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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll unveil how a determined woman turns
Speaker 3: a fraught family gathering into an opportunity for healing and reconciliation.
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Speaker 1: to famili house Lake, de Vintuca, need to bestand hetause
Speaker 1: straldovarm to out matur fran Vers, Rebako, Spekulas and z
Speaker 1: Frichting the Elko wuk Fricht. Marlaine met coffee in the hunt,
Speaker 1: Stunned in the cougar, her heart clopped, the Sneller Szubinecourt,
Speaker 1: Bhina and Missi di Harjovel Hope as Angstraff the family
Speaker 1: bay incomes Organizer. Marline foolded the drug since the road
Speaker 1: Ruzi four Yard of Omas friardach Vara, the family bonded
Speaker 1: Air Respawner, Jost and Femke, har Nave and nicht Hodnet
Speaker 1: fact drug between egg Levens and the Usprecha Vara, Court
Speaker 1: and Opper Flackerworder. Marline wilded the family via Bell car
Speaker 1: Bringer se Wild the dotted house. Harthouse symbolsaus down for
Speaker 1: a new burhin Ig mud Burhine flows to the Seteus
Speaker 1: herself devails the last made outnow the hinger to force
Speaker 1: hain Halder metsor belt as elk famili lid personak har
Speaker 1: motto their soulu contact marked at first hill the luster
Speaker 1: the Narchmoro excuses mar Oak and Tushasma Shimlach to bed
Speaker 1: the hernering Alfuro Mutiner the douch on the bay incomes
Speaker 1: come Snell had house filled as if met rilaudevon loch
Speaker 1: Enzaprat in the wonecamer stone the photolace met all the
Speaker 1: famili kikiS and in the eighth comer marked her from
Speaker 1: earthsoup either in Homer the sphere was hoot better than
Speaker 1: Forbacht to dot bade dessert and aud Rusi to the
Speaker 1: Jost and famecvi oplied the war the weddes herper stemer Louder.
Speaker 1: The spawning was on the snaider Marline foolded the drug
Speaker 1: stag mar Adam the deep in sewizt what's a mouse
Speaker 1: doom long sam stans up and fuch in the rain
Speaker 1: on the luster mate comte in her stem noder to
Speaker 1: the Jost and vempa out on Miravul's outer spreak zomber
Speaker 1: into rupsies. There was stilted from Wooden's veether outs broken
Speaker 1: oh wed riforcht na an taichie was all an unhelsing,
Speaker 1: ain't it the lucht late de Clara, The rest from
Speaker 1: the avant was revealed matre Loch and the deily from Varralle.
Speaker 1: The family found long sam de vector narocar tourn the
Speaker 1: lads the hust for torok stoped Malaine and moment a
Speaker 1: laye in the door opening. The cow was to rug
Speaker 1: my the warm to vanatause play farmer celie de di
Speaker 1: dach its wire falls their vexi is neither door. Why
Speaker 1: the bowching enzammeer to coma is what ertelt devels dedur
Speaker 1: slought vista delta Familivia, belle carvos rucombe and oselves the
Speaker 1: kau de winterghene'schen from comsmachte.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: De l'urtrosreyes and de vinciuch tour de strata frondrustre needeln
Speaker 1: s stachie.
Speaker 3: The sky was gray and the wind swept through the
Speaker 3: streets of the quiet Dutch town.
Speaker 1: Been in it rot to famili house Lake de Vintkau
Speaker 1: need to.
Speaker 3: Bestand inside the large family house it seemed the winter
Speaker 3: cold did not exist.
Speaker 1: Hetause strell Of armed out meteurour fanfers Rebecca Speculas and
Speaker 1: Zarchte Frichting the el caug Frichte.
Speaker 3: The house exuded warmth, with the smell of freshly baked
Speaker 3: specolas and soft lighting illuminating every corner.
Speaker 1: Marlaine metfi in the hunt stomped in the gurge.
Speaker 3: Marline with coffee in hand, stood in the kitchen. Her
Speaker 3: heart klopped the sneller, her heart beat faster.
Speaker 1: Suzelbinicourt Bhine and Missi di harcheuvel hope as angstroff the
Speaker 1: family bay incomest Orgniser.
Speaker 3: She was soon to embark on a mission that filled
Speaker 3: her with both hope and fear. Organizing the family gathering,
Speaker 3: Marlaine fool de de drug. Marline felt the pressure since
Speaker 3: the ho de.
Speaker 1: Rousie four jar of omas friar da vara de family
Speaker 1: bond Eruspon.
Speaker 3: Since the big argument last year on Grandma's birthday, family
Speaker 3: ties had been very strained.
Speaker 1: Jost and fem her nave nicht Hodden at fact drug
Speaker 1: met an Eglefen's end the sprech Vara court and Opo Flakwarde.
Speaker 3: Yost and Femka. Her cousin and niece were often busy
Speaker 3: with their own lives, and conversations had become brief and superficial.
Speaker 1: Marlaine Wilde de famili vir bel Carbreinge.
Speaker 3: Marlin wanted to bring the family back together.
Speaker 1: Sevilde delta tause hardause simbolsaustan for new Bufhin.
Speaker 3: She wanted the house her home, to symbolize a new beginning.
Speaker 1: Ik mud Buchine flows to the zete us herself Devel's
Speaker 1: de LAist made outnoe the hinger to force hain hould.
Speaker 3: I must begin, she whispered to herself as she took
Speaker 3: out the invitation list.
Speaker 1: Metsor bel des elk famili lit. Person luk.
Speaker 3: Carefully, she called each family member personally.
Speaker 1: Harmutto per soul lu Conte marked at first hill.
Speaker 3: Her motto personal contact makes the difference.
Speaker 1: Zelauster de narch mol excuses, mark oak and tuschasm.
Speaker 3: She listened to grumbling excuses, but also enthusiasm.
Speaker 1: Serhim Loch to be de her inering Alfour.
Speaker 3: She smiled at the memory of past gatherings.
Speaker 1: De d'ach from de bay incomest com snell.
Speaker 3: The day of the gathering came quickly.
Speaker 1: Her house filled as if metre laudefon loch enzerrat.
Speaker 3: The house filled with the sounds of laughter and soft talking.
Speaker 1: In de vone gamer stun the photo last met au
Speaker 1: de famili kikiS and in the eighth ghmer marked de
Speaker 1: heur from her to soup in Homer.
Speaker 3: In the living room stood picture frames with old family snapshots,
Speaker 3: and in the dining room the scent of peace soup
Speaker 3: made everyone hungry.
Speaker 1: De sphere vos haut beta don fervaut.
Speaker 3: The atmosphere was good, better than expected.
Speaker 1: Toldt made dessert an au de rousi to see Jost
Speaker 1: and fem teveroplied.
Speaker 3: Until during dessert an old argument between Yost and Femka
Speaker 3: flared up again.
Speaker 1: De voor de vedescherper stembule louder.
Speaker 3: The words became sharper voices louder.
Speaker 1: Despumning vas unt snaid.
Speaker 3: The tension was palpable.
Speaker 1: Marlaine fool de de druxe ste mar adem de deep.
Speaker 3: In Marline felt the pressure rising, but took a deep breath.
Speaker 1: Sevist votsimustum.
Speaker 3: She knew what she had to do.
Speaker 1: Lung sam stn sop enfuriderin umte laustre.
Speaker 3: Slowly she stood up and asked everyone to listen.
Speaker 1: Mete comte in her stem nortzi Jost and Femka out
Speaker 1: Ovulin's out to sprague zumbre interrupsis.
Speaker 3: With calmness in her voice, she invited Jost and Femka
Speaker 3: to express their feelings without interruptions.
Speaker 1: Erva stilte from mudens verde outre spoke, oh verde rufort.
Speaker 3: There was silence, Suspicions were spoken, eyes were dabbed with tears, Na.
Speaker 1: And take chievos and umhelsing indy de luchtli declar.
Speaker 3: After a while there was a hug one that seemed
Speaker 3: to clear the air.
Speaker 1: The list from the alfont Vos reveilt Matrelach and the
Speaker 1: dela fan fral.
Speaker 3: The rest of the evening was filled with laughter and
Speaker 3: sharing stories.
Speaker 1: The Familie font lnge de vertu naro car.
Speaker 3: The family slowly found their way back to each other.
Speaker 1: Toun the lads the rost for Troc stomped Marlaine and
Speaker 1: moment a Laine in the door opening.
Speaker 3: When the last guest left. Marline stood alone for a
Speaker 3: moment in the doorway.
Speaker 1: The couvos true mare the warm tofatause play farmer.
Speaker 3: The cold returned, but the warmth of the house lingered severe.
Speaker 1: De didach it's varre the false. Their fixie is needed,
Speaker 1: duel may the boing ensem to com is what echteld.
Speaker 3: She learned something valuable that day. Perfection is not the goal,
Speaker 3: but the attempt to come together is what truly counts.
Speaker 1: Dervel's de douur slowed vista that the Familivia bell Car
Speaker 1: was re com and thatselves the cow de winterhinshin van consmark.
Speaker 3: As she closed the door, she knew the family had
Speaker 3: come together again, and that even the cold winter didn't
Speaker 3: stand a chance.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 2: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch.
Speaker 1: Then in English straude, straude, straulde exuded for liichte, flichte,
Speaker 1: flichte illuminating, behenen am behinen am bhinen am embark, missi, missi,
Speaker 1: missi mission, ruspona rusponen rus strained, bund Bunden Bullunde ties, operflocker,
Speaker 1: operflocker operflocher superficial symbol STANMF symbol standfo simbol stem four
Speaker 1: symbolize metsoor metsor metsour carefully outnow the king Outno, the
Speaker 1: king outno the king invitation rumorl rumoral rumral grumbling, sphere sphere,
Speaker 1: sphere atmosphere umte snayde umte snae dee unte snae dee
Speaker 1: palpable colmte comte, calmte, calmness outs, breaking outs, breaking outspreaking
Speaker 1: express for mudens, for mudens, for moudens.
Speaker 3: Suspicions, ruefort, ruefort ruefort.
Speaker 1: Dabbed umhelsing umhelsing umhelsing hug blaive, hummer blaieve, humman blaive,
Speaker 1: hummer lingered perfixy, perfixy, perfixy, perfection, paing paing pau ring
Speaker 1: attempt by ain coomst bae aincomst bae inincomst gathering, DRUC
Speaker 1: DRUC drug pressure, excuses, excuses, excuses, excuses, enthusiosma, enthusiasma, enthusiosmer
Speaker 1: enthusiasm kikiS kikiS kikiS snapshots where where where scent claren
Speaker 1: claren Claren cleared vi to fool vi to fool vied
Speaker 1: to fool, valuable, old muting, old mutine, Old mutinye Encounters.
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