Long Term Assignments

REFLECTION: It is important to recognize the effects of what we watch and listen to on our relationships. Media is a very strong influence in the way we think and perceive relationships. It is valuable to learn to discern between what is damaging and what is uplifting and realize the potential effects on our mindsets and how we relate.

...personal impact of her parents' divorce - How did their relationship/divorce shape your relationships? It has actually drawn her and her husband closer together; they have seen things in her parents’ relationship that they don’t want in theirs and they have improved their communication.

“we definitely chose each other with the intention of a lifelong commitment”Their relationship from the very beginning was based on their spiritual beliefs of putting God in the center of all they did. It became the foundation for their life together.When asked how they managed to keep fun and romance alive, she said “He’s always been full of surprises!”

Long Term Assignments

Media Summaries

Child of DivorceDebi

Happily Married CoupleJoyce & Geoff

"The Good Stuff"by Kenny Chesney

"Slow Fade" by Casting Crowns

Disney Pixar’s “Inside Out” (2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kArxASiw3Y

The article describes peaceful parenting as an alternative to “traditional” parenting. http://www.ahaparenting.com/parenting-tools/positive-discipline/positive-discipline