FamilyLife Today® Podcast

How to Find God’s Grace When You’re Beyond Overwhelmed – Abbie Halberstadt

August 26, 2025
Abbie Halberstadt
What if the hardest parts of parenting were actually opportunities for growth? On this inspiring episode of FamilyLife Today, Dave and Ann Wilson sit down with Abbie Halberstadt to unpacks her powerful philosophy: difficulty in life isn't negative, but an opportunity for growth and sanctification.
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How to Find God's Grace When You're Beyond Overwhelmed - Abbie Halberstadt
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Child in Crisis: Rechab & Brittany Gray

July 24, 2024
Rechab and Brittany Gray
Facing a child in crisis? Rechab and Brittany Gray recount their experience with their daughter's sickle cell disease, encouraging parents in hard times.
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Child in Crisis: Rechab & Brittany Gray
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When Disability Comes Home: 6 Truths

Jessica Etheridge
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My daughter granted peripheral vision for people marginalized around the world. Yet the Bible’s understanding of the disabled is indispensable for us all.

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Great Purpose in Great Adversity

March 1, 2021
Vaneetha Risner
Vaneetha Risner tells her story of how God has a purpose for her pain. Hear how she developed polio at 3 months of age and faced overwhelming adversity in her life.
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Great Purpose in Great Adversity
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The Marks of a Man

November 13, 2020
Nathan Clarkson
Nathan Clarkson, points out 15 characteristics that join together to define a good man, including adventurous, devout, heroic, and emotional. He coaches parents who might be raising an artistic child like he was.
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The Marks of a Man
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Real Men are Vulnerable

November 12, 2020
Nathan Clarkson
Nathan Clarkson talks about the unique role men play in God's creation and points to Christ as the embodiment of all that a man should be.
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Real Men are Vulnerable
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What is a Good Man?

November 11, 2020
Nathan Clarkson
Nathan Clarkson reflects on the first thirty years of his life as someone who is "different," In his search to find his identity, Clarkson describes his journey to find out what a good man is and does.
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What is a Good Man?
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Life with a Baby with Special Needs

October 31, 2020
Tracy Lane
Tracy Lane talks about anticipating the birth of her third child, a boy named Davis, that doctors identified as having Spina Bifida. Tracy talks about her journey towards surrender with God.
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Life with a Baby with Special Needs
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Parents of Special Needs Kids

October 10, 2020
Ginny Owens & Jennifer Shaw & Paul Miller & Sarah Parshall Perry
Do you have a child with special needs? Ginny Owens, Jennifer Shaw, Paul MIller, Sarah Parshall Perry, and Amy Julia Becker share stories of faith, joy, and hardship unique to parenting special children.
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Parents of Special Needs Kids
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Embracing Marriage Together

June 18, 2020
Joe and Cindi Ferrini
Joe and Cindi Ferrini talk candidly about walking through life with their 38-year-old son Joey, who has special needs.
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Embracing Marriage Together
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God Please, Not My Son

June 17, 2020
Joe and Cindi Ferrini
Joe and Cindi Ferrini recall the birth of their son, Joey. First diagnosed with cerebral palsy, they were later devastated to learn Joey was also mentally impaired. The Ferrinis share how they emotionally processed Joey's disabilities.
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God Please, Not My Son
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Where to Put the Pain

March 7, 2020
Dave Wilson & Kyle Idleman & Lacey Buchanan & Mary Kassian & Ron Deal
Dave Wilson, Ron Deal, Kyle Idleman, Lacey Buchanan, and Mary Kassian tell their stories of hurt and disappointment, and their biblical source of hope.
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Where to Put the Pain
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Incomplete Healing

January 31, 2020
Pat and Tammy McLeod
Pat and Tammy McLeod talk honestly about their son, Zach's, brain injury. The McLeods share how the Lord has sustained them through the difficulties and comforts them in their grief over Zach's continued disabilities.
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Incomplete Healing
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Letting Go of What Was

January 30, 2020
Pat and Tammy McLeod
Pat and Tammy McLeod remember the day their son, Zach, was injured in a high school scrimmage. Zach underwent emergency brain surgery, but continued to have setbacks. The McLeods tell of God's nearness as Zach's life and theirs.
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Letting Go of What Was
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Understanding the Adolescent Shift

October 11, 2019
Mike Berry
Mike Berry explains the shift that happens to kids as they move into adolescence and parents become seemingly secondary to their child's friends. Berry encourages parents to stay engaged and involved.
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Understanding the Adolescent Shift
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The Grace to Forgive

October 10, 2019
Mike Berry
Mike Berry recalls the dark season of his parenting years when his son was out of control and injured another child. Berry tells how being willing to confess and offer grace to forgive is key in winning a child's heart.
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The Grace to Forgive
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