Display Search Bar

5 Minutes for Mom

Main navigation

5 Minutes for Books — Generation NeXt Marriage

by

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

Generation NeXt Marriage is different from other marriage books I’ve read. It has convinced me of the benefits of approaching my marriage within the context of my generation.

Gen Xers crave authenticity and relevance. Tricia Goyer delivers both by sharing her own experiences and those of other Gen Xers while backing them up with thorough research and statistics.

I love Tricia Goyer’s style. She writes in an uncompromising way about what our responsibilities are to our husbands, but in a way that encourages us to do what we know we should. This book (like her first Gen X book, Generation NeXt Parenting ) is fun and easy to read, with statistics, personal stories, practical advice, and song lyrics from the 80’s and 90’s.gen-next-marriage.jpg

You probably knew that we were the first generation to see more divorces than successful marriages. You are probably living a life where you have to seek balance because you’ve been conditioned to do it all. You might be striving to prove yourself because people never thought our generation would amount to much. You might be dealing with baggage from the freedom that you took in your teen years.  Any of this sound familiar? If so, you will find inspiration and answers in Generation NeXt Marriage.

Would you like to win a $50 dinner to your favorite restaurant? Click over to Tricia’s Gen X blog and read all about her contest.  Just tell her how you met your hubby.  The stories will be printed on her site, and the one with the most comments will win. It’s open to bloggers and non-bloggers alike.

Today I have three sets of both books–Generation NeXt Parenting AND Generation NeXt Marriage. Just leave a comment to win. I’ll announce the winners next week.

The winners of The Middle Place are

#15 Nicol
#13 Heatheraynne
#36 Kirsten
#9 Valerie

Reader Interactions


Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

68 Comments

  3. Ugg we could use them both.. after one marriage gone wrong I so don’t want that to happen again and I know I am pigheaded at times and that doesnt help any help i can get on both fronts ill take

    I added the giveaway to Prize-a-Tron as well!
    http://www.prizeatron.com

    Reply

  7. I see marriages strewn beside me all the time and I’m committed to not letting that happen to me. I’d love to get some insight from this book as to what the heck is going on these days.

    Reply

  11. I am interested in these books! I am 24 and single, but very much looking forward to being married in God’s timing and am trying to build a library of Godly resources for that time. Thank you!

    Reply

  16. My husband and I are making plans to celebrate our 30th anniversary.

    I’d like to win this book for our daughter who is getting married in June.

    Reply

  30. My husband and I teach marriage prep at our church so I would really love this book to add to my teaching.

    Reply

  40. Well, this sounds like it’s right up my ally.. and I could use the quality “me-time” with these books.

    thanks for the great contest!

    Reply

  41. Sounds like a wonderful book! I’ve often thought most books were written for an older generation. It’s nice to see someone examining the issues of our generation.

    Reply

  43. Pick me, Pick me! I need a new book to read and my podunk library doesn’t have either of these!! 🙂

    Reply

  65. Sounds like both of these books would be good for me to read. If I don’t win I’ll just have to hunt them down at the library or try to convince my darling hubby that I really need more books to fill my already overstuffed bookshelf and just go to the bookstore LOL

    Reply