Stories: Family Matters

Family Matters
"With each challenge you face, you face it together," Marianne Arrrington said.

For Marianne and her husban Kevin, the past several months have been the most stressful period of their marriage. Five years into their union, the couple is faced with postpartum depression, the loss of a job, and a cross-country move.

Their commitment to each other and their family is of the greatest importance. With a dedication to the beliefs of the Church of Latter Day Saints, they form a family that is designed ot nurture and develop intelligent and healthy children. Words and food are picked carefully and love distributed in order to develop their sons Anthony, 1 1/2 and Ethan, two months.

"Every couple is going to have problems," Marianne said. "Either you can let that problem tear at you or you can find a way to bring you closer together."
With their newborn and 1 1/2 year-old sons both asleep, the effects of postpartum depression show on Marianne as she seeks comfort and support from Kevin.