Relationships: (Building Social Capital)
Spouse:
A Satisfying Retirement: (Interesting Blog-Male Point of View) Bob Lowry was a management consultant to hundreds of radio stations before retiring in 2001. He and his wife live in Scottsdale, Ariz. He currently blogs at Satisfying Retirement, where he helps others create an exciting and productive life after work http://satisfyingretirement.blogspot.com/
Marriage Encounter: A Marriage Encounter weekend is a process that married couples experience in the course of two or three days. This weekend gives spouses an opportunity to grow in their marriage through open and honest communication, face-to-face sharing, and heart to heart encounter in a comfortable, relaxed setting. http://marriage-encounter.org/?home
Marriage Encounter MN: The mission of Marriage Encounter is to nurture and support the marriage of a man and woman and their family life by offering an opportunity to experience a deep and loving communication with each other and with God. They also encourage personal self-esteem and spirituality, couple and family relationships and community outreach which affirms the value of marriage in a diverse society. http://marriages.org/
A Passage to Love Retreat:
Well Spouse: The Well SpouseTM Association, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization, advocates for and addresses the needs of individuals caring for a chronically ill and/or disabled spouse/partner. We offer peer to peer support and educate health care professionals and the general public about the special challenges and unique issues "well" spouses face every day. http://www.wellspouse.org/
The Five Love Languages (Gary Chapman Resource): The 5 Love Languages® has helped countless couples identify practical and powerful ways to express love, simply by using the appropriate love language.http://www.5lovelanguages.com/
Boundaries in Relationships Workshop Opportunities in Twin Cities Metro: (Excellent Source for help with boundary issues in your life!)
Recommended Christian Reading Sources for Family Relationships & Issues:
Adult Children:
Earnie Larson: Change is a Choice Resources: Earnie Larsen is a nationally known author and lecturer. Earnie has authored more than 55 books and 40 motivational self-help tapes on a variety of topics ranging from managing interpersonal relationships to spirituality. He is widely read and listened to and often quoted in 12-Step Groups, like Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, and Adult Children of Alcoholics. Earnie has been referred to as an authority in dealing with issues like co-dependency and dysfunctional behaviors. http://www.changeisachoice.com/
Boundaries in Relationships Workshop Opportunities in Twin Cities Metro:
(Excellent Source for help with boundary issues in your life!)
Grandchildren:
National Center on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: The National Center was established in 2001, within the College of Health and Human Sciences at Georgia State University. Our aim is to support grandparent-headed families in order that they may secure a promising future for their grandchildren. Because of the exceptional nature of this family arrangement, we endeavor to inform service professionals, decision makers and the general public on the unique social and health service issues confronted by grandparents and their grandchildren. http://chhs.gsu.edu/nationalcenter/
Grandparent World.Com: In today’s baby boomer grandparent generation, being a grandparent is more exciting and unique than ever. We hope our site can provide a little help and direction, as you go about creating and defining your own role as a grandparent. http://www.grandparentworld.com/
Children Nature Network (CNN): The Children & Nature Network (C&NN) was created to encourage and support the people and organizations working nationally and internationally to reconnect children with nature. http://www.childrenandnature.org/
Intergenerational Resources:
Generations United: The mission of Generations United is to improve the lives of children youth and older people through intergenerational collaboration, public policies, and programs for the enduring benefit for all. http://www.gu.org/
National Mentoring Partnership: We serve young people between the ages of 6 and 18, and MENTOR's work over the last two decades has helped millions of young people find the support and guidance they need to build productive and meaningful lives. Currently, 18 million children in the United States want and need a mentor, and three million have one. MENTOR's mission is to close that "mentoring gap" so that every one of those 15 million children has a caring adult in their life. http://www.mentoring.org/
Points of Light Institute: Points of Light Institute helps people get involved in solving some of the world’s greatest challenges. How? By inspiring, equipping and mobilizing people to make that change happen. HandsOn Network, the volunteer-focused arm of Points of Light Institute, is the largest volunteer network in the nation and includes more than 250 HandsOn Action Centers in 16 countries. HandsOn includes a powerful network of more than 70,000 corporate, faith and nonprofit organizations that are answering the call to serve and creating meaningful change in their communities. AmeriCorps Alums leverages a community of more than 120,000 experienced volunteer leaders who believe in a lifetime of engagement is a transformational force for change in America’s communities http://www.pointsoflight.org/business-units
America’s Promise: Under the leadership of Founding Chairman General Colin Powell and current Chair Alma Powell, the America’s Promise Alliance has become the nation’s largest partnership dedicated to improving the lives of young people. Their work involves driving awareness, creating connections and sharing knowledge to provide children the key supports they call the Five Promises: Caring adults, Safe places, A healthy start, An effective education, Opportunities to help others. http://www.americaspromise.org/
Children Nature Network (CNN): The Children & Nature Network (C&NN) was created to encourage and support the people and organizations working nationally and internationally to reconnect children with nature. http://www.childrenandnature.org/
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