bob. Kate Clark joins us, again, on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>; Kate, welcome back.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Thanks for having me.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>She\u2019s written a book\u2014it\u2019s called <em>A Story of Tragedy, Truth, and Rebellious Hope<\/em>\u2014and the name of the book is <em>Where I End<\/em>\u2014E-N-D.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We\u2019ve already heard, this week, about your playground moment, where\u2014if it had been two seconds sooner or later\u2014\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014playground, as a parent.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes; you were running around with the kids on the playground. A young boy jumped off of a high spot and\u2014he\u2019s playing the game, and he thinks he\u2019s going to tackle you\u2014but his tennis shoes hit your neck. You heard a snap; right?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>I did; I felt a crack.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And you collapsed to the ground. You went to the hospital, the MRI was done, and the surgeon came in and told you\u2014you had a Christopher Reeve-type injury. He was telling you:\n\n<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\n\u201cGet ready for life to be very different,\u201d and \u201cYou\u2019re a quadriplegic, and you\u2019re going to be in a wheelchair from here on out.\u201d\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>It\u2019s a pretty grim diagnosis.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>It was a grim diagnosis and a life-altering moment, not just for you, but as we\u2019ve already said, for your husband\/for your whole family.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; yes.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I want to read you a quote from your book. I don\u2019t know why this attracted me; but it was like, \u201cWhat an incredible picture.\u201d You were talking about what it felt like to be a quadriplegic, coming out of that surgery, although you did come out of it alive, obviously. You needed help in breathing; you couldn\u2019t breathe for yourself. You write in this chapter\u2014you say: \u201cI was completely helpless in my caged body.\u201d\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I never thought of the body being a cage. How did you experience that?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>I came out of surgery\u2014not only could I not move, I couldn\u2019t see; because they had taken my contacts out, and I have <em>horrible<\/em> vision.\n\n<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\nAgain, I couldn\u2019t breathe, either; because I had the tubes down my throat to help me breathe. In that moment, I remember feeling pretty terrified: \u201cI can\u2019t move. I can\u2019t breathe. I can\u2019t see.\u201d\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And you couldn\u2019t speak, because of the ventilator.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Exactly. I can\u2019t cry out for help; so yes.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Right; right.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>It\u2019s interesting that you mention the caged body, because I really just recently even had someone say to me: \u201cWe all have cages in some way or another. You experienced this in a very specific and horrifying way; but sometimes, people feel like they\u2019re in a cage in their marriage; sometimes, they do with their wayward child; a situation that just seems despairing or hopeless.\u201d I\u2019ve had people who have read the book and said, \u201cThis story is not the same, and yet the story is the same,\u201d in the sense of \u201cI could resonate with so many of the things that you wrote about, just going through my own personal pain.\u201d\n\n<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We\u2019ve all seen the inspiring stories of the person, who has a neck fracture\u2014the doctors say, \u201cYou\u2019re going to be paralyzed,\u201d and they go, \u201cI\u2019m going to walk again.\u201d They fight their way through physical therapy, and we see them taking maybe a halting step here or there. Christopher Reeve, for years, said: \u201cI\u2019m going to beat this thing. I\u2019m going to get up out of this wheelchair someday and walk.\u201d\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; yes.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Did you have that mindset\/that fighter mindset that said, \u201cI am going to gut it out and do whatever I can to get out of this wheelchair\u201d?\u2014or did you think: \u201cI guess I\u2019m in a wheelchair for the rest of my life,\u201d and \u201cI just need to adapt to the new normal\u201d?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>In some respects, neither. I didn\u2019t accept that I was just in a wheelchair and that was my destiny; but I also didn\u2019t think, necessarily, \u201cI\u2019m going to gut this out.\u201d I <em>knew<\/em> it was beyond me.\n\n<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\nI <em>knew<\/em> that in order for something to happen, it was going to have to be miraculous. I was just remembering how my pastor said very recently, \u201cGod does everything, and we do something.\u201d I needed Him to do <em>everything<\/em>, and I was going to do the something that He called me to do.\n\nI did begin the very hard work of therapy, which is basically my life\u2014physical therapy, occupational therapy, recreational therapy, pool therapy, speech therapy. I entered into the very hard work that I was called to do, but I knew that I needed the Lord to move.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And in the middle of that therapy, one of your kids prayed a prayer.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; a very brave prayer. My four-year-old, at that time, you know, came to her daddy and she asked him, \u201cIs it okay that I pray that Mom will walk?\u201d\n\n<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\nShe had, literally, heard from the doctor that \u201cYour mom is not going to walk again.\u201d I think he even told her, \u201cShe\u2019s not going to get out of bed on her own.\u201d She is asking those hard questions that adults ask themselves\u2014you know: \u201cIs God really capable? Is He really able?\u201d and \u201cDo we trust Him in the moment to ask the hard things and hope for the hard things?\u201d\n\nIt was a real parenting moment for my husband, where, again, he had to say: \u201cWhat do we know about the Lord?\u201d and \u201cCan we even entrust this little one\u2019s heart to Him\u2014this little four-year-old\u2019s heart to Him?\u201d He told her, \u201cYes; pray that Mom will walk again.\u201d\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I\u2019m imagining myself, as a dad, with a child who wants to pray a prayer that everybody in the world is saying, \u201cThis isn\u2019t going to happen,\u201d; doctors are saying, \u201cIt\u2019s not going to happen.\u201d\n\n<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\nI would want to calibrate my child\u2019s expectations.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>\u2014to couch it, maybe a little. [Laughter]\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I wouldn\u2019t want the child to come back and say, \u201cWell, why isn\u2019t God answering my prayer?\u201d and to have to doubt God in that moment.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Right.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So yes; I would try to find some weasel words in how I prayed.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; yes.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>But your daughter wanted to pray that Mommy would walk again. Your husband said, \u201cYes; we can pray that\u201d; right?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Absolutely. I don\u2019t think there was any weaseling in the moment\u2014he said, \u201cPray that.\u201d That is the struggle: where we don\u2019t want to be disappointed by God, so we don\u2019t want to put ourselves out there. We don\u2019t want to hope when people tell us there\u2019s no hope. We don\u2019t want to look like the fool who believed what wasn\u2019t believable. We don\u2019t want to be that person who trusted in the Easter bunny and finds out later, \u201cOh, that was a sham.\u201d\n\nBut no; in that very faithful\u2014I think Holy Spirit-led moment\u2014he told her to pray, and she did.\n\n<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I thought of you in that time of rehab. You said you were in rehab for 40 days.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I thought about Jesus in the wilderness.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Right; yes; it\u2019s biblical.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes; you started out that process, one day at a time. What would the average day look like for you?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>I would be awakened quite early. I would be, sometimes, ushered in to have a shower and, you know, a nurse would literally do all of that for me. I was, at that time, being moved from my bed to the wheelchair. They would use a power crane to pick me up and move me over. Then I would travel on to other types of therapy. I would, you know, start the hard work of physical therapy.\n\nIn the beginning, I was just thinking, \u201cThis all seems very absurd,\u201d\u2014you know\u2014\u201cYou tell me to squeeze this, and I\u2019m just looking at you and nothing is happening.\u201d\n\n<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\nBut yes, the days were just a full onslaught of different types of therapy. And then, at that time, I had started to show signs of progress. Then, I was sent home; and I would come back five days a week for the next year and have therapy.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>What was the first sign of progress that you saw?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>The first thing that happened was my left foot\u2014I could move it just a little bit, and I clung to that. I pretty much wanted to move it <em>constantly<\/em>. [Laughter] The doctors were pretty much: \u201cWhoa. Don\u2019t get too excited about that.\u201d They were not seeing a moving foot and thinking: \u201cWhoa! We have something amazing happening!\u201d They were pretty much still like: \u201cI think you just hold back on this. You haven\u2019t seen what we\u2019ve seen, kind of internally, what that looked like in your spinal column.\u201d\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>So, when did you begin to realize that that was more than just a twitch, that you were really seeing something happen here that\u2019s <em>very<\/em> significant?\n\n<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Well, even though they told me, \u201cThis isn\u2019t much to hold\/put your hopes in,\u201d I was still thinking: \u201cThis is wonderful! This is amazing! I\u2019m thankful. We\u2019re praising God.\u201d So, we began to praise God for every small, big\u2014any type of thing that we thought was progress or that looked like progress to us\u2014we just rejoiced in. I was like a little kid. I was just like, \u201cLook at this new thing I can do today.\u201d It was amazing, and wonderful, and beautiful and also humiliating, horrible, and impossible.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Were you thinking in the midst of this, \u201cI may walk again\u201d?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>I was absolutely thinking, \u201cThese are signs.\u201d Again, even if I don\u2019t have a \u201cPick up your mat and walk\u201d-moment, which I did <em>not<\/em>, I was definitely thinking, \u201cThis could be one of those miracles.\u201d\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Christopher Reeve injury\u2014\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Right.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014but you\u2019re thinking\u2014you have a hope. And let\u2019s remind ourselves of what hope is.\n\n<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\nHope is, in the face of what does not look like it ought to happen\u2014it\u2019s believing this still could. You were starting to see signs that maybe there was more here than just: \u201cI can wiggle my foot,\u201d \u201cI might be able to walk again.\u201d\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>And I would have to say that some of therapists were Christians, too, and some of the nursing staff were Christians. I literally had this <em>tremendous<\/em> community\u2014strangers, people from the school, people from church\u2014and then I had this army of believers, as well, in the hospital. I knew that they were all praying, and hoping, and all trusting that something might happen in their midst that was glorious.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>When was the first day you stood up?\u2014where someone would stand alongside you, maybe on both sides?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; yes.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes; how long after the accident did that happen?\n\n<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>I\u2019m not exactly sure the exact day; but it was within the first 40 days, because it happened at the rehabilitation hospital. That was a moment that a lot of people would tell me\u2014that were in that room\u2014remember. My occupational therapist was working\u2014\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, duh! I mean, Kate, come on! [Laughter]\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>She was actually working with another patient, and then the room just went <em>quiet<\/em>. Everyone was focused on me, standing. Yes; I had two therapists on both sides of me, kind of giving me instructions about\u2014because nothing even made sense when they would say, \u201cTry to do this with your body.\u201d But yes; it was probably within those first 40 days, at least.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>So, did you cry when you\u2019re standing there? I mean, I would think that would be a milestone moment.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>I didn\u2019t cry in that moment\u2014I think I was so <em>focused<\/em> on the hard work of it; maybe, that I was in a little bit of shock; and maybe, even in my head, thinking:\n\n<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\n\u201cThis could happen,\u201d\u2014you know, like\u2014\u201cThe Lord can maybe do this.\u201d And it wasn\u2019t\u2014you know, I started, before we did standing, I had been doing some of the other hard work. You start with things like trying to crawl or things like that, so the standing came a little bit after that.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, you ended up, not only standing, but taking a step at a later point. And then your surgeon, who had performed the surgery, got news that you had walked!\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>The guy drove across town\u2014\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>He did.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014to see this thing. He said, \u201cIt can\u2019t be!\u201d\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; so I think news does travel pretty fast when you hear something crazy\/insane like this is happening. Somehow, word got to him that I was on my feet. I think he was just incredulous, like, \u201cThat\u2019s something I\u2019ll have to see for myself.\u201d So he did; he made the drive to the rehabilitation hospital.\n\n<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\nI happened to be in therapy at that time, or happened to be\u2014I was always in therapy\u2014but I was using this high walker. I had a therapist next to me; and I was just kind of ambling, sort of\u2014it wasn\u2019t a beautiful cadence, I would say\u2014but I was on my feet! He saw me, and he was just <em>shocked<\/em>.\n\nI said\u2014I said to <em>him<\/em>, \u201cYou did good work.\u201d He looked at me and he just shook his head; and he said: \u201cI can take <em>no<\/em> credit. God did this.\u201d\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes; that\u2019s what I remember\u2014that\u2019s a sweet moment.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; it was a sweet moment; yes.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This all happened nine years ago.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You walk in just like anybody else and say, \u201cHey guys, I\u2019m here!\u201d [Laughter] I mean\u2014you\u2019re still a quad; right?\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>That is correct.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, what does that mean?\n\n<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>To your eyes, I might look like just the average person who can walk, and you can\u2019t tell that there\u2019s something weird about the way that I walk; because I\u2019ve gotten pretty good at it now. It\u2019s taken a few years, but I feel like I\u2019ve gotten some of the quirks worked out.\n\nI am, technically, still a quadriplegic. What that means is the point of the injury is such that everything from my neck down is still impaired. \u201cQuad\u201d means \u201cfour.\u201d All four of my limbs still have limitations\u2014still have things that don\u2019t work as they should\u2014both internally, in the sense that I have muscle problems\u2014I have hyper-reflexivity\u2014and then I also have nerve things that go on\u2014buzzing\/kind of crazy-angry-bees-type of a sensation throughout my body.\n\nI have those internally; and then, externally, you know, I have problems with holding things; because I can\u2019t actually feel my hands.\n\n<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\nThey feel numb, almost as if you had maybe just put mittens on and tried to go throughout the day with mittens on your hands.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You couldn\u2019t open your water bottle, for example.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Right; right. Anything fine-motor is pretty challenging\u2014so anything that requires your hands or your fingers, you know, can be quite difficult. And yet, I still can do quite a lot, in spite of the diagnosis.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes; you\u2019re nowhere near where Christopher Reeve spent eight years of his life\u2014\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>No; no.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014even though the doctors said that\u2019s where you were headed.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; it\u2019s true.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, you have to be written up in some medical journals somewhere; because this doesn\u2019t happen every day.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>It <em>doesn\u2019t<\/em> happen every day. This is true. I don\u2019t know that I\u2019ve been written up in any medical journals. I\u2019m sure that\u2014\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, you\u2019ve been written up in a book! [Laughter] It has your name on it!\u2014<em>Where I End<\/em>.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; well, you know, the funny thing, too, is\u2014I think that\u2014you know, sometimes, I\u2019ve wondered: \u201cIf the journey had been different; and if the Lord did give me, you know, a \u2018Pick up your mat and walk\u2019 moment\u2014\n\n<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\n\u2014\u201cand I think that if that was the case, I think that everyone would just chalk that up to good medical work and science. They would say, you know, \u2018Maybe it just wasn\u2019t as serious that we thought that it was,\u2019 or however they would want to explain it away.\u201d\n\nBut because I live with what I do\u2014you know, the pain and the limitations; and because of where I was, and I know what it\u2019s like to, literally, not be able to do anything for yourself\u2014I have very vivid memories of my kids feeding me, people helping me to the bathroom, and things like that\u2014so I am tremendously cognizant of the fact that it could have gone a very different way for me; but because of the Lord, it is a miracle.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You used the expression that you are \u201crisen and broken\u201d \/ \u201craised and broken.\u201d I think that\u2019s a picture of where all of us are, spiritually, if we\u2019re in Christ.\n\n<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\nWe\u2019ve been raised up, still dealing with our brokenness. One day, your fingers won\u2019t buzz.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>This is right; yes.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>One day, you\u2019ll run through the forest.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; yes; yes.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And one day, I won\u2019t sin anymore.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Right.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We\u2019ll throw off the encumbrances that so easily entangle us today. You just have a physical manifestation of that\u2014that makes it, maybe, a little more tangible for you than the rest of us feel as we go through our days.\n\n<strong>Kate: <\/strong>Yes; we are certainly all raised from the dead. We are in good company; because we also have a Savior, who was raised\/wounded. So yes, I think that any person, who is listening, can really relate to that.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Okay; I just want to thank you for the price you paid to come here and to be on the broadcast. I have no idea how God is going to use your courage to be infectious with other men and women\/boys and girls, who are listening to these broadcasts.\n\n<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\nI want to thank you for writing your book, <em>Where I End<\/em>, and for sharing your journey with our listeners. I hope that they get the message that life is short. You can\u2019t be in control of what\u2019s going to happen\u2014you need to look to God. As Bob said earlier, you need to build your house, now, on the rock and not start building when the floods come and when the winds blow. Make Jesus Christ the builder of your life, and your marriage, and your family.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, and that is modeled for us in how you have responded to adversity in your life and in the story that you\u2019ve told us here\u2014the story that you tell in your book, <em>Where I End: A Story of Tragedy, Truth, and Rebellious Hope<\/em>, written by our guest today, Katherine Elizabeth Clark\u2014Kate Clark. Kate, thanks for being on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\n\n<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\nIf our listeners are interested in a copy of the book, they can go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com, and order from us online; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY to order a copy. Again, the website is FamilyLifeToday.com. The book is called <em>Where I End<\/em> by Katherine Elizabeth Clark. You can also order by calling 1-800-358-6329\u2014that\u2019s 1-800- \u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\n\nNow, things are about to get pretty busy for many of our listeners as we head headlong into the holiday season this week.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. We hope today\u2019s broadcast brought a little perspective to our listeners. You know, I\u2019m thinking, for Barbara and me, when we hear a story like this, we reflect back on storms that have occurred in our lives\/our family and also, here, on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Ministries like <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> face storms too.\n\n<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\nThey need partners to stand with them, just like Kate had friends that surrounded them. We need you, as a listener\u2014as one who\u2019s benefitted, hopefully, from <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>\u2014to come alongside us and say, \u201cGuys, I really like what you\u2019re doing\u2014providing biblical help and hope and calling people to surrender to Jesus Christ to make their marriage and family go the distance.\u201d\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes; just as the next ten days are going to be busy for folks, the next ten days are going to be significant for us; because as we hear from listeners, it will set the course for what 2019 looks like and whether we can continue to do what we\u2019ve been doing for the last 27 years or whether we\u2019re going to need to make some cutbacks.\n\n<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And we\u2019ve made a big impact this year. We have touched, literally, tens of millions of lives; but if we\u2019re going to be here next year with the same strength, we need you to stand with us now. I\u2019d just encourage you: \u201cPick up the phone\u2014call 1-800-FL-TODAY\u2014or go online to FamilyLifeToday.com, and make a generous donation.\n\n<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\nThe match is going to make a big difference in the amount you give and make a big difference as we start 2019 and look forward to impacting even more lives, marriages, and families.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>The match that you\u2019re talking about is a dollar-for-dollar match, so your donation will be effectively doubled. You give $100; it\u2019s a $200 net value to FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. If you\u2019re able to do more than that\/less than that\u2014whatever it is\u2014your donation is going to be doubled, up to a total of\u2014it\u2019s now $3 million that\u2019s available in our matching-gift fund. We\u2019re hoping to take full advantage of that.\n\nIn addition, if you can help us with a yearend donation, we\u2019d like to send you a gift. We\u2019d like to send you a copy of the DVD of the movie that FamilyLife created earlier this year, a movie called <em>Like Arrows<\/em>. It\u2019s not available for purchase yet, but we do have a limited supply that we\u2019re making available when you make a yearend donation; so donate, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or call 1-800-FLTODAY. Your donation will be doubled and you\u2019ll get the <em>Like Arrows<\/em> DVD.\n\n<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\nIt will come with our gratitude for your partnership with us, here, in the ministry of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. We appreciate you.\n\nAnd we hope you have a great weekend. I hope you and your family are able to worship together in your local church this weekend. Then, I hope you can join us back on Monday when we\u2019re going to reflect on the reality that Christmas is about God coming near. We\u2019re going to hear a great message from Bryan Loritts that\u2019s all about Christmas, coming up Monday. I hope you can be with us for that.\n\nI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine. We will see you back next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\n\n<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas; a Cru<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>Ministry.\n\nHelp for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\nWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. If you\u2019ve benefited from the broadcast transcripts, would you consider <a href=\"http:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donating today<\/a> to help defray the costs?\n\nCopyright <sup>\u00a9<\/sup> 2018 FamilyLife. All rights reserved.\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.FamilyLife.com<\/a>","theme_header_position":"","post_header_is_sticky":"","is_header_overlay":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast\/300495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcast"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300495"},{"taxonomy":"podcast_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast_series?post=300495"},{"taxonomy":"cwp_profile","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cwp_profile?post=300495"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=300495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}