Winter Retreat 2007!

This weekend I attended a Winter Retreat with a 4 churches from the Montgomery/Milbrook area. It was different ... it was fun. It was different in that the number of people that went on the retreat would have been the same number of people in my youth group at First in Prattville. I've never had a small youth group ... so it was nice to experience something new for a change ... where you know everyone and their story. It was fun ... just because it was. Who can't have fun with MESSY GAMES, being told you have to sing before you leave the lunchroom, being yelled at because someone "lost" his luggage (HAHAHA), "Zak, you're my favorite", taking prayer breaks, and worshiping. It was exactly what I needed ... a weekend from reality (or not so much)! There were 4 talks given, each different, each good. Some personal, some not so much, some dry with humor and intellectual, and some just spoken. Each with there own meaning to the person talking, each with there own meaning to the person listening. Each with a bit of the person talking and somehow a bit of every person listening. I learned that only one thing can truly "satisfy" (and it's not a snickers), that there are 7 steps to doing something (I don't know what that something is ... but I know the steps), relationships are important, and that no matter how hard you try no one can do it alone. From "crispy" yet "tender" chicken fingers to TOP 10 LIST (106. Laura) it was a great weekend.
Some of us made new friends and learned about ointments and some of us relied on old friends to carry us through. No matter what the situation was, there seemed to be an answer. And if you went I hope you found yours!