Are you and your spouse speaking the same language? He sends you flowers when what you really want is time to talk. She gives you a hug when what you really need is a home-cooked meal. The problem isn't love--it's your love language. "The Love Languages Devotional "is your daily guide to how to express heartfelt love to your loved one.

En que estacion del matrimonio te encuentras?

Primavera, verano, otono, invierno . . . los matrimonios estan constantemente en un estado de transicion, moviendose todo el tiempo de una estacion a otra, tal vez no todos los anos, como en la naturaleza, pero tan cierta y consecuentemente. Algunas veces nos encontramos en invierno, desalentados, apartados y descontentos; otras veces experimentamos la primavera con sus nuevos comienzos, esperanza y anticipacion. En otras ocasiones nos deleitamos en la calidez del verano, comodos, seguros y disfrutando de la vida. Y entonces llega el otono con su inseguridad, negligencia y temores. Las transiciones se repiten muchas veces a traves de la vida matrimonial.

Las estaciones del matrimonio llegan y pasan. Cada una posee el potencial para la salud emocional y la felicidad, y cada una tiene sus propios desafios. El proposito de este libro es describir esas estaciones que se repiten en el matrimonio, ayudarte a ti y a tu conyuge a identificar en que estacion se encuentra tu matrimonio, y mostrarte la forma de mejorar tu matrimonio en las cuatro estaciones.

Gary Chapman te ensenara las estrategias para volver a tener esperanza en tu relacion, establecer profundas raices de satisfaccion, y cultivar el gozo en tu matrimonio.

Die behoefte aan romantiese liefde is diep in ons onderbewussyn gewortel. Om die liefde in die huwelik lewend te hou, is 'n baie ernstige saak. Doktor Gary Chapman het deur jare se ervaring tot die gevolgtrekking gekom dat mense liefde op verskillende maniere bewys en ervaar. As jy jou liefde op 'n manier uitdruk wat jou maat nie verstaan nie, gaan hy of sy nie besef wat jy besig is om te doen nie. Vyf tale van die liefde bespreek die vyf tale van die liefde en help die leser om hul eie taal asook die van hul maat te identifiseer.

Are you and your spouse speaking the same language? He sends you flowers when what you really want is time to talk. She gives you a hug when what you really need is a home-cooked meal. The problem isn't love--it's your love language. "The One Year Love Language Minute Devotional" is your daily guide to how to express heartfelt love to your spouse.

Simple Ideas, Lasting Love

Falling in love is easy. Staying in love that s the challenge! How can you keep your relationship fresh and growing amid the demands, conflicts, and just plain boredom of everyday life?

In the #1 "New York Times" bestseller "The 5 Love Languages(r)," you ll discover the secret that has transformed millions of relationships worldwide. Whether your relationship is flourishing or failing, Dr. Gary Chapman s proven approach to showing and receiving love will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your partner starting today.

"The 5 Love Languages(r)" is as practical as it is insightful. Updated to reflect the complexities of relationships today, this new edition reveals intrinsic truths and applies relevant, actionable wisdom in ways that work.

"Includes a His and Hers Personal Profile assessment so you can discover your love language and that of your spouse"

This beautiful, ornate edition makes the perfect gift for your loved one or a couple on their wedding day or anniversary."

Are you and your spouse speaking the same language? He sends you flowers when what you really want is time to talk. She gives you a hug when what you really need is a home-cooked meal. The problem isn't love--it's your love language. Each one of us responds well to a different type of expression of love. "The One Year Love Language Minute Devotional" is your daily guide for expressing heartfelt love to your mate in a way that he or she can appreciate it.

Every couple has disagreements. All too often, though, when we engage in arguments, our goal is not to resolve the conflict at hand, but rather, to win the fight. Unfortunately, when you win an argument, your spouse is the loser, and nobody wants to be or live with a loser. When you resolve a conflict, your spouse becomes your friend. Good marriages are based on friendship, not on winning arguments. Now, Gary Chapman provides couples with a simple blueprint for achieving win-win solutions to everyday conflicts and disagreements. By learning how to listen empathetically, respecting each other's ideas and feelings, and understanding why particular issues are so important to their spouse, couples can find solutions that result not only in resolving the conflict at hand, but also leave both partners feeling loved, listened to, and appreciated.

"Now You're Speaking My Language" from multimillion selling author Gary Chapman ("The Five Love Languages") encourages husbands and wives to offer steadfast loyalty, forgiveness, empathy, and commitment to resolving conflict, thus encouraging each other in spiritual growth. With great clarity, Dr. Chapman shows how communication and intimacy are key points in developing a successful marriage by focusing on these principles: Lasting answers to marital growth are found in the Bible, Your relationship with God enhances your marriage relationship, Communication is the main way two become one in a marriage, and Biblical oneness involves sex, but also intellectual, spiritual, emotional, and social oneness.

Most people spend far more time in preparation for their vocation than they do in preparation for marriage.

With more than 35 years of experience counseling couples, Gary has found that most marriages suffer due to a lack of preparation and a failure to learn to work together as intimate teammates. So he put together this practical little book, packed with wisdom and tips that will help many develop the loving, supportive, and mutually beneficial marriage they envision, such as:

- What the adequate foundation for a successful marriage truly is

- What to expect about the roles and influence of extended family

- How to solve disagreements without arguing

- How to talk through issues like money, sex, chores, and more

- Why couples must learn how to apologize and forgive

Ideal for newly married couples and those considering marriage, the material lends itself to heart-felt, revealing, and critical conversations for relational success.

Read this book and you ll be prepared for not surprised by the challenges of marriage.

Bonus features include:

- Book suggestions and an interactive websites to enhance the couples experience

- Talking it Over questions and suggestions to jumpstart conversations over each chapter

- Appendix on healthy dating relationships and an accompanying learning exercise

When doors slam and angry words fly, when things just aren't working out, and even when your spouse has destroyed your trust, there is hope. If you feel like your marriage is near the breaking point - even if you have already split up - Gary Chapman will show you how you can give your marriage one more try.
Separation does not necessarily mean divorce is imminent. Matter of fact, it's possible that separation may even lead to a restored, enriched, growing marriage. The outcome of this time of transition is determined solely by the individuals involved. If you're willing to make the most of that process, begin the journey with confidence as Gary walks you step-by-step towards healing and hope.

What to do when you feel like giving up

When you said, "I do," you entered marriage with high hopes, dreaming it would be supremely happy.

You never intended it to be miserable.

Millions of couples are struggling in desperate marriages. But the story doesn't have to end there. Dr. Gary Chapman writes, "I believe that in every troubled marriage, one or both partners can take positive steps that have the potential for changing the emotional climate in their marriage."

Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away, the revised and updated edition of the award-winning Desparate Marriages, teaches you how to:

- Recognize and reject the myths that hold you captive

- Better understand your spouse's behavior

- Take responsibility for your own thoughts, feelings, and actions

- Make choices that can have a lasting, positive impact on you and your spouse

An experienced marriage and family counselor, Gary Chapman speaks to those whose spouse is any of the following:

- Irresponsible

- A workaholic

- Controlling

- Uncommunicative

- Verbally abusive

- Physically abusive

- Sexually abusive

- Unfaithful

- Addicted to alcohol or drugs

- Depressed

Marriage has the same potential to be miserable as it does to be blissful. Read Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away to learn how you can turn things around.

Your spouse is a unique person, filled with amazing insights, thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Communication is key to really knowing and fully loving that person.

Bestselling author and marriage counselor Gary Chapman has developed this handy tabletop resource to get you and your spouse talking. With 101 probing questions, couples will find their relationship enhanced, their intimacy deepened, and their romance ignited. "101 Conversation Starters for Couples" is the perfect companion to the bestselling book, "The 5 Love Languages." It also makes an excellent Valentines Day, wedding, and anniversary gift. It helps you and your spouse get the conversation flowing.

Spring, summer, winter, fall. Marriages are perpetually in a state of transition, continually moving from one season to another--perhaps not annually, as in nature, but just as certainly and consistently. Sometimes we find ourselves in winter--discouraged, detached, and dissatisfied; other times, we experience springtime with its openness, hope, and anticipation. On other occasions, we bask in the warmth of summer--comfortable, relaxed, enjoying life. And then comes fall with its uncertainty, negligence, and apprehension. The cycle repeats itself many times throughout the life of a marriage, just as the seasons repeat themselves in nature.

The seasons of marriage come and go. Each one holds the potential for emotional health and happiness, and each one has its challenges. The purpose of this book is to describe these recurring seasons of marriage, help you and your spouse identify which season your marriage is in, and show you how to enhance your marriage in all four seasons.

One of the signs of a healthy family is open and meaningful conversation. But it's not always easy to get your kids talking. "101 Conversation Starters for Families" is an excellent place to begin, providing just the right blend of fun and thought-provoking questions.

Authors Gary Chapman and Ramon Presson have created this treasure trove in a handy tabletop format. Whether you do one question a week or five days a week, your family will experience a new level of closeness. "101 Conversation Starters for Families" is the perfect companion to bestselling books, "The 5 Love Languages of Children" and" The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers."

According to #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Gary Chapman, "Becoming 'one' is the result of many shared thoughts, feelings, activities, dreams, frustrations, joys, and sorrows. In short, it is the resulting of sharing life."

Learn from Dr. Chapman how you can share your life more fully with God--and how to share your lives more fully with each other.

Marriage is the most intimate of human relationships, but for many couples this intimacy is only a dream. "A Couple's Guide to a Growing Marriage Bible Study" will help you make that dream a reality. So much more than a personal and group study, "A Couple's Guide to a Growing Marriage Bible Study" will teach you to share your life more fully with God, and as your relationship with God grows and deepens, so will your relationship as a couple.

In both private and shared time exercises, you'll explore Bible study, prayer, and Scripture memory. You will learn how to have a brief daily sharing time with your spouse. And you will cultivate deeper friendships with others through group activities.

Learn how to...

• express love and handle anger
• understand...and be understood
• enhance your conversation with God
• make the most of your study of God's Word

Discover the "joy potential" in your marriage and your "ministry potential" for God