Focus on the Family Daily Broadcast
Turning hearts toward home
U.S. Air Date: November 10, 2009
The Kids Are Gone — Now What?
Best-selling authors David and Claudia Arp offer advice to couples whose kids are grown in a discussion based on their book The Second Half of Marriage: Facing the Eight Challenges of Every Long-Term Marriage.
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Guest Biography
David and Claudia Arp are the founders and directors of Marriage Alive, a ministry dedicated to helping congregations and community groups build better marriages and families. The Arps are also conference speakers and best-selling authors whose books have sold more than a million copies in over 10 languages. Their books include 10 Great Dates to Energize Your Marriage, 10 Great Dates for Empty Nesters, Loving Your Relatives and the Gold Medallion Award winner, The Second Half of Marriage. The Arps have three married sons and eight grandchildren.
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