Women's Retreat

This past weekend I went on a women's retreat with our church. It was just past Winter Park at the YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch. When we arrived on Friday it was a beautiful sunny fall day, and then Saturday morning we woke to lots of white snowflakes! It was so beautiful though it made it a little harder to get to dinner and the conference building that were in different areas of the ranch. Friday night was a late night with lots of girl talk which made for a sleepy Saturday. After a speaker, two workshops and a pajama party we hit the hay early. The retreat's theme was Shoes and the Seasons of Life that we wear them in. I discovered I'm in the season of Fall (which is my favorite season), but I'm still trying to wear my comfortable flip flops. 


It seems like everything in my life is changing or going to change: 
~Last month Matt and I left our comfort zone and branched out of our original couples group to co-lead a new one
~Two weeks from today my step-sister Meredith will be moving into our spare bedroom 
~Someday, hopefully soon, Matt will transition from the night shift to a day shift position
~This will be my first Christmas away from home 
~The biggest change of all will be happening in April when Squirt comes 


I feel like I'm kinda in limbo and I'm not quite sure how to prepare for all of this change. Most of the upcoming changes are good things, but even in good changes one still has to "mourn" the loss of the past. This weekend I was reminded that even when everything changes around me, God stays constant and that I need to rely on Him more, and that growth doesn't come without change and I'm looking very forward to it. 

fresh snow on the mountains

snow on the pines

I'm a rebel

PJ party

All my friends