The Marriage Experience: Weekly Conversation Starters to Build the Relationship You Desire

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"The Marriage Experience is an absolute game-changer! Whether you are happy, hurt, or ready to hang it up. . .a much-needed framework for engaging and productive conversations that can heal and encourage every marriage."Alisha Illian, author of Chasing Perfect Founder of Women [re]Purposed

The Marriage Experience: Weekly Conversation Starters to Build the Relationship You Desire is 52 weeks of guided prompts with a short, biblically-based reading each week, designed to help couples have intentional, affirming, strengthening conversations with each other.

Couples set aside an hour or less of time each week for this experience, which is split into four thirteen-week parts, each one building on the previous and ending with a week to celebrate with fun, related activities.

PART ONE//FOUNDATION covers twelve simple building blocks to any relationship. PART TWO//FRUIT gives partners a taste of the fruit that can be enjoyed in a healthy marriage by relating it to the Fruit of the Holy Spirit, and also talks about an important intimate connection for most married couples: sex! PART THREE//FRIENDSHIP explores the importance and joys of relating to your partner as your best friend, and of protecting that friendship above all other human relationships. PART FOUR//FUTURE looks at twelve simple practices that will lead to long-term growth in your marriage.

Designed to be an easy way to stay connected with each other, even in the busiest years of life, The Marriage Experience can be repeated year after year. The prompts and readings will easily apply to each new season of life. Couples will find that their conversations will grow deeper and deeper as the years go by.

Each week is designed to be as quick or as in-depth as you want and includes: • An opening moment for you to prepare yourselves and your environment • Some light opening conversation to help you relax and focus on the instruction that follows • A one- to five-minute reading on the topic, including relevant bible references, with practical stories and application, from both perspectives • Prompts to help you experience emotional and spiritual connection through deeper conversation and action • A closing moment for you to experience closeness together with God through prayer.

“The Marriage Experience provides a great pathway for couples to communicate and draw closer to one another...a beautiful opportunity to enjoy and know the love of your life.” BRAD and MARILYN RHOADS, founders of Grace Marriage

Your time together, guided by this book, will be a Gospel-centered experience of the mind, body, and soul that will strengthen and draw you closer together, and closer to God. Deepening your own marriage experience is a lifetime journey, well worth your continued effort. Let’s start the conversation!

The Marriage Experience is for marriages in all seasons.

“This book perfectly sheds light on the beauty marriage unveils with commitment and trust in the Lord. With so many marriages failing around us, this book is exactly what we need. The Browns have perfectly laid out an easy way to connect with our spouse and take the intentional time to build a lasting marriage. I am so excited to have something written from both perspectives, of husband and wife. To be able to take in both viewpoints and then be able to focus on my marriage and apply the teachings is a gift. Well done!” Rachel Van Kluyve, author and podcast host of She Made Herself a Home