Plus, he's not as selfish as he used to be, back when he put his career first. He has chosen to be a good husband and a good father. You choose whether you want to stay married. You have to work at staying married, and it's not something that's always easy to do. And now we even take the kids along.
Auto racing is hard on marriages and families, and so many couples end up getting a divorce.
But we never did like the idea of the guys leaving the women home with the babies. We went through a lot of years of not having children and some tough financial times, and we never jumped ship. But truly, the main reason we've been married 27 years is because of the grace of God. Spring 1997, Vol. Your Marriage Marriage Partnership speaks with candor, openness and humor to husbands and wives who want God's best for themselves and their families.