Over 20 Women joined us for The Springs Retreat

We had a great retreat at St. Anthony's in Three Rivers. The Team led the chapels on various aspects of the Love of God. It is amazing how the Lord meets our deepest needs as we get away from all of the stuff in our daily lives that keep us pretty distracted and spend some time focused on Him.  I don't know why we resist opening ourselves to the love of God...but we certainly do.

Christina, Rachel and Lamia were in my small group.  We really connected quickly and had a great time together. 

The Springs Blog has more photos and information.

The Springs Retreat

What a great time we had at The Springs. The stories of what God did in our lives is amazing.
I loved this vine -- it reminds me of myself. If I'm not clinging to the vine, then I'm running around in circles.
Dear Friends -- LouAnn, Christy, Jamie, Cheryl and Karen
Jeannie and I were in the same small group. The tulips and wildflowers were beautiful. I don't think we've had more gorgeous weather. The sky was incredibly clear -- so we had a chance to see Saturn and her rings, and Sirius and the nebulae where stars are born. "Lead me to the rock that is higher than I" became my prayer.

The Springs - Nov. at St. Anthony's

Twenty-two women gathered at St. Anthony's last week for a wonderful spiritual retreat. I so love the women on our team and it's a wonderful privilege to be able to encourage the women who come.


We had a few wild turkeys who came to join us one afternoon. They were really fun to watch.

The focus of our chapels this time came from The Lord's Prayer. We also had an opportunity to reflect on our prayer lives, and what the Lord has taught us over the course of our lives about prayer. I shared some of the things I've learned about how to use a journal for prayer.

It was a very insightful time for me...I can see movements of the Spirit of God working in my inner life, and these times of solitude and prayer are so wonderful because we have time to focus on the Lord without a lot of interruptions and distractions.

The Springs - April at St. Anthony's

We had a wonderful time at St. Anthony's once again. (See postings from November.)

The wildflowers were in full bloom and I so enjoyed walking the grounds.

I arrived a day early so that I could personally retreat before the other women arrived. What a wonderful time for me to reconnect with the Lord.

"The Lord will Guide You Always" Is. 58:11

We had a wonderful time at The Springs retreat last week. What a fabulous opportunity to join 18 other women in seeking the Lord. Most of us come weary from being very busy or from difficult circumstances and we needed to be refreshed. It is incredible what Jesus does to minister to each of us during this time as we remember that He loves us and desires to fill us up to overflowing with Himself. He is the Living Water, the River of Life, the Eternal Spring. All we need to do is come away and make some space in our lives to be with Him and we are refreshed.

Isaiah writes: "The Lord will guide you always, He will satisfy your needs in a sun-scourched land and will strengthen your frame, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail." It's amazing to watch this promise be fulfilled while we spend time in silence and solitude, in prayer and in The Word, worshipping and resting, talking with other women and being alone with Him.

Our next retreat is April 2-4, 2008 at Three Rivers. You can find sign up information on the NEWIM website.