Why Scrapbook at Amigo

I asked the question on our evaluations: What did you find meaningful this weekend? Below I listed some of the responses to share some of why people keep coming and what they find when they are here.

• Focused Time! Beautiful surroundings. Very helpful, welcoming, accommodating staff. Fellowship with friends
• Spending time with friends and family, recording memories and making new ones
• I love scrapping in a quiet, friendly, Christian environment. It was nice to stay in such nice facilities and get to know new people and see their scrapping methods
• Lots of space for work, lots of friends for laughs and lots of food to eat
• Learning from others and their different styles. Listening to their stories
• The fellowship and the friendship (helpfulness) of all the staff. It really helped to have the wooden chairs and GREAT idea for waste baskets. Also, liked the wheeled dollies available
• Freedom from cooking
• The ability to go for walks on the trails, relaxing, doing something fun that I enjoy doing (scrapbooking)
• The caring and nurturing environment is encouraging. The scrapbooking time with friends is productive and fun. Nature inspires me
  
• Time to think about what a wonderful life God has given me!

March Scrapbooking in Pictures

This past weekend or so, we hosted our March Scrapbook event. 40 ladies gathered to organize memories for family and friends. We provide the space, time, food, lodging, and a few vendors and get out of their way.

December Scrapbooking 2009

Telling the Stories and making new ones. More than 30 women gathered this past weekend to scrapbook. From my vantage point of a male, it seems like a lot of stuff and a lot work. But as I watch the books grow and talk with the different ladies, I am amazed at how they use the time to tell their family stories. While they have fun and laugh together, they also pray together and support each other. We are now offering 4 weekends each year. We provide space, food, and time so that you can focus on your stories and on your family.

Here are some pictures from the past weekend.

grace&peace

Jason

Scrapbooking at Amigo

Here are a few pictures and comments from past participants. I asked them what was most meaningful to you?

Spending time with a friend I don't often see

Relaxation and Time

Flexible Scrapbooking hours, no assigned seating

Freedom from "should"

just spending time with friends and family and being able to reflect on my family while working on pictures of them

the relaxing time, the beautiful setting-I love this place!

Our next one is December 4-6, in which we will also have a quilt retreat happening as well with bible studies on Sisters of the Bible. This next spring we have two, March 19-21 and the Mother/Daughter crop, May 7-8.

grace&peace

Jason