October 15, 2010

BRAVE GIRLS CAMP...part one

looking back on it, i have to giggle a bit... a friend had questioned why in the world i was going to a brave girl "camp"...when i HATE camping.  
brave girl camp was anything but roughin it in the wild outdoors friends.
...for me it was reuniting with two creative soul sisters.
...and adding many more to my family.
{photo by marq via lara.s camera}
...it was being pampered from the very first moment
and knowing you were special and loved.
...it was a contemplative and chattery bus ride to mc.call idaho.
conversations buzzing around me like busy little bees,
each telling their stories of honey and hives.
...it was a collective commitment to gather all our worries
...and toss them to the birds for the week.
{photo by the talented maria}
...it wasn.t hard to spot the serene place we would call home for the next 
five days.  twinkling lights and jar captured candlelight lit our pathway.
a hug from a different beautiful brave girl for each forward step we took.
i felt a bit like "charley" when he very first stepped into the "chocolate factory",
my eyes glazed wide in unbelief at the magic that was created just for us!
...there was family and friends and sisterhood 
gently and lovingly stitched into every tender seam.
 ...it was time to rest our souls.
...and we did feel safe.
...as we embarked on a deliciously brave new journey.
...to
fill
our
lives
with
love
in
bravery!


{my heart is overflowing with affection for this place where women can come to find their 
own individual path.  to sum it up in one blog post just wasn.t going to do it justice.  please indulge me 
as i string my tales of bravery out over the next few days.  i promise you will want to return
... and by the end of my story you will be begging to know where you too, can sign up to be so brave}


cul*ti*vate a space in your heart to listen to the truth

27 comments:

  1. Oh how I wish 'beam me up scotty' was a real thing we could do... I would so be there with you.

    I can't wait till tomorrow to read and see more beautiful images and words from your journey to bravery... xxx

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  2. Looks like a feast for the eyes, stomach and heart!
    BethXx

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  3. Lovely post Chrissy!! The pictures are great! Sounds like such a wonderful time! So happy for you! Cannot wait to see more! :)

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  4. I had goosebumps the whole time I was reading. Thank-you for the loveliest introduction... I feel like a schoolgirl waiting for the next chapter to be read to me... You have a gift my dear friend. Can't wait to hear more... xo

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  5. I can't wait to read more....2011 I MUST attend a retreat like this.

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  6. OH CHrissy, I felt so honored to be there... I really did.. it was purely magical in every way.. and I came back changed, a different person! EVERY WOMAN should do this for themselves.. every woman out there.. period!!! xoxox LOVE YOU

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  7. Looks magical Chrissy, your photos always tell a beautiful story. :)
    ♥Jenny

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  8. EVERYBODY EVERYBODY WANTS TO LOVE....AND I CERTAINLY LOVE YOU!

    and this post....
    the images, the words, the love all so beautifully woven together like ONLY YOU can do!!! Danielle mentioned it above...you have a gift and you DO...but not just ONE, tons and tons and tons!!!! you have showered me with many and i feel so blessed!!!

    loving you and missing you on this friday morning!
    oxoxoxox
    k

    ps. this gave me tears (want to do it all over again)

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  9. cultivate a space inside to listen to the truth...
    oh chrissy, that was one of those
    timing things
    of just what i needed
    to hear.
    ahhhh, thank you, friend.
    i adore all your photos.
    they are all
    ****** lit *******
    & of course,
    you are part
    of this
    grand
    brave
    light.
    loooooove to you!

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  10. Your lovely words and beautiful photos are radiating the love and sisterhood you experienced! And to feel as if you were Charley is truly magical. What a grand adventure!! How lucky we are to travel with you through your blog as you share this special moment with us.

    I wanna be a Brave Girl now!!!

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  11. Beautiful pictures and images. Thanks for sharing your one brave life with all of us.

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  12. Chrissy-what a wonderful post! I can't wait to read more. Love to you darling girl <3

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  13. beautiful chrissy!! if only i could put my thoughts and feeling in my blog. i am struggling but really want and need too. you my dear sweet friend are amaZing!! {{hugs}}

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  14. so a beautiful post. love hearing your words and see your photos. the top photo is one of my favorites.

    I want to go to brave girls camp :)

    Looking forward to seeing and reading the tales as they unfold.

    You are such a brave, beautiful, friend

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  15. looks like so much fun! i'm jealous. nothin like getting together in a place with kindred souls.
    can't wait to hear more.
    hugs,
    tara

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  16. oh yes.....i know that charlie-in-the-chocolate-factory-eye-glaze-over.......and it definitely looks like you were in choco-heaven!! i can't wait to hear more about it! (and i LOVE the concept of "worries are for the birds!!! i'm still trying to learn that one!). thanks for sharing your week with us, my sweet brave friend!! xox, :))))

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  17. beautiful beautiful beautiful! just like you!

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  18. This looks amazing!!!
    Thank you for sharing - I'm living vicariously through you - can't wait to see more!!!

    xo
    Kristin

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  19. Chrissy... aMaZiNg photos!
    I loVe the one where you gals tossed bird seed into the air... It looks like billions of star sprinkles in the sky!

    Mask and broom would definitely spice up the housecleaning! :) xox - Kim

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  20. Charlie in the Chocolate Factory! I love that description. I can just imagine it all.

    So glad you are still feeling the love and connection.

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  21. chrissy in the chocolate factory! i LOVE every little bit of this soon to be continued story! <3
    xo
    Carissa

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  22. Hello Dear Chrissy, it sounds like you had a wonderful time at Brave Girls camp- I knew you would. You have the brightest most beautiful and positive spirit. I thought of you everyday and thought how fun it would have been to be there with you. I hope all was well with your sweet family while you were away.
    Hugs to you Chrissy
    Take care and I will talk to you soon.
    xoxo

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  23. Hej!
    I found your inspiring blog through Gwynnie´s -and I thought It was a fun "coincidence" that I just wrote in a comment about being brave - braveheart!
    I Wish this brave girl bootcamp was in sweden, where I live, until then, I will soak up the energy of your stories here on your blog.
    Thank you for sharing.

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  24. such a beautiful post! you've so made me smile! feeling like i'm sitting beside a warm and toasty fire with all my best girlfriends after reading this :)

    can't wait to hear more!

    xoxo, juliette

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  25. Looks amazing and so much thought and love put into creating this space for you all. xx

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  26. I ♥ you Chrissy, I really, truly do!!!

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your comments put the biggest smile on my face!
thank you so very much!