FireProof your Marriage
Get a sitter, have a "date" and watch it! Then go for ice cream or coffee and just talk. Help !The "Love Dare" 40 day journal and devotional is available We personally recommend this helpful and funny book, "Marriage Takes More Than Love" There are also some good helps to download at: General articles/helps:
-Fireproof your Relationship -Guard yourself, your Marriage -Warm Up your Marriage -8 Ways To Celebrate -I Promise -6 Secrets, Lasting Love -10 Great Dates Especially for the Married: -What Women Want - READ it ! -Have the Perfect Marriage? Especially for the RE-married: -Fireproof your Remarriage -Surprised by Remarriage -Make Remarriage last Forever -Divorce & Remarriage Myths -Smart Step Family -Advice from a Blender Especially for those Dating: -Pre-Engagement Counseling -Living Together Risks -No Jerks! -Before Engagement Especially for the Engaged: -Wait or Date? -Living Together Risks -Getting Serious -Before "I Do" MarriageAlive.com is another good resource - see "10 Great Dates". "Mars & Venus" - Ever hear "Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus?" It is a book about how men and women - In short, as I heard a doctor describe it once, before a man is BORN, a powerful chemical hormone - I DID disagree though when the doctor called it "brain damage" for the men! I know it is the Creator's DESIGN. - Incredible. A man tends to focus Women's intuition is reality - Click "His & Hers" on this page Fireproof, then click "watch video." The videos show the differences of men and women in a VERY funny way (especially the 2nd one) -- and it is an ACCURATE "word picture!" We men need to understand the way a woman thinks, and women - it's going to help you to understand how WE think! These videos are GREAT! - Then treasure your differences - And, of course, each of us is a special individual with varying degrees of "connectedness" in this way. "Word Pictures"One of the best ways to help your spouse understand is to describe it in an emotional word picture. For example: "When you correct me in front of others, it really hurts. Marriage manualIt's "Built-In!" Men, just ask your wife: "Honey, where would you rate our marriage Your wife is your built-in marriage manual - if you're willing to ASK - and then DO. |
At work, inside burning buildings, Capt. Caleb Holt lives by the old firefighter’s adage: Never leave your partner behind. At home, in the cooling embers of his marriage, he lives by his own rules. After seven years of marriage, Caleb and Catherine have drifted so far apart that Catherine wishes she had never married. As the couple prepares to enter divorce proceedings, Caleb’s father challenges his son to commit to a 40-day experiment he calls “The Love Dare.” When Caleb discovers the book’s daily challenges are tied to his parents’ newfound faith, his already limited interest is further dampened. Is it too late to fireproof his marriage? Caleb’s job is to rescue others, but now he has to face his toughest job ever … rescuing his wife’s heart. http://www.fireproofthemovie.com/ Be sure to check out the video clips on this page also (especially, "The Cross," "Caleb's apology," "Breaking Free," and "Lead your heart"):
http://www.outreach.com/print/articlem.asp?article_name=p-fireproofvideoclips&sid=48CEF700E13617F SEVEN Principles for Skillful Living
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