Anyone who had children knows that the pace of life picks up when you add kids. Life is already moving at a fast clip, but when you add kids to the mix, time seems to speed up. Our kids have school work they must do that involves our attention (why do we still have to do homework as parents?), sports or other activities that we must prepare them for and attend, and the everyday events of family life that take up our time. In all the rush of trying to raise children and take care of all of their needs, many of us struggle with what to do in our marriages.
For many couples the marriage just takes a back seat to family life. We just figure it is not our season right now. After all, the kids need to be our priority. When the kids move out and go to college, then we can reconnect. I know this sounds funny but it is reality for many couples. That is why you see so many couples who wake up one day and find the kids have gone and they wonder who this person is that they are married. There has to be a better way to integrate the health of our marriage into the craziness that is family life.
To help with this transition in your marriage, we have put together an event called: Married Life Transitions: Parents of Grade School Kids. This event is designed to help you understand what is really going on in the head of your spouse as it relates to the kids and your marriage. Believe it or not, men and women think very differently about these things and if we understand what is happening for our spouse during this transition we can maintain a healthy marriage, model for our kids what relationships should look like, and have the family life we always wanted.
When you think about the fact that there is no guarantee for our kids when they grow up that they will turn out right, we need to do everything we can to "hedge our bets." What we know from research is a healthy marriage plus a healthy family plus individual choice equals the potential for a healthy kid. The only two you can control is your marriage and the family environment (you can't control your kids choices later in life no matter how hard you try). In our time together we will talk about how to shore up the two things you CAN control.
Join us by clicking the link below to register! The event is FREE!!!
May 11, 6:30-8:00pm (during kids small groups), Refinery Gym.
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