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(laughter) well, thank you. we do. mike: unfortunately a lot of people are glad i m not there and i appreciate it. so nice to visit to you. so nice to see you. mike: jim and jill kelly. etched upon my heart a great read. thanks for joining us, i hope you have a terrific week. now from los angeles, i m mike huckabee, good night and god huckabee, good night and god bless. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. [ male announcer ] it s red lobster s 30 shrimp! for $11.99 pair any two shrimp selections on one plate! like mango jalapeño shrimp and parmesan crunch shrimp. just $11.99. offer ends soon! i m ryon stewart, and i sea food diffently. ....
Cared them so long that i was flat on my face before god. and we carry forgiveness and until we recognize our need of forgiveness, we can t truly forgive. mike: there s so much pressure on athletes because people, i guess jim, it s fair to say when you re travelling out there on the road your wife is not with you, there are women who throw themselves at the athletes because they see you as mega stars, superstars and bigger than life and of the ego i was able to seduce a nfl or a nba player. talk about that pressure, how that weighs upon you as an athlete. well, a lot of times i think not just in professional sports, but business, too. businessmen are on the road and really, you have to almost circle back and understand what your faith is and what you believe in. for me, it was just going out and you know, having fun. and after a while you ve got to start thinking about the ultimate and that s your family. ....
Because like jill said earlier on, we neither one of us had faith and we really didn t to which way to turn and when jill came to faith after our son was diagnosed and after we started having our struggles, i saw what was in jill and early on, it was pretty much tearing us apart. the closer jill got to her faith the further i got away from it, but it didn t take me long to understand and realize i was losing everything i loved, and working for and if i didn t, as i said before, humble myself enough to admit my faults, i mean, here is a guy that everybody looks up to and as far as playing football. and here is a tough guy. i had to realize in my own mind, i had to get on my knees and understand that i was making mistakes and thank god that i was able to admit them. a lot of people out there, men out there, man, humble yourself enough. if you want to save, whether it s your marriage or family whatever the case may be you ve got to be able to step up and man up and understand that there s ....
Ahead and you can definitely make them better, but never ever give up. mike: jill shall the key to hanging in there and not giving up, what was it? for me, i m going to put it it bluntly. it was christ alone and what he has promised. he s not a feel-good tool for me, he s a reality and everything he has said that he would do through god s word, he has done for us. and it s real. i mean, we have experienced it it. we ve walked it out. we live it, we breathed it. and to have joy and to know that you know, because by faith we will see hunter again. i mean, that s why we share our story. mike: it s a great story and your book is just magnificent. i hope that people will read it for encouragement as well as for the practical insight of dealing with tragedy as well as forgiveness. jim and jill, thank you so much. you ve just been so candid and it s been a blessing to talk to you. thanks for being here. thank you. we miss you in politics. ....
And for me, it came all the way to the front with being confronted and saying, you know, you need to change your life. and personally, i looked at that and understood i did need to, i needed to start loving the wife that i have at home, loving the mother that took care of not only our son hunter, but our two daughters that we have right now, but also, for me, with faith, i also knew that i would never ever get a chance to see my so son hunter again if i led the life style and being able to walk through my front door and to see my two daughters, erin and cameron and look at their daddy with respect, that to me was right up there at the top and also knowing that my wife deserved more than that and i want today live a life that i i am happy, i want to live the life of the lord now and i tell you what, i just wish i would have done it a long time ago, but it s god s perfect timing and as you can see the smile on my face and we could not be happier, thank the good ....