Keep Showing Up: How to Stay Crazy in Love When Your Love Drives You Crazy

by Karen Ehman

Overview

Discover how your differences can become the strength of your marriage in this real-life guide to both living with and loving your spouse.

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.

In Keep Showing Up, Karen Ehman shows you . . .

• How to play to each other's strengths as you work on your own weaknesses
• The difference between having a soul mate and having a sole mate
• How to become a faithful forgiver who also forgets
• 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
• Why a spouse who drives you crazy can drive you straight to Jesus

Throughout Keep Showing Up, Karen also includes ideas to implement in your marriage right now, such as powerful statements to speak to your spouse, date-night-on-a-shoestring suggestions, and discussion starters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310347644
Publisher:	Zondervan
Publication date:	02/26/2019
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	541,624
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Karen Ehman is a Proverbs 31 Ministries speaker, a New York Times bestselling author, and a writer for Encouragement for Today,an online devotional that reaches over 4 million people daily. She has written seventeen books including Keep It Shut, Pressing Pause, and Keep Showing Up. Her passion is to help women to live their priorities as they reflect the gospel to a watching world. Married to her college sweetheart, Todd, the mother of three, and mom-in-law of two, she enjoys antique hunting, cheering for the Detroit Tigers, and feeding the many people who gather around her mid-century dining table for a taste of Mama Karen's cooking. Connect with her at www.karenehman.com.

Table of Contents

Author Note 10

Chapter 1 Where Does a Wife Go to Resign? 11

Chapter 2 Embracing Your Sandpaper Spouse 32

Chapter 3 A Trio of Trouble 56

Chapter 4 Duel or Duet? Your Choice 77

Chapter 5 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 100

Chapter 6 Finding Magic in the Mundane 123

Chapter 7 The Mission of Your Marriage 144

Chapter 8 The Setup for Success 169

Chapter 9 Never Stop Starting Over 192

Acknowledgments 213

Appendix 1 Verses for When It's You Versus Him 215

Appendix 2 Reality Check Reminders 216

Appendix 3 Questions for Finding Your Ministry as a Couple 219

Notes 221