The following are Web Site links and descriptions of resources on the principle of cleaving together as husband and wife and building a new family with your spouse and leaving your “original” family (which is your parents) in how you no longer put them first and foremost in the order of human relationships. Your spouse is to be your first primary family when you marry and others come behind in priorities. It is the “cleave and leave” principle that the Bible talks about.

• www.family.org This is the web site for the great ministry of Focus on the Family. One of the many features of this web site can be found when you place your cursor over the top bar that says “Relationship and Marriage.” A drop-down box will show up and you can select a topic which will give you a number of articles to read. You can also select “Leaving and Cleaving.”

• www.iquestions.com The goal at iQuestions is to gather the “best and brightest experts, authors, and teachers under one roof to share their years of experience with you.” These iQuestions Faculty, deal with topics ranging from marriage and parenting to money and career. They do this through videos that they present on their web site for you to watch and listen to on the subject you select. To see/hear what they have on in-law concerns, select “Marriage & Relationships” and in their drop-down box select “In Laws.”

• www.realrelationships.com This is the web site for Dr Les and Dr Leslie Parrott who are a husband-and-wife team who not only share the same name, but the same passion for helping others build healthy relationships. In 1991, the Parrotts founded the Center for Relationship Development on the campus of Seattle Pacific University — a groundbreaking program dedicated to teaching the basics of good relationships. Their web site has free videos that you can view on your computer which gives relationship advice on many different subjects you will deal with in your married lives together including “In Laws.” We highly advise that you visit their web site to see what they can offer you.

RESOURCE DESCRIPTIONS:

• THE MOTHER-IN-LAW DANCE: Can Two Women Love the Same Man and Still Get Along? -by Annie Chapman, published by Harvest House www.harvesthousepublishers.com. This book has so much to offer. I’ve (Cindy) always loved everything Annie has written but this is one of her best. I’d highly recommend this book to everyone to read who either is a mother-in-law or has a mother-in-law because it has something in it that everyone can learn from and be inspired. In this book Annie Chapman describes the often delicate relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law as a dance. She very candidly discusses the twists and turns of this connection and provides practical advice to help you better relate with your mother- or daughter-in-law.

Drawing on years of experience, real-life input from other women through hundreds of conversations with women and specially designed questionnaires, and solid biblical insights that will encourage your own spiritual growth, Annie reveals potential missteps to watch out for, and practical ideas to help you create more positive interactions with your in-law to successfully: build a great relationship - deal with new traditions and activities - overcome hurts and conflicts - set realistic boundaries - handle generation-gap issues - accept (and reject) advice - and cope with differences in faith. We hope you’ll obtain a copy of this book for your own use and to give out to others as a gift. Buy this book now.

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