I went here on Friday evening, the book tour for a new marriage booked called Love & War!
….and I must say, I am not really a “marriage conference” kind of girl..the thought of attending “A Weekend to Remember” or anything similar is just not my idea of fun. You could say I am cynical or have a bad attitude but I am just being honest… however, I really like John and Stasi Eldredge (they wrote Wild at Heart and Captivating, I am about to read this finally..excited) and it was a quick drive to Austin and back so I was able to go…without my husband unfortunately. But that’s ok because he was with our children and that is just how it works in this season of life. And I went with two wise and lively ladies. And yall, it was good. The book discussion was so honest and un-churchy and it was very solid and applicable information.
So, I highly recommend this book..don’t let the cheesy subtitle “the marriage you’ve always dreamed of” turn you off (again my cheese radar is working for yall;;)…these people are authentic and real and offer the bigger spiritual picture but also talk about the day to day of where we live. oh and Stasi has a blog.
Has anyone else read this book??? thoughts? I really could go on and on but I will stop for now…
oh and why am I putting this on my blog?..well obviously (a) it is my blog and (b) what is more important to the beauty of a home than a good marriage?!
Thanks for sharing this info. I have A cheese alert button also, but I read her book Captivating and thought parts of it were amazing. I will be going out to get this book.
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Looks interesting– and thanks for the cheese filter!
I can’t wait to read this. Thanks for sharing.
Funny to see this post b/c yesterday I sat down with this book (a Christmas gift) and read the first half of it. It is great, and I love having them write together and give their unique commentary on the same incidents.
I have not read this. However I think the only thing that trumps a good marriage is God… Prayerfully with God we have good marriages.
absolutely..the centrality of God and the Gospel to marriage is the main point of the book…not a new idea but the way they explore the topic is fresh i think and makes a lot of really applicable sense..check out the website or at least the reviews.
Wise and lively! I can’t think of a better compliment. Thanks. No matter what age or stage of marriage, you always think it could be better – because it could – it’s a huge part of our journey of being transformed into His likeness. The conference was everything you said. i appreciate the risk they took in putting themselves out there for us. Whether it’s marriage or a family relationship or a friendship or even our relationships within the Body of Christ, I’m learning the big difference between cynicism and resignation versus peace and hope. Going where He asks me to go for personal healing and restoration brings peace and hope – a place where I can live whether the relationship changes or not. Great book!
Oooohh…I think I’ll have to see if I can’t find that one. I’m always on the look out for a good read, of any kind. And thanks for sharing on your blog, so true, a good Godly marriage does indeed make a home a home.
I can’t remember how I came across your blog or what made me think to check in today, but how WILD…I went to the same Love & War event in Austin! And was SO NOT wanting to go, but was really glad I did. We plan to read the book with our neighbors and meet together with a glass of wine after kids go to bed every other week to talk about marriage. Should give us much more to talk about than “how’s baseball going?” or “how was your weekend?” 🙂 I have a blog, too, if you’d ever like to peek in: http://www.LLHdesignsblog.com
I will certainly look for this book! I watched John & Staci being interviewed on TBN this morning and i thought i would read up about them…they were so realistic and not hiding the fact that marriage is a tough institution.