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Book of the Month

Sacred Marriage
by Gary Thomas

What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?

This amazing book will enlighten each and every reader and open up new windows into what God really intended for Covenant Marriage.  Are your ready to be challenged?

 

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for accompanying study guide to Sacred Marriage
 




Marriage & Family Resources

  Marriage Help at foryourmarriage.org | Programs

 














Look Inside the Program  

 

ARTICLES:


1. Parents, Get a Clue: What Teens are Really Doing Online Plus: Tips on How to Talk to Your Teen about Internet Safety (and a Guide to Using MySpace)

2. Rules, Boundaries and Older Children

 

3. Masters of Manipulation: How Kids Control You With Behavior

 

4. Motivating the Unmotivated Child

 

5. Is There a Responsible Adult Trapped Inside Your Teenager? Q&A with Dr. Robert Epstein

 

6. How to Give Kids Consequences That Work

 

7. ADHD: Disorder or Difference?

 

8. Oppositional Defiant Disorder: The War at Home

 

 

 

 

Looking for Extended Stay Housing?
 

Cleveland Extended Stay Hotel Network

 

Welcome to Cleveland Extended Stay Hotel Network. We look forward to welcoming you to Cleveland, Ohio. All of our Cleveland Extended Stay Hotels have been inspected and rated by AAA and Mobil Travel Guides, the experts in rating Cleveland Hotels.







 


 

GENERAL MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT

 

Association for Couples in Marriage Enrichment (ACME) - An international nonprofit, nonsectarian organization that provides enrichment opportunities and resources to strengthen couple relationships and enhance personal growth, mutual fulfillment, and family wellness.
Renee Hinson
Winston-Salem, NC
800-634-8325 or 336-724-1526
E-mail: acme@bettermarriages.org
 

Couple Communication - Couples learn 11 interpersonal skills for effective talking and listening, plus processes for better decision making, conflict resolution, and anger management.
Sherod Miller, PhD, co-developer
Interpersonal Communication Programs, Inc
Evergreen, CO
800-328-5099
E-mail: icp@comskills.com

For Your Marriage - Resources for living happily ever after.
 

Franklin Covey Marriage, Family, Youth and Community Initiatives - This engaging, experiential curricula, including The 8 Habits of a Successful Marriage, is based on Stephen Coveys best-seller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Contacts: Military - Julienne Stathis 703-464-724
East of the Mississippi - Maria Walden-Sullivan 888-603-1776 ext 89181
West - Durelle Price 800-827-1776 x76152.
 

Institute for Soul Healing Love - Non-profit, non-denominational institute designed to strengthen marriages and families. Classes also assist low-income families and minorities to improve life skills through communication and relationship development.
Beverly and Tom Rodgers
Charlotte, NC
704-364-9176
E-mail: info@SoulHealingLove.com

 

Marriage Alive Programs - Video-based programs include 10 Great Dates, a fun and innovative approach to marriage education, and Second Half of Marriage, to renew empty nest marriages. David & Claudia Arp
888-690-6667 (toll-free)
E-mail: Info@marriagealive.com
 

Marriage Builders, Inc. - Marriage Builders helps couples learn how to build and maintain a mutually enjoyable marriage.
Willard Harley, Jr, PhD
St. Paul, MN
651-762-8570
E-mail: Admin@MarriageBuilders.com

Marriage Takes 3 - Whether you are looking for a renewal or a new marriage beginning, you will find solace here. Marriage Takes Three offers encouragement and a beautiful voice for marriage.
marriageromance@aim.com
 

PAIRS: Practical Application of Relationship Skills - Established in 1975, PAIRS teaches practical skills for building and rebuilding great relationships. Effective with couples at any stage from premarital to deeply troubled.
Lori Gordon, PhD
888-724-7748 (toll-free)
E-mail: ePAIRS@aol.com


PREP: The Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program - Based on over twenty years of research, PREP teaches marital/premarital couples how to communicate effectively, work as a team, solve problems, manage conflict, and preserve and enhance love and commitment. Available in Spanish.
Howard Markman, PhD, Scott Stanley, PhD, Directors
Natalie Jenkins
800-366-0166 or 303-759-9931
E-mail: Info@PREPinc.com


Real Relationships - Les and Leslie. A husband-and-wife team who not only share the same name, but the same passion for helping others build healthy relationships. In 1991, the Parrotts founded the Center for Relationship Development on the campus of Seattle Pacific University - a groundbreaking program dedicated to teaching the basics of good relationships.
866-265-6516
support@realrelationships1.com

Relationship Enhancement (RE) Programs - Couples learn skills to increase mutual understanding and emotional responsiveness; resolve conflicts; establish more satisfying behavior patterns, and enhance relationships with children and co-workers. Participant's manual available in Spanish.
Bernard Guerney, Director, Rob Scuka, PhD, Mary Ortwein, MS Laura Landi
Bethesda, MD
301-986-1479  800-432-6454
E-mail: niremd@nire.org


FAITH BASED MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT

 

Worldwide Marriage Encounter - WWME is a weekend experience that teaches a technique of loving communication to promote intimate and responsible relationships and offers community support for the sacramental lifestyle modeled by the presenters. Offered in English, Spanish and Korean.
Administrative Office
2210 East Highland Avenue #106, San Bernardino, CA 92404
909-863-9963  Fax: 909-863-9986
E-Mail: office@wwme.org

Teams of Our Lady -- An international movement of married couples that promotes the spiritual growth of the couple and the family through a program of prayer and study.
P.O. Box 4638
Tyler, TX  75712
Phone: 903-535-7864
E-mail: info@teamsofourlady.org

The Cana Institute - Cana Institute guides couples toward vibrant marriages by helping them understand the dynamics between the spiritual and problem-solving components of marriage.
Bridget Brennan, MA, MA, President and Jerome Shen, PhD
314-832-0512
E-mail: joy@canainstitute.org

The Covenant Experience - The Covenant Experience is an innovative parish program presented by lay couples and parish staff to enhance a Catholic couples appreciation of their sacrament of Matrimony.
Bob & Irene Tomonto
Miami, FL 33158
305-253-2036

Marriage Enrichment Program - This parish-based ministry for couples includes three programs:  The Marriage Enrichment Weekend, the Retreat, and Engaged Enrichment. 
The Marriage Enrichment Weekend Program, Inc.
P.O. Box 94026, Albuquerque, NM 87199-4026
505-821-1571

Christian Family Movement - This network of families supports each other in living their faith in daily life at home, in the workplace, and in their communities.
Jane and Paul Leingang, executive directors
812-962-5508
office@cfm.org

IMAGO Relationships International (IRI) - Programs include weekend workshops, counseling with certified Imago therapists, and a DVD-based program for home study.
Harville Hendrix, PhD and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD,
800-729-1121


Marriage Savers and Community Marriage Covenants - Clergy in over 150 cities have collaborated to develop Community Marriage Policies that call for rigorous marriage preparation and training Mentor Couples to help couples prepare for and strengthen their marriages.
Mike & Harriet McManus
Potomac, MD
301-469-5873
 

National Marriage Encounter - National Marriage Encounter (NME) promotes and encourages marriage and family life by offering Marriage Encounter weekends and a support community. It is open to couples of all faiths and those of no religious affiliation.
Chuck and Sandy Ogg, NME Business Administrators
4704 Jamerson Place, Orlando, FL 32807
Phone:800-828-3351
E-Mail: emory78@comcast.net

 

Living in Love - A parish-based retreat workshop for newlyweds and young married couples that presents insights from Theology of the Body through the witness of other young couples.
Ron and Kathy Feher, Fr. Chuck Gallagher, SJ
PO Box 2304
Southeastern, PA 19399
877-201-2142
PMRCusa@msn.com

 

Living in Love Every Day - Follow up program teaching Theology of the Body life skills to married couples as an extension of the Living in Love retreat workshop and/or a mentor training course for Preparing to Live in Love.
Ron and Kathy Feher, Fr. Chuck Gallagher, SJ
PO Box 2304
Southeastern, PA  19399
877-201-2142
PMRCusa@msn.com



 

MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT GEARED TO PARENTS

 

Bringing Baby Home Certification Training Program - The Bringing Baby Home (BBH) workshops help new and expectant parents with the transition to parenthood.  
BBH Info line: (206) 832-0355
E-mail: bbh.ct@bbhonline.org

Family Wellness Associates - Survival Skills for Healthy Families is a unique 12-hour parenting education program that involves the whole family and teaches practical, lifelong skills that strengthen and empower marriages and families.
George Doub, MFCC, MDiv, Ana Morante, LMFT, Erin Simile, LMFT
Scotts Valley, CA
831-440-0279
E-mail:families@familywellness.com



MARRIAGE SUPPORT FOR TROUBLED MARRIAGES

 

Retrouvaille - is weekend experience combined with a series of 6-12 post-weekend sessions over three months. The main emphasis of the program is on communication in marriage between husband and wife. There are neither group dynamics nor group discussion on the weekend.
800-470-2230

The Third Option - is an ongoing group program for marriages. It combines 14 unique skill-building workshops, sharing by mentor couples who have overcome marital problems, and a support group component. Because it uses a change model, one spouse may come alone.
Pat Ennis
315-472-6754, x320
e-mail: pat@thethirdoption.com

BAN - Beyond Affairs Network - BAN is an International Support Group with local chapters for people recovering from the devastating experience of a spouses affair.
Anne and Brian Bercht
604-859-9393
E-mail: anne@passionatelife.ca

COMPASSION WORKSHOPS: Anger & Violence Regulation - Educational programs for individuals and families that deal with the detection, treatment and prevention of abuse (home study/self-training kit available).
Steven Stosny, PhD
301-921-2010
E-mail: stosny@compassionpower.com
 
Controlled Separation: Divorce Prevention - This divorce prevention process provides hope for seemingly hopeless marital relationships on the brink of divorce. Shows couples how to avoid making an impulsive divorce decision, how to slow down, cool down, and rebuild a healthy marriage.
Lee Raffel, MSW & Elsie Radtke, MEd, founders
E-mail: elsiepradtke@aol.com

Divorce Busting Programs - Trained coaches support couples who want to save their marriage.
Michele Weiner-Davis
800-664-2435 or 815-337-8000
E-mail: virginia@divorcebusting.com

 


 

 

RESOURCES FOR RAISING TEENAGERS



Help Me With My Teenager! A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents that Works
 

Author Christina Botto is a single mother to two teens, and is also a highly sought-after parent/teen mediator. And she writes with a clear purpose  to help parents just like you. Her book is filled with strategies and useful advice that you can put to use today. By knowing what moves and motivates your teen, you will end your frustration and start to build a mutually supportive and respectful relationship with your teenager - and still be in charge.

 

 






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