"Smart Parenting for Smart Kids: Nurturing Your Child’s True Potential" by Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD, and Mark S. Lowenthal, PsyD, explains how and why children struggle and distills “smart” parenting into four essential components: a compassionate ability to view the world through our children’s eyes; the...

From where I’m sitting, there’s no such thing as too many books about marriage. Like authors Brian and Cheryl Brodersen said, the state of marriage today is very sad and 70% of Americans believe divorce is morally acceptable. I think that instead of talking about...

"Does He Cheat" by Sterling Anderson and Stephanie Dart is a book about men who use statements to wives, girlfriends, husbands and boyfriends to hide their actions of being with another woman or man. This book mentions 50 signs of confessions from men that admit...

At first glance a woman might be slighted by this author’s portrayal of marriage. I am a Christian wife, and I believe in the divine order, which is God, man, woman, child. However, some may take this author's portrayal of marriage as moving woman back...

When my husband and I got married four years ago, even though we are both middle-aged and had both been married previously, we went through a twelve-week marriage class before we got married. We believe that it has made the difference between starting into a...

Lovingly and Orderly: A Sons Lament by Theodore Shorter, Jr. is a very poignant story which will seem familiar to many. Pauline Shorter was the matriarch of her family. She raised 3 girls and 2 boys in west Chicago, a place regulated for all “colored”...

Storyteller, actor, and American Civil Celebrant Gerald Fierst has created a book about weddings, but it's not about how to buy gowns and flowers, arrange for the reception, and where to place the candles. The Heart of the Wedding puts the magic back in a...

Navigating Marital Abandonment written by Elizabeth Durkee is a soulful, emotional and personal journey that Beth has experienced first-hand and shares with other people also going through the same difficult situation. Beth speaks about the intense emotional hurt that is caused by an extra-marital...

Love and Marriage Perspectives by Vince Brendan Vincents is a well-written and informative book that will help take the married couple, or those contemplating marriage, to what will be a healthy and prosperous life together. Everybody looks for that perfect partner to have a perfect...

In From Heartbreak to Heart's Desire: Developing A Healthy GPS, author Dawn Maslar contends that a broken GPS (Guy Picking System) is analogous to a broken GPS system in a car. If the GPS is malfunctioning, you will never arrive at your destination. If your...