Staying Power: Building a Stronger Marriage When Life Sends Its Worst

Written by Carol Kent, Gene Kent, Cindy Lambert and David Lambert

Narrated by Pam Ward

Too often, when a life crisis hits, a marriage suffers-even a healthy one-and all the personality profiles and couples' therapy in the world won't keep your marriage from experiencing the tough stuff. So how do you and your spouse face the stresses put on your marriage and not only stay together but come out on the other side even more loving and committed?

In Staying Power, two longtime couples offer insights, skills, and clear direction so that you can respond to trials in a way that strengthens rather than weakens your marriage. They show you how to

- handle anger creatively, forgive freely, and persevere together

- nurture one another in powerful ways

- learn new techniques for connecting both verbally and nonverbally in the midst of crisis

- and much more

Don't let financial trouble, infertility, health challenges, parenting cares, addiction of a loved one, or heartbreaking loss destroy your marriage. Instead, learn how through your strong relationship you can overcome all of life's curveballs-together.

• Language: English
• Publisher: ChristianAudio.com
• Release date: Jun 16, 2020
• ISBN: 9781545913468

Carol Kent

Carol Kent is the bestselling author of When I Lay My Isaac Down and Becoming a Woman of Influence. Carol is an expert on public speaking, writing, and on encouraging people to hold on to hope when life’s circumstances turn out differently from their dreams. She speaks internationally on the subjects of her books. With vulnerable openness, restored joy, and a sense of humor, Carol helps people to discover the secret of maintaining an enduring faith in the middle of an imperfect world. She and her husband, Gene, live in Florida.

Reviews for Staying Power

[jillrey · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The purpose of Staying Power, as defined by the authors early in the reading, was to write to couples encountering challenges.  The authors were determined to aid in strengthening marriages during times of difficulties rather than weaken, as many do. The challenges they targeted were not those that come from inside the marriages, such as infidelity and gambling, but rather those that arise from outside like illness, raising a grandchild or, as the authors encountered, having an incarcerated loved one.  As you read this book, be prepared to hear a lot about the incarceration of the authors’ son.  This theme arises frequently as they seek to use their personal experiences, and the experiences of others to navigate the “staying power” needed to weather the outside storms.Particularly standing out in this read were the positive uses of anger.  Every person, couple, human experiences anger.  Anger can be used to provide motivation, teach you something about yourself, and become a catalyst for communication.  The authors do a great job of enabling the reader to understand their key points by providing real life examples to solidify the content in the minds of those who decide to pick up a copy of this book.  Other great takeaways from this read are the lessons in choosing the right words, and ideas for providing thoughtful gestures for your loved ones in times of extreme challenge. However, the excessive number of authors, and their changing view points and storytelling, causes the reader to flip to the back of the book again and again in hopes of keeping them all straight.  This inclusion of four authors, two sets of married couples, didn’t seem to add value to the story line.*Disclaimer: A review copy was provided by the publisher.  All opinions are my own.