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.

 

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

•  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 5.  True North by Gary & Lisa Heim 6.  He Said She Said by Jay & Laura Laffoon 7.  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

10 Things Laura Loves Doing With Jay

So You Should Do Them Too!

1.  We have golf dates in summer, time one time a week, not with other couples, just us!

2.  We pick a book to read together, one to two times a year.

3.  We getaway one to two times a year, just us, it is not usually a long or expensive getaway.

4.  We watch HGTV together and dream about our house.

5.  Do laundry together. 6.  Favorite- sitting on back porch

together in summer! 7.  Watch our daughter swim at swim

meets TOGETHER. 8.  We go on lunch dates. 9.  We sit down beginning of each week

and make a plan for the week. 10.  Play Wii naked!!!!!

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.  Dr. Gary Chapman 2.  Dr. Kevin Leman 3.  Bill & Pam Farrel 4.  Dr. Gary Smalley 5.  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!

1.  Picnic in your back yard 2.  Go for a walk in a park 3.  Get Ice Cream and eat it

out doors 4.  Rent a Red Box Movie 5.  Cook dinner together 6.  Go window shopping in

your downtown 7.  Rent a canoe and go

canoeing 8.  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.  Darren Streblow 8.  Anita Renfroe 9.  Dennis Swanberg 10. David Dean