SJP #005 : Jill Savage : No More Perfect Marriages! A Candid Conversation on Marriage!

Welcome to the Simply Joyful Podcast Episode #005 with Jill Savage   Show Notes: KristiClover.com/005   Marriage! We’re talking about marriage today! It’s perfect timing with Valentine’s Day here. I know this episode is going to be such an incredible blessing to you! My lovely guest Jill Savage is sharing from her new book, No More Perfect Marriages. She gets very vulnerable and talks about her husband’s infidelity and how that impacted their family. I know you will be encouraged as she shares very practical advice about how you can work to affair proof your own marriage by being more aware of the “slow fades” that you may have.   I can’t wait for you to listen in...and if you are listening on our release day….   Special Valentine’s Day “Eve” Giveaway!…   Mark and Jill have a very special giveaway that is ends TONIGHT at midnight! If you buy there new book, No More Perfect Marriages, today, you can enter to win a Marriage Enrichment Weekend with Mark & Jill — including dinner at their home! How fun is that?! Be sure to purchase your book HERE — then head over to the giveaway page HERE to get signed up!     In This Episode…   In this episode Jill is sharing some amazing insight on marriage. She and her husband Mark wrote a blog series called “No More Perfect Marriages,” which tells of the story of their marriage going through a horrendous crisis. God asked them to share their story which is where their book No More Perfect Marriages was designed. Their story is ultimately a story written for every marriage, in any stage.   I hope you will be encouraged with every episode of this podcast…starting with this one!     Highlights from This Show…   — Why we often enter into marriage with an unrealistic expectations of the “perfect marriage” and how we often handle it. — How society influences us and we play the comparison game to our life. — The new book is based on the insides of the Savage’s very real marriage. — The meaning of the “Perfection Infection”  — Jill talks about how despite doing everything right, infidelity still became apart of their story. — Jill shares her biggest affair proofing tip for marriage and the slow fade of minimizing. — What is the “Naked Email Challenge?” and what it has been renamed to. — Jill will be speaking at Hearts at Home this year!     Books Mentioned…   No More Perfect Marriages Better Together No More Perfect Moms Is There Really Sex After Kids? No More Perfect Kids Your Spouse Isn’t the Person You Married     Please Note…   -- Every podcast episode will have all the highlights and links from each episode (just like this) on my website. So, come on over to the blog to find the show notes. -- Be sure to grab your FREE copy of my book, Sanity Savers for Moms, by joining our Simply Joyful community. It's a great way to keep in touch...and get subscriber only freebies like my book. Click HERE to get the book and join!   -- Make sure you head over to listen to my first podcast introducing the Simply Joyful Podcast & myself (HERE). Also don't miss my first few interviews with Tricia Goyer (HERE), Chrystal Hurst (HERE), and Pam Barnhill (HERE)!!!! I know you will love these episodes!   Help Get the Word Out... My prayer is that this podcast would be a blessing to all who hear it. If you enjoy this podcast, it would be such a blessing to have you "Subscribe" to this podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave me a rating and review. 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Be Joyful.   Connect with Kristi: My Website Facebook  Instagram YouTube Pinterest Twitter   Connect with Jill: Jill Savage is an author and speaker who is passionate about encouraging families. She is the author of eleven books including Professionalizing Motherhood, My Hearts At Home, Real Moms…!Real Jesus, Living With Less So Your Family Has More, No More Perfect Kids, the bestselling release No More Perfect Moms, Better Together, and No More Perfect Marriages. Featured on Focus on the Family, Crosswalk.com, Huffington Post, and Family Life Today, Jill is the founder of Hearts at Home, an organization that encourages women. Jill and her husband, Mark, have five children, two who are married, two granddaughters and one grandson. They make their home in Normal, Illinois. You can find Jill online at www.jillsavage.org. Check out more of Jill’s books HERE on Amazon.