“What if no guy wants to marry a chronically ill girl?” She was ashamed to voice the question, but it wasn’t the first time I had heard it, nor would it be the last. You may have asked it as well.

It was a question that has found its way into my own mind and my heart pulsed with related questions. Even if a guy wanted to marry this chronically ill girl, how could I do that, knowing the burden it would bring on him and any kids we had? What if I passed my disease to them? I had seen chronic illness tear families and marriages apart, what if it did that to my marriage or family?

I’ve always wanted to get married. But sometimes it seemed impossible for illness and marriage to coexist well. 

But then I got to watch couples who weathered it and actually came through it stronger. Brett and Ana. Eric and Jess. Kyle and Marita. And many of the couples who are speaking at the marriage event on Saturday.

Many of them are well known and have ministered to the chronic illness community for years. But I’ve gotten to watch many of these couples go through some incredibly hard things that the general public hasn’t seen. They are still in the trenches with you. I’ve gotten to cry with them and listen to them and ask them questions. And I am so excited that you are going to have an opportunity to hear their stories and their hard-won wisdom. 

Because listening and watching have given me hope and confidence that illness and marriage can more than coexist, they can create a relationship that is incredibly beautiful, an amazing beacon to God’s grace and love.

If you haven’t registered, make sure to do so! It’s 100% free to watch it live. (After Saturday you can purchase the All Access Pass.)