I want to invite you to take a journey with me while we study and apply ourselves to live out our priorities. It is a journey designed to leave excuses behind as we apply ourselves to an extreme relationship workout. We are going to lift the ideals we have settled for in our relationships to new standards, set aside pre-conceived ideas, commit to develop and apply new skills, and take a look at some of the priorities we have unintentionally allowed to slacken. As we dedicate ourselves to these tasks, results will follow. This book will give you the tools to enjoy marathon relationships.
Avoid common obstacles that hinder successful communication Identify destructive habits that are eating away at marital happiness. Prepare to get through problems without danger or injury to your relationship. Achieve true intimacy, love, and friendship with your husband. Hold onto joy through the ups and downs of life together. Your marriage cannot work unless you do.
Karen Budzinski began challenging women to apply themselves to strengthen their relationships in 1981, just a month after she and her husband, Gary, were married. She did not realize at that time that the rest of her life work would be dedicated to helping others build better relationships. Her book, How to Build an Enduring Marriage contains a wealth of information that has benefited an inestimable number of women over the past 33 years.
Karen has headed up Women’s groups in her home and in several churches, taught adult, youth, and children’s classes, led marriage groups for couples, and counseled troubled marriages. She has held marriage seminars and study groups both in the US and internationally. She has taught leaders in Peru, Dominican Republic, and Haiti, and speaks every year to various MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) groups. Karen still teaches the on-going class on building better relationships in her home.
Karen and her husband, Gary, live in Michigan. Their family has grown to include five adult children, their spouses, and nine granddaughters and three grandsons.