How to Have Hope in the Darkest Times with Ken Guidroz | Ep. 644

Awesome Marriage Podcast

Dr. Kim Kimberling

Marriage, Awesomemarriagepodcast, Marriagepodcast, Awesomemarriage, Marriageadvice, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Christianmarriage, Christianity

4.9 • 802 Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

After a few “golden years” of ministry for Ken Guidroz and his family, things imploded. When Ken had to face the unimaginable as a dad, faith was hard to find. Hope seemed distant as he, his wife, and their marriage both struggled to recover. Today Ken shares the story of how they clung to each other and found hope to move forward together, through their darkest season.

We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage.

Episode highlights include:

How to hold onto faith when you feel hopeless
Maintaining marriage unity while holding different parenting values
How to recover from marriage disagreements you can’t forget
Ken’s story of breaking through to the other side after a dark season

*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!

Couples Conversation Guide:

Main takeaway: When your marriage is rocked by the unexpected, allow your spouse to process the way they need to. Focus on supporting one another, and finding common bonds.

Questions to Discuss:

What has been your hardest marriage season? What helped you stay close in that time?
What is one way you can strengthen your marriage today to protect it for the future?

QUOTES

In some ways, it was our toughest time ever. In other ways, it was “you and me, honey, against the world.” - Ken Guidroz
To say we felt like we had a scarlet letter on our chest is an understatement. - Ken Guidroz
We were partners in the pit. It was tough. But it also cemented us for life. - Ken Guidroz

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Find more of Ken’s writing, including his book, Letters to My Son in Jail, on his website
15 Better Assumptions To Make About Your Spouse is a free printable to help you set your mind on what is true, right and good. Learn more here!

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations and practical advice on how to build an awesome marriage.
0:09.9	I am your podcast producer and co-host, Lindsay Few.
0:13.4	On the show will be our host, Dr. Kim Kimberly.
0:17.0	Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 50 years.
0:22.0	His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate relationship.
0:27.9	Welcome today's awesome marriage podcast.
0:29.4	I have a special guest today.
0:30.9	Ken Goodrose has served in pastoral ministry.
0:33.6	He has worked in the corporate world.
0:35.3	He is the author of the new book, Letters to My Son in Prison.
0:38.3	Ken experienced serious challenges his three boys.
0:41.7	It led to exiting the ministry into 10 years in a spiritual desert.
0:45.9	Today, he shares this story with us.
0:48.6	Ken is open and transparent.
0:50.9	This is a powerful podcast, so let's go right to the studio. Well, Ken, thank you so much for
0:56.8	coming on Lost of Marriage podcast today. Appreciate you saying yes. And I'm really looking forward to
1:01.6	this conversation and about your new book, Letters to My Son in Prison. And we've got a lot of great
1:06.8	things to talk about. So thank you for being here. I think we do have some very interesting
1:12.3	things to talk about. You are very welcome. The honor is mine. Well, thank you so much. So let's
1:17.5	let people know a little background in your life leading up to the time period that you write about
1:22.4	in the book, Letters to My Son in Prison. So we have been married about 30 years when a lot of this stuff started happening.
1:31.3	I had actually served in the ministry out of college for about 10 years and traveled throughout
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