Recently, I had a fabulous time at my third Christ City women's retreat. In the past I have often eschewed women's events because they are often corny and full of awful icebreaker games and singing Kumbaya and holding hands. Well, that last part might be an exaggeration, but you get the idea. I don't know why some people think that women prefer Chicken Soup For The Soul over solid Bible teaching, but that seems to often be the case. But not at Christ City and especially not this time. We had a great Bible teacher who went through Ephesians with us. She made us think and discuss and pray and it was meaningful and deep. I have often said that my measure of a good lecture or sermon is whether it challenges me and makes me think. Well, I am still pondering over the messages from the retreat two weeks later.
The retreat was at Rockridge in Princeton and the drive there sucked. Sally my roommate and I regretted signing up for the retreat at all. It was dark and rainy and we had worked all day. But, when we finally got to the retreat, we immediately changed our minds. We saw friends, our room was great, the resort was beautiful and had lots of lounging areas. There was lots of time to hang around, walk, eat, read and drink tea. I was able to catch up with friends and get to know some new people. Even though there were about 150 women at the retreat, there was ample space and lots of different areas for chilling, so it never felt crowded or like there were too many people.
I came away from the retreat refreshed and happy.
