Every Woman's Marriage: Igniting the Joy and Passion You Both Desire » (Large Print Edition)

Shannon and Greg Ethridge, who have been married twenty years, live with their two children in a log cabin in east Texas. Shannon is the best-selling author of eight books, including Every Woman’s Battle and Every Young Woman's Battle. A speaker, lay counselor, and advocate for sexual integrity, she's been featured on numerous radio and television broadcasts, including The 700 Club and Focus on the Family. Greg serves at the chief financial officer for Mercy Ships International.

Set Your Husband’s Heart Ablaze

Are you a “desperate housewife,” committed to marriage yet longing for a deeper, more intimate connection with your husband? Believe it or not, you can have the marriage you long for–if you’re willing to take desperate measures.

If you’re ready to stop the blame game and pursue the marriage of your dreams, let authors Shannon and Greg Ethridge show you how to reignite your relationship with spiritual, emotional, and physical passion. Drawing on real-life stories from both men and women, as well as lessons from their own less-than-satisfying early years of marriage, they offer provaocative insights about what it takes to nurture a dynamic marriage, including…

·what makes a husband’s heart grow cold–and how you can fan the embers into flame
·the difference between being “right” and being “righteous”
·how to fight fair
·how to guard your heart against unhealthy comparisons
·the dynamic power of getting spiritually and emotionally naked
·what your husband really wants most (It’s not what you think!)

Every Woman’s Marriage will give you practical tools and wise biblical counsel for transforming a listless marriage into a vibrant, exciting relationship. Get ready to set your husband’s heart ablaze!

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction Stephen Arterburn Fred Stoeker 1

Part I When Hearts Grow Cold

1 Desperate Housewives, Desperate Husbands 7

2 Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures 17

Part II Looking at the Big Picture

3 Burning Out or Just Warming Up? 31

4 A Greater Gift Than Expected 38

5 The Ministry of Marriage 49

Part III How His Flame of Joy and Passion Dies

6 Games Women Play 61

7 Rading Emotional Escalators 70

8 Leaving His Sidelines 79

9 Comparing Apples to Oranges 88

10 Married to Mrs. (Always) Right 97

Part IV Igniting His Flame Once Again

11 What Men (Really) Want Most 109

12 R-E-S-P-E-C-T 114

13 A Fair Fight 125

14 A Safe Haven 137

Part V Throwing Fuel on the Flame

15 Setting His Heart Ablaze 149

16 The Mental-Physical Connection 153

17 The Spiritual-Emotional Connection 164

18 His and Her Burning Questions 177

19 From Coasting to Cruising 191

Workbook: Questions You May Have About This Workbook 199

1 When Hearts Grow Cold 203

2 Looking at the Big Picture 210

3 How His Flame Dies (Part A) 221

4 How His Flame Dies (Part B) 232

5 From Death to Life Again 243

6 Reigniting Joy and Passion 253

7 Throwing Fuel on His Flame (Part A) 263

8 Throwing Fuel on His Flame (Part B) 273

Notes 287