How to Help Your Mixed Marriage Succeed

Here are some points for success:

• Discuss these questions honestly.
• Be respectful of each other's honesty
• Get to know and respect your spouse's faith.
• Don't let the nonessentials get in the way.
• Find a worship pattern that fits your faith and your family.
• Take the religious education of your children seriously.
• Pray together as a couple and as a family.
• Dont be afraid to ask for help. Contact your pastor, local marriage counsellors, and other couples with similar experiences.
• Don't stop talking to each other.
• Remember the bottom line is communication. Each of you has to realize that your spouse's faith is as important to him or her as yours is to you.