I have a large faith-based marriage coaching practice in the Houston area and in 2013 my main goal is to expand working with couples as much as I can. I'm a published author and have appeared on the Dr. Phil Show 6 times working with couples.

I am actively seeking out opportunities where I can do public speaking, interviews, be a resource for churches or other organizations as any one of the following: guest speaker, marriage "expert", media commentator, etc.

I'm not sure if what I'd like to do would sync up with your organization, but it looked like it to me! I LOVED your article on "Here's a secret -- marriage is America’s most effective anti-poverty program". In fact, I'd love permission to reproduce it on my web page.

Thank you for responding with any suggestions you may have.

My husband Vernon and I have been happily, successfully married for 17 years. We celebrated the 18th anniversary of the day we met this Valentine's Day. We actually met on Valentine's Day, 1995.

We saved our marriage from the serious possibility of divorce between our sixth and eighth years of marriage by creating a plan --in advance-- for protecting what we had, if anything that could be a deal-breaker should ever develop in our relationship. We call it "The Two Year Countdown."

When the serious trouble started, we implemented it and it worked over a period of 18 months to keep us from throwing away our marriage. Today, we are stronger than ever for it, and we keep this plan in our tool box, should such a challenge ever arise again. In a nutshell: In talking about how both of our first marriages failed, we realized that it was the "reactive suddenness" with which everything gets turned upside down when someone says they're leaving in the heat of a moment.
We said if something gets to the point where someone feels they want to break up or file for divorce, before any action is taken, The Two Year Countdown is named openly and initiated. This gives room to either work things out or plan adequately for individual lives. Also, no one is surprised at the end of two years if one or the other takes action. In our case, it was just over a year before we found the path of counseling that eventually led us, four months later, to know that we wanted to remain committed and canceled the Two Year Countdown. If we had made it only one year, one of us would have filed for divorce.

I have published this in my book, Call Me Victoria: Poems and Stories from Trial to Triumph, at the URL above.

We have Marriage Courses in Houston and Katy.

The Marriage Course is a total of 7 Sessions about finding fulfillment and happiness in marriage.

It has been recognized by the State of Texas marriage program meaning that attendees can get their marriage license fee waived if they attend the course and would end up paying a small fee.

What can you expect?

Clear, practical lessons on how to make any marriage better with specific guidelines that you will be able to implement immediately.

Counseling for couples and /or spouses individually

Expect to be challenged, stretched and encouraged to think out the box.

All the teaching is Christian-based

Strong prayers made for you and your spouse to break free negative patterns.

Expect to see the hand of God changing your marriage through you

http://youtu.be/YYON9lrbtYs

My mission is to help spouses to love, honor and care for their Veteran is sickness, while chershing their own needs for health and happiness.

I work with spouses of Veterans suffering from PTSD by providing coaching, education and life solutions to help them not fall into the high divorce rate of our wounded veterans.

I volunteer to host a weekly blog radio show for
caregivers and spouses of veterans with PTSD, and am completed a book "A Stranger in My Bed" which is the story of how my marriage was healed after the struggles of PTSD from my husbands Vietnam War experience raised it ugly head 35 years after the war. My book also provides education and help for community members and families to better understand and support our veterans.

I am part of a marriage ministry team at Watermark Church in Dallas, TX. I have a front row seat to lives changing and marriages radically restored weekly through our re|engage marriage ministry. We are in the process of helping other churches nationwide launch this ministry. My passion for re|engage stems from the fact that 3 years ago i was getting a divorce and through this ministry God changed me, my spouse, our children as well as the community in which we live. God healed our marriage. My husband and i now share our story of grace each week. Our video is now being shown in multiple churches throughout the country. We will have the privilege of speaking on Feb. 16th at the UNCOMMON marriage conference at Watermark Church in Dallas: When God Heals a Marriage

The Wedding Bid discusses the views on successful wedding days vs significant marriages and how these views may or may not differ. From the history of marriage, to that ONE pair of $2,000 shoes a bride must have for her big day, to that ONE past event that is preventing married couples from building healthly marriages, even the singles who don't ever want to get married, WE discuss it all here!

The Wedding Bid was created to raise funds and awareness of those individuals affected by Spina Bifida. Throughout our campaign we will be interviewing and sharing stories of those indviduals. In addition to provide tools and resources needed to build strong, lasting and significant marriages.

~ May The Best Bid Win
The Wedding Bid Campaign & Radio Show

I'm officially launching on February 9, 2013 the "After the Affair: Emotional Healing God's Way: Seminar Series for Couples. The series is based on a new self help book I wrote to help encourage and direct couples on how to heal in a healthy manner after emotional or physical affairs. As a counselor and witness to the saving grace of God in my own marriage, I saw the need for more healing in this area.

Participants will receive four simple tools to help them heal and move out of the pain of their past into truly living and operating in a healthy godly covenant marriage relationship with their spouse.

The free seminars will take place once a month at a local library or meeting place. The You Tube video description of the book is located below.

Thanks and Blessing,



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vWVGM_Rn1U

My wife and I are conducting twelve-week group for couples with five couples in our home... (for details see below). For details see


http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=396792487079427&set=a.396787937079882.92991.140874269337918&type=1

We will be promoting successful marriage by putting married couples "How we met" stories, wedding clips and pictures on our website. We are also encouraging couples to join a marriage enrichment small group.

Feb. 8th -Marriage For Life Date Night. Fun night that will culminate with a message for strengthening marriage. This is a first, that will become quarterly with seasonal themes.

I'm not necessarily doing "local" things... my ministry is a web-based ministry where I provide video-counseling for couples, marriage helps and coaching, a podcast on marriage and family issues, books, videos, resources, and personal coaching for men. I'd love to be a resource to any who may need help.

Here is a link to my "mission statement" video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xlzCY7oSYE

Thanks for all you are doing to promote and strengthen marriages!

Bronx Bethany Church of the Nazarene Marriage Ministry
Presents
A VALENTINE’S NIGHT TO REMEMBER


Friday, February 15, 2013
8pm ‘till midnight
Cocktail hour 8pm-9pm

The Radisson Hotel
1 Radisson Plaza New Rochelle, NY 10801
Tickets: $120 per couple
Semi- Formal Attire

Published article and sent press release to local media about National Marriage Week on 1/18/13.
http://www.olivet.edu/News/2013/Marriage,_Inc__promoting_National_Marriage_Week_in_Kankakee_County.aspx#.UPmDGiedO6U

Pre-Marital & Marital Counseling

*NO CHARGE* Twogether-in-Texas Classes by appointment.

Its hispanic Matrimonies Club, and also once a year we do a retret to heal the soul of the couple, and we are very strong to keep the matrimonie alive, for our generetions to came.

We Love to work with couples, my husband and I
Juan and Magda Roque
32 years marriage

Launching an 8 week Marriage and Family workshop in January in central phoenix. Getting the word out through a coalition of 6 local pastors and principals of local schools.

MRS. Ministries is a ministry and a resource tool in our community to preserve and protect the covenant of marriage. We have a Titus mandate to empower and prepare women to build strong, vibrant and lasting marriages and relationships.

We have been meeting in our community for a 1 1/2 years and have seen the responses of women as we are making them aware of God's first institution and to help and support them fulfill their roles as a suitable helper.

Since we have met we have seen women "not" allowing their marital statuses define them and creating a safe atmosphere where women can address real issues and providing them resources on how to navigate marital issues God's way.

At MRS. Ministries are hearts desire is to "model" what marriage should look like NOT from the traditions that were erroneous. Also during our MRS. Monthly Connections we share our struggles and how we have overcome. We have seen divorces canceled, healed and continuing their journeys with hope and life.

Blessings,
Pastor Nina Roach

We are having a 15 week event to challenge bereaved mothers to strengthen their marriages. A miscarried baby is born in the US every minute, and a stillborn baby is born every 20 minutes. These families are challenged. This event "dares" moms to get reconnected.
http://www.stillbirthday.com/2012/11/08/the-grief-dare/

We also have a 2 month free advertising opportunity, that you might want to see. From the main page, about halfway down, you'll find it.

We are a group of about 100 marriage leaders and enthusiasts in San Antonio working together as a resource organization to strengthen marriage by equipping the local church. We held our first Date Night San Antonio with Dr. Gary Chapman event on March 1 with roughly 1,200 in attendance. In May, we have a church equipping program as well as a marriage mentoring program on the schedule. We hope to better leverage your work and partner with you in February 2013.

february 12
proclamed by the Mayor and Covenant Keypers as Marriage Recogntion sunday.
Churches all over the city and neighboring cities take time to honor married and engaged coupled during morning worship services:
1. special song dedications, 2. gift bags presented to all couples, 3. gift cards presented, 4. sermons preached on marriage 5. couples sat together in reserved seatings, 6. special prayer blessings 7.

With other Worldwide Marriage Encounter couples & priests we present Weekends to help good marriages be even better. San Antonio 2012 Weekends are March 16-18, May 4-6, August 3-5 & Oct. 5-7.
"Love one another as I have loved you"

On a monthly basis our ministry provide a safe forum to discuss common marital pitfalls, encourage marital romance, and plan yearly couples activities. The Pastor sphere head the meetings.

dedicated to the encouragement and building up of relationships from dating to couples to engagement to marriage and beyond. To give you the tools you need to equip and educate those who are willing to have that desire to have sustainable relationships and lives. To help restore joy, peace and harmony in your home and to answer some of life’s deepest questions in your relational walk.

Events;

Marriage On The Rock Simulcast
This Valentine's weekend, give your spouse the gift that will change his or her life: an intimate, passionate, fulfilling, and healthy marriage. Join Jimmy and Karen Evans for their Marriage on the Rock Simulcast on February 10-11, 2012, live via
online broadcast. This event is open to engaged and seriously dating couples. Snacks and drinks provided Friday night and a light lunch on Saturday. Child care available by appointment for $10 per child for the entire length of the conference.
goto: http://www.connectatvictory.com/cg_events.php

I am involved in a new movement called “GoHubby." It started one day when one of our founding members heard the owner of “AshleyMadison.com” on the radio. Ashley Madison is a website devoted to helping married people have extramarital affairs. It does this by connecting two people who are interested in having an affair. Ashley Madison’s influence and power are unbelievable: started in just 2001, it has over 10 million members and has around 700,000 unique visitors per month.

GoHubby is a counter-affair movement. Instead of trying to help husbands cheat on their wives, GoHubby is making a serious attempt to help husbands be GREAT husbands. Specifically, GoHubby is helping husbands get better in the fine art of romance! GoHubby does this in two primary ways:

iPhone App. This application provides original content (created by other husbands) that helps husbands be more romantic. It provides date night ideas, tips to romance your wife on a budget, motivational quotes and quips, and “10 minute ways” to show your wife your love her each week. The content is framed in a unique and original app design - months worth of content is provided for a mere 99 cents.

GoHubby Blog. Explains how the app works and more importantly provide tons of “questions” and “talking points” for husbands and wives. Lots of husbands want to be more romantic and want a better marriage, but they simply can’t find anything to talk about! GoHubby provides both fun and serious talking points. Almost every content entry in the app encourages husbands to go and access the talking points to discuss with their wives.


Who would have thought that being a passionately romantic husband would be a "novel idea" in this day and age? GoHubby believes being a romantic husband and having a fantastic marriage is worth it! With Valentines Day around the corner, we are eager to spread the word about our app, blog and movement. Our vision is to create an online community where husbands can go to to discuss romantic ideas. We want to make romance “cool” again. The app hits the AppStore on February 12th just in time for Valentines Day. The funny thing about the GoHubby movement is that women are just as excited about it as the men (go figure!)...

GoFamily Group LLP (Christian owned/operated)
Sam Hill - Age 27
Joshua Rhodes - Age 32
Joe Hill - Age 61

During Healthy Marriage Month, we are offering a Double Triple: 3 Dates and 3 With this Ring Sermons. Date #1: Inspiring Movie Date Night: Couples are encouraged to sign up at a church member's home to watch Courageous during the month of February. Date # 2: Date Night Challenge Event at 5:45 pm on Feb. 12 at St. Mark UMC Family Life Center (free, but childcare reservations needed by Feb 8; we are serving desserts/drinks). Date # 3: Attend the Community-wide Legacy of Love Marriage Banquet at First Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa on Feb. 23 at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $12.50/person and 7 couples will be honored for the Legacy of Love their marriages are leaving others in our community and strengthening marriages. Great dinner and entertainment! 3 Sermons: Pastor John Verciglio is preaching Feb. 5, Feb. 19 & Feb. 26 at 7:00 pm at St. Mark UMC in the Sanctuary on biblical truths to apply in our marriages.

Here at Evangel Word Ministries we offer a Marriage Encounter-A weekend experience desiged to give married couples the opportunity to learn a technique of loving communication that they can use for the rest of their lives. It is a chance to look deeply into their relationships with each other and God.It is a unique approach aimed at revitalizing and strentheing your marriage. We have had couples married 6 months to over 44 yrs.

Next Marriage Encounter March 9, 2012
contact Ernest & Yvonne Howard at
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I am working with my local church to organize a Marriage Conference themed "The Covenant of Marriage" on Feb 8-9 and this will be followed with a Couples Valentine Getaway to Sheraton Reston VA on Feb 11-12 themed "HONEYMOON UNRAVELED" and the cost is $150.
The couple check Up is also offered on www.familymattersltd.com for S20

I recently published a book on marriage titled "You Can Have a Happy Family." I am giving the kindle version of my book away during national marriage week. It will be available for free download through Amazon on Wednesday and Thursday (2/8-2/9).

Can I submit this as an event?

Here's a link to my book on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/44f5psm

I also have endorsements and more info on my website: amandabeth.net

Thank you for all that you are doing to support marriages.

God bless,
Amanda Beth

The Married Couples Ministry of Calvary has partnered with Family Life, WEZE Radio 590 AM (Boston, MA) and Iglesia Bautista Hispana El Calvario to host The Art of Marriage Conference (www.theartofmarriage.com). It's a six session interactive video event on Friday, February 17, 2012, 7-9:30 p.m. and Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 9:00 a.m.--4:00 p.m.at our church. Engaged Couples are welcome to attend as well. Contact the church to register or log-on to www.wezeradio.com and click on The Art of Marriage Banner.

We are hosting "A Night of Love & Laughter" ~ Couples Date Night

A fun night out that will include a great dinner and a LIVE Comedy Improv Show by Fishes & Loaves.

We are also in the process of implementing a Marriage Mentoring Ministry to train lay leaders to mentor couples.

Offering a special discount on our book The Solution for Marriages for pastors, marriage mentors and counselors when ordered directly from our web site http://thsolutionformarriages.com/order.html (Select CreateSpace store and enter discount code 935VYAKW for 20% off through February 14, 2012)

We are having the "date night challenge" on February 17th.
Thanks

My wife and I share wooden "SHMILY" coins with couples and families for them to have fun hiding the "See How Much I Love You" token for their spouse or family member to find in an unexpected place. Taped to an emptied dishwasher always brings a smile, while tucked in a wallet or dayplanner also brings a positive reminder.

Hundreds of couples are enjoying this simple and fun tradition of keeping their marriage alive through creative ways to surprise their loved one with a reminder of their love.

Laura Hammond is the author of the SHMILY story and she has given us full permission to use her story with all our coins and website. For more information, please visit: www.SHMILYcoins.com

This February, Emmanuel Fellowship Church in Sweetwater, TX, is preaching through a sermon series entitled, “The Marriage Coach.” Through this series, Pastor Eric von Atzigen has organized hundreds of hours of personal pastoral counseling into 4 Keys to a Healthy Marriage. Find out more and follow along each week at www.themarriagecoach.us.

Hosting Focus on the Family's date night on
02-17-2012

On Friday, February 10, 2012 we are hosting the Date Night Challenge at Victory Christian Center in Boca Raton, FL. 6:30pm, $25 dinner is included.

1. Hosting series of marriage seminars.
2. Utilizing Prepare/Enrich Couple Check in church.
3. Working with Pastors around the area to promote National Marriage Week activities.
4. Worked with Governor's office to create proclamation - done!

We are having a Banquet and then showing the Webcast of the Date Night Challenge. It will happen February 12th, 5:30-8:30pm, with activities provided for the children. No cost, donations accepted.

On February 11, 2012, we will be hosting a Date Night Challenge at Osceola Grace at 7:00 p.m. The Date Night Challenge is two hours of fun and laughter for couples, featuring comedian Jeff Allen, singer/songwriter Michael O'Brien and bestselling authors Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley.
We are asking those that register to go on a dinner date beginning at 5:00 p.m. and then come to the church for the "Date Night" presentation. We will have child care provided for registered couples. It will be a fun evening filled with music and laughter. We will then challenge couples to plan several other dates during the month so that they can strengthen and build their marriages.

Hosting a dinner and Focus on the Family's Date Night Challenge 5:00 p.m. Saturday, February 11th at 7096 Hills & Dales Road NW, Canton, OH 44708

Marriage on the Rock with Jimmy and Karen Evans
Febuary, 10-11, 2012
Friday, 2/10 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday 2/11 @ 9:30 AM
Live via online broadcast
Grace Ministries Facility
263 Route 125, Brentwood, NH 03833
603-642-7848
www.gracemi.org

Wrote the book "Heart Connection -Science Reveals the Secrets of True Intimacy" Westbow Press of Thomas Nelson Publishers.

Teaching seminars entitled "Heart Connection"

Hold 5-Day Intensive Workshops in our area entitled "Kardia Kare". We teach couples to live and love from the heart rather than just their survival brains.

Couple Consultation - couples come from all over the US and Canada to repair fractured relationships and heal personally.

Kardia Kare being held February 19-24, 2012

My husband and I are the marriage leaders at our church, St. Elmo Missionary Baptist Church. Our marriage ministry meets monthly to encourage couple how to have a successful marriage. During National Marriage Week we will celebrate Marriage Sunday,February 12. All married couple will be recognized. To encourage couples to attend morning worship services together to hear our pastor preach on marriage couples can register to win a free gift. One spouse must be present to win. Last year we had a about three couples celebrating over 50 years of marriage and one celebrated 60 years of marriage. What a blessing.

Jimmy and Karen Evans invite you to a live event at Gateway Church. Revive your Marriage and Recapture the Romance.