Monday, October 10, 2011

mother/daughter retreat




what an amazing weekend i had with my girls, friends and other moms and daughters! being out in Gods creation is so refreshing. i enjoyed starting my days off with an early morning devotional hike. saturday we had a great teaching on esther and sundays teaching was on peter. from there we went to breakfast and then chapel every morning. we were led in amazing worship by the sunflowerz. there were "ice breaker" games, and a wonderful teaching by a lady named yolanda.
after chapel we had a flexable schedule. we could go to a seminar, go to crafts or enjoy the outdoor recreation. we did a morning seminar, then headed out to the activities then some crafts and then more activities.
some of the activities were go carts, giant swing, jacobs ladder, leap of faith, rock climbing wall, archery, and the zip line. oh! how the girls loved the zip line. me...not so much. but i did it for my dear friend monic :)
in between all of that lunch was served. dinner was served at 5:30 then we had chapel again. worship and another teaching. after chapel we went back to the mess hall and had an evening snack. they loved to feed us! ive never seen my girls so excited about food! after evening snack the first night they had a game called before and after. anyone could get up and do a before and after skit. saturday night was the talent show. savanah, emily and their friend isabelle participated in that. it was alot of fun!!!
we ended sunday with chapel and brunch. it was a great weekend. we made alot of memories. most important i invested in my girls. i was so excited to come home to my family. theres nothing like your husband and other children running to you as you get out of the car. its pretty amazing :)
yolandas message this weekend was so right on. i want to do a whole blog just on that!

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