Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts (SYMBIS) is the first comprehensive marriage preparation program specifically designed for today's couples. It's also the first program for couples developed by a couple. Les and Leslie Parrott are no ordinary couple. As marriage counselors and teachers, they're on the cutting edge of marriage research and education. Each year they teach a blockbuster relationships course to hundreds of college students. They see the struggles and dreams of couples up close. And they reveal the flaws and foibles of their own relationship in order to show how challenging---and rewarding---marriage can be. The Parrotts show young couples the skills they need to make the transition from single to married smooth and enjoyable. Designed for couples and small groups, the SYMBIS curriculum includes the following: Two videos with eight half-hour sessions by the Parrotts Separate men's and women's workbooks full of exercises and self-tests to help couples apply what they learn A leader's guide that shows small group leaders how to successfully conduct the SYMBIS program A hardcover copy of Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts A copy of the Marriage Mentor Manual, a guide to helping young couples establish mentoring relationships with experienced couples after the wedding Based on up-to-date information from two marriage authorities, the Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts curriculum offers today's couples a complete marriage prep program for a lifetime together. Start with it today while your love is fresh, and save your marriage before it starts.

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts

Self-Help

Parrott, Les

Parrott, Leslie

Relationships

Zondervan

Could your marriage use a joy break? Take one today! What Joy Breaks has done for women of faith, Joy Breaks for Couples does for you and your mate. These crisp devotions are brief enough to read in a few minutes, but they pack wisdom that can strengthen and energize your marriage. They'll help you see yourself, your spouse, and married life through the lens of the Bible, brightening the shady places with humor. Joy Breaks for Couples invites the two of you to savor your relationship: the things you love about it and even the things you're not so crazy about. Get ready to see the upside of the down! Here are truths you can apply today as you celebrate your friendship, your imperfections, family and home, your oneness, even in tough times, your future together, each other's gifts, and romance and passion. The writers--well-known marriage and family counselors, authors, and speaker--share candidly the insights they've gleaned from their own marriages. Whether you marriage is new or seasoned, you can benefit from these nuggets of practical, biblical wisdom. So slow down . . . way down . . . relax -- and take a short break that'll bring both of you closer. Joy Breaks for Couples will help you freshen your outlook as you count your blessings and discover new possibilities for your life together.

Joy Breaks for Couples

TIRABASSI, BECKY

Johnson, Nicole

CRABB, Larry

Tirabassi, Roger

JOHNSON,Paul

Warren, Neil Clark

Crabb, Rachael

Leman,Kevin

Smalley, Gary.

How to find new friends—and keep the ones you’ve gotYour friends walk beside you, making everything about life—especially motherhood—more fun. But it can be difficult to find time for friendship once you become a mother. Motherhood is wonderful, but its consuming nature can leave your life out of balance. That’s when friendships become the lifeline that makes all the difference. How do you find time for supportive friendships in the midst of a busy mom’s schedule?

If You Ever Needed Friends, It's Now (Little Books for Busy Moms)

Politics & Social Sciences

Women's Studies

You Matter More Than You Think: What A Woman Needs to Know about the Difference She Makes

Am I making a difference?Does my life matter?“How can I make a difference when some days I can’t even find my keys?” asks award-winning author Leslie Parrott. “I’ve never been accused of being methodical, orderly, or linear. So when it came to considering my years on this planet, I did so without a sharpened pencil and a pad of paper. Instead, I walked along Discovery Beach, just a few minutes from our home in Seattle.“Strange, though. All I seemed to ever bring home from my walks on the beach were little pieces of sea glass. Finding these random pieces eventually became a fixation. And, strangely, with each piece I collected, I felt a sense of calm. What could this mean? What was I to discover from this unintentional collection?”In this poignant and vulnerable book, Leslie shows you how each hodgepodge piece of your life, no matter how haphazard, represents a part of what you do and who you are. While on the surface, none of these pieces may seem to make a terribly dramatic impact, Leslie will show you how they are your life and how when they are collected into a jar―a loving human heart―they become a treasure.

You Matter More Than You Think: What a Woman Needs to Know about the Difference She Makes

Are You Longing to Make a Difference? A season of soul-searching walks along Discovery Beach in Seattle revealed a secret that far too many women never find. In this heartfelt book, Leslie Parrott reveals a personal message that is sure to keep you from looking at the pieces of your life as mere fragments scattered to and fro by any impulsive tide. On the contrary, you will soon see that the random fragments of your life―whether it’s doing laundry, dashing to the store, tending to either your kids or a full-time job (or both)―hold great potential for making a profound difference. You’re already making a difference, and the more you understand this difference, the bigger it will be. Whether you are married or single, restless or content, wounded or strong, this book is designed for every woman who longs to be more than part of the mainstream. Join Leslie on this journey to discover for yourself how all of your quirks, gifts, pains, whims, and wishes can come together in a myriad of moments that make a profound difference.

You Matter More Than You Think: What a Woman Needs to Know About the Difference She Makes

Have you ever felt plucked out and suddenly dropped by the hand of God into the wasteland? Have you felt desolate, dry, and fragile? No sign of God, no sound of water?' Here is the personal and passionate, 'Me too!' that fans of Leslie Parrott have been waiting for. For 'Seattlite' Parrott, rain isn't a date-canceling, mood-altering nuisance. Rather, that first drop of rain and the following drizzle or downpour is a persistent, positive, mystical fact of life that both confirms the presence of God and underscores his (seeming) absences. Through original poetry, vividly-drawn vignettes, and honest reflection, Parrott mixes images of rain and 'wasteland' to explore the daily juxtaposition of deluge and desert we all encounter. A conversation about grief and death takes place in lush gardens teeming with life. A prayer, delivered and answered at a dying friend's bedside, leads to bittersweet understanding. And personal confidences ('My flaws and fears are so real, they demand my full attention.') strike a chord in all of us who struggle earnestly, if sometimes defiantly, to see God's purpose in everything.

The First Drop of Rain

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Am I making a difference? Does my life matter? 'How can I make a difference when some days I can't even find my keys?' asks award-winning author Leslie Parrott. 'I've never been accused of being methodical, orderly, or linear. So when it came to considering my years on this planet, I did so without a sharpened pencil and a pad of paper. Instead, I walked along Discovery Beach just a few minutes from our home in Seattle. 'Strange, though. All I seemed to ever bring home from my walks on the beach were little pieces of sea glass. Finding these random pieces eventually became a fixation. And, strangely, with each piece I collected, I felt a sense of calm. What could this mean? What was I to discover from this unintentional collection?' In this poignant and vulnerable book, Leslie shows you how each hodgepodge piece of your life, no matter how haphazard, represents a part of what you do and who you are. While on the surface none of these pieces may seem to make a terribly dramatic impact, Leslie will show you how they are your life and how when they are collected into a jar---a loving human heart---they become a treasure.

Are you missing out on one of the most transforming means to a deeper and more vibrant faith? In Soul Friends, Dr. Leslie Parrott explores the intimate stages of a woman's spiritual journey while showing you how soul friendships can deepen and enlarge your faith.
God brings us soul-friends to help in our spiritual journey, sometimes in predictable places: small groups, friendships, and mentors. But they’re sometimes found in places we don’t expect―these “hidden guides” are people, past or present, whose role in our life may even be hidden from them, but nevertheless, have a deep impact on our growth and vitality. Whether it’s a hidden guide, a member of a small group, or a friend we’ve had for years, these soul-friends all hold the potential to embody grace that enables us to take a next step in the unfolding journey of our faith.
Leslie reveals how every woman traverses four stages of spiritual growth―quest, calling, crisis, and communion – again and again. And whatever stage you find yourself traveling right now, you need soul friends to help you move forward
When we seize the initiative to connect, together we will form a part of the deep communion that is the sisterhood of the traveling saints, journeying together in our desire to know God, serve him, and love him more deeply. Through story, poem, and reflection, Leslie Parrott reminds each of us of the incredibly intimate, intricate, faith-forming work God does in us through the gift of the women he places in our lives.

Soul Friends: What Every Woman Needs to Grow in Her Faith

Parenting & Relationships

From the perspective of a veteran pastor and communicator, Dr. Leslie Parrott describes the function of the usher and provides practical guidelines on how this vital role in the church may be carried out with grace and efficiency. Not only does he apply scriptural principles, but he relies completely upon Scripture in his development of the various qualifications and duties of the usher. In this practical, how-to-do-it book, Dr. Parrott explains: - The Ministry of Ushering: what makes a good usher; why ushers are important - The Function of an Usher - The Authority and Responsibility of an Usher - The Usher as a Greeter -- Every church can have an effective usher corps -- and this group will be even more effective if based on The Usher's Manual.

Usher's Manual, The

Are you longing to make a difference? A season of soul-searching walks along Discovery Beach in Seattle revealed a secret far too many women never find. In this heartfelt book, Leslie Parrott reveals a personal message sure to keep you from looking at the pieces of your life as mere fragments scattered to and fro by any impulsive tide. Rather, you will soon see that the random fragments of your life—whether it’s doing laundry, dashing to the store, tending to either your kids or a full-time job (or both)—mean something. The random pieces of your life hold great potential for making a profound difference. With the help of her Band of Sisters, Leslie shows you how to take the improvised moments of your own life and create a worthy composition of more value than you imagined. You’re already making a difference, and the more you understand this difference, the bigger that difference will be. Whether you are married or single, restless or content, wounded or strong, this book, designed for every woman who longs to be more than part of the mainstream, is for you.

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Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts

Joy Breaks for Couples

If You Ever Needed Friends, It's Now (Little Books for Busy Moms)

You Matter More Than You Think: What a Woman Needs to Know about the Difference She Makes

You Matter More Than You Think: What a Woman Needs to Know About the Difference She Makes

The First Drop of Rain

You Matter More Than You Think: What A Woman Needs to Know about the Difference She Makes

Soul Friends: What Every Woman Needs to Grow in Her Faith

Usher's Manual, The

You Matter More Than You Think: What a Woman Needs to Know about the Difference She Makes