The Retreat

Well, the 1st Annual Bond Women's Retreat has come and gone.  We sure had a fun time planning it and we are glad that you had a fun time coming to it.  Here is a look back on some of the behind the scenes and also some of the fun that was had.  Thanks to everyone that helped and everyone that came. 

We made and ate yummy stuff.  Including cake balls, Grandma Lucille's Chocolate Cake, fudge and date candy. 

Pretty as a picture.  These look like State Fair cupcakes.  Great Job mom!  No wonder everyone loved Lucille's cake. :)

Thanks for making your mom's fudge recipe Nana. It was yummy. And thanks Dana and Lanny for making our cute fudge paddles.

The decorations were super cute with Butterflies all around. Grandma Lucille's ironing board made the perfect display for all her pictures and her crotched items.

Lots of fun handouts.  The butterfly charm was from my mom's class on Butterflies.  The little buckets were from Brittany's class on "Filling your Bucket".  The Butterfly bookmarks were from Nana's class about Grandma Lucille.  The tile was from my class on "Joy in the Journey".  The bath salts and washcloths were from our facial class and the survival kits Jillian made as our take home gift.  Thanks to all the teachers preparation and the great handouts everyone made.

Our awesome service project:  Making a baby blanket.  Thanks for helping everybody.  It was fun to watch all your helping hands.  Even though some of you didn't love it some little baby is going to really appreciate it.

 

Great Location!

Fun times together.

It was so wonderful to learn more about this amazing lady.  I feel like I know her so much better now.  Like Nana said she was one to be proud of and I will keep trying to make her proud.  

The Retreat has come and gone

Melanie, thank you for posting. It is nice to know that all our hard work and efforts were felt. We had fun planning, doing and serving. I learned alot of things I would never have taken the time to learn had we not done this. Like making butterflies for the cupcakes, and typing out Gramma Lucilles history and finding pictures to go with it. Gathering all of her treasures to display. Making hanging puff flowers to hang. Reading and learning so much about butterflies. I have always liked them but now I will always think of the retreat when I see a butterfly.
I will always think: to become a butterfly you must want to fly so much that you give up being a caterpillar. We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. I hope we all become better. Like Pres. Hinckley said,"You can be excellent in everyway, You can be first class There is no need for you to be a scrub....
I finished the baby blanket, I hope you all had fun crocheting your block, maybe Marli will post us some pictures on here so everyone can see the fun we had. And maybe just once you could try and make the fudge or the cake from Gramma Lucilles recipes. :)

Remember Your eternal place depends on what you do in this life Find Joy in YOUR journey.

If you have a pulse you have a purpose!!!

I love you all, Lisa

Thank You!!

The women's retreat was amazing. Thank you Romine Ladies for a wonderful weekend! We could tell you spent so much time preparing to make it the best experience possible. I was amazed by how much thought and preparation was put into all of the classes, handouts, food and decorations. It was really so fun and the messages were inspiring. And it was great to hear Nana recount the life of her mother. The stories and experiences were so memorable and moving. I had a great time with all you wonderful Bond women. I'm glad I married into such a great family!! Thanks again Lisa, Marli and Brittany. You girls are awesome!

Grandmother Sylvia Bernetta Bond

Well, I guess it's just you and me Marli. Doesn't feel like anyone else reads this....But, I wanted to also share Grandmother Sylvia's favorite song. I found out this was her favorite song at church one day a couple of years back, when we sang it in church and Idelle Nicoll told me it was Sylvia's favorite song. Another reason it is special to me is that Daddy told me he had a dream one night that he was in heaven and he could hear this choir of angels singing and they were singing "Sweet Hour of Prayer". He said it was the most beautiful music that he had ever heard; better than the Tabernacle Choir could ever do. It was later that we found out it was his mother's favorite song.

SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER
Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer! That calls me from a world of care
And bids me at my Father's throne Make all my wants and wishes known.
In seasons of distress and grief, My sould has often found relief.
And oft escaped the tempter's snare By thy return Sweet hour of prayer!

Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer! Thy wings shall my petition bear
To him whose truth and faithfulness Engage the waiting soul to bless
And since he bids me seek his face Believe his word, and trust his grace.
I"ll cast on him my every care, And wait for thee, Sweet hour of Prayer!

When I read these words and think of her. I think that these words must have brought her comfort. She knew she was leaving her family, her little babies, how sad and heavy her heart must have been. I know that prayer can soothe the soul and heal the broken heart. I would think that as a Grandmother she would give us these words of advise if she where here. To always turn to our Heavenly Father in prayer and seek him always. Believe his words and trust his grace. To escape the tempter's snare and feel my Savior's love in times of need is a great blessing. I am very thankful that I found out this was Grandmother Sylvia's favorite song I think it gives great insight to the kind of person she was.

Pray always, and remember you come from good people.

Grandmother Lucille Lambson

I have been learning alot about our Grandmother Lucille and just today I talked to her best friend, Flora Clawson, and she told me alot of stuff; but the one thing I will share today is her favorite song. The rest of the story...you will have to come to the retreat to learn about her. She loved this song, if you can, look it up on the internet and listen to it.

Anything Your Heart Desires by Billy Walker here are the lyrics:
Anything your heart desires I would give to you my love.
All the world I'd like to give and hand to you the stars above.
I don't own the world or the stars in the blue
and all I can give is my love to you.
Anything your heart desires I would give to you my love {Piano}
I don't own the world....
I really liked the song and thought that these words have a message about the kind of person she was. Everyone I have talked to about her said she was a good woman, kind, sweet and loving. She was always giving and doing for others. So I am going to take these words to my heart and think that if she knew me she would love me too. Love to all, Lisa

Happy Birthday to our April Girls

It's been a hard month.... Marli and I wanted to spotlight each of you on your birthday.... But Martin's Dad passed away on the 8th and it has been hard for us... to get things done.

Anyway to keep our bonds strong we want to send a shout out to acknowledge "Miss Thing" Chloe Pillar had a birthday on the 11th. We had brownies and Ice Cream at my house. Alyssa had a birthday on the 21st. I know Alyssa is feeling overwhelmed about turning 30 and I totally remember how I felt. But looking back I will say I wish I was 30 now. Just enjoy the journey and remember that age it just a number really. Have fun with it girl. Lani is having hers on the 27th so call her :) Anyway Happy Birthday to you all. Maybe if you know something fun about them or they want to they could share something about themselves for us all to know them better.
Hope you are all getting excited about the retreat in August it is going to be fun -mark it on your calendars 6th and 7th. It will be worth the effort I promise. Love to all. Lisa

Do you KNOW her?

I am still learning how to do this. I thought it might be fun to see how well you know Mom, Nana GG (aka Billie to outsiders.) What did she use to curl her hair with? What did she use to play with as a child since she had no toys? What animal was she most afraid of as a child? What sound does she hate to hear because it makes her feel so sad and lonely? What age was she when her mother passed on to heaven? What chore did she hate the most? Where was she born? Do you know the date and year? Name her siblings. Do you know her middle name, do you know her parents names? No cheating by asking someone you have to answer on your own. If you don't know we will ask her to tell you on a post in the next few days. Ok if this made you think, don't you agree it will be fun to get to know each other alittle better? I do. These are things all her daughters will know but for the rest of you I think it will be fun to find out the answers. Let's enjoy finding out about each other. Ask us questions about yourself and see if we can answer them! Let's have fun with this blog. Love to all.