An Open Book {literally} to Our Marriage

Well, as I sit here typing this I can hardly believe that my hubby and I are getting ready to launch out into the world our very first book together. Not only is it frightening to put your work out there, but it is even more frightening when you are telling the world all about your marriage...yikes!! This is the real deal folks!

But to be completely honest, I guess one of the reasons we wanted to do this {to tell you about our marriage and our family and just our real everyday life ---sometimes great, sometimes hard, sometimes hysterical)} is because we wanted to be able to reach out a hand and say, "us too" and "You're not alone".  We wanted you to feel as if you had a friend to walk through this season of motherhood AND marriage with. How could we ever grow if we didn't let others into our lives? So this is our life for you to see, our open book. This is our family. This is us...The Schwenk Tribe as my husband often calls us. We pray God uses every ounce of it to encourage you, to give you hope, and to give you the courage to keep fighting for your marriage and your family in whatever corner of the world you find yourself in. 

For Better or For Kids started as an idea on a flight from Detroit to Denver. We would never have imagined at the time that it would grow into a book! In 1998, we started the adventure of marriage as two, but have since added four kids, a couple of dogs, and a hamster. We are incredibly thankful to God for giving us the opportunity to share our story with so many other couples. 

Many blessings,