{"id":302665,"date":"2013-01-09T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/write-it-down-live-it-out-pass-it-on\/"},"modified":"2013-01-09T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-09T17:00:00","slug":"write-it-down-live-it-out-pass-it-on","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/write-it-down-live-it-out-pass-it-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Write it Down, Live it Out, Pass it On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Businessmen are familiar with strategic planning. But what about applying that same strategy to your family? Family Vision Ministries President Greg Gunn and his wife, Rhonda, realized their need to be on the same page when it came to raising their family of seven. 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or call 1-800-FL-TODAY and ask about the Super Saturday event.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen you get in touch with us, look for information about the book that Greg Gunn has written called <em>Family-iD\u2014Intentional Direction<\/em>, having a vision\u2014an intentional purpose for your family.\u00a0 This is a book that walks you through the whole process.\u00a0 You can do this with your family.\u00a0 It\u2019s simple, easy to execute, and it\u2019s spelled out pretty clearly in the book by Greg Gunn called <em>Family-iD<\/em>.\u00a0 So, get more information about that when you get in touch with us, again, at FamilyLifeToday.com or when you call 1-800-FL-TODAY.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, a quick word of thanks to those of you who are supporters of <em>FamilyLife <\/em>Today\u2014you pray for us, you help support this program with financial support.\u00a0 We\u2019re listener- supported.\u00a0 We could not do what we do\u2014we couldn\u2019t cover the costs for producing and syndicating this radio program if we didn\u2019t have folks, like you, who from time to time got in touch with us to help support this ministry.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn fact, this week, if you can help us with a donation to support <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, we\u2019d like to say, \u201cThank you,\u201d by making available a CD that features the conversation you heard last week, here on <em>FamilyLife Today,<\/em> with Elyse Fitzpatrick about her book, <em>Love to Eat, Hate to Eat<\/em>, to help reorient our thinking about food, and diet, and how we keep food from becoming an idol in our lives.\u00a0 We\u2019d love to send you that CD as our thank-you gift when you make a donation this week.\u00a0 Go to FamilyLifeToday.com and click on the button that says, \u201cI CARE\u201d; 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