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JayandLaura.com
Meet Jay and Laura!
Jay & Laura Laffoon are real people
with real lives walking through a real
marriage. They like to call themselves
“marriage edu-tainers”, combining
education with entertainment. The
Laffoons put their real marriage of
almost 30 years on display.
The Laffoons fearlessly share their
own experiences as they unravel what
they’ve learned about the mysteries of
intimate relationships, believing that all
married couples share the same struggles
and joys along the journey! Their
humorous and entertaining transparency
offers couples permission to laugh with
each other and courage to continue
growing a future together.
Why We Complied These Lists…
Throughout our own marriage and almost 20 years
of working with thousands of couples we have found key
ways to strengthen relationships. One key to
strengthening your marriage is by learning the
characteristics of a healthy marriage. You can do this by
beginning to look outside of your marriage and realize
that others marriages struggle with the same issues we
all face. No one has a perfect marriage. We can learn
from one another and experience this life together if we
choose.
We want to give you a list of resources and people
that we admire and have taught us much over the years.
Begin here, it is an easy step. Marriage takes work, we
want to remind you it also takes Celebration! We want to
grow with you and Celebrate along side of you! We hope to
see you in the marriage communities that we love.
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25 Ways To Improve Your Marriage
Today!!
Go out for coffee
Give foot rubs
Take a walk
Pick a TV show and
make it your weekly
TV "date"
Cook dinner together
Buy flowers or a
power tool
Go on a bike ride
Take a nap
Give back rubs
Have a tickle party
Get naked and stare
at each other until
you laugh
Put your phones to
bed at 9pm
Don't wake your
phones up until 8am
Do devotions together
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Pray together
Sing together in the car
Go to church together
Join a Life Group or Small
Group together...start one if
you have to
Find a "mentor" couple
Show affection in front of
your kids
Rent a RedBox movie
Go on a double date
Have a pillow fight
Buy your spouse their
favorite candy bar
Make out in the middle of
the day
Follow A Few Marriage Experts
Happy Wives Club
Bill and Pam Farrell
Shaunti Feldhahn
Marriage Today
ONE Extraordinary Marriage
Time-Warp Wife
Real Marriage Tour
Fierce Marriage
Gary Smalley
@DateNightWorks
@ImperfectWives
@BetterMarriages
@StupendousDuo
@JayandLaura
@MarriageToday
10 Books We Recommend
1. 
His Needs Her Needs by Willard F Harley
2.  Five Languages of Love by Gary Chapman
3. 
The Spark by Jay & Laura Laffoon
4.  Men are Like Waffles Women are Like
Spaghetti by Bill & Pam Farrel
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True North by Gary & Lisa Heim
6. 
He Said She Said by Jay & Laura Laffoon
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Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas
8.  When Being Good Isn't Good Enough
by Steve Brown
9. 
My Utmost for His Highest (Devotional) by
Oslwald Chambers
10.  The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson
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We have golf dates in summer, time
one time a week, not with other
couples, just us!
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We pick a book to read together, one
to two times a year.
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We getaway one to two times a
year, just us, it is not usually a long
or expensive getaway.
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We watch HGTV together and
dream about our house.
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Do laundry together.
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Favorite- sitting on back porch
together in summer!
7. 
Watch our daughter swim at swim
meets TOGETHER.
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We go on lunch dates.
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We sit down beginning of each week
and make a plan for the week.
10.  Play Wii naked!!!!!
10 Things Laura
Loves Doing With Jay
So You Should Do
Them Too!
Follow Some
Great Blogs!
JayandLaura.com We would love to
see you over at the blog! Their will
be thoughts and articles posted
throughout the week to give you
insight on how to strengthen and
celebrate your marriage!
DatingDivas.com You will find great
ideas for dates and free printables
to make it extra special!
HappyWivesClub.com Their goal is
to shine a light on the positive side
of marriage. Great articles and
insights!
LesandLeslie.com These two are
nationally known speakers and
authors. You can subscribe to their
weekly devotional for couples.
GaryThomas.com Author and speaker
whose ministry brings people closer to
Christ and closer to others. Speakers We Love!! 1. 
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Dr. Gary Chapman
Dr. Kevin Leman
Bill & Pam Farrel
Dr. Gary Smalley
Jay & Laura Laffoon…
yep that is us!
6.  Dr. Michael Sytsma
7.  Ken Davis
8.  Dennis Swanberg
9.  Ted Cunningham
10.  Michael & Amy Smalley
1.  Lifeway Festival of
Marriage
2.  Family Life Weekend to
Remember
3.  Celebrate Your Marriage
Grand Hotel
4.  Laugh Your Way to a Better
Marriage
5.  The Marriage You've
Always Wanted
6.  The Marriage Cruise
7.  Win-Shape Retreat Center
8.  Celebrate Your Marriage
Grove Park Inn
9.  Marriage Boot Camp
10.  Toward a Growing Marriage
10 Cheap Dates
You Should Go On!
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Picnic in your back yard
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Go for a walk in a park
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Get Ice Cream and eat it
out doors
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Rent a Red Box Movie
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Cook dinner together
6. 
Go window shopping in
your downtown
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Rent a canoe and go
canoeing
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Go to a Home Show
9. 
Go to a Museum
10.  Go play Putt Putt Golf
Comedians You Should Go See! 1. Taylor Mason
2. Jeff Allen
3. Ken Davis
4. John Branyan
5. Joby Saad
6. Jay & Laura Laffoon
7.
Daren Streblow
8. Anita Renfroe
9. Dennis Swanberg
10. David Dean