Pure Gold: Encouraging Character Qualities in Marriage

by Susanne M. Alexander, Randy Glasbergen (Illustrator), Catherine Hosack (Illustrator)

In Pure Gold, couples learn and practice vital communication skills and ways to influence one another's character in all aspects of daily marital life. To help couples broaden their perspectives and gain new insights about character and marriage, this book includes quotations from marriage researchers, experts, and interfaith spiritual sources (Bahai, Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim). Details on 50+ character qualities are included, such as truthfulness, faithfulness, trustworthiness, courage, compassion, wisdom, and many more. Appendix includes how to apply all the qualities to sexual intimacy. Endorsed by Paul Coleman, Psy.D.: "Engaging, wise, and chock full of ideas that can be immediately put into action and make your marriage a pure joy." Endorsed by John Covey, "Thank you for Pure Gold. Character is the foundation of life."

Genres: Baha I

276 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2004

About the author

Susanne M. Alexander is a Relationship and Marriage educator, author, and coach with Marriage Transformation®, www.marriagetransformation.com; www.transformationlearningcenter.com. She is certified to offer couple’s assessments through Prepare-Enrich and for individuals with the Character Foundations Assessment, meeting with clients globally via the internet for relationship and marriage preparation and marriage strengthening. She is passionate about helping individuals and couples make good relationship and marriage choices through knowledge and skill-building and thereby preventing divorces. Susanne has been single, dating, engaged, married, divorced, and widowed. She is a child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, and grandparent. All of this has given Susanne a diversity of experience to share! She is originally from Canada and is married to a wonderful man in Tennessee, in the United States.