Women's Retreat

This weekend I went to Take Heart, a women's retreat with The Navigators (campus ministry)! It was so refreshing and the speakers were all amazing!

One of my favorite things I learned from this retreat was having a quiet heart. So basically being content or fulfilled. I hadn't thought about that before, but really having a content heart means being  satisfied that God has a plan. God is giving me (and you!) his absolute best plan right now. Sometimes it's messy and doesn't always look like what we want it to, but if it is God's best plan it's probably a pretty darn good plan! 

On another note look at how cute this is!!! (crafts are aways a perk of women's conferences!)

What it is, is a baby food jar filled with dirt and seeds, that will hopefully become flowers. I say hopefully because plants are not my strong suit (I have killed two cactuses or cacti...close enough). I have had good luck growing veggies in the past so maybe i can grow flowers who knows?!

The outside we used scrapbook paper and modgpodged it to the jar. I used three different patterns and made it striped. I also found a cute little flower and button for the top! The top really has no function other than keeping the dirt from spilling when we were traveing home. Anyways this was really fun!

I feel like I should also mention it felt like an artic tundra out there! For real though, Iowa needs to get its act together I expect it to be at least above freezing by this time! But...I will say I still think the snow is really pretty! 

I am learning to be content with the snow and see the beauty in it, but Lord knows I need his help!!!

Love Becca