Christian Educators Outreach Women's Retreat

The basilica in Esztergom at night!

Arden, Keri, Joanna, Laura and Lea, at the hospital!

Laci, Lea and Keri Nemeth as they wait for the newest little one to arrive!

Miracle of miracles...we found a weekend when nearly everyone connected to or friends with those of us in CEO were free to have a weekend get-a-way just before Christmas! Arden, Lea, Joanna, Keri and Laura all "escaped" our respective cities and retreated to Esztergom, a beautiful town on the Danube River, from which you can literally walk to Slovakia! (We didn't, but thought about it!) Of course we had grand plans to shop and visit the thermal baths, eat, talk, laugh, worship, etc., but the Lord had different plans. Keri, our dear Hungarian partner, is in hospital, due to an infection and the resulting affects it has had on her unborn baby, causing a high heart rate in the fetus. So, Lea, Joanna, Laura and I checked into our panzio on Saturday, went to lunch at a great little restaurant at the bottom of the castle's hill, then picked up cakes on the way to visit Keri in the hospital and hang out with her! What a BLESSED and wonderful time we all had just hanging out and chatting in Keri's hospital room for hours! Then we headed to the shop and bought "dinner" food items, returned to our panzio, enjoyed a smorgasbord for dinner and stayed up late talking, laughing and encouraging one another.

Today, after a wonderful breakfast, we made our way back to the hospital where we again hung out with Keri, got to see her hubby, Laci and their first little girl, Lea, and just enjoyed being together!

So while we didn't get to the baths, or see the basilica, or drive or walk across the bridge to Slovakia, we had a precious time hanging out and just being together! God is good all the time!