Think outside the box

I'm trying to get the ol' creative juices flowing in preparation for our women's retreat in February of next year. For a long time, I didn't think we'd be able to have another retreat because we couldn't afford it, but He always works in mysterious and amazing ways, and long story short, we're having at least one more retreat!

Last year, the theme seemed to come fairly easily for me, as well as the coordinating graphics for the program - ha! However, this year, as I try to find a theme to match my available pictures, He is confounding me with a theme. I guess that's what I get for trying to mold Him to what's convenient for me.

Humility

Yesterday morning, my elder son was part of a group that was "kidnapped" by the senior high youth group from church. They spent the day canoeing and swimming and then camped over night nearby. The parents of the kidnappee's were invited to the campsite for hte final touches on their "initiation" into the senior high group. I watched five young people wash five younger people's feet, one person at a time, and tell them how the older felt about the younger. At first, it was kind of a funny time for the younger crowd - someone washing your feet, in front of a crowd, after all, IS kind of giggle-making. At first. The longer these older kids humbled themselves and spoke to these younger kids, the more impact I saw. The younger ones started to really listen, and started to show some real respect for the act of service these older kids were performing.

I think it was a good lesson for everyone present.

Really???

Okay - I think I may be losing my mind - again...I've just spent the entire evening - an evening WITHOUT my DH or kids - on the computer. Playing games. And listening to Christmas music.


uh...yeah...