Like most other relationships, marriage also requires an intentional effort to establish and sustain healthy emotional and spiritual intimacy. Marriage relationships switched to neutral for long periods of time usually end up veering off the road and into the ditch at some point along the winding highway ahead. Periodically, we must check the warning lights on the dashboard.

• Is our check engine light flashing because we are spending too much time apart?
• Is our oil pressure light blinking because there is no time to stop and communicate with our spouse?
• Is the fuel tank light showing empty because there is no spiritual refilling of our divine soul through intimacy with the Father and our spouse?
• Is the tire pressure light flashing because we are spending so much time at work that we have become little more than a stranger to our kids and our spouse?

Whether you are divorced, in a relationship, planning on getting married, or happily married, Staying Married provides a fundamental guide to healthy self-talk, effective communication skills, steps to forgiveness, decision-making, and relationship rebuilding. I’ve included true client scenarios I’ve experienced as a family counselor. All names and some of the details have been changed in order to protect client confidentiality.
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