The Imperfect Marriage (BOOK REVIEW)
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The Imperfect Marriage
Help for Those Who Think It’s Over
by Darryl and Tracy Strawberry
Howard Books
Hardcover, $24.99
252 pages
ISBN: 978-1-4767-3874-1
Book
Review by Kam Williams
“Marriage
is a battlefield. Trust us, we know. Our marriage has suffered through—and
survived—adultery, addiction, financial ruin, and the consequences of our own
inner struggles…
However,
we finally wised up and let God in… Through our surrender (and a lot of hard
work), God orchestrated a miracle. Today, we are blessed to have each other and
enjoy a strong, healthy, fulfilling, and meaningful relationship…
In
this book, we share our story, the struggles and the triumphs, so you can see
how, through the power of God and the process of change, He can transform a
marriage from the inside out.”
Excerpted
from the Introduction (pages xvii-xix)
Darryl Strawberry won
four World Series as a member of the New York Mets and Yankees over the course
of his storybook career. Unfortunately, superstardom took a toll on the retired
baseball great’s personal life in a way which often ended up splashed across
the tabloids.
Several years after
the fanfare ended, Darryl found himself turning to “cocaine, women, and alcohol”
to numb the pain of bankruptcy, divorce, lawsuits, arrests and incarceration. He
was lucky to meet his future wife Tracy at Narcotics Anonymous, though the
serendipitous encounter was more like “lost at first sight” than “love at first
sight.”
They would impulsively
become involved, despite the fact that neither was really ready to forge a
sacred union. For, Tracy
had her own issues, too, even after being clean and sober for 12 months. Nevertheless,
the two rushed into a toxic relationship where they would relapse rather than enrich
each other before bottoming out.
Fortunately, both
found the way back to love with the help of the Lord, and subsequently built a
very strong marriage on the solid ground of the faith they share. The Strawberrys
recount their perilous path to salvation in The Imperfect Marriage: Help for
Those Who Think It’s Over, a warts-and-all memoir that is part cautionary tale,
part self-help handbook.
Liberally sprinkled
with quotes from scripture, it’s obvious that the pair puts a great amount of
stock in the Bible, taking to heart the advice of Psalm 55:22 to ”Give your
burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you.” A divine-ordained blueprint
for marital fulfillment designed for couples committed to follow the principles
and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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