Laura's Strengthening Marriage Blog

 eBook — And They Were Not Ashamed –
just $4.99 til Jan 10th, 2012! 

We have eBooks! We’re thrilled to finally have our book And They Were Not Ashamed: Strengthening Marriage through Sexual Fulfillment available in eBook format for all you eBookers out there!

Click here for our eBook if you have the Amazon Kindle and click here for our Nook Book if you have a Nook from Barnes & Noble.

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We are thrilled to announce that The Anniversary Inn is now offering our StrengtheningMarriage.com fans a fabulous discount at all their Anniversary Inn locations in Salt Lake City, Utah, Logan, Utah and Boise, Idaho!

You can now enjoy a 25% off discount on any romantic, luxurious Anniversary Inn suite (any night, any location, Sappire level suites excluded)! Check out all fun themed suites by Clicking Here! Read the rest of this entry »

2/23/11 UPDATE — All Couples Photos for the annual Anniversary Inn giveaway have been posted on the Couples Photos Page. Congratulations to Chris and Shelby for winning the random drawing. We had over 100 entries this year! Thank you to everyone for sharing your fabulous photos!

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We’re excited to announce our annual Valentine’s Giveaway to the romantic Anniversary Inn. Just send us your favorite photo of you and your spouse for a chance to win a FREE one-night getaway to the delicious Anniversary Inn of your choice, in the suite of your choice! (Valued up to $289!)

Contest Details

To enter the drawing, send us your favorite husband/wife photo by Tuesday, February 15th, 2011. Even if you’ve sent us a photo before we’d love to see your new favorite photos. All new entrants will be added into this drawing.

All photos will be posted on our Couples Photos page. So, send us your uncropped, 300 dpi/high res photo with your first and last names, and how many years you’ve been married. You can see all the fabulous couples photos we’ve previously received here. Read the rest of this entry »

Christmas is only getting closer…still wondering what to get your hubby?

RomanticMarriages.com offers a fabulous, all-inclusive “Merry Christmas Deer” romance kit!

“We noticed that during the Holidays our husbands were the last to get some of our time and attention, so a few Christmases ago we each decided to change that. Now our husbands are more excited about what they are getting for Christmas than our kids!” (Founders of RomanticMarriages.com)

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Valentine’s Day is one of my very favorite holidays! It’s a wonderful opportunity to make sure your sweetheart knows how much you love them, and to create a fun family tradition for your children as well. I hope you all will make Valentine’s Day a special day for showing your love!

Valentine’s Chocolate Nuggets Labels

I’m so glad I learned about this wonderful blog “Love Actually” that has tons of great romantic ideas to keep the spark alive in your marriage. It provided a perfect, fun idea for me to add to our romantic Valentine’s Day festivities this year! My husband’s favorite candy is those Hershey Nuggets with toffee and almonds, so the cute Valentine’s Day labels were perfect.

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You have just four more days to enter to win either a “Loving Wives Club” membership or a “Merry Christmas Deer” kit. You just need to send us an email at Laura@StrengtheningMarriage.com to enter your name. Learn more here, then send your email today!

Hey Guys! My husband had a great suggestion for men’s gift-giving this Christmas! … Be Thoughtful!

How? How about getting your wife’s Christmas gift before Christmas Eve! It’s amazing how “when” the gift was purchased might actually mean more to your wife than “what” was purchased. The earlier you purchase the gift the more it says, “I’m thinking of you” and “You’re important to me!”

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Great Gift Ideas for Him!

It isn’t everyday that you find great, fun, and respectful gifts that enhance the intimate relationship of marriage.

Love2Romance.com is one of those great places to find ideas and motivation to strengthen the intimate connection between husband and wife.

Loving Wives Club

RomanticMarriages.com

You’ll love the Love2Romance “Loving Wives Club!” The “Loving Wives Club” makes it easy for you to keep your husband more emotionally connected to you! They provide monthly digital romance prompts sent via email to help you inject fun and playfulness into your relationship.

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The Anniversary Inn, my favorite couples getaway, is holding their annual “Christmas at The Inn” event December 1st – 3rd where you can reserve a romantic one night’s stay in any of their beautiful themed suites for only $159. This is a once-a-year opportunity to get an incredible price on a night’s stay in the exquisite Anniversary Inn.

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Some time ago the author of the upcoming book Famous Family Nights asked me to write a little bit about Family Home Evenings (FHE) in our home to be featured in a book with other “famous” LDS personalities. (I think she’s stretching the “famous” thing just a bit! : ) Famous Family Nights is now available on our Strengthening Marriage Online Store. I’m sure it will provide many ideas and insights into making family nights even more enjoyable and valuable for the whole family. But most of all I think it will relieve everyone to see that FHE can be a challenge sometimes for anyone! Read the rest of this entry »