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What Are Community Marriage Resources?

Community Marriage Resources have been assembled by various groups around the country. They are normally resource centers to help premarried couples, married couples, struggling couples, divorced couples, and step families. Some of the resources they offer will be local such … Continue reading

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Review of "New Life After Divorce" by Bill Butterworth

What I really liked about this book was that Bill was very open about his emotional ups and downs after his divorce. His chapters cover various issues such as single fatherhood, dating, forgiveness, etc. He has some good Scriptures scattered … Continue reading

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Aborting Divorce

Often, I hear people who really don’t want a divorce resigning themselves to it, seeming to think that a divorce, although not God’s best, will at least end the pain. I try to encourage them to hang on and keep … Continue reading

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Zippy Titles/Themes

I have been pondering what might be a good title or theme to make people perk up and take notice about marriage reconciliation. I haven’t thought of a good one yet, but I have been noticing other titles and phrases … Continue reading

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Another Stubborn Spouse

I am always encouraged when I hear of a spouse who got stubborn for saving their marriage and in the long run it worked. Here is a story from the Smart Marriages website. Pastor Hurt is among the 173 who … Continue reading

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Inspiring Persistence

I am in contact with multiple marriages right now that seem hopeless. Usually I am in contact with the person who doesn’t want a divorce. I am puzzled about how to inspire people to not give up even when it … Continue reading

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Reconciling God’s Way

Joe and Michelle Williams had multiple marriages in their pasts. As a Christian married couple they separated. In their desperation not to go through another divorce, they really sought God. Eventually they reconciled, and from their experiences, they created a … Continue reading

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More Help When You Are Really "Down"

Sometimes during our separation, I was so down and had little energy for anything such as working, reading, singing, reading the Bible, eating, or doing laundry. One thing that often helped was to listen to worship that had alot of … Continue reading

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Emotional Intensity

I have been with several different men in different situations recently, and had some discussions about the emotional upheaval they have experienced through past or current separations, divorce negotiations or divorces. The discussions reminded me of what an emotional mess … Continue reading

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Troubled Marriage Info from Smart Marriages

This came off of the Smart Marriage website. I have not had time to review all of these resources. Some of them I am familiar with and some I am not. There is so much here for so many situations … Continue reading

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