12 Gifts of Marriage: Day 2 {bonus: 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway}

             DAY 2: UNITED FRONT

One of the most underutilized gifts of marriage is the strength of two standing together as one.

Zig Ziglar once said, “Many marriages would be better if the husband and wife clearly understood that they’re on the same side.”

The blessing of togetherness, the beauty of teamwork, allows you to go twice as far, climb twice as high, at twice the speed.

Like a relay race; you may only run half the distance but you still get credit for finishing the entire race.

When you and your spouse determine from the onset that you will remain an united front no matter what, there is not a foe in the world who can defeat you.

A chief encourager stands readily on the sidelines cheering you on.  A coach that huddles with you in the middle of the game helping draw out the next play.  A teammate who will never let you fail.

Do you have an audacious goal in your life?  One you’re almost embarrassed to say out loud because, “Really, who dreams this big?”  That goal, your dream, can be realized in half the time when you join with your partner in life.

Even in those moments, those years when that dream seems to elude you, appreciating the partner by your side allows you to enjoy the journey.  And during those difficult storms in life, it allows you the ability to dance in the rain.

Yesterday, we unwrapped the first gift of marriage: Friendship.  And for the next 11 days, we will unwrap one additional gift of marriage daily.  Whether your marriage is at its highest high or its lowest low, my hope is you will be encouraged and reminded of the power -and blessing- of the greatest union in life.

Join me tomorrow for day 3 and before you leave today, make sure to scroll down to participate in our 12 Days of Christmas spectacular giveaway.

Until tomorrow…make it a great day!

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12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR GIVEAWAY

I’ve never done a series quite like this before.  Every day, for 12 days, I will post an encouragement for your marriage at the top.  And then, a pretty spectacular giveaway at the bottom in honor of the release of my upcoming book, Happy Wives Club. (Still can’t believe we are less than 2 weeks away from its release!)

TODAY’S GIFT: A $500 AMAZON GIFT CARD!

No purchase is necessary, entering to win is simple, and you control your number of entries.  But if you do choose to pre-order the book (Amazon and Barnes & Noble have it 25% off today), make sure to scroll down because we’re giving you tons of FREE STUFF!

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Here are the details for the awesome FREE GIFTS you’ll get for pre-ordering Happy Wives Club today. (**If you’ve already pre-ordered, you get these too!)

If You Pre-Order 1-4 Books:

• Love Notes: a brand new eBook by Fawn Weaver
• An mp3 download of Happy Wives Club audio book read by Fawn Weaver
• 50 photos with inspirational quotes from Happy Wives Club

If You Pre-Order 5+ Books (perfect for starting a book club with friends):

• Get all the great gifts from the list above
• The Official ”Happy Wife” T-shirt
• The Official HWC “Happy” Mug
• Invitation to join Fawn’s private book club Facebook group where she’ll personally guide you through the lessons contained in this book and answer your questions

HOW DOES IT WORK?

All you have to do is email a copy of your receipt (or order confirmation email) to hwcbook@gmail.com.  If you’ve already pre-ordered your book, just email your receipt and you still get these gifts!  For additional details: http://happywivesclubbook.com/blog/preorder.

WANT TO GIVE THIS BOOK AS A GIFT BEFORE ITS RELEASE ON 1/7/14?

Not to worry, we created these beautiful printables you can give to anyone letting them know you’ve pre-ordered the book for them as a Christmas gift, anniversary, wedding or engagement present.

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Fawn Weaver

Founder at Happy Wives Club

Fawn Weaver is the USA Today® and New York Times® bestselling author of Happy Wives Club: One Woman's Worldwide Search for the Secrets of a Great Marriage, adopting the same name as the Club she founded in 2010. The Happy Wives Club community has grown to include more than 900,000 women in over 110 countries around the world. When she’s not blogging or working on her next project, she's happily doting over her husband of nearly eleven years, Keith.

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