Focus on the Family Magazine - August/September 2023
It can be a struggle to raise a family while balancing your work life, social life and relationships. Focus on the Family magazine is here to help! Each complimentary issue delivers fresh, practical Biblical guidance on family and life topics. Every issue comes packed with relevant advice to build up your kids, strengthen your marriage, navigate entertainment and culture, and handle common challenges you may face in your marriage and parenting journeys. Plus you'll find seasonal advice ranging from back-to-school activities to date night tips for you and your spouse.
It can be a struggle to raise a family while balancing your work life, social life and relationships. Focus on the Family magazine is here to help! Each complimentary issue delivers fresh, practical Biblical guidance on family and life topics.
Every issue comes packed with relevant advice to build up your kids, strengthen your marriage, navigate entertainment and culture, and handle common challenges you may face in your marriage and parenting journeys. Plus you'll find seasonal advice ranging from back-to-school activities to date night tips for you and your spouse.
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CREDIT TK<br />
CANDID PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE GREGG FAMILY<br />
‘I’M MARRIED?’<br />
Piecing toge<strong>the</strong>r my life could <strong>on</strong>ly be<br />
d<strong>on</strong>e with my husband’s help—a husband<br />
of whom I had no memory<br />
BY MARCY GREGG AS TOLD TO MARGOT STARBUCK<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRITTANY CRUSE<br />
Dating at Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Methodist University, 1977<br />
COMMITMENT / COUPLES<br />
Wedding, 1980<br />
“THE PATIENT’S NAME IS MARCY GREGG.”<br />
I awoke to those words in an unfamiliar room. Where am I?<br />
Rhythmic beeping in <strong>the</strong> background signaled that I was in <strong>the</strong><br />
hospital. When I tried to move my arms, I realized my wrists<br />
were strapped down. I struggled to focus my eyes <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> wall<br />
clock facing my bed, but I was unable to discern <strong>the</strong> time.<br />
Exhausted, I drifted back to sleep. The next time I opened<br />
my eyes, two nurses in blue scrubs stood at my bedside.<br />
“Marcy, we’re so glad to see you’re doing better.”<br />
Marcy. The name didn’t ring a bell.<br />
Checking my vitals, a nurse announced, “Your husband was<br />
here when you first woke up.”<br />
Husband?<br />
“He’ll be back so<strong>on</strong>,” <strong>the</strong> nurse said.<br />
Before I could speak, a doctor came in to evaluate me. His<br />
words sounded absurd: I had apparently just given birth to a<br />
healthy baby girl.<br />
A baby? But I’m a virgin.<br />
N<strong>on</strong>e of this makes sense. ><br />
AUG / SEP <strong>2023</strong> FOCUS ON THE FAMILY CANADA 31
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