From this Day Forward: Five Commitments to
Fail-Proof Your Marriage by Craig and Amy Groeschel is what readers would
expect: a real, slightly sappy, and slightly comical, book of advice about
marriage.
Craig Groeschel writes the chapters and leaves Amy a
few pages at the end of each to insert a woman’s perspective. Craig gives a lot
of personal examples – successes and failures – which of course help to endear
his readers to him. The three commitments that the Groeschels address are 1)
Seek god, 2) Fight fair, 3) Have fun, 4) Stay pure, and 5) Never give up.
This book was interesting. I chose to read it
because it seemed as though it would be a concise, helpful reminder about how
to freshen up a marriage. It was – and it was even a little less cheesy than I
thought it might be. Craig Groeschel’s undertone is genuine – when I read I
believed the advice that he was giving me because it seemed in tune with God’s
design. I really only got a couple of lasting take-aways from this book, but
perhaps that’s enough. Other parts will appeal to other people.
I recommend this as a book with basic ideas. It didn’t
present any “wow” ideas, but it did offer some tips.
The
publisher has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book through
BookSneeze®. I was not required to write a positive review.
