Be Still Retreat...Take Two

It's Tuesday! Time for Spill the Beans! Much fun today...reliving our weekend adventures!

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This past weekend, I had the privilege of sharing the Be Still retreat with another group of ladies! This time, the retreat was closer to home - just an hour away, actually - and Ryan went with me! His first women's retreat! {He shares more about that in the podcast, if you want to hear it straight from him!}

The retreat was held at a conference center in Hartford City, Indiana, called Lake Placid. {Clearly not to be confused with the one in New York.} It was a BEAUTIFUL piece of property!!

We arrived Friday afternoon, and Ryan helped me get my book table all set up, and then we went to settle in to our cottage. WHAT?! Yes! The planning committee arranged for us to have our own private cottage on the grounds, so I would have the space and privacy I needed to prepare, pray, rest, and process in between sessions. It was such a blessing, and such a darling little house! {3 whole bedrooms!}

The planning committee invited us to join them for an early dinner at Ivanhoe's, since it wasn't too far away, and it seemed just rude to turn that down, so we went. It was Grandparent's Day at IWU and homecoming weekend at Taylor, so to get a table for 13 in the middle of THAT was nothing short of a miracle!

Friday evening was our first session together, which started with worship, and the girls who did that were just wonderful. They used the song Still by Hillsong as the theme for the weekend, and it was so perfect.

And then I shared the first of the four sessions. I know on Saturday, I asked for your prayers, and I really did appreciate them. I remained sick the entire weekend, but miraculously, I was able to complete all four of my sessions without dying of coughing in the middle of them. THANK YOU for praying!

And that was the first day! It was a wonderful start!!!