Even with a romantic backstory and call to full-time ministry, Brad and Heidi Mitchell know that it’s never okay to take marriage health for granted. In their first book together, Ruined to Recovery , they describe how adultery nearly destroyed their marriage.  Heidi urges, “The Marriage School (TMS) isn’t just for couples who have been through adultery [although] it is valuable for those people. You can have a solid great marriage and still TMS is for you because you can lea

Surviving a bizarre plane crash sounds like a happy ending, but for Zach and Kate, it was the beginning of a long battle to save their marriage and their family. A single-prop accident left Zach with serious injuries requiring multiple surgeries, and Kate with a life-threatening traumatic brain injury that kept her hospitalized for months. While they fought to recover, a family member stepped in to take care of their baby girl. “Life had been really good,” Zach remembers. “Th

Leif and Jean Anderson, co-executive directors of The Springs, partner with The Marriage School by serving as a sharing couple at weekly meetings. “We knew what it was like,” Leif says, “and we received hope and encouragement [from other couples] … We know how much it helped us, and we want to give that to others because marriage is so important.”

For Nathan and Bonnie Morris, the fight to save their marriage was also a battle for the well-being of their children and the future of their family. Young and in love, Nathan and Bonnie married without any idea of what it meant to nurture a relationship. After seven years of poor communication and neglecting time together, their marriage was in a crisis and divorce looked inevitable. However, there was someone else to consider—their son was just one month old and he needed b