A charming short book about marriage from the legendary football coach. You'll find plenty of great practical suggestions for couples.

If you ask legendary football coach Lou Holtz about his greatest accomplishment, he doesn’t talk about winning a national championship at the University of Notre Dame. Instead, he’s most proud of his 59yr marriage to Beth and raising their four successful children together.
In A Lifetime of Love, Holtz offers couples young and old practical advice on marriage and parenting gleaned from his fifty-nine year marriage. He shares stories from he and Beth’s life away from the football field that reveal the couple’s deep faith in God and commitment to each other and their children.
The Holtzes faced many challenges throughout their marriage: Lou’s coaching jobs meant he was often away from home and caused their family to move multiple times. Beth suffered a long battle with illness. Through it all their marriage—and family—remained strong because of the practical lessons they learned as they rode the ups and downs of life.
In this inspiring story, you’ll find Lou and Beth’s powerful examples for successful marriage and parenting, including:

Find ways to connect daily.

Make sure your children feel loved and appreciated.

Be intentional about time together.

Learn from each other and accommodate one another’s needs.

Prioritize faith and prayer.

The Holtzes intended to write this book together, but after Beth’s death Lou decided to celebrate his wife’s memory by completing the story of their life together. Their children—Luanne, Skip, Kevin, Elizabeth, and their spouses—also share memories of growing up in the Holtz family, adding their voices to the story of their parents’ love.

Trust, Commitment, and Love are core values. Lou Holtz provides great advice as to how one can lead a good life. Do right, Do everything to the best of your ability with the time allotted, and Show people you care.

Lou Holtz provides us with the following lessons throughout his work:

"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it."

"One can't talk about rights and privileges, without mentioning obligations and responsibilities."

I received an ARC of, A Lifetime of Love, by Lou Holtz. Lou is an amazing coach, husband, father, and writer. This is a short but sweet look into Lou's marriage and life.

A Lifetime of Love: A Game Plan for Marriage and Family Life is a true gem. Written by legendary football coach Lou Holtz, the book is an incredible guide for living out the vocation of marriage in a life-affirming way.

Holtz draws on his many decades of marriage to create a work that is inspiring, yet down-to-earth. It's the type of book you would want to give to a couple on their wedding day.

Holtz has written a book that is a treasure trove of wisdom about sacrificial love, parenting with purpose, and living a good life. It's an absolute pleasure to read and to ponder.

I cannot help but believe that Holtz's late wife Beth would be so proud of this book. As Holtz writes, "I think Beth liked the fact that I continued to recruit her for fifty-nine years. (Maybe another husband would say 'woo' or 'court', but a football coach uses the term 'recruit'!)