Kevin Clarke is not a superhero. He's just a man. But he's one of those men who believes in keeping his promises. Years ago, he made a simple promise to his wife. He promised to love her forever. And now, even as he watches her casket enter the grave, he knows he will never go back on his promise. Letters To My Wife offers a man's perspective of love and relationships - from a couple's first meeting until their final goodbye. Wrapped around the sorrow of Kevin's loss are individual stories of life that will make you laugh and cry. It's a gripping story that hits hard and leaves you with a tear in your eye and a smile on your lips.

Barbara Rainey Offers Sage Advice on the Art of Being a Wife Radio personality and bestselling author Barbara Rainey knows firsthand the challenges newly married couples face. Dismayed by Hollywood depictions of marriage and the seemingly easy solution of divorce, she sees a desperate need for a voice of experience, a mentor who has been there and understands--and can encourage, coach, and care. As her daughters began their married lives, Barbara wanted to share with them, and now you, some of the lessons learned throughout her own marriage as well as those gleaned from years of ministry to couples. In these heartfelt, insightful letters, she answers the tough questions and addresses the realities of marriage. Through personal stories--including her own mistakes--and practical advice, Barbara provides the tools and direction to help you become a godly wife and determine your part in achieving a better marriage.

Throughout our vast relationships, and even the time leading up to them, there are several events that occur that can be defining moments for us. These events, if written down, would make great love letters to our partners, whomever they may be. As I think about the events that eventually led up to my wife and mine's relationship, I can only imagine what I could have written down during our most pivotal periods. Well, here is the next best thing. Here are the Love Letters I would have written to my wife during our most important moments of our relationship and what led up to them. I certainly did not have the foresight to do it in real time, so I'll do it now.Many things happened over time and critical decisions were made that led me on the life that I have had. It is interesting to note that one different decision could have completely altered the course of my reality and probably my relationships. As I look back on all of these times, I think about the course my life took simply based on my thought process and the decisions I have made. These decisions eventually brought me to you, my beautiful wife, and created a life I could only have dreamed of. Here are our stories of how it happened. Here are my Love Letter Chronicles. In reality, if I were to write about every moment in our relationship, this book would be never-ending as there are many special times we have had in our lives. It is impossible to write about all of them. These particular love letters portray what I feel are the most important moments in our relationship and what truly helped define it.

The great military exploits of Confederate General 'Stonewall' Jackson are studied in military schools the world over. His iron-will and stern self-disciple are legendary. But the real Thomas J.Jackson was also a humble Christian and a loving husband and father. The tender and instructive letters he wrote to his wife Anna are a model of godly leadership and covenantal faithfulness.

What does a father write to his wife and young children when he's gone to war? Does he explain why he left them? How does he answer their constant questions about his return? Which of his experiences does he relate, and which does he pass over? Should he describe his feelings of separation and loneliness? These questions are as relevant today as they were over 150 years ago, when David Brainard Griffin, a corporal in Company F of the 2nd Minnesota Regiment of Volunteers, wrote to those he left behind on the family's Minnesota prairie homestead while he fought to preserve the Union. His letters cover the period from his enlistment at Minnesota's Fort Snelling in September 1861, to his death in Georgia during the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863. One hundred of them were preserved and passed down in his family. They, along with one from his daughter as she asked the next generation to read her father's words, have been carefully transcribed and annotated by a great-great-grandson, Nick K. Adams, allowing further generations to experience Griffin's answers to these questions. Filled with poignant images of his daily activities, his fears and exhilarations in military conflict, and his thoughts and emotions as the Civil War kept him apart from his family, these letters offer a fascinating insight into the personal experiences of a common soldier in the American Civil War.