Rejecting Divorce and Choosing to Stay (Part 1 of 2)
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 July 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Carey and Toni Nieuwhof’s marriage wasn’t always happy and filled with love. There was a time when they were on the brink of divorce, and though they tried to make amends, they kept falling into a cycle of fighting, anger and distance. Today, Carey and Toni say they can’t imagine considering divorce. Through their honest and vulnerable stories and advice, they’ll help encourage couples considering divorce to save their marriages and take a path toward healing. (Part 1 of 2)
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| 0:00.0 | He makes me so angry! I don't know how long I can put up with this marriage. |
| 0:08.0 | No, it's not abuse or cheating or anything like that. It's just, we're always fighting over every little thing. |
| 0:17.0 | Oh yeah, I thought about it. I thought about leaving many times. |
| 0:21.0 | I know we're gonna make it. I just don't know how. |
| 0:26.0 | Well, those comments reflect great pain and the desperation that couples feel oftentimes in a struggling marriage. |
| 0:32.0 | And you may have made a lifelong commitment to each other at your wedding. |
| 0:36.0 | But now, you're wondering, can we really even go on together? |
| 0:40.0 | Well, today on Focus on the Family, we're gonna offer some godly hope to couples who are in trouble and really don't want to give up. |
| 0:47.0 | Your host is Focus President and author Jim Daily and I'm John Fuller. |
| 0:51.0 | It can be heartbreaking when husbands and wives reach a point of hopelessness that feeling like it's never gonna get better. |
| 0:58.0 | But over time, life happens and things can go downhill. You gotta work at marriage. |
| 1:05.0 | Gene and I have those times too. We're realizing we gotta put more into this because it's not where it needs to be. |
| 1:11.0 | You know, I have to do that in my own marriage. And eventually, for some people, that D word can leak into the conversation and that's divorce, obviously. |
| 1:21.0 | And you certainly don't want to be moving in that direction. Before you make a decision like that, I think there's some really important things to consider and we're gonna talk about that today on this program. |
| 1:32.0 | And one of the things here that we so often speak of is our Hope Restored Marriage Intensives, which are an opportunity for you to spend some time one-on-one with some counselors and some other couples who are fighting for their marriages, stopped by the show notes to find out more. |
| 1:48.0 | Well, today we're gonna hear from husband and wife who've had a very difficult journey, but they're experiencing restoration and I'm so glad that Carrie and Tony Newhoff are here to share their story with us. |
| 2:00.0 | Their speakers, authors and podcast hosts, Tony is a family law mediator, but has also worked as a divorce attorney for a number of years. |
| 2:07.0 | She's written a book about her background and the journey of their marriage called Before You Split, find out what you really want for the future of your marriage. |
| 2:16.0 | Stop by the show notes for details about that book or give us a call. 800, the letter A in the word family. |
| 2:23.0 | Carrie and Tony, welcome to Focus. |
| 2:25.0 | That's great to be here. |
| 2:26.0 | Hey, we're thrilled to be here. |
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