Today is Valentine's Day 2011. My elder daughters made me some handmade earrings with beautiful and colorful beads. I am wearing a pair of them right now. My husband took me on a marriage retreat this past weekend for his gift to me. It was fabulous!
We drove the 2-1/2 hours with great anticipation of what this conference might hold for us as a couple. We were not let down!
There were approximately 20 other couples in the 2-room conference center. We watched about 8 segments on marriage as described according to God, and after each segment, we spent time in prayer or in our workbook.
I even got a beautiful love letter from my husband! It's probably been 17 years since I've received a love letter from my husband. We both had tears in our eyes as we read each other our letters of love.
This conference brought forgiveness of past hurts, healing in our bond together, and a definite hope for our future together!
I would highly recommend this conference to other married couples...whether they are struggling or not.
I was amazed that, although I'd been raised in the church, some of God's design for marriage had been lost on me...until this conference. I now understand more fully my role as wife, and my husband accepts and understands his role of husband.
As well, we now understand the legacy we will leave behind to our daughters, and we want to strive to be the best Christian couple we can be for our children.
I want to thank the Lord for this opportunity to spend time together renewing our love for one another, and for opening doors to our marriage that we didn't even know were there.
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"My beloved is mine...and I am his." Song of Solomon 2:16
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