This weekend Ann and I attended a marriage retreat put on by our church and our lead pastor, Steve Stroope. Unlike a lot of marriage seminars/conferences/retreats that I’ve seen and/or attended, it was not content driven. Instead Ann and I were given direction, guidance and time to dream individually, compare said dreams, and then develop strategies together to accomplish them. On top of that we were encouraged to spend as much time together as possible (including an assigned date last night-we could do whatever we wanted, as long as we did it together).
The biggest little “nugget” that I walked away with (other than realizing that Ann and I are on the same page on darn near everything dream-wise) was this from our worship pastor, Danny Davis:
There is no radical difference in my life if I get everything I want or if I get nothing I want. Knowing this frees me up to spend my energy and time making sure Ann has her needs met.
This weekend also marked another large milestone. It was the first time we were away from Lilybeth overnight. She did really well while Grand Ma watched her apparently. That said, she would not, under any circumstances, go down for a nap after we got home this afternoon… that is until Ann let her fall asleep while she was lying on Ann’s chest while Ann was lying on the couch watching the NFL Pro Bowl. I’ve never seen my wife happier than when I walked by the couch just now.
11/02/2008 at 5:05 pm Permalink
Life is good sometimes. Relish it.