We don’t often get to take a candid look at real marriage. We live in a culture in which pulling back the “veil” on marriage is something most people aren’t willing to do. Which is why I’m so excited about this new blog series, #ThisIsMarriage.
I’ve invited 5 amazing couples to share a little of what real marriage looks like with it’s ups and downs, it’s joys and struggles.
For the first of the five couples, I’m honored to introduce to you Brad and Marilyn Rhoads, loving couple and founders of GraceMarriage ministry. May their story and their marriage encourage you, inspire you, and give you a look into real marriage.
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We don’t often get to take a candid look at real marriage. We live in a culture in which pulling back the “veil” on marriage is something most people aren’t willing to do. Which is why I’m so excited about this new blog series, #ThisIsMarriage.
In anticipation of the big “marriage unveil” coming up in my book, Choosing Marriage, I’ve invited 5 amazing couples to share a little of what real marriage looks like with it’s ups and downs, it’s joys and struggles.
For the first of the five couples, I’m honored to introduce to you Brad and Marilyn Rhoads.
Briefly tell us about you and your family as well as how long you’ve been married:
We have been married almost 22 years and have five kids, four girls and a boy, ranging from 1st grade to a senior in high school. I practiced law for 22 years before transitioning out of the law to found Grace Marriage and help married couples protect and enjoy their marriage.
My wife got her Masters in Social Work and counseled with children before becoming a full-time stay at home mom. Our family is fun, chaotic, dramatic, pleasurable, painful and a massive blessing from God. There are few adjectives that don’t apply to our family right now.
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