Hey There Tammie!

What a joy it was to spend time w/you and all the ladies, new and alumni, at the Retreat this year. And what wonderful things the Lord did in each of us - again! I loved seeing everyone, and loved catching up w/you!

Maybe I can post pics to this blog sometime - whenever I get back home again!

Love you!

Mardy

Welcome Summer 2009! Looking forward to what God has in store for us as we meet up again in the mountains of N. Georgia - are you ready to rest, be refreshed, share tears and laughter again!? I am - See you ladies soon!!

Laura and Mardy say Hi to the Western Sky Gals!

Laura is over here having dinner w/our fam (she brought french bread - just like her picture in Western Sky!).  It was yummy.  We are enjoying seeing everyone again on the blog.  We love you!!!!!!!!

2008 Western Sky Retreat

The 2008 Gang included oldies and newbies - God truly blessed us again this year!

The grand finale meal included fresh mountain berries made into a delicious cobbler with vanilla ice cream! My mouth is drooling just looking at the picture! It was YUM-OOO!


Timbrel and Mardy hit it off!

This is a GREAT place to be still and Know that He is God.....

More Pictures!

Yes, Tammie grilled for her first time....no the fire department did not have to come - but, there was enough smoke to attract some attention!! Thank goodness, fear is not going to win over! She will grill again!! Yipppeeeee!

And more pictures!

2008 Western Sky Retreat was Fabulous!

For it is God who works in you to will and to act....

God's word WORKS in me; here is a testimony!

This past week i drove to FL to pack up my earthly possessions.  I packed like a mad-woman because i needed to be back in SC to job hunt.  For three days i was disgusted at how much unnecessary STUFF i have accumulated. I tried my best to weed through and discard; anyone want to buy a red couch and love seat!? 

I knew I needed to be back in Columbia by Tuesday but i had at least 8 hours of packing and cleaning ahead of me when i woke up that morning.  I worked very hard and finally by 4:15 PM I was packing up my car.   But...I noticed i had had a very grumpy attitude all day.  There were several reasons but as i drove out of my driveway i began to pray about my attitude.  Obviously, the passage about having the attitude of Christ was on my mind, i knew i was FAR from that state of mind.  

As i meditated on this thought, my mind began to bring up the other parts of Philippians 2 - that applied to my heart.  Then these brought me to Philippians 3 - "And whatever was to my profit i now consider loss..."  

I was amazed at how PRACTICAL these truths were! Seriously, it was simply a hard day, little things were irritating me, i was tired and ...in the midst of this, God whispers, "think of others as better than yourself....Look to THEIR interests....whatever was to my profit i am to count as loss!"  I was being SELFISH! ME!  God was spotlighting sin in me...and inspite of ME, He gave me the GRACE to do the right thing.  Thus, proving to me, it is GOD who works in you to will and to act according to His Good Purpose!  Amazing.....i simply had to thank Him for His beautiful Grace that covered me.  Now, i just ask, Lord, Change me to look more like Jesus, from the inside out.   It is always All Him.