Hi Everyone and Happy Wednesday!
We read a number of other blogs about healthy, happy marriage. In a recent post on The Generous Husband, Paul shares an observation that most people tend to wait for "permission" to do anything that is out of the ordinary.
Paul writes "Since we live in a culture where good marriages are scarce and great marriages are truly rare, it seems logical that some are waiting for permission to have a great marriage. Maybe it’s not as much permission as confirmation that it’s possible, or that they can do it."
On a WWME weekend, we are asked to live a radical lifestyle, one that would be considered strange to many others who see marriage as a restriction on their freedom or worse. Do you ever feel pressured to give into "spouse bashing" amongst your friends or coworkers? Do you ever feel pressure not to be the best marriage you can be?
Well, here's your permission.
You are now permitted to live an "impossible" marriage!
Love!
Bill n Heather
The Community of Worldwide Marriage Encountered couples in the Southwest n Central PA Area!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
When it rains, it pours...
On this one beautiful sunny day after many many rainy dreary days, I am reminded of Steven Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People where he writes about the first, most foundational habit: Be Proactive. Being proactive is like carrying your own good weather with you wherever you go; think of it as "I don't let bad weather become my excuse for my bad mood".
What got me thinking today was that proactivity is hard work. With such a beautiful day, its easy to be in a good mood. On the flip side, Heather and I have also found that when the "weather" is particularly bad, its also easy to get sour quickly.
"Weather" can be anything around you; work, in-laws, the kids, school, you get the idea. When it rains, it pours... such a common cliche. There's truth in those words-but there's an out-ONLY IF WE LET IT!
When we're in a bad mood, things only seem worse than they really are. Trust these words! When negative feelings start to pour over you, embrace them for what they are-a natural response to a tough situation-and keep moving, the sun will come back!
Onward to Glory!
Bill loves Heather Kreke
What got me thinking today was that proactivity is hard work. With such a beautiful day, its easy to be in a good mood. On the flip side, Heather and I have also found that when the "weather" is particularly bad, its also easy to get sour quickly.
"Weather" can be anything around you; work, in-laws, the kids, school, you get the idea. When it rains, it pours... such a common cliche. There's truth in those words-but there's an out-ONLY IF WE LET IT!
When we're in a bad mood, things only seem worse than they really are. Trust these words! When negative feelings start to pour over you, embrace them for what they are-a natural response to a tough situation-and keep moving, the sun will come back!
Onward to Glory!
Bill loves Heather Kreke
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
WWME Flash Mob
Hello All!
WWME Flash Mobs seem to be getting more and more popular! We have been challenged by the WWME North American Weekend Pillar and our Section Leaders to draw even more attention to WWME by holding a WWME Flash Mob in the month of July!
What do you guys think? If you have ideas for locations, (Think somewhere with LOTS of people!) dates or what to do comment below!
Copy the links and paste them into your address bar to check out the WWME Flash Mobs
Singapore:
http://youtu.be/tdCOnlh9lUc
Florida:
http://youtu.be/UR7dicczNTg
By the way...Don't know what the North American Weekend Pillar is or who our Section Leaders are? We are going to be explaining those things in the next couple blog posts :)
Onward To Glory!
Love,
Heather and Bill
WWME Flash Mobs seem to be getting more and more popular! We have been challenged by the WWME North American Weekend Pillar and our Section Leaders to draw even more attention to WWME by holding a WWME Flash Mob in the month of July!
What do you guys think? If you have ideas for locations, (Think somewhere with LOTS of people!) dates or what to do comment below!
Copy the links and paste them into your address bar to check out the WWME Flash Mobs
Singapore:
http://youtu.be/tdCOnlh9lUc
Florida:
http://youtu.be/UR7dicczNTg
By the way...Don't know what the North American Weekend Pillar is or who our Section Leaders are? We are going to be explaining those things in the next couple blog posts :)
Onward To Glory!
Love,
Heather and Bill
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
WWME Movie Night
Need a date night with your spouse?!
View Trailer:
http://oceanup.com/2010/04/12/
It stars Kevin Sorbo, Kristy Swanson, Debby Ryan, and John Ratzenberger.
What If… tells the story of Ben Walker (Kevin Sorbo), who fifteen years ago left his college sweetheart Wendy (Kristy Swanson), and his calling to be a preacher, in order to pursue a business opportunity. Now with a high-paying executive gig, a trophy fiancé, and a new Mercedes, he hasn’t considered a family nor felt the need to set foot in a church in fifteen years.
But God has other plans. While on a thrill ride outside the city, his new car mysteriously breaks down, and he’s visited by a tow truck driver named Mike (John Ratzenberger) who claims to be an angel sent to show Ben what his life would look like had he followed his true calling. Suddenly Ben wakes up in the middle of domestic chaos as his “wife” Wendy and daughters (including Disney Channel’s Debby Ryan) are getting ready for church, where Ben is the new pastor.
Before he can get back to his old life, Ben must first embrace this reality and discover the value of faith and family, and perhaps restore his love for those who were heartbroken fifteen years ago: Wendy…and God. In the tradition of “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “The Family Man,” What If… is a story of finding your true purpose in life.
Love,
WWME is gong to be hosting a movie night! This event is what we know as an inviting invent. It is going to be used to promote WWME. We encourage all Encountered couples to come and bring along other married couples you know who could benefit from a WWME weekend. We will be giving a short presentation about the great things WWME has done for lots of people and then we will be showing the movie What If... (See info about the movie and link to trailer below).
Just like at One Community we will have pizza and free babysitting! We will also have a cake, cause who doesn't like cake?! :)
The move will be shown at St. Ferdinand Church on Friday, June 10th. Doors will open at 6:00pm. The movie will start at 6:45pm.
Please RSVP no later than June 7th. We need to know how many people will be there so we can arrange seating and food.
If anyone has any questions feel free to e-mail us :)
View Trailer:
http://oceanup.com/2010/04/12/
It stars Kevin Sorbo, Kristy Swanson, Debby Ryan, and John Ratzenberger.
What If… tells the story of Ben Walker (Kevin Sorbo), who fifteen years ago left his college sweetheart Wendy (Kristy Swanson), and his calling to be a preacher, in order to pursue a business opportunity. Now with a high-paying executive gig, a trophy fiancé, and a new Mercedes, he hasn’t considered a family nor felt the need to set foot in a church in fifteen years.
But God has other plans. While on a thrill ride outside the city, his new car mysteriously breaks down, and he’s visited by a tow truck driver named Mike (John Ratzenberger) who claims to be an angel sent to show Ben what his life would look like had he followed his true calling. Suddenly Ben wakes up in the middle of domestic chaos as his “wife” Wendy and daughters (including Disney Channel’s Debby Ryan) are getting ready for church, where Ben is the new pastor.
Before he can get back to his old life, Ben must first embrace this reality and discover the value of faith and family, and perhaps restore his love for those who were heartbroken fifteen years ago: Wendy…and God. In the tradition of “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “The Family Man,” What If… is a story of finding your true purpose in life.
Love,
Heather and Bill
Onward To Glory!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
April's One Community
Hello All!
One more reminder that One Community will be held on April 16th at St Ferdinand Church in Cranberry. 2535 Rochester Road Cranberry Twp, PA 16066. Dinner starts at 5pm, presentation starts at 6pm, we will warp up no later than 7:30pm. St Ferd's had a 4pm mass if anyone wants to attend mass before community. Free baby-sitting will be provided so bring the kids. There are toys to play with and they usually watch a movie as well. :)
We will have pizza for dinner, please bring a side dish or dessert to share. We will have a basket for a free will offering to help us pay for the pizza.
It does not matter how many times you have been to community or if you have never attended at all. It does not matter is your weekend was in February 2011 or if it was 30 years ago. Everyone is welcome, come meet some new friends or reconnect with people you haven't seen for a while. :)
Please RSVP by leaving a comment so we know how many pizzas to order :) (If you have already responded on Facebook or by e-mail there is no need to reply here.)
May's One Community gathering will be May 21st. A reminder e-mail will be sent closer to that date.
Love,
Heather and Bill Kreke
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Get your photo on the WWME website!
Did You Know that a photo of you as a couple or family can be featured on the North American WWME website? The photos will be rotated to show the many faces of couples involved in WWME. Please send a jpg photo to Dick and Diane and Fr. Dick for use on the website. They will then request written permission from you to use the photo for WWME inviting and marketing purposes and on the website.
If you would like additional information, please contact the National WWME Weekend Pillar Coordinators, Dick & Diane Baumbach - dickanddiane66(at)bellsouth.net and Fr. Dick Morse - rmorse[at]bex.net.
Onward to Glory!
Bill n Heather
If you would like additional information, please contact the National WWME Weekend Pillar Coordinators, Dick & Diane Baumbach - dickanddiane66(at)bellsouth.net and Fr. Dick Morse - rmorse[at]bex.net.
Onward to Glory!
Bill n Heather
Thursday, March 31, 2011
The Bad times are REAL!
We have been given a taste lately of the bitterness that comes along with an argument. In our case, it has been over a playset for our girls. As we've gone back and forth through this, the issue keeps coming down to money, the classic quarrel.
It has been an interesting lesson for us and there has been a flood of feelings that we've dialogued about like guilt over skimping on what we give the kids, fear about a lack of financial security, etc. As our argument became more and more heated, we had other feelings like failure - what will others think of us if they knew we had such a bad fight? We felt insecurity - we're in a leadership role, everyone is looking to us to be a perfect example.
Then we had a realization. This is REAL. Everyone has arguments like this. Its human nature. What Worldwide Marriage Encounter and the couples who have impacted us have done for us is that now, when we hit rock bottom, we decide to forgive. We decide to love. We decide to try again. We remember our vows and we DO them! Through good times and BAD.
The issue isn't resolved, it may not be for some time. The important thing is that we remember to love each other in the process.
Dialogue on this: Do I believe it is REAL and allowable for us to hit rock bottom? HDIFAT? (How do I feel about this?)
Onward to Glory!
Bill n Heather
It has been an interesting lesson for us and there has been a flood of feelings that we've dialogued about like guilt over skimping on what we give the kids, fear about a lack of financial security, etc. As our argument became more and more heated, we had other feelings like failure - what will others think of us if they knew we had such a bad fight? We felt insecurity - we're in a leadership role, everyone is looking to us to be a perfect example.
Then we had a realization. This is REAL. Everyone has arguments like this. Its human nature. What Worldwide Marriage Encounter and the couples who have impacted us have done for us is that now, when we hit rock bottom, we decide to forgive. We decide to love. We decide to try again. We remember our vows and we DO them! Through good times and BAD.
The issue isn't resolved, it may not be for some time. The important thing is that we remember to love each other in the process.
Dialogue on this: Do I believe it is REAL and allowable for us to hit rock bottom? HDIFAT? (How do I feel about this?)
Onward to Glory!
Bill n Heather
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