Ron and Opal Erickson call themselves “musicianaires.” Ron is an accomplished steel guitarist, and Opal is an accomplished vocalist. They’ve made beautiful music together for over 40 years, not only as musicians but as a couple.
They’ve also walked through the rubble of a marriage that seemed irreparably broken. Through God’s grace and wisdom, they survived adultery, rejection, and betrayal and created a new marriage forged in trust, love, and grace.
God has done such a remarkable work in their marriage that I wanted to share their story on our Focus on the Family Broadcast “Restoring Hope to Your Marriage.”
Opal shares how she stayed true to God in the wake of Ron’s affair, and how He taught her to love her husband in a new way. Ron shares how God brought him out of his midlife crisis and helped him submit to God and rebuild his life on humility and faith.
The core of what I want you to hear from Ron and Opal’s story is that if you believe that God is big enough to intervene in your circumstances, and you’re willing to work hard, then healing is possible for your marriage even if you feel like all is lost.
Listen to my full conversation with Ron and Opal on your local radio station, online, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, via Google Podcasts, or take us with you on our free phone app.
The Ericksons are now a host couple for our Hope Restored marriage intensives, our outreach to couples on the brink of separation or divorce. We’re proud of this program. It’s spiritual and marital boot camp. And it works. If your marriage is struggling, even to the point where you’ve already filed for divorce, these marriage intensives can go a long way toward facilitating healing between you and your spouse and bringing restoration to your relationship. The intensives take place in five locations, Branson, MO; Greenville, MI; the WinShape Retreat Center in Rome, GA; Cave Creek, AZ; and our newest retreat center in Wimberley, TX. The number for Hope Restored is 1-866-875-2915 or visit online.
If infidelity is part of your story, we have a full devotional series on the subject available on the YouVersion Bible app. You’ll find almost 60 individual devotions with topics like Prevention: Protecting Your Marriage Against Infidelity; Crisis: When an Affair Is Discovered; and Recovery: Piecing Your Marriage Back Together. We also have a devotional series on YouVersion based on the book titled Aftershock, written by Joan Condie and Geremy Keeton, part of the leadership team in our counseling department.
Perhaps you’ve already come through a crisis in your marriage, and Focus on the Family provided resources or influenced you in the right direction. We’d love to hear about it. Share your story with us when you contact us.
And please consider partnering with us prayerfully and financially, so that we can help other couples rebuild and strengthen their marriages. Focus on the Family has helped tens of thousands of couples save their marriage. And we couldn’t do that without your generosity. Thank you for your support!
