How would you like a lasting marriage? What is a lasting marriage? How do you prepare for one? Only God has the answer. Marion Oates wrote the book, Healthy Recipe for Marriage Unity, a guide that prepares for lasting marriage. The first and the most important step is to apply God's word for unity in a relationship. Four great significant ingredients that would help to live a Godly life in unification of marriage is love, trust, transparency and prayer. Marion Oates conveys many experiences from others who gave their testimonies about how they maintained a lasting marriage, as well as the cause of divorce. Marion Oates is passionate about saving marriages while she cherishes insight on how to live a life in agreement with God. She quotes that "Faith, Hope and Love" is all you need. Marion Oates is a first-time author of Healthy Recipe for Marriage Unity. She is a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, Facilitator in Bible study and Deaconess at a Bible Based Church. She and her husband lives in Goldsboro, North Carolina, extremely happy in marriage. Marion Oates graduated from Empire State College @ New York, with an Associate in Science Degree with a major in Business Administration. Later, she graduated from Ashford University, Cum Laude, with a Batchelor's in Arts Degree concentrated in Health Care Studies. She worked in the Health Care Field for many years caring for the elderly and sick. She loved bowling, an avid bowler for 55 years.