Your kids don’t just need your attention...they need your example.

In this episode, Chuck shares how grief, remarriage, and blended-family reality taught him a core principle: the best thing you can do for your children is love your spouse well.

Chuck and Brad unpack why neglected marriages quietly drain parenting, ministry, and joy, how youth sports and busy schedules erase margin, and the simple habits that keep a home healthy: talk daily, date weekly, and fight for grace-filled connection.

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🔑 KEY IDEAS:
• The best gift you can give your kids: modeling how to love your spouse well
• Marriage health fuels parenting health (energy, patience, stability, joy)
• “Kids-first” culture + youth sports create a margin collapse
• You don’t have to be at everything to be a good parent
• Weekly dating isn’t optional; it’s family leadership
• Blended family realities: baggage from death/divorce and building trust
• Intimacy vs. sex: shared life, shared knowing, shared suffering
• Naming disconnection early  and choosing grace-filled conversations
• Church impact: strong marriages strengthen every ministry


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