The Family Room (The Quest)

Mike and Laurie Carlton, parishioners at St. Peter Chanel in Roswell, Georgia, share with us over a decade of experience in parish-based support for marriage. The Carltons know what it means to hit a wall in your marriage. Helping couples who may have become hopeless is a passion for Mike and Laurie. They each give personal witness to the sources of inspiration that brought them to focus on meeting each other’s deepest needs and to living a simple, vibrant faith in their marriage and family of eight. The Carlton’s story bears witness to the power of the sacramental graces of marriage.

Resources

• The 5 love Languages website

• Learn more about Helen Berry Andelin and Fascinating Womanhood

• The Temperament God Gave You: The Classic Key to Knowing Yourself, Getting Along with others, and Growing Closer to God by Art and Laraine Bennett

• A wealth of resources for creating parish-based faith formation at FORMED by the Augustine Institute

Key Scripture

• Ephesians 5:2: “…and live in love, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma.”

• Ephesians 6:10: “…draw your strength from the Lord and from his mighty power.”