Turning towards each other

       

       This week I have the wonderful opportunity of attending World Congress of Families IX in Salt Lake City, Utah. The World Congress of Families is a international pro-family gathering. I have learned so much this week I don’t even know where to begin…

      To stay on topic with the reading of this week, I will talk about what I have learned at the conference concerning the marital relationship and spouses’ turning towards each other. In a millennial panel at the conference, one young woman pointed out the reason why she thought that marriage was on the decline for millennia’s because they do not have an idea of what marriage could be. We really never know who is watching us and how many people we have impacted in our lives. We can make a difference in being an example to young and old people alike, in exemplifying what marriage can be like.

       Another speaker at the conference talked about how her seven-year-old daughter will make disgusted faces when she kissed her husband. However, one day her daughter told her that she knows she always acts disgusted when her and daddy kiss but she wished she would kiss daughter more.

It is hard for me to stay mad at my husband when he wraps his arms around me. The relationship I have with my husband is founded on friendship. I have a long way to go in becoming the wife I want to be, but I know that what I need to focus on is getting a little better each day. I know that as we turn towards our spouses, we will be happier, healthier and be a better example to those around us. John Gottman once said: "Build bridges, not walls." May we all have the opportunity to turn towards our spouse.