"Whether you're a blushing bride or blowing out the candles on your fiftieth anniversary cake, The Heart of Marriage will take you to a new place in your most significant relationship on this earth. The words on these pages will make you laugh, cry, nod your head in understanding, and hold on to the hand of the one you love a little bit tighter today . . . and for a lifetime."--__Holley Gerth__, bestselling author of You're Already Amazing   
  
The best marriages are not perfect. Marriage is about walking together through all of life's ups and downs, its challenges and triumphs. And no relationship offers more chances for personal and spiritual growth, love and support, and just plain fun.  
  
Collecting true stories from some of today's best writers, Dawn Camp invites you to reflect on the heart of marriage. With beautiful photographs and poignant prose, this collection is perfect for the good days, the hard days, and all the days in between.  
  
With stories from  
  
· Crystal Paine  
· Lisa-Jo Baker  
· Alexandra Kuykendall  
· Holley Gerth  
· Shaunti Feldhahn  
· Renee Swope  
· Richard Paul Evans  
· Kristen Welch  
· Mo Isom  
· and many more

__Dawn Camp__ is the camera-toting, homeschooling mother of eight children and the editor of The Beauty of Grace and The Gift of Friendship. She is a featured blogger at (in)courage, and her beautiful photography previously graced their monthly calendar and currently decorates the desktops of women around the world. Camp blogs at MyHomeSweetHomeOnline.net and is a featured photographer on Adobe's website for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software. She lives with her family in north metro Atlanta.

"An incredible collection of stories that are brimming with love and compassion, challenge and inspiration, humor and passion."--__Mary Carver__, coauthor of Choose Joy  
  
"A wonderfully encouraging book to pick up and read again and again. This one is a keeper!"--__Dee Kasberger__, artist, RedLetterWords.com  
  
"The Heart of Marriage stands apart as a collection of marriage stories that will make you laugh, cry, and remember why you fell in love and got married in the first place."--__Brad &amp; Tami Miller__, TandemMarriage.com  
  
"A glorious kaleidoscope of true tales, reminding us that every marriage is unique because every marriage is created between two unique people."--__Christie Purifoy__, author of Roots and Sky

__Dawn Camp__ is an Atlanta-based writer, wife, mother of eight, and editor and photographer of The Beauty of Grace and The Gift of Friendship. She lives with a camera in one hand and a glass of sweet tea in the other, and blogs family, faith, and Photoshop at myhomesweethomeonline.net and also contributes to incourage.me.

The best marriages are not necessarily the most perfect and picturesque. Marriage is about walking together through all of life's ups and downs, its challenges and triumphs. And no relationship offers more chances for personal and spiritual growth, love and support, and just plain fun.  
  
Collecting true stories from some of today's best writers, Dawn Camp offers readers a chance to sit back and reflect on the heart of marriage. With beautiful photographs and poignant prose, this collection is a great gift for the bride-to-be, the couple celebrating a significant anniversary, or for any time readers need a lift. Contributors include Holley Gerth, Kristen Welch, Emily Wierenga, Renee Swope, and many more.

A collection of more than fifty heartfelt, humorous, and poignant stories celebrating the gift of marriage by some of today's most popular writers.

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Endorsements

Dedication

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

With This Ring {part 1}

To Have and to Hold

That Kiss

One Simple Way to Start a Small Blaze in Your Marriage

The Four Most Important Words You Can Say

Choosing Love

We Used to Hold Hands

Sunday Mornings in the Kitchen

Marriage Is a Sacrament, They Say

Through the Eyes of Love

When I Stopped Looking through My Husband

Sometimes Love in Marriage Comes Down to the Smallest of Things

A Secret to Marriage for Life

The Day I Said "Oh Yeah!"

What Love Sounds Like

Noticing the Man in Front of Me

How Love Changes Everything

As Long As We Both Shall Live

How to Make a Marriage Flourish

A New Perspective

In Defense of Totally Ordinary Love Stories

Something That Helps

Choose What Type of Couple You Want to Be

What I Learned Wednesday Afternoon at the Grocery Store

Not Today

With This Ring {part 2}

For Better, for Worse

The Story of Us

How I Saved My Marriage

Notes on a Marriage

Grace, Mercy, and Cheesesteaks

A Peek into My Everyday Marriage

We Make Beautiful Amends

Tending Hope

Great Expectations

Thanks a Lot, Jane Austen

The Date Night Dress

The Most Romantic Gesture Ever

The Good Wife

A Kind Wife

Sometimes Happily Ever After Doesn't Start Out the Way You Planned

Invitation to Dance

The Refining Power of Marriage

When You'd Like to Stay in Love

The Marriage Marathon

Is Love Supposed to Be Fair?

Five Keys to Having a Strong Marriage—Even During the Storms of Life

I Just Got Engaged and Immediately Doubted My Decision

Made for Each Other

Why Marriage Is So Hard

Writing Our Love Story

Dear Husband

Belated Happy Valentine's Day

After All These Years

Shirtless Nostalgia

The Security of Our Story

What I Want My Daughters to Know about My Wedding

The Secret to a Happy Marriage

With This Ring {part 3}

Contributors

Books by Dawn Camp

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