So let's not panic, but Amy and I went to see a Marriage and Family Therapist today. It's all part of the sabbatical theme, which I realize I haven't really talked about all that much.
So, in brief, the theme of my sabbatical is simply seeking deeper health for the next season of ministry. That has meant relational health with friends, extra sleep, healthy doses of time with family and books. It means some other things too - a look into our finances, trying to find a sustainable pattern for working out, and last (but not least) checking under the hood of the ol' marriage.
I'm sure I won't publish much about our time together with the MFT, but I thoroughly enjoyed our first session. Amy and I are in a pretty good spot, so it felt more like good attentive care of our relationship rather than a fraught panic-button visit. Since this was our first time, the majority of our time today was spent getting some background on Amy and I and then working through what shape we want the rest of our time to take. The plan right now is for us to meet for a number of sessions (close to once a week) over the remainder of the sabbatical.
Like I said, I won't do more than only refer to marriage counseling here in my sabbatical blog, but if you want to know a little more about what it was like, or my thoughts about it, you're welcome to ask me about it (and Amy too!) when you see us post-sabbatical.
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I love that you are just getting things tuned up and checked out - so very healthy! Way to go!
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