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Posted: Oct 13 2011 at 4:16pm | IP Logged Quote Mackfam
Dear Members,

We wanted to give a notice to let everyone know that the board will be closed from Saturday, October 22 through Sunday, October 23 for the Moderator Fall Retreat. (The actual close time for October 22 may occur sometime during the evening of October 21 - just so you're aware.) This essentially means that the board will be closed for the entire weekend.

The board will remain open for reading, and the search feature remains useable. PM's are still able to be sent and received during board closures. Members will not be able to post to threads or start new threads during the board closure.

Just a reminder and an explanation to newer members, the moderators and administrators go on a virtual retreat twice yearly - once in spring and once in fall. It is an opportunity to do some technical work that may come up, evaluate and refine our work/purpose/goals, and re-energize spiritually and emotionally.

Thank you for your understanding. We appreciate your presence and participation here. We look forward to coming back energized after the retreat.

God bless you.

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Posted: Oct 14 2011 at 9:14am | IP Logged Quote cathhomeschool
Bump!

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Posted: Oct 19 2011 at 10:54am | IP Logged Quote Mackfam
Bumping this thread, friends! Looking forward to a productive, energizing retreat with my fellow moderators and returning to all of you early next week!

What will you gals be doing this weekend????

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Posted: Oct 19 2011 at 11:14am | IP Logged Quote Servant2theKing
Praying for a blessed, grace-filled, fruitful retreat for all moderators! What will we be doing this weekend? ~ Missing all of you, of course!


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Posted: Oct 19 2011 at 11:23am | IP Logged Quote Betsy
Mackfam wrote:

What will you gals be doing this weekend????


Checking to see what is going on at 4Real...then realizing that ya'll are on retreat. Repeating this 100 times!

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Posted: Oct 19 2011 at 11:47am | IP Logged Quote Mackfam
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Praying for a blessed, grace-filled, fruitful retreat for all moderators! What will we be doing this weekend? ~ Missing all of you, of course!


Betsy wrote:
Mackfam wrote:

What will you gals be doing this weekend????


Checking to see what is going on at 4Real...then realizing that ya'll are on retreat. Repeating this 100 times!



Ladies,
It's good to be missed! We're so grateful for your prayers, and hope that your enthusiasm will be shared with all of us at 4Real when we re-open after the retreat! We haven't even closed yet and I can't wait to be back with all of you!

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Posted: Oct 19 2011 at 11:54am | IP Logged Quote MaryM
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Servant2theKing wrote:
Praying for a blessed, grace-filled, fruitful retreat for all moderators! What will we be doing this weekend? ~ Missing all of you, of course!


Betsy wrote:
Mackfam wrote:

What will you gals be doing this weekend????


Checking to see what is going on at 4Real...then realizing that ya'll are on retreat. Repeating this 100 times!



Ladies,
It's good to be missed! We're so grateful for your prayers, and hope that your enthusiasm will be shared with all of us at 4Real when we re-open after the retreat! We haven't even closed yet and I can't wait to be back with all of you!


Me, too!

And as a preview, there are plans for another member retreat following - like we did last year. Check out the threads from that.
Advent Retreat
Advent Retreat 2

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Posted: Oct 20 2011 at 10:53pm | IP Logged Quote Erica Sanchez
Thank you, moderators!!! Enjoy your retreat!

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Posted: Oct 21 2011 at 7:35am | IP Logged Quote Mimip
Please know that you all will be my prayers.


Many blessed ideas and discussions to you all!!!!

(And I'm with Betsy thinking I'll check on the boards at least 3 times before I finally remember WITHOUT clicking that you all are on retreat )

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Posted: Oct 21 2011 at 3:52pm | IP Logged Quote mamaslearning
Have a great weekend! I hope you come back with an idea on how we can all meet in person!!

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Posted: Oct 21 2011 at 3:55pm | IP Logged Quote MaryM
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Have a great weekend! I hope you come back with an idea on how we can all meet in person!!


I wish...

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Posted: Oct 21 2011 at 4:08pm | IP Logged Quote mamaslearning
Hmm, a 4Real Family Conference sounds nice !

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Hmm, a 4Real Family Conference sounds nice !

Wellllll....it has been mentioned and there was one in the past....just where and how...lots of travel for lots of people no matter how you slice it....

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Thank you, and have a grace-filled, fruitful retreat!      I am so grateful for this board!


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Posted: Oct 24 2011 at 10:26am | IP Logged Quote Mackfam
We missed y'all so much, and it's great to be back!!!! Sure hope y'all had a lovely fall weekend!

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Welcome back everyone!

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The Pintrest boards look so wonderful, (I finally started an account, now what to pin ). Great Job!!

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