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Why can't my marriage be like the movies?

Rachel

"I actually told him that. “I’m not in love with you anymore."

Mocked, illiterate, then taught myself to read and write.

Johnny C.

"God started showing me that it didn’t matter if I couldn’t talk plain. It didn’t matter if I couldn’t read and write good, that He was going to use that."

Would do anything for approval.

Hannah

I didn’t know if God loved me. I was just so desperate. I started to try to find my identity in relationships with guys.

Forgave the hunter who shot Dad in the head.

Mark Witt

"At that point, we started realizing that God didn’t make mistakes."

A man with eight kids wept when I asked him to adopt me.

Joe M.

“My whole entire life I was looking for someone to teach me how to be a man."

Date-raped. Pregnant.

Annette

"He did cross the line, and I became a victim of what we now know as date rape. Thirty years ago that's really not what it was called. Since I did go into the bedroom with the guy, I blamed myself for many years..."

I embraced her after she killed my son.

Tiki

"I started my speech to the parole board by stating; ‘I’m guilty of murder too, and the father of the person I killed forgave me and welcomed me into his family. So, who am I to not extend that same forgiveness to her?" 

Met the boy my wife did not abort.

Rose & Chris

I asked her if someone tried to talk her into getting an abortion.

Mom was very angry, very malicious.

Oscar

“You’re going to end up like your father, a bum on the street, a loser, an alcoholic.” As a kid, growing up hearing those things hurt me. I thought, “Man, after everything I do for you, this is how you love me.”

Pawned Dad's tools, rare coins, and heirlooms, but he believed in me.

Matthew T

I have a very long criminal record from in and out of the county jail. I have been to prison twice. I was in jail and I kinda looked in the mirror and it was like the spirit of God said; “ Is this who you want Matthew Thompso...