Church Retreat photos...

The Church Retreat was a success, thanks to wonderful weather, a beautiful facility and lots of help (including my right hand husbie, who I could never manage without!). Here are a few highlights...




Andre and I went up a day early to set things up and get situated.




Despite the many things we had to accomplish to get ready, we did manage to fit in a quick canoe ride around the lake.



We watched the sunset from the canoe...



And woke up the next morning to a beautiful misty landscape that quickly heated up to a clear, sunny Friday...and soon the craziness began!






A bonfire and s'mores (for 300--that's a LOT of marshmallows!) finished off the day.



Saturday was busy, with a couple of hours of down time in the afternoon, during which I hung out with some girl-friends on the front lawn and fed little Michaela.





Thanks to everyone who helped and encouraged and prayed about this event in the life of our church--you know who you are :)