Great Expectations For Lasting Love
When you got married, you had a picture in your mind's eye of your life ahead. Maybe rose petals and candlelight every night of the week were a big feature in your imagination. Or you saw yourself standing with your spouse atop the world's tallest mountains, gazing into a limitless future. Or you envisioned welcoming baby number seven into your sprawling mansion in the country. Whatever the picture was, it's probably safe to say that not all the details have worked out just the way you imagined.
In marriage, undisclosed expectations can be dangerous—when couples expect each other to be and act a certain way without communicating their assumptions, disappointment is just around the corner! Relationship expert Gary Smalley and Ted Cunningham, founder of Twolgnite, show you how to defuse the ticking time bomb of unrealistic expectations and deepen your relationship with honesty, empathy and respect. As Long as We Both Shall Live will help you and your spouse acknowledge your unexpressed assumptions, understand one another's genuine needs and talk openly about your hopes and desires. As you use the tools found in each chapter, you'll build a lasting, loving marriage—and dream up a new picture of your life together!
Chapters
- Great Expectations
- Exposing Deep Roots
- Cultural Influences
- Personality Play
- Past Relationships
- Expect the Best
- Extravagant Love
- The Servant
- Committed Forever
- Finishing Well
- A Launching Place
Product Details
Hardcover: 233 Pages
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Dr. Gary Smalley is president and founder of the Smalley Relationship Center, which presents conferences nationwide and provides resources for families and churches. Combined, his books have sold more than 6 million copies. The Blessing and The Two Sides of Love won the Gold Medallion Award for excellence in literature, and The Language of Love won the Angel Award for best contribution to family life. Gary has been a guest on numerous national TV shows. Gary and his wife, Norma, have been married for 43 years and live in Branson, Missouri. They have three children and 8 grandchildren.
Ted Cunningham is founding pastor of Woodland Hills Church in Branson, Missouri. Ted is a speaker with the Smalley Relationship Center. He is coauthor of The Language of Sex and From Anger to Intimacy with Gary Smalley. He is a graduate of Liberty University and Dallas Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Amy, have two wonderful children.
