Editor: Michele Olson, Communications Director thinkmarriage.org

 

 

Business and the Bottom Line

Does your business know how the cost of lost productivity affects your bottom line when an employee is experiencing a divorce? At thinkmarriage, we now have a worksheet that calculates the cost of divorce per employee to the workplace. We’d also like to tell you more about how implementing healthy relationship education in your company can save you huge dollars in the long run. To get the cost of divorce worksheet sent to you via email, just send an email to info@thinkmarriage.org. 

 

On Fox 11 in Northeastern Wisconsin

Fox 11 recently ran a story that included thinkmarriage as a resource for healthy relationship education. The piece also talked about the importance of a pre-marital inventory in marriage preparation. The story will also be online for the month of January, starting end of day Dec. 27th. Visit fox11online.com and in the search area put in the word marriage to find the story!

 

 

Have You Been to the Hall of Fame?

We now have the thinkmarriage Hall of Fame on our website. Check out our inaugural couples. Feel free to submit you and your spouse, or a deserving couple that you know of who would like to be in our Hall of Fame. These great people are an inspiration and serve as a reminder of the importance of valuing and upholding marriage.  

 

New County Directors!

Kristina Erdmann is the new Waukesha County Director. Her passion to succeed in her marriage is a response to the many failed marriages around her. Her marriage went through many trials and tribulations in the first 3 years, and she credits her success to marriage retreats and seminars. She lives in New Berlin with her loving husband, Brandon, and their three beautiful children, Kailyn, Tommy, and Karina. Kristina is currently working toward her Degree through Liberty University to become a Marriage and Family Therapist.  In her spare time, she has managed to become Mrs. New Berlin 2008 and is looking forward to competing for Mrs. WI 2008.  Kristina's background includes being a business owner, real estate agent, and avid volunteer in her Parish and community.  kristina@thinkmarriage.org

 

Donna Schmitz is the new Outagamie County Director. She has been married eight years to her husband James and they enjoy their blended family life with five really neat kids ages 12 to 22. Donna and her husband are outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy hiking, kayaking, boating and any adventure that comes along! She has spent time as a volunteer doing marriage mentoring and teaching. Donna is currently pursuing her degree through Liberty University to become a Professional Counselor. As Community Director for Outagamie County, Donna looks forward to providing couples with the necessary tools to have fulfilling and successful relationships, and to have fun while doing it through creative workshops, seminars and romantic marriage retreats.

donna@thinkmarriage.org

 

Classes…We’ve Got Classes!

Three new classes are starting soon in Brown County, a class in Fond du Lac County and one in Waukesha County. More coming all the time, so don’t miss a single opportunity…frequently check the class schedule at thinkmarriage.org

 

What If?

What if everyone reading this newsletter gave out 10 Marriage Myth Buster Guides in January?

What if everyone reading this newsletter called up a few friends and made plans to attend a thinkmarriage class early this New Year?

What if everyone reading this newsletter visited the thinkmarriage blog at and left a comment to get a healthy relationship conversation going?

(Hint: if you don’t know who Kay Hymowitz is, you will if you read the blog!)

What if you took the time to talk to your Priest, Minister, Pastor or Rabbi about the importance of not marrying anyone in your church or synagogue if they have not used a reputable marriage inventory ?

What if we did bring down the divorce rate in the state of Wisconsin by 50% by working together on healthy relationship initiatives in our state?

You have to wonder don’t you?  What if ?

 

Resolve to get involved with promoting healthy relationships in 2008. We have lots of ways to get involved…just give us a call or email us! Happy New Year from everyone at thinkmarriage!