Love Renewed

Press Release

Immediate Release:  August 2007

A Tulsa Writer Creates One-of–A Kind Wedding and Anniversary Gift for Couples

Eliz Joyner, a Tulsa-based writer, has created a book for couples called Love Renewed: Looking Into the Heart and Soul of the One You Love. It is a romantic and practical way to enjoy communication and to increaes intimacy in a marriage or committed relationship .

The American divorce rate has nearly doubled since 1960. Knowing communication is vital to a healthy relationship, Joyner found from personal experience that when couples try to communicate they are often interrupted by child rearing and career demands.

The book provides a unique opportunity for couples to keep lines of communication open, to reconnect and renew the spirit of love that first brought the couple together. The idea for the book started when Joyner would ask her husband during their first year of marriage what he was thinking. He usually said “nothing” and then asked about dinner. She was frustrated there was not better communication and put together a list of questions that she and her husband committed to answering once a year on their anniversary. They call it their “Anniversary Inventory."

Friends and other couples asked Joyner to share the questions so often that she decided to publish a book for couples, using the same questions Joyner and her husband have used the past fourteen years. 

Joyner teamed with John Lew and Natalie and Larry Green, Tulsa Wedding Photographers, whose photographs are throughout the book. Joyner said, “I love the use of black and white photography to capture those rare, special, once-in-a-lifetime moments. The photography in the book makes the book even more beautiful.” The book can be pre-ordered by going to imaginpublishing@aol.com and requesting that a copy be reserved and leaving your contact information. The book will be released in  December 2007. It is being published by Imagin Publishing Company, LLC., Tulsa, Oklahoma. The cover design is by George Foster, who designed Chicken Soup for the Soul covers, and the interior work is by Joseph Mercadante, an Oklahoma designer and Bill Groetzinger, a Chicao, Il designer. End

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Title: Love Renewed: Looking Into the Heart and Soul of the One You Love

Publisher: Imagin Publishing Company

Published in Tulsa, OK

Printed in China

Proposed Date of Printing: September 2007

Available Online Ordering: October 2007

Proposed Release Date: January 2008

Number of pages: 80 pages

ISBN:  9780-9785547-7-4

PRAISE FOR LOVE RENEWED

"Statistically, 50% of all marriages will end in divorce and even more struggle
only to count themselves as unsatisfying. Yet, enjoying a happy-ever-after
marriage is a near universal goal. The reality is that love is not enough, we
need skills.

As a marital therapist, I suggest to couples that they are attempting to run a
business without any training, preparation, clear goals or scheduled problem
solving meetings.  Eliz has developed a format that directs and provides a
structure for annual reviews. Love Renewed is positive in approach and
encourages the difficult honesty needed for a relationship to adapt and meet the
changing needs of both spouses. The book is balanced so that both co-owners of
the relationship have an opportunity to express their difficulties and
appreciation.

Eliz is sharing a formula for not only a productive and enjoyable evening, but
also the beginning of a tradition that has the potential to enrich the
relationship annually." 
                                                         ---Kay Butchko, MS LMFT

"Love Renewed is an insightful, provocative guide to reaffirming our relationships with the people who matter most to us and rediscovering ourselves in the process."

                                    ---Teresa Miller, author of Remants of Glory and Family Correspondence

“Couples are so busy with careers and parenting that they often don’t have the couple-time they’d like.  This author has captured a unique opportunity for couples to keep lines of communication open, to reconnect,  and to renew the spirit of love that brought the couple together in the first place.” 

                                           --- Donna Boswell, LCSW