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The Softball Team that Saved a Marriage

The Softball Team that Saved a Marriage

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Frances had a secret weapon: a Presbyterian women's prayer circle and a church softball league. Her target: a thirty-something husband with zero interest in God and a full tank of ambition. She never told Earle what she was up to. She just got him signed up to play.
The first day of practice, a 6'3", 270-pound stranger named Roy Olszynowski walked up behind Earle, slapped him on the back hard enough to knock him off his feet, and said, "Welcome to the team, brother. Let me pray for you." Earle had never laid eyes on the man in his life. It was the beginning of the end of the life he'd been living.
In this episode, Earle and Frances — married 52 years, still occasionally driving separate cars just to spite each other's timing — sit down with Dean for a conversation that gets surprisingly honest, surprisingly fast. They talk about the years Earle was gone Monday through Thursday and Frances was home alone with two toddlers and no family nearby. The night God spoke a warning straight into Earle's spirit: change, or lose everything you have. And the decision, decades later, to walk away from everything they'd built in Raleigh and move to Hickory to stand behind their nephew Smith as he planted a church with no money, no building, and eight couples willing to bet on it.
Turn in for thoughtful conversation, humor, and real-life encouragement to help navigate the six days between Sundays - and discover how faith can transform the ordinary moments of life. Like, comment, and subscribe!
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