PHILIPPIANS 4:3

And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and [with] other my fellow labourers, whose names [are] in the book of life.

 

   LADIES Annual Events

Some time has passed since my last letter to everyone. 

We are preparing for another year of events that, we, the ladies, are diligently working on.

• We make Easter eggs as one of our fundraisers. We make coconut eggs, peanut butter eggs, and maple nut eggs available for ordering.

• In May, we will set up a booth in the Memorial Day Parade.  If you attend the Ironton Memorial Day parade; stop by our booth for refreshments.

• In July, our ladies will be packed and on the way for our annual ladies' retreat.  The ladies in our church will be staying in a cabin for two to three days.  It is a time of friendship and growth in the Lord for us.

  • NOTE:  We hope and pray that some day God will open the door for a great ladies' retreat.

  • Our retreats began in October of 2000 when we rented a cabin in Pigeon Forge, TN for a three day stay. 

  • The lesson I taught on that first retreat in 2000 (a lesson for anytime) was titled: The Shoes Women Wear.  They are as follows:

    • Casual shoes - We all like to wear these type of shoes.  They are comfortable, easy to wear, and most of the time we would wear these shoes everywhere.  However, as Christians, do we want to live a casual life?  (Romans 8:1-2)

    • Hiking shoes - We must be prepared for our journey ahead, the hills we will be climbing, and the valley's we will go through.  (Hebrews 12:1)

    • Running shoes - I don't think so much about a race.  I think of moving forward in life.  (Philippians 3:13)

    • Nursing shoes - We are to bear each others' burdens.  (Romans 15:1)

    • House shoes - When we think of house shoes, we picture big, fuzzy ones; however, the ones I think of are the duties of a wife.  (Proverbs 31:11-12)

    • Teaching shoes - We have a responsibility to teach our children about Christ.  (Deuteronomy 11:19)

    • Barefoot - I think about how we should be following His steps and how that we must remember someone is watching the steps that we take.  (II Peter 2:21)

    • This is just a portion of our lessons on that trip to TN.  The following is a poem that we used to end that week:

I hope that these few words will help to encourage you this day.

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