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CloseMarriage Course - August 20, 2012
Day 4 - The Third and Fourth Seasons of Marriage - Autumn and Winter
Autumn
• season of richness and maturity-reaping
• the benefits of what has gone before
• marriage more established having weathered tough times
• may be teenagers in the house
• emotionally the most exhausting stage of parenting
• the greatest need is to support and encourage each other
Winter
• empty-nest stage for many
• probably fewer demands with an opportunity for more time together
• can be the most exciting stage of marriage
• the greatest needs are shared interests and good communication
Question:Reflect on what you've heard so far. If you are in one of these seasons, talk together about the pressures you've worked through until now in your relationship, and the pressures you're currently facing. If you’re not here yet, what do you think it will be like?
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Day 24 - Learn to Negotiate - Final Steps | Marriage Course | September 10, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
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Day 27 - The Power of Forgiveness | Marriage Course | September 13, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
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- take responsibility
- resist the urge to make excuses or to blame your partner
- confess to God and receive forgiveness
- enables us to see the effect of our actions
- opens the way for reconciliation and healing
Do you find it easy, or hard to apologize? Why?