Marriage is not built in one moment. It is built through seasons. In Staying Through the Seasons , Claud Slate writes from more than fifty years of marriage, ministry, mistakes, mercy, and growth. This is not a book written from theory, but from the long road of walking with one wife through youth, children, ministry, failures, grief, aging, and the daily grace of God. With pastoral honesty and a grandfather’s heart, Claud speaks to young couples, engaged couples, long-married couples, and those who counsel them. He reminds readers that marriage needs more than attraction, shared interests, family connections, or good intentions. Those things may build walls, but only Christ can provide the foundation strong enough to withstand the storms. Through personal stories and biblical reflection, Staying Through the Seasons points couples toward humility, forgiveness, prayer, purity, faithfulness, and the quiet strength of continuing when life becomes difficult. This book is a call to stay—not merely to endure the years, but to grow sweeter, wiser, and more faithful through them.