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Aug 2023
9m 54s

Don't Be So Serious!

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
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Regardless of your personality, it's good to have fun with you kids. Gary Thomas talks with Jim Daly about a time he learned to be grateful for the present moment as a father. Plus, John Fuller and Danny Huerta discuss how serious parents can learn to have fun.

 

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