This Week's Program
Surviving Parenting
“[Becoming a parent] is a very exciting, momentous event that we expect to go on being lovely; but all kinds of new stressors pop into your relationship. In a little bit of time, you’re over the big bubble and you’re wondering, ‘What hit me?’” —Carol Lindquist
In this week's interview Carol Lindquist raises parenting issues that concern us but we sometimes don’t talk about.
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Continue ReadingMy Turn
Just Sayin'
Emily Ralph
My dog, Chase, recently reached an amazing milestone in his journey: he is fully treadmill trained. With the crazy winter we had this year, he desperately needed his daily exercise and I desperately needed not to have to walk him in the snow when it’s eight degrees outside!
Continue ReadingThis Week's Resources
Parenting on the Edge, radio spots on parenting issues produced by Third Way Media. These spots won a Gracie Award in 2004 from American Women in Radio & Television. Podcasts and scripts available here. Encourage your local radio station to use the spots.
WEBSITE
Dr. Carol’s own website listing focused resources related to marriage and many issues facing couples.
ARTICLES and (on Parenting and Marriage)
Third Way Cafe Radio - articles on parenting.
The coalition for Marriage, Families and Couples Education.
Marriage Savers: Preparing, Strengthening and Restoring Marriages
Recovery of Hope. Recovery of Hope specializes in intensive weeks of marital therapy based on sound psychological and relational principles and spiritual values.
BOOKS
Happily Married with Kids: It's Not a Fairy Tale by Carol Ummel Lindquist. A guide to help you make a smooth transition from partnership to parenthood while preserving intimacy. With check lists, tips and how-to’s in every chapter, the author reveals how you can protect and work through normal problems to make your marriage better. $17.99. Free audio version with purchase.
VIDEO
Emily Ralph videotaped her “special needs” dog Chase, walking on a treadmill. Chase only has three legs and was badly abused before Emily adopted him. Emily is the “Just Sayin’ My Turn speaker for Shaping Families.
Burton's Blog
Hey Babe, You Want to Go Out Tonight?
Burton Buller
Judging from my experience, regular dating is one of the keys to an extended and successful marriage. Carol Lundquist, the guest on this week’s Shaping Families radio program has it right.
Continue ReadingNext Week
Bipolar Research Helping Families: Dr. Francis McMahon, chief of the human genetics branch at the National Institute of Mental Health Research, talks about some fascinating, long term research in looking for improved treatments in the future for persons with bipolar illness. Shaping Families offers this interview to not only help find families for the research, but to bring hope and encouragement to those struggling with this issue.
Favorite Family Recipes
Farmer Sausage Quiche
Betty Reimer is one of the authors of Mennonite Girls Can Cook, in which this recipe appears. She says, "We have enjoyed this quiche many times for breakfast or brunch, including staff breakfast meetings. I have also served it at a spring tea with sweet breads and fruit cups."
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