John Gottman was a long term member of the faculty at the University of Washington in Seattle. Now retired from university teaching, he is head of the Gottman Institute, along with his wife Julie Gottman, Ph.D. He has spent his entire career studying and researching what the attributes are of healthy and successful couples. He …
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Dear Lord, you give us such a gift when marriage goes according to your plan. Each person blesses the other. But when this relationship is not full of pain and hurt, it touches everything. Lord I pray for the couple where both are in agony because the hurts are deep and have become patterned. I …
Lord, you are most holy and wonderful! You desire for us to live in wholeness and health. You establish families and bless us with love. I lift this precious couple into the warmth and light of your love. Bless them LORD, God. Bless them. In the places where they have hurt each other, give them …
Gracious Lord, It is difficult to have a heart of gratitude when things hurt, yet you would have us trust in you no matter the circumstance. I pray for couples who are in great hurt and pain today because of hurt and pain that happened year, decades ago. Lord, help them to sort the old …
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For over twenty years the Vine has sought to facilitate healing and wholeness in human life and relationships using professional therapy and faith resources.
