The Strangest Secret Written on June 11, 2009, by admin.

Mindy and I have both mentioned that what you focus on is what you get. (Link 1, Link 2) At work today, someone sent this excerpt from the book The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale and it shows that these ideas have been around for a long time. Please consider what you spend your life focusing on and if you might need a change of focus…

Eric

An excerpt from
The Strangest Secret
by Earl Nightingale

George Bernard Shaw said, “People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, they make them.”

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LDS Family Services - Addiction Recovery Program Written on June 2, 2009, by admin.

LDS Family Services - Addiction Recovery Program

http://www.providentliving.org/familyservices/AddicitonRecoveryManual_36764000.pdf

There are many things that can damage a healthy marriage and addictions are right up there in the list of most damaging. This guide has been created by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and is based on the work done in Alcoholics Anonymous. There are 12 Steps to recovery that begin and end with the Atonement of Jesus Christ. If you suffer from addictions or know someone that does, please read and study this guide. Click the more button to read the 12 Steps.

Welcome to Healing Marriages! Written on May 16, 2009, by admin.

Today is our official launch date and we are so excited to get this information out to the world! Mindy and I have been thinking of ways we can serve and give back. Especially with all of the blessings that God has given us. We have spent years studying books, attending seminars and learning to heal and strengthen our own marriage. We have created this site to give that information to you. Our hope is to help heal marriages through the atonement of Christ. We have compiled years of information and study to share and we hope you will be strengthened also.

As always, please give us feedback or comments. We would also love any articles on marriage and particularly healing marriages that you find. We want this to be a place where there is open communication and love. Any inappropriate or offensive comments will be removed. Please be courteous to all. Our site is non-denominational and we hope the principles that we share can be used by anyone. We will be posting ideas and thoughts from any church or church leader as long as they are in line with the principles that we have found. Please note that we are not licensed professional, counselors, therapists or attorneys.

Thank you!

Eric and Mindy

Happy Mother’s Day Written on May 10, 2009, by admin.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all the wonderful Moms out there! I cannot thank you enough.

Eric

FEEDBACK Written on May 4, 2009, by admin.

Please post any feedback relating to the Healing Marriages site itself, here. We appreciate any comments that you have!

Thanks,

Eric and Mindy

Dallin H. Oaks on Divorce Written on May 3, 2009, by Eric and Mindy.

A good marriage does not require a perfect man or a perfect woman. It only requires a man and a woman committed to strive together toward perfection.

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Proclamation on the Family Written on April 9, 2009, by Eric and Mindy.

Mindy and I are both members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This site however is not an LDS website. This site is meant for all Christians and anyone interested in strengthening their marriage. When we post messages from LDS church leaders it is because their message is based on principles found throughout the scriptures and throughout history. We will also post messages from any church denomination as long as it is inline with the principles we know to be true. I have felt the need to post the Proclamation on the Family. Please read through it and make any comments.

Watch this movie if you have not already! Written on April 7, 2009, by Eric and Mindy.

Spotlighting the disintegrating marriage of Caleb (Kirk Cameron) and Catherine (Erin Bethea), “Fireproof” is the latest movie by filmmakers Alex and Stephen Kendrick. The movie follows Caleb and Catherine as they struggle to overcome problems in their marriage. Caleb is a control-freak and always yelling, while Catherine is distant, cold and on the brink of an affair. A Christian relationship drama, Caleb reluctantly finds his way when his father asks him to commit to a 40-day test called, “The Love Dare.” The test uses scripture to reveal what true love is, and although it isn’t glamorous by Hollywood’s standards, the film gets its message across in a genuine way. “Fireproof” is now available on DVD.

(http://ourtribune.com/article.php?id=7149)

Before marriage - Ask the Hard Questions! Written on March 21, 2009, by Eric and Mindy.

Ask the hard questions – Get to know everything about each other. If this person is not your best friend, then you have some work to do. If there is anyone on a consistent basis that you would rather spend time with then your future spouse, then you have work to do. Add any other important questions to you and work on these together. Start with a prayer. This is not the time to procrastinate! I would recommend getting started just before you get engaged.

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The Monkey’s Dilemma Written on March 20, 2009, by Eric and Mindy.

This is an old, well-known story and I thought it fit perfectly with the need to overcome the stories and history we often hold onto. This story is from a book given to us by the Great Life Foundation.

Eric

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The Monkey’s Dilemma

Long ago, in the dark jungles of South America, a clever old tribesman experimented with new methods of trapping monkeys. Because the tribe had only blowguns and tiny bows with which to hunt, monkeys were rarely taken, and monkey meat was greatly prized by the villagers. The clever hunter decided, first, to lure monkeys to a clearing where the hunter could fell them with a well placed blow dart.

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