I have learned that it is truly a precious gift to find one woman, much less several, that you can laugh with, talk with, cry with, pray with, complain to, scrapbook with, shop with, or just be silent with! It is amazing that we can truly call one another sisters in Christ and we can just 'be there' for one another.

I have said it to several of you and I will say it again, I shudder to think where my family and I would be without my sisters who have loved me through some very difficult times and rejoiced with me over my victories and my many, many blessings!! I know I wouldn't be where I am today and I know that God has orchestrated EVERY moment- the struggles and the victories to bring my family and me to this exact place!! I look forward to looking back when we are all old(er) and gray, and seeing that we have been in the process of creating 'Forever Friendships' in our own lives and in the lives of our children who are getting the privilege of growing up together with so many wonderful ladies (and men) in their lives. Creating 'Forever Friendships' is a lifelong journey and can be painful at times, but I am along for the incredible ride!!

In the coming months or year, a few of us may have to move away and call another place 'home', but they will still be a part of this bond and this special group of women!! God has grown our group over the past year and I am SO GRATEFUL for that!! I truly enjoyed getting to know several ladies over the past weekend and I enjoyed strengthening the bond I already shared with many of you! THANK YOU Lord for girlfriends!! They are simply GRAND- through the good and the bad!!!

I have posted some pictures from the trip below. Our view from the beautiful cabin was GRAND also, but I was enjoying my weekend so much that I forgot to take a picture of that. I simply took pictures of the beautiful ladies that I was blessed to spend time with. You are my 'hiders' and I love you dearly!!! Enjoy these pictures and have a blessed week- refreshed and rejuvenated!!


This is all 22 of us (including 3 precious babies)

This is several of us in front of our cabin just before we left on Sunday.


This is precious Ella playing with Nancy on Saturday evening. Praise the Lord for her health!!!

Tammy and Tamara enjoying a good game of Cranium! (I won't remind them who won, but let's just say it wasn't them!)


Here is Jennifer getting pampered with a pedicure and a back rub-- Marilyn is the one standing on the chair!

Kristy and Terri enjoying some good 'talking' time on Saturday evening!

Mary Beth, Tamara, and Tammy having a great evening!