12 Gifts of Marriage: Day 1 {bonus: 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway}

DAY 1: FRIENDSHIP

Marriage is a gift. Like a present under the decorated fir tree on Christmas Eve.

Children go to sleep early in anticipation of waking up at sunrise. Excitedly awaiting the opportunity to tear open their largest gift meticulously wrapped in shades of red, green, silver and gold.

Opening this present first thing in the morning provides a glow that remains with them throughout the day.

So it is with marriage. It is a gift of immeasurable worth we have the honor of opening each morning and rewrapping every night.

With excitement, we await the sunrise so we can open our most anticipated present once again.

What is it about this gift that is so precious? What makes it worth waking up to each morning?

Marriage brings with it an endless number of gifts. Chief among them is friendship.

A bond that is formed between two souls who knew not of one another until both hearts were ready. But once each soul was revealed to the other, it was clear nothing would remain the same.

Friendship, a genuine connection with another is something every soul longs. And it is one of the greatest gifts of marriage. One worth unwrapping with excitement today and every day.

On this beautiful Christmas morning, I invite you to marvel with me at this amazing gift we’ve been given called marriage. It is an honor, a privilege, something to be grateful for every moment of of our lives.

For the next 12 days, we will unwrap one gift of marriage daily. My greatest hope is in reading, you will be encouraged and reminded of the amazing wonder of being joined with another for life.

Will you join me here tomorrow as we close out the year honoring 12 gifts of marriage and enter the New Year doing the same? 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 VISA 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.

JOIN THE 1,000,000 MEMBER CHALLENGE: If you haven’t already done it, what are you waiting for? Join the club! It takes only a few seconds and, of course, is free.

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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 1 million women in over 110 countries around the world. She’s an investor in real estate, tech sector and lifestyle brands. When she’s not writing or working, she's happily doting over her husband of twelve years, Keith (and sometimes manages to do all three simultaneously).