Astonished, amazed, joyful, hopeful, encouraged. After finishing two beautiful weekends of Women’s Retreat, our hearts are full and there are so many stories we could tell of God’s goodness and faithfulness. The theme for 2023 Women’s Retreats was “Astonished & Amazed: Sitting at the Feet of Jesus.” Our Early Bird speaker, Jenni Thyng, shared about God’s […]
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We enjoyed such a wonderful week of Summer Sew! Thank you again to all the quilters, scrapbookers, and rafters who came and helped us “stop and smell the roses” for a few days! Here’s a recap of the twelve “long-stemmed” roses shared by Lisa at our mealtime messages during Summer Sew Quilt Retreat! 1. CONSIDER
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This March, Spring Quilters visited “The Potting Shed” and found encouraging lessons surrounding the beautiful world of plants and growing things. The Lord Planted a Garden The good and kind intentions of God towards his people is so very evident in his creation of the Garden of Eden … what a paradise! No
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“But encourage one another every day, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold firmly to the end the confidence we had at first.” Hebrews 3:13-14 On the day before Easter, my family enjoyed
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Signs of spring are arriving early at Camp Lebanon as we get ready to “Play Ball” at our Quilt & Craft retreats in March! Our “field of play” will be quilting, scrapbooking, stamping, crafting and other fun projects. And we invite you to join us! There’s no better time than now to get in the
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While reading through the book of Isaiah recently, Phil Gerth (Camp Lebanon’s Maintenance Director) recalled this line from a Christmas musical he was part of a few years ago: “The Christmas story is a joyful one; but what would have happened if Christ had not come?” This stirring question “What if Christ had not come?”
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I love connections, both making them and watching what grows from them. One of my all-time favorite connections dates back to our first year at Camp Lebanon, now thirty-plus years ago, when Bill and I had the privilege of meeting Malvin and Helen Robinson at Palisade Baptist Church in Silver Bay. In those early years,
“Christmas in October” – Boxed Up in Love! Read More »
The Bigger Picture I am not a big fan of technology, and my beloved old slider phone is proof. For the most part, my “dumb” phone is totally adequate. Talk and text. Isn’t that enough? There are moments, however, when I catch myself complaining about not being able to open group texts, download a digital
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If you haven’t already done so, find your way to Finding Dory, the long-awaited sequel to Pixar’s 2003 classic Finding Nemo. Hearing rave reviews, Bobber Bill and I finally found time to catch this box office hit for ourselves. Finding a mostly empty movie theater in Sauk Centre on a rainy night, we found Dory
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Ladies, we interrupt your summer to bring you this exciting news! Registration for all Camp Lebanon fall events is now officially open! Woo hoo! Women of all ages are invited to get away from the “daily” distractions and duties of life at one (or more!) of seven fall retreat weekends. Connect with God and others
“Woohoo” From You Know Who – June 2016 Read More »
Pumpkins, gourds and crafts, oh my! Create and take home some of the best and most uniquely decorated fall crafts…all the fun and none of the mess! Upcycle an old cabinet door into a message center, serving tray, jewelry holder…the options are limitless! We’ll provide the door and the paint, along with an array of knobs,
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Here Comes the Bride! It was a perfect day! Cloudless sky. Gentle breeze. And the chapel was beautiful. Every heart rejoiced as the bride entered. Stunning and smiling, she made her way down the aisle, her eyes fixed on the groom. He gazed lovingly at her, eyes spilling over with tears of joy. And then
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Weather is an Attitude! We Minnesotans love talking (and complaining!) about the weather. In the winter … it’s too cold. In the spring … it’s too wet. In the summer … it’s too hot. In the fall … it’s too short. At Camp Lebanon, the weather is always GREAT! That’s because we believe “weather is
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The note in the prayer box was urgent. An expecting young woman carried the burden of an unborn son diagnosed with heart defects. She asked for a touch from God. What He gave her was a very special connection… What does it mean to “connect”? A web search yields these definitions: con·nect \kə-ˈnekt\ (v.) to
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Time spent at camp for women is sweet, and the connections made at women’s retreats last a lifetime. As a result, many women and moms want nothing more than to share these blessings from camp with their family and friends. Here’s a list of everything coming up this spring that you can share with those
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Twenty-five years ago, a woman from Long Prairie challenged her Camp to organize a quilt retreat in the then brand new Cedar Bay Lodge. My wife Lisa’s first reaction: “I didn’t know that many old ladies who quilted.” But she couldn’t say no and we’re glad she didn’t! To populate that first retreat, stitchers and
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Camp Lebanon is a year-round Christian Bible Camp and Retreat Center dedicated to providing a “Meeting Place With God” to help the Church do the work of Christ.
