31 Days of Rest & Risk :: Day 15 ~ Couple Getaway

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Once or twice a year we ditch, I mean, drop off the kids at my parents house or hire a sitter and take off.  The past few years we have had the incredible honor of spending our weekend away with some dear friends.

Sometimes it’s just the two of us.  Sometimes it’s a weekend.  Sometimes it’s just a day.

The point being to spend time together sans children.

A time for us to REST & to consider the RISKS that have been roaming around in our minds.  We encourage each other to make sure we are getting the REST and taking the RISKS that are required to make our marriage & faith adventure work for us.

So, when’s our next trip Greg??

~ Caroline

{This is a series of posts for 31 Days of Rest & Risk. To read the other posts, click here.}

October 15, 2012

15 Years of Marriage

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Happy Anniversary Greg!

15 Years of Marriage has taught me…

how to pray.

how to rely on Him more.

how to be aware of the needs of each other.

over and over that marriage is intended to make us holy not happy {read this book!}

Greg can live without Mt Dew & I can live without coffee but we don’t like to for very long.

God clearly intended us to be parents.

it doesn’t matter where you live, just find some people to do life with and you’ll be ok.

to let Greg cook the meat, when I touch it, it immediately dries up.

being intimate is a form of worship.

painful experiences can produce amazing fruit.

disagreements will occur, but the majority of the time it’s rooted in selfishness.

the friends & family that witnessed our vows matter & they should & will check up on us.

as my dear friend Lara would say, “Nag God, not your husband {or wife}”.

date nights are just as important, if not more, than when we were dating.

to embrace change.

February 22, 2012