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| gary smalley 5 love languages: The Five Love Languages Gary Chapman, 2009-12-17 Marriage should be based on love, right? But does it seem as though you and your spouse are speaking two different languages? #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Gary Chapman guides couples in identifying, understanding, and speaking their spouse's primary love language-quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service, or physical touch. By learning the five love languages, you and your spouse will discover your unique love languages and learn practical steps in truly loving each other. Chapters are categorized by love language for easy reference, and each one ends with simple steps to express a specific language to your spouse and guide your marriage in the right direction. A newly designed love languages assessment will help you understand and strengthen your relationship. You can build a lasting, loving marriage together. Gary Chapman hosts a nationally syndicated daily radio program called A Love Language Minute that can be heard on more than 150 radio stations as well as the weekly syndicated program Building Relationships with Gary Chapman, which can both be heard on fivelovelanguages.com. The Five Love Languages is a consistent New York Times bestseller - with over 5 million copies sold and translated into 38 languages. This book is a sales phenomenon, with each year outselling the prior for 16 years running! |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The 5 Love Languages Gary Chapman, 2014-12-11 Over 20 million copies sold! A perennial New York Times bestseller for over a decade! 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 international bestseller The 5 Love Languages®, 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® 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 the Love Language assessment so you can discover your love language and that of your loved one. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The Language of Love Gary Smalley, John T. Trent, 1999-01-29 How to quickly communicate your feelings and needs. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: What Are the 5 Love Languages? Gary Chapman, 2015-06-10 Simple ideas, lasting love—all in a short read In this abridged version of the New York Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages®, relationships expert Dr. Gary Chapman offers a trimmed-down explanation of his transformational approach to love. People express and receive love in 5 different ways, called love languages: quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service, and physical touch. The sooner you discover your language and that of your loved one, the sooner you can take your relationship to new heights. And with this summary version of the award-winning book, you don't have to read long to find out. With disarming wit, clear explanations, and inspiring storytelling, Dr. Chapman only needs a moment of your time to transform your love life. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace Gary Chapman, Paul White, 2019-01-01 OVER 600,000 COPIES SOLD! Based on the #1 New York Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages® (over 20 million copies sold) Dramatically improve workplace relationships simply by learning your coworkers’ language of appreciation. This book will give you the tools to create a more positive workplace, increase employee engagement, and reduce staff turnover. How? By teaching you to effectively communicate authentic appreciation and encouragement to employees, co-workers, and leaders. Most relational problems in organizations flow from this question: do people feel appreciated? This book will help you answer “Yes!” A bestseller—having sold over 600,000 copies and translated into 24 languages—this book has proven to be effective and valuable in diverse settings. Its principles about human behavior have helped businesses, non-profits, hospitals, schools, government agencies, and organizations with remote workers. PLUS! Each book contains a free access code for taking the online Motivating By Appreciation (MBA) Inventory (does not apply to purchases of used books). The assessment identifies a person’s preferred languages of appreciation to help you apply the book. When supervisors and colleagues understand their coworkers’ primary and secondary languages, as well as the specific actions they desire, they can effectively communicate authentic appreciation, thus creating healthy work relationships and raising the level of performance across an entire team or organization. **(Please contact mpcustomerservice@moody.edu if you purchased your book new and the access code is denied.) Take your team to the next level by applying The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The 5 Love Languages of Children Gary Chapman, Ross Campbell, 2012-02-01 Does your child speak a different language? Sometimes they wager for your attention, and other times they ignore you completely. Sometimes they are filled with gratitude and affection, and other times they seem totally indifferent. Attitude. Behavior. Development. Everything depends on the love relationship between you and your child. When children feel loved, they do their best. But how can you make sure your child feels loved? Since 1992, Dr. Gary Chapman's best-selling book The 5Love Languages has helped millions of couples develop stronger, more fulfilling relationships by teaching them to speak each others' love language. Each child, too, expresses and receives love through one of five different communication styles. And your love language may be totally different from that of your child. While you are doing all you can to show your child love, he may be hearing it as something completely opposite. Discover your child's primary language and learn what you can do to effectively convey unconditional feelings of respect, affection, and commitment that will resonate in your child's emotions and behavior. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The 5 Apology Languages Gary Chapman, Jennifer Thomas, 2022-01-03 “I said I was sorry! What more do you want?” Even in the best of relationships, we mess up. We say and do things we deeply regret later on. So we need to make things right. But just saying you’re sorry isn’t enough. That’s only the first step on the road to restoration. In The 5 Apology Languages, Gary Chapman, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the 5 Love Languages®, partners with Jennifer Thomas to help you on the journey toward restored relationships. True healing comes when you learn to: Express regret: “I’m sorry.” Accept responsibility: “I was wrong.” Make restitution: “How can I make it right?” Plan for change: “I’ll take steps to prevent a reoccurrence.” Request forgiveness: “Can you find it in your heart to . . . ?” Don’t let hurts linger or wounds fester. Start on the path to healing today and discover how meaningful apologies can make your friendships, family, and marriage stronger than ever before. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The Language of Love Gary Smalley, 2006 Words have incredible meaning, especially when they say what you mean. But often tongues get tied, and thoughts and ideas are expressed in ways that are easily misunderstood. Make the most of your messages by learning The Language of Love. Written by best-selling authors Gary Smalley and John Trent, it shows how emotional word pictures can infuse understanding and intimacy into all of your relationships. Great for personal growth, small-group studies, or couples classes! |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The 5 Love Languages Military Edition Gary Chapman, Jocelyn Green, 2024-06-04 Advice for military couples “As soon as I arrived in Afghanistan, I began reading The 5 Love Languages®. I had never read anything so simple yet so profound.” — Anonymous soldier If you are in a military relationship, you know the strain of long deployments, lonely nights, and difficult transitions. For extraordinary challenges like these, couples need specific advice. In this updated edition of The 5 Love Languages®: Military Edition, relationship expert Dr. Gary Chapman teams up with Jocelyn Green, a former military wife, to speak directly to military couples. They share the simple secret to loving each other best, including advice for how to: Build intimacy over long distances Reintegrate after deployment Unlearn harsh military-style communication Rebuild and maintain emotional love Help your spouse heal from trauma and more With more than 20 million copies sold, The 5 Love Languages® has been strengthening millions of relationships for over 30 years. This military edition will inspire and equip you to build lasting love in your relationship, starting today. Includes stories from every branch of service, tips for expressing love when apart, and an updated FAQs section. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The One Year Love Language Minute Devotional Gary Chapman, 2021-10 Are you and your loved one 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. This deluxe version of 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. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: Love Is a Decision Gary Smalley, John T. Trent, 1993 The bestselling authors of The Blessing present a potent action plan based on thirteen proven, transforming principles--secrets common to all successful marriages, relationships, and close-knit families. Through inspiring, real-life stories, the authors show how love is a decision that begins with honor: the foundation for all healthy relationships. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The 5 Love Languages Singles Edition Gary D. Chapman, 2014-01-21 This simple concept can revolutionize all your relationships! Nothing has more potential for enhancing one's sense of well-being than effectively loving and being loved. This book is designed to help you do both of these things effectively. -Gary Chapman With more than 10 million copies sold, The 5 Love Languages® continues to strengthen relationships worldwide. Although originally crafted with married couples in mind, the love languages have proven themselves to be universal, whether in dating relationships or with parents, coworkers, or friends. The premise is simple: Different people with different personalities express love in different ways. Therefore, if you want to give and receive love most effectively, you've got to learn to speak the right language. The 5 Love Languages®Singles Edition will help you . . . Discover the missing ingredient in past relationships Learn how to communicate love in a way that can transform any relationship Grow closer to the people you care about the most Understand why you may not feel loved by those who genuinely care about you Gain the courage to deeply express your emotions and affection to others Includes Personal Profile assessments and a study guide |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married Gary Chapman, 2010-09-01 OVER 500,000 COPIES SOLD! “Most people spend far more time in preparation for their vocation than they do in preparation for marriage.” With more than 45 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 bookand 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 |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The Language of Love Gary Smalley, John Trent, 2018 The Language of Love builds on communication basics introduced in The Two Sides of Love and shows how emotional word pictures can infuse understanding and intimacy into all of your relationships. This revised, updated edition of a classic resource is a tool for personal growth, small group studies, or couples' classes. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The Marriage You've Always Wanted Gary Chapman, 2013-12-17 From America's favorite marriage expert and author of the New York Times #1 bestseller, The 5 Love Languages® Respected marriage counselor Gary Chapman looks at the key issues that will help you build the marriage you've always wanted, answering such real-life questions as . . . Why won't they change? Why do we always fight about tasks and responsibilities? Why should we have to work at sex? In the warm, practical style that has endeared him to audiences worldwide, Dr. Chapman delivers advice on all the big issues, like: Money Communication Decision making In-laws and much more Each chapter includes a Your Turn opportunity for reflection and interaction between spouses. Discover the joy potential in your marriage and your ministry potential for God! |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The Five Love Languages Gary D. Chapman, 2009 Outlines five expressions of love and explains how singles can communicate effectively in a love language that applies to their own unique situation. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: Life Promises for Couples Gary Chapman, 2012-01-05 Everybody wants a strong, loving, God-centered marriage. In Life Promises for Couples, New York Times bestselling relationship expert Dr. Gary Chapman provides trusted words of wisdom designed to encourage and inspire couples, alongside key Bible verses that illuminate God’s plan for marriage and for nurturing healthy, happy relationships. Whether you are a young couple just starting out or you’ve just celebrated your 50th wedding anniversary, your marriage is sure to benefit from the timeless wisdom contained in this beautifully designed two-color gift book. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The DNA of Relationships Gary Smalley, Greg Smalley, Michael Smalley, Robert S. Paul, 2013-04-22 “Life is relationships; the rest is just details.” We are designed for relationships, yet they often bring us pain. In this paradigm-shifting book, Gary Smalley unravels the DNA of relationships: we are made for three great relationships—with God, others, and ourselves—and all relationships involve choice. Gary exposes a destructive relationship dance that characterizes nearly every relationship conflict, and he offers five new dance steps that will revolutionize relationships. The DNA of Relationships, the cornerstone book in Gary Smalley's relationship campaign, will revolutionize your marriage, family, friendships, and work relationships. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: Joy of Committed Love Gary Smalley, 1990 Explaining the differences between the sexes, this book looks at the basic division between men and women. The author argues that men are, in actual fact, more violent when angry than women who tend to be more verbal. The book offers new insights into the reasons a wife is more likely to nurture a relationship, even though her husband doesn't carry the instinctive awareness of what the relationship should be. Every relationship can be fufilling, the secret lies in knowing, understanding and honouring your mate. Whether married for two weeks or 20 years, this book carries important facts for loving couples and their lives together. Better or for Best. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: When Sorry Isn't Enough Gary Chapman, Jennifer Thomas, 2013-04-22 “I said I was sorry!” Even in the best of relationships, all of us make mistakes. We do and say things we later regret and hurt the people we love most. So we need to make things right. But simply saying you’re sorry is usually not enough. In this book, #1 New York Times bestselling author Gary Chapman and Jennifer Thomas unveil new ways to effectively approach and mend fractured relationships. Even better, you’ll discover how meaningful apologies provide the power to make your friendships, family, and marriage stronger than ever before. When Sorry Isn’t Enough will help you . . . Cool down heated arguments Offer apologies that are fully accepted Rekindle love that has been dimmed by pain Restore and strengthen valuable relationships Trade in tired excuses for honesty, trust, and joy *This book was previously published as The Five Languages of Apology. Content has been significantly revised and updated. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The Key to Your Child's Heart Gary Smalley, 1995-09-27 A repeat bestseller for two decades, this child-rearing classic cuts to the heart of the anger and alienation that mar so many modern homes. In this ultimately practical book, Gary Smalley outlines effective steps for parents to open up a child that has shut them out. He describes family-tested ways for parents to set limits and enforce them, and he reveals the simple but powerful secret for achieving a close-knit family. Learn proven parenting methods that can spell the difference between an angry, rebellious, distant child and a happy, cooperative one. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The Five Love Languages for Singles Gary Chapman, 2005 |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The Five Love Languages Gary Chapman, 2005 Outlines five expressions of love--quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service, and physical touch--and explains how to identify and communicate effectively in a spouse's love language. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: Building Love Together in Blended Families Gary Chapman, Ron L Deal, 2020-02-04 Create a Loving and Safe Environment for Your Blended Family Blended families face unique challenges, and sadly, good intentions aren’t always enough. With so many complex relationships involved, all the normal rules for family life change, even how you apply something as simple as the five love languages. That’s why Gary Chapman, the bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages® andnational expert on stepfamilies, Ron Deal, join together in this book to teach you how the five love languages can help your blended family. They’ll teach you: About the unique dynamics of stepfamilies How to overcome fear and trust issues in marriage How to develop healthy parenting and step-parenting practices How the love languages should—and should not—be applied You’re going to face many challenges, but with the right strategies and smart work, your family can be stronger and healthier together. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away Gary Chapman, 2018-03-06 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. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The 5 Love Languages/The 5 Love Languages Men's Edition Set Gary Chapman, 2009-12-17 This set includes The Five Love Languages and The Five Love Languages Men's Edition. In The Five Love Languages, #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Gary Chapman guides couples in identifying, understanding, and speaking their spouse's primary love language-quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service, or physical touch. By learning the five love languages, you and your spouse will discover your unique love languages and learn practical steps in truly loving each other. Chapters are categorized by love language for easy reference, and each one ends with simple steps to express a specific language to your spouse and guide your marriage in the right direction. A newly designed love languages assessment will help you understand and strengthen your relationship. You can build a lasting, loving marriage together. The Five Love Languages Men's Edition,#1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Gary Chapman guides husbands in identifying, understanding, and speaking their wife's love language. Husbands are commanded to love their wives, but do you know what really makes your wife feel loved? Are you tired of missed cues and confusing signals? Everyone has a primary love language-quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service, or physical touch. Each chapter concludes with ten simple and practical ideas for expressing that love language to your wife. You'll both enjoy taking the new love languages assessment and building a lasting, loving marriage. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: Now You're Speaking My Language Gary Chapman, 2014-01-01 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. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: Desperate Marriages Gary Chapman, 2008-09-01 Countless couples today face major marital struggles. Dr. Gary Chapman communicates genuine hope for every marriage- even for those with deeply rooted wounds. Chapman provides positive steps for dealing with spouses who are: Workaholics Controlling Uncommunicative Physically, verbally, or sexually abusive Unfaithful Alcoholic or drug-abusing Depressed Irresponsible |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The 5 Love Languages for Men Gary Chapman, 2014-12-11 The love she craves, the confidence you need In a man's heart is the desire to master what matters. It's nice to get a complement at work or on the court, but nothing beats hearing your spouse say, You make me feel loved. If you haven't heard that in a while, or you feel like you're not bringing you're A-game relationally, this book is for you. The 5 Love Languages® has sold 10 million copies because it is simple, practical, and effective. In this edition, Gary Chapman speaks straight to men about the rewards of learning and speaking their wife's love language. Touched with humor and packed with helpful illustrations and creative pointers, these pages will rouse your inner champion and empower you to master the art of love. When you express your love for your wife using her primary love language, it's like hitting the sweet spot on a baseball bat or golf club. It just feels right—and the results are impressive. —Gary Chapman Includes an updated version of The 5 Love Languages® personal profile. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The Two Sides of Love Gary Smalley, John Trent, John T. Trent, 1992 What strengthens affection, closeness and lasting commitment. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: Five Love Languages of Teenagers Dvd Pak for Parents Gary Chapman, 2003-06-01 Using this 6-session study, parents and student ministry leaders will learn that even teens understand and show love in different ways some prefer gifts, others physical affection, and still more respond to words of affirmation. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The 5 Love Languages/Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married Set Gary Chapman, 2014-12-11 This set includes The Five Love Languages and Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married. In The Five Love Languages, #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Gary Chapman guides couples in identifying, understanding, and speaking their spouse’s primary love language—quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service, or physical touch. By learning the five love languages, you and your spouse will discover your unique love languages and learn practical steps in truly loving each other. Chapters are categorized by love language for easy reference, and each one ends with simple steps to express a specific language to your spouse and guide your marriage in the right direction. A newly designed love languages assessment will help you understand and strengthen your relationship. You can build a lasting, loving marriage together. In Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married, the author writes, “Most people spend far more time in preparation for their vocation than they do in preparation for marriage.” No wonder the divorce rate hovers around fifty percent. Bestselling author and marriage counselor Gary Chapman hopes to change that with his newest book. Gary, with more than 35 years of experience counseling couples, believes that divorce is the lack of preparation for marriage and the failure to learn the skills of working 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 men and women long for. It’s the type of information Gary himself wished he had before he got married. The material lends itself to heart-felt discussions by dating or engaged couples. To jump-start the exchanges, each short chapter includes insightful “Talking it Over” questions and suggestions. And, the book includes information on interactivewebsites as well as books that will enhance the couples experience. Dr. Chapman even includes a thought-provoking appendix. By understanding and balancing the five key aspects of life, dating couples can experience a healthy relationship. A revealing learning exercise is included at the end. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The Heart of the 5 Love Languages (Abridged Gift-Sized Version) Gary Chapman, 2009-03-01 In this GIFT-SIZED ABRIDGED VERSION of the #1 New York Times bestselling book The 5 Love Languages, 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. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: Anger Gary Chapman, 2015-05-18 Help for anger management — from NYT bestselling author Gary Chapman Anger is a cruel master. If you struggle even a little with anger, you know how it feels to get mad too easily. To lash out at someone you love. To hold onto frustration. You might even notice others seem uneasy around you. You know anger is hurting your life, but you don’t know how to fix it. There is hope. When you understand why you get angry and what to do about it, you can change the course of your life for the better. In Anger: Taming a Powerful Emotion, counselor Gary Chapman shares surprising insights about anger, its effect on relationships, and how to overcome it. His advice and real-life examples will help you: Understand yourself better Overcome shame, denial, and bitterness Discern good anger from bad anger Manage anger and conflict constructively Make positive life changes Let go of your grudges and resentment Help others (like your children) deal with anger and more Whether your anger is quiet or explosive, if it’s clouding your judgment and hurting your relationships, it needs to go. Learn to handle anger in healthy ways, starting today. Gary Chapman is wise and empathetic, and he'll help you turn over a new leaf. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: Seen. Known. Loved. Gary Chapman, R. York Moore, 2020-07-07 Could Your Love Language Guide You to a Meaningful Life? In a world of varying beliefs and endless opportunities, determining how to spend our lives can seem impossible. And even more difficult than finding direction can be finding meaning. Perhaps we know what we’re most interested in, but how do we know if it has purpose? These longings are rooted in our desire to feel God’s presence in our lives, which begins when we know how He communicates with us. Seen. Known. Loved. examines how God—the Creator of the universe—intimately communicates with each of His people. Relationships expert Gary Chapman and coauthor R. York Moore offer practical insights for how to know your own love language and how God uses it to communicate with you. When we come to understand our own unique love language, we discover how God both speaks and listens. And, therefore, how He is intimately involved in our lives in ways we have never before identified. The first step to living with meaning is living in union with our God—the source of meaning. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: One More Try Gary Chapman, 2014-05-19 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 still hope. If you feel like your marriage is near the breaking point, or even if you've already separated, Gary Chapman will show you how you can give your marriage one more try. One More Try will help you . . . Take the next step when blindsided in marriage; Discover healthy ways to manage frustration and anger; Effectively deal with loneliness; Renew hope and trust in your spouse; and Rebuild your marriage from the ground up. Distress or even separation do not necessarily mean divorce is imminent. Matter of fact, it’s possible that these may even lead to a restored, enriched, growing marriage. The outcome of this challenging time is determined solely by the individuals involved. If you’re willing to make the most of that process, then begin the journey with confidence as Gary walks you step-by-step towards healing and hope. *The content of this book has been significantly revised and updated from its previous title Hope for the Separated.* |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: Little Book of Great Dates Greg Smalley, Erin Smalley, 2013-09-20 The Little Book of Great Dates will help build romance and fun into any marriage with its creative ideas for a year’s worth of weekly affordable dates. This book—a simpler, gift version of Focus on the Family’s The Date Night Challenge campaign—will help couples to proactively and intentionally build their relationship, showing how everyday activities can become “dates” that strengthen the marriage relationship. It includes plans for special-occasion dates, such as the couple’s anniversaries (first date, engagement, wedding), birthdays, etc. Couples can get to know each other better by sharing fun times and discover dating again in their marriage with this great little book of ideas! |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: Fun Loving You Ted Cunningham, 2013-09-01 For a Good Time, Call Home Ted Cunningham has a surprising definition of marriage: a man and a woman enjoying life together. In fact, God created marriage to be a blast—even when it feels like the rest of life is going to explode. This refreshing book will help you: Laugh together again (it’s easier than you think)Make sex even more exciting than on your honeymoonDiscover how to make doing dishes together a partyFight as teammates, not opponentsFigure out how to break the routine without breaking the bankRemember why your spouse is the most likeable person you know Fun Loving You puts laughter, fun, and even spin-the-bottle back into marriage. After all, life is hard. Marriage doesn’t have to be. |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: The Smart Stepfamily Marriage Ron L. Deal, David H. Olson, 2015-05-12 Make This Marriage Last a Lifetime Leading blended family authority Ron Deal and marriage and family expert David Olson show you how to build on your relationship strengths and improve your weaknesses. Whether you're dating, engaged, a young stepfamily, or an empty-nest couple, The Smart Stepfamily Marriage gives you the tools you need at any stage to create a remarriage that will last. Each chapter of this book explores one of the key qualities of happy remarriages as identified by research. Like a GPS for your relationship, this book has built-in discussion questions that can help you and your partner discover where you are, where you'd like to be, and how to get there. The online survey gives you a report with personalized results for your relationship. The Smart Stepfamily Marriage is the road map to a healthy marriage.--Gary D. Chapman, PhD, author, The Five Love Languages and When Sorry Isn't Enough Remarried or marrying again? This book is loaded with specific, useful ideas for helping your marriage reach its full potential.--Scott Stanley, PhD, author, A Lasting Promise; research professor, University of Denver This book is a must-read for any remarried couple. It includes the tools needed to create and maintain a wonderful remarriage.--from the foreword by Evelyn Husband Thompson, widow of Space Shuttle Columbia Commander Rick Husband, now remarried to Bill Thompson The Smart Stepfamily Marriage is the most up-to-date, relevant, complete guide for remarried couples--I know of no other resource like it.--Francesca Adler-Baeder, PhD, professor and director, Center for Children, Youth, and Families, Auburn University; director, National Stepfamily Resource Center This book will help you thrive in your marriage and beat the odds of divorce. The preventative information is the best I have ever seen, and the practical application covers it all. I have put The Smart Stepfamily Marriage at the top of my resource library for couples who find themselves in this beautiful and yet challenging world of remarriage.--Jim Burns, PhD, president, HomeWord, author of Creating an Intimate Marriage, Confident Parenting, and The Purity Code Remarriages have unique challenges and different relational needs than first marriages. Based on a national study of 50,000 couples, this book is a wonderful resource for remarriage couples. Take the online Couple Checkup and get a report about your relationship, read the book, and build a relationship that lasts!--Dr. Gary Smalley, author of The DNA of Relationships You want a marriage that lasts forever, right? Blended family couples can beat the odds--this book will tell you how.--Dr. Dennis Rainey, president of FamilyLife, author of Stepping Up |
| gary smalley 5 love languages: His Brain, Her Brain Walt Larimore, Barb Larimore, 2009-07-13 She reads people, and he reads manuals. He doesn't ask for directions, and she doesn't appreciate his advice. She is so mysterious, and he is so practical. He does not seem to listen, and she seems so emotional. The list goes on and on . . . In a world where men and women are constantly told they are not different, His Brain, Her Brain shows couples what they instinctively know--men and women are different, and these divinely designed differences, when understood, make a marriage stronger and happier. Combining the latest brain research along with their experiences in over three decades of marriage and counseling, Dr. Walt and Barb Larimore explain how the unique design of each sex, particularly the unique brain and hormones of each, results in different habits, tendencies, and nuances of thought and action. |
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5 Sep 2017 · The Five Love Languages Test By Dr. Gary Chapman Read each pair of statements and circle the one that best describes you. 1. A. I like to receive notes of affirmation from you. …
The 5 Love Languages® - Integral Psychology
Millions of couples have learned the simple way to express their feelings and bring joy back into marriage: The 5 Love Languages, Dr. Gary Chapman’s New York Times bestseller. Actions …
Gary Smalley 5 Love Languages (PDF) - elearning.nict.edu.ng
The 5 Love Languages® continues to strengthen relationships worldwide. Although originally crafted with married couples in mind, the love languages have proven themselves to be …
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Gary Smalley,John Trent,2018 The Language of Love builds on communication basics introduced in The Two Sides of Love and shows how emotional word pictures can infuse understanding …
5 Love Languages By Gary Smalley [PDF]
Gary Chapman and former military wife Jocelyn Green offer you an unparalleled tool for navigating these challenges Adapted from 1 New York Time bestseller The 5 Love Languages …
THE LANGUAGE LOVE - Tyndale House
collaboration between our dads, Gary Smalley and John Trent, and it has proved to be one of their most enduring works. For both of our fathers, the ideas in The Language of Love
You’ve read the book—now go deeper! - The Five Love Languages
Love Language 1. Think of three significant times in the recent past when your child or children expressed love to you. Which love languages are represented? 2. Our children ask for many …
The Five Love Languages for Teens - Be Love Therapy
Physical touch is a powerful vehicle for communicating love. Hugs, kisses, back rubs, pats, tender touches, massages, and arm wrestlings are all appropriate ways to speak the language of …
The Five Love Language (Children’s) Profile Quiz - Little Reading …
I know people love me when they do things for me that they don’t enjoy. D 16. I like for a teacher to touch my shoulder as s/he passes by my desk. E I like it when people listen to me and show …
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The 5 Love Languages By Dr. Gary Chapman & Dr. Paul White Principles of different Love Languages: 1. There are different ways to communicate love, appreciation and …
Resource List: Marriage Materials - Focus on the Family
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts by Gary Chapman (2010) 9780802412706 Healthy communication is fostered by quality time, acts of service, affirming words, physical …
The Language of Love - Tyndale House
First, in a new chapter, you’ll discover four ways in which emotional word pictures can deepen and strengthen your Christian walk. Word pictures can help to rekindle your prayer life, bring hope …
LOVE LANGUAGES PERSONAL PROFILE - ParenTeen Moments
You’re going to see 30 pairs of things that your parent(s) might do or say to show love to you. All you have to do is pick one item in each pair that you like better.
The Five Love Languages
The letter or love language that receives the most points is your primary love language. If you score the same score for two love languages, then you are bilingual. If you score high on one …
Five Love Languages of Teenagers Dr Gary Chapman - Anglo …
‐The whole concept of the 5 love languages is learning to speak the teen’s language, not your own. ‐Teens need to receive love from parents in all 5 languages. The primary love language …
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts
This group discussion guide is designed to both help couples apply the concepts from The 5 Love Languages and stimulate genuine dialogue among study groups. begins, or should begin, at …
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts
learn our spouse’s primary love language if we are to be effective communicators of love. M y conclusion after thirty years of marriage counseling is that there are basically five emotional love languages—five ways that people speak and understand emotional love.
Gary Smalley 5 Love Languages (book) - elearning.nict.edu.ng
exclusive online access to the new comprehensive love languages assessment. In The 5 Love Languages of Children, the author examines the different languages your children speak. Sometimes they wager for your attention, and other times they ignore you completely.
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Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages relationships expert Dr Gary Chapman offers a trimmed down explanation of his transformational approach to love People express and receive love in 5 different ways called love languages quality time
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THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES. number of ways to express love within a love language is limited only by one’s imagination. The important thing is to speak the love lan-guage of your spouse. Seldom do a husband and wife have the same primary emotional love language. We tend to speak our primary love language, and we
The Five Love Languages Test - New Beginnings Counseling Group
5 Sep 2017 · The Five Love Languages Test By Dr. Gary Chapman Read each pair of statements and circle the one that best describes you. 1. A. I like to receive notes of affirmation from you. E. I like it when you hug me. 2. B.
The 5 Love Languages® - Integral Psychology
Millions of couples have learned the simple way to express their feelings and bring joy back into marriage: The 5 Love Languages, Dr. Gary Chapman’s New York Times bestseller. Actions don’t always speak louder than words. If this is your love language, unsolicited compliments mean the …
Gary Smalley 5 Love Languages (PDF) - elearning.nict.edu.ng
The 5 Love Languages® continues to strengthen relationships worldwide. Although originally crafted with married couples in mind, the love languages have proven themselves to be universal, whether in dating relationships or with parents, coworkers, or friends. The premise
5 Love Languages By Gary Smalley (Download Only)
Gary Smalley,John Trent,2018 The Language of Love builds on communication basics introduced in The Two Sides of Love and shows how emotional word pictures can infuse understanding and intimacy into all of your relationships This revised
5 Love Languages By Gary Smalley [PDF]
Gary Chapman and former military wife Jocelyn Green offer you an unparalleled tool for navigating these challenges Adapted from 1 New York Time bestseller The 5 Love Languages this military edition helps heal broken relationships and strengthen healthy ones With an
THE LANGUAGE LOVE - Tyndale House
collaboration between our dads, Gary Smalley and John Trent, and it has proved to be one of their most enduring works. For both of our fathers, the ideas in The Language of Love
You’ve read the book—now go deeper! - The Five Love Languages
Love Language 1. Think of three significant times in the recent past when your child or children expressed love to you. Which love languages are represented? 2. Our children ask for many things from us. Review the five love languages first and try to list as many requests as possible by specific love language category. Where do
The Five Love Languages for Teens - Be Love Therapy
Physical touch is a powerful vehicle for communicating love. Hugs, kisses, back rubs, pats, tender touches, massages, and arm wrestlings are all appropriate ways to speak the language of physical touch to teens.
The Five Love Language (Children’s) Profile Quiz - Little Reading …
I know people love me when they do things for me that they don’t enjoy. D 16. I like for a teacher to touch my shoulder as s/he passes by my desk. E I like it when people listen to me and show genuine interest in what I say. B 17. I feel loved when teachers help me with jobs or projects. D I really enjoy receiving gifts from friends and loved ...
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The 5 Love Languages By Dr. Gary Chapman & Dr. Paul White Principles of different Love Languages: 1. There are different ways to communicate love, appreciation and encouragement to others. 2. An individual will value a certain language more than another. 3.
Resource List: Marriage Materials - Focus on the Family
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts by Gary Chapman (2010) 9780802412706 Healthy communication is fostered by quality time, acts of service, affirming words, physical touch, and gifts.
The Language of Love - Tyndale House
First, in a new chapter, you’ll discover four ways in which emotional word pictures can deepen and strengthen your Christian walk. Word pictures can help to rekindle your prayer life, bring hope and encouragement to a hurting heart, and provide a pow-erful tool for evangelism.
LOVE LANGUAGES PERSONAL PROFILE - ParenTeen Moments
You’re going to see 30 pairs of things that your parent(s) might do or say to show love to you. All you have to do is pick one item in each pair that you like better.
The Five Love Languages
The letter or love language that receives the most points is your primary love language. If you score the same score for two love languages, then you are bilingual. If you score high on one love language and have a close second score, that second …
Five Love Languages of Teenagers Dr Gary Chapman - Anglo …
‐The whole concept of the 5 love languages is learning to speak the teen’s language, not your own. ‐Teens need to receive love from parents in all 5 languages. The primary love language of the teen will speak more deeply and will more quickly fill the emotional love tank.
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts
This group discussion guide is designed to both help couples apply the concepts from The 5 Love Languages and stimulate genuine dialogue among study groups. begins, or should begin, at home. For me that means Sam and Grace, Dad and Mom. Without them I would still be seek-ing love instead of writing about it.
