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<v Speaker 1>Hey, it's Delilah. Thank you for stopping by.

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<v Speaker 2>I have put together some of my favorite radio moments

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<v Speaker 2>here to share with you on our daily podcast, Do hello,

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<v Speaker 2>my friend. Welcome aboard, Come in, Come in, Come in.

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<v Speaker 2>I am here to talk to you. I am here

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<v Speaker 2>to listen to you, to listen to you, to listen

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of times to what you're not saying. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>that's where the truth lies. The truth lies usually in

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<v Speaker 2>what you're not saying. It's easy to reveal the things

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<v Speaker 2>there really don't matter much, the stuff that's just sort

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<v Speaker 2>of surface. But when you go a little deeper, when

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<v Speaker 2>you dig a little deeper, that's when it gets hard

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<v Speaker 2>to share it. And honestly, that's where the miracles happen,

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<v Speaker 2>in that true intimacy and that true depth of your heart.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's what I want to get to. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to find out what's really going on in your heart.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe you have divorced your heart to such a point

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<v Speaker 2>you don't even know what you're feeling. Well, I'm here

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<v Speaker 2>to remind you to reconnect with your heart.

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<v Speaker 3>Hi.

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<v Speaker 1>Who is this?

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<v Speaker 4>Hi? This is Wendy.

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<v Speaker 1>Wendy Welcome. What can I do for you?

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<v Speaker 4>I just wanted to go on and request a song.

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<v Speaker 1>Who are you thinking of?

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<v Speaker 4>And well, actually everything that has finally gone right in

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<v Speaker 4>my life after so many years of things going bad.

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<v Speaker 1>So right now you're enjoying the highs of a good

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<v Speaker 1>time instead of the lows of difficult times.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, yeah, First, first off, I'm blind. I you know,

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<v Speaker 4>became blind at a young age. Married a wonderful man,

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<v Speaker 4>but I lost them two years ago and then virtually

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<v Speaker 4>lost everything I own And now all of a ud

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<v Speaker 4>sudden things have turned around. I've met somebody wonderful and

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<v Speaker 4>I'm closing out a house.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, I would say things have turned around.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 5>And through it all, through the trials and tribulations, did

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<v Speaker 5>you falter in your faith?

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<v Speaker 1>Did you ever say I give up God?

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<v Speaker 4>Yes I did. I crashed. I actually wound up in

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<v Speaker 4>the hospital. Some stress. You know, things just went you know,

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<v Speaker 4>like how can always happen to me? But it's turned

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<v Speaker 4>around and now.

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<v Speaker 1>You're dancing again. You're feeling joy again.

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<v Speaker 6>Oh, yes, you're in love again.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>What's your boyfriend's name?

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<v Speaker 7>Ray?

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<v Speaker 1>Well? You sound good?

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<v Speaker 6>Well?

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<v Speaker 4>I feel really good through all this. You know, I

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<v Speaker 4>put on quite a bit away with my husband because

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<v Speaker 4>he was in a nursing home for five years and

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<v Speaker 4>I've taken off forty pounds and feeling great.

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<v Speaker 1>Ah, good for you. So you're making lots of positive choices.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh yes, and I'm back to church.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're walking with God. And it sounds like maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you're just walking and getting into shape.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, I am play.

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<v Speaker 5>A song for you and for this new person in

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<v Speaker 5>your life, and for the wonderful things God is bringing about.

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<v Speaker 1>Sloca. Yes, that's a name I haven't heard before.

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<v Speaker 4>Nope, what can I.

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<v Speaker 1>Do for you?

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<v Speaker 3>I have a daughter, Stephanie, who's nineteen and she's at university.

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<v Speaker 3>This is her second year at university, and I just

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<v Speaker 3>wanted to let her know that I'm very, very proud

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<v Speaker 3>of her because her grade twelve year was really hard.

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<v Speaker 3>Her dad left me after twenty five years of marriage

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<v Speaker 3>and she's been finding it hard.

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<v Speaker 5>So she's been finding it hard to see what she

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<v Speaker 5>thought was the ideal family go down the dream.

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<v Speaker 3>You have down the dream very badly.

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<v Speaker 6>Ann.

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<v Speaker 1>How are you doing?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm doing better now, but it was very hard watching

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<v Speaker 3>her go through. It made me feel very guilty.

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<v Speaker 1>Why guilty I just did? I mean, you're not the

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<v Speaker 1>one who chose to end the marriage.

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<v Speaker 3>No, but I just feel she deserves better. I love

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<v Speaker 3>her with all my.

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<v Speaker 1>Heart, that is obvious.

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<v Speaker 5>But we all make mistakes, we all make bad choices,

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<v Speaker 5>and all we can do is the best we can do.

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<v Speaker 5>Don't beat yourself up anymore, okay. And I know we

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<v Speaker 5>want to protect our children at all times from feeling

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<v Speaker 5>pain or being uncomfortable or experiencing heartache. And that's because

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<v Speaker 5>you know, we love them and we never want somebody

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<v Speaker 5>we love to suffer.

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<v Speaker 1>But the reality is, through those difficult.

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<v Speaker 5>Times that Stephanie is going through, she will develop an

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<v Speaker 5>even stronger character than she had before.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope so, I know. So okay, because she's got

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<v Speaker 1>her mama's love to fall back on.

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<v Speaker 5>All right, God, bless you, thank you.

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<v Speaker 3>Hi.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Delilah who's with me on the phone lines? Becky, Becky,

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<v Speaker 1>how can I help you?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 6>I was just hoping that you could play a song

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<v Speaker 6>for me. Having a real tough time handling the teenage years.

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<v Speaker 1>How old are you?

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<v Speaker 6>I'm fourteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Ooh, so you've got quite a few of those teenage

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<v Speaker 1>years ahead of you.

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<v Speaker 6>Oh yeah, Unfortunately.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, the good news is, Becky, just when you figure

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<v Speaker 5>out how to handle them, you'll be out of them.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, So I was hoping that you could give me

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<v Speaker 6>some of your words.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, the best words that I have are to believe

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<v Speaker 5>in yourself, believe in God, and make healthy choices. If

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<v Speaker 5>you will do those three things, you won't get yourself

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<v Speaker 5>in the trouble that I got myself into during the

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<v Speaker 5>teenage years.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, i think I'm stearing myself in the right direction,

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<v Speaker 6>and my parents tell me the same, and I'm just

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<v Speaker 6>hoping that everything is going to be okay in the end.

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<v Speaker 5>It Well, you're going to have some rough spots and

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<v Speaker 5>some rocky roads because this is the time of life

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<v Speaker 5>when you really determine who you are, what your gifts are,

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<v Speaker 5>You discover your talents and your skills. You're deciding, Okay,

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<v Speaker 5>do I want to go into theatrics or do I

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<v Speaker 5>want to take up you know, engineering, what are my interests?

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<v Speaker 5>You're so influenced by your friends. Your peer groups become

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<v Speaker 5>so important, and if they're steering you down the wrong path,

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<v Speaker 5>you're going to get in trouble.

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<v Speaker 6>So I wanted to tell you that it's an honor

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<v Speaker 6>to talk to you, and you are my idol.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh, well, thank you, but trust me I'm not somebody

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<v Speaker 5>to idolize.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, all right, God bless you, honey. You're going to

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<v Speaker 1>be just fine.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, Renee. Hello, this is Delilah. How can I help you?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 7>I just want to let people know that, See, I

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<v Speaker 7>have been clean now in a year, and I've been

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<v Speaker 7>struggling drug and alcohol for ten years, and there is hope.

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<v Speaker 5>So, Renee, what was your drug of choice? If you

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<v Speaker 5>don't mind me prying, and you've been clean over a year? Yeah, wow,

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<v Speaker 5>good for you. Could you do me a favor? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>take your right hand, reach it across to your left shoulder,

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<v Speaker 5>and give yourself a big.

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<v Speaker 1>Pat on the back.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah. I'm very proud you should be for the first

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<v Speaker 7>time in my life.

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<v Speaker 5>So let me ask you this, did you did you

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<v Speaker 5>decide to seek recovery on your own? Did somebody do

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<v Speaker 5>an intervention? How did you make a.

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<v Speaker 3>Decision that I got tired of the life.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, I had been fighting this off and on

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<v Speaker 7>for ten years, you.

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<v Speaker 5>Know, so a miracle you're still alive. Yeah, and today

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<v Speaker 5>you're clean and sober.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah I am. And it's just it's so wonderful because

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<v Speaker 7>now I have a chance. I have a little boy,

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<v Speaker 7>and I'm trying to get my visitation rights back and stuff,

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<v Speaker 7>you know, because I didn't take some attention to my

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<v Speaker 7>little boys the last two years of my life because

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<v Speaker 7>of the drugs and alcohol and the men. But today

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<v Speaker 7>I can sit down and realize that I don't need it,

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<v Speaker 7>and that God has helped me out, and I'm just

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<v Speaker 7>amazed that I'm clean and sober again. It's just wonderful.

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<v Speaker 7>You know.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, if you continue to work your program, and you

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<v Speaker 5>continue to maintain that faith in God, I have a

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<v Speaker 5>feeling you'll continue to be amazed at the miracles that'll

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<v Speaker 5>come into your life with sobriety.

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<v Speaker 2>I so hope you have enjoyed these radio moments as

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<v Speaker 2>much as I enjoy bringing them to you. I'll share

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<v Speaker 2>more with you each weekday. On Ay, It's Delilah