Girl's Night Out

Every quarter i.e. spring, summer, fall and winter all the girls still living at the Rehm Ranch brainstorm up an idea for a girl's night out! My mom started this event because she wanted special time with her girls still in the home before time slipped away! I must say that I am MOST GRATEFUL for my dear mother's idea...it has ALWAYS turned out to be a time of refreshing! This year our summer outing did not take place until the end of September and I've been SO BUSY that I'm just finding time to blog about it now!:) Our summer outing this year might be my favorite so far! We rented a quaint little cabin just ten minutes from our house and spent quality time together in the solitude and beauty of a county park.

The setting of the cabin was PERFECT...looking out the "kitchen" window nearly took your breath away because the above picture is the one you found your eyes feasting upon.Ducks floated peacefully on the pond with not a care in the world, and as I gazed around before going back into the cabin I sighed a sigh of pure joy...what could be better than to spend a day with my amazing mom and sisters at just such a place as this?

Anna practicing her kissing on a piece of popcorn!;) LOL

Thank you mom for loving and cherishing each one of us individually...I am SO GRATEFUL!

Smores supplies for later...ahhh....I LOVE smores!:)

Yours truly being silly!:) I get on an adrenaline high anytime I'm simply overwhelmed by how incredibly full of blessings my life is....and sometimes it comes out in silly faces!;)

Shortly after we got there we made a unanimous decision to enjoy the gorgeous late summer weather and go on a nature walk....it was an excellent decision!

Can you imagine how beautiful heaven must be? If God created all of this beauty and we're simply fascinated by it then I can understand why the splendor of heaven will fascinate us for all of eternity!

I found this little guy on our nature walk and entertained the thought (momentarily) of kissing him to see if he'd turn into a prince...but then I decided it was simply to gross to kiss a frog!:) LOL

I LOVE fishing and so I had David pack the fishing gear for our adventure...however I must say this park had lousy fishing! I didn't catch a single fish and usually fish are fighting over my bait!:) LOL

I know that we ALL benefited from the time to spend in quiet reflection and meditation! Several of us took our Bibles down by the water and spent some time soaking up the sun while worshiping and adoring our precious Lord and King!

Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!
Psalms 46:10

The Lord is good to those who wait
for Him, To the soul who seeks Him.
Lamentations 3:25

I think my favorite part of that fantastically fabulous girls night out was when we got out the roasting sticks and shared our hearts with one another well roasting smores around the campfire. Much encouragement was gleaned from each other as we shared our hopes, dreams, memories, funny stories, and what our heavenly Father had been doing in our lives recently!

One of the conversations that came up as we were snuggled cozily around the campfire was sharing your faith with others. It was such a blessing to my heart to share our struggles, fears, failures and victories in that area with one another! For me personally it gave me new resolve to be bold and open to those around me as the Holy Spirit strengthens me to! We have the most precious truth in the world to share...why aren't we giving it away? I personally have struggled with fear of man in this area for some time and have missed opportunities to share the gospel more times than I can count! I'm SO GRATEFUL for my heavenly Father's patience with me and as He gently draws me unto Himself I see my witness for Him grow stronger and brighter! There is truly NOTHING more rewarding than when you get to share THE WAY, THE TRUTH, and THE LIFE with someone! I encourage you when God opens doors for you walk right through them trusting Him to give you the words to speak, and fearing Him rather than this wicked and perverse generation!

"Lord thank you for the blessing of family and how you use those who are nearest and dearest to speak truth into our lives! You are SO GOOD to those who seek You! My cup overflows!"