Ladie's Retreat 2011

Ladies Retreat 2011

"Scouting the Divine"

April 15-16

We had a great time at the Ladies Retreat this year. It was a weekend away that was very needed and appreciated. We made a pact before we left that we wouldn't talk about the church and just focus on us and our own personal relationships with our Creator. Man, it was great to get away from reality for a while.

We had to take a picture with this "Spirit Stick" that ended up being from Purcell. Ha.... Good times. .

Hollie looks so lovely in the background of this picture. Just blessed my heart. haha .

We got to hear some great speakers and my hunger for some great spiritual food was quenched. During to break out sessions I heard Hollie's mom, the great Glenette, Robin Marsh and Lauren Nelson (Miss America), and Sarah Hill.

Glenette shared some great words of encouragement and direction. She and I have been through similar things lately so I really enjoyed her talk about how God will direct our steps. (I'll share more in another post!)

Robin Marsh was very entertaining and I loved getting to see a local celebrity in person. I was also a little excited about Miss America being there. They talked about Ruth and Naomi and the importance of mentoring. I liked everything they said and can apply it with my girls in the youth. The thing that stood out in this session was a story about Lauren. She had everything she had ever wanted, was traveling the world, getting her hair and make up done everywhere she went, getting to help people all over.... she was Miss America for crying out loud, but she was drowning inside. Everything looked great on the outside, but inside she wanted more. When she met Robin Marsh her life changed. She had recently given her life to Christ for real, and gotten married to a wonderful Christian man. She was just real and showed that everyone is vulnerable and broken sometimes.... And that we have a God that will take care of us.

And in the last seminar, Sarah Hill was just plain awesome. She talked about her ministry in Hawaii a little bit, and answered some questions about Soul Surfer, Carrie Underwood, and Bethany Hamilton. Her devotion was also great and I plan on sharing that in another post.

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We also got to hear some Jamie Smith. I love this lady. I kinda wish that we could have had more praise and worship time, but it was awesome while it lasted. I still knew all her songs and had memories of my youth events rushing back. .

The speaker was Margaret Feinberg. She was a very eloquent speaker and knew what she was talking about. She spent time with a shepherd, a bee-keeper, a vineyard owner, and a farmer to better understand some scriptures. It was very interesting and definitely made some of the scriptures come to life. It was almost like she was talking directly to our group about our church... but we didn't talk about that until we got back :)

For more about Margaret click HERE

For more about Jamie Smith click HERE