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Wife\u201d.","meta_box":{"show_notes":"","transcript_url":"https:\/\/transcript.familylifetoday.com\/fl2011-12-30.pdf","transcript_content":"<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u00a0Have you been surprised\u2014has there been anybody come up and talked about how God has used your comedy in some spiritual way in their life? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tim:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0 Oh yes!\u00a0 Well, stories from Iraq and people overseas\u2014people going through sickness, and things like that.\u00a0 I get it all the time, \u201cI haven\u2019t laughed in ten years.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0 Really?!\u00a0 Are you talking about soldiers who are watching your YouTube videos?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tim:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes!\u00a0 My videos have been sent over there.\u00a0 I get emails all the time from people from Iraq and 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weight in your rear end?<\/em><br><em>The dress you wear reminds me of my old girlfriend.<\/em><br><em>And where\u2019d you get those shoes; I think they\u2019re pretty lame.<\/em><br><em>Would you stop talking \u2018cause I\u2019m trying to watch the game.<\/em><br><br><em>If you\u2019re a man who wants to live a long and happy life<\/em><br><em>These are the things you don\u2019t say to your wife.<\/em><br><br><em>I planned a hunting trip next week on your birthday;<\/em><br><em>I didn\u2019t ask you but I knew it\u2019d be okay.<\/em><br><em>Go make some dinner while I watch this fishing show,<\/em><br><em>I taped it over our old wedding video.<\/em><br><em>\u00a0<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tim:<\/strong>\u00a0 (I\u2019ve done that\u2014shut up!)\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><em>If you\u2019re a man who wants to live a long and happy life<\/em><br><em>These are the things you don\u2019t say to your 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(Laughter)\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tim:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Live and learn, people!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 Learn from Tim\u2019s mistakes; right?\u00a0 That is really what your life is all about\u2014share your mistakes with people and let them learn from them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tim:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u201cEmbrace the failure,\u201d I like to say.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s your best friend.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u00a0You know, earlier I asked you to do a tribute to your mom, Nelda.\u00a0 Your dad\u2019s name is\u2014?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tim:<\/strong>\u00a0 Dave\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Dave.\u00a0 I\u2019d like you to come back in just a moment, and I\u2019d like you to give your dad a tribute.\u00a0 It is all about Exodus, Chapter 20, verse12\u2014honoring your mom and dad.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think, interestingly, Tim, this really does something for the audience\u2014for those moms and dads who are in the midst of raising their kids, right now.\u00a0 They may have a Timmy, who\u2019s kind of pushing the edges of their family.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 Now, you are not allowed to call him, Timmy.\u00a0 Only I can call him Timmy.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tim:<\/strong>\u00a0 I\u2019ll let it go\u2014just this once. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 Nelda and me.\u00a0 While you are thinking about what you want to share with your dad, let me let our listeners know that on our website at FamilyLifeToday.com, we have information about the<em> Rockshow Comedy Tour <\/em>DVD set\u2014two DVDs\u2014two and a half hours of comedy and music\u2014Tim Hawkins, along with Bob Smiley and John Branyan.\u00a0 If you would like information about how to get these comedy DVDs, go to FamilyLifeToday.com; or call us toll-free at 1-800-FL-TODAY.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd don\u2019t forget, this is it.\u00a0 I mean, this is the last day that we are going to be on, talking about the matching-gift opportunity that was made available to us back at the beginning of the month.\u00a0 It started off at $2.5 million and the fund grew.\u00a0 It is now more than $4 million.\u00a0 Thankfully, the matching part of the fund has been growing as well; but we still have a ways to go if we are going to take full advantage of that matching gift.\u00a0 We need to hear from you today or tomorrow.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, go to FamilyLifeToday.com and make an end-of-the-year donation; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY and make a donation over the phone.\u00a0 We appreciate whatever you are able to do.\u00a0 In fact, this week, we are offering a thank-you gift of a book, by Bill and Carolyn Wellons, called <em>Getting Away to Get It Together:<\/em><em>\u00a0 <\/em><em>A Getaway Guide for Couples<\/em> for a personal retreat together.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you go to FamilyLifeToday.com and make a year-end donation by clicking the button that says, \u201cI Care\u201d, you will automatically get a copy of that planning guide sent to you; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY and just ask for a copy of the planning guide when you call us.\u00a0 We do appreciate your support of the ministry and whatever you are able to do to help us out.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tDennis\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 Well, I want to thank Tim Hawkins for being on the broadcast.\u00a0 Tim, thanks for coming down from St. Louis\u2014a fellow Cardinal fan.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tim:<\/strong>\u00a0 Go Cards!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes, go Cardinals!\u00a0 Tim has kept us light today.\u00a0 A little humor, which I think we all need in this culture.\u00a0 I asked him earlier if he would come back and close the broadcast with something a little more on the serious side and give a tribute to his dad.\u00a0 So, the floor is yours, Tim.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tim:<\/strong>\u00a0 Oh Dad!\u00a0 Pop!\u00a0 The first recollection I remember of you, Dad\u2014you were pitching fast-pitch softball in your men\u2019s league.\u00a0 I forget\u2014I think it was a church league or something.\u00a0 That is what I remember a lot about my childhood with you, Dad.\u00a0\u00a0 Growing up with you\u2014you just playing catch in the backyard\u2014you just cared.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou just loved us.\u00a0 You loved me and Todd so much!\u00a0 I just want to say that I respect you, and I am proud of you.\u00a0 I would have no other dad.\u00a0 You are a wonderful person.\u00a0 You are a passionate person, and you are a humble person.\u00a0 You taught me how to be humble.\u00a0 You just taught me humility, Dad.\u00a0 You taught me how to treat people.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou were raised in an atmosphere, to be honest with you, it wasn\u2019t very race-friendly.\u00a0 You taught me how not to judge people by the color of their skin and to respect other people, no matter what they looked like.\u00a0 I love you, Dad.\u00a0 Every time I see you, I just light up because you are still my Dad.\u00a0 I will see you soon, hopefully.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHelp for today, hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSong:\u00a0<em>Delilah<\/em>\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tArtist: Tim Hawkins\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAlbum:\u00a0Cletus Take the Reel (p) Crown Entertainment 2009\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0Song:\u00a0<em>Cletus Take the 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