An Incredible Weekend!!!

This past August, on the way home from the incredible retreat that Jeanne and I went to in Ogdensburg, God gave me a vision. This weekend, that vision became reality. He told me in no uncertain terms that I needed to bring the women of Calvary (my Latham church) together for a weekend retreat-- to worship together, pray together and rejoice in our bonds of Christian friendship. He didn't tell me what to do, or how to do it.... only to make it happen. My first thought (and I said it out loud to Jeanne) was, "Ok Lord, whatever You want".... my second thought, which I said with even more panic was, "Oh Lord... what did I just agree to??!!" Over the next few months, I began putting together a theme, (A Celebration of Christian Friendship)- and an incredible team of women to lead the weekend. Registration was full almost immediately, and excitment began to grow. The team worked hard, to put together what we believed would be a Christ centered weekend. We were all passionate about what we believed needed to be included in the weekend- and admittedly there were times when that caused some difficulty in our planning. But, somehow (with God's help) we were able to move past our differences, put aside our disagreements and come together. We (with God's mighty help) planned a weekend that not only brought eighteen women together in Christian love-- but truely glorified God in every way! He was present among us-- laughing with us, crying with us, singing with us, making a snowlady with us, playing games with us, walking with us, resting with us, baking cookies with us, eating (and eating and eating) with us, learning and growing with us. He rejoiced in our worship, in our time of Holy Communion- in our praises to Him. He bound each of us together with heart cords- HIS cords, that will never be broken....
"BIND US TOGETHER, Lord, Bind us together
With cords that cannot be broken.
Bind us together, Lord,Bind us together,
Bind us together with love.
There is only one God,
There is only one King;
There is only one Body,
That is why we sing:
BIND US TOGETHER, Lord, Bind us together
With cords that cannot be broken.
Bind us together, Lord,Bind us together,
Bind us together with love."