Keep Showing Up Release Day
*Welcome to those of you joining from my Encouragement for Today devotion Will You Please Do It Just For Me? (If you haven’t read the devotion, click here. Be sure to come back for the GIVEAWAY!!)
It is release day for my latest book Keep Showing Up: How to Stay Crazy in Love When Your Love Drives You Crazy!
Toss the confetti and give your man a kiss.
To celebrate, I am giving away a prize package worth over $500. More about that in a minute. But first, here is the description of my new book on marriage:
It is true that opposites attract—for a while. But often as the years go by in our marriages, opposites may also begin to attack. The habits and characteristics we once found endearing about our significant other are the exact things that drive us crazy years later!
Whether you and your spouse disagree about finances, parenting, or how to load the dishwasher, your differences don’t need to divide you. They can actually bring you closer together—and closer to God, when you discover the proper perspective on marriage. Marriage is hard and it’s not about you. It is about displaying the gospel to those who are watching. You see, it isn’t just pastors who deliver a sermon. Your marriage is a message and people are watching you preach.
In Keep Showing Up, you will discover…
- The top three reasons for conflict in marriage and how to navigate them
- How to play to each other’s strengths as you work on your own weaknesses
- Strategies for avoiding the social media comparison trap
- Why it’s dangerous to mimic a friend’s marriage
- How to unearth the magic in the mundane
- A guided questionnaire for discovering your unique calling as a couple
- How to become a faithful forgiver who also forgets
- Why a spouse who drives you crazy can help you grow spiritually
NOW FOR THE GIVEAWAY!!
To celebrate—and help to get the word out about this message—I am giving away a prize package worth over $500 that includes some resources for you and a $400 Groupon gift certificate to plan a getaway with your spouse, or maybe several small getaways to local establishments. Anything goes! You can use it to stay a few nights at one of the featured hotels or bed-and-breakfasts or you can purchase several Groupons to restaurants for several date nights. The entire date night package includes:
- A $400 gift certificate to Groupon
- A copy of my latest book Keep Showing Up: How to Stay Crazy in Love When Your Love Drives You Crazy!
- A copy of the ESV Gospel Transformation Bible in Saddle Brown/Navy TruTone color
- A bag of one of my new favorite Cinnamon Coffees that is totally naturally flavored
- Two of these 20-ounce Travel Mugs to sip coffee as you drive to your getaway.
One winner will be chosen on Tuesday, March 5, and we’ll update this post and contact the winner via email. U.S. Addresses only please.
GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED. CONGRATS JENNI_HOPKINS! PLEASE SEE YOUR EMAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION OR EMAIL YOUR MAILING ADDRESS TO [email protected].
To enter, share this post, or download the image above and post it, for your family and friends on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. Be sure to use the #keepshowingupbook. Each time you share is a chance to win!
My team and I will be scouring the hashtag this week and can’t wait to see your posts!
We’d love to hear in the comments below where you shared it and how long you’ve been married. (If you don’t use social media, you can simply comment below.)
P.S. Save the Date!
As if all of these cool giveaway goodies aren’t enough, I have some FABULOUS and FUN news …
Keep Showing Up has been chosen to be the next online Bible study at Proverbs 31 Ministries!! It starts April 1 and you can learn more here.
Thanks so much for helping by sharing the excitement and sharing about Keep Showing Up with your friends. I appreciate you so much!
I shared this post on Facebook and Pinterest. My husband and I are both enjoying this book. Thanks for writing with so much transparency. We have been married 11 years!
shared on facebook
Been married 41 yrs. Some days I wonder how. It takes lots of practice and patience. And always remember will it matter tomorrow or next week.
Been married 52 years and yes, sometimes he drives me nuts!
Sharing in FB and Instagram.
Thanks! This looks like a great book and a great giveaway!!
Shared . Married 19 1/2 years!
Shared on facebook. What a great giveaway! Married 40 years and it is still a choice everyday to work for the love! This will be a great study – looking forward to it!
Wow! Awesome giveaway, and much needed too. Shared on Facebook, my husband and I met 10 1/2 years ago, married 8 years in May. Been really hard since birth if our first son who is autistic and has special needs, we’ve felt apart more than together but God has been working in us both this past year since I started intentionally praying. Haven’t had time away, alone, for over 5 years. Need that special time. Appreciate all you do Katen, keep up the race ?
Married 17 years. So glad to see a new resource for keeping marriages strong.
So many people will be blessed thru this book and bible study, and I want to be one of them.#keepshowingupbook
32 years and in a rough place…long dry lonely spell
20 years for us, I really needed your devotional this morning. We have a great marriage but I needed to be reminded about the importance of forgiveness. Thank you for your encouragement.
I wake early because of my husbands alarm. Last week I discovered pain in my lower back. I had to seek out urgent care two nights ago and go see back Dr on Thursday. So I’ve been reading these verses and articles and realize that I live by grace but want to hunger for the word and to read my Bible in the mornings. I don’t need to watch TV or hurt myself exercising again but take it slower. Thank you for inviting me to subscribe.
Hi, it will be 23 years in March.cfor us. New season and new challenges for us,praying that God ‘tweaks’ and uses us for His glory. So excited about the latest book!
Jessi
We have been married 10 years. We are currently separated. I’ve been standing, praying, and trusting God for the miracle of a new start for us. I see God working. I would love this book to continue to grow my faith, strength, and endurance as I fight this battle. I know God goes before us and is going to save our marriage and restore our family.
Sarah married 4 months.
We have been married over 18 years. The past 2 years we have experienced the most painful trials that have lead to legal separation and leading to divorce. I did not see how God could make anything great out of the dust that was left behind, but when we truly surrendered to His will and made the difficult changes in ourselves God showed us that he could make our marriage even better. We are now on the journey of repair and reconciliation and it is only because of God that a miracle like this could happen. Praise God for His unending grace.
I look forward to reading this book . I am excited about new love and getting married . I have been married previously and it has been over 20 years since I first fell in love and the thought of falling in love again and getting married is my hearts desire . God blessed me to meet a wonderful God fearing man who truly loves the Lord and his love for me growing more and more every day . I know marriage is in our near future . The Lord is working out all the particulars. We want to be obedient to His Word and instruction . There is some much I will learn and pull from this book that our marriage will be blessed .
I look forward to reading this book . I am excited about new love and getting married . I have been married previously and it has been over 20 years since I first fell in love and the thought of falling in love again abd getting married is my hearts desire . God blessed me to meet a wonderful God fearing man who truly loves the Lord and his love for me growing more and more .every day . I know marriage is in our near future . The Lord is working out all the particulars. We want to be obedient to His Word and instruction . There is some much I will learn and pull from this book that our marriage will be blessed .
Tammy married 14 years.
Evelyn Stephens married 24 years!
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Married 6 years and have So much to learn and grow.
Been married 32 years! Always room to grow and thankful we both Keep Showing Up!!
Ashlee – 8 years
Anna – 9 months!