God Knows Marriage Isn't Always Easy: 12 Ways to Add Zest (Paperback)

by Maureen Rogers Law (Author), Lanny Law (Author) "Doing things together seems such an obvious way to maintain a successful relationship, nevertheless it is not uncommon for many couples to cease all common..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

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...a challenging and delightful way to help a struggling marriage or to make a good marriage even better! -- Claudia Arp and David Arp, MSW, Founders of Marriage Alive Seminars and authors of 10 Great Dates to Revitalize Your Marriage

...offers great insight on how couples can cope with anything that life throws at them. -- Adrian Flannelly, Host, Irish Radio Network, USA

A celebration of the splendor and struggles of marriage! -- William Doherty, Ph.D., author of Take Back Your Marriage

Empowering, heart-warming stories of uncommon common sense. -- Melody Beattie, Author of Codependent No More

The stories and ideas...will inspire and guide couples in their relationship. -- Jack Canfield, Co-author of Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul

Product Description
Is there a secret to a good marriage? Lanny Law and Maureen Rogers Law don't propose any hidden formula for success. Rather, they retrace the steps of a loving relationship that all couples pledge to at the time of their wedding and remind husbands and wives of twelve essential ways to improve their relationship.

Way 1, for example, is simply "Meet and Do Things Together." When many marriages reach a flat pitch, it is often only because wife and husband have not arranged a given amount of time to be together. The Laws propose putting work and personal interest schedules behind in order to give first priority to simply being together-whether for a walk around the neighborhood, a trip for yogurt, or a weekend getaway. The other ways are equally simple but profound:

Way 2 Accept the Similarities and Differences in Each Other

Way 3 Strive to Understand Each Other

Way 4 Choose to Feel Each Other's Emotions

Way 5 Mindfully Nurture Your Love

Way 6 Make Your Relationship Priority Number One

Way 7 Delight One Another with Touch

Way 8 Consciously Balance Togetherness and Uniqueness

Way 9 Help One Another

Way 10 Resolve Conflicts Before They Get Worse

Way 11 Readily Forgive and Reconcile If Possible

Way 12 Share Each Other's Joys and Sorrows

These twelve ways are all necessary elements for having a better marriage. Having a healthy marriage is one of life's greatest blessings. In a thriving marriage, wife and husband are energized and can withstand just about any circumstances they face. These twelve ways will help you face and prosper through the challenges of marriage.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 159 pages
• Publisher: Sorin Books (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893732290
• ISBN-13: 978-1893732292
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,096,796 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This item is part of The God Knows Series.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simple Yet Profoundly Helpful, January 9, 2007

By	Rosalind R. Ward "professional coach" (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Lanny and Maureen don't sugar-coat the stories of couples; not all end up with a happy ending. However, they provide real stories that you can related to and show how such simple things we take for granted are profound in building, maintaining, and saving a marraige. Anyone getting married should read this as well as those experience challenges. Their first point of doing things together is central along with asking each other the key questions: "What do you need?" and "What do I need?" Relationships are all about balancing each other's needs and communicating. This shows that without going into in-depth psycho-babble.