Why I Stayed
The Choices I Made in My Darkest Hour

What a frustrating book! Since the name of the book was Why I Stayed, I assumed that it had, at some point, ocurred to her not to stay. If it did, she didn't mention it in this book. She danced around the subject of her husbands inappropriate relationship with a gay escort and only said that Ted had......more

The most interesting part was the therapy section on the type of therapy used with Ted and Gayle. Wish the book had been more about why Gayle stayed...seemed to descend into why she felt betrayed by her congregation. (in my opinion)......more

I picked this up because I thought it would be good to read a true account of infidelity in a Christian marriage that didn't end in divorce. That aspect of the book was good and I admire the author for supporting her husband through the terrible consequences of his sin and downfall from a position o......more

I have met Gayle Haggard and went to a few of her women's classes. She's an excellent speaker and and excellent writer! I enjoyed really understanding the story from her point of view. The public has been so quick to judge Ted and Gayle Haggard, it's sooo sad how they were abandoned by their church......more

I picked up this book because I was interested in the human interest/relationship/drama/scandal aspect. How did Gayle Haggard deal with a very private issue while being in the public life? But this book actually goes far beyond a bit of juicy info "straight from the horse's mouth." Indeed, Gayle doe......more