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A tubular time: Reflections from RecLife's winter retreat

January 01, 2020

Ouachita’s RecLife trip to HoneyRock Camp in Wisconsin was incredible! It was like living in a snow globe for a week! We did several winter activities like cross-country skiing, ice skating, horseback riding through snowy trails and tubing (which was by far my favorite).

One really unique activity we did was snow shoeing a couple of miles to a cabin out in the woods that had no electricity, two tiny bedrooms, a kitchen table and an old-style kitchen. It was a precious and intimate home where we were able to become closer with each other. We were free of distractions like our phones and social media, and we didn’t even have electricity. It was a super cool experience to get to stay the night there and cook meals in that kind of setting! That cabin allowed us to connect in a really cool way just by playing cards and having fellowship over cooking and eating meals together in such a small space.

God was also so prevalent throughout the whole trip. Shane Seaton, the RecLife director, made an awesome point that has stuck with me. He pointed out how, while we might call Arkansas beautiful with its trees and mountains, we can use the same word to describe Wisconsin, covered in a white blanket of snow and a totally different scene than Arkansas. God is so revealed in all of His creation and we can use the same words like “beautiful” to describe totally different things, yet still describing our Lord because He is the creator of all things that are beautiful!

I love that RecLife offers so many different opportunities like this that you may not have available anywhere else.

Whether its mountain biking, hiking, canoeing, camping or rock climbing, it all has the intention of growing closer with our God and engaging not only our minds and souls, but also our bodies in worshipping Him. I’m so grateful for the many opportunities to get out into God’s creation, see Him and draw closer to Him with these new experiences.

Bailey BuettnerBy Bailey Buettner, a sophomore psychology and Christian studies major from Garland, Texas.

 

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