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Straight Talk about Strengthening Marriage! October 20, 2004 www.StrengtheningMarriage.com CONTENTS ---------------------------------------------- 1) Take the Touch Test 2) Audio Book Update 3) On a Mission to Move a Mountain 4) New Bookstores ----------------------------------------------- (1) TAKE THE TOUCH TEST Touch (or affection) is a universal, biological need—we can't live without it. Both sexual and non-sexual touch can fill our need for loving touch, but sexual touch alone cannot fill the need for pure affection. Touch deprivation is a serious, but often unrecognized void in our lives. Take the touch test by keeping track, for the next 24 hours, of how many times you and your spouse (or children) touch, then determine to touch more often! We can all increase loving touch with hugs, hand-holding, kisses, sitting close to each other and snuggling. We can even let ourselves brush against each other as we pass instead of avoiding contact. Touch is the dessert of life and can have a wonderful impact on our lives. For more information see Chapter 12 "Becoming One—Physical Intimacy" in the book And They Were Not Ashamed—Strengthening Marriage through Sexual Fulfillment. (2) AUDIO BOOK UPDATE--Now Available for Pre-order! We recently finished recording And They Were Not Ashamed for the CD audio book version (read by the author). This will be a real treat to those who struggle to find the time to sit down and read. You can listen to this book on the way to and from work or while you are out and about. There's something powerful about hearing such important yet delicate topics talked about openly and confidently. You can now pre-order online and receive the discounted price at http://InspireBook.com/product_info.php?products_id=32. This unabridged audio book will be ready to ship early November. Order now to get the first copies! (3) ON A MISSION TO MOVE A MOUNTAIN One of the primary purposes of this book is to take sex out of Satan's territory and restore it to God's light and truth. We intend to find as many people as possible who will catch the vision of this book and want to be a part of a positive shift in attitude regarding sex. We also hope to help remove the embarrassment and discomfort so many feel regarding this delicate topic. It will take a lot of people doing just a little to move this mountain. Here's how you can help: 1. Read and apply this book in your own life. 2. Teach your children the sanctity and goodness of sexual relations in marriage. 3. Forward this email to a friend or tell someone about this book. 4. Give this book as a wedding gift and/or Christmas gift. If you have other ideas to help spread the word, we welcome your suggestions. (4) NEW BOOKSTORES And They Were Not Ashamed is now available in over 150 bookstores (that we know of). Stores have been recently added in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Illinois, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and London, England! Check out the full list of bookstores here: http://www.strengtheningmarriage.com/stores.php. If your local bookstore doesn't yet carry our book, we hope you will encourage them to do so! For more information about getting And They Were Not Ashamed into your area see the following information: http://www.strengtheningmarriage.com/stores.php#distinfo. Thank you to those of you who have asked your bookstores to carry our book, thus helping them see the enthusiastic interest! Stay tuned for more exciting developments in upcoming Strengthening Marriage Newsletters...! Visit www.StrengtheningMarriage.com for excerpts and reviews or to place an order or post a comment. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE — If this email was forwarded to you and you would like to subscribe, send an email to Lists@StrengtheningMarriage.com with "Subscribe" on the subject line. UNSUBSCRIBE — To unsubscribe from receiving future information and updates send an email to Lists@StrengtheningMarriage.com with "Unsubscribe" on the subject line. If you receive a duplicate of this email, please let us know. All outgoing messages scanned by Norton AntiVirus. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |