Arnaud and I have been attending a marriage course through our Church. They needed couples to fill spots, and I thought, 'what better way to prove we're doing it right, than to go and ace this course!'
Wouldn't you know that God was planning to humble us as a couple....again! It seemed after every session, Arnaud and I would be muttering something less than lovable under our breaths to each other. The issues we felt we had dealt with and moved on from seemed to sneak up and pull the rug out from beneath us! Some help this course was!
It wasn't until week 5 that 'praying together' was introduced. Wow. That the first time we prayed together in our little huddled corner, the tension and angst were lifted from our shoulders.
It was as if God spoke to both of us saying, "Let there be Peace." And there was Peace.
We began incorporating walks into our routine again. Something we had given up because of Alec's unpredictable comfort levels with his health issues. The fresh air and beautiful Fall colours seemed to lift everyone's spirits as we shared important (to us) thoughts and ideas with each other.
The children went from bickering every five minutes to laughing and enjoying each other's company. Colour came back into their life as the cool Autumn air kissed their cheeks with the hints of winter to come.
We had a day or two of snow thrown in the mix to remind us of how white blankets can cover even the dirtiest lawns and make them look clean and new.
Let there be Peace.
4 comments:
you two are SO cute together!!!
I really enjoyed this post.
Justin and I went through a marriage course that was done at our church during the summer. What was yours called? They sound similar. Anyhow, we had pretty much the same experience.
It was tough at times during the course. But by the end of the course, we had grown so much.
Oh and snow already??? Wow!:)
Thanks Grace!
Sarah, the course is similar to the Alpha course (and I think it's Alpha that runs them). Is that the one you took? I have to confess that we 'played hookie' for the last two classes to go on real dates, lol!
The one we took was Dynamic Marriage.
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