We’d love to invite you to share a situation or story from your own life or marriage that reflects one of the Introduction themes or 9 Traits found in Sue Detweiler’s 9 Traits of a Life-Giving Marriage: How to Build a Relationship that Lasts!
TOPIC PROMPTS
Themes from the Introduction
Make marriage an adventure by walking closely with God!
Make marriage an adventure by being transformed!
Make marriage an adventure by sticking with it!
Trait #1 – Acceptance
Acceptance is a conscious choice to receive your spouse as God made him or her.
Trait # 2 Friendship
Make time in your marriage for friendship! Go out and have fun! Create positive, life-giving moments spending time together as best friends.
Trait # 3 Safety
To experience intimacy in marriage, both partners need to feel safe, secure and cherished.
Trait # 4 Honesty
Ground Rules for Honesty in A Marriage
- Watch your Words
- Listen Attentively
- Speak Honestly
- Keep a Positive Perspective
Trait # 5 Intimacy
Intimacy flourishes in an environment of love and respect; it shrinks in a power struggle.
Trait # 6 Passion
What you experience in the physical realm of your relationship will impact your emotional and spiritual relationship.
Trait # 7 Endurance
During stressful times and the storms of life, you must anchor your marriage and faith on Jesus Christ.
Trait # 8 Restoration
Grace is the balm that brings healing from the imperfections each spouse brings to marriage. Cultivate Truth, Grace and Forgiveness towards one another.
Trait # 9 Expectancy
Spend time in the word to ensure your expectations are anchored firmly in Christ, not on your spouse’s actions, words or behavior.
BEFORE YOU PUBLISH – GO THROUGH THIS CHECKLIST
-Include an Introduction – let everyone know that you are part of the #MarriageRocks Blog Tour. You can create your own intro or use the one below:
This post is part of Sue Detweiler’s #MarriageRocks Blog Tour, which I am thrilled to be a part of along with many other amazing bloggers. To learn more and join us, CLICK HERE.
– Book Cover, Banner or blog button – choose from the images available under “Images and Pre-Made Tweets” below.
– Schedule a Tweet / Facebook / Pinterest / Instagram update – tell your connections you are a part of the tour and share your post with your followers.
-Once your post is live, please add the direct link to you post here: http://suedetweiler.com/marriagerocks-blog-tour/
-Sue and her assistant will be looking for your posts based to share and retweet on her social media platforms as well.
PLEASE INCLUDE THIS AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR POST (if post is dated on or before 10/22/15):
Is It Possible to Enjoy a Strong and Healthy Marriage – -Till Death Do Us Part? Yes . . . with God!
Sue Detweiler’s new book, 9 Traits of a Life-Giving Marriage, will help you:
*Heal the broken places in your marriage
*Strengthen your relationship with your spouse
*Understand God’s plan for your marriage
*Revive your relationship with God’s transformative power
Pre-Order by October 22, 2015 to receive great bonuses including a 9 Traits Printable, a Printable of Prayers for your Marriage, a MP3 song titled Healing Rain, a PDF copy of Sue’s last book, 9 Traits of a Life-Giving Mom, and a $50 voucher towards Sue’s 2016 Marriage Conference in Dallas, TX! Also join Sue on October 22, 2015 at 8:00 PM CST for a Live Author Chat on Facebook for book discussion, fun and lots of giveaways! You can RSVP HERE!
PLEASE INCLUDE THIS AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR POST (if post dated 10/23/15 or after):
Is It Possible to Enjoy a Strong and Healthy Marriage – -Till Death Do Us Part? Yes . . . with God!
Sue Detweiler’s new book, 9 Traits of a Life-Giving Marriage, will help you:
*Heal the broken places in your marriage
*Strengthen your relationship with your spouse
*Understand God’s plan for your marriage
*Revive your relationship with God’s transformative power
Order your copy today!
SOCIAL MEDIA
Our hashtag for all book related posts will be #MarriageRocks. Feel free to use that whenever you talk about your post. If you’d like to tag Sue in your tweets, you can use @SueDetweiler
IMAGES AND PRE-MADE TWEETS, DATES:
Feel free to use any of the provided images and tweets for your blog post FOUND HERE. (You may need to select “Open in Drive” at top right corner of the screen in order to view and download the images and the list of tweets.) You can also view the date you entered on your application as the date you would like to post about the book.
THANK YOU! We’re excited to read and share your posts, and as always are grateful for your time and support!