Originally published 01-06-09 in e-book format.
SummaryJoined before God and family out of a sense of
responsibility? Or love?
"Nuggets of faith can be passed down as family heirlooms
from parent to child, sibling to sibling, spouse to spouse."
As a teenager, Justine Morris's escape from the pressures of
caring for her dying father was stolen moments with Joshua
Samuels. But their tender, desperate liaison found them
facing teen pregnancy. Afraid of their Christian families'
responses to the situation, they married quickly and built a
life for their child.
But now that their daughter is ready to fly the nest,
Justine can no longer ignore the truth: She and Joshua
haven't had a real marriage for a long time. Maybe they
never had one at all.
Joshua is only too aware that his busy, professional
attorney wife is an independent woman who never really
needed him. After nearly two decades of marriage, he's quit
trying to get more than a piece of her at a time. Without
their daughter holding them together, he knows the chasm
between them will grow to epic proportions.
Their empty nest looming, they face the hard questions. Had
they married in love—or out of a hasty sense of
responsibility? Was it God's will for them to be together?
And now, is it worth the effort to learn to become one as
the Lord intends for a man and a woman—or better to
simply let go?
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