May 11, 2025 — Episode #69
On Mother’s Day, Jerry and Becky Drace pause to honor mothers before returning to their divorce series, discussing what a healthy family model looks like and sharing a moving story about a couple who reconciled the night before their divorce was set to be finalized.
The Draces talk about daily family devotions and prayer as a foundation for a healthy home, and Jerry shares a memorable altar story from his revival ministry about a husband and wife who — without knowing the other would be there — both came forward the night before their divorce was to be finalized, and chose reconciliation instead. Becky shares how caring for her aging mother in their home in her final years deepened their relationship, and the couple mentions their granddaughter Hannah’s recent type 1 diabetes diagnosis and her simple, steady faith that “God has everything in control.” They also discuss the difficult statistic that a third of divorced fathers lose contact with their children entirely, the pain of a parent being used as a pawn after divorce, and the difference between loving someone and simply being “in love.”
Topics discussed:
- What makes a healthy family model for children
- Daily family devotions and prayer
- A story of reconciliation on the eve of a finalized divorce
- Caring for aging parents in the home
- Statistics on fathers who lose contact with children after divorce
- One parent limiting the other’s access to children after divorce
- The difference between loving someone and being “in love”
- Honoring mothers on Mother’s Day
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