A Weekend To Remember

My wife and I participated in a marriage enrichment retreat this past weekend. It was put on by Family Life Canada, a ministry under the "Power To Change" umbrella organization. We had previously attended a marriage weekend through the same organization about 7 years ago. That one was held in Niagara Falls, ON. This last one was at the Blue Mountain Resort & Conference Center near Collingwood, ON. Family Life Canada typically hosts about 8 or 9 such weekend marriage conferences a year, in various cities and places across Canada. They even have one in Chinese (Mandarin) next spring in Ottawa.

Just as it was 7 years ago, this past weekend was an incredible opportunity for Eileen and I to reconnect, apart from the distractions of life and parenting, and focus on the current health, and hopes, of our marriage. One of the statements from the facilitators was that "The grass is not greener on the other side of the fence. It is greener where you water it.", and this past weekend, we were able to do a lot of watering, cultivating, and even routing out some "weeds" that had started to grow in our relationship.

Eileen and I firmly believe in the value of these marriage retreat weekends. Family Life Canada is a top notch organization, with excellent, experienced, and transparent facilitators. Couples at any stage of their marriage can benefit from the excellent teaching, challenges, and encouragement available through this marriage conference. We would highly recommend this to anyone who is committed to making their marriage more fulfilling and satisfying, living out the purposes God designed for this wonderful, unique, and foundational human relationship. Eileen and I are even praying that God might help us in a financial way to give the gift of "A Weekend To Remember" for other couples we know.

For more information on Family Life Canada's ministries, check out their website here. A schedule of upcoming marriage retreats can be found here.