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One out of three married women sitting in an average conservative Christian church is in a confusing and painful marriage relationship. These women believe they are alone. I want them to know they aren't. They believe they can't find peace. I want them to know they can. They believe they don't have choices. I want them to know they do.

Life often looks so very different than we hoped or expected. Some events may simply catch us off guard for a season, but others shatter us completely. We feel disappointed and disillusioned at best and overwhelmed and hopeless at worst. We quietly start to wonder about the reality of God’s goodness and why he allows us to suffer and experience grief and loss. Lysa TerKeurst understands this deeply. But after many tears, godly counseling, and prayerful seeking, she's also discovered that our disappointments can be the divine appointments our souls need to radically encounter God.

Incorporate a new rhythm for those days when life feels too hard through the daily practice of receiving and releasing—receiving God's encouragement, instruction, and truth to start your day and releasing to God all that's weighing you down at the end of each day. He'll set you on a path toward healing. In this 50-day devotional, New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst helps you stay connected to God and continue loving others even in the middle of discouraging, disappointing, or even devastating circumstances.

Every day, countless men and women go to counselors and ask if their relationship can be saved. Even more men and women turn to their friends and trusted family members, bemoaning that what was once good has now turned bad. There are screaming fights, stony silences, glares across a crowded room and sighs of sadness. Sometimes there is a long conversation that ends in tears, and sometimes there isn't a conversation at all.

What happens when “I do” becomes “I don’t”? In Calling It Off, Katherine Rose Woller, an “almost bride” herself, uses her hard-fought growth, honest reflection, vulnerability, and ultimately flawed human experience to highlight the realities of what it’s like to call off a wedding. By sharing her transformative journey through the fire of a failed engagement and back, she draws on the relatable yet profoundly stigmatized experience of calling off a wedding to illustrate the importance of trusting your gut, stepping through fear, and living authentically for you.

Fire It Up is the solution to relationships that are struggling, feeling stale, or just in need of a little extra care. Experienced couples therapist Carolyn Sharp outlines a clear four-step process to bring back the love, connection, and vitality to any marriage, with humor and authenticity.

To those who have bravely faced the challenging journey of divorce, may this book offer solace, guidance, and the strength to build a brighter future. This is dedicated to the resilient spirits who have found the courage to prioritize their well-being and the well-being of their families, even amidst immense pain and uncertainty. It is a testament to the human capacity for resilience, adaptation, and the enduring power of hope. It is also dedicated to the children of divorce, who, often inadvertently, become central figures in a family’s transition.

If you had told Darlene Taylor that she’d pack her bags after a rocky divorce to move across the country at the request of her ex-husband, she would have laughed in your face. And she would’ve asked to sip whatever it was you were drinking. But that’s exactly what happened—and it changed the course of her family.

Divorces, though some can be less messy than others, they are never not messy in some way or another. Even if the two people leave one another on good terms, there are residual feelings that just can’t be wished away or erased. Along with those feelings come big, existential questions. Many are left to start a new life after their divorce and are stuck thinking about what it means to start a new life. People will ask themselves who they are when they’re no longer part of what was supposed to be a lifelong union.

Jim and Nancy Landrum saved their own marriage, have taught over 1000 couples how to have great marriages, and now they reveal how to solve the puzzle of your own SoulMate marriage.

They say that love is a battlefield, but let's be real momentarily. Divorce? That's a whole other level of warfare. You've been through the emotional trenches, fought your way through the legal minefields, and emerged on the other side battered and bruised. But hey, congratulations! You made it out alive, and now it's time to start healing.

Obviously, destiny has brought you to this book, therefore, it is my job to help you get over the situations which have caused you so much pain, heartache, despair, and depression. On the other hand, you may be in a relationship, and need to know whether it is worth moving forward. If you do not have a single person in the world to talk to, then this is the perfect book to find solutions to put your life back together.

This book provides an alternative view on why we have relationships and how to benefit from ending a relationship leaving you in control of your life.

Marty and Onda Moran had a rocky start in marriage. Both suffered from childhood traumas that carried over into their relationship. But they were determined to make their marriage a happy and fulfilling one. Marty has written this book to show you how they did it, how they changed and grew together over time. His goal is to help you achieve the happiness and peace that comes from truly loving your spouse and learning how to build a life together.

After years of hauling around emotional baggage, I set out on a mission to rid myself of resentment and pain. I knew real happiness waited out there somewhere, but for decades finding it was more difficult than most would imagine. This is my story of self-discovery. It is a story of pain, loss, and betrayal. More importantly, it is the story of how I came to terms with my past, learned to live happily in the present, and how I built the bridge that would get me over it.

The end of a relationship is hard. You spent so much time with this person. You shared so many memories. You invested so much of yourself. And now, it’s over. The emptiness leaves you feeling hollow. That a piece of your life just vanished. And you don’t know how to recover from it. What do you do? This audiobook takes you though the steps you need to take in order to recover from a hard breakup.

Having trouble in your marriage? This book is for you. Tom Gardiner, a Chicago lawyer, explains how post-nuptial agreements can address marital problems effectively. Unlike counseling that often is no more than a temporary fix, this book talks about agreements that will result in long-term change. If your spouse drinks too much, for instance, you both agree in a legally binding document about the changes that need to occur - and the consequences if they don't.