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Dirty diapers. Full trash cans. That argument neither of you is quite over. Turns out you said “I do,” not “I’ll never get on your nerves again.” So how do you love your spouse when it’s hard—when you’re hurt, misunderstood, halfway into your emotional turtle shell—and neither of you feels all that lovable? Quina Aragon, author of Love Has a Story, and her husband Jon unpack what God’s enduring love has to do with ordinary marriage when the warm fuzzies have left the building.

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• Quina Aragon’s book, Love Has a Story: 100 Meditations on the Enduring Love of God.

• Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth’s book, Brokenness: The Heart God Revives.

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You may not think of yourself as controlling. You’re just trying to protect the people you love and keep things from falling apart! Lysa TerKeurst reveals how fear can quietly drive our need for control, but how trusting God with the things we can’t fix can bring freedom and peace. You can’t control every outcome…but you can trust the One who can.

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Money stress can shape the atmosphere of your home and the lessons your kids carry into adulthood. When parents feel overwhelmed financially, it’s easy to assume that more income is the only solution; however, relief often begins with small, intentional choices that lead to healthy money habits. On the next Faith & Finance Live, Rob West and Crystal Paine discuss managing money while raising kids. Then, it’s on to calls. That’s Faith and Finance Live . . . biblical wisdom for your financial journey. That’s weekdays at 4pm Eastern/3pm Central on Moody Radio.

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Money stress rarely stays confined to a spreadsheet. It can shape a home's atmosphere, affect a marriage, and influence how children think about money long after they’ve grown up.

That’s one reason Crystal Paine, creator of MoneySavingMom.com and author of The Seven Habits of Financially Healthy Women, believes financial health is about far more than simply earning more or getting all the numbers right.

In fact, when Crystal surveyed 4,000 women about their relationship with money, one theme surfaced again and again: fear. Financial stress often left women feeling isolated, ashamed, or worried about whether they were doing enough for their families.

But healthy financial habits don’t require a perfect income or a perfect financial situation. They begin with honesty, intentionality, and small choices made consistently over time.

It’s easy to define financial health by visible milestones: being debt-free, having a large savings account, earning a certain income, or reaching some other financial goal.

Those can certainly be worthwhile goals. But Crystal encourages a broader perspective. Financial health is about learning to manage money with purpose rather than fear.

Money is a tool. And whether you have a lot or a little, you can make thoughtful decisions about how you use what has been entrusted to you. Small habits practiced consistently can gradually change the direction of your finances.

Sometimes those decisions seem almost insignificant. Bringing water from home instead of buying a bottle while you’re out won’t transform your finances overnight. Neither will skipping one unnecessary purchase or setting aside a few dollars.

But repeated choices add up. That principle matters not only for your finances but also for the example you set for your children.

Parents teach their children about money whether they realize it or not.

Crystal remembers explaining financial decisions to her children when they were young—why the family paid cash, why they chose not to buy certain things, and why they handled money the way they did.

Years later, she has watched her older children begin making some of those same choices for themselves.

Children notice more than we sometimes realize. They observe whether conversations about money create panic or peace. They see whether spending is impulsive or purposeful. They notice generosity, sacrifice, contentment, and self-control.

In many ways, more is caught than taught.

That doesn’t mean parents need to manage money perfectly. It means we should recognize that our everyday financial decisions are helping shape the next generation’s understanding of money.

Of course, not everyone grew up with a healthy financial example.

Some people learned discipline and generosity from their parents. Others grew up around financial conflict, scarcity, overspending, anxiety, or complete silence about money.

Those experiences can continue influencing us as adults without our realizing it.

Crystal encourages people to look back and ask: What did I learn about money growing up? What conversations did my family have? What behaviors were

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