Retreat

Retreat...a time to draw back, to get away,to relax,to let your mind rest. Our church had its semi annual staff retreat last week at Blue Lake in Alabama. It was nice to get away for a while. The camp is sat on about 1000 acres of pristine land about 15 miles from Andulasia, AL. The very first thing I noticed was how incredibly quiet it was. There was no noise at all. No cars no music no people no stop lights no nothing. It was incredibly surreal almost like Cindy (the gal) I rode with and I were all that exsisted. We got there late and everyone else was already in class upstairs. Cindy and I both had to give our depositions in a case for divorce which of course includes children and money. I will write more on this later as it un folds. We talked alot about the Beatitudes and how each one truely works in our lives and in turn allows us to work in others lives. The speaker talked alot about how we need to have a mission inside of the church and also outside of the church. We have alot to digest from this speaker. On the day we left it started to snow, yes I said snow!! It was incredibly beautiful and just made this a wonderful experience. Several of our staff had a snowball fight and that was cool. On the ride home Cindy and I discussed alot of what we had learned and how to apply it to our daily lives. I am glad I went and glad I took the time for myself.
Ed left today for Tuson, Arizona for 10 days. I will miss him so much but I know he has to go with the planes when they go. Last night we said our vows again at church. There was about 100 couples there with us. It was so special and I am glad that we are still in love with each other and want to stay together. We have been married now for 32 years and some times it seems like yesterday and some times it seems forever. Funny how life is like that!