Romance at Reunion

We attended [weblink:http://familylife.com/]'s Rekindling the Romance marriage conference this past weekend at Reunion Arena. It was a great time to get away from the rush of life, spend some time together, and focus on God's intentions for marriage.

We enjoyed a performance by Steven Curtis Chapman (without any band/backup unfortunately). We and 5499 other couples also got to dance a slow dance and eat a picnic lunch. (Apparently they consulted Lissa when planning the event.) At the end, everyone had a chance to say renewed vows to their spouse. The more troubled couples then had an opportunity to present a rose to their mate, signifying a recommittment to their marriage. Still in complete wedded bliss ourselves, we used this time to pray for all of those couples and for each other.

Overall the conference was good, but we felt that a couple of the five sessions could have been left out. Maybe it was that we were completely exhausted or that Lissa was getting a headache; or perhaps it was that so much of it was geared to at-risk couples hanging on by a thread.

The one significant exception, however, was the session presented by Steve Farrar. For us, this was the most powerful, convicting talk of the day. As far as I am concerned, hearing Steve alone was worth the $49 for my ticket.