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Jacob and Leslie Lee have been attending “marriage things” for years. We have attended at least thirteen marriage retreats of our sixteen years of marriage. I had to drag Jacob, but he was sold after the first one. There is nothing like intentional time with your spouse. We were told early on in our marriage by someone we looked up to that we needed to maintain our marriage. He said something like think of the time like an oil change for your marriage. No matter what season you are in, you can always learn something from other couples. We can all be a resource for each other, whether the couple is a bit farther along or behind you in years of marriage. Jacob and I have been at retreats where we legit could not stand each other and other retreats where we had the best time. Always “queue” the argument on the way to or from the retreat. 

The key is to be REAL in our strengths, weaknesses, triumphs, and struggles. We have loved aspects of the retreats, been bored, loved some lessons, and disagreed with some teachings, yet we always took something away. Jacob doesn’t like to sit in a classroom, and Leslie can’t sit still to save her life, but loves the classroom. We are taking the best versions of the “things” we have been to, leaving behind what didn’t help us, and bringing you a “marriage thing” like nothing you have ever been to. Leslie has a giftedness of creation, vision, hospitality, and service. Jacob has the giftedness of leadership, patience, and creation. He brings the hands to execute and bring the vision to life. We are far from experts at marriage, but we are excited to welcome Dr. Christy and Andrew Bauman to Minnesota.