The following are Web Site links and descriptions of resources that pertain to In Law relationships. We pray they will minister to your marriage.

• www.marriagepartnership.com. This is the web site for Marriage Partnership Magazine. This is an American-based magazine dedicated to strengthening your marriage which helps you get a better picture of how to work together as a team. This EXCELLENT resource focuses on a variety of vital marital issues like communication, money, forgiveness, sex, in law relationships, and your spiritual life together. It’s written for both husbands and wives, comes out quarterly, and is published by Christianity Today International. We HIGHLY recommend it to all who can obtain it. They also have a free newsletter which you can sign up for at their very helpful web site. (You’ll need to have access to the internet in order to read the articles featured in this newsletter.) We subscribe to both the magazine and the newsletter and have found them to be very helpful to our own marriage and also in ministering to others who are married.

• 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, ISBN 0-7369-1456-0. 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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