Marriage Conference

Maybe you've noticed the small blurb in the church bulletin or the note in the weekly update e-mails. Trinity is joining Sovereign Grace Church in Gilbert for a marriage conference April 29th & 30th. We know it will be at the church in Gilbert and that Gary and Betsy Ricucci will be teaching. But we don't know many other details... yet : )

Maybe you are like me and enjoy learning how to make your relationships the best they can possibly be. Perhaps you also do your best to guard your marriage- to protect it from the schemes of the evil one. You want to make your husband happy and you want him to be happy in you, so you are constantly checking how your communication, conflict resolution and physical intimacy are working. Maybe you're not as anal as me : )

Perhaps your husband is like Ross. Very go-with-the-flow. Things are fine. They're always fine as long as I say they are. We don't need to think about details. We said we'd love each other forever so we do. It's all good.

(FYI: Most of our conflicts come from this difference in attitude. Me: Very aware and concerned. Ross: Very relaxed and well, unaware...)

I've been mentioning to Ross how I would like to go to this conference. How we could leave Caleb with a sitter for the night. How he and I could go to Gilbert Friday evening, stay the night in a hotel and finish up the conference Saturday morning. (Does this sound refreshing and romantic to you? It sure does to a new mom!!)

Do you know what he said? He wanted to know who I was going to go with!! He said he'd be happy to stay in a hotel with me, but who was I going to go to the conference with?!?

This conversation happened pre-emotional breakdown. After that, he's been much more sensitive. He said he'd go with me : )

Perhaps you have a husband like mine, who really gets nervous when you start talking about making your marriage better. And maybe yours, like mine, would rather make fun than make any changes.

Would you join me in praying for our husbands? That's what I have been doing. Praying that Ross would see that our marriage is a precious gift from God, but not one that is infallible- not one that is perfect- but one that needs constant care and attention.

Maybe you're the one who is nervous about going. I've skimmed the Ricucci's book and it looks excellent. Like other Sovereign Gracers (Ross and my loving term for them : )) they talk about how the gospel applies to marriage. It's solid biblical stuff. I'm sure it will be encouraging, not burdensome.

I'm excited for couples at Trinity to have this opportunity to step back from the busy world and to recommit themselves to each other and to Christ. I'm sure God is happy, too! : )

P.S. We really don't know many details yet. When we do, I'll be sure to post them here.