The Garnetts
Our Hosts
Joe and Dee Garnett are the hosts and facilitators of the Married Lovers Retreat which they started 16 years ago.
They were elected the Family Ministry Leaders of the Lake Region Conference of Seventh-day Adventist in 2014 and led the Family Ministries department at the Shalem Seventh-day Adventist church in Waukegan, Illinois for a number of years until 2022. The Garnetts continue to encourage healthy marriage relationships.
Joe and Dee Garnett
Joe & Dee Garnett
“We’ve been married for over 36 years. We found that between children, work, school, taking care of the home and other responsibilities that we didn’t have enough time for each other.
We decided to plan a weekend getaway to spend time together. We thought some other couples could benefit from this ideas and invited several of our friends. The weekend was so invigorating, that we decided to continue to do this every year.
Every year, we are please to share this annual time of renewal with both old and new friends. We’re excited about planning the retreat and building on the concepts we’ve learned at past sessions.”