A Lifetime of Love: A Game Plan for Marriage and Family Life

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 fifty-nine-year 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.

Lou Holtz is a Hall of Fame college football coach who served as the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame from 1985 to 1996, leading the Fighting Irish to the consensus national championship in 1988.

He is also a popular motivational speaker and an author of several books, including the New York Times bestselling The Fighting Spirit about Notre Dame's 1988 championship season, his autobiography Wins, Losses, and Lessons, A Teen's Game Plan for Life, and Three Rules for Living a Good Life. After leaving coaching, Holtz became a college football analyst for ESPN until retiring in 2015.

Holtz has received numerous honorary doctorate degrees and has received a number of honors not only for coaching but also for his philanthropy. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

Holtz and his late wife, Beth, have four grown children, nine grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. He lives in Orlando, Florida.