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I didn\u2019t agree to this! You\u2019re playing dirty right now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>What are you going to do? Huh? What are you going to do?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>So, you want me to give Mom a tribute?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u00a0 A verbal tribute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>You\u2019re going to give your mom a tribute as though she was seated across the table from you.\u00a0 So, you\u2019re not one of my kids, but you fell under the curse.\u00a0 (Laughter)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>I can totally do that. I will take you up on your challenge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>While you\u2019re thinking about it, let me encourage our listeners to go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com.\u00a0 We have the video version of the Chick-fil-A song that Tim did, if you want to watch it.\u00a0 Click the link and they can watch you perform the Chick-fil-A song.<\/p>\n<p>We also have information about your latest DVD, which is called <em>Rockshow Comedy Tour<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0 That DVD is available on our <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> Resource Center.\u00a0 Go online at FamilyLifeToday.com to request a copy; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY, and we can send a copy of it out to you.\u00a0 Again, the website is FamilyLifeToday.com; and our toll-free number is 1-800-FL-TODAY.<\/p>\n<p>And then, quickly, don\u2019t forget, \u201cWe are down to the wire here\u2014the last couple days of the year.\u201d\u00a0 We are trying to take advantage of the biggest matching-gift fund that has ever been made available to us, here at FamilyLife\u2014more than $4 million in matching funds that are available\u2014but to take advantage of them, we need to hear from listeners today, tomorrow, Saturday, at the latest, in order for your donation to be matched dollar for dollar.<\/p>\n<p>You can make an online donation at FamilyLifeToday.com.\u00a0 Click the button that says, \u201cI Care\u201d; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY and make a donation over the phone.\u00a0 As a thank-you gift this week, we are making available the planning guide for couples called \u201cGetting Away to Get It Together\u201d.\u00a0 It is our way of saying, \u201cThanks,\u201d for helping us with this matching-gift challenge.\u00a0 Help us take full advantage of the matching-gift opportunity.\u00a0 Go online at FamilyLifeToday.com or call 1-800-FL-TODAY to make a year-end donation to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\u00a0 We appreciate your support, whatever you are able to do.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Well, we\u2019ve had fun today, Bob, again, here on <em>FamilyLife Today.<\/em><em>\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob<\/strong><strong><em>:<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>A little more than normal because we\u2019ve had a comedian with us\u2014at least, he thinks he\u2019s funny.\u00a0 Tim Hawkins has joined us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Wow!\u00a0 (Laughter)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>That is harsh\u2014that was harsh!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim:<\/strong>\u00a0 Are you saved?\u00a0\u00a0 Are you really a Christian?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>I am a Christian, but I gave you an assignment to do something serious.\u00a0 Can you do this?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Right! I can do it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Can you give your mom, Nelda, a tribute, here on the broadcast?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>I can!\u00a0 I tell you what, Mom, the thing I can say about you is that you never\u2014and I\u2019ve told you this\u2014you never had a harsh word for me; and I know that\u2019s hard for a parent.\u00a0 No matter what I was doing, you just got behind it all the way and you did it.\u00a0 You\u2019re always just a solid person: I trust you with all my heart.\u00a0 You didn\u2019t spank me as many times as I tell people you did, but I deserved it when you did; and I\u2019m glad you did because you cared about me and you loved me.<\/p>\n<p>I so appreciate you getting up every day in the cold, a lot of times, and going to teach kids, and put food on the table, and you always laughed at me.\u00a0 That was one of the joys of my life; and I\u2019ll tell you what\u2014I just love having you around.\u00a0 I love the way you love my family, my wife, and my kids.\u00a0 I respect you and I think love is just not a big enough word for you.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you know that\u2014because I know I can be a challenge, and I have been\u2014but man, I\u2019ll tell you, if anybody calls me a good person, it\u2019s all because of you, and Dad, too, also. 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