Marriage Changes

Millions of married couples have pledged to "love and to cherish, until death do us part." Most of us understand and get the love part... but what does it mean to cherish your spouse? Why do we say it once at the wedding and then rarely ever mention it again? In this six-session audio Bible study, bestselling author Gary Thomas draws on personal stories and teachings from the Bible to show how cherishing can have a powerful effect on marriage.

Christine Benvenuto had been married for more than twenty years - with three young children - when her husband turned to her one night in bed and said, "I'm thinking constantly about my gender." Unhappy in his body, he wanted to become a woman. Part memoir, part voyeur's look into a marriage, Sex Changes is a journey through the end of a marriage and out the other side.

Advice for settling into your life as a newly married couple. Practical tips for building up your marriage in the formative years. Includes examples from author's life.

Do you find yourself struggling to connect with the people you care about? Does it seem like your thoughts are working against you? You aren't alone. The majority of our beliefs about the world are instilled in us before we reach the age of seven. The subconscious mind is constantly taking in experiences during those formative years, and those experiences determine how you approach your life.

One of the things that can cause problems in a family and marriage is when parents are out of alignment with each other...which can be a cause of inconsistency, heated discussions, and confusion that can ultimately end up hurting your kids. So, what’s the solution to this? Being good parents together. Being in perfect alignment with each other when it comes to your most important job on this planet: parenting your kids. This book will show you exactly how to do that.

"Don’t change the people you love" may be the single worst piece of relationship advice ever given. The stark reality is that if you don’t find a way to change those you love, there’s a high chance they’ll annoy the shit out of you, and you’ll be left feeling resentful, frustrated, or even hateful. Leading life coach Jaemin Frazer argues that to prevent our relationships descending into maximum-level annoyance, not only is adjusting and improving the behavior of those you love appropriate, it is essential. To do so, you will need leverage.

Does your marriage need help or healing? Do you need to see a health situation turn around? Do you often battle feelings of discouragement or defeat? Do you often dream of a more rewarding life? If so, this book will help you identify the biggest problem that we all have, which is our mind and our mouth. What we choose to think about and what we choose to say can either make or break our lives. We have the incredible power to make a difference in our own lives, as well as in the lives of those around us.

Sixteen-year-old Travis is looking for a good time. A vacation in Mexico with his mother and two siblings might cramp his style, but he’s willing to take that risk for a chance to cruise the beaches. Some things keep gnawing at him, though, like leaving Dad crying at the airport, and watching Mom disappear with a mysterious ‘headache’ every afternoon that they’re in Mexico.

Author Marcia Morgan walks you through the six most common married name options to reveal the pros and cons of each. You can even take a quiz to find out which choice is the best fit for you. Morgan weaves in personal stories and tips from men and women who embraced their married name choices and from those who had regrets. She describes the little-known history of why married women once had to change their names and looks at naming practices in other countries and cultures. The book simplifies an otherwise overwhelming decision process.

If you’re looking for a realistic, how-to, satisfying sex positions, sex guide that guarantees orgasms and lovemaking, then you’ve come to the right place with everything you need to know about sex, in one book. Even just applying some of the tips and secrets in this book will allow you to become significantly better in the bedroom, boosting your sexual confidence and lovemaking skills in a short amount of time.

Why is it that children in a family can share the same gene pool, a similar socio-economic environment and experience similar parenting styles yet have fundamentally different personalities, interests and even different careers as adults? Birth order! The implications for parents, teachers and adults involved with children are many. First published in 2003 to great acclaim, this fully revised and updated edition seeks to increase the listener's understanding of birth order theory.

Throughout his career as a marriage counselor, Dr. Steven Craig has heard accusations repeated by couples time and time again, reflecting a dangerous belief common to many strained relationships: the idea that change should be avoided at all costs. And yet the truth is as striking as it is straightforward: Marriages don't fail when people change; they fail when people don't change. In The Six Husbands Every Wife Should Have, Dr. Craig divides the typical marriage into six stages, outlining the common misconceptions and opportunities for growth at each stage.

Our lives consist of moments. Stitched together like the seams on a coat, these moments cloak us in awareness and possibility. But what if we miss our moments? What if we live in a bland state of wandering? Seeking growth, seeking passion - but missing the moments in which God tries to pull the thread through the cloth in the way we've dreamed of? Watershed moments are the turning points in our lives brought on by circumstances which stop us in our tracks

With this kind of situation happening each day, can you still call yourself a couple? Or are you simply two people living under the same roof and sleeping in the same bed, but living separate lives? Whether you can relate to this situation or you feel like you are the one left on the bed feeling ignored or forgotten, it's time to make a change. It's time for you to make a conscious effort to bring back the fire in your relationship and awaken the desire that brought you together in the first place - and this book can help you out with that.

We know the harm that comes from prioritizing work or family at the cost of the other, so what is the secret to living a fully engaged and balanced life in both work and family? Hosts of the Love or Work podcast, Jeff and André Shinabarger posed this question to 100 working couples - from professional athletes and artists, entrepreneurs and CEOs, to fashion icons and church leaders.