As the wife of country singer Ricky Van Shelton, Bettye Shelton's life was supposed to be a fantasy--but it wasn't. She was confused, frustrated and at the end of her rope. Bettye risked everything to stay with Ricky, despite his infidelity and their separation. She Stays is the moving story of how friendship and perseverance helped save one woman's marriage.
She Stays takes you behind the scenes of the dream-come-true romance of Bettye and Ricky Van Shelton to a world of personal struggle and turmoil that threatened to destroy their marriage and everything they held dear.
When Andy Landis picked up the phone to call a woman she scarcely knew, she entered into what would culminate into a friendship of shared confidences, tears, and triumph that could only have been a part of God's wisdom and plan. After all, Andy was engaged to Ricky's longtime producer and friend. How close could Andy and Bettye really become without compromising the professional relationship of the two men if the Shelton's marriage did not survive?
In She Stays, which is also a featured song on the album Common Ground and pays tribute to Bettye's courage, you'll see firsthand the impact of shared burdens and reaching out to others in pain. Visible throughout the Shelton's separation and reconciliation, as well as Andy's sometimes tremulous relationship with her own husband-to-be, you'll find an overwhelming faith in God and prayer, and witness the strength to be gained from having His hand, as well as a fellow human's, to hold during times of despair and crisis.
She Stays also brings you face-to-face with a woman's commitment to her marriage and the pain of forgiving what to many would be unforgivable - including infidelity and alcoholism - unless you knew that what you had was really worth keeping.
This is a powerful account of how Andy followed God's leading to reach out to Bettye, not realizing her obedience would result in God restoring a seemingly hopeless marriage and preventing a near suicide. This heartwarming story is sure to bring hope to thousands.
