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Weekend Recap: Waking up the Soul

March 7, 2011

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I kind of felt like this image all weekend:) Getting away for some time with God has really left me feeling like a new person. My sister and I went together to a beautiful retreat house where we had all weekend to hear inspirational talks, reflect, write, read, walk, etc…. (and eat really good food!). All these things combined left me with so much inspiration to LOVE more, fear LESS, and live next to HIM. This quote really struck a chord with me ….

“Don’t waste your life waiting for great opportunities to love Christ. Love him now in all of the small, humble things so that you will be able to love him when those big opportunities arrive.”

In a nutshell, I felt like my soul was sleeping and now is woken up and ready to run!
Hope you all had a great weekend. Will be sharing a really fun party post soon!

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  1. What a lovely, inspiring post! Thank you for sharing this….we surely can spend a lot of time waiting rather than doing.

    Happy week to you! xo

  2. Jenna says:

    Glad you enjoyed the weekend retreat! – I am so craving to do something like this soon 🙂

    xoxo
    Jenna

  3. Sojo says:

    Your photo and weekend sure seemed like a breath of fresh air! 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration and reminder- all glory to Him!!

  4. Anna, what a lovely weekend away to take! I really do need something like that. Two full days away from the computer to just write, read, and reflect. I miss having that connection to God be very present in my life.

  5. stephanie says:

    i LOVE this! time away with God is the best. helps you refocus your whole life! thanks for being so inspiring. i feel like i should go read my Bible right now ; )

  6. Heather J says:

    What a great feeling I am sure! Glad you had a lovely weekend. We all need those life refreshers. 🙂

  7. Oh wow, what a wonderful post! It really got to me knowing that I have so much time to spend with God right now and I need to DO IT! Thank you sweet girl! Have a great day!

  8. Glad it was a good weekend Anna! I’ve been looking for a good retreat in Pittsburgh for sometime in the Spring. I haven’t been on a quality retreat in ages! Hope you’re back rejuvenated!

    *kate

  9. Elisse says:

    So glad to hear that you had an amazing weekend! And you went with your sis! Sweet!

    When I read that quote, I immediately thought that we can make God happy by thanking him for all the little things he does to make our day simple. And in this day and age, when Life can get complicated and drama-filled, the simple things are great blessings!

  10. jessica says:

    what a lovely quote! very inspiring!
    so glad you had a great weekend!

  11. Natalia Lynn says:

    That sounds so refreshing! I would love to go to something like that. We can’t really connect with a church or anything here because I am not that fluent in French yet! But sounds inspiring!

  12. Sweet Pea says:

    Thats inspiring 🙂

  13. Anna White says:

    Beautiful post sweety…so great that you were able to awaken the soul and reconnect with god..what a wonderful weekend it sounds like you had with your sister..beautiful x

  14. how wonderful! i am glad you had fun at the retreat. it is so important to make time to connect with God.
    lovely photo 🙂
    xoxo jcd :: cornflake dreams

  15. Megan V says:

    Sooo nice, Anna! That sounds like such an amazing experience to have – especially along with your sister!! 🙂 Thanks for spreading that joy 😀 😀 😀

  16. Megan says:

    What a beautiful post! It sounds like you had an amazing, inspiring weekend!

  17. beautiful words of inspiration anna! xoxo
    j.

  18. Morgan says:

    Sounds like you had the best weekend! I LOVE it!

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