Last
weekend, my husband and I participated in a workshop to strengthen our
relationship.
We joined seven other couples for a Couples Enrichment
workshop organized by Whidbey Island
(WA) Friends Meeting. Cathy Walling
and Scott Bell led us in this event sponsored by Friends
General Conference; click on the link to learn more about it.
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| Cathy and Scott Colorlight Photography |
Workshops
are open to any adult couple in a committed relationship regardless of marital
status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or meeting affiliation. We were a
group of Quakers and non-Quakers, couples together less than a year to those
married for over thirty years. Cathy and Scott created a worshipful Quaker atmosphere
of trust and respect, sharing the joys and struggles of their own relationship
and their commitment to growth. They led us to:
•
Take stock, reviewing together what we value in each other
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Take time to work through differences or unresolved
disagreements
•
See how other couples relate
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Witness the power of God’s healing love.
We
learned that, even after 35 years, there’s more to learn, more ways to grow. Thanks to the Couples Enrichment weekend, we’re
doing just that.
“Afterthoughts” are my blog version of a practice followed in some
Quaker meetings. After meeting for worship ends, people continue in silence for
a few more minutes during which they’re invited to
share thoughts or reflect on the morning's worship. I’ve adopted the
form here for last-day-of-the-month brief reflections on headlines, quotes,
comments overheard,
maybe even bumper stickers.
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