Let everything I do or say reflect you in every way: Fall Retreat 2015

"The thief comes only to steal, kill, & destroy, I have 

come that they may have life & have it to the full"

This past weekend my youth group & I went on our annual Fall Retreat! We had such an amazing weekend & the students & leaders both had awesome experiences with God & with each other.

The theme was all about living life to the fullest & how Satan tries to take that away & he tries to hold us back from having that full life whether it's from fear or worry or whatever else. We had quiet times in the woods where we went off on our own and prayed about this & just let God speak to us & then we would get into our small groups and discuss our experience from the quiet time & it was awesome to see what everyone got out of it. I l always love hearing what the students get out of it.

We also had all of our services & worship outside around the fire & the second night the sky was clear & you could see all the stars & so alot of us during worship are looking up at the stars & just standing in awe of his creation. Also in the evening me & a couple other people just sat around the fire & talked & I think that was one of my favorite things of the whole weekend. I love getting to spend time with some of my favorite people and just getting to know them better. Definitely a highlight for me!

Hiking was another one of the highlights for me. We went to Salt Fork & there are so many cool places there to hike to. We went to a cave & there's a lake that has a stonehouse & lots of rocks to climb. So peaceful & beautiful there & a great place to just practice photography. I got alot of awesome shots!

Here are a few more pictures from the trip...