Shortly after our daughter with severe disabilities came home from the neonatal intensive care unit, we found ourselves in unknown territory. Suddenly, we didn’t know how to continue to make our marriage work in the midst of the strain. We didn’t realize couples caring for children with disabilities must use additional coping and marriage skills than the average parenting couple, and we certainly didn’t have those skills. Over the next couple of years our marriage declined.
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Dr. Todd and Kristin Evans are celebrating 23 years of marriage. They are award-winning authors, national speakers, and special needs parents. Their new book, How to Build a Thriving Marriage as You Care for Children with Disabilities has been featured in Christianity Today and Today’s Christian Living. They both earned their MA in Christian Educational Ministries at Wheaton College in Illinois and have served together in full-time ministry in church, camping, and retreat settings. Todd received his PhD from Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering and currently manages his own business, and Kristin earned her MSW from the University of Tennessee and is a Licensed Master Social Worker experienced in couples, child and family, substance abuse, and crisis counseling. They enjoy traveling and the outdoors together.
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