Podcasts about my decision

In this episode of The Goode Guide, I'm kicking off season three with a personal update and a look at the exciting new direction for my career and my brand. After a season of growth and change, I'm finally settling into my new home in Minneapolis and reflecting on the journey that got me here. From moving across the country to realigning my life and career, I share what led to this bold decision and what's next for The Goode Guide.In this episode, I open up about why I made the move from Los Angeles to Minneapolis, how the decision to leave LA came with its own set of challenges, and how trusting my gut led me to the city that feels like home. The process of settling in, the struggles of unpacking and adjusting to a new routine, and even the surreal experience of watching LA face the devastating fires from across the country are all part of this new chapter.I also take the time to discuss what's next for The Goode Guide. I'm excited to announce that I'm expanding the brand beyond the podcast to include webinars, one-on-one coaching, and—my personal favorite—a community space for women in business to come together for support and growth. This episode marks a major pivot, and I can't wait to share what the future holds for The Goode Guide.Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Welcome to Season 3 of The Goode Guide: A fresh start and personal updates. 00:02:15 - My Decision to Move from LA to Minneapolis: Why the decision felt right and how it's aligning with my career goals. 00:06:35 - The Challenges of Relocating: The emotional and physical journey of unpacking, settling in, and adjusting to a new life. 00:09:50 - The Impact of LA Fires: Watching from afar and the sense of community that arose during a time of crisis. 00:13:10 - Reflecting on My Time in LA: How my relationship with the city evolved and why I felt ready to move on. 00:17:00 - Introducing The Future of The Goode Guide: Expanding the brand with webinars, one-on-one coaching, and building a community for women in business. 00:21:00 - What's Next: How The Goode Guide is evolving into a space where women can connect, share, and support each other's leadership journeys. 00:23:30 - Wrapping Up: Feeling settled in Minneapolis and looking forward to the future of The Goode Guide.

Today I'm going to share my personal experience switching my course and business platform from Kajabi to Thrivecart. Here's what you'll learn in today's show: My reasons behind leaving Kajabi, despite having a positive experience The top issues such as the cost and the difficulty of integrating existing content and services. The benefits of Thrivecart, including its one-time payment model, ease of use, and integrated features like Thrivecart Learn for hosting online courses.  How the platforms stack up to each other--like email marketing, landing pages, and payment processing.  Insights for beginners considering either platform, emphasizing Kajabi for simplicity and Thrivecart for more tech-savvy users and those looking for cost-effective solutions.  My personal recommendations for each platform based on the user's business stage and needs. Check out Thrivecart here: https://annesamoilov.com/thrivecart Check out Kajabi's 30 Day Trial - Joann Krall gave me the link to grant you this long trial!    00:00 Making the Big Tech Switch: From Kajabi to Thrivecart 02:11 Why I Left Kajabi: A Deep Dive into My Decision 06:49 The Benefits of Kajabi: What Worked Well 13:57 The Transition to Thrivecart: A New Beginning 18:59 Thrivecart Features and Integration: A Closer Look 26:18 Final Thoughts: Kajabi vs. Thrivecart for Your Business      

Today I'm going to share my personal experience switching my course and business platform from Kajabi to Thrivecart. Here's what you'll learn in today's show: My reasons behind leaving Kajabi, despite having a positive experience The top issues such as the cost and the difficulty of integrating existing content and services. The benefits of Thrivecart, including its one-time payment model, ease of use, and integrated features like Thrivecart Learn for hosting online courses.  How the platforms stack up to each other--like email marketing, landing pages, and payment processing.  Insights for beginners considering either platform, emphasizing Kajabi for simplicity and Thrivecart for more tech-savvy users and those looking for cost-effective solutions.  My personal recommendations for each platform based on the user's business stage and needs. Check out Thrivecart here: https://annesamoilov.com/thrivecart Check out Kajabi's 30 Day Trial - Joann Krall gave me the link to grant you this long trial!    00:00 Making the Big Tech Switch: From Kajabi to Thrivecart 02:11 Why I Left Kajabi: A Deep Dive into My Decision 06:49 The Benefits of Kajabi: What Worked Well 13:57 The Transition to Thrivecart: A New Beginning 18:59 Thrivecart Features and Integration: A Closer Look 26:18 Final Thoughts: Kajabi vs. Thrivecart for Your Business      

‘You cannot heal in the same environment that made you sick.' A self-protection strategy, setting boundaries in a controlling relationship dictates the behavior you are or are not willing to tolerate. Making the decision to go no contact is rarely an easy one. In this week's episode, I explore boundaries, how I discovered them and how that ultimately led to my decision to go no contact with my narcissistic parent. 0:00 Intro 0:42 What is a Boundary? 3:48 Setting My First Boundary 5:04 Navigating Boundaries After I Moved Out 7:34 My Role and Responsibilities in the Family Dynamic 11:01 You Can't Reason with Unreasonable People 12:54 The Stress of Interactions with Unresolved Trauma 14:22 Opportunities to do the Right Thing 19:29 The Emotionally Unskilled Family and the Start of my Healing Journey 22:20 My Decision to go No Contact 26:11 Tying Myself to an Uncomfortable Conversation 28:35 How Setting Boundaries Has Helped Me 29:47 The Ups and Downs of the Healing Journey 31:53 Developing My Sense of Self 32:54 Outro --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itsnotnormal/support

Your calls and opinion on Dr. Allinson MHK's Assisted Dying Bill with crossbench peer Baroness Finlay and Trevor Moore of My Death, My Decision. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint #iom #manninline #manxradio

É a pior fase da época, mas para apoiar o Benfica qualquer altura é a melhor. No rescaldo do Benfica 0-2 Inter que o painel do 15 a Zero acompanhou na Luz, Fábio Silva, Pedro Pardal e Pedro Teixeira juntam-se para a análise ao jogo e ao momento do nosso clube. As decisões de Roger Schmidt, a necessidade de Neres jogar, a forma da equipa: todos os momentos críticos em discussão neste episódio. E numa altura em que se fala muito em "My Decision", uma coisa garantimos - a nossa decisão é só uma: apoiar este treinador, esta equipa, este clube. Ora ouve: 15 a Zero Cabazada de Benfica

3 Things We Dive Into In This Episode: What it felt like to run a half marathon a few years after healing from an eating disorder and compulsive exercise. The unexpected life lessons I learned through committing to running. Practical tips and advice on the must-have gear that makes running enjoyable.  

My Decision, My Commitment by Pastor Jatinder P. Gill

My Decision, My Commitment by Pastor Jatinder P. Gill

Rosalind English talks to Trevor Moore of the campaign group My Death, My Decision about UK laws on assisted dying, and they reflect on a speech given by former Court of Appeal judge Sir Stephen Sedley on the subject. That speech is also available online to watch and read in full. A related article by Sir Stephen is in the London Review of Books here. If you support reform of UK laws on assisted dying, you may wish to support or find out more about My Death, My Decision. They are a not-for-profit campaign organisation (and not a registered charity) that relies on members. There are a number of ways to support. Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog, which you can also follow on Twitter.

In our fast-paced, 24/7 world of hot takes and endless opportunities, what might be available for us if we slowed everything down and took a moment instead? When we think about leaders, we often think about ambitious, always-on-the go busy professionals moving from project to project. And while that's often true and certainly supports making a lot of big things happen, often leaders can benefit by slowing down just enough to then speed up. In today's episode, we'll be talking about three areas where we as leaders can benefit from slowing down: with our pace, our decision-making and our response times. Enjoy the episode.    Recommended Resources:  Leadership Lab: The Roots of Everyday Leadership (free workshop – Feb 25th) How to do nothing by Jenny Odell An Update on My Decision to Pause the Podcasts Offline podcast series with Jon Favreau A 3-part framework to create a sustainable plan this year For the exhausted Join LEAD.Well – a community of practice for women who want to be better, braver leaders Sign up to receive my weekly Leadership Letters Book a complimentary call with me Join me on Twitter here

Well hello hello hello. Welcome to another installment of the Ink n Bones Podletter? I think I might go with that seeing as I rather enjoy the audio part quite a bit.TGIGD (Thank God It's Game Day)Today is a bit different. We aren't going to be taking a whole lot of time to look back at old campaigns or games. No today comrades we play! I'm taking some queues from my buddy PTFO (Play to Findout) and will be running a Solo game. Hopefully it gets you just a excited as I am. If so, you can always drop a comment I may even start pinning some rolls on you guys 🤣. Can't say I killed the character if you roll the dice right?Before we get into the nuts and bolts of the game though. We've got to go over some things.Play alongHere is the fun thing about all of this you can follow along and make your own character along side me. 😱 Putting them through the same paces. How will your story differ? Leave a comment with your character.System(s)What system(s) will I be using?TangoTango will be our core system with some heavy hacks, modifications and changes. One of the main ones being there are no stats (strength, dexterity, wisdom, etc ) as in traditional tabletop games like DnD or Pathfinder.We will be utilizing the step die mechanics of Tango however to represent skills, traits and Talents. Our ranges , movement and actions will be using Tango as our core system as well.But 5eSome of you may be perplexed by this choice coming from other tabletops such as DnD. I wanted a system that allowed me to showcase a more nuanced and diverse character. As well as one that more readily represents the homebrew world I have created.That being said there are some things you may find familiar from DnD.MythicWe will not be using the entire mythic Rpg system but instead the Game Master Emulator, Mythic Variants and Variations II.I will also from time to time pull from the Mythic Magazines as well.Mythic is an incredibly powerful system all its own. It is somewhat crunchy though. Meaning there are many dials and knobs you can spin to make the game you want. Especially within the realms of character creation. I wanted to limit the crunch to world building as we will be discovering things as we go. The game master emulation tool it provides allows for just that.Character CreationWe've got the overview out of the way. We are going to roll up a wholly new character and drop them into the world.ClassesIn Tango normally there are no need for class options. As your character simply has stats. However in our hack there are four base classes and seven extra classes. On a roll of 12 we reroll.Our character is going to be a Druid?! Or rather an Aspiring Druid. We are starting our game at lvl-0. This means our character does not start the same way our lvl-1 character normally would. In Tango we start with six stats or attributes but as stated before we will be using skills instead.SkillsAt lvl-0 we roll a d4 this will determine how many skills we will start with, this is a jack of my design; ThreeI don't play many druids. So this should be 🤔 interesting. Our skills for the purposes of our game are very broad. And are as follows; Acrobatics, Arts, Athletics, Awareness, Fast Talk, Scholar, Scrutinize, WildernessAnd to keep it interesting I'll roll for the skills as well; We got Athletics, Scholar, Athletics. We could interpret one of two ways.Either as a doubling down on the skill. Or we can count Awareness in it's place. I am going to call it a doubling down own this skill, kinda like the idea of a strong person with a penchant for study. This means our skills are a d4 Scholar and a d6 Athletics starting out at lvl-0. Pretty big deal if I say so myself.EquipmentWe are to start at lvl-1 with three pieces of equipment And normally have a limit of five. I like multiples of four so we are dropping this limit to four. Possibilities to expand this with items later but for now let's roll to see what we got; 2 items?! Well. Better than one. This is supposed to include weapons, armor and any kits. So let's equip our Druid with a Spear, actually I'm liking something closer to the Tsukubō (Man Catcher). Yeah a hand-and-a-half Tsukubō. No armor as they are stronk 💪🏾As a Druid you get access to Magic. This is where again Tango has no formalized system. So instead I'm going to be utilizing a homebrew system. We will build on it as we play. We will be rolling for the sphere of Arkane power and asking the oracle; our Mythic GM emulator whether or not our Druid has access to Magic starting out.As an Aspiring Druid there is access to the forbidden Light and Nature spheres so we will be rolling a d12; which gives us WarNow that was not expected. The odds of this Druid starting out with their hands in the War sphere. I'm thinking this is pretty unlikely; yeah, No.So Druid is starting with no magic which is ok. But we will make note of this as it is important. War is an affinity sphere for this Druid. Depending upon how the first session goes we may find ourselves with a bit of a rager? Upon leveling we'll be able to pick up a sphere anyway. Wanted to make sure we answered the magic thing as it is important to have a foci when casting spells. Otherwise all spells take an entire turn to cast. And if we had Magic a Foci would have been the next slot filled.That being said I'll take up a Field Medics Kit to fill my other equipment slot. I won't worry about rolling for wealth here and just take the base wealth of 2. In Tango you normally start with 1 but bumping here to account for being alone.I do think I should ask about a pet companion here as well.An aspiring Druid seems likely that they would have a pet, I'd say even very likely; yes.Animal companions are not in the Tango rules. So I'll use the Creature Crafter to determine my animal companion. First let's see how strong it is.Potency: More 😱 oh boy so they are a bit stronger than a normal companion. Stronger than my highest skill? Unlikely; that's a No. So we'll say that they're rank will be a d6+2 Time to figure out how big they actually are.Size: Humanoid is he strong enough to be my mount at this size? Somewhat likely; so YesWhat does our friend look like?Description: Ugly, Reptilian,Furry, Tusk 🤔 This is a Sericum-Scalehound which we’ll learn more about laterLet's see if there is anything overly special about our BeastyGoing to roll once for each Reptilian, Furry, and Tusk.Abilities: Fast Healing.Pretty average but has the Fast Healing ability. Which for our purposes we need to ask is it Normal or Regenerative. Is it Normal? No with that as the case going to push the odds in the favor of regenerative power. YesSo Fast Healing for us will operate as the heal wound roll but with no v. Roll. Instead roll a d6 on a 4+ it will be a success.Atliss will be the name of our Scalehound. Now to wrap up our main character with a personality, appearance and background.Keeping in line with randomizing the character we'll generate a name, and appearance. Using a personal random generator. I’ll roll four times and choose with a d4 roll. Using mythic’s behavior table I'll roll 2d100 to generate something of a personality.Parissa​eaShe/Her.NeutralThey are a Goblin They are selfish and are initially Neutral.They recently experienced a victory.Oppose lovingLeva​asXe/Xyr.They are a Neutral/NeutralThey are a(n) Dragonborn They are prudent and are initially Apprehensive.They recently experienced a fool.enthusiastic dominate.Kalzuss​isHe/Him.They are NeutralThey are a(n) OrcThey are morose and are initially Neutral.They recently experienced a rite.Important newsEdmure​ Xe/Xyr.They are EvilThey are a(n) Rabbitfolk.They are incompetent and are initially Neutral.Their goals are Power.They recently experienced a revealinform mysteryWe rolled Kalzussis for our main character!KalzussisLast we’ll roll what the name of this campaign will be using Oldskull Adventure GeneratorLamentof SeveranceLament of SeveranceAdventures of Kalzussis and AtlissAs part of this character creation I wanted to take the time out to play a scene with Atliss and Kal. That way we can learn a bit more about the Scalehound. We’re going to head to Mythic Variations 2 and roll Event Focus and Meaning. This Scene being the first time they met.Event Focus; PC Negative Something bad happened to Kal?What was the bad thing? overthrow, fearsThis makes me think that Kal was stuck somewhere?Let's roll once more with a Detail check; Disfavors the PC. So I'll take that as an answer of yes to our last question. And not only is Kal stuck but wounded as well.Young Kalzussis, had wandered far past the trees of Cimdel and into the Withering Wood. He was no coward and no one dared mock him now, he thought as he strode into the gnarled wasteland of rotted trees. Is Kal being hunted? Odds Very Likey (+4) CF 6(+2) let's roll our Fate Check.That is a Yes What is he hunted by? Using Creature Crafter let's find out.How many; TwoHow big; Gigantic 😱😱😱😱 this is pretty scary.Creature Class; Plant 😅😅 maybe not so bad?Creature Description; tree like, vines/tentacles, roll on amorphous table, ThornyRolling on the Amorphous table; My Decision so going to say this thing has multiple eyes.It is called an Eriealder an abomination caused by the blight of the Black Province. The young Orc walked far past lil Dittra's stick. Even past the older boys Thawn and Merd’s sticks. He kept walking until he could barely see the tops of Cimdels' Trees. With a grunt he hefted his walking stick into the air in victory. He stood way past Old Man Worthy's forgotten sword. He'd chucked it a few years ago. The village never asked why. He found a patch of mostly flat stone and roots and sat down. He pulled his handkerchief from his waist pouch. Munched on a bit of dried jerky. This place wasn't all that scary, just rotted trees that and a but if fog he thought. As he sat pondering the Old man's sword from a distance and tied his hand kerchief to the end of his walking stick. He felt it long before he had time to notice the Eriealder. As he went from sitting to being launched twenty feet to his right. His head was on fire and he couldn't feel anything below his shoulders. He blinked away blood and mud and tried to struggle to his feet. Only to get launched again this time he caught it out of the corner of his eye. The tree?!, He thought it was a tree he'd been sitting beside, it's eyes snapped open and stared at him. He spat blood and stumbled to his feet. The massive beasts blocking his path back. He had no choice but to run deeper. He couldn't feel his legs pumping beneath him or think about how fast he was actually moving. He just needed to move; something was broken for sure and he could barely see out his left eye. He ran the Eriealder snapping at his heels. Deeper into the Withering Wood he went running until there was nothing but the sound of his labored breathing and the crunch of his feet against the ground. Does Kal stumble into the Den of Atliss? Well I wasn't expecting this but it's a NO! And it's an Exceptional No with a Random Event!!!!Event focus; move toward a thread this means it is still in line with Atliss and Kal meeting.Meaning; Intolerance, TacticsDetail check; just to get a bit more context here, SadnessI’m going to interpret this as Kal running himself ragged and Atliss finding him. Atliss taking pity on a wounded child.Kal ran til his legs gave out and be flopped to the ground in a heap. He couldn't remember how long it'd been but he could hear the buzzards singing over head and there was little light in the sky. Out of the shadows lumbered a creature it nudged him with a tusk. And sniffed his head. It's snout wet and cold. This is it. This is how I die. Eaten by some scavenger?! The fury of his kind welled in him. He clinched his fist and swung with all his might, blindly from the ground. His fist landed against scales like a wet noodle, there was nothing let in his tank. How he was still breathing was beyond him. The creature trilled with what sounded like concern. He pushed again weakly against the beast. He’d die fighting damn it. Kal could feel something happening about him as the dirt and mud shifted. He tried to crawl away only to be dragged back slowly by the beast. He finally stopped when he felt the pressure of canines against his ankle.The sounds of bones breaking and snapping he imagined to be his own as his eyes drifted shut. Funny it didn't hurt he thought. Kal woke surrounded by a flock of buzzards, dead buzzards. Curled up about him this thick patch of leather and hide. He was bruised, hurt, but alive. Kal was met with a large set of canines as the creature before him yawned and greeted him with a nudge and lick. He sat staring at the small tusk and almost pig like snout of the creature. The large swath of rough fur along it's back and shoulders. Contrasted by the deep brown scales tipped in amber. It's whip like tail tufted with the same beautiful black fur. This was a Scalehound, rumored to be nigh impossible to find, and even more so to tame. Normally solitary creatures they seek out companions of their own volition, with no regard for those they have chosen. Fiercely loyal but not blindly so, and it is said Scalehounds that have served families for generations will leave if they find a predecessor unworthy. What deems one worthy? Who is to say.Kal reached out a hand his heart pounded in his chest. “Friends then?” He asked. The creatures tail slammed the ground and he nudged him once again.“I suppose so then…”And THAT is where we will end that Scene!Hopefully you all enjoyed this as much as I have. The next installment we will be starting our journey in earnest. I thought I’d give you a taste of what to look forward to. What do you think of Atliss and does Kal sound like a troublemaker to you?Don’t forget to share this with everyone you think might enjoy it. And remember you can play along just toss your character in the comments! Get full access to Ink n Bones at theinkyard.substack.com/subscribe

En el episodio de hoy nos acompañan dos grandes invitados y amigos del podcast My Brand, My Decision para hablar a profundidad sobre distintos temas.

Welcome to the second installment of - Music from our Sunday Gatherings - vol2 - Performers:Kim BuehlerEmily MitchellLori  & John JohnsonDan O'Connor 1) Receiving Chant 2) Evening Prayer(Sleep in Peace) 3) Love is My Decision 4) What a Wonderful World 5) Speak Life 6) I Shall Be Released 7) The Healing Song 8) You Raise Me Up 9) Gratitude 10) Let There Be On Earth 11) You Are The Face Of God 12) Let It Be 13) Lean On Me 14) The Gift You Are  

A Promise Kept (Part 1) - Robertson McQuilkinA Promise Kept (Part 2) - Robertson McQuilkinA Promise Kept (Part 3) - Robertson McQuilkinA Promise Kept (Part 4) - Robertson McQuilkinFamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript  References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. A Promise KeptDay 2 of 4 Guest:                        Robertson McQuilkin From the series:       My Decision, Part 2________________________________________________________________Bob: When Muriel McQuilkin was first diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, it meant a dramatic re-ordering of priorities for the McQuilkins.  Eventually, her husband, Robertson, stepped down from his role as the president of Columbia Bible College and Seminary. Robertson:  A student asked me one time after I had resigned, a new student, came over and visited me.  He said, "Do you miss being president?"  And I said, "Well, you know, I never thought about it but, no, I don't.  I like my assignment.  I've learned to cook and keep house and garden, and I take care of Muriel.  I love it." Bob: This is FamilyLife Today for Tuesday, August 12th.  Our host is the president of FamilyLife, Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine.  Robertson McQuilkin's life changed when his wife, Muriel, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, but his priorities didn't.  Stay tuned. And welcome to FamilyLife Today, thanks for joining us on the Tuesday edition.  I remember the first time I read the story of Robertson and Muriel McQuilkin, it was in an article, I think, in "Christianity Today," and I remember thinking, "That's powerful.  That's a great demonstration of commitment and love."  You remember reading the same article, don't you? Dennis: I do, I do.  I wept as I read it.  I mean, it's just a great story of a man's covenant commitment to his wife and, Bob, if there has ever been a day when there needed to be stories like this told on radio, it's today, because we have diminished marriage in terms of its covenant and its commitment and what love means to such a degree – well, divorce has replaced it all, and I think, as a result, as a nation, we suffer from a profound mistrust of one another because we can't trust each other to keep the most sacred promise two people ever make to one another. Bob: This week we're giving our listeners an opportunity to hear an interview that we recorded, actually, a number of years ago – almost nine years ago now – with Dr. Robertson McQuilkin.  This is one of our all-time favorites, it's a classic, because it is such a profound love story. Dennis: It really is.  Robertson McQuilkin is an international speaker.  He's written a number of books, he served as an international church planning missionary for more than 12 years in Japan and was president of Columbia International University for 22 years before he resigned in 1990, and you know that's the story, Bob.  He resigned because he wanted to go home and take care of his wife of then more than 40 years, Muriel, who was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Bob: And after we read the article, we contacted Columbia and asked them if there was any audio recording of his resignation speech, and we're going to play an excerpt from that, and then we'll pick up with part 2 of a conversation we had nine years ago with Dr. Robertson McQuilkin. Dennis: And as you listen to this recording, this is less than two minutes long, but I want you to listen to the resolute commitment of a man to his wife.  This is some of the most profound audio you'll ever hear. Robertson:  [from audiotape.]  I haven't, in my life, experienced easy decision-making on major decisions, but one of the simplest and clearest decisions I've had to make is this one because circumstances dictated it. Muriel now in the last couple of month seems to be almost happy when with me, and almost never happy when not with me.  In fact, she seems to feel trapped, becomes very fearful, sometimes almost terror, and when she can't get to me there can be anger, she's in distress. But when I'm with her, she's happy and contented.  And so I must be with her at all times, and, you see, it's not only that I promised in sickness and in health, 'til death do us part, and I'm a man of my word.  But as I have said – I don't know with this group – but I have publicly it's the only fair thing.  She sacrificed for me for 40 years to make my life possible.  So – if I cared for her for 40 years, I'd still be in debt.   However, there's much more.  It's not that I have to, it's that I get to.  I love her very dearly, and you can tell it's not easy to talk about.  She is a delight.  It's a great honor to care for such a wonderful person. Bob: That powerful, moving announcement has as much power today as it did when it was originally made.  And, Dennis, I'm sitting here watching the man who made it, and it's moving for him to hear his own words 10 years later. Dennis: That's right.  Robertson McQuilkin joins us on the broadcast, and, Robertson, I've got to tell you, as I listen to your words, maybe it's because I'm meeting you face-to-face, but every time I hear those words, I get emotional because this is where life makes up its mind at home.  It's a man keeping his word with his wife, and those were words, back in 1990, but we now have a decade that has followed where you have put shoe leather to those words, as you did resign, and as you did step away from being the president of a seminary and college that you loved; that you profoundly served in and for a number of years and had a great ministry.  You had a speaking ministry around the country.  You had a writing ministry, and you gave that up to go care for your wife, and as one who is a younger man aspiring to be a covenant keeper, and on behalf of many of the male listeners, and, for that matter, Bob, many of the female listeners, too, I'd like to say thank you – thank you for doing what you did.  You did the right thing. Robertson: Well, if God can use it, then I praise Him.  It seems very unexceptional to me – just the natural thing to do.  But thank you. Bob: As you listen back, and I know you haven't heard that resignation announcement.  It's not something that you play on your car stereo from time to time – it had to bring back that memory of being in front of the students, of making what you described there as an easy decision, and yet for a man to walk away from something you've invested your life in for more than two decades, it may have been an easy decision but a hard process to have to make it, wasn't it? Robertson: Well, someone asked me when I began to make career plans, and I said, "No, no, I've never been career-oriented.  It's cause-oriented.  The touchstone for me always has been how can I – whatever God has put in me or will put in me, invested in me, how can that count to the max for what He's up to in the world. So all decisions, then, major decisions of my life, have been what would advance the cause?  "What is God's will" is another way to put it.  So when I say "simple," I mean it was not hard for me to discern what God's will was.  But a student asked me one time after I had resigned, a new student came over to visit me, and he said, "Do you miss being president?"  And I said, "Well, you know, I never thought about it but, no, I don't.  I like my assignment.  I've learned to cook and keep house and garden, and I take care of Muriel.  I love it." So that night before I went to sleep I thought about his question, and I said, "Now, Lord, this is fine.  This is Your assignment, and I like it, but if the coach puts the player on the bench, and it means He doesn't need him in the game.  Now, You're under no obligation to tell me, Lord, but if You'd like to share with me, I'd love to know why You didn't need me in the game."  And I had a troubled night that night.   The next morning – at that time, Muriel could still walk – sort of wobbly, so we'd take a walk out in the neighborhood, and I'd have to hold her hand to be sure she wouldn't fall.  We were walking along a narrow sidewalk with a high embankment on one side and a very busy thoroughfare on the other.  And, fortunately, we never met anybody there, or somebody would have to get out in that traffic.  But this day I heard footsteps behind me.  I looked back, and here was a local derelict weaving along behind us.  I said, well, he'll never catch up, but he did.  And he just sort of wobbled out into the traffic and back up in front of us, and he turned around and looked at us up and down.  And then he said, "I likes that.  I really likes that.  That's good.  That's real good."  And then he turned around, and off down the street in front of us, mumbling to himself, "That's good.  That's good.  I likes it." Well, we got back to our yard and sitting there in the garden, and I was chuckling over it.  You know, I'm happy for the affirmation.  And then, all of a sudden, I said to myself or who knows, I said, "God, could you talk through a half-inebriated old derelict?"  And I said yes, it's God that says, "I likes that."  And, Lord, if you like it, that's all I need. Dennis: Yeah, yeah.  You know, I read that story, and I thought, "Isn't it interesting how God could use such an unlikely source?"  If he could speak through a donkey, he could speak through a man who is drunk.  So you don't have any sense, as a result, that you're on the bench; that you're on the sidelines? Robertson: I do have a great sense that He didn't need me in that game, but I never did think I was essential, anyway, you know?  In the big scope of things, what is my little contribution?  God doesn't need me.   Dennis: It's not been easy loving Muriel since that time.  I mean, you share a story about how Muriel had an accident near the toilet, and you were cleaning up the toilet, and you lost it with her. Robertson: Yes.  You're saying that I have not always acted in love.   Dennis: I didn't say that.  You wrote about it. Robrtson:  I understand, but that's what your question was. Dennis: What happened that day in the bathroom? Robertson: Well, that was back when we hadn't gone to diapers, and she was still – tried to make it in time to the toilet, but she hadn't made it, so I was kneeling there trying to clean up the mess, and she kept trying to help and making matters worse and kept moving her feet and her legs, and I said, "Stand still."  And she didn't stand still.  So just that short temper, I just slapped her on the calf.  Not really a hard slap, but she was startled, because it had never happened before.  I had never touched her.  And it startled me.  And I just dropped there on my knees in that mess and pled with her for forgiveness.  Well, she couldn't understand words anymore than she could speak them, but I pled with her for forgiveness, and then I decided I better turn to the Lord, and I cried out to Him to forgive me. Bob: Robertson, you know that a man – there's great fulfillment in your work when you're employed vocationally, when you're doing what you feel like God called you to do and what He gifted you to do.  There is a sense of reward and accomplishment and fulfillment.  To make a decision to lay that aside and go home and do what God's calling you to do now, it's got to feel a little bit like being moved out of your natural gifting and strength to the sidelines, like you said.  There have to be days when you go, "I want to be back in the hunt." Robertson: Yes, but remember, Bob, I didn't think up that question.  It never occurred to me until that freshman asked me.  That got me on that track to thinking just the one night until God gave me the answer the next morning.  So, no, I didn't, really, and maybe occasionally when decisions are made in the school that I wouldn't have made that way. [laughter]  Dennis: You know, I'm thinking, Bob, of how, by all practical observations, to the average human being, you'd think here's a man who has been sidelined.  And yet if you think about it, his story has been told to more people.  We've shared it here on the broadcast probably two or three times to several million people.  We have shared it at FamilyLife Marriage Conferences.  It's been shared at Promise Keepers event.  I know personally that I've shared it at a Promise Keepers event with more than 60,000 men at Texas Stadium a number of years ago and then again in Colorado Springs to another 10,000, 12,000 men, and, Robertson, when I read that story the first time, I got on the phone, and I called Barbara.  And, Bob, I could tell this story right now but, instead, I wonder if we couldn't go to a clip where Barbara shares what her response was when I told her your story, Robertson, and read her your words of resigning from Columbia Bible College and Seminary to go home and care for your wife, Muriel.  Barbara: [from audiotape.]  I was standing in the laundry room, and I was ironing.  Dennis called on the phone, and he read me that story, and I stood by the phone, and I was watering the clothes, like I'm watering the notes right now, and he said, "Should I tell that story?"  And I said, "Yes."  I said, "I just have one question."  I said, "I need to know will you love me like that?"  And he said,  "Yes."   There's not a woman in this room who doesn't want to know the answer to that question.  There's not a woman in this room who doesn't need to hear from her husband "Yes, I will love you like that."  That is a demonstration of commitment and of covenant.  It's what we were made for, it's what we long for, it's what we need.  God built it in us. Dennis: Robertson, as Barbara was retelling that story, I still remember where I was standing when I called her, and I was unprepared for her question.  It really caught me off guard.   Robertson:  I imagine.  Dennis: You've told the story a number of times – this is what women want to know, isn't it? Robertson: You know, I've not told the story a great many times, but I've written about it, and what you have said has happened over and over again.  I can't tell you how many times I've heard that same scenario.  But, unlike your scenario, often, as it's reported to me, his response is "Don't put me on the spot."  Sometimes it's half jest; often it's dead serious.   Dennis: Well, when Barbara asked me the question, I was stunned for a moment.  I mean, I was sharing a story, and it was obviously emotional for me to share it.  Her emotional response, first of all, took me off guard, and I remember saying to her, "Yes.  With God as my witness, I would hope I would be that man."  And He is the one who enables, isn't he?  I'm looking across the table at you, and you've shared, over the past couple of days, He has been the one who has enabled you to make that commitment. There is a verse that I have been wanting to share over the past couple of days on the broadcast that I want to read here.  It's found in Job, chapter 23, verses 10 through 12 – "But He knows the way I take.  When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.  My foot has held fast to His path.  I have kept His way and not turned aside.  I have not departed from the command of His lips.  I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food."   When you think about hunger, whether it's ambition, whether it's career or a job and what we would characterize as success in life, this book, the Bible, this talks about how to live in the blessing, how to live life as God designed it.  And when you step outside of it, when you break your promise, you're stepping outside of that blessing.  You're a blessed man today because you have stayed within the confines of the commands of this book, and you are attempting to live life according to His Word. Robertson: Well, I am blessed, that I will say – not that I deserve it, but I am blessed. Bob: That's part 2 of a conversation recorded back in 1999 with Dr. Robertson McQuilkin.  At that time, Dennis, he had been at home caring for his wife for almost a decade, and she lived another four years before she went into eternity.  He was faithful to care for her all the way to the end. Dennis: Yes.  Think of celebrating a golden anniversary in a setting like that.  And the question I have for the listener is do you want to be a blessed man?  Do you want to be a blessed woman?  The little statement, don't let it run past you too quickly, this book, the Scripture, living according to the boundaries that it places and the relationship with Almighty God that it represents, that's how you live a blessed life.  Even in the midst of tragedies, deep disappointment, and profound suffering, you can be a blessed man, a blessed woman. Bob: And one of the questions is are we ready for those trials when they come?  You know, Dr. McQuilkin was ready because of his relationship with Christ that had been built over the years.  The question is what kind of foundation we going to have when the winds come in our direction, and one of the reasons we've encouraged couples to attend a Weekend to Remember Marriage Conference for many years is because that's part of how you build your foundation.  You keep coming back to what the Scriptures teach about marriage, about resolving conflict, about sexual intimacy, about communication, about what a husband's responsibility is, what a wife's responsibility is. These are topics that get addressed each weekend at our FamilyLife Weekend to Remember Marriage Conference, and we're about to launch our fall season.  We want to encourage our listeners – if you've never attended one of these conferences, go on our website at FamilyLife.com, or call 1-800-FLTODAY, find out when the conference is coming to a city near where you live, and make plans now to be a part of that weekend, to make the investment of time and resources to get away and build into the foundation of your marriage so that when you face challenges and struggles, you're ready for them. Again, if you'd like more information about the Weekend to Remember Marriage Conference, you'll find it online at FamilyLife.com, or you can call us at 1-800-FLTODAY, you can register online or by phone, and remember when you get in touch with us as well to consider getting a copy of the book that Dr. McQuilkin wrote about his love for Muriel.  A book called "A Promise Kept."  It will give you additional insight into his relationship with his wife and his love for her. You can request a copy of the book from our website at FamilyLife.com or call 1-800-FLTODAY to find out how you can have a copy of the book, "A Promise Kept," sent to you. We hope you will keep in mind that FamilyLife Today is a listener-supported ministry.  That means that it's folks like you who not only listen to this program but who, from time to time, will call and make a donation to help support the ministry of FamilyLife Today.  You are the ones who keep us on the air on this station and on other stations across the country.  You need to know that summer months are often a 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A Promise Kept (Part 1) - Robertson McQuilkinA Promise Kept (Part 2) - Robertson McQuilkinA Promise Kept (Part 3) - Robertson McQuilkinA Promise Kept (Part 4) - Robertson McQuilkinFamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript  References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. A Promise KeptDay 1 of 4 Guest:                        Robertson McQuilkin From the series:       My Decision, Part 1   Bob: Robertson McQuilkin clearly remembers the first time he realized something was wrong with his wife, Muriel. Robertson: We were driving with these friends, and Muriel started to tell a story.  She liked to tell stories and laugh at her own stories.  She had a marvelous, outrageous life – infectious.  So she started this story, which she had just told five minutes earlier.  This is a pretty, you know, four- or five-minute story.  And I said, "Honey, you just told us that.  This is a rerun."  And she just laughed and went right on.  And I thought, "Hey, that's funny.  That never happened before."  But then it began to happen with ever-greater frequency and, of course, we hadn't even heard the name Alzheimer's. [musical transition]  Bob: This is FamilyLife Today for Monday, August 11th.  Our host is the president of FamilyLife, Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine.  Today we hear the first part of a powerful love story.  Stay tuned. [musical transition]  And welcome to FamilyLife Today, thanks for joining us on the Monday edition.  I know one of the questions you get asked frequently – I get asked the same question – is when you think back over now almost 16 years of doing FamilyLife Today what are some of your favorite radio interviews?  And I think what our listeners are going to get a chance to hear this week has to be up in the top tier of programs we've ever had the privilege of doing. Dennis: And I thought you were going to say, Bob, one of the Top 10. Bob:  Well, it's certainly one of the Top 10, maybe even higher than that, don't you think? Dennis: No doubt about that.  Robertson McQuilkin is a rare man.  He is a world-renowned biblical theologian who has served internationally as a missionary.  He was, for a number of years, president of Columbia International University; has spoken worldwide; written a number of books.  But the real story our listeners are about to hear is Robertson's love for his wife, Muriel, who – well, more than 10 years from the time of this interview had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and he was caring for her and, in fact, had resigned from his position as president of the seminary and college, and he went home to take care of her.  And it's just a great love story. Bob:  It is a powerful story and, again, this interview goes back now almost nine years, but it's one of those interviews that we pull out and listen to ourselves over and over again, and we wanted our listeners to hear it as well.  Here is part 1 of our conversation with Dr. Robertson McQuilkin. Dennis: Robertson, you and your wife, Muriel, met and dated during the year I was born – 1948.  That kind of dates me here a little bit. Robertson: It dates me. Dennis: Tell us about the love story originally.  How did you meet Muriel and how did you propose to her? Robertson: Well, we were both students at what was then Columbia Bible College.  Now it's Columbia International University.  And I thought she was the cutest thing.  Somebody asked me on a television show whether it was love at first sight, and I said, "No."  I liked her at first sight, but I was only 17 years old – 16 when we first met.  But in our chapel, which was required, she sat in front of me, and when I watched her lovely, artistic fingers going through the hair, lovely brown hair, I just wanted to go out and see what she was like, and I discovered she was delightful – just smart and gifted and just a great lover of people and more fun than you can imagine. Bob: Now, did you just tap her on the shoulder in chapel and say, "Would you go out for a Coke with me on Friday night? Robertson: Well, I talked to her afterwards.  We were in conversation before, but, I mean, that really got me going. Dennis: So you proposed – how'd you do that? Robertson: It happened several times. Dennis: It took you a while to win Muriel's love, huh? Robertson: I think she was faking it, actually.  But, at any rate, yes.  The first time was in the lobby of the school, and she had this – she wouldn't hold hands or kiss or anything, and I said, "Let me hold your hand, I want to tell you something."  And she said, "Well, tell me what you're going to tell me."  But she let me hold her hand, and I told her I loved her, and that was the first time. Dennis: Yeah, and you told her you wanted her to be your wife? Robertson: I didn't say that much, but she got the drift.  But we decided afterwards, since we were young – and I guess a lot of people, after they propose, then they have misgivings.  So we decided to be sure it was God's will that we put it on hold for six months, and I went to seminary, and she went to teach in a school.  So we didn't have any contact for six months.  And they say that distance will blow out a little flame and fan a big one.   So at the end of that time – I went to Bluefield, West Virginia to see her, and it was on Valentine's Day 1947 – the day before Valentine's Day, and that's when I had my ring and asked her to marry me, and she said, "Well, I've got to pray about it."  She knew all along what she was going to do.  Through the years I'd accuse her, I'd say, "You just did that so we could get engaged on Valentine's Day." [laughter]  Bob: Well, you had to be a little nervous, driving up to Bluefield, West Virginia.  You haven't seen her in six months, and you're carrying the ring, and did you wonder whether that little flame had been blown out or whether the big flame was still fanned? Robertson: Well, I don't know, I was pretty confident, I guess. Dennis: Really? Robertson: She'd sent me all kinds of signals.  I think it was her idea in the first place. Dennis: Well, you begin your book, "A Promise Kept," some 30 years later with the story of you all spending some time at a friend's house in Florida.  And something occurred there that was the beginning of a period of suffering and drama that continues on to this day. Robertson: We were driving with these friends, and Muriel started to tell a story.  She liked to tell stories and laugh at her own stories.  She had a marvelous, outrageous laugh – infectious.  So she started this story, which she had just told five minutes earlier.  It was a pretty – you know, four- or five-minute story.  I said, "Honey, you just told us that.  This is a rerun," and she just laughed and went right on.  And I thought, "Hey, that's funny, that never happened before."  But then it began to happen with ever-greater frequency and, of course, we hadn't even heard the name Alzheimer's back then, I don't think. Dennis: How old was Muriel at that point? Robertson: Fifty-five.  But if we had known about Alzheimer's, it's an old-folks' disease and wouldn't have connected it with her, anyway.   Bob: When did you get to a point where you said, "There's something going on here?" Robertson: Well, actually, she went into the hospital for a heart examination.  It proved to be nothing, but then the young – I guess he was an intern – a very young doctor, I'd never met him, he called me out into the hall, and he said, "You may want to consider Alzheimer's."  And I was shocked, but that started the wheels turning, and about two yeas after that, in '83, we went to a neurologist friend who, by the process of elimination, concluded that that's probably what it was. Dennis: How did you handle the news that your wife of less than 60 years of age could have a disease that was progressive, and you were watching it manifest itself in various ways – how did you personally handle it at that point? Robertson: Well, of course, there's a sense of loss, but it wasn't a crisis experience because we knew something was up.  One time on a TV program, a man said, "What has God done miraculously to enable you to love her so and to hang in there and be patient," so forth?  And I said, "I don't like the question.  What if I said, 'I like you, but the only reason is that God has worked a miracle to enable me to like somebody so unlikable.'  I said you wouldn't like that.  I love her because she's lovable, she's altogether lovable."  So it's never been something I try to pump up or something like that. Dennis: I want to stop you right there – "She is altogether lovable."  She hasn't spoken a word to you in how many years? Robertson: Oh, six, I guess. Dennis: Six years. Robertson: Yes. Dennis: Help me here – there are some of our listeners who want to say, "Robertson, she is altogether lovable." Robertson: She is sweet, she's contented, she's totally dependent on me, and I just – from all the background of the wonderful years that we spent together, I have all the memories, and it's just a joy to see that I can make a difference in her life. Bob: You understand the challenge.  I mean, a lot of people listening are thinking six years of being bedfast and not speaking sounds more like something you endure than something you enjoy. Robertson: I guess it depends on your outlook.  If you consider yourself a victim, and you'd rather be – you know, I never think about "what if."  I don't think "what if" is in God's vocabulary.  So I don't even think about what I might be doing instead of changing her diaper or what I might be doing instead of spending two hours feeding her.  It's the grace of God, I'm sure, like you said, Dennis, but it also may be the way I'm wired to live the now and not live in the past or live in the future. Dennis: In the midst of all these things starting to progress in her life, you write in your book that she did not know what was happening to her. Robertson: No, she didn't.  One thing about forgetting is you forget that you forgot, and so she never seemed to suffer too much with it.  She would know that she'd failed.  She may be desperate to please or to make something happen the way it's supposed to, the way it always had, and it didn't – but only momentarily, and then she'd laugh at herself and have another go at it.  That was her personality, it always had been. Bob: Did you, at some point, say to her, "Sweetheart, you've been diagnosed with Alzheimer's?" Robertson: I never told her.  I asked my doctor if it was okay not to, because some people in the field say that you should walk through it together, but Muriel really lived for me, and I knew that if she realized what was going to happen that this would be very painful for her.  So I asked him, and he said, "No, if she doesn't ask and isn't concerned, then just let it go."  So she never really – she knew she was having problems, but she didn't know the diagnosis. Dennis: I happen to know right now that there is a person who is staying with Muriel – your daughter, Marty. Robertson: Yes. Dennis: And Marty makes it possible for you to be able to make an occasional trip like this – a day trip – as you've had here to FamilyLife and to share your story with us.  I'd like to call Marty on the phone, because she has watched you, as her father and the husband of her mother, make a remarkable commitment to her mother and to your wife.  And she wrote a poem in the back of your book that – what I want to do, Bob, is I want to call Marty on the phone, and I just want to get a little bit of a glimpse from a child, an adult child, of what this has meant to her and have her share this poem with our listeners. Bob: I think we're working to get her on the line right now – let's see. Dennis: Is this Marty? Marty: Yes. Dennis: This is Dennis Rainey and Bob Lepine on FamilyLife Today. Marty:            Uh-huh. Dennis: How are you doing? Marty:            Just fine, thank you. Dennis: We're here in the studio with your Dad.  Why don't you say hi to your Dad? Marty:            Hi, Dad. Robertson: Hi, Martykins. Dennis: He said you love surprises, so we decided we would surprise you. Marty:            Yes, this is a surprise. Dennis: You're there taking care of your mom, right? Marty:            Uh-huh, yes. Dennis: How is she doing today? Marty:            She's doing fine. Robertson: Any smiles? Marty:            Well, no, I don't think so.  But she's taking her time with her lunch still. Dennis: I've just got a couple of things I want you to do.  First of all, we're sharing with our listeners just a remarkable commitment by a husband to his wife.  What's your perspective on that as one who is looking at a man who is committed to your mother? Marty:            Well, of course, I grew up in this family with the two of them, and they always were in love.  I mean – the two of them were always kissing and hugging in the kitchen and in the living room and in the hallway.  I mean – my memory from my childhood is two people that were always – not only did they love one another, but they were in love.  They really thought that each other set the moon, and so it didn't surprise me at all.  I mean, this, to me, is just the natural thing that would happen with these two particular people.  All she ever wanted was to be with him, and all he ever wanted was to be with her, and it never changed, never diminished.  I mean, you know, they had disagreements, and they had discussions and things, but it didn't affect the relationship.  So, to me, this is just the way it ought to be, you know what I'm saying? Robertson: Thank you, Marty. Dennis: Marty, you've written a poem that Robertson put in his book, "A Promise Kept," and I shared with our listeners a few moments ago that we were calling you to ask you a question but also to read this poem that you wrote as a Christmas gift in 1994.  Would you mind – see if you can't find a copy of the book there in the house somewhere and read it to our listeners.  Would you mind doing that? Marty:            Okay, hold on a minute, here.  I'm not sure where in the book it is. Dennis: It's page 72, Marty. Marty:            Okay –  "Wild roses grew in Mother's mind, Seeds fell from her hands, and laughter ran like a mountain brook out of her heart to water our gardens.  She gathered stones and sunlight, moonbeams and melodies; no smallest bit of loveliness was passed without the sweet caress of her happy recognition.  She gleefully uprooted pretense and tossed it in the sea.  She danced and ran where others walked, and now the snow falls deep around the place she spun and shone, scattering godlight from her hair." I don't know if when you were talking to Dad, he described the kind of person Mother was, but she was imperturbable, loved life, and totally disliked any sort of inauthenticity or elitism.  She would think nothing, if she saw a beautiful house, of walking up and ringing the doorbell and asking the owner if she could look through it because she thought it was so beautiful.  She embarrassed us enormously. And she did – she collected rocks, she collected flowers.  I mean, when she would be walking along and see dead flowers along the side of the road, she would collect the seeds from them and bring them home and plant them.   And she would sing.  She would sing if she was washing dishes, she would sing to us when she wanted us to do something instead of asking us.  She had her little songs that she would sing to get us to come and help her sweep the floor or whatever.  So I see her as a garden that is covered with snow, but is not gone. Robertson:  Yes, yes. Bob: Marty, thanks for taking time out to share with our listeners a little bit about your dad and your mom.  We appreciate it. Dennis: Yes, Marty, thank you for setting us straight, because we'll not refer to him as a saint or a hero anymore. Marty:            [laughs] Dennis: Bye-bye. Marty:            Bye. Bob: You know, I had to hear a little bit in Marty's laugh some of what Robertson has described as that infectious laugh of Muriel. Dennis: And you think, Bob, of what a daughter has seen as she has watched this love story emerge.  I think one of the most profound statements she made is that, "Hey, what's abnormal about this?  This was always the commitment, always the love that we saw in our home from day one.  So what's the big deal?"   Well, it just looks like a big deal today, because there's not enough faithful men and women like Robertson and Muriel who are faithfully loving one another, and, Robertson, I know you don't like the attention but, nonetheless, I'm truly grateful that you have continued to weather the storm, even to this day, 22 years later, and that your love stands strong and firm and steadfast for a woman that you love – present tense. Bob: You know, I hate to break it to you, but I don't think you kept your word to Marty.   I think you have referred to her dad as a hero. Dennis:  Yes, I really have. Bob: On more than one occasion. Dennis: I really have, and I still refer to Dr. McQuilkin as a hero, because – well, it's what Marty observed.  It's just a great love story.  I mean, Hollywood tries it, but they seldom get it right, and this is just a magnificent and may I use the word "holy?"  Just a holy story of a man attempting to nourish and cherish his wife in the midst of a disease that was robbing her of her personality and her memory and ultimately of her life. Bob:  And it's stories like this that we need to be reminded of from time to time.  That's one of the reasons we wanted our listeners to hear it – some of them for the first time, and some of them hearing it again.  But, you know, this is one of those stories you ought to listen to again and again.   I was thinking about the couples who have attended our FamilyLife Weekend to Remember Marriage Conferences, and it may have been four or five years or longer since they have been to a conference, and they may be thinking, you know, "I've been there done that, don't need to repeat that experience." And yet I think all of us need to be reminded regularly of what sacrificial love and service look like in a marriage relationship.  We need to be reminded of what God's calling us to and how we can build the kind of marriage relationship that can go the distance. We are about to kick off our fall season of FamilyLife Weekend to Remember Marriage Conferences here next month, and we're starting to hear from listeners who are getting the dates, blocking out the weekend, and making plans to attend one of these two-and-a-half-day conferences designed to help couples strengthen and deepen their marriage relationship, to provide help, to provide hope, and to give them a fun, relaxing getaway. For many couples, it's a refresher or a tuneup.  For some couples, it's a turning point in their marriage.  And I want to point our listeners to our website, FamilyLife.com.  You can go online and get more information about the fall season of Weekend to Remember Marriage Conferences.  I was just visiting with a friend, and he was asking about locations and dates, and I was recommending some spots where he and his wife may want to travel to attend one of these conferences.  If you'd like more information, go online at FamilyLife.com.  You can go ahead and block out the date and register now for one of these upcoming conferences, or if it's easier just call us at 1-800-FLTODAY with any questions you have, or if you'd like to register over the phone, again, it's 1-800-F-as-in-family, L-as-in-life, and then the word TODAY or online, again, you'll find us at FamilyLife.com. And when you get in touch with us, be sure to request a copy of Dr. McQuilkin's books, which is called "A Promise Kept."  It gives you additional insight into the heart and the character of this man.  We have copies of the book, "A Promise Kept," and you can request them from us either online at FamilyLife.com or when you call 1-800-F-as-in-family, L-as-in-life, and then the word TODAY. Let me also encourage you – I think one of the ways you can strengthen your own relationship is by spending time together each day praying and talking together about what the Scriptures say about your marriage relationship, and I know a lot of couples would like to be able to do that and don't feel equipped to be able to do that.  This month when you make a donation of any amount for the ministry of FamilyLife Today, we would love to send you as a thank you gift a copy of the book by Dennis and Barbara Rainey called "Moments With You."  In this book, Dennis and Barbara provide you with a daily devotional that's designed to bring you together, to give you an opportunity to pray together and to look at God's word together and to help you grow closer together as a result. Again, the book, "Moments With You," is our way of saying thank you when you support the ministry of FamilyLife Today with a donation this month of any amount.  If you're making your donation online at FamilyLife.com, when you come to the keycode box on the donation form, type in the word "You," y-o-u, and we'll send you a copy of Dennis and Barbara's daily devotional or call 1-800-FLTODAY, you can make a donation over the phone and just ask for a copy of the devotional, moments with you, or Dennis and Barbara's devotional book.  Again, we're happy to send it to you, and we appreciate your financial support of this ministry. Tomorrow we're going to hear part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Robertson McQuilkin, and you will hear is very moving comments that he made to students the day he stepped down from his responsibilities as president at Columbia Bible College and Seminary.  That's coming up tomorrow, and I hope you can be back with us for that. I want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, and our entire broadcast production team.  On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine.  We'll see you back tomorrow for another edition of FamilyLife Today.  FamilyLife Today is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas – help for today; hope for tomorrow. _______________________________________________________________We are so happy to provide these transcripts for you. 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From the series: Path Forward: Aligning God's Will and My Decision Speaker: Greg Pittman Tags: sermon small group Path Forward aligning God's will and My Decisions making decisions Decision Resources: 2018-04-22_Sermon_Audio.mp3 (download) 2018-04-22_Sermon_Outline.rtf (download) 2018-04-22_Small_Group_Lesson.pdf (download)

From the series: Path Forward: Aligning God's Will and My Decision Speaker: Greg Pittman Tags: sermon small group Path Forward aligning God's will and My Decisions God's will My Decisions difficult getting started start Resources: 2018-04-29_Sermon_Audio.mp3 (download) 2018-04-29_Sermon_Outline.rtf (download) 2018-04-29_Small_Group_Lesson.pdf (download)

From the series: Path Forward: Aligning God's Will and My Decision Speaker: Greg Pittman Tags: sermon small group Path Forward aligning God's will and My Decisions God's will My Decisions Perfect Will My Life Resources: 2018-04-15_Sermon_Audio.mp3 (download) 2018-04-15_Sermon_Outline.rtf (download) 2018-04-15_Small_Group_Lesson.pdf (download)

From the series: Path Forward: Aligning God's Will and My Decision Speaker: Bryan King Tags: sermon small group Path Forward Aligning God's Will and My Decision God's will My Decision will Decision Resources: 2018-04-08_Sermon_Audio.mp3 (download) 2018-04-08_Sermon_Outline.rtf (download) 2018-04-08_Small_Group_Lesson.pdf (download)

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Today’s podcast features a new book just launched by my friend, Michele Cushat.  It’s exactly the kind of book I love to talk about here because it’s a totally authentic, honest and incredibly vulnerable look at a real life. You won’t find sugar coating and happy endings here.  What you will find is HOPE in all capital letters.  Because Michele is not a christian in name only.  She lives a gut wrenching faith through the depths of trial and despair. Since Michele couldn’t be on the show due to the fact she’s in the middle of healing from her most recent cancer surgery, I decided to review the book and go over my biggest take-aways.  If you read my blog post yesterday, I covered these briefly there, but today I take it deeper. And I have a special ending where you will hear from Michele herself doing what she does best.  Telling a story. Key Ideas: Part 1 – Undone: A Story of Making Peace With an Unexpected Life Highlights With God’s help, You can do what you never imagined you could do. There is good to come out of bad.  There really is a silver lining. Don’t wait for everything to be perfect to start! Make the most of what IS. Part 2 – My Decision before I become Undone! Making hard choices Being realistic Staying focused Website Links Michele Cushat Recommended Reading Undone: A Story of Making Peace With an Unexpected Life, by Michele Cushat Connect with Michele On Facebook On Twitter On Instagram Encouraging Word of the Week:  Jeremiah 29:11  “I know the plans I have for you says the Lord.  Plans to prosper you and not to harm you.  Plans to give you a future and a hope.” The post #043: Michele Cushatt – Undone Book Review (Podcast) appeared first on Christy Largent.

In this episode, Mormon Artist host Katherine Morris interviews film composer Robert Allen Elliott about his work on Errand of Angels, One Good Man, The Saratov Approach, and the upcoming Freetown. Music clips in this podcast: “My Decision” and “In God’s Hands,” from The Saratov Approach, copyright Three Coin Productions, 2013.