Title Tuesday: Your Marriage Today... and Tomorrow

Welcome to  Title Tuesday, my favorite day of the week! This day is dedicated to book suggestions, news, cartoons, and reviews. I write this portion of my blog because I am a big believer in the motivational speaker Charlie Jones' quote which says, "You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read.” I try to meet as many new people as possible and to read everything I can. This is my way of sharing that information with you. You can see a visual summary of the books I have reviewed for both adults and children over on my Facebook page. If you are interested in understanding my rating system for books you can read my Book Review Explanation here and What I Believe here. If you want to check out what I am currently reading or what I want to read next, friend me on Goodreads!

I recently listened to the wedding plans of a dear friend. In listening to her talk, I realized that she was SO EXCITED for her wedding, not for her marriage. Today, our society is all about the wedding. In fact, in 2013 the wedding industry boasted being worth roughly 53.4 billion dollars. And yet for most couples, when the ceremony is over there is almost NO preparation for the real life that waits after you say, "I do". That is why when I was offered a chance to review Crawford and Karen Loritts' new book Your Marriage Today... and Tomorrow, I was thrilled! 

To start this review I have to say that usually I don't like books that are co-authored by couples but this one is totally different. This couple is one that I would LOVE to meet in real life. I feel like this is the kind of marriage mentor-ship that you would get sitting across the kitchen table. You know the kind I mean, where you just sit and listen while they drop 40 years worth of wisdom on you. 

So with that being said, lets jump in.

What I loved:
The purposeful look to the future and the legacy you leave, not just living in the moment. 
The use of stories from their own life to help the reader relate.
The book is biblical, there aren't "I thinks" it is all tied to scripture
Focused questions to think about (could be used to spark discussion with a spouse or group)
This quote: "Forgiveness declares that we are not enemies, we are allies" (page 128)

What I didn't like:
Absolutely Nothing!

Overall, I give Your Marriage Today... and Tomorrow by Crawford and Karen Loritts a solid A+. If you are about to get married put this book on your wedding registry. If you are newly married go buy it. If you have been married for any length of time this is a great way to remind yourself of the purpose of marriage and the reality that the wedding is the start of the legacy.