Deciding whether or not to propose to Alison was one of the most difficult decisions that I’ve ever made.

As it should be. Committing to spend the rest of your life in love and service is a momentous moment for any person, let alone a young person.

The process that the proposal set in motion was confusing to me. Brides-to-be have endless magazines, articles, planners, websites, and personal experience to fall back on. More likely than not, your beloved has been planning her wedding since she was a little girl. You just started a few minutes ago and, besides this book, you’re mostly on your own.

Entering into marriage is the most significant transition that will take place in your life. You will enter into a relationship that will require your full attention, commitment, and involvement. While you won’t be married until the exchange of vows, you and your fiancée start building your marital relationship at the engagement.

The Transition is the book that will help you through this process. I share my experience, tips, and ideas for you as I take you through each stage of the wedding planning process. I’ll show you what to be prepared for, how to be supportive, and what things you and your future spouse need to be talking about. I also preview all of the changes that will take place in your first six months of marriage, and perhaps help you avoid a major fight or two.

Too many couples fall apart because they spent more time planning their wedding than planning their marriage. You have one chance to build your marriage right from the start. Let me help you win Fiancé of the Year and build the foundation for a phenomenal marriage.

Here's how The Transition can help you:

Discuss the hard subjects

There are five key areas that present the biggest challenges to any marriage. If you and your beloved can work through them, your marriage has a high likelihood of success. I'll show you how to have the tough conversations.

Support your fiancée

Planning a wedding is one of the most stressful experiences that any woman can go through. I'll explain the planning process so that you can better support her.

Put you in the driver’s seat

You and your fiancée get to decide what kind of marriage you want to have. If you want to have a quality, fruitful, happy marriage, you need to start right now.

When life gets busy, and on days when I’m falling behind on my to-do list, there are two types of activities that I’m likely to cut: exercise and prayer. Why is it that my first reaction is to cancel those activities that have the biggest impact on my life? If I neglect my physical or spiritual fitness long enough, I’m going to pay a price.

The hardest thing about prayer is knowing where to start. There’s no wrong way to pray, and thousands of right ways. Devotions to saints, memorized prayer, open conversation, reading the Bible, the list goes on and on. It’s easy to get blocked just trying to make a decision about where to start.

Grant Us Peace is that easy first step.

I’ve done all of the work and planning for you. Simply pick up the book and pray. Five minutes a day for 21 days is all that it takes. After three solid weeks of daily prayer, you’ll be on track, in the groove, and ready to continue building a rich spiritual life.

Here's how Grant Us Peace can help you:

Form a habit of prayer

21 days of reflections and practical action steps. You'll start feeling progress right from the start.

A solid blueprint

Sometimes the hardest part is just getting started. I've done the hard work for you and laid out an easy to follow plan.

The perfect jumping off point

This is only the beginning. Once you've established your habit of prayer, you'll be ready to explore all of the treasures of the Church.