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    "text": "to all the parents out there who feel overwhelmed with the weight, the burden of knowing, desiring to raise your children."
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    "text": "To teach your children a word of God but not know when we're gonna start."
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    "text": "this conversation I get have today with Melissa Krueger hopefully will encourage you."
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    "text": "It'll take that burden off because as we talk about in discussion but rather it's about patterns."
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    "text": "And so I hope that you are encouraged, strengthened reminded that not only is at our job as parents to teach your kids the Word of God—to show them through our life and example in the word itself what it means for us to know God or follow him."
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    "text": "encouraged by my conversation with Melissa Krueger everyone welcome back to marriage after god podcast here."
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    "text": "Thanks"
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    "text": "You guys have a long history of books And ministry and work that you've been doing For the Kingdom Of God?"
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    "text": "And i just be excited to talk about family devotionals and talking About how we as parents Are to be leading our children To The Lord by teaching them the word of god to Be in daily routine and habits in the word of God and prayer."
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    "text": "And so you guys have a devotional that you came out with recently, we'll get to that."
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    "text": "but first I'd just love for you introduce yourself."
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    "text": "who are you?"
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    "text": "Yeah, all the disciplines and it's really fun."
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    "text": "would you like to share little bit about what your husband does too?"
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    "text": "Yeah, yeah."
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    "text": "melissa thank you so much for opening up sharing your story with your kids which is super encouraging me."
  },
  {
    "start": 3064.2,
    "end": 3067.48,
    "text": "i'm like Just a few years away, it's coming quick."
  },
  {
    "start": 3067.98,
    "end": 3078.78,
    "text": "It's like a little overwhelming actually knowing its come in quick but I appreciate your conversation about this and i just pray that all of my listeners would go pick up a copy or book."
  },
  {
    "start": 3078.84,
    "end": 3080.4,
    "text": "I'll put the link on show notes."
  },
  {
    "start": 3081.7,
    "end": 3084.36,
    "text": "start doing a Bible time with their families."
  },
  {
    "start": 3085.0,
    "end": 3085.44,
    "text": "Just start!"
  },
  {
    "start": 3085.54,
    "end": 3086.56,
    "text": "Patterns not perfection."
  },
  {
    "start": 3086.62,
    "end": 3088.16,
    "text": "really appreciate that Melissa."
  },
  {
    "start": 3088.26,
    "end": 3088.78,
    "text": "thank you so much."
  },
  {
    "start": 3089.0,
    "end": 3089.38,
    "text": "God bless you."
  },
  {
    "start": 3089.48,
    "end": 3090.92,
    "text": "Thanks for having me."
  }
]