Mid September Retreat- Forgiveness

Committed Couples Marriage Seminar - Nov. 22, 9am-12:30pm

We will talk about Dr Emerson Eggerich's book, Love and Respect, and the information that he presents in that book. The book's premise that men long for respect and women long for love is taken from Ephesians 5:33 "Each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband."

We will see why miscommunication often happens in a marriage and learn how to improve your communication. We will talk about a man's tendency to withdraw when he doesn't feel respected and a wife's tendency to criticize when she doesn't feel loved. This often leads to an unending cycle of tension. But if you can look at your spouse's heart you will often see someone who desperately wants a connection and who is dying to feel loved (or respected).

As a husband if you can start to be aware of how you are impacting your spouse and ask yourself "Will what I am about to say or do feel loving or unloving to my spouse?" and base your behavior on that you will be making a lot of progress. And if the wife starts asking herself "Will what I am about to say or my behavior come across to him as respectful or disrespectful?" and bases her words and actions on that you can move to a different place. And Dr Eggerich says it is always the most mature one who is responsible for starting the change of behavior!

On the 22nd we will focus on how you communicate with each other and how miscommunication occurs. We will look at reframing the way you see your spouse. We will become more aware of our attitudes and how they negatively or positively impact the two of you, and work on keeping it positive so you can have the deeper connection most couples want. A strong family has its' foundation in a strong marriage, so come strengthen your foundation on the 22nd.

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