Author Archives: sewildman

Retrouvaille is a weekend of renewal for struggling couples. During our separation I had heard so much good about Retrouvaille that I was looking for the right opportunity to ask Sharon to go in a last ditch effort to save … Continue reading →

Smart Marriages is an annual conference for marriage and relationships. It includes both Christian and secular speakers and resources. If you are interested in a wealth of information about marriages, saving marriages, and plenty of resources to help you, peruse … Continue reading →

Long after Sharon and I reconciled I heard about Father McGinnis and his Seventeen Action Statements. He is an Episcopal priest who interviewed several couples who had reconciled and then came up with a list of common steps they had … Continue reading →

In Revelation 12 there is a Scripture that reads “They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony.” Sometimes it is easy to get wrapped up into digging through the Scriptures for yourself and … Continue reading →

On a Saturday night Sharon told me she wanted me out of our home by Tuesday. Monday she went to our pastor, and as I understand, laid out why she felt she couldn’t live with me. She came back and … Continue reading →

Sometimes I seem to get some skepticism from people about my radical stance on my own marriage during our separation and my encouragement of others who are separated to really get single minded in saving their marriages regardless of their … Continue reading →

During my separation from Sharon I often asked people to pray for our reconciliation. I always winced and was somewhat hurt when they tagged something on to their prayer about “God, please heal this marriage if it is Your will.” … Continue reading →

One of the more memorable concepts I got from Divorce Care, which really gave me a lot of hope and inspired more determination on my part, was the concept of the Line of Reconciliation as taught by Jim Talley, professional … Continue reading →

I know I may be saying the same things I have said before, but I am trying to figure out a way to really help people slow down, think, and then put their all into saving their marriage even when … Continue reading →

Reading Parade magazine, Feb 3, 2008, I saw this quote: Q. “As a fan of Shirley Jones since her goody-two shoes days on The Partridge Family, I’ve always wondered how she managed to stay married to a brash comic like … Continue reading →