Marriage: Stayin' Alive with Shari Gaffney

Full of joy and vitality, Shari Gaffney shared her heartfelt and wise insights into building and maintaining a strong marriage. She urged if you do only one thing for your kids, nurture your marriage; you can give no greater gift then to provide an awesome place for them to thrive as well as a give them a wonderful picture of marriage. A helpful acrostic for remembering her key points:

ALIVE

A - Always date
L - Lighten up & Laugh a lot
I - Invite & Invest
V - Value & Respect
E - Enjoy

Click on the link to the right to listen to her talk for February 5, 2013.

Suggested Resources by Shari Gaffney:

• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman and Nan Silver
• Fit to Be Tied: Making Marriage Last a Lifetime by Bill Hybels and Lynne Hybels
• The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God by Timothy Keller
• The Good Girls Guide to Great Sex (And You Thought Bad Girls Have All the Fun) by Sheila Wray Gregoire