Lois Tschetter Hjelmstad

This Path We Share: Reflecting on 60 Years of Marriage Lois Tschetter Hjelmstad

This is the book that any grandmother, mother, sister, or friend will want to give to a new bride...and to herself. How did a farm boy from North Dakota and a willful 17 year old from South Dakota forge a relationship that has lasted more than six decades? How did they withstand tragedy, unprecedented social upheaval, breast cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, and 400,000 miles of travel together? And why do they say, after all that has happened, And so we lived happily ever after? Lois Hjelmstad, award-winning author of Fine Black Lines and The Last Violet, now shares her poignant story of a marriage that has thrived against the odds. Richly detailed, with a deep understanding of life, this memoir is a gift to any couple--unmarried, newly married, and those wishing to reclaim or retain what they have had. Some bits of core advice from This Path: Nurture your primary relationship tenaciously. Fall in love with each new person your mate becomes. Create a post-parenthood marriage. Reinvent your life to fit changing personal and societal circumstances. Foster a lifelong sexual connection.