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Annulment: The Wedding That Was How the Church Can Declare a Marriage
The church’s process for declaring a marriage null is a mystery to most people. While a declaration of nullity is a matter of public record, the facts of each case are confidential, leading to misunderstanding, misinformation and pastoral problems. This book demystifies the concepts and the procedures surrounding...
Full ReviewPart-Time Parent: Learning to Live Without Full-Time Kids
The only book on the market for non-custodial parents. It follows the stories of 20 men and women as they go through the initial separation, first birthdays and holidays without the kids, roller-coaster emotions, reflections, regrets, letting go and getting on with their lives. In this sensitively written book, Carolyn Pogue speaks from personal experience to those who have had to adjust to unoccupied bedrooms and breakfasts alone. Originally published as The Weekend Parent, this long out-of-print book is reintroduced at the request of family support groups everywhere. About Carolyn Pogue Freelance writer and editor, Carolyn Pogue’s work includes books, plays, articles, poetry and short fiction for both children and adults. She has edited several books, including Treasury of...
Full ReviewHealing After Divorce: Hope for Catholics
A person going through a divorce or having already experienced a divorce has watched life fall apart, has seen dreams end, has known that the future will not be remotely what was imagined. Yet, says Susan Rowland, herself a survivor of divorce after 30 years of marriage, there is hope. God loves us. God s love is not diminished or changed one iota when we get divorced. God is not disappointed in us. God does not think less of us. If we allow it, God will be very close at this difficult and insecure time, guiding us through the rough waters to a peaceful, calm, holy place. When her marriage was ending and she knew she would be divorced...
Full ReviewLife after Divorce: How to Grow Through a Divorce
Follow the steps in this practical handbook and trust God for a new beginning. In Life after Divorce, youll start a personal journal. Youll respond to insightful reflection questions. Youll learn to affirm yourself daily-several times a day. And, youll learn to: *Identify 10 destructive patterns and turn them into constructive ones. *Recognize, resolve, and redirect your anger *Protect your children from fallout and many more. The foundation for Life after Divorce is biblical. The steps are practical. And the life changing results are inevitable. Begin your new Life after Divorce...
Full ReviewHealing from Divorce, Elf Help Book
Divorce is never easy, and perhaps this is why many people who have undergone a divorce liken it to a death. And it is a sort of death-an end of hopes, an end of dreams, sometimes an end of love itself. But whereas death is understood quite readily, divorce frequently is not. Elf-help for Healing from Divorce is written for anyone whose life has been touched by divorce. It features 38 small ways to face the reality of divorce, and to begin the healing that needs to happen. The book helps people to realize that, although something has ended, life will continue, and be good...
Full ReviewDivorce Is Not the Answer
The adultery boom is on! Growing acceptance of this age-old sin is upon us. And if you haven’t felt its shock waves yet, hold on – you will. This is America, the “exploding” society of the sophisticated, sexually-liberated, swinging adult. DIVORCE IS NOT THE ANSWER allows the ancient prophet Hosea dealt with his strumpet wife Gomer, we too must learn to master our moral destiny or become slaves to infidelity. Woven into this study from the Book of Hosea is the true story of a high-class prostitute. A “girl-gone bad” tells it like it is. This book will have you so concerned you will do something about...
Full ReviewDandelions in Winter: A Guide to Divorce Restoration
Through Biblical principles and her own life experiences, Cherrye Kelley guides you through Scripture that will show how to overcome the devastating effects of divorce and put you on the road to wholeness and victory. With a renewed sense of hope, you will begin to experience joy and peace once again as you apply the truths of Scripture to your own...
Full ReviewFlying Solo: A Journey of Divorce, Healing, and A Very Present God
For one year following her painful divorce, Denise Hildreth chronicled every emotion, every new discovery and every moment of God’s unyielding presence. Flying Solo, the diary of that roller-coaster year, begins on the day Denise sat in court to hear a judge end her 13-year marriage and follows her through 12 months of soul-searching, heartbreak and healing. With vivid stories, raw emotion and unwavering honesty, Denise opens a window for divorced or divorcing readers to breathe in the fresh air of God’s Spirit. For, among many surprises in store for Denise during her first year of flying solo, one of the most startling was this: God desires to be with us through our pain. She writes, “Flying solo isn’t...
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