I cannot begin to tell you what a great experience I had at the women's retreat in Maine. Rebecca Linder Hintze, author of "Healing Your Family History", along with her friend, Connie Boucher, treated us with 4 days of relaxation, learning, and a lot of fun.
We were nestled up in the beautiful Moose Lake Lodge one hour outside of Portland, Maine. Dave and Callie Steuer opened up their beautiful lake home for our use on our 4 day retreat. 
Rebecca Hintze is not only a great writer, she is an amazing teacher. Rebecca is a leading expert on family issues. She has a very unique ability to help people unveil core belief patterns, and heal dysfunctional family patterns...and who doesn't have a dysfunctional family pattern or two? It was such a treat to sit and learn from her. We learned about things ranging from personal healing, to parenting, to developing relationships. I won't even try to outline specifics, because there was so much, and it was all very helpful and applicable to me....and yes, very healing. She is also amazing as a person and friend. I'm so thankful for the time I was able to spend with her.
Connie Boucher is a gifted massage therapist, and I was blessed through her unique gifts. She's a very spiritual lady who sees her talents as a gift from God...and she doesn't hesitate to give credit where credit is due. She is a lady whose been through a war, and came out of it all with a whole lot of love and wisdom. It was so great to be able to get to know her.
There's nothing like waking up in the morning and doing yoga by the lake.
It was so quiet and peaceful. I loved walking around the lake and just observing the wildlife, and listening to the birds. The water was so still...it was like a sheet of glass. The reflection of the trees on the water was breath taking.
Julie Corey treated everyone to a class of "Zumba". I loved watching!!! I was getting my hair done at the time, so I didn't get to participate (DARN!)...but I sure got a whole lot of entertainment! It looked like a great way to exercise, and a whole lot of fun!
On the last day we did a little shopping, and site seeing. We ended our day at a restaurant eating Maine lobster. 
It was great being up there with Susan and Kathy. Susan was constantly taking our breath away on many levels, and Kathy is so authentic...it's always fun to be around her. I grew to love the other women who were up there with us as well. It was a once in a lifetime event that I'm thankful I was able to attend.
One thing that I am left with after this experience is a deep desire to learn to recognize the Spirit's promptings in a way that I can trust in them completely, and recognize God's influence in my life. I was given many tools to help me in that journey. That was quite the "business trip". It will alter the way I do my "business" forever.
