hi :):)

petersenl

Hey! I've been kind of lurking on this board and have never posted anything BUT I just HAD to tell you all about something great my FI and I just did. Last weekend we participated in a pre-marital retreat called Prepare to Last. It was so fabulous! I really felt like it was/is a great way to start for a christian marriage and family. I had to share this with you all and tell you all to check it out (only if you want!!) because it will definitely be a weekend I think back on a lot through my marriage!!!

azdancer8

Welcome! Feel free to jump in and post whenever you like.

amongthelilies25

oh wow!!! that sounds wonderful!!! (: Where was it at?

mrandmrsbrist

That's awesome! Welcome to the board.

kellya01

I want to hear more about your Prepare to Last seminar... we're doing pre-marital counseling with our pastor but we just want to make sure we're super-prepared for the marriage.  As our pastor told us, a lot of people spend a lot of time and money preparing for the wedding but not so much for the marriage.  We're trying to focus our attention on the marriage part now!! :-) 

BrideToBeBecauseHeLovesMe

Welcome to the board!!  Post whenever and wherever - you're always welcome.    Thanks for sharing!!

AshNoel8

Hi! Thanks, I will check it out. Hope to see you around here more! 

LeahVB2011

I definitely would love to hear about this retreat. We are in premarital counseling now and it's the best part of planning. and welcome to the board!

petersenl

Wow! You are all so sweet!! I'd be happy to tell ya'll more about the retreat!

It's one weekend long, Friday afternoon - Sunday afternoon.

The retreat I went to was at Winshape at Berry College in Rome, GA (but the Prepare to Last people-Jeff & Debby McElroy- travel ALL over so they may have other locations)

We had to take a Couple's check-up assessment prior to the retreat that detailed our thoughts/feelings on all kinds of things (finances, family planning, conflict resolution, sex & intimacy, communication, marital expectations, etc.). When we arrived at the retreat we were given a nice packet with workbooks, dvds, & Cds that followed along with all the sessions for the weekend. We sat through a few sessions a day (they were SO informative and the speakers are an Amazing, funny, so-in-love, christian couple). They also had cool games and activities that correlated with the lessons (communication games, ropes course, etc.). They also set up a picnic lunch for us to take with our sweeties and a date night that included a candle lit dinner and a "walking date" that led you around the campus of retreat and asked you to reflect on certain things as a couple (really fun & sweet).

I hope that gives you all a good snap shot of what the weekend was like! It was really great for taking a step back from wedding planning and take a moment to plan a marriage!

amongthelilies25

wow!!! that sounds soooo wonderful!!!