Making Love Last: Divorce-Proofing Your Young Marriage
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (553 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0800727851 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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With thirty years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist, Laura Taggart understands the unique struggles of newly married couples who find marriage much more difficult than they imagined. As a result, one-third of all married couples divorce before their ten-year anniversary.In this practical and hopeful book, Taggart offers the wisdom and help she would share as a counselor with a couple beginning their marriage. She helps couples examine their true expectations for marriage, provides six action steps for improving the way couples relate, and gives couples a new picture of what it means to enjoy
From the Back CoverCan a happy marriage really last a lifetime?One-third of all married couples divorce before their ten-year anniversary. Each chapter includes discussion questions for couples or small groups as well as additional questions for personal reflection."A practical and wise guide on a crucial subject."--John Ortberg, senior pastor of Menlo Church; author of All the Places to Go"Falling in love is easy! Yet, as many of us well know, staying happily married over a lifetime is another story. . . . They struggle to overcome unmet expectations, unanticipated conflict, and disagreements about money, sex, children, and more. As director of marriage and family ministry at Community Presbyterian Church in Dan
Denny Repko said Super Advice for Discovering Lasting Joy in Marriage. After six decades of marriage we have experienced the ups and downs described in Laura's book. It would have been very helpful for us to realize that we were not the only ones to struggle and have conflicts in our marriage, feeling unloved and unloving. Laura's practical and wise coaching would have helped us understand the seasons of marriage and these struggles were common to many. Looking back we . An incredible findyour time will be well spent reading Making Love Last. Making Love Last is an amazingly well written life changing book. Although its target is young marriages, it has relevance for all relationships. I've witnessed multiple struggling marriages and divorces during my 30 years of teaching young children and the affect is painful. Without a doubt, couples will find difficulty continuing within a struggling marriages, but Laura reveals not only why there m. Want some practical and wise advice for your marriage? Read Laura's book! Rebecca D. Blakey Laura Taggert has succeeded in writing one of the most practical and inspiring books on marriage I have read. There are helpful tips for every marriage in all stages of life. Improving communication skills requires commitment and dedication, Laura offers excellent, easy to follow methods and general encouragement for healthy, functioning marriages. I am including her book in wedding and engagement gi
As director of marriage and family ministry at Community Presbyterian Church in Danville, California, she founded a highly successful marriage mentoring ministry to help young couples develop a solid foundation for their young and often struggling marriages. . A popular speaker at conferences and retreats, she has also taught a