Girl Time

Last weekend I went on the WBC Women’s Retreat. We stayed at a beach house just north of Yachats. It was actually more like a beach hotel – it was huge. It was a few steps away from the beach, and the whole back surface was windows; the view from upstairs was amazing. The weather, while not constantly sunny, was calm and that was very nice. Beach walks are only enjoyable if you are not buffeted by wind.

This year I was in charge of organizing the food. That was a really fun task, especially because everyone (there were about 22 of us) outdid themselves in bringing plenty of yummy food and all were appreciative of the meals that I planned. On Friday night we had 4 different soups with cornbread, biscuits, and spinach/pear salad. Saturday breakfast was bagels, muffins, and fruit; then we had lasagna, garlic bread and salad bar for lunch.

We had a wonderful time of sisterly sharing, prayer, and just hanging out. On Saturday night, some ladies had gone home but 12 of us stayed and had a fun, silly game night playing Catchphrase and Salad Bowl – both word-guessing games with verbal clues and charades. It’s hard to gain points for one’s team when one is laughing too hard to speak!

My friend EL brought her jewelry design supplies and I made a pair of earrings. I already knew she was a wire-wrapping genius, but I have even more respect for her mad skills now that I tried a wire-wrapping project. It came out well but I’m going to have to practice some more!