Well, hello, everyone. I'm James Dobson, and you're listening to Family Talk, a listener-supported ministry.

In fact, thank you so much for being part of that support for James Dobson Family Institute.

Well, hello and welcome to Family Talk, the broadcast division of the Dr. James Dobson Family

Institute. I'm Roger Marsh jumping into the co-host seat today. You know, in Genesis

2, verse 18, we read these words. The Lord God said, it is not good for the man to be alone. I will

make a helper suitable for him. And then further on down, couple

verses later, Genesis chapter 2, verse 24, we read, this is why a man leaves his father and mother

and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. We know that marriage is foundational to the

Lord and represents his love for us and the church and the body of Christ. But if you look around at our culture

today, the idea of marriage is being attacked, literally from all sides. It's being seen as a

throwaway or something that really shouldn't be taken too seriously. Well, at the first sign of

trouble within marriages today, it seems like a lot of people are encouraged just to throw it away,

abandon the relationship altogether because you want to pursue what, quote, unquote, makes you

happy. Well, if you're married, you know that marriage can be hard. But what if there was a way

to make marriage easier for you to love and even like your spouse? That's a great way of looking at it. And our guest

today here on Family Talk is Arlene Pelican. And she has released a brand new book that features

that title, Making Marriage Easier How to Love and Like Your Spouse for Life. Arlene Pelican is an author.

She's a speaker. She's the host of the Happy Home podcast. And in addition, she serves as the

spokesperson for National Marriage Week. Arlene and her husband James have been married over 25 years.

They have three children and lots of great stories to tell. But James isn't here to defend himself,

but Arlene is. So Arlene Pelican, welcome to family talk. We're delighted to have you here on the program and Dr. Mrs. Dobson send their warmest regards as well. It's an honor to be here. And yes, my husband is very funny.

And if it wasn't for him, there would be no book. It'd be like there are no funny stories because I didn't have to do anything strange.

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