Couples' Retreat

In the middle of September, Shawn and I went on a Couples' Retreat in East Texas at Pine Cove. We had such a relaxing weekend together and it was so good to get into the word together and talk about where we are as a couple, where we would like to be, and how to get there. It was a practical weekend, and we needed it!

We showed up to our room and there was a gift bag full of all sorts of fun things! All of the puns were too funny!

View from inside the conference center; it overlooked the lake. So pretty and relaxing.

Sitting on the back porch, talking about life and taking selfies!

This was during one of our sessions, when we were being fed the word. The writing on our hands is a bible verse. "All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way. But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him." Isaiah 53:6

This is a method we use for helping us memorize scripture. You simply put the first letter of each word you are trying to memorize on your hand and look at it several times throughout the day, it truly works! What a blessing to hide God's word in our heart.

Saturday evening we all gathered 'round the fire for some s'mores! It was a fun evening full of sharing stories and a lot of laughter.

We are thankful we were able to attend this year. And major thanks goes out to my mom for coming to our house and watching our children so we were able to get away and go! When we got home, we went out to eat with the kids and my mom. Here are a couple of clips from lunch. We dared Finn and Jase to eat a jalapeno! Then my mom paid them for it! LOL! Ally would only try the salsa! Are we normal!?!?