In this episode of, Linda McKissack and Dana Gentry reflect on what it actually takes to build a lasting marriage, using Linda and Jimmy's 44 years together as a living case study. Linda discusses hard-earned wisdom about shared values, faith, financial stress, addiction recovery, and the long work of personal growth. She reminds listeners that strong marriages aren't built by fixing your partner, keeping score, or avoiding conflict—but by staying aligned on values, growing individually, choosing each other daily, and learning to stop "majoring in the minors," even through fear, anger, and life's messiest seasons.