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Erin Prater

A woman holds a cupcake with a lit candle while video chatting with her husband, symbolizing the challenges and intimacy of a long-distance marriage.

15 Ways To Make a Long-Distance Marriage Thrive

When my husband deployed, my world fell apart. But God pieced me — and us — back together, stronger than ever.

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Protect Your Marriage By Putting a Hedge Around It

These simple steps can make a world of difference in your marriage.

Wife holds sick husband's hand in hospital

In Sickness and in Health: How To Face Chronic Illness in Marriage

When your spouse is diagnosed with a chronic illness, you begin to realize that your life, your spouse’s life and your marriage will never again be the same.

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Weak Body, Strong Bond

‘God calls you to give yourself, to deny yourself, to be other-person oriented, and you can find life in it.’

A small red toy fire truck holds wooden blocks spelling out “LOVE,” symbolizing the strength and importance of love in a first responder marriage.

15 Tips To Resuscitate Your First Responder Marriage

All relationships take work, but your first responder marriage may make the Jones’ look like a coffee-fetching “internship.”

Your Time Apart – Making it Through and Back

Here are some tips for thriving during, and after, your spouse’s absence.