Cleveland Couples : 40 Inspiring Stories of Love and Commitment

by Dawson, Kathy

• ISBN13: 9781886228825
• ISBN10: 1886228825
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Gray & Co

Summary

Every successful marriage has a story worth sharing. This book shares 40 real-life romance tales of couples making their marriage thrive right here in Northeast Ohio. The couples are young and old, black and white, professional and blue collar. They include regular folks, local celebrities, and ordinary people coping with extraordinary circumstances (such as long-term illness and substance abuse recovery). Their stories are like 40 small gifts that can help any couple rediscover the values that make their own relationship so meaningful. Author Kathy Dawson is a relationship coach known and respected throughout the Midwest. She is co-founder of the Marriage Movement in Cleveland, Ohio.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
A Match Made in Salt Water
Roger & Stefani Schaefer	3	(6)
"I Can Dance with My Heart"
Mary Lou & Jim Beers	9	(6)
Hard at Play
Eric & Robin Benzle	15	(6)
Wait for the Nectar
Krsnanandini Devi Dasi & Tariq Saleem Ziyad	21	(6)
Different Ways to Make God Laugh
Noah & Sharon Budin	27	(6)
You Are One Person's World
Martha & Del Donahoo	33	(4)
No Other Bridge to Cross
Kelley & David Worden	37	(6)
She Says Tom(ay)to, He Says Tom(ah)to
Linda & Fred Griffith	43	(6)
Every Step Together
Tensie & Claude Holland	49	(6)
Imagine That!
Jan Jones & Shelly Artz	55	(6)
Faith First
Moshe & Rochel Fine	61	(6)
Why Wait? Do It Now
Debbie & Maurice LaFond	67	(6)
Partners in Success
Amy & Armond Budish	73	(6)
Making it Work, Together
Liz & Michael Symon	79	(6)
Spiritual Bedrock
Theresa & Greg Johnson	85	(6)
A Lifetime Guarantee
Dorothy & Reuben Silver	91	(6)
I Do, I Do, I Do
Debbie & Bill Currin	97	(6)
When News Met Sports
Kristin & John Anderson	103	(6)
Age Makes No Difference
Stephanie Morrison-Hrbek & George Hrbek	109	(6)
"What if Tomorrow Doesn't Come?"
Crystal & Steve Dzurnak	115	(6)
When I Fall in Love, It Will Be Forever
Marvin & Peggy McMickle	121	(6)
A Bull's-Eye for Cupid
Wilma Smith & Tom Gerber	127	(6)
They Will Survive
Clara & Alex Hertz	133	(6)
With Five You Get Family
Mary & Mark Johnson	139	(6)
She's an ENFJ, He's an ENTJ
Bobbi & Roy Church	145	(6)
Returning from a World of Hurt
Doug Powell & Mary Reynolds Powell	151	(6)
Not Just Another Church Meeting
Joyce & Tim James	157	(6)
Bloom Where You are Planted
Sharon & Mike Hargrove	163	(6)
Blending Their Voices for Change
Nina McLellan & Walter Nicholes	169	(6)
"Divorce is Not a Failure"
Cindy & Mark Brown	175	(8)
Politically Connected
Jane Campbell & Hunter Morrison	183	(6)
More Than a Matter of Degrees
Sylvia & Al Rimm	189	(6)
Hope Is a Decision
Maryann & Dick McKenna	195	(6)
Banding Together
Tamar & Lenny Gray	201	(6)
Don't Let the World Get in the Way
Pat & Vic Voznovich	207	(6)
Love, Vegetarian Style
Ann & Caldwell Esselstyn	213	(6)
They Met in the Personals...and It Worked
Nate & Sandra Bender	219	(6)
"We Were Just Buddies"
Melinda & Jim Mantel	225	(6)
Happy Being Different
Ben & Judy Sheerer	231	(6)
Taking Those 12 Steps Together
Nikki & Harold Babbit	237	(6)
Acknowledgments	243	(1)
Photographer's Note	244