If you would like to put a little "wow!" back in your relationship with the man you married, let seven simple secrets, biblical wisdom, and tender stories of both men and women inspire you to be the wife your husband longs for. Sharon Jaynes, author of The Power of a Woman's Words, shares the unique, God-blessed role you can play in making your marriage the joy of both your lives. A happy marriage takes work, but the end result is worth it. Chapters that look at what you can do and who you are as a wife will encourage you to... pray life-changing prayers be his best cheerleader help ease his stress safeguard your marriage initiate intimate friendship Your position in your husband's life is absolutely unique. Make it powerful. Make it special. Make it something he longs for.

Your children are gone or leaving soon. It's time to focus once again on your own future and especially on your marriage. What's in store for the second half? David and Claudia Arp provide answers and practical help in this groundbreaking book. Drawing on their national survey of hundreds of "second-half" couples, the Arps reveal eight marital challenges every long-term marriage faces, and they offer strategies and exercises for meeting each of them. The Second Half of Marriage will challenge you to create a vision for the rest of your life together -- and inspire you to make that vision a reality.

The family within and outside the church is under attack. Our culture seeks to revise and redesign what a family looks like. For those choosing to marry, their choice does not guarantee continued longevity and success. For both secular society and the church, the divorce rate continues to remain in excess of fifty percent. While couples think that they love one another and believing that will be sufficient for a life-time, the reality is there is much they need to know in order to build a solid foundation for a lifelong marriage. This book present not only the biblical roles in marriage but also many of the core issues and situations that arise in day-to-day marital living. In these pages the couple is encouraged and helped to talk together about comfortable topics, uncomfortable topics, and topics they didn’t know they should be discussing. Understanding love, communication, anger, conflict resolution, and money management are key subjects of discussion in these pages.

A fun, interactive program that helps couples explore the fundamentals of marriage together while learning ways to strengthen relationships and discover quality ways to spend time together, The Marriage Track is based on the authors' experiences gained from 15 years of conducting their Marriage Alive workshops.

This collection of insightful, wise, practical advice covers such topics as friendships, family issues, stress, self-esteem, aging, and other important issues, offering heartfelt counsel and exercises for personal growth. Contributors include Claudia Arp, Jan Stoop, Grace Ketterman, Stormie Omartian, Ruth Stafford Peale, and others.

You're exhausted. It's the end of the day and you're at your wits' end. Your toddler wants just one more glass of water, your eight-year-old employs his favorite bedtime-delaying tactic, and the baby screams every time she's put down. Sex? You've got to be kidding. Who has the time and energy?