First we need to help ourselves!

While that title is pretty much the opposite of the theme of this weekend, it did make the LK/CP quote board! Let me back up...this weekend was the Willow Creek Axis Fall Retreat held in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

The resort was just a few minutes from my parent's house, so Lynne took the train up and met me a little early. I arrived in Harvard as the train was pulling up...kept looking for Lynne, but no dice. Then I get a call and she is FRANTIC - basically in need of paper bag and some Vicodin. She had gotten stuck in the train because only a few cars in the back opened. Thankfully it was the last stop, so the train just pulled out, switched tracks, and arrived to pick up passengers headed back to Chicago. At least Lynne can now say she's pulled the emergency break on a train - score!!!

We headed to my parents' house (empty because they are in Mexico) and had a wonderful dinner of wine, cheese, apples, and spaghetti. While Chi Chi may have indeed needed our help...we first needed to help ourselves!

The weekend was AMAZING! Great messages about God being everywhere, relational, our healer, and on mission. Great friends. Great worship. Great weather (70 in November - what!).

Sadly no pics, but you can imagine!