Father-Daughter Retreat 2013

~Posted by Roma

That’s right! Ruby and I went to Vision Forum’s Father-Daughter Retreat with Daddy! We were so surprised one normal evening at dinner when Dad announced that we needed to start packing and that we would leave in two weeks! Yikes. We had to think--shopping, new shoes--you know, make sure we were “travel ready.” Bianca had gone with Dad a few years ago, and now it was our turn. But one day, we would like to make it a family trip and while everyone else would do activities in Callaway gardens, Dad could take ALL 3 of us girls to the retreat.

It’s hard to pick a favorite part of this retreat! We just loved everything—listening to the speakers at the conference center, the high tea, dinner with Dad, seeing beautiful butterflies and flowers, games and meeting new people-–oh, but I’d better not spoil too much. :-)

Day #1-Friday, March 22:

 



On the airplane. Dad, well, he likes my hat just as much as I do. J

 

As soon as we landed, we got pizza at a gas station, which was actually quite good!

Driving to the inn where we’d be staying. I like how you can see my camera in the mirror.

We made it!! After checking in our room, it had started to rain. Actually, pour! But after waiting a bit, we did get out onto the wet lawn. We still did lawn games anyway!

We did three-legged racing with three of us! We actually went faster than I thought we would….

The blindfold game. That was hard. Especially in a skirt trying to go under a triangle. J

Some Dads out there tried to do it with 4 or 5 of their daughters. Crazy.

We met a new friend our age out there--G and her dad. It was awesome meeting new girls! We three girls tried doing a three-legged race together, but, well, failed. She was actually the younger sister of a boy Ben met in Colorado! Small world.

 



After a break in our room, and freshening-up, we headed down to dinner. They had the picnic and ice cream social inside. J We got to meet even more new people at our table, like the Z family and the F family.



Everyone in the conference room. Scott Brown spoke that night. He was really good! I took LOTS of notes on his talk!



Afterwards we got into our room and crashed. We had another big day ahead of us, to dress up and meet more new people. I could squeal with delight under my covers!



Day #2 Saturday, March 23:

 

We had to get up really early this morning; We were definitely exhausted! We dressed in our high tea clothes and went downstairs.( I don’t know that Daddy was too enthusiastic about putting a tie on, but he was excited to spend time with his wonderful twins.) At breakfast I met another nice girl and her sister; A and M. There was also another girl at the table but her name escapes me. A and I talked all about Washington D.C, as we had both been there!

 



Shortly after breakfast, we went into the conference room and Scott Brown led worship.Then, Geoffrey Botkin spoke. He did a great job also.



Then came Anna Sofia and Elizabeth Botkin. We’ve enjoyed listening to them on webinars, and reading their blog, and they speak at this conference every year.



Then came Mrs. Morecraft. I loved her poetry and singing--she loved to sing--her amazing stories she had to tell, and her lesson on how daughters can be an encouragement to their fathers.





After morning sessions came the high tea! The food was…too beautiful to eat. J I just HAD to take so many pictures!

Me, Daddy, and Rubia at high tea. We sat with the Bowers family (their Dad made the movie “Agenda”) and the M family, and their girls, M and C.

 

After tea we took a picture with the Botkin sisters! That was a neat experience. They were very friendly.

Well, that’s all I’ll be writing. But this will be continued by Rubia….. until next time. I’ll just say one more time how much I loved this retreat! I did learn a lot more too, on just what kind of daughter God wants me to be to my father—and to both parents. We learned what a biblical young lady should look like today. There were great messages for fathers too. We learned how we could be a greater part of our fathers’ lives. Thanks so much. Daddy, for this great event we could do together!