journey retreat day and forest home...

A year ago this week I completed a series of retreats called The Journey (www.theleadershipinstitute.org), which continues to be a significant part of this season of sabbatical and discernment. I have often shared that I can't imagine these past couple of years with this retreat process, the retreat peeps I shared the journey with (go Gen 11!), and the mentors who continue to invest in my life and provide spiritual direction. I had the opportunity to go up to Forest Home for a day and night this past week and join the current Journey retreat communities. The time and place was meaningful for me! Not only has it been a year since the last retreat, but Forest Home has been a significant place for me and God over the past 20 years. Lots of challenges and lessons learned at College Briefing retreats every Labor Day weekend...first as a college student, then as a wanna-be college student, then as a college pastor. It has now been almost two years since I was last up at Forest Home, so it was good to spend time with God in the prayer chapel and around the camp.

It was a sweet day of both thanksgiving and looking ahead. I can't even begin to recount all the amazing ways God has worked these past 12-months! So much to be grateful for! He has truly provided some rich and deep soil of discernment for decisions ahead. Stay tuned!