Ladies’ Retreat
Cornerstone Mennonite Fellowship
Friday Evening, January 20
Each of us received a folder of things we needed for the retreat – the schedule, questions to discuss at the end of each session, and a survey to fill out at the end of the retreat.
It was held at Inn of Reading (Internet photo).
Our room was simple and peaceful – my kind of place.
I liked the towel, washcloth, and soap arrangement.
After getting our suitcase unpacked, we went to the Conrad Weiser room to get my presentation ready.
The room attendants were setting tables and preparing the soup and sandwich buffet.
Many visited while waiting for the program to begin.
Sister and brother twins. The lady on the right offered to be responsible for one of them during the retreat. I love thoughtful people.
They are so tiny.
Tiny, tiny feet
Gathering for the opening session
The ice breaker game: “Take as much toilet paper as you think you will need.”
After they were finished taking toilet paper, each lady was asked to tell those at her table one thing about themselves – one thing for each piece of toilet paper she had taken.
Then it was my turn. In this picture Cerwin captured me pointing to the Blessing Calendars I brought for each lady.
The theme of the first session was highlighting 1 Corinthians 10 to challenge the ladies on the seriousness of a complaining spirit. Check it out! 1 Corinthians 10:10. Complaining is in a listing of sins that separate us from God and his strength and peace – sins that destroys our relationship with Him, our family, and friends.
After the first session and the question and answer time, many ladies took advantage of being pampered with something quite fun.
Can you think of a reason why some ladies had their hands wrapped in a towel?
Some were dipping their hands in scented paraffin wax. This appears to be the lavender wax.
After dipping your hands in very warm wax three times…
…someone helped you put your hands in a plastic bag.
Then your hands were wrapped in a hand towel. We had to keep the towel on for fifteen minutes.
What a great, relaxing way to close the evening.
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