Could your marriage use a tune-up? Or even some intensive care? Or do you know someone else who might benefit from a retreat? At our Joyful Marriage Retreats, couples will get away and work on some of the most common marriage issues like communication, conflict resolution, growing in intimacy, and help understanding why we respond as we do at times.
My husband and I will be leading the retreats. He is a pastor and biblical counselor. And I’m a biblical counselor, certified through the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors.
For those who don’t know, we started and ran a biblical counseling center for twelve years and have been counseling couples for eighteen-plus years. We hope you will join us for one of these encouraging and helpful getaways.
Retreats include:
A two-night hotel stay in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Breakfast & lunch
All materials
Small group teaching (never more than three other couples)
One-on-one session with each couple, if desired
There will be four summer Joyful Marriage Retreats held this July and August. Upcoming dates are:
July 7-9, 2022
July 14-16, 2022
August 11-13, 2022
August 18-20, 2022
Space is limited so don’t wait. For more information or to make a reservation, you can email us at Joyful Marriage Ministries:
joyfulmarriageministries@yahoo.com
Donna
For a little taste of the kinds of things that we share at our marriage retreats, click the link:
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Donna is a wife, mother, grandmother, writer, and Biblical counselor. She has been blogging through the Bible each year since 2012. She loves God's Word and sharing how freeing and practical it is. She is certified through the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors.
Marriage is hard. It takes work. It takes staying committed in a world that says, "If I'm not happy, I'm outta here." Yet, none of us marries with the idea that it won't last. We get married thinking our relationship will be different. We're in love and plan to live happily ever after. That lasts about a week-and-a-half.
Instead, marriage is like God's sandpaper. It exposes our basic selfishness and all our rough edges. But if we let God teach us where we need to grow and change ... if we learn to forgive ... if we learn what it means to give grace to one another ... if we stay committed through the good times and the bad, marriage can be one of God's greatest gifts.
Marriage is a covenant relationship. As I said last week, many today regard marriage as permanent as long as they're happy and things work out. But when the other person is no longer meeting their perceived needs or they're simply not happy, they believe they're free to break that covenant.
At best, most think of marriage as a legally binding contract. Contracts are entered into for a variety of reasons. They can be negotiated and with the right attorney are often broken or nullified. Not so with a covenant.
It's time for our next marriage retreat. We're so excited about seeing marriages like yours grow and get stronger.
Wherever you are in your marriage, you can take it to the next level with a Bible-based marriage retreat. Couples will get away and work on some of the most common marriage issues like communication, conflict resolution, growth in intimacy, and help understanding why you or your spouse responds as you do at times.
You’ll also enjoy beautiful accommodations and time spent with each other.
Thanks so much, Linda. That’s our prayer, too. Because we know what God has done in our marriage, we want others to experience the joy and intimacy that only God can give when we do things His way.
Donna,
Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by and let me know that you did by leaving such a sweet comment!!!
Glad to hear that my sons Cabbage Patch Dolls reminded you for your daughter’s…Hope you have a lovely weekend!!
Hugs,
Deb
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