Sarah Walton found herself often home alone bearing the weight of a son with mental challenges.

We were not doing normal marriage. We were not doing normal parenting. We were just surviving,

completely surviving. So we didn't have the energy to even acknowledge what might be going on under the surface.

Today, hope for marriages going through life storms. This is the Revive Our Hearts

podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walgamo, author of Choosing Gratitude. For June 17th, 2020, I'm

Dana Gresh. The Bible has a lot to say about storms.

A few weeks ago I shared with you a passage that's been my go-to passage throughout the recent months of the COVID-19 and some other storms taking place in our nation. Psalm 29,

verse 10 says, the Lord sits enthroned over the flood. Psalm 29 is all about storms, floods,

life-altering circumstances and situations. And there have been a lot of storms in our world, in our country,

and in many of our lives in recent months. People have experienced trying circumstances in

relation to their income, their health, and for a season, their ability to get out and about.

And sadly, these storms have taken a serious toll

on many marriages. I understand that in some parts of the world, there's been a spike in

divorces as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The shelter at home orders that much of the

world has been under have caused unresolved issues to come to the

surface. And maybe you understand that on a deeply personal level. Suffice it to say,

whether it's in 2020 or in any year, every marriage is going to be hit by storms at some points.

Today we're going to hear from a couple who have been delused with some serious storms in their marriage.

These are storms that would have capsized many a person,

but I've watched my friend Sarah and her husband, Jeff Walton,

weather these storms through the power of God's

word and the presence of Jesus in the boat with them. Sarah and Jeff Walton have written a book

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