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First Place Wellness Week • October 9 - 16, 2008 • Round Top, Texas |
Round Top Retreat is a beautiful Victorian-style retreat center located “Deep in the Heart of Texas.” It's operated by the Goad family, who began this ministry on a full-time basis in 1984, to provide a home environment with all the charm of a country setting, where people can share God’s Word.
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Wellness Week includes:
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Daily Bible Study and Devotionals. Each morning we gather together for a morning devotional and prayer time. During this time, we study the Bible using the latest First Place Bible study. Later in the day, we meet in small groups to get to know each other better and pray for our challenges and concerns. |
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Exercise for Every Fitness Level. Activities include: aerobics, strength and endurance training, stretching, power walking, and interval training for those who think they “can’t exercise.” Each activity is designed to meet the fitness level of each individual and participation is optional. |
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Delicious First Place Meals. Enjoy healthy meals made from the freshest ingredients. You will be amazed at the delicious, satisfying meals you can have using First Place recipes. All the recipes will be provided for you to take home and try yourself. Your meal may include Johnny’s Cajun Meatloaf, Chicken Supreme with mushroom gravy and wild rice, Pumpkin Souffle, Apple Dumplings and more. Breakfast is served continental style with healthy options, such as yogurt, fruit, cereal, and toast. |
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Rest and Relaxation. Porch Time is a favorite activity at Round Top. Talking and relaxing with friends on the porch is on the schedule every afternoon. Benches are dispersed around the grounds for you to sit and read, have your quiet time, or just relax. The scent of clean, country air and the sounds of wildlife and nature surround you in this peaceful, serene setting. |
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Complete Fitness Testing. Including body composition, cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, aerobic capacity, flexibility and more. Trinity Medical Center will have nursing staff at the retreat center who will administer the testing. You will be given a health report with complete directions for understanding your results and tips for improving your health. If you have attended F.O.C.U.S. Week before, you will also receive a progress report comparing your previous results. |
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Praise and Worship with Eulalia King. Eulalia is a Houston based speaker, singer and an exclusive Christian songwriter with Daywind Music Publishing in Nashville, Tennessee. Described as an ''outstanding musician as both a singer and a songwriter” and “a blessing to those she encounters," Ms. King has a passion to share the living hope that is found in Christ Jesus alone. Ms King exudes a contagious spirit and an enthusiasm for worship that touches the hearts of those to whom she ministers. |
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Inspirational Speakers including Carole Lewis, National Director of First Place, and others. |
Accommodations |
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Accommodations are furnished beautifully in the style of an earlier Texas time with antiques and some of the things reminiscent of “Granny’s Home.” If you have not requested a specific person as your roommate, we will place you in a room with someone else traveling alone. Most rooms will have 2-4 people and some will have more.
The gardens of the Retreat provide about a mile of walking paths meandering through the property. The paths flow through the cottage gardens of mixed borders, antique roses, perennials, annuals, and native plants. Cedar pergolas display climbing roses along the walkways. Several hundred trees provide shady places to sit and enjoy God’s Creation. |
Directions to Round Top |
Round Top is located at the eastern edge of the Texas Hill country–it's about a 2-hour drive from Houston, and about a 90-minute drive from Austin. For an extra charge, First Place will arrange for a shuttle to take you from Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston to Round Top Retreat Center.
Pamper yourself. During the week, a certified relaxation massage therapist will be available. Pamper yourself with a relaxing massage after your workout or before you go to bed. A certified nail technician will also be available for manicures, pedicures and SOLAR nail treatments. There is an extra charge for both of these services. |
Area Attractions |
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Round Top, Texas. Shops both quaint and elegant; antiques primitive and classic; eateries down-home and more refined. Whatever your pleasure, Round Top is sure to please. Tour our historic museum village. Picnic on our town square, enjoy fragrant herb gardens and Shakespeare. You can find virtually anything here.
Festival Hill. A year-round performing arts and conference center presenting concerts and forums, and hosting rural retreats for businesses and educational institutions. Tours can be arranged of the McAshan Gardens or of the Festival Hill campus, historical buildings and museum rooms, The grounds are open year-round to the public.
Henkel Square Museum Village. Henkel Square is nationally recognized as an authentic restoration of Anglo-American and German-American 19th century culture where families may enjoy and experience the living tradition of Austin's pioneers. The Apothecary is the entrance to the museum village and has a wide assortment of gifts, books and displays from the Bybee Collection. Open Thursday - Sunday 12 - 5 p.m. 979/249-3308 www.texaspioneerarts.org
Scarecrow Festival – October 13-14, 2007. The second weekend of October the residents close Main Street for the annual Scarecrow Festival. The last couple of years, around 200 front yards in the area have been decorated with mannequins made from straw. Besides judging for the best display of scarecrows at the festival there will be 125 booths selling food and merchandise. Hayrides take visitors on a tour of the historic sites.
Winedale Historical Center. A division of The University of Texas Center for American History featuring tours of nineteenth century buildings, housing, early German Texas furniture and decorative arts. |
What people are saying about last year’s event… |
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"I awoke with great anticipation for each new days activities…the wonderful meals, exercise, fellowship, lectures, watching and enjoying all our new friends personalities, challenges and triumphs! The grounds themselves reached out with open arms to calm and soothe our hearts and let us be close to God in a very beautiful , natural way." Genie, El Cajon, CA
"The speakers were inspirational, each one speaking the gospel in such a clear and timely fashion. I took something from each speaker and really appreciated the openness and honesty in which they shared."
Dorothy, Silver Spring, MA
"I had a wonderful time. the food, the people, the place all made this event perfect. I look forward to coming again next year."
Elaine, Manitoba, Canada
"I experienced sanctuary with God and His people–through times of renewal and recreation. But the First Place staff provided practical solutions for a healthy lifestyle based on balance: physically, emotionally, mentally & spiritually. it was an unforgettable week and I heartily encourage you to go–as an investment in yourself which will end up being a gift to all those you love."
Lucinda Secrest McDowell, Speaker/Author Spa for the Soul. |
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