I grew up wanting to get married and live happily ever after, just like Cinderella. When Charlie proposed to me, I carefully laid the groundwork for my dream. “I’m going to put you first in my life,” I said. “Will you put me first in your life?” He said he would. But, literally, as soon as the honeymoon was... >Read More

Tags: changed lives, closet issues, Dottie Duke, marriage, Men, relationships, religions, sex and love, spiritual growth, success, unconditional love, Women

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Story told by Tom Archibald and Suellen Beatty, written by Laurie Wang TOM: Suellen likes to introduce me as her first and third husband because it surprises people. I can see why some people think it’s shocking and I guess it is, but I am so grateful to God that I have the privilege of being her husband today. A marriage  with... >Read More

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Interview of Will Ludy* (names have been changed) I was desperate, dissatisfied and in great despair that Saturday night I ran with Debra to the church for help. For 12 years, my wife and I had been hiding our broken and dishonest marriage beneath the veneer of the happy and “normal” couple. We had to break the cycle of deceit... >Read More

Tags: challenges and conflicts, changed lives, cheating spouse, closet issues, divorce, Family, forgiveness, hardship and suffering, healthy marriage, laurie wang, LIFE, loneliness and isolation, Men, remarriage, sex and love, Women

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My child hood was filled with love and happiness but I still felt very alone and empty inside. I was fairly popular throughout school and I enjoyed being friends with everyone. My grades were fine. I excelled in choir, drama, and volleyball. Yet, there was a void in my life I couldn't understand. I kept asking "Why do I... >Read More

Tags: alli vail, changed lives, closet issues, faith, jodi kozan, LIFE, marriage, relationships, sex and love, teen pregnancy, Women

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From a young age I struggled with a lack of sexual identity. I was born on a tropical island to deliriously happy parents. My father was all man – robust, authoritative and protective, and my mother was all woman – delicate, fragile and supportive. I grew up with two older brothers who were academic wizards, while I colored cows a... >Read More

Tags: changed lives, closet issues, loss, Men, peili yu, self-esteem, sex and love, stefanie coutinho, Women

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He told me with a pair of diamond earrings. “Happy birthday,” my husband said, his eyes glassy. I knew something was wrong. My birthday was still a few weeks away. Then David said it: he was going to Iraq. He’d received orders that his squadron would be deployed in a few weeks, and he would be leaving for war… on... >Read More

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Story told by David MacLean, as told to Laurie Wang At the unripe age of nine, I was necking girls. Looking back as a husband and father, I could see I was going down a dangerous road at such a young age. That same year, my mom died of a heart attack. At that time, my sister was 20 and my... >Read More

Tags: becoming a christian, changed lives, closet issues, David MacLean, faith, laurie wang, LIFE, loss, Men, relationships, sex and love, spiritual growth, Women

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