The HIGHLY EFFECTIVE MARRIAGE SeminarII

My need was so great that I simply inhaled every word and programmed it into my little three pound computer (my brain) so will that I can just punch out any portion of what I heard and read anytime when needed. Not only do I appreciate the manner and style in which your presentations were made, but I really appreciate the research that I know was necessary for you to put this seminar together. With due respect to the ministers in the church, I can't help but wonder how many families are put back on a stable course as a result of your seminars compared with sermons. Your ministry, to say the least, is a much-needed ministry and a divinely blessed one.

You. as "repairer of the breach" have made it possible for my husband and me to do just that. Somehow we have survived a devastating, senseless divorce and realized what a gem we have in each other through the communication techniques you taught us. You should feel complimented when you learn that my husband has a PhD in mass communications and was a college professor for many years. He, especially appreciated your material, your method of teaching, and learned quite a number of new and better ways of communicating on an interpersonal level.

Your HIGHLY EFFECTIVE MARRIAGE SEMINAR was extremely helpful to my wife and me at a most delicate stage of our reconciliation efforts. We have grown closer together as a result of the seminar. It is almost anti-climactic to say that your seminar has an excellent selection of topics plus skillful presentation and most important, an intelligent communicator!
A grateful husband

This may sound like a "broken record: but I have to tel you that I have been completely healed of all bitterness, resentment and hurt by attending the marriage seminar in _____________. About a year ago I found I had grounds for divorce. This has happened several times, once long ago, and then again a year ago. I did not know about the "once long ago" until it happened again. I thought I would die. I clung to Jesus and He gave me a beautiful Bible verse to cling to. "Remember ye not the former things, nor consider the things of old." I searched the Bioble to see what God had to tell me about divorce. God kept telling me to "hang in there." I kept prayer for my husband, daughter and me but this "thing" nearly tore me apart. Since God brought me to your seminar I have been healed and how wonderful it is! Now that I am healed, God can effectively use me to heal my husband and our daughter. God has promised in 1 Peter 3:1 that if I live a Christian life my husband will follow. God bless you in your work! J.O.

How much we appreciated your coming to our town with both the marriage and parent seminars. We have never had anything in our town that has had the impact on the community that your seminars had. Many people wanted to be notified when you plan to come back for more meetings. My husband and I have a very good marriage, but we both learned things at the marriage seminar that made our marriage even better. My only regret is that we didn't have you here before! VL, Hospital Director of public relations in Oklahoma

Thank you for coming our way with your MARRIAGE SEMINAR! You have blessed me tremendously and opened my eyes to many aspects of marriage that I didn't have a clue about. I received much more than I paid for! I will cherish this information for the rest of my life! Sandra from Washington D.C.

We can't thank you enough, nor can words describe how much better our marriage is after taking your HIGHLY EFFECTIVE MARRIAGE SEMINAR and talking with you privately. We understand each other better than ever. Every day when my husband goes on his truck run, he takes his copy of HIGHLY EFFECTIVE MARRIAGE and the CDs we bought with him. God is really givng him some deep understanding of me. I am also listening to the CDs and am becoming more understanding of men and how to be the best wife possible.

A wife dreams of and prays for a marriage like we are enjoying right now. All I can say is God is Master of all. Before we took the marriage seminar, our marriage was "okay." But now words can't describe how great it is becoming!

I must share what your marriage seminar did for me and my husband. Prior to coming to the seminar our marriage was the pits and we had only been married six years. When we first met everything was wonderful. We took time for one another, went places together, and took time to communicate.

Then our first child was born. We thought this was wonderful but more of my attention went to the Little One and things began to change. My husband had to work harder because we had more bills. Little things began to bother us. We were always getting on each other's nerves and slowly we drifted apart.

Then I began working outside the home and things got worse, not better. The bills got paid, but we never got to see one another. What little time I had at home was spent cleaning, washing, taking care of our Little One and then off to work again. My husband watched the baby while I was working so he came in as I went out. We drifted more and more apart and hardly ever touched one another. He was always too tired and so was I. Most of the time we were angry with each other due to arguments. I could hold a grudge for weeks. I blamed him and he blamed me.

Then everything came crashing down. Resentment set in. Why should I have to work two jobs and come home to a man who didn't want me? Did he think I was some machine you start in the morning and would run all day? I decided I wouldn't put up with it. If he didn't care about me I would find someone who would appreciate everything I do, one who would have time for me.

I found what I thought I was looking for. This guy appeared to have everything I wanted. My marriage was dead. I just needed my husband out of my life so I could start over again. I would not let my husband near me. We hardly spoke anyway. I didn't care if he was the father of my child. I blocked that out of my mind. Yet I felt guilty. Suddenly my husband became serious about winning me back. He tried everything. He pleaded with me not leave yet he knew nothing about the other man. No one knew about that -- except God.

We went to counselors but my affair remained hidden. I blamed everything on our sex problems. Then someone invited us to attend your MARRIAGE SEMINAR. I said I would go with the understanding that if this didn't work we were finished. Little did I know my life could be changed in one short weekend!

Everything you said went right to my heart. I tried not to listen but it was useless. For the first time in years I sat eye-to-eye and knee-to-knee with my husband and we communicated. Every time I looked into his eyes, my heart of ice began to melt. I saw the hurt and pain in his eyes. Most of all I saw how much he really loved me -- the love I thought was gone. I began to understand my husband and myself through your teaching. I understood why and how I got in this trap.

And there was a way out! I ended the affair, but should I tell my husband about it? The guilt ate at me. Once when our communication was really good I took the chance and told him. It was better than living with the guilt. Somehow he accepted it, understood and loved me anyway. He believed God would work everything out for us. Then my husband came home with flowers and cards and we did things together like we did when we were first married. Our love began to grow again as we read and communicated what we had bottled up for years. My heart was so full of love for this wonderful man.

We both had our faults but we learned to accept one another and talk to one another. We continue learning every day. What is even more important is that our child is learning that we love one another and that marriage can survive in spite of problems. Then we took your MARRIAGE SEMINAR a second time and our love and understanding for one another increased again. We can never thank God enough for sending you at a time when our marriage needed healing. You have been such a blessing in our lives. One grateful couple

Thank you most sincerely for sharing yourselves with our workers during our recent pastor's conference. I cannot tell you how much benefit the pastors and their wives received from the MARRIAGE SEMINAR. Many expressed deep appreciation for the material presented. I received emails and phone calls from several expressing appreciation for the excellent presentations. MCV, president

I thank you from the depths of my being for the most excellent presentation and contribution made to our recent Worker's Meetings in Virginia. The information gained and practical experience enjoyed were both a revival and reformation for us as ministers and for our marriages. May God continue to bless your ministry.

We dated less than two months prior to getting married and I was brand new in the church. We erroneously thought that a common bond of love for God was all that was needed for a happy marriage. WRONG! God's love keeps you from killing each other and from physical violence, but it doesn't guarantee a happy married life. It wasn't long till we found we had nothing in common.

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