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Marriage Matters is designed to help married couples/individuals:

Enrich their relationship

Resolve struggles & difficulties

Restore a relationship where a breakdown has occurred.
 
   

Resources

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Literature:

*Beyond Blame by Jeffrey A. Kottler. San Francisco, CA: Jossey–Bass Publishers, 1994


*Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1992.


*A Celebration of Sex by Dr. Douglas E. Rosenau. Nashville, TN: Thomas-Nelson Publishers, 1994.


*Connecting With Self And Others. by Sherod Miller, Daniel Wackman, Elam Nunnally, and Phyllis Miller. Littleton, Co: Interpersonal Communication Programs, 1988.


*The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner, Ed.d. Grand Rapids, MI: Harper & Row, 1985.


*Fighting for Your Marriage by Howard Markman, Scott Stanley, and Susan L. Blumberg. San Francisco, CA: Jossey–Bass Publishers, 1994.


*Intimate Allies by Dan Allender and Tremper Longman. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 1999.


*A Lasting Promise by Scott Stanley. San Francisco: Jossey–Bass, 1998.


*The Seven Principles For Making Marriage Work by John Gottman. New York: Crow, 1999.


*Straight Talk: A New Way To Get Closer By Saying What You Really Mean by Sherod Miller, Daniel Wackman, Elam Nunnally, and Carol Saline. New York: Signet, 1981.


Emotional Health


*Changes that Heal by Henry Cloud. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994.


*Healing the Masculine Soul by Gordon Dalbey. Waco, TX: Word, 1988.


Parenting


Help! I'm a Parent by Bruce Narramore. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1972.


Hide or Seek by James Dobson. Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming Revell, 1974.


Money Matters for Parents and Their Kids by Ron and Judy Blue. Nashville, TN:Thomas Nelson, 1988.


Preparing for Adolescence by James Dobson. Ventura, CA: Gospel Light, 1978.


Blended Families


How to Blend a Family by Carolyn Johnson. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1989.


Many of these books are in stock at the Seeds Resource Center. Other books are available by special order.


*Highly recommended for participants in Marriage Matters.

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