We had never been to this place before. If you live in a big city you know how good it is, from time to time, to get out of the fast paced lifestyle, just slow it way down and breathe in some fresh air. This was the place to do it. It was only about an hour away from our house, and we had a great group of people who went.
We had our first cold spell of this year last weekend, and so we had to bundle up at night. Not horrible, but sleeping in a bunkhouse with no heat felt pretty chilly. But the Lord blessed us with warm days after our cold nights.
Because of this we were able to enjoy lots of different outdoor activities.
We swam in water that came off the mountain into the retreat area (actually Carys was the only one in our family crazy enough to swim in the ice cold water).....
.....fished......
......hiked with a guide who shared lots of interesting facts with us (what berries to eat, where spiders were hiding, what trees had healing properties for wounds, the history of the area, etc....the kids loved it)......
......rode ponies......
......had a bonfire......
.....played soccer (on a field too close to a pond thus requiring some creative thinking to get the ball at times)......
.....and, of course, enjoyed lots of times of fellowship and enjoying God's beauty together. You could say Giovanni got his share of "being held" time. Our little Brasilian baby is "everybody's baby." It was a blessed weekend for all of us.
2 comments:
What a great place! Why didn't we go there in past years? Job well done! We pray that the Lord use this past weekend to grow and mature the church family in POA.
It looks like a fun weekend. Thanks for sharing the pictures. It is good to see our family having fun!
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