Two weeks ago, we held a mini-retreat for our women at church. We had great attendance and enjoyed such a wonderful time together around God's Word. Our theme was "Seaside Escape"
We tried to create an atmosphere of calm and "beach-like"
The purpose was a time to get away, relax, make new friends and let God speak to us.
B came with the girls, who had a good time playing with friends while mommy made new friends!
Time for chatting...
...creating projects
studying the Word together...
...and learning about issues in our life--like control! Have you ever tried to "keep time" like sand through an hour-glass? (We did in our little experiment.)
What would your life be like if you truly could make time move faster or slower simply by pouring sand through your fingers either faster or slower? How is our timing different than God's timing?
What would your life be like if you truly could make time move faster or slower simply by pouring sand through your fingers either faster or slower? How is our timing different than God's timing?
To remember our time together that weekend, we put a message in a bottle, and also put in several small objects (sand, a beach bag, sunshine, shells, a pearl, a starfish) to remind us of the lessons that we studied during the retreat, and then a message to ourself to remind us of the legacy we wanted to leave to others.
The little girls enjoyed meeting someone smaller than them.
We made new friends
And we had lots of help cleaning up afterwards! The days were very hot, and the air conditioner worked extra hard. We were thankful for the excellent reception of this mini-retreat (a first for our church group) and the good impact that it made in our lives.
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