Last week we had the privilege of having Leslie Eichler from Marriage Growers International come to speak to us.
Her biggest point was that feeling understood and accepted leads to closeness and affection, which leads to more strength in marriage.
She showed us a tool that I personally can't wait to use. It's called the Start, Stop, Continue exercise. In brief, it allows each person to list things that they would like their significant other to start, stop, and continue and opens up a conversation to discuss things that are important to each person without seeming negative or threatening.
I can't wait to use this tool with not only my Husband, but my kids! I'm excited to really listen to what each child feels is important.
For more information on their ministry, you can see Pastor Ken and Leslie Eichler at www.marriagegrowers.com and you can read Leslie's blog at www.godfamilychickens.com.
Let's start opening up hopeful communication with the people that we love!
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