Start Your Family

Free Marriage Book

In our Start Your Family book, we quote pastor and author Mark Gungor on the value of couples living where a wife can enjoy the emotional and practical support of family.  Mark believes that husbands weren't designed to fulfill many of the aspects of support that were once provided by family members who lived close by. This is just one of the unconventional, but helpful, insights I've picked up from Mark. 

Just recently, I checked in with Mark and he sent me a copy of his book Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage to give away. This book grew out of a popular conference Mark developed that is more like the Blue Collar Comedy Tour than it is a typical Christian marriage conference. We'd like to give this book to a couple who would like to strengthen their marriage alongside starting or growing their family.

If you're interested, drop us an email via our contact page. We'll choose a winner next Monday, July 6th. 

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We picked a winner this morning. Thanks to everyone who entered for this giveaway.  

Another Book, Another Giveaway

I love it when I find a bargain. And I love books. So it's no surprise that I love book giveaways. If you're on this site and still single, or more likely, know someone who's hoping to get married, you may want to visit Kelly's Korner blog today and leave a comment on her post for single women. Why, you ask? Because she's going to draw two winners from among the commentors in order to give both of them a copy of my first book, Get Married: What Women Can Do to Help it Happen.

If you're visiting here from Kelly's blog, you may want to visit helpgetmarried.com, my website that goes with the Get Married book. It's specifically for women praying boldly for husbands.

And if you're a regular reader and keep thinking that Kelly's name sounds familiar, it's because we ran an interview with her (and her husband Scott) a while back. If you haven't read it yet, you can find it here. Theirs is a story of waiting and hoping and conceiving and praying and waiting and praying some more. A model of faith we can all learn from.

In Which I Talk about the Book

Last Friday, Moody Radio's Midday Connection aired a Start Your Family interview we recorded a few months back. It was a fast-paced conversation, which I prefer. Less room to ramble. And given the stage of life we're in, short interviews are the easiest ones to do. (Try to imagine the challenge of getting all four kids to do something quietly, and keep it quiet throughout a whole interview.)

Though Steve and I have done most of the interviews together—a most agreeable arrangement—a few times it just wasn't possible. Whether for lack of babysitting or a meeting conflict, this time it was just me and the host, Anita Lustrea. I love how the show turned out. If you want to listen, you can download the show here.