{"id":304242,"date":"2016-11-07T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/marking-memorable-moments-written-and-remembered\/"},"modified":"2016-11-07T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T17:00:00","slug":"marking-memorable-moments-written-and-remembered","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/marking-memorable-moments-written-and-remembered\/","title":{"rendered":"Marking Memorable Moments: Written and Remembered"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barbara Rainey talks about her book consisting of four true stories designed to teach children of all ages the beauty of gratitude.<\/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":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"https:\/\/web.familylifetoday.com\/fl2016-11-07.mp3","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"00:","filesize":"27.69M","filesize_raw":"29036500","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":""},"categories":[2806],"tags":[6105,6106],"podcast_series":[],"cwp_profile":[3052],"series":[2101],"class_list":["post-304242","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spiritual-development","tag-power-of-story","tag-teaching-children","cwp_profile-barbara-rainey","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\/304242\/marking-memorable-moments-written-and-remembered","player_link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast-player\/304242\/marking-memorable-moments-written-and-remembered","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=\"I6prPvMumD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/marking-memorable-moments-written-and-remembered\/\">Marking Memorable Moments: Written and Remembered<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/marking-memorable-moments-written-and-remembered\/embed\/#?secret=I6prPvMumD\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;Marking Memorable Moments: Written and Remembered&#8221; &#8212; FamilyLife\u00ae - A Cru Ministry\" data-secret=\"I6prPvMumD\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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Here\u2019s Ashley Rainey Escue. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Just face it\u2014I\u2019m not that thankful \/ my children are not that thankful. We\u2019re just selfish, ungrateful people a lot of the time. Just knowing that we tried to cultivate a heart of thankfulness in their lives\u2014and there is a way to teach that. I think someday when they are older, they\u2019ll look back and they\u2019ll go, \u201cYou know, that was really important in our family\u2014was to have a heart of gratitude, and thanks, and kindness.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Monday, November 7<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine. Ashley\u2019s mom, Barbara Rainey, has some specific ideas for you on how you can promote a culture of gratitude in your home. We\u2019ll talk about that today. Stay with us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us on the Monday edition. I want you to tell our listeners about how you spent your summer vacation a couple of years ago. Tell them how you spent six days on your summer vacation\u2014just you and your wife. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Are you talking about when Barbara and I got away and\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You got away\u2014went to Michigan for a week; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We did. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>This was in the middle of the dog days of summer in Arkansas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And we needed it. We needed to get away for a few days. We had a friend who gave us a little spot up there to be able to perch. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>What was the nearest town?\u00a0 Were you near any\u2014what\u2019s the biggest city you were near?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Harbor Springs, Michigan. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>And it\u2019s only\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>North of Petoskey. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Okay; so you\u2019re in Harbor Springs, near Petoskey. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Near Harbor Springs. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You were out in the middle of nowhere. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Oh, we were not in town. No; we purposefully, completely withdrew\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014no TV \/ no internet\u2014we went cold turkey from all media. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Now, wait, wait, wait\u2014I got an email from you in the middle of your vacation!\u00a0 So, it wasn\u2019t completely\u2014[Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, I had a couple of things going on. That was about talking to\u2014[Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I do remember. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014someone. [Laughter] We won\u2019t get off into that, but it was about talking to someone pretty important. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, what did you spend your summer vacation doing?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We read a book to each other. We read, took walks and talks\u2014and talked about where we are today, and where we want to be tomorrow, and five years, and ten years\u2014and really had some tremendous conversations. In fact, we both said it was one of the best vacations we\u2019ve ever had together. We just enjoyed each other, and we really didn\u2019t drive and go a lot of places. We just holed up, and we read a book\u2014a 600-page book\u2014aloud to each other. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>A novel. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>A novel. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Barbara is back on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Welcome back. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Thank you, Bob. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You love stories; don\u2019t you?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I do. I love books\u2014really good books\u2014inspiring books. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Why do stories captivate you?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I think when you read a story\u2014particularly a story about someone\u2019s life\u2014I think it\u2019s inspiring. I think you, the reader\u2014but me in particular\u2014I think I want to be worthy of that. I want to live more of whatever it is that I\u2019m getting out of the book. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I remember back in the first year we were on the air with <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. We did an interview with an author who was talking about how morality is passed from one generation to another. He mentioned that story is one of the great ways\u2014he said, \u201cHistory, and story, and example are part of how we transmit what is moral to the next generation.\u201d\u00a0 There is <em>power<\/em> in telling stories that illustrate important truth. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I couldn\u2019t agree more; because I think, as parents\u2014sometimes, what we think we need to do is teach it and we need to instruct it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYes, we need to talk about it; and yes, we need to define it\u2014but the\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And our kids get so weary of hearing us be teacher\/daddy or instructor\/mom. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>\u2014right\u2014but the most important way they can see it, or learn it, or decide they want to own it\u2014that\u2019s the real goal\u2014is that our kids want to <em>own<\/em> those character qualities, those virtues, that morality\u2014is by catching it from somebody else\u2019s life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We\u2019ve been spending some time this [past] week updating our listeners on projects that you\u2019ve been involved with. Over the last year, you have helped to create\u2014I don\u2019t know how many it\u2019s been\u2014eight, nine, ten different resources for families\u2014a lot of them tied to holidays; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes. A lot of them are tied to holidays; because that\u2019s such a <em>natural<\/em>, easy time for families to gather together. We tend to think, \u201cWhat can I do to make this meaningful?\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019ve started with the holidays, because I think that\u2019s the easiest way for families to naturally connect and engage with one another.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>At Easter-time, you had a couple of resources that you had developed. One was a Lenten mystery that you had that families could go through together. There was the \u201cBehold the Lamb\u201d wreath that you could use during Holy Week to investigate the \u201cI Am\u201d statements of Jesus; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And then, you started gearing up for Thanksgiving. One of the resources that you\u2019ve developed for Thanksgiving is something that\u2019s called <em>Written and Remembered<\/em>. Explain what that is. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, <em>Written and Remembered<\/em> is a small book. In the small book are four stories. As we were talking a few minutes ago about the importance of stories, one of my strong desires is to help pass onto the next generation the stories of some incredibly godly people. The very first story in the <em>Written and Remembered<\/em> book is Joni Eareckson Tada. I\u2019m amazed how many college-aged students and younger don\u2019t know who she is. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat just is <em>tragic<\/em> to me, because this is a woman who has demonstrated faith, and gratitude, and courage probably like few others. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>And for her story not to be known is just wrong; and so, I\u2019ve included her story\u2014it\u2019s the first one. Then there are three other stories in this book. It\u2019s designed to be read one story a week during the month of November; or you can read them, day after day, for four days in a week; or you don\u2019t even have to use it in November. If you decide your kids are griping and they need kind of an attitude correction on being thankful, pull it out in January and read it in January. It doesn\u2019t matter. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>But this is more than just a story book. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes; it is. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Explain\u2014once you\u2019ve read the story\u2014explain how it all works together. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>So, once you\u2019ve read the story, then, the idea is to do an experiment together, as a family, to try to make that quality of gratitude real in your life. For instance, the experiment that follows reading Joni\u2019s story is for everyone to find a chair to sit in, immediately\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014preferably, a chair that has arms. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tEveryone sits in that chair, put your arms on the arms of the chair, and not move at all, and to pretend that you are paralyzed like Joni is\u2014and to see how long you can sit in that chair without scratching their nose; or crossing their legs; or getting up to go to the bathroom; or going into the kitchen, because they are hungry\u2014and to think about what it would be like not to be able to move, and think about how <em>wonderful<\/em> it is that you can, and then, think about how <em>grateful<\/em> you should be that you have all of your abilities. It\u2019s awe-inspiring \/ it\u2019s worshipful. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe story design\u2014and the other three like it\u2014are designed to read the story to learn about someone \/ to learn about this hero of faith; and then to do an experiment, as a family, that will help cement that quality of gratitude. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes; in fact, let me just read here what Barbara instructs them to do\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014she says: \u201cWhen everybody has reached their limit, call an end to this experiment. While the experience is fresh, write a collective list of all the motions and actions, such as feeding yourself, or walking, or running that you can do all day long\u2014things for which we take for granted. Or have each person take a card and make his or her own list, seeing who can make the longest list. Then, over dinner, share your list with one another.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>And then, display them on the cardholder. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes; and all four of these stories\u2014and the other three stories are great stories as well. In fact, there is a couple in here that I had never heard. One, Bob, that you know something about\u2014it\u2019s the story of John and Donna Bishop. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Oh, yes. It\u2019s a great story\u2014one, that we\u2019ve featured, here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. It\u2019s a <em>powerful<\/em> love story\u2014a husband and a wife\u2014and a wife who showed that when she said, \u201cin sickness and in health,\u201d she meant it; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>There are envelopes or cards in there as well?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Cards. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Explain about that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>The product comes with a book with the four stories, but it also comes with a stack of 30 postcards. The postcards are to be used for\u2014for instance, after you read the story of John and Donna Bishop or after you\u2019ve read the story about Joni Eareckson Tada, you write on there what you are thankful for. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey are specifically designed as postcards; because one of the experiments is to make a list, as a family, of everybody who serves you. Then, actually, write postcards; because these are designed so that you can put a stamp on them, and they can go in the mail. So, you would write a postcard and say, \u201cThank you,\u201d to a grandmother, to the postman\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014school teacher. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>\u2014to the school teacher, to the babysitter. I mean, the list really could be almost limitless if you really engaged in this as a family. You could come up with a list of, perhaps, 50 people. You might not have enough postcards. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You have tested this resource with some families, just to see how it works. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe thought maybe we\u2019d get one of those families on the line\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I think it\u2019d be a great idea. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and find out how this happened at their home. Let\u2019s see if we can get a caller on the line, who has used the <em>Written and Remembered<\/em> resource\u2014not during Thanksgiving season \/ used it another time of the year\u2014but just find out how it went with her family. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tCaller, are you on the line with us?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I\u2019m here. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Can you identify yourself, please?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>[Laughter] Which name do you want me to give you?\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, use the one that\u2019s\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I go by many!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Use the one that\u2019s on your driver\u2019s license. How about that?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Okay; Ashley Rainey Escue. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Oh my goodness!\u00a0 I thought I recognized this voice!\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Hello, my friend, Bob! [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>How are you?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I\u2019m good. How are you?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes; our listeners may have recognized your voice from our <em>FamilyLife This Week<\/em><em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/em> radio program that you help co-host; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I think that\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And we were\u2014I didn\u2019t realize we were going to be talking to <em>you<\/em>. We\u2019re talking about this <em>Written and Remembered<\/em> resource that Barbara Rainey, here at FamilyLife, has created\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014you familiar with her?\u00a0 [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I <em>know<\/em> her!\u2014[Laughter]\u2014quite well. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>She sent this resource to you and said, \u201cTest this out with the boys\u201d; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Yes; I love being the guinea pig. I get to do so many fun things\u2014it\u2019s awesome\u2014I love it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Tell everybody about your family. How many children do you have?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Well, we now have five sons\u2014I homeschool three of them \/ the other two are in public school\u2014and we do foster care. Right now, we currently have one baby that is also a boy, and he is two months old. So, we\u2019ve had\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You sound like you\u2019re burping the baby right now. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I am burping him. [Laughter] Would you like for me to stop that so that there\u2019s not the constant beating in the background?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>No; that\u2019s fine. You go ahead and keep burping him\u2014that\u2019s fine. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. We\u2019ll just let any noises that occur be that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Okay; because I was going to say\u2014I\u2019ve already had one child come up to me and want me to tie a balloon, and somebody else came with a school question. So, it may not be the last interruption. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is real family life right here. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>It <em>is<\/em> real family life\u2014that\u2019s for sure. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, when you\u2019re mom called and said: \u201cHey, I\u2019m going to send up this new resource\u2014it\u2019s called <em>Written and Remembered<\/em>. It\u2019s got some stories in it \/ it\u2019s got some note cards,\u201d was this something you thought, \u201cI\u2019m excited to try it,\u201d or did you roll your eyes and go: \u201cHere\u2019s something else mom\u2019s sending me. I\u2019ve got to do it, I guess\u201d?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>You know, I think there\u2019s probably a little bit of both, actually; because to be quite honest, none of us need one more thing\u2014especially when you\u2019ve got six kids. But the flip side is that I know that whatever I\u2019m going to be trying to do\u2014even if I only get half of it done\u2014is better than zero. So, part of me is like [uncertainty in voice], \u201cOh,\u201d and part of me is like: \u201cOkay; awesome!\u00a0 I might actually have a chance instill some really neat principles, or values, or insight in my children\u2019s lives,\u201d\u2014which is what I want to do all the time; but most of the time, I\u2019m too busy to even find them to do them. So, really, mostly, I\u2019m just really grateful; because I want to give my kids all the time anyway. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, how did you use this?\u00a0 When you got the storybook that your mom had included that had four stories in it, did you do this at a mealtime?\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014or what time of day did you do it?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I actually decided to do it with just my homeschool kids this time. We\u2019ve done some other things for Mom in the past, and we\u2019ve tried real hard to do them with all of the children to make it a real family affair. But I think this year, I thought, \u201cYou know, I think this might \/ we might have\u2014sometimes, you realize, when you\u2019ve got a large family, that you have good discussion when you have fewer children.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Even for my younger kids\u2014I think we did a lot more with our older kids because we had fewer children then. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think, for me\u2014I just really felt like the Lord said, \u201cYou know, I think this is okay to go ahead and do with just half your family.\u201d\u00a0 I actually did it with my homeschool boys over the lunch hour. They\u2014I thought: \u201cWell, I\u2019ll just do a couple. I\u2019ll shoot for 50 percent.\u201d\u00a0 But they actually had so much fun that they would be like: \u201cMom, is there another story?\u00a0 Can we do the next one?\u201d \u201cWhat\u2019s the next one?\u00a0 Is there an experiment for that one?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey actually pestered me to death, and we did <em>all<\/em> of them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt was a wonderful learning experience. We continue to discuss what we\u2019ve learned. In fact, we\u2019ve been done doing them for probably several weeks now, and we had a discussion today about it again. It\u2019s been an ongoing learning experience for my kids, which has been really cool. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Now, I remember when our kids were about the age of your kids. We would try to do some spiritually-oriented exercise or read some devotional something or other. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>It didn\u2019t go so well for you?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I just remember there\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Really?!\u00a0 [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014being a lot of fidgeting going on. Was that the case with your boys?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Yes; although not so bad for this\u2014I feel like the story was pretty short. I picked my first story, because I didn\u2019t think I was going to do them all. I looked at it\u2014and the very first one I chose was something about stranded in outer space or something. I thought: \u201cOkay; I don\u2019t really know what this is about. I don\u2019t really know what our experiments going to be; but they are going to like this because they are boys, and they think that outer space is really cool.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Outer space is really cool. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Yes; right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I thought, \u201cI\u2019ll go ahead and hook them with this one, because I bet they\u2019ll think this is awesome.\u201d\u00a0 I just started reading it to them. About half way through the story, I said: \u201cNow, you guys know this is a true story; right?\u00a0 This really happened.\u201d\u00a0 They all looked at me; and they were like: \u201cReally?!\u00a0 Wow!\u201d\u00a0 I was like: \u201cOkay; awesome! Let\u2019s keep reading.\u201d\u00a0 They were pretty into it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI tried to choose something that I thought\u2014to start us off\u2014that I really thought they would enjoy and be excited about. They were\u2014they loved it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And what\u2019s the experiment that you do after you\u2019re stranded in outer space? [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, the story is\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I don\u2019t want to hear from you!\u00a0 I want to hear from <em>her<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Okay. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You just be quiet; alright?\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Yes, but Dad really likes to tell; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I do like to tell!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I know; I get that from you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I had not heard this story, and your mom wrote about it. I thought, \u201cThis is a cool story.\u201d\u00a0 I understand why the boys got hooked!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Okay; well, it\u2019s the story of Apollo 13. I know there is a movie out, but they\u2019d never heard the story. They didn\u2019t know because they hadn\u2019t studied it in history yet\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014at least, not at six, eight, and ten years old\u2014they haven\u2019t studied that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe experiment is\u2014you\u2019re supposed to do it for a whole day. I try to do things that I feel like I can actually manage with six children\u2014so we actually just did this experiment for one meal. What you are supposed to do is\u2014you\u2019re supposed to not use anything in your kitchen for lunch. You have to eat lunch; but you can\u2019t use silverware, plates, microwaves, stoves, ovens\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>\u2014cups. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>\u2014utensils of any kind. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>\u2014glasses. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>You\u2019re supposed to come up with how you can eat with using things from around your house, not in your kitchen. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes; I think I\u2019d only go one meal on that too. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I thought, \u201cYou know, I\u2019m not doing this for a whole day\u2014no way!\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I\u2019m with you. I\u2019d high-five you on that one if you were here. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Thank you. So, I thought, \u201cOkay; I can do one meal, but I absolutely cannot\u201d\u2014and I really was kind of bummed out when I read that, because I was really looking forward to my toasted sandwich that I like to make after everyone is fed. I like to just sit and have a real warm meal. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI was like, \u201cOkay.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, what did you have for lunch that day?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Oh, I had a cold sandwich. We ate our lunch\u2014are you ready?\u00a0 They got Frisbee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>s. I did wash them\u2014and my husband got on to me, because I used the kitchen to wash the Frisbees\u2014[Laughter]\u2014but I was like, \u201cSeriously, I\u2019m not going to eat off Frisbee that\u2019s been out in the dirt.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Was he there, Ashley?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>No; no.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>He can\u2019t complain, then. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>He was just being critical. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Ashley: <\/strong>He did not even participate\u2014so whatever. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>He had a hamburger lunch. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>He had a hamburger. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. He doesn\u2019t get a vote\u2014whatever. We ate on Frisbees. The kids went outside and made a little\/small campfire, and they rigged all these sticks together. They took some leftover pizza out there, and positioned the pizza on top of the fire to toast the bread \/ to warm their pizza\u2014the leftover pizza. [Laughter]\u00a0 Then, another kid got a toothbrush and took the lid off the yogurt; right? We had some yogurt, and it had one of those foil lids. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>They took a rubber band, and they fashioned a spoon out of this foil to spoon the yogurt into their mouth. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey ate the yogurt that way with a toothbrush\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>There we go!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>\u2014and a rubber band. Isn\u2019t that awesome?\u00a0 I was really pretty impressed with my children, actually. I was like, \u201cYou all go find something\u201d; and that\u2019s what they came up with. Somebody else put their Vienna sausages out in the sunshine, outside on their Frisbee, to try to warm them up that way. There were a lot of flies sitting on it. I\u2019m sure it was really gross when they ate it, but you know\u2014whatever. [Laughter] As a mom of five boys, you\u2019ve just got to fight your battles when you can. That wasn\u2019t one of them for me. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Ashley, as a mom with a lot of kids, what\u2019s the best part of something like this for you?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I think the best part of it is\u2014really, just knowing that, even though they may not remember the specifics of it, they are going to remember that we tried to teach them, and that there was some intentionality around our discussions, and that we tried to cultivate a heart of thankfulness in their lives. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think I just love the tools\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014there are lots of resources that FamilyLife puts out that just help moms and dads reach their children and do it in a real effective way. Most of the time, if it\u2019s for children, it\u2019s fairly simple; and it\u2019s very straightforward, and it\u2019s not burdensome or bogged down. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFour is great for me\u2014I can, maybe, do something for four weeks or four days\u2014I can do that; but if it\u2019s 365 days with your child: \u201cI don\u2019t know\u2014sorry. I\u2019m going to fail. I\u2019m, automatically, going to fail.\u201d\u00a0 [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Ashley, two things\u2014number one, we do not have any tools for burping a foster baby while talking on the phone. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Yes; I know. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Number two, you\u2019re still my hero. I\u2019m near exhaustion just listening to you tell these stories of how you persevered and taught all those sessions with the boys. [Laughter] I think you\u2019re the greatest\u2014just love you and appreciate you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Well, thanks for helping me do it; and thanks, Mom, for making them. It really was <em>fun<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI mean, in the end, I just decided: \u201cI want to join the kids in doing this even though I\u2019m not happy about a cold lunch. I\u2019m more grateful. It\u2019s good for my heart too.\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s\u2014you know\u2014a shout-out to all the parents who are going to do: \u201cGet ready, because you are going to learn something too.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Great word. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Thanks, Ashley. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Hey, thanks, you guys. You all have a great day. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>See you later. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Alright; bye. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Alright. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Bye, Sweetie. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Bye, Mom \/ bye, Dad. Love you guys. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, that\u2019s a pretty good endorsement; don\u2019t you think?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s a <em>great<\/em> endorsement. [Laughter]\u00a0 Absolutely\u2014couldn\u2019t have designed it better; yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>No. And she really captured the essence of it. It gives a mom\/a dad, who are busy, something very simple that is bite-sized that can be achieved. And you can do as little or as much as you want; and you can call a time-out and say, \u201cWe\u2019re done with this.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes. Well, and I love what she said\u2014that she said something is better than nothing. And that\u2019s kind of my mantra in doing this\u2014is I know that not all moms and dads read all four stories\u2014fine; don\u2019t read all four \/ read one; but one is better than nothing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Do something\u2014be intentional.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>And I think it\u2019s so easy to go: \u201cOh, it\u2019s too hard. I\u2019m just not going to do anything.\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s not good\u2014to do nothing. You know, I\u2019m really okay with moms and dads only doing part of it; because you\u2019re at least trying. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, if you go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com, to see what it is you\u2019ve created\u2014a number of resources that are available there, including <em>Written and Remembered<\/em> and others. Again, you can go to FamilyLifeToday.com. I think the point here is\u2014we want you to be intentional about promoting the grace of gratitude in your home during the month of November. It\u2019s a great opportunity for you to take an important character quality that is consistent with being a follower of Christ and highlighting that with your children and in your home. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAgain, go to FamilyLifeToday.com for more information about Barbara\u2019s resources\u2014you can order from us online. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOr if you know what you\u2019re looking for, call 1-800-FL-TODAY and place your order over the phone. If you have any questions, we\u2019ll see what we can do about answering those for you as well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, today is anniversary day number 23 for Everett and Kim Kvamme, who live in Puyallup, Washington\u2014isn\u2019t that how you say it?\u2014Pu-yall-up?\u00a0 The Kvammes have been married for 23 years. They have attended the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. They\u2019ve been to one of our <em>I Still Do<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> events. They have hosted <em>The Art of Marriage<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. They have used <em>Passport2Purity<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. I mean, you guys\u2014you are in sync with all that\u2019s going on, here at FamilyLife. \u201cHappy 23<sup>rd<\/sup> anniversary!\u201d\u2014hope you have a great day. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf it\u2019s your anniversary today, \u201cHappy anniversary!\u201d to you as well. At FamilyLife, one of the reasons we exist is so that more couples will have more anniversaries. We want to effectively develop godly marriages and families that change the world one home at a time. That\u2019s what you\u2019re investing in when you invest in the ministry of FamilyLife\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014you are investing in the marriages and the family relationships for husbands and wives \/ and moms and dads, all around the world. We\u2019re grateful for those of you who partner with us in this ministry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn fact, if you can help with a donation today, we would love to say, \u201cThank you,\u201d by sending you a resource you can use at Christmastime with your kids. It\u2019s called \u201cThe Twelve Names of Christmas\u201d\u201412 small ornaments that your preschool or elementary-aged children can hang on the Christmas tree as they learn about different names \/ different titles associated with Jesus. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThe Twelve Names of Christmas\u201d is our thank-you gift when you make a donation, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or when you call 1-800-FL-TODAY to donate; or you can mail a donation to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> at PO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR; and our zip code is 72223. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, tomorrow, we want to talk about how we can, as Christians, get along with people who don\u2019t hold the view we hold\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014people who are going to go into the polling booth tomorrow and pull a lever different from the lever you\u2019re pulling: \u201cHow do you maintain a healthy relationship? How do you understand one another?\u201d\u00a0 Pastor Scott Sauls is going to join us tomorrow to talk about that. I hope you can be here with us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We will see you back tomorrow for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. Help for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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Rainey talks about her book consisting of four true stories designed to teach children of all ages the beauty of gratitude.","meta_box":{"show_notes":"","transcript_url":"https:\/\/transcript.familylifetoday.com\/fl2016-11-07.pdf","transcript_content":"<strong>Bob: <\/strong>If you\u2019re going to cultivate a heart of gratitude at your house\u2014a heart of thankfulness\u2014you\u2019re going to have to be purposeful. Here\u2019s Ashley Rainey Escue. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Just face it\u2014I\u2019m not that thankful \/ my children are not that thankful. We\u2019re just selfish, ungrateful people a lot of the time. Just knowing that we tried to cultivate a heart of thankfulness in their lives\u2014and there is a way to teach that. I think someday when they are older, they\u2019ll look back and they\u2019ll go, \u201cYou know, that was really important in our family\u2014was to have a heart of gratitude, and thanks, and kindness.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Monday, November 7<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine. Ashley\u2019s mom, Barbara Rainey, has some specific ideas for you on how you can promote a culture of gratitude in your home. We\u2019ll talk about that today. 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[Laughter] We won\u2019t get off into that, but it was about talking to someone pretty important. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, what did you spend your summer vacation doing?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We read a book to each other. We read, took walks and talks\u2014and talked about where we are today, and where we want to be tomorrow, and five years, and ten years\u2014and really had some tremendous conversations. In fact, we both said it was one of the best vacations we\u2019ve ever had together. We just enjoyed each other, and we really didn\u2019t drive and go a lot of places. 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Over the last year, you have helped to create\u2014I don\u2019t know how many it\u2019s been\u2014eight, nine, ten different resources for families\u2014a lot of them tied to holidays; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes. A lot of them are tied to holidays; because that\u2019s such a <em>natural<\/em>, easy time for families to gather together. We tend to think, \u201cWhat can I do to make this meaningful?\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019ve started with the holidays, because I think that\u2019s the easiest way for families to naturally connect and engage with one another.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>At Easter-time, you had a couple of resources that you had developed. One was a Lenten mystery that you had that families could go through together. There was the \u201cBehold the Lamb\u201d wreath that you could use during Holy Week to investigate the \u201cI Am\u201d statements of Jesus; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And then, you started gearing up for Thanksgiving. One of the resources that you\u2019ve developed for Thanksgiving is something that\u2019s called <em>Written and Remembered<\/em>. Explain what that is. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, <em>Written and Remembered<\/em> is a small book. In the small book are four stories. As we were talking a few minutes ago about the importance of stories, one of my strong desires is to help pass onto the next generation the stories of some incredibly godly people. The very first story in the <em>Written and Remembered<\/em> book is Joni Eareckson Tada. I\u2019m amazed how many college-aged students and younger don\u2019t know who she is. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat just is <em>tragic<\/em> to me, because this is a woman who has demonstrated faith, and gratitude, and courage probably like few others. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>And for her story not to be known is just wrong; and so, I\u2019ve included her story\u2014it\u2019s the first one. Then there are three other stories in this book. It\u2019s designed to be read one story a week during the month of November; or you can read them, day after day, for four days in a week; or you don\u2019t even have to use it in November. If you decide your kids are griping and they need kind of an attitude correction on being thankful, pull it out in January and read it in January. It doesn\u2019t matter. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>But this is more than just a story book. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes; it is. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Explain\u2014once you\u2019ve read the story\u2014explain how it all works together. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>So, once you\u2019ve read the story, then, the idea is to do an experiment together, as a family, to try to make that quality of gratitude real in your life. For instance, the experiment that follows reading Joni\u2019s story is for everyone to find a chair to sit in, immediately\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014preferably, a chair that has arms. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tEveryone sits in that chair, put your arms on the arms of the chair, and not move at all, and to pretend that you are paralyzed like Joni is\u2014and to see how long you can sit in that chair without scratching their nose; or crossing their legs; or getting up to go to the bathroom; or going into the kitchen, because they are hungry\u2014and to think about what it would be like not to be able to move, and think about how <em>wonderful<\/em> it is that you can, and then, think about how <em>grateful<\/em> you should be that you have all of your abilities. It\u2019s awe-inspiring \/ it\u2019s worshipful. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe story design\u2014and the other three like it\u2014are designed to read the story to learn about someone \/ to learn about this hero of faith; and then to do an experiment, as a family, that will help cement that quality of gratitude. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes; in fact, let me just read here what Barbara instructs them to do\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014she says: \u201cWhen everybody has reached their limit, call an end to this experiment. While the experience is fresh, write a collective list of all the motions and actions, such as feeding yourself, or walking, or running that you can do all day long\u2014things for which we take for granted. Or have each person take a card and make his or her own list, seeing who can make the longest list. Then, over dinner, share your list with one another.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>And then, display them on the cardholder. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes; and all four of these stories\u2014and the other three stories are great stories as well. In fact, there is a couple in here that I had never heard. One, Bob, that you know something about\u2014it\u2019s the story of John and Donna Bishop. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Oh, yes. It\u2019s a great story\u2014one, that we\u2019ve featured, here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. It\u2019s a <em>powerful<\/em> love story\u2014a husband and a wife\u2014and a wife who showed that when she said, \u201cin sickness and in health,\u201d she meant it; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>There are envelopes or cards in there as well?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Cards. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Explain about that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>The product comes with a book with the four stories, but it also comes with a stack of 30 postcards. The postcards are to be used for\u2014for instance, after you read the story of John and Donna Bishop or after you\u2019ve read the story about Joni Eareckson Tada, you write on there what you are thankful for. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey are specifically designed as postcards; because one of the experiments is to make a list, as a family, of everybody who serves you. Then, actually, write postcards; because these are designed so that you can put a stamp on them, and they can go in the mail. So, you would write a postcard and say, \u201cThank you,\u201d to a grandmother, to the postman\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014school teacher. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>\u2014to the school teacher, to the babysitter. I mean, the list really could be almost limitless if you really engaged in this as a family. You could come up with a list of, perhaps, 50 people. You might not have enough postcards. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You have tested this resource with some families, just to see how it works. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe thought maybe we\u2019d get one of those families on the line\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I think it\u2019d be a great idea. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and find out how this happened at their home. Let\u2019s see if we can get a caller on the line, who has used the <em>Written and Remembered<\/em> resource\u2014not during Thanksgiving season \/ used it another time of the year\u2014but just find out how it went with her family. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tCaller, are you on the line with us?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I\u2019m here. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Can you identify yourself, please?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>[Laughter] Which name do you want me to give you?\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, use the one that\u2019s\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I go by many!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Use the one that\u2019s on your driver\u2019s license. How about that?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Okay; Ashley Rainey Escue. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Oh my goodness!\u00a0 I thought I recognized this voice!\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Hello, my friend, Bob! [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>How are you?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I\u2019m good. How are you?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes; our listeners may have recognized your voice from our <em>FamilyLife This Week<\/em><em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/em> radio program that you help co-host; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I think that\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And we were\u2014I didn\u2019t realize we were going to be talking to <em>you<\/em>. We\u2019re talking about this <em>Written and Remembered<\/em> resource that Barbara Rainey, here at FamilyLife, has created\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014you familiar with her?\u00a0 [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I <em>know<\/em> her!\u2014[Laughter]\u2014quite well. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>She sent this resource to you and said, \u201cTest this out with the boys\u201d; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Yes; I love being the guinea pig. I get to do so many fun things\u2014it\u2019s awesome\u2014I love it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Tell everybody about your family. How many children do you have?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Well, we now have five sons\u2014I homeschool three of them \/ the other two are in public school\u2014and we do foster care. Right now, we currently have one baby that is also a boy, and he is two months old. So, we\u2019ve had\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You sound like you\u2019re burping the baby right now. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I am burping him. [Laughter] Would you like for me to stop that so that there\u2019s not the constant beating in the background?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>No; that\u2019s fine. You go ahead and keep burping him\u2014that\u2019s fine. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. We\u2019ll just let any noises that occur be that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Okay; because I was going to say\u2014I\u2019ve already had one child come up to me and want me to tie a balloon, and somebody else came with a school question. So, it may not be the last interruption. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is real family life right here. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>It <em>is<\/em> real family life\u2014that\u2019s for sure. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, when you\u2019re mom called and said: \u201cHey, I\u2019m going to send up this new resource\u2014it\u2019s called <em>Written and Remembered<\/em>. It\u2019s got some stories in it \/ it\u2019s got some note cards,\u201d was this something you thought, \u201cI\u2019m excited to try it,\u201d or did you roll your eyes and go: \u201cHere\u2019s something else mom\u2019s sending me. I\u2019ve got to do it, I guess\u201d?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>You know, I think there\u2019s probably a little bit of both, actually; because to be quite honest, none of us need one more thing\u2014especially when you\u2019ve got six kids. But the flip side is that I know that whatever I\u2019m going to be trying to do\u2014even if I only get half of it done\u2014is better than zero. So, part of me is like [uncertainty in voice], \u201cOh,\u201d and part of me is like: \u201cOkay; awesome!\u00a0 I might actually have a chance instill some really neat principles, or values, or insight in my children\u2019s lives,\u201d\u2014which is what I want to do all the time; but most of the time, I\u2019m too busy to even find them to do them. So, really, mostly, I\u2019m just really grateful; because I want to give my kids all the time anyway. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, how did you use this?\u00a0 When you got the storybook that your mom had included that had four stories in it, did you do this at a mealtime?\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014or what time of day did you do it?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I actually decided to do it with just my homeschool kids this time. We\u2019ve done some other things for Mom in the past, and we\u2019ve tried real hard to do them with all of the children to make it a real family affair. But I think this year, I thought, \u201cYou know, I think this might \/ we might have\u2014sometimes, you realize, when you\u2019ve got a large family, that you have good discussion when you have fewer children.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Even for my younger kids\u2014I think we did a lot more with our older kids because we had fewer children then. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think, for me\u2014I just really felt like the Lord said, \u201cYou know, I think this is okay to go ahead and do with just half your family.\u201d\u00a0 I actually did it with my homeschool boys over the lunch hour. They\u2014I thought: \u201cWell, I\u2019ll just do a couple. I\u2019ll shoot for 50 percent.\u201d\u00a0 But they actually had so much fun that they would be like: \u201cMom, is there another story?\u00a0 Can we do the next one?\u201d \u201cWhat\u2019s the next one?\u00a0 Is there an experiment for that one?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey actually pestered me to death, and we did <em>all<\/em> of them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt was a wonderful learning experience. We continue to discuss what we\u2019ve learned. In fact, we\u2019ve been done doing them for probably several weeks now, and we had a discussion today about it again. It\u2019s been an ongoing learning experience for my kids, which has been really cool. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Now, I remember when our kids were about the age of your kids. We would try to do some spiritually-oriented exercise or read some devotional something or other. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>It didn\u2019t go so well for you?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I just remember there\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Really?!\u00a0 [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014being a lot of fidgeting going on. Was that the case with your boys?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Yes; although not so bad for this\u2014I feel like the story was pretty short. I picked my first story, because I didn\u2019t think I was going to do them all. I looked at it\u2014and the very first one I chose was something about stranded in outer space or something. I thought: \u201cOkay; I don\u2019t really know what this is about. I don\u2019t really know what our experiments going to be; but they are going to like this because they are boys, and they think that outer space is really cool.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Outer space is really cool. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Yes; right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I thought, \u201cI\u2019ll go ahead and hook them with this one, because I bet they\u2019ll think this is awesome.\u201d\u00a0 I just started reading it to them. About half way through the story, I said: \u201cNow, you guys know this is a true story; right?\u00a0 This really happened.\u201d\u00a0 They all looked at me; and they were like: \u201cReally?!\u00a0 Wow!\u201d\u00a0 I was like: \u201cOkay; awesome! Let\u2019s keep reading.\u201d\u00a0 They were pretty into it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI tried to choose something that I thought\u2014to start us off\u2014that I really thought they would enjoy and be excited about. They were\u2014they loved it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And what\u2019s the experiment that you do after you\u2019re stranded in outer space? [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, the story is\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I don\u2019t want to hear from you!\u00a0 I want to hear from <em>her<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Okay. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You just be quiet; alright?\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Yes, but Dad really likes to tell; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I do like to tell!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I know; I get that from you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I had not heard this story, and your mom wrote about it. I thought, \u201cThis is a cool story.\u201d\u00a0 I understand why the boys got hooked!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Okay; well, it\u2019s the story of Apollo 13. I know there is a movie out, but they\u2019d never heard the story. They didn\u2019t know because they hadn\u2019t studied it in history yet\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014at least, not at six, eight, and ten years old\u2014they haven\u2019t studied that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe experiment is\u2014you\u2019re supposed to do it for a whole day. I try to do things that I feel like I can actually manage with six children\u2014so we actually just did this experiment for one meal. What you are supposed to do is\u2014you\u2019re supposed to not use anything in your kitchen for lunch. You have to eat lunch; but you can\u2019t use silverware, plates, microwaves, stoves, ovens\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>\u2014cups. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>\u2014utensils of any kind. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>\u2014glasses. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>You\u2019re supposed to come up with how you can eat with using things from around your house, not in your kitchen. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes; I think I\u2019d only go one meal on that too. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I thought, \u201cYou know, I\u2019m not doing this for a whole day\u2014no way!\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I\u2019m with you. I\u2019d high-five you on that one if you were here. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Thank you. So, I thought, \u201cOkay; I can do one meal, but I absolutely cannot\u201d\u2014and I really was kind of bummed out when I read that, because I was really looking forward to my toasted sandwich that I like to make after everyone is fed. I like to just sit and have a real warm meal. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI was like, \u201cOkay.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, what did you have for lunch that day?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Oh, I had a cold sandwich. We ate our lunch\u2014are you ready?\u00a0 They got Frisbee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>s. I did wash them\u2014and my husband got on to me, because I used the kitchen to wash the Frisbees\u2014[Laughter]\u2014but I was like, \u201cSeriously, I\u2019m not going to eat off Frisbee that\u2019s been out in the dirt.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Was he there, Ashley?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>No; no.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>He can\u2019t complain, then. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>He was just being critical. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Ashley: <\/strong>He did not even participate\u2014so whatever. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>He had a hamburger lunch. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>He had a hamburger. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. He doesn\u2019t get a vote\u2014whatever. We ate on Frisbees. The kids went outside and made a little\/small campfire, and they rigged all these sticks together. They took some leftover pizza out there, and positioned the pizza on top of the fire to toast the bread \/ to warm their pizza\u2014the leftover pizza. [Laughter]\u00a0 Then, another kid got a toothbrush and took the lid off the yogurt; right? We had some yogurt, and it had one of those foil lids. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>They took a rubber band, and they fashioned a spoon out of this foil to spoon the yogurt into their mouth. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey ate the yogurt that way with a toothbrush\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>There we go!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>\u2014and a rubber band. Isn\u2019t that awesome?\u00a0 I was really pretty impressed with my children, actually. I was like, \u201cYou all go find something\u201d; and that\u2019s what they came up with. Somebody else put their Vienna sausages out in the sunshine, outside on their Frisbee, to try to warm them up that way. There were a lot of flies sitting on it. I\u2019m sure it was really gross when they ate it, but you know\u2014whatever. [Laughter] As a mom of five boys, you\u2019ve just got to fight your battles when you can. That wasn\u2019t one of them for me. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Ashley, as a mom with a lot of kids, what\u2019s the best part of something like this for you?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>I think the best part of it is\u2014really, just knowing that, even though they may not remember the specifics of it, they are going to remember that we tried to teach them, and that there was some intentionality around our discussions, and that we tried to cultivate a heart of thankfulness in their lives. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think I just love the tools\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014there are lots of resources that FamilyLife puts out that just help moms and dads reach their children and do it in a real effective way. Most of the time, if it\u2019s for children, it\u2019s fairly simple; and it\u2019s very straightforward, and it\u2019s not burdensome or bogged down. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFour is great for me\u2014I can, maybe, do something for four weeks or four days\u2014I can do that; but if it\u2019s 365 days with your child: \u201cI don\u2019t know\u2014sorry. I\u2019m going to fail. I\u2019m, automatically, going to fail.\u201d\u00a0 [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Ashley, two things\u2014number one, we do not have any tools for burping a foster baby while talking on the phone. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Yes; I know. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Number two, you\u2019re still my hero. I\u2019m near exhaustion just listening to you tell these stories of how you persevered and taught all those sessions with the boys. [Laughter] I think you\u2019re the greatest\u2014just love you and appreciate you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Well, thanks for helping me do it; and thanks, Mom, for making them. It really was <em>fun<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI mean, in the end, I just decided: \u201cI want to join the kids in doing this even though I\u2019m not happy about a cold lunch. I\u2019m more grateful. It\u2019s good for my heart too.\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s\u2014you know\u2014a shout-out to all the parents who are going to do: \u201cGet ready, because you are going to learn something too.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Great word. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Thanks, Ashley. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Hey, thanks, you guys. You all have a great day. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>See you later. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Alright; bye. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Alright. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Bye, Sweetie. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ashley: <\/strong>Bye, Mom \/ bye, Dad. Love you guys. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, that\u2019s a pretty good endorsement; don\u2019t you think?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s a <em>great<\/em> endorsement. [Laughter]\u00a0 Absolutely\u2014couldn\u2019t have designed it better; yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>No. And she really captured the essence of it. It gives a mom\/a dad, who are busy, something very simple that is bite-sized that can be achieved. And you can do as little or as much as you want; and you can call a time-out and say, \u201cWe\u2019re done with this.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes. Well, and I love what she said\u2014that she said something is better than nothing. And that\u2019s kind of my mantra in doing this\u2014is I know that not all moms and dads read all four stories\u2014fine; don\u2019t read all four \/ read one; but one is better than nothing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Do something\u2014be intentional.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>And I think it\u2019s so easy to go: \u201cOh, it\u2019s too hard. I\u2019m just not going to do anything.\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s not good\u2014to do nothing. You know, I\u2019m really okay with moms and dads only doing part of it; because you\u2019re at least trying. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, if you go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com, to see what it is you\u2019ve created\u2014a number of resources that are available there, including <em>Written and Remembered<\/em> and others. Again, you can go to FamilyLifeToday.com. I think the point here is\u2014we want you to be intentional about promoting the grace of gratitude in your home during the month of November. It\u2019s a great opportunity for you to take an important character quality that is consistent with being a follower of Christ and highlighting that with your children and in your home. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAgain, go to FamilyLifeToday.com for more information about Barbara\u2019s resources\u2014you can order from us online. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOr if you know what you\u2019re looking for, call 1-800-FL-TODAY and place your order over the phone. If you have any questions, we\u2019ll see what we can do about answering those for you as well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, today is anniversary day number 23 for Everett and Kim Kvamme, who live in Puyallup, Washington\u2014isn\u2019t that how you say it?\u2014Pu-yall-up?\u00a0 The Kvammes have been married for 23 years. They have attended the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. They\u2019ve been to one of our <em>I Still Do<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> events. They have hosted <em>The Art of Marriage<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. They have used <em>Passport2Purity<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. I mean, you guys\u2014you are in sync with all that\u2019s going on, here at FamilyLife. \u201cHappy 23<sup>rd<\/sup> anniversary!\u201d\u2014hope you have a great day. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf it\u2019s your anniversary today, \u201cHappy anniversary!\u201d to you as well. At FamilyLife, one of the reasons we exist is so that more couples will have more anniversaries. We want to effectively develop godly marriages and families that change the world one home at a time. That\u2019s what you\u2019re investing in when you invest in the ministry of FamilyLife\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014you are investing in the marriages and the family relationships for husbands and wives \/ and moms and dads, all around the world. We\u2019re grateful for those of you who partner with us in this ministry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn fact, if you can help with a donation today, we would love to say, \u201cThank you,\u201d by sending you a resource you can use at Christmastime with your kids. It\u2019s called \u201cThe Twelve Names of Christmas\u201d\u201412 small ornaments that your preschool or elementary-aged children can hang on the Christmas tree as they learn about different names \/ different titles associated with Jesus. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThe Twelve Names of Christmas\u201d is our thank-you gift when you make a donation, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or when you call 1-800-FL-TODAY to donate; or you can mail a donation to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> at PO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR; and our zip code is 72223. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, tomorrow, we want to talk about how we can, as Christians, get along with people who don\u2019t hold the view we hold\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014people who are going to go into the polling booth tomorrow and pull a lever different from the lever you\u2019re pulling: \u201cHow do you maintain a healthy relationship? How do you understand one another?\u201d\u00a0 Pastor Scott Sauls is going to join us tomorrow to talk about that. I hope you can be here with us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We will see you back tomorrow for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. Help for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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