This weekend, Ken adn I went with 8 other couples from our church to the Festival of Marriage retreat at Ridgecrest. It was very refreshing and enlightening as well. We got to know the other couples from our church better than we already did, but most importantly, we got to know each other even better.
They had a variety of sessions we could attend on a variety of topics. Everything from your prayer life as a couple to "Celebrating Sex in Your Marriage." Coincidentally, our entire group showed up to the same session on that last topic so that was a running joke the rest of the weekend.
Steve and Debbie Wilson were the main speakers Fri and Sat night and Sun morning. They were awesome. Based on their testimonies you can tell God is a BIG part of their marriage. They gave us the 6 Mosquitos of a marriage. They started with an anaology of how mosquitos can get in your house and before you know it they have bitten everyone. These six are the same way - busyness, irritability, drifting, financial debt, inability to be open, and I don't remember the 6th one as I write this, but I know it was good too!
We loved the sessions and being able to get away and get closer to each other. We sure missed Tyler though! My sister Laurie helped my mom keep the kids (Tyler and my two nieces Caroline an Grace) while we all went to the retreat. Sherri and Robert got home about 5 minutes before us. Then Lauire had Tyler outside waiting on us and he was just so excited to see us! It was so cute. He was laughing so hard and just ran up to us. Fortunately, I got a hug first. Otherwise, once he saw Daddy, I wouldn't have gotten any love! They had decorated pumpkins and he grabbed our hands to show it to us. He was so proud of it over something so simple!
Today, Tyler starts a new preschool. It just opened last week and my niece Grace goes there, too. So I am sure you will hear more about that later. He was a bit clingy this morning when I dropped him off. I attribute it to a new place and he hadn't really seen us since Thurs. night.
Hope you all have a GREAT day!
4 comments:
Susi,
I am so glad to hear you and Ken had a great time! Thanks for attending... 50+ salvations on Sunday. Amazing!!
6 Mosquitoes: Busyness, Irritability, Thought Life, Drifting, Financial Debt, Inability to Forgive
Susi,
WOW! I had not read your blog before this week and I am so glad I read it! My prayers go out to you for what you and your family have experienced and for what is to come with you being pregnant! I love talking to moms, because hopefully I will be one soon as well. My husband and I have been trying since July and it hasn't happened yet...so we keep on praying that we will not have a lot of trouble getting pregnant. I can't wait to be a MAMA!:) Where was the retreat you went to this week? That sounds like a lot of fun. We are very active in our church as well. I definitely agree that having God in your marriage and in your life makes everything so much better.
I enjoyed your blogs so much and I look forward to reading more! Take care and have a great week!
Susi,
Love the blog. My husband and I went and saw a great movie. "Fireproof". It was playing at a movie theater in Cary. It was great. Glad to hear you and your hubby enjoyed the retreat. If you get the chance, watch the movie. Here is the website about the movie and the program currently being sponsored by churches. www.fireproofmymarriage.com
Glad to hear everyone "survived" the first day of preschool.
The Festival of Marraige retreat sounds like a lot of fun. I can understand those "6 mosqiotoes" they do play a huge role in marriage.
How did you do on the first day of preschool? I think my son did better than I did when we started him in preschool. He loved being around the other children and other toys. I on the other hand cried all the way to work! He starts kindergarten next fall - I will have to start stocking up on tissues now!
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