06/25/2026
My wife and I just celebrated 23 years of marriage.
That milestone means a lot to me.
This is my second marriage. I lost my first wife to breast cancer after we had been together for six years. When my second wife married me, she stepped into a life that already included two young children. She became a wife and a mother at the same time.
To say the early years were rocky would be an understatement.
But by God’s grace, patience, humility, forgiveness, and a lot of learning, we have made it through thick and thin.
Over my 25+ years in full-time ministry, I have advised, coached, and counseled more couples than I can count. One thing I have learned is this: strong relationships do not happen by accident. Couples need tools. They need training. They need help before the relationship is in crisis.
We live in a world of incredible progress in technology, business, entertainment, and personal freedom, yet many people are still struggling in their closest relationships.
Relationships are at the core of human flourishing. But too many couples do not have a simple and practical way to work through conflict, communication breakdowns, resentment, unmet expectations, and emotional distance before the relationship begins to fall apart.
In the U.S., the CDC reported 672,502 divorces in 2023 across 45 reporting states and D.C., with a divorce rate of 2.4 per 1,000 people. Behind those numbers are real people, real families, real financial consequences, and real emotional pain.
Not everyone wants marriage or a long-term relationship, and that is their choice. But many people do. And many of them need practical support earlier than they usually receive it.
That is why I believe couples need a private, low-stigma relationship operating system — something that helps them address issues before formal counseling becomes the only option.
Not a replacement for therapy in serious situations, but a practical guide for everyday couples: guided conversations, conflict-resolution tools, relationship assessments, repair exercises, and next steps that help people reconnect.
At Dumornay Coaching, this is part of the work I feel called to do: helping couples, families, leaders, and communities build healthier relationships before things break down.
Healthy relationships are not automatic.
They are built.
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