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Empowering people to create happy, lasting, spiritually-based
marriages—the foundation of a prosperous, unified world
Empowering people to create happy, lasting, spiritually-based
marriages—the foundation of a prosperous, unified world
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Volume 2, Issue 1 |
© 2005
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Marriage Preparation Book Nearly out of Print
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New Booklet!
Makes a great companion to Pure Gold!
"This should be on
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married couple's bedside table as great
bedtime reading..."
~ Diane Sollee,
Founder and Director of smartmarriages.com
The Marriage Transformation Project is a global social and economic development project committed to marriage education and marriage skill building for people at all stages of relationships. In addition to our own independent work in developing materials, we draw on the work of marriage researchers and experts. We also derive part of our inspiration and content from the teachings of the world's religions. These include the following faiths: Baha'i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, and Zoroastrian.
From Susanne Alexander and Craig Farnsworth As we've traveled over the last few weeks, made presentations, and done workshops with almost 2500 people, we began sharing a new model we developed to represent marriage preparation and marriage enrichment. We are now sharing it with you, and welcome your input about its usefulness and anything that might be missing.
As our marriage preparation and enrichment work has grown, we developed a diagram of a home to represent the major components of what it takes to build and maintain a happy, lasting marriage. The individuals' character forms through a couple's experiences and choices, and their ability to communicate develops. As they approach marriage, the couple begins to see how they interact and where their skill development needs lie. They go through an effective process together that establishes their marriage on a firm foundation. The components of this process are:
Love,
Gifts of Love and Joy Coming Soon! Give someone you love the gift of love and joy this February with three wonderful and simple gift packages! Watch your email inboxes this week for more details about our unique two-week sale!
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND PLAN TO ATTEND! Consider how extraordinary your relationship and marriage could be if authors and top marriage researchers, such as John Gray, Howard Markman, and John Gottman, shared valuable knowledge with you about strengthening your marriage or marriage education. The Smart Marriages Conference, held June 23-26, 2005 in Dallas, Texas, brings you over 200 marriage and family experts and over 140 courses to attend. You will learn the latest ideas in the field of marriage and family education and explore practical ways to strengthen marriage and prevent family breakdown. Pre- and Post-Conference training sessions in the days before and after the conference provide marriage educator training and certification opportunities. We are encouraging as many people as possible to participate in this great opportunity! This is especially vital for anyone wishing to be a marriage educator for their community. For those students interested in volunteering and attending the entire conference on a work-exchange, please contact conference director Diane Sollee at diane@smartmarriages.com for an application. Pre- and Post-conference institutes volunteer opportunities are also available. For more details, visit www.smartmarriages.com today! Registration opens in February!
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"Marriage Can Be Forever-Preparation Counts! Second Edition" We'd like to thank all those who have purchased the second edition of Marriage Can Be Forever--Preparation Counts! during the last year and a half! We have sold almost 2000 copies and are now essentially out of print. We currently have limited stock available. Be sure to check our website often for updated availability. Our plan is to replace this edition with a series of smaller and more focused books. Watch for future announcements!
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Do you like to go beyond the surface and search for details? If so, we are looking for people like you to join our research team! Below is our current assessment of potential research areas. Please contact Susanne at susanne@marriagetransformation.com today if you or someone you know are willing and able to volunteer** and help! Where we are doing well: Where we need to improve: **Please note: We are currently unable to pay researchers. If you are aware of someone who might be willing to subsidize your time on the project, however, please let us know. We had an intern this summer whose college paid the majority of her salary.
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We believe your relationships and marriages are vitally important and, each month, we are eager to share exciting information and tools with you! We'd love to hear from you how you are benefiting from our newsletter or how we can enhance it to better serve your needs! Please email us and share your thoughts with us! Here's some ideas to get you started: * Are the articles included in the newsletter helpful? |
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1001 Questions to Ask
Before Your Get Married This is an excellent and very detailed marriage preparation tool. It's not just lists of questions either. Leahy includes helpful text around them and some worksheets to complete as well. She covers the past, in-laws, significant others, children, religion and spirituality, race and culture, daily life, leisure time, finances, physical intimacy, emotional intimacy, special circumstances (like marrying someone in the military or in prison), and the wedding. She ends with communication and marriage builders.
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... Check out our recommended
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