Love & War

If you're looking for an inspirational read, "Love & War" by John & Stasi Eldredge, should top your list.  Below are a couple of quotes I extracted and paraphrased that I feel compelled to share as they have brought such strength and peace in my marriage!

- Our hearts are created for heroic love, and you will never feel more alive than when you are loving heroically ... therefor we must fight in this spiritual war through daily prayer.  Maintain a united front and stand together in prayer.
- Adventures help us become more of who we long to be and when shared together, help build companionship in a marriage.
- The richest part of marriage, the daily goodness, is companionship.
- The human heart has an infinite capacity for happiness and an unending need for love, because it is created for an infinite God who is unending love. 
- People get married because we need a witness to our lives ... there's a billion people on the planet, so it's hard to know what any one life really means ... but in marriage, you're promising to care about everything.  The good things.  The bad things.  The terrible things. The mundane things.  All of it.  All the time.  Everyday.  You're saying "Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it.  Your life won't go unwitnessed because I will be your witness."

I tend to gear my reading toward non fiction books that enrich my faith, adorn my marriage, embrace healthy relationships, extend my cultural knowledge, and inspire travel.  Here are a few other books I've enjoyed that I'd like to share with you:

                

                                          

Faith:
"A Father Who Keeps His Promises" - Scott Hahn
"Rome Sweet Home" - Scott Hahn
"The Lamb's Supper" - Scott Hahn
"Shattered Dreams" - Larry Crabb
"Mere Christianity" - C.H. Lewis
"Discerning The Voice of God" - Priscilla Shirer
"Good News About Sex & Marriage" - Christopher West
"Heaven Is For Real" - Todd Burpo
"Catholicism For Dummies" - John Trigilio
"Blue Like Jazz" - Donald Miller

Marriage / Relationships:
"The Love Dare" - Stephen Kendrick
"Captivating" - Stasi Eldredge
"Wild At Heart" - John Eldredge
"Love & War" - John & Stasi Eldredge
"How To Work With Just About Anyone" - Lucy Gill

Cultural:
"The Bookseller of Kabul" - Asne Seierstad
"Infidel" - Ayaan Hirsi Ali

The list will grow over the years but I encourage you to read a few of these and see how they have the ability to transform you, fill your soul with joy, and warm your heart.