Interviews
Introducing the Couples Interviewed for the Side by Side Project
Anne & Tom Butler
Bobby & Barbara Blain-Bellamy
Ruth Shagoury & Jim Whitney
Karen Noordhoff & David Hagstrom
Marcy & Rick Jackson
Eileen & Michael Heaton
Laurie Rutenberg&GarySchoenberg
Jeff & Caryl Creswell
Marianne & Jim Houston
Patsy Grace & Harvey Bottlesen
Sally Hare & Jim Rogers
Faye & Steve Snyder
Paul & Roz Dumesnil
Chapter One: Blessed Is the Couple Who Welcomes Divine Presence into Their Midst
Jim and Marianne Houston
Chapter Two: Blessed is the Couple Who Embraces All Seasons of Life
Caryl & Jeff Creswell
Chapter Three: Blessed is the Couple Who Welcomes the Stranger
Laurie Rutenberg and Gary Schoenberg
Chapter Four: Blessed is the Couple Who Confronts Their Own Shadows
Paul and Roz Dumesnil
Chapter Five: Blessed is the Couple Who Listen Deeply to Each Other
Faye & Steve Snyder
Chapter Six: Blessed is the Couple Who Practice Compassion
Barbara & Bobby Bellamy
Chapter Seven: Blessed is the Couple Who Enjoys the Fruits of Mutuality
Sally Hare and Jim Rogers
Chapter Eight: Blessed is the Couple Who Extends Tender Care When Suffering
Tom and Anne Butler
Chapter Nine: Blessed is the Couple Who Recognizes the Indwelling Spirit in All of Life
Harvey Bottelsen & Patsy Grace
Chapter Ten: Blessed is the Couple Who Dances with the Tension Between “Me” and “We
Rick and Marcy Jackson
Chapter Eleven: Blessed is the Couple Who Practices Sabbath
David Hagstrom & Karen Noordhoff
Chapter Twelve: Blessed is the Couple Who Extends Mercy and Forgiveness
Michael and Eileen Heaton
Chapter Thirteen: Blessed is the Couple Who Offers a Beneficial Presence Across the Generations, and celebrates Life with the Spirits of Tomfoolery
Jim Whitney and Ruth Shagoury
“The heart for kindness and service is fundamental in relationships. So essential are the many small acts of kindness they become the very glue of an affectionate marriage.”