Laura's Strengthening Marriage Blog

Just 3 days left ’til Valentine’s Day!

Hey Everyone! Just wanted to be sure you know about the many resources here on Laura’s Strengthening Marriage Blog for Valentine’s Day ideas and other Gift Ideas.

• Valentine’s Day — Click here for a list of all blog posts on this site with some fun Valentine’s ideas for you to choose from! (You can also just click on the “Category” — “Valentine’s” on the lower left-hand side of the page.)
• Gift Ideas — Click here for a list of all blog posts on this site with some fun gift ideas for you to choose from! (You can also just click on the “Category” — “Gift Ideas” on the lower left-hand side of the page.)

Hope y’all enjoy this wonderful holiday of love! : )

Continue reading “Valentine’s & Other Gift Ideas” »

I think this is where the saying, “Sorry honey. I’ve got a headache” came from!

Hey guys, hope you’ll treat your honey a bit better than this if you want to have a good Valentine’s Day! : )

Continue reading “Monday Marriage Funnies: The Primitive Valentine’s Day” »

Does your spouse need to up the romance a bit?

Watch for our Monday Marriage Funnies (MMF)! Nothing like a little bit of humor for our marriages!

Continue reading “Monday Marriage Funnies: Almost Romantic” »

Get your cameras ready!

We’re excited to announce our 7th annual Couples Contest / Valentine’s Giveaway to the romantic Anniversary Inn. And to celebrate the release of And They Were Not Ashamed in eBook form (Kindle, Nook, etc.) we are adding a “prop” to the couples photos for you to send us.

Just send us a photo of you and your spouse with a copy of our book or eBook And They Were Not Ashamed: Strengthening Marriage through Sexual Fulfillment for a chance to win a fabulous ~ FREE ~ one-night getaway to the delicious Anniversary Inn of your choice, in the suite of your choice! (Valued up to $289!) …and that’s any Anniversary Inn in any state!

Continue reading “New Couples Contest…with a Twist!” »

Here is volume 1 of the new book “Understanding Women.” Good luck to all you men out there…you’re gonna need it! I’m just glad God saw fit to make men not so complicated! : )

Welcome to our new “Open Forum 3” discussion page!

We continue to create new Open Forum pages for you to post your questions and comments, and for us all to discuss important marriage and intimacy issues. Please post your new comments/questions to this Open Forum 3 post below.

For additional insights, you can review previous discussions by clicking on the links below:

• Open Forum 3 (to post NEW questions and comments)
• Open Forum 2 (posts from Jun 30, 2009 — Apr 3, 2011)
• Open Forum 1 (posts from Aug 14, 2007 – Jun 29, 2009)
• Laura’s Straight Talk Q&A (for other questions and answers from Laura)

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Continue reading “Open Forum 3” »

One affectionate couple found themselves being shoved into the kitchen pantry by their grossed-out children who didn’t want to see their parents kissing! (That’s a separate issue to tackle, if your children have a negative response to your PDA!)

This was the beginning of this couple’s regular romantic rendevous in their “Kissing Closet.” (Click here for their story.)

What a fabulously fun idea for couples!

Do You Have a Kissing Closet?

The kissing closet is a great idea for any couple to add a bit of fun and flirtatiousness (is that a word?) to their relationship. Do you have a “kissing closet?” Continue reading “The Kissing Closet” »

I got a kick out of these photos a reader sent in. Apparently her son wasn’t too happy about her taking away the book he was intently studying! : ) I guess if a kid’s that insistent then maybe you better get busy starting a conversation about these things!

…two years old might be just a LITTLE early to let your kids read this book though! : )

Continue reading “Never Too Early…” »

Congratulations to Chris and Shelby for winning this year’s Valentine’s Giveaway with their couple photo entry (random drawing)!

Over 100 new couples photos have been added to our Couples Photos page for our recent 2011 romantic getaway drawing to The Anniversary Inn. Check out the new photos and locate your picture (if you sent one in). There are so many great new photos!

Anniversary Inn Discount

We are thrilled to be able to offer a fabulous 25% off discount to all of our readers so that you too can stay in the luxurious and romantic Anniversary Inn! Check out all fun suites by Clicking Here!

To reserve your romantic getaway you can either call (1-800-324-4152) to reserve your suite and ask for the “StrengtheningMarriage.com” discount or make your reservation online then call to have the “StrengtheningMarriage.com” discount added to your account.

The Anniversary Inns are located in Salt Lake City and Logan, Utah and Boise, Idaho.

Continue reading “2011 Couples Photos Winner & Anniversary Inn Discount” »

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. Continue reading “Valentine’s Giveaway to the Anniversary Inn with Your Couple Photo” »