Greg and Stephanie Burley: 2009 Lima PHC Retreat!

Monday, October 5, 2009

2009 Lima PHC Retreat!

It's Monday, and although we are exhausted, the 2009 retreat was well worth the effort! For the last 7 years, the Alley's have hosted our church at the Beulah Grove Bible Methodist grounds.
We always start off with a meal on Friday night (this year it was a Mexican themed meal), then gather for skits or other planned activities, and finish the evening with a warm fire outdoors. Saturday morning Greg took the boys back home for their games (only a 20 min. drive, so that makes it convenient!), and those of us at camp enjoyed a variety of breakfast casseroles and fruit. For lunch we grilled hamburgers, hot dogs, and brats, with mac-n-cheese, salads and desserts. There were some interesting softball and volleyball games which produced lots of laughs, and hopefully a few good Kodak moments. Around 3 in the afternoon, Greg and Jason started grilling chicken halves. One of the guys on Greg's route owns the grill and has a "secret" marinade he makes, which he allowed us to use. We were anxious to see how they would turn out, and around 5 o'clock we were able to enjoy the product! Awesome! I wish I had taken a pic of the dessert bar...loaded to capacity every meal! We have some of the finest chefs in the country, and we all benefited this weekend!
After a fun-filled day, Eric and Bro. Alley led in music and a devotional. A few stayed up a little longer to enjoy the fire, play chess, or begin preparing food for Sunday.
After a wonderful service back home on Sunday a.m., we gathered again at Beulah Grove for a delicious ham dinner and cleanup. My heart ended up doing its wacky thing again, leaving me in bed from about 3-5 in the afternoon, so we rushed back home once things were normal, and arrived just in time for the evening service. I didn't take too many pics, but here are a few...