How to Build a Thriving Marriage as You Care for Children with Disabilities
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Building a vibrant and joyful marriage is always a challenge. When you add the stresses inherent in parenting children with disabilities, it becomes both more difficult and more critical.
Once on the brink of divorce, Kristin and Todd Evans uncovered the unique set of skills crucial for growing a fulfilling relationship amid the extraordinary challenges of caring for their two children with special needs. Weaving together insights from Scripture, research, and clinical and personal experience, they show you how to
· identify your unique needs
· assess your strengths and weaknesses
· set your priorities
· develop healthy stress management skills
· deepen your communication and connection
· tackle problems as a team
· find ways to rest and recharge
· nurture sexual intimacy
· build a strong support network
· and so much more
"Filled with hope when you need it most--and many practical action and relational steps you can take right now--this new book gives couples the perfect roadmap for thriving in the midst of troubled times."--Matt Jacobson, founder of FaithfulMan.com, and Lisa Jacobson, founder of Club31Women.com
"For any couple whose relationship is crumbling under the grief and stress of parenting children with disabilities, these pages offer priceless hope and help. It's not too late to make a new way forward, together, and this book shows the way."--Rob and Joanna Teigen, founders of Growing Home Together and bestselling authors
Endorsements
"When the doctor delivers the heart-crushing news that your child has severe medical challenges, the waves of grief threaten to overwhelm. It is in this exact journey that How to Build a Thriving Marriage as You Care for Children with Disabilities is such a welcome light in what is so often the darkest valley. Filled with hope when you need it most--and many practical action and relational steps you can take right now--this new book gives couples the perfect roadmap for thriving in the midst of troubled times."
Matt Jacobson, founder of FaithfulMan.com, and Lisa Jacobson, founder of Club31Women.com
"For any couple whose relationship is crumbling under the grief and stress of parenting children with disabilities, these pages offer priceless hope and help. Todd and Kristin Evans speak with insight and honesty about their experiences and how to rekindle love, faith, and partnership in even the most hurting marriage. It's not too late to make a new way forward, together, and this book shows the way."
Rob and Joanna Teigen, founders of Growing Home Together and bestselling authors
"At last! A marriage book written specifically for parents of children with disabilities and special needs. Todd and Kristin Evans offer hope born of personal and professional experience and show couples how to assess and strengthen different aspects of their marriage in simple and powerful ways. Had How to Build a Thriving Marriage as You Care for Children with Disabilities been written when my husband and I were raising our medically fragile child, it would have been on our bookshelf. I hope it will soon have a place on yours too."
Jolene Philo, national speaker and coauthor of Sharing Love Abundantly in Special Needs Families (with Dr. Gary Chapman)
"How to Build a Thriving Marriage as You Care for Children with Disabilities is one of the most thoughtful and practical books on creating and maintaining a healthy marriage while caring for someone with a disability. Todd and Kristin write from experience and show deep wisdom and understanding of the challenges. It is must-read for parents, professionals, and anyone working with families where disability is present."
Rev. Tom Jones, executive director of the Faith Inclusion Network
"Kristin and Todd Evans have created an excellent resource for couples struggling to keep their marriage alive while also parenting a child with significant limitations. The Evanses don't sugarcoat their hardships, including major mental health and financial crises, but use them to address the primary conflict areas for disability-affected marriages. They provide couples with detailed guides for problem-solving, skill-building, and learning how to destress together. If your marriage is suffering due to your child's disabilities, this book can serve as your compass to a renewed relationship with your spouse and help you both find your way to a life filled with joy."
Catherine Boyle, mental health ministry director, Key Ministry
"If you are married and caring for a child with disabilities of any kind, this book is a must-read! Todd and Kristin have woven together years of research, wilderness survival training, life experience (the good, the bad, and the ugly), and Scripture to produce an incredibly encouraging and practical guide for marriage. As a special needs dad, a husband, and a ministry leader of families for nearly thirty years, this is one of the best books I've ever read on marriage for special needs parents."
Steve Chatman, vice president of Rising Above Ministries
"Todd and Kristin were the guest speakers at the Wonderfully Made Family Camp for special needs, and they poured into the parents to strengthen their relationships and marriages. They are transparent about their journey and how they drew closer to God and to each other. What a gift to see the blessings, find the joy, and build strategies to make their marriage stronger but then want to help others who are on similar paths. God has prepared them for this journey, and it will be amazing to watch how God continues to use Todd and Kristin, along with their book How to Build a Thriving Marriage as You Care for Children with Disabilities, to bless families around the world."
Beth Castile, Wonderfully Made Family Camp coordinator and special needs ministry advocate
The Authors
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Mary Rice Kristin Faith Evans MA, MS, LMSW
Kristin Faith Evans, MA, MS, LMSW, and Todd Evans, PhD, MA, are award-winning authors, speakers, and disability parents. They earned their MA in Christian educational ministries at Wheaton College in Illinois and have served together in full-time...
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Todd Evans PhD, MA
Kristin Faith Evans, MA, MS, LMSW, and Todd Evans, PhD, MA, are award-winning authors, speakers, and disability parents. They earned their MA in Christian educational ministries at Wheaton College in Illinois and have served together in full-time...
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