Retreat

I skipped the Homeschool conference and seeing Tonya to go to our ladies retreat, and it was exactly where I needed to be. It was close to home so I didn't sleep there with everybody and I missed Friday's meeting, but Saturday I was there a good 14 hours, and got what I needed.

II Corinthians 3:18 "But we all with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the spirit of the Lord."

Our speaker spoke on living through and being transformed by the difficult circumstances that we go through, by seeking out his promises so that we may become partakers of his divine nature and taken to the crown with glory.

God has been sifting us so much this year through hardship and trials, yet his promises are true and there is so much hope in the face of the unknown. I felt the compassion of the Lord for me this weekend, and that was something new for me. I often feel his love, but often feel that he gets sick of the same ole thing that I go to him about. It was humbling to be reminded of his unfailing compassion for his people.

My blessing's this weekend:
I have the best of friends and support.
Someone paid for me to go to the retreat.
I didn't have to bring food or help prepare or clean anything, my homegroup covered that for me.
I was touched by God and my spirit renewed.
I became on of the Titus 2 women and spoke into younger women's lives.
People encouraged me and spoke nicely of me, and even overlooked all my foot in mouth moments.
I felt no pressure to be anything for anyone.
I came home to a clean house.
I came home and today someone brought over a bunch of groceries for us. It was a weeks supply of meat, fruit, bread, ice cream, cheeses, snacks and staples. It was all the more humbling because it came from someone who has less than us. The best thing about this blessing was that we weren't in need of food. We have money, we could get what we needed, but it was so wonderful to be reminded that God doesn't just give us what we need to survive, he gives far more abundantly than what we could ever ask or hope for.