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Capt. Spencer Crandall, currently assigned to U.S. Air Forces Central, and his wife Kristen say their vows to each other again during a marriage retreat in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 23, 2012. During the three day retreat, the chaplain who led the event broke down the meaning of different lines of their vows and what those lines meant to each other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)
Tech. Sgt. Jose Maldonado, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron NCO in charge of vertical repair, and his wife Sunny listen to the song “Be thou My Vision” during a marriage retreat in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 23, 2012. They were participating in the optional religious worship on the last day of the three day retreat. The retreat focused on giving the couples more insight into their marriage vows and the meaning of each line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)
Capt. Spencer Crandall, currently assigned to U.S. Air Forces Central, and his wife Kristen review a book, called "The 5 Love Languages of Love" by Gary Chapman, together during a marriage retreat in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 23, 2012. The book was a gift to the participants of the retreat and was meant to help them understand the different ways people express love. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)
Capt. Kathy Scott, 20th Fighter Wing chaplain, leads a class on forgiveness during a marriage retreat in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 23, 2012. She gave the couples the book “The 5 Love Languages of Apology” by Gary Chapman and Jennifer Thomas to help teach them how there are different ways to apologize. She also taught them that each person has a specific one that means the most to them and would seem the most sincere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)
Capt. Spencer Crandall, currently assigned to U.S. Air Forces Central, and his wife Kristen hold each other’s hands as they talk about what expression of apology means most to them during a marriage retreat in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 23, 2012. The couples also learned about different expressions of love and how a person tends to favor a specific expression of love and apology. The purpose was to teach the couples how to better communicate with each other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)
by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeff
20th Fighter wing / Public Affairs
10/2/2012 - SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Military couples here gathered for Marriage Care in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 21.
The event was a three-day marriage retreat sponsored by Shaw's Chapel Team. Capt. Kathy Scott, 20th Fighter Wing chaplain, was in charge of the event and led the couples through activities designed to provide them with a deeper understanding of their marriage vows.
Scott also taught the couples how love and apology is expressed in different manners and how people tend to favor a particular expression.
To give them greater understanding, the couples were given three books: "The 5 Love Languages of Apology" by Gary Chapman and Jennifer Thomas, "The 5 Love Languages of Love" by Gary Chapman, and "101 Conversation Starters for Couples" by Gary Chapman and Ramon Presson.
