Do Everything with Love
When visiting Mom, I try to include a weekend so I can go to church with her. It’s the church where Dad retired as a pastor and where we celebrated his life and returned his soul to God. On a … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: retreats
Create Your Own Group Retreat
This is the sixth post in my blog series about recharging and resetting your life, what I call retreating. I was raised in a Christian family by a pastor and a teacher. Needless to say, our family life revolved around … Continue reading →
Create a Personal Retreat at Home
This is the fifth post in my blog series about recharging and resetting your life, what I call retreating. The first house I owned was a bungalow with two bedrooms on the main floor and one large room upstairs. Housemates … Continue reading →
Can I Afford a Retreat? Part 2
This is the fourth post in my blog series about recharging and resetting your life, what I call retreating. Last week’s post opened with a scene where I crouched on a blustery, English country hillside in the rain. In my … Continue reading →
Can I Afford a Retreat? Part I
This is the third post in my blog series about recharging and resetting your life, what I call retreating. Crouched on the grassy hill in the rolling countryside of Devon, England, I braced myself against the sharp wind and intermittent … Continue reading →
Which Type of Retreat is Best for You?
This is the second post in my blog series about recharging and resetting your life, what I call retreating. I couldn’t get any rest, curled up in my sleeping bag on the hard floor of the church for the night. … Continue reading →
Are You Ready for a Retreat?
Over the course of my lifetime I’ve periodically fallen into a funk where I wonder what the heck I’m doing with my life. At times I’ve felt unfulfilled, lost, or just plain bored. Sometimes I long for something other than … Continue reading →