{"id":311387,"date":"2024-12-19T11:52:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T16:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/?p=311387"},"modified":"2024-12-23T16:32:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T21:32:05","slug":"why-we-never-got-a-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/articles\/topics\/marriage\/divorce\/why-we-never-got-a-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Never Got a Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cA lot of people ask us why we never got a divorce\u2026\u201d&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tim and Kathy Bush started their relationship on a path to destruction. From their first date involving alcohol, drugs, and sex, to a marriage highlighted by more drinking, isolation, and affairs, no one would have blamed them if they backed out of a marriage gone wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, why didn\u2019t they?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-804b3aaf alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tim and Kathy Bush Story\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pced1qSRpds?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-a3edd1fc alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-btn__default-btn uagb-btn-tablet__default-btn uagb-btn-mobile__default-btn uagb-block-69570485\"><div class=\"uagb-buttons__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons-child uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-9c4770da spectra-gbs-button-medium-primary1717011480214 wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/donate.familylife.com\/help-families-come-home\/?cru_source=25A11E&amp;cru_medium=biweeklyemail&amp;cru_campaign=YE2024\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">YOU can help us strengthen families!\u00a0<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Couples just like Tim and Kathy are looking for help. They\u2019re seeking a better way to do life and marriage. Will YOU be the difference maker for a hurting family? Join us TODAY to provide hope to husbands and wives in crisis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or maybe it\u2019s you looking for help. You\u2019ve feel like you\u2019ve done all the things and are at the end of your rope. If that\u2019s the case, we\u2019d love to pray for you. Drop your <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/prayer-requests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prayer request here<\/a>, and our team will faithfully pray over your situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Copyright \u00a9 2024 by FamilyLife. All rights reserved.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim and Kathy Bush\u2019s marriage was far from ideal\u2014alcohol, affairs, and isolation were rooted deep. 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