Bonded by faith

Kurt says he had wanted Brenda to pursue her speaking career for years. But while he rose to superstardom, Brenda was a stay-at-home mom.

Now that Kurt is home more, he says, Brenda is free to pursue her dreams.

"What we have realized is there are seasons in all of our lives and dreams take sacrifices but they become family things," Kurt says. "Dreams are family dreams."

Brenda and Kurt now work closely together planning the couple's newest philanthropic venture - Treasure House.

Armed with her story and the star power that comes with her last name, Brenda has carved her own path on the Christian speaking circuit. Asked about the Warners at the Verizon Center's Women of Faith event, only a few of the attendees know about her famous husband.

The tour is marketed to evangelical women to "celebrate what matters," and also features appearances by female evangelical authors and media personalities. The tour is like a conference, with sessions on different challenges women face.

Kurt and Brenda see their changing professional seasons as part of God's plan for them. "I don't think that is the way that I would have written it, but I see that God has worked it out for good," Brenda says. "I can see how he has been faithful. I can say now I am grateful."

Telling her story has become second nature for Brenda. She has become expert in pitching God as the cure to heartache.

"He called me by name, he loves me and he won't leave me," Brenda repeats in her speech. "God was true to his word that he wouldn't leave me."

And neither, it seems, will Kurt.