One of the things Bret and I did on our day of rest was to start reading a really fantastic book. Love & War by John and Stasi Eldredge. I have been a huge fan of John Eldredge for years. His book, Wild At Heart, changed my life. Literally. It was a catalyst to ending the relationship I was currently in and it opened my eyes to what true biblical manhood was like. I gave Bret a copy to read when we were dating and he was still in the military. He had the chance to read it in the desert during training. I was so happy he got to experience such a great book….in the wild! We also enjoy John’s books so much, we gave one as our favor, on our Day 1.

This book, Love & War, is about marriage and how God takes two people, most of the time complete opposites, and uses marriage to help them grow. Just in the few chapters we’ve read together we’ve already discovered new things about ourselves and our marriage. I highly recommend this book for newlyweds and longlyweds.