"Don’t give up on forever: Tips to save your marriage." An Article

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see http://www.catholicsun.org/2018/01/22/jcs-stride-jan-18/

"Frank had already found an apartment where he planned to live after splitting with Teri. After all, their children were nearly grown. They’d get over it, right? Teri had a long list of grievances that had piled up through the years and was ready to call it quits, too. They were about to decide how to divvy up the furniture…
 
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Excellent article! Thanks so much for sharing. I especially love the paragraph about the divorce rate among the couples who attend Mass together as well as pray together – only 1%!!! How awesome is that statistic!!! Our Lord’s blessings always to you, mdgspencer.
 
Ouch, that’s not a 1% not to be proud of 😦 My soon to be Ex-Wife and I went to Mass together for the last 18 years, say prayers at night with the kids. Just go to show you, some ‘sicknesses’ are just too hard to overcome when human emotion trumps faith, values and logic.
 
Thank you for sharing. Praying with children and praying with your spouse is such a different experience, one I didn’t realize until after we started doing it.

With children prayer time is mostly about teaching and modeling a prayer life for them. Teaching them to reach out to God for help, guidance, and to pray for others.

Prayer with a spouse is different, it is a very intimate thing. Sharing hopes, fears, and burdens you have typically only shared with God extends a huge amount of trust to your partner. You have to vulnerable.

Laying it out, hearing your spouse pray for you, praying for your spouse, it is a wonderful reminder that God has given us an amazing gift in marriage. Often it feels like God saying, “I have heard your prayers and your answer is right in front of you.”

I’ll admit it was SUPER awkward at first and when we allow life to get in the way it sometimes is awkward again but it’s worth the weirdness.
 
Very sorry to hear that. As JetteZ says, prayers solely with the spouse are very different than with the children. I still sometimes find them very awkward and difficult but have to keep trying. Will keep you and your wife in my prayers. Perhaps the final outcome hasn’t yet been determined. God can work in very mysterious ways. Take care.
 
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