Retreating

This weekend, I attended our annual women's retreat. It was a miracle I was able to go, as Lily had a fever 48 hours before we left I felt sick as a dog the night before. But God seriously answered many prayers and we felt ok to go. I had Lily in tow the whole weekend, which wasn't as much of a retreat for me, but she's my precious girl and it wasn't too bad. Our retreat was about 2 hours away on a beautiful lake in the woods. Oh my, did I love that! I felt like I was in MI- surrounded by beauty. There's just something about nature that makes me so connect with God and I love it. As I carried Lily around in her carrier, she continually had her head leaning back looking up at the tall, tall, trees. It was a super fun weekend where I got to spend time with my friends and with other women in my church. You can see our group picture above. The african lady in the middle is from a Zimbabwe church is south Texas who jumped in the picture, but the rest are Horizon's ladies. The youngest woman we had (besides Lily :)) was 19, and the oldest in her 70's. I so loved spending time with each one there. We had a great time worshiping and our speaker really challenged us in many areas- particularly spending more time with God, which is my constant challenge. Like today, I was determined, as soon as the girls were down to nap, to do my quiet time before anything else. So I quickly hopped on the couch with my Bible and journal and what did I hear? My sweet Lily waking up. So after my 5 minutes with God I got her up and have her next to me now. I know when it's time for her to nap again, Halle will be awake. But, we all need a chance to get away and RETREAT! Halle loved spending time with Brian and I'm so thankful for a husband who lets me get away and can spend time with our kiddos.