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1/2 Price Living: Secrets of Living Well on One Income

Ellie Kay

1 Soft Cover

Ellie Kay America’s Family Financial Expert, will show you how to cut your stress in half—and that's just a side benefit! With the wit and wisdom of someone who has lived the half price lifestyle, Ellie empowers you to cut the cord to the second income. This easy to read guide gives practical steps, creative suggestions, and valuable resources to help you and your family: Cut your food bill, vacation, clothing, debt, and housing expenses in half AND double your giving!!!!

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10 Commandment of Marriage, The **

Ed Young

1 Soft Cover

In words that are profound, often humorous, but always biblical, Ed Young draws from decades of counseling couples to provide 10 commandments for a lifelong marriage that sizzles. God wants your marriage to be nothing short of incredible. And it could all begin with this amazing book. **This contains faith based information.

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10 Great Dates to Energize your Marriage **

David & Claudia Arp

1 Soft Cover and DVD

Remember back to your dating days—the excitement you felt? Now you can reclaim that same spark, connection, and creativity in your marriage through ten intentional memory making dates. This proven approach to relationship growth is low-key, purposeful, effective, easy, and fun, and will help you: Communicate better; Put the sizzle back into sex; Process anger and resolve conflicts; Develop spiritual intimacy; Appreciate your differences; Balance busy lifestyles…and much more! You’ll receive huge returns for the time you spend together. Thanks to 10 Great Dates to Energize Your Marriage, you’re about to discover just how much strengthening your relationship can be! THIS CAN ALSO BE USED IN SMALL GROUP SETTING. **This contains faith based information.

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10 Great Dates to Energize your Marriage in Spanish **

Dave & Claudia Arp

1 Soft Cover and DVD

Remember back to your dating days—the excitement you felt? Now you can reclaim that same spark, connection, and creativity in your marriage through ten intentional memory making dates. This proven approach to relationship growth is low—key, purposeful, effective, easy, and fun, and will help you: Communicate better; Put the sizzle back into sex; Process anger and resolve conflicts; Develop spiritual intimacy; Appreciate your differences; Balance busy lifestyles…and much more! You’ll receive huge returns for the time you spend together. Thanks to 10 Great Dates to Energize Your Marriage, you’re about to discover just how much strengthening your relationship can be! THIS CAN ALSO BE USED IN SMALL GROUP SETTING. **This contains faith based information.

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1001 Ways to be Romantic

Gregory J.P. Godek

1 Soft Cover

Hundreds and hundreds of ideas and resources for transforming your relationship into a vibrant, exciting love affair.

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12 Hours to a Great Marriage

Howard J. Markman, Scott M. Stanley, Susan L. Blumberg, Natalie H. Jenkins, Carol Whiteley

1 Soft Cover

Discover the simple, effective strategies that have helped thousands of couples-happily married, having issues, or planning to marry-to develop and protect their love, easily and at your own pace. Each chapter covers one of the key ingredients of the program, like Being Friends, Having Fun, and Enhancing Your Love Life, and shows you how to take the steps that research shows are the basis for a long-term, healthy, loving marriage. By practicing the simple skills, taking the thought-provoking self-tests, doing the fun and innovative exercises, and reading real-life couples' inspiring and informative stories, you'll find that in twelve short hours you'll be well on your way to having that great marriage you've always dreamed of.

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5 Sex Needs Of Men & Women, The **

Dr. Gary & Barbara Roseberg

Hard Cover

The '5 Sex Needs' provides a straightforward and candid look at the different sex needs that both men and women bring to a marriage. The Rosbergs both educate and challenge married couples to develop a Godly view of sexual intimacy. This book does not cover sexual technique; instead, the specifics include emotional, spiritual, and physical needs of sex within a marriage. **This contains faith based information.

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52 Fantastic Dates For You And Your Mate

Dave & Claudia Arp

1 Hard Cover

Using stories and wisdom compiled from decades as marriage educators, David and Claudia Arp bring creative ideas to fit your every mood and any budget. From low cost and low energy outings to exciting once-in-a-lifetime excursions, you're sure to find the perfect date for you and your mate while also discovering how much fun marriage can be.

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7 Best Things (Happy) Couples Do, The

John C. Friel, Ph D. and Linda D. Friel, M.A.

3 Soft Cover

This book brings to you the seven (plus one) most compelling factors that make up a truly great relationship. It takes you on a journey of growing up, in which you are asked to look at your life and yourself from an ever-so-slightly different angle-“that subtle six-or seven-degree change”-that marks the distance between unhappy and happy, unsuccessful and successful, mediocre and truly great. In order to have a truly great relationship, you need to: Be Old Enough to Date; Be Sexual; Be Willing to Divorce; Know How You Chose Each Other; Let Yourself Be Astonished; Manage Your Fear, Hurt, Shame and loneliness; Own Your Part. Plus…Let Disappointment Enrich You. Imagine what these things actually mean. Then, let yourself be delighted.

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After the Wedding

Jack H. Grossman, Ph.D.

1 Hard Cover

A postnuptial recipe for creating a healthy, happy marriage.

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Art of Loving, The**

Erich Fromm

1 Soft Cover

Most people are unable to love on the only level that truly matters: love that is compounded of maturity, self-knowledge, and courage. As with every art, love demands practice and concentration, as well as genuine insight and understanding. In his classic work, The Art of Loving, renowned psychoanalyst and social philosopher Erich Fromm explores love in all its aspects-not only romantic love, steeped in false conception and lofty expectations, but also brotherly love, erotic love, self-love, the love of God, and the love of parents for their children. **This contains faith based information.

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Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul **

Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Mark & Chrissy Donnelly and Barbara De Angelis, Ph. D

1 Soft Cover

Inspiration Stories About Love and Relationships.**This contains faith based information.

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Choose to Make Your Marriage a Lighthouse **

David and Claudia Arp

1 Soft Cover

A Bible Study guide for building a loving, Christian marriage and for the book 10 Dates to Energize Your Marriage In the sessions of the book, we will consider ten choices you can make to have a successful loving Christian marriage. Making a significant change in your relationship starts with one step, but that step involves doing not just knowing. **This contains faith based information.

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Christian PREP, One Day Workshop **

Christian PREP

1 set: Leader's Manual, Coach's Manual, Couples' Notes, Notes for Couples

PREP offers three day training workshops for mental health professionals, pastors, and lay leaders interested in helping couples have strong marriages that reflect Christ's love. Participants will learn to conduct premarital/marital Christian PREP workshops in their churches or communities. The techniques can also be used in counseling settings to counteract destructive relational patters and help couples move confidently into the future. The trainings are useful to both those who want to conduct PREP workshops for couples as well as those who will utilize the strategies of PREP in counseling settings. THIS CAN ALSO BE USED IN SMALL GROUP SETTING. **This contains faith based information.

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Complete Idiot’s Guide to Perfect Marriage, The

Hilary Rich and Helaina Laks Kravitz, M.D.

1 Soft Cover

You’re no idiot, of course. You know it takes respect, trust, and compromise to keep your marriage going strong. But when it comes to things like fighting fair and splitting chores, you feel like a couple of amateurs… Don’t lose heart! The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Perfect Marriage, gives you commonsense advice on making your love last. In this revised and updated Complete Idiot’s Guide, you get: Romantic and wonderful ways to get your marriage off to a great start.; Empowering advice on keeping the lines of communication open-and your bond going strong; A male perspective on marriage-with tips and quips from married men and their families; Levelheaded advice on resolving conflicts and working out your differences.

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Couple's Comfort Book, The

Jennifer Louden

1 Soft Cover

This is a vast resource of ways for couples to stay connected in a busy world. With playful rituals and reliable recipes for making the most of your time together, this is the comprehensive compendium of coupledom.

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Cracking the Communication Code: The Secret to Speaking Your Mates Language

 Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

1 Hard Cover

Communication between couples has been dissected in thousands of books and articles, so why does it remain the number one marriage problem? "Because," says Dr. Emerson Eggerichs, "most spouses don't know that they speak two different languages. They are sending each other messages in 'code,' but they won't crack that code until they see that she listens to hear the language of love and he listens to hear the language of respect. In Cracking the Communication Code he shows couples how to speak each other's distinctly different language-respect for him, love for her. The result is mutual understanding and a successful, marriage.

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Emotional Fitness for Couples

Barton Goldsmith

3 Soft Cover

Peak athletic performance requires regular exercise, and a great relationship depends on regular emotional practice to stay in top form. Don’t wait for a crisis to make you scramble to save your relationship. Start building emotional fitness today! This collection of simple tips will energize your emotional fitness program and hone your relationship skills to championship levels-in just ten minutes a day.

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Empowering Couples Program Building on Your Strengths

David H. Olson, May K. Olson

2 sets: Soft Cover book, Leader's Manual, Workbook, DVD, PowerPoint CD

The ultimate goal of Empowering Couples is to help a couple build on their strengths and empower their relationship to be more mutually satisfying. Built on over 20 years of research and clinical work with couples and based upon the Prepare/Enrich Program. The six goals of the program are achieved by having couples complete six couple exercises designed to achieve the following:  Identifying couples strengths; Building communication skills; Developing conflict resolution skills; Focusing on family of origin; Dealing with financial issues and developing goals.

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First 90 Days of Marriage: Building the Foundation of a Lifetime, The

Eric & Leslie Ludy

1 Soft Cover

Most married couples look back on their first few months of marriage as a roller-coaster time of surprises, awakenings, and lots of ups and downs. The Ludys teach men and women readers how to use those crucial first 90 days to develop all the necessary habits for a happy, satisfying marriage-habits of kindness, forgiveness, fun, warmth, reconciliation, and patience. Filled with down-to-earth advice and questions for reflection, The First 90 Days of Marriage is destined to become a classic for newlyweds and engaged couples. And even if your marriage is well past those first 90 days, it's never too late to put these principles to work. You'll love the results.

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Five Essentials For Lifelong Intimacy

Dr. James Dobson

1 Hard Cover

In 5 Essentials for Lifelong Intimacy, Dr. Dobson speaks directly to the greatest concerns and questions of modern couples: Will we grow together or apart? What can we do to keep romance fresh? With marriages crumbling all around us, how can we cultivate an intimate relationship? Principles understood by previous generations often seem foreign to today’s husbands and wives, yet they are the essential ingredients for building a close, long-term relationship in any age: unswerving commitment to one another; mutual respect and trust; a sense of romance; effective communication; for the young couple just starting out or in the early years of marriage, 5 Essentials will combine a concise message of hope with practical tools for developing a thriving, intimate union, and more mature husbands and wives will discover a fresh look at marriage, pointing the way to renewed closeness and a fulfilling, lifelong love.

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Five Love Languages

Gary Chapman

2 Soft Cover, 1 Set: 3 DVD's, book, leader's guide

DVD presentation by Dr. Gary Chapman on his best selling book The Five Love Languages. Learn to speak and understand your mate’s love language, and in no time you will be able to effectively love and truly feel loved in return. Skillful communication is within your grasp. Are you and your spouse speaking the same language? While love is a many splendored thing, it is sometimes a very confusing thing, too. And as people come in all varieties, shapes, and sizes, so do their choices of personal expressions of love. But more often than not, the giver and the receiver express love in two different ways. This can lead to misunderstanding, quarrels, and even divorce. Dr. Chapman identifies five basic languages of love and then guides couples towards a better understanding of their unique languages of love. Learn to speak and understand your mate’s love language, and in no time you will be able to effectively love and truly feel loved in return. Skillful communication is within your grasp! THIS CAN ALSO BE USED IN SMALL GROUP SETTING.

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Five Love Languages Men's Edition

Gary Chapman

1 Soft Cover

This book explains how to express heartfelt commitment to your mate by using the five specific love languages.

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Good Husband, Great Marriage

Robert Mark Alter

2 Soft Cover

This is not just wishful thinking. Robert Mark Alter can show you how to turn your marriage into a win-win relationship where all members of the family, including your children, get what they need and want. If you thought happily-ever-after just happened in fairy tales, and that a so-so marriage was the best you could expect, this book has some very welcome-and surprising-good news.

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Gracious Living In A New World

Alexandra Stoddard

Soft Cover

In today’s fast-paced world, as we juggle responsibilities, jobs, and social obligations, we seem to be missing out on what we fundamentally crave: a calmer, gentler, sweeter, and more gracious life. In Gracious Living in a New World, Alexandra Stoddard offers a rich assortment of ideas for achieving a gracious lifestyle. As a busy professional and dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother who revels in the energy of the city and basks in the tranquility of the village, Alexandra is uniquely poised to help us smooth the frayed edges of our lives. Positive and practical, her path toward gracious living does not require money or “extra hands” around the house. When we give ourselves and others positive time and space, our life expands to gracious proportions: “We are surrounded by opportunities for living with grace-our own hands and our own hearts are all the tools we’ll ever need.”

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Great Couple Conversation Tool Kit

Dick Wulf

2 Game Kits

This toolkit can help partners learn about very important things to help them be more sensitive to one another’s needs as well as to enjoy each other more. With 600 dialogue questions to help you both to understand one another and grow closer with every roll of the dice.

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How One of You Can Bring the Two of You Together

Susan Page

1 Soft Cover

Are you unable to communicate with your spouse? Are unresolved issues discouraging you? Are you frustrated that your partner won’t participate in solving your problems? Stop! Get ready for an extraordinary concept that will change the way you solve problems in your relationship. As bestselling author Susan Page explains in this breakthrough book, one motivated partner can change a relationship for the better-single-handedly, without ever engaging the cooperation of the other partner. Based on the premise that what you do in a relationship makes changes faster than anything you discuss, Page introduces the concept of “Loving Leadership” and offers fourteen simple, empowering strategies for recapturing the positive feelings in your relationship. Learn how to: Overcome resentment; Solve major problems-one at a time; Recapture lost intimacy; Discover how working alone on your relationship gives you enormous power, not power over your partner, but inner power and personal strength.

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How To Have A Happy Marriage

David & Vera Mace

1 Soft Cover

This book teaches couples a way to have a happy marriage by: A growth plan for your marriage; An honest look at your relationship; Learning to communicate effectively; Resolving conflicts creatively; Where do we go from here?

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How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It

Patricia Love, Steven Stosny

3 Hard Cover

Men are right. The “relationship talk” does not help. Dr. Patricia Love and Dr. Steven Stosny's How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It reveals the stunning truth about marital happiness: Love is not about better communication. It’s about connection. You’ll never get a closer relationship with your man by talking to him like you talk to one of your girlfriends. Male emotions are like women’s sexuality: you can’t be too direct too quickly. There are four ways to connect with a man: touch, activity, sex, routines. Men want closer marriages just as much as women do, but not if they have to act like women. The secret of the silent male is this: his wife supplies the meaning in his life. Talking makes women move closer; it makes men move away.  

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How To Survive Your Marriage

Yadin Kaufmann and Lori Banow Kaufmann

2 Soft Cover

Ever want to ask that happily married couple how they manage to stay so…happy? Look no further. We’ve collected hundreds of pieces of advice on marriage-the ups, the downs, the in-betweens. Now you can benefit from them on your way to marital bliss. Read enlightening and entertaining stories on: Honeymooning-enjoy those first few months of wedded bliss; Learning to communicate-do’s and don'ts with your spouse Money matters- stop arguing and start saving; Dealing with in-laws-pick your battles and keep the peace; Sex and romance-they don’t die with “I Do”; Kids-how to have fun with the whole family; Balancing work and play-make it all come together.

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I Promise: How 5 Commitments Determine the Destiny of Your Marriage

Dr. Gary Smalley

1 Hard Cover

Great marriages are built on a foundation of trust, not behavioral skills. So not only is a harmonious, long-lasting relationship within every couple’s grasp, but emotional security is the cornerstone for the relationship you’ve always wanted. That means you don’t have to be a relationship guru to connect deeply with your spouse after all! You simply need to feel secure in your marriage-and to help your spouse do the same. Then the best relationship possible will happen naturally. Creating security is easier than you think. It takes only five simple promises to each other. Promises you can most certainly make-promises this book will equip you to keep.

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Insuring Marriage: 25 Proven Ways to Prevent Divorce

Michael McManus

3 Soft Cover

You can be a marriage-saver for your own marriage or for the marriage of someone else. There are answers in this book for: - Seriously dating couples - Engaged couples - Married couples - Someone in a troubled marriage - Couples with stale or boring marriages - Unmarried couples living together - Parents of teenagers - Mentor couples - Pastors and church staff - Church lay leaders. **This contains faith based information.

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Intimacy Factor, The

Pia Mellody

1 Soft Cover

The ground rules for overcoming the obstacles to truth, respect, and lasting love. This book shows us how to break free from harmful relationships and learn how to attain the intimacy we need. This invaluable resource helps diagnose the causes of faulty relationships and provides tools for self-healing. Through Mellody's unique system of boundary practice, developed over her twenty years as a counselor and consultant, you can: learn effective ground rules to achieve and sustain true intimacy, attain self-esteem and emotional stability, understand your strengths and limitations, and acquire concrete tools for building healthy relationships.

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Living Your Dreams Together

Dr. Jan Hoistad

2 Sets: Conversation Cards for Couples

Do you ever wish your partner really understood what makes you happy—and what drives you crazy? Now both of you can stop wishing and start getting more out of your life together! These 117 simple, fun Conversation Cards will help you learn what your partner most likes, dislikes, and cares about—and will help them discover the same about you. By asking each other these easy to answer questions about work, family, money, home, travel, caring, and spirit, the two of you will quickly discover how to get more of what you want in life—and from each other.

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Making Your Second Marriage A First-Class Success

Doug and Naomi Moseley

1 Soft Cover

Happily Ever After The Second Time Around! Are the scars from an unsuccessful first marriage keeping you from marrying a second time? Are you afraid of committing again-even if you think you’re found the right person? Then this book is meant for you. Here, husband-and-wife therapists Doug and Naomi Moseley show you how to get past the disappointment of a broken marriage and take positive control of your romantic life. You’ll learn to identify what went wrong the first time, overcome any lingering doubts or insecurities, and embrace the joys and rewards that only a successful marriage can offer. The second time around also brings with it the complications of your past histories. Here you’ll learn the best way to deal with: ex-spouses and in-laws, stepchildren, finances, prenuptial agreement, and much more! With the help of this book, you can let go of the past and enter into your marriage of a lifetime!

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Marriage Enrichment Resource Packet

Wyoming Healthy Marriage Initiative

1 3-Ring Binder

A resource packet to learn more about "how to" strengthen marriages and families.

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Marriage Mentoring

Dr. Edward Gray

2 Sets: 3 DVD's, Mentor Training Manual, 2 Conversation Guides

12 Conversations for Building Strong Marriages teaches marriage mentor couples through a fun, 3-hour training workshop where the mentors actually “test drive” a part of the mentor program. THIS CAN ALSO BE USED IN SMALL GROUP SETTING.

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Married and Loving It!

Barbara Petty, Terry Petty

1 3-Ring Binder

Married and Loving It! is a ready to teach curricula, including PowerPoint presentations for each of the 5 classes, class handouts, class note pages that correspond with the slides, evaluation instruments, and promotional materials. Teaching relationship building skills through a series of five classes to couples so their relationship will be strengthened as they develop a happy, healthy marriage. THIS CAN ALSO BE USED IN SMALL GROUP SETTING.

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Married for Life **

Stuart and Jill Biscoe

1 Soft Cover

The old adage of "opposites attract" is certainly true of Jill and Stuart Briscoe. He is a pragmatic, nuts-and-bolts man; she a visionary, with a heart for people. From the beginning, these two personalities have had much to learn about each other. Married for Life brims with delightfully funny and poignant stories of everything from the first time they met to the heart-to-heart talks of their engagement and the celebrations of the honeymoon. But that didn't end the surprises. Throughout the seasons of changing ministries, jobs, and raising three children, God has taken them from one continent to another and, step by step, into the richness of faithful, growing love. **This contains faith based information.

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Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

John Gray, Ph .D

1 Soft Cover

Once upon a time Martians and Venusians met, fell in love, and had happy relationships together because the respected and accepted their differences. Then they came to Earth and amnesia set in: they forgot they were from different planets. Based on years of successful counseling of couples and individuals, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus has helped millions of couples transform their relationships. Now viewed as a modern classic, this phenomenal book has helped men and women realize how different they really are and how to communicate their needs in such a way that conflict doesn’t arise and intimacy is given every chance to grow. 

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Military Marriage Mentoring

Dr. Edward Gray

1 Set: Mentoring  Training Manual, 2 Conversation Guides

12 Conversations for Building Strong Marriages teaches marriage mentor couples through a fun, 3-hour training workshop where the mentors actually “test drive” a part of the mentor program. THIS CAN ALSO BE USED IN SMALL GROUP SETTING.

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Mr. & Mrs. Happy Handbook

Steve Doocy

1 Hard Cover

Ever since Eve asked Adam, "Do I look fat in this fig leaf?" it has been apparent that husbands don't know how to relate to their wives. Men believe they understand women and vice versa, bur really men know as much about women as a cocker spaniel knows about assembling a Weber grill. This is a laugh-out-loud perspective on live, marriage, and family.

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New Rules of Marriage, The

Terrence Real

2 Hard Cover

In this revolutionary book, Real shows readers how to master the new rules of 21st-century marriage, giving them the tools to forge intimacy. He shares practical strategies for bringing honesty, passion, and joy back to even the most difficult relationship. Using his experience helping thousands of couples, Real guides readers with exercises. With this program you'll discover how to: identify and articulate your wants and needs, listen well and respond generously, set limits, and stand up for yourself, and know when to seek outside help.

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Now You're Speaking My Language **

Gary Chapman

1 Soft Cover

Does your spouse hear what you say but not what you mean? Are you tired of misunderstandings and conversations that go in circles but get you nowhere? Do you long for a marriage where honesty clears the air in your home, making your relationship with each other and with God a more seamless, less tiring experience? The secret is in seeking to truly know the person you married. And in the real-life flow of this book, you'll find this out and more. You'll unravel the mystery of your differences. You'll mine the well of your mate's emotions. You'll discover the plan God had in mind when He put you together. **This contains faith based information.

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Power of Commitment: A Guide to Active, Lifelong Love, The

Scott M. Stanley

1 Soft Cover

What is commitment and what's so scary about it? How can we better understand and appreciate the value of commitment and make it last-for a lifetime? This book reveals that the secret ingredient for finding lasting love is understanding commitment. Too often, men and women find themselves in half-committed, Maybe I Do, relationships that lead to frustration, sadness, and, in many cases, divorce. But it doesn't have to be this way. Stanley offers a five-step plan--based on his groundbreaking marital research and uniquely spiritual approach--for understanding commitment, including learning to handle the pressures of everyday life, moving through the pain of unfulfilled dreams and hopes, overcoming attraction to others that might endanger a marriage, transforming your thinking from "me versus you" to "we" and "us," and capturing the beauty and mystery of lifelong devotion, loyalty, teamwork, and building a lasting vision for the future.

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Power of Two: Secrets to a Strong and Loving Marriage, The

Susan Heitler, Ph.D

2 Soft Cover Books, 1 Workbook, 2 3-Ring Binders (Teaching & Marketing Manual)

The Power of Two teaches the communication and conflict resolution skills that can enable you to enjoy a great marriage. With this practical step-by-step guide you'll leran how to evoke interest, not antagonism, when you speak about sensitive issues; and to listen without becoming defensive. You'll discover secrets to effective dialogue, tecnhiques for cleaning up after inadvertent "toxic spills," and ways to ensure that apologies yield healing--plus you'll learn the three-step waltz of smooth shared decision-making, how to keep anger ceilings low, and strategies for converting moments of anger into powerful opportunities for learning and growth. THIS CAN ALSO BE USED IN SMALL GROUP SETTING.

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Proper Care & Feeding of Marriage, The

Dr. Laura Schlessinger

3 Hard Cover

In the long-awaited follow-up to her groundbreaking, million-copy bestseller The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, Dr. Laura now focuses on how men and women need to understand and appreciate the uniqueness of masculinity and femininity; what the best ways to relate, caretake, and nurture each other are; and how to bring a marriage back from the brink of disaster.

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Real Love

Greg Baer, M.D.

2 Soft Cover

With Real Love, nothing else matters; without it, nothing else is enough. Why do most people spend their whole lives searching for loving and happy relationships but rarely find them? What is the “secret something” that all relationships need in order to thrive? Dr. Greg Baer found the answers to these questions while working with hundreds of individuals and couples. In Real Love, he shares his enlightening and practical blueprint for creating successful relationships and reveals the secret to finding and keeping what he calls “Real Love.”

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Reasons to Save and Improve Your Marriage

Dick Wulf

1 set: Pamphlet,   Cassette Tape

Spouses and partners can gain a lot through the process of making the relationship work. The parts include: Reasons to Save Your Marriage; Reasons to Improve Your Marriage; How to Get Counseling Help.

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Seven Levels of Intimacy, The

Matthew Kelly

1 Soft Cover

This book redefines the most important relationships in our lives and how we view our interactions with one another. By finally comprehending and experiencing the great depths of intimacy, we can create the strong connections, deep joy, and lasting bonds we all long for in our lives.

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Seven Principles For Making Marriage Work, The

John M. Gottman, Ph.D. and Nan Silver

2 Soft Cover

John Gottman has revolutionized the study of marriage by using rigorous scientific procedures to observe the habits of married couples in unprecedented detail over many years. Here is the culmination of his life’s work: the seven principles that guide couples on the path toward a harmonious and long-lasting relationship. Packed with practical questionnaires and exercises, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work is the definitive guide for anyone who wants their relationship to attain its highest potential.

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Seven Secrets of a Happy Marriage

Margery Rosen

1 Soft Cover

Profiling real-life case studies of marriages in crisis and each couple's efforts to find happiness, the stories are riveting and the advice, from professional marriage therapists, is keenly insightful, revealing the central truths of successful relationships.

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Sex-Starved Marriage, The 

Michele Weiner Davis

1 Soft Cover

Bring the spark back into your bedroom and your relationship with gutsy and effective advice from bestselling author Michele Weiner Davis. It is estimated that one of every three married couples struggles with problems associated with mismatched sexual desire. Do you? If you want to stop fighting about sex and revitalize your intimate connection with your spouse, then you need this book. In The Sex-Starved Marriage, bestselling author Michele Weiner Davis will help you understand why being complacent or bitter about ho-hum sex might cost you your relationship. Full of moving firsthand accounts from couples who have struggled with the erosion of sexual desire and rebuilt their passionate connection.

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Time for a Better Marriage

Jon Carlson, Don Dinkmeyer

2 Soft Cover

This provides systematic, practical help for understanding marriage and developing the skills that make marriage rewarding, effective and satisfying.

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Time, Sex, and Money

Creighton University

2 Soft Cover

This national study provides a profile of couples married five years or less and reports on a wide range of behaviors, attitudes, experiences, as well as marital adjustment, religiosity, and problematic issues relevant to the early years of marriage. Data included in this study are useful to both married couples and practitioners who work with them.

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When the Cake is Gone: How to Get Married and Stay Engaged

Dr. James Healy

2 DVD's

Jim Healy has spoken to couples across America. Now you can hear him reveal the three types of intimacy your new marriage needs to flourish.

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Why Marriage Matters, Second Edition

Institute for American Values

1 Soft Cover

In addition to reviewing research on family topics covered in the first edition of the report, Why Marriage Matters, Second Edition highlights five new themes in marriage-related research. The five new themes are: Even though marriage has lost ground in the minority communities in recent years, marriage has not lost its value in these communities; An emerging line of research indicates that marriage benefits poor Americans, and Americans from disadvantaged backgrounds, even though these Americans are now less likely to get and stay married; Marriage seems to be particularly important in civilizing men, turning their attention away from dangerous, antisocial, or self-centered activities and towards the needs of a family; Beyond its well-known contributions to adult health, marriage influences the biological functioning of adults and children in ways that can have important social consequences; The relationship quality of intimate partners is related to both their marital status and, for married adults, to the degree to which these partners are committed to marriage.

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Why Marriages Succeed or Fail

John Gottman

2 Soft Cover

Psychologist John Gottman has spent 20 years studying what makes a marriage last. Now you can use his tested methods to evaluate, strengthen, and maintain your own long-term relationship. This breakthrough book guides you through a series of self-tests designed to help you determine what kind of marriage you have, where your strengths and weaknesses are, and what specific actions you can take to help your marriage.

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Wise Choices 

Rick & Barb Wise

2 Sets: 2 CD's

Every time you make a choice, you are writing your life story. Rick and Barb share the pages of their life story. Because they want you to write pages that you won’t regret. Let them take you to a better way to write your life story in marriage, sex, and love.

Marriage Enrichment

Fearless Loving

Rhonda Britten

2 Soft Cover

The 8 Simple Truths about Fearless Love: Love is up to you; Everyone is innocent; Feelings lie; Chemistry is between your ears; Dating is where you practice being yourself; ’Yes” means nothing if you can’t say ‘no’; Loss is a fact of love; Love is a risk you must take. The acclaimed author of Fearless Loving continues to share her wisdom on achieving our full potential-by ridding ourselves of the fear and doubts that just get in the way.  Shattering many of the conventional myths about relationships, Rhonda Britten illuminates eight basic truths of fulfilling love, and her step-by-step advice-and renowned “fearbuster’” exercises-will show you how to use those truths to transform your love and your life. **This contains faith based information

Marriage Enrichment

His Needs, Her Needs

Willard F. Harley, Jr.

2 Hard Cover

This book helps husbands and wives give each other what they need most in marriage.

Marriage Enrichment

Five Languages of  Apology

Gary Chapman and Jennifer Thomas

2 Hard Cover

Just as you have a different love language, you also hear and express the words and gestures of apology in a different language. New York Times best-selling author Gary Chapman has teamed with counselor Jennifer Thomas on this groundbreaking study of the way we apologize, discovering that it’s not just a matter of will—it’s a matter of how. By helping people identify the languages of apology, this book clears the way toward healing and sustaining vital relationships. The authors detail proven techniques for giving and receiving effective apologies.

Marriage Enrichment or Assistance

Relationship Workbook, The

Kerry Moles

1 Soft Cover

A workbook with activities for developing healthy relationships and preventing domestic violence.

Marriage Enrichment, Domestic Violence

First Five Years of Marriage, The

Phillip J. Swihart Ph. D. & Wilford Wooten L.M.F.T.

1 Hard Cover

This rich, in-depth resource covers vital areas such as: making decisions, resolving conflicts, dealing with the past, planning for the future; how to handle surprises and struggles, holidays and in-laws; financial issues: budget, home buying, debt, saving, spending, giving, and investments; individual goals, outside friendships, unresolved problems, improved communication; specific advice for blended families; personality differences, selfishness, honesty, irritating habits, and adjusting to life together; sexual intimacy and the roles God has given husband and wife; forgiveness, humility, openness, sensitivity, and spiritual growth; building a home of joy, grace, service, peace, and promise; pregnancy, childbirth, adoption, and how to raise godly children; The Complete Guide to the First Five Years of Marriage can be read from beginning to end or pulled down from the shelf for quick, practical answers to a specific dilemma. **This contains faith based information.

Marriage Enrichment, Marriage Assistance

Relationships **

Dr. Les & Leslie Parrott

1 Set: Hard Cover Book, Participant Guide, Leader’s Guide Video

An Open & Honest Guide to Making Bad Relationships Better and Good Relationships Great! Groundbreaking book filled with the latest findings and contemporary strategies for understanding: Who we are and what we bring to our relationships; How our families of origin shape the way we relate to others; How to bridge the gender gap and learn the language of the opposite sex; Building friendships that last; Secrets to finding the love we long for and handling sexual issues; What to do when friends fail; How to related to God without feeling phony. THIS CAN ALSO BE USED IN SMALL GROUP SETTING. **This contains faith based information.

Marriage Enrichment, Marriage Assistance

2002 Things To Do On A Date: From Fun, Sometimes Silly, Romantic, To The Unique

Cyndi Haynes and Dale Edwards

Soft Cover

You’ve visited every restaurant in town-and you’re tired of going to the movies. What are you supposed to do when you go out on a date these days? Well, how about hosting a co-ed volleyball party; Getting to know each other better by playing Twenty Questions; Catching some local scenery by renting a moped for a day; Sharing the cooking for a luxurious gourmet meal; Or test-driving a luxury car you know full well neither of you can afford. From the purely romantic to the unusual and exotic, the adventurous suggestions will add up to plenty of fun for people who want to try something new.

Marriage Enrichment, Marriage Preparation

Making Love Last a Lifetime   

Adam Hamilton

3 Soft Cover

In this thoughtful, inspiring book, Adam Hamilton offers some keys to helping you develop a healthy, satisfying, and successful marriage. He draws on insights from surveys of over two thousand single and married persons, from experiences shared by couples he interviewed, from reflections based on fifteen years of counseling individuals and couples, and from his own experiences in marriage. If you are single, this book can prepare you to have a successful relationship.

Marriage Enrichment, Marriage Preparation

Babyproofing Your Marriage

 Stacie Cockrell, Cathy O'Neil, and Julia Stone

2 Hard Cover

Babyproofing Your Marriage is the warts-and-all truth about how having children can affect your relationship. The authors explore the transition to parenthood in light of their own experiences, with input from their husbands and commentary from men and women across the county. Their evenhanded approach to both sides of the marital equation allows spouses to understand each other in a whole new way. With loads of humor and practical advice, the Babyproofer will guide first-time parents and veterans alike around the rocky shores of the early parenting years.

Marriage Enrichment, Parenting, Step-family & Step-parenting

Closing the Marriage Gap

Wade Horn

1 Soft Cover

An article discussing the benefits of marriage education programs and marriage on society. The article also addresses the different marriage education programs: Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program, Relationship Enhancement, Couples Communication, Engaged Encounter, Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills, Transitions to Parenthood, and Becoming a Family. Besides addressing the individual couples programs, it discusses the two community strategies Marriage Savers and First Things First. 

Marriage Enrichment, Parenting, Step-family & Step-parenting, Fatherhood

500 Great Dates: Creative Fun and Sexy Ways to Spend Time Together

Lisa Sussman

1 Soft Cover

Make Tonight Date Night: Whether you’ve been together for three weeks or three decades, every couple needs memorable just-for-two experiences to stay close and connected, now and for years to come. Here’s how Redbook can help: Inside this book you’ll find 500 great ideas for spending time together, some romantic and sexy, some grand, and others pure fun.

Marriage Preparation, Marriage Enrichment

Big Picture Partnering

Dr. Jan Hositad

2 Soft Cover

Are you serious about falling in love, staying in love, and staying together? Big Picture Partnering is the step by step guide that will take your relationship to the next level. After 16 weeks, you’ll have all the skills you need to deal with conflict, align your individual values and priorities, and create a deeper, long lasting connection with each other. You’ll also have everything you need to create and fulfill your biggest, wildest dreams together. Couples at any age or stage of relating. Whether you’re single and want to create a long lasting relationship, considering a long life union for the first time, or giving it another try (and trying to do it right this time), this is your toolkit for building a rock solid relationship and discovering your true calling as a couple.

Marriage Preparation, Marriage Enrichment

Getting The Love You Want

Harville Hendrix, Ph. D.

2 Soft Cover

The bestselling guide to transforming an intimate relationship into a lasting source of love and companionship., with a new foreword and chapter from the author.

Marriage Preparation, Marriage Enrichment

Stumbling on Happiness

Daniel Gilbert

1 Set: 6 CD

In this brilliant, witty, and accessible audio book, Daniel Gilbert describes the foibles of imagination and illusions of foresight that causes each of us to misconceive our tomorrows and misestimate our satisfactions. Vividly bringing life the latest scientific research in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy, and behavioral economics, Gilbert reveals what scientists have discovered about the uniquely human ability to imagine the future, and about our capacity to predict how much we will like it when we get here. With penetrating insight and sparkling prose, Gilbert explains why we seem to know so little about the hearts and minds of the people we are about to become.

Marriage Preparation, Marriage Enrichment

Building Relationships

David Olson, John DeFrain, Amy Olson

1 set: Teacher's Manual, book, DVD; 1 Set: 3-Ring Binder, Power point CD, 3 Workbooks, Teacher's Manual, 2 Books, DVD

This program is based on the reality that the quality of our lives is dependent upon the quality of our relationships and that the skills necessary to create good relationships can be learned. This program can be taught in school, places of worship and in community agencies. The Leader's Manual provides exercises for students to do in class, with peers and at home with parents. THIS CAN ALSO BE USED IN SMALL GROUP SETTING. **This contains faith based information.

Other

Little Book of Great Dates, The

Michael & Tiffany Ross

1 Soft Cover

Unique, fun & meaningful dating ideas.

Teen Dating, Marriage Enrichment