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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I don't remember many details of my early childhood, before I turned five. Just a sense of sadness about those years–a sadness that I didn't want. A sad childhood My biological father was a gambler and many times our furniture or our car were lost in a bet. When I was three- my brother only five months old- my father left... >Read More

Tags: abandonment, addictions, changed lives, closet issues, depression, divorce, faith, jo-ann young, LIFE, marriage, Women

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How close I came to making a total wreck of my life I'll probably never know. When I went to work for the U.S. Government, I met Al Larson at the USO. Within six months we were married and on our way to a naval base in California. I was 18. Although I had been raised to be "religious," my... >Read More

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It seemed that we had everything. But I knew there had to be more to life than what we were living. At home in India, I thought that my family's life was not any different than that of a Hindu family. We went to church instead of going to Temple. When somebody died, we would bury him or her and... >Read More

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How could she forgive the woman who had gone after her husband and ultimately married him? I thought about her. I dreamed about her. I saw her in every woman I met. Some had her name, Cathy. Others her deep-set blue eyes or her curly dark hair. Even the slightest resemblance turned my stomach into a knot. I felt trapped with... >Read More

Tags: affair, challenges & conflicts, changed lives, closet issues, divorce, faith, forgiveness, karen o'connor, relationships, sex and love, women and men

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When the truth was revealed about my husband Will’s secret life*, I was devastated beyond comprehension. The enormity of the betrayal and deceit was unforgivable—12 years of lies! The phone call from the other woman’s husband left me in shock, unable to view anything rationally or move forward in any capacity of life. I could barely function:...... >Read More

Tags: becoming a christian, changed lives, closet issues, divorce, faith, husband, laurie wang, marriage, Men, sex and love, spiritual growth, spirituality, Women

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There's not much to life when you don't like people. I didn't value men and I thought women were boring - I didn't trust anyone. Becoming a career woman enabled me to find fulfilment outside of relationships. I joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as a plain clothes officer in 1977, three years after women were first allowed in. I really...... >Read More

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