US Journal
Tuesday, July 16,
2013
Marriage Journey
Groups reunions
Our Marriage Journey Groups were started when we were
planning to get married, and our priest wanted to involve us in some
preparation for marriage. He invited some other couples to join us and his wife
and him for a book study, using THE
MARRIAGE JOURNEY/sharing group. That first group met 6 times to study and
share before our wedding. Then, when we had our farewell meeting, Ralph, who
had said very little all year, spoke up, “Wait a minute! I don’t want our group
to end. I love all of you. Why do we have to stop meeting?” Done! We all sighed in relief, as Ralph had
verbalized what all of us were thinking.
That was 8 years ago, and we still meet several times a
year. There’s never a dull moment, and we are all very close and committed to
our group. Thanks for being you, MJ1!
Since that first Marriage Journey group started, our church
has discovered that many couples, married and engaged, are interested in
participating in a group like ours, so each year for 5 years after our
marriage, new MJ groups have been formed. It has been wonderful to be a part of
this mission in our church.
Last weekend, we had reunion meetings with the 2 groups with
whom we still meet. MJ4 came to our house for a potluck supper on Saturday, and
MJ1 met at J. Christopher,s for lunch on Monday. It was especially good for us
to get together with each group. We always have a “check-in” when everyone has
a chance to let the others know what’s been going on with them. Sometimes, we
still have time left to have a discussion about a topic of interest, determined
by the hosts. In both of our recent meetings, we talked so much during the
“check-in” that there was no time for other topics. We’re adjustable, so it was
perfectly fine that it happened that way. Peter and I have been away for the
year, so it was particularly splendid to get caught up with everyone.
As you’ll see in the picture, our painter came to work
today, and we certainly were glad to see him. He started by pressure washing
the whole house. At that point, it almost looked good enough to leave it at
that, but we decided to let him finish the job. He left to get some paint, and
came back with the porch and trim paints, but he couldn’t get a match for the
house paint. He’s going back to a different store to see what he can find
there. Looks like we’re in good shape there.
Our carpets are all clean today, too. Ryan even convinced me
to let him clean our sofa, 2 chairs and a matching ottoman. Everything looks
really nice. I only have to stay off of it for another 3 hours, but I’ve got
some yard work to do, so I’ll stay busy.
Look really closely at the picture of the white house. There
is a hawk sitting on the roof. He and his friend are hoping I will leave so he
can go back to chasing the small critters in that yard.
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