Was It Only Last Week?
Does the retreat feel like a million years ago? I don’t know what your week was like, but chances are the realities of your world didn’t get the invitation to return slowly. Instead you were probably slapped around a bit. That is why we wanted this week’s theme to be memories. Because it is never too late to return […]
Why I Should Be a Pillar of Salt and Other Thoughts on Remembering
There are sensations that stick with you for life. When I recall my earliest memories it is of the blue/brown/green mix of shag carpet in our living room. I would spread bare toes into it and lie on my back, ceiling fan whirling overhead. When the weather snaps cold I crave the thick tomato base […]
Impacting Others
“I wonder how large those windmills are in person?” The results of the conversation were an up close view of the giant windmills dotting the Portuguese landscape and a few fun pictures. “Do you want to come have lunch at my place with a group of the youth from church, followed by a hike?” One […]
The Defining Power of Memory
Last summer my family met up for a vacation in Thailand. It is a rare opportunity to have all of us in the same country let alone in the same house for an entire week. Most days we just sat around the table or on the couches recalling our favorite Mongolian memories. Do you remember […]