Sunday, March 13, 2011

Retreat

Counting blessings


338 - woodland prayer closets
339 - Bible, journal, pens
340 - the company of wise women, young and old
341 - late night talks while eating too much candy
342 - experiencing the weight of glory during worship
343 - coming home a different person






Joining Ann today
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35 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 14, 2011 at 12:11 AM

    i adore late nights with too much candy and good conversations. I love your lists. Beautiful my friend, as always.

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  2. amyMarch 14, 2011 at 12:26 AM

    sounds amazing. wish we could all have a retreat together. can you imagine the conversations we would have? :)

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  3. JenMarch 14, 2011 at 1:23 AM

    There's nothing like that feeling of coming home after a really great retreat! Great list!

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  4. angelinaMarch 14, 2011 at 1:40 AM

    wonderful. reminds me of christian campus fellowship and my friends there in college.x

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  5. NancyMarch 14, 2011 at 7:48 AM

    I think you should go on more retreats, draw more cool stuff, then post it here so we can all see what you've done. That would make me very happy.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 14, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Your woodland prayer closet = Vicki's dream home! How awesome your adventure/retreat.
    And yes, what Amy said! Let me know when you have it all planned out and I will come. :)

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  7. LeslieMarch 14, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    sounds and looks LOVELY.

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  8. AmyMarch 14, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    Sounds restorative on every level. Blessed time.

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  9. Madness and mayhemMarch 14, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    How amazing,i am looking forward to 5 days in the company of 2,000 other christians (maybe not so peacefull,but the worship is fantastic)

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  10. Amy SullivanMarch 14, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    Love your list. This looks just like the little Chapel my husband and I were married in!

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  11. -t-March 14, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    oh the beauty found here... yes, His reflection can only be... beautiful :)

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  12. CraigMarch 14, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    I came from Ann’s today.

    And amen –nothing like a retreat with godly people. And praise – he inhabits praise. And I l heart that A shaped building. My favorite from your list today, by the way, is 343 - coming home a different person (more like Our Lord I'm thinking:)

    This was so good. Thank you. God Bless.

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  13. ValMarch 14, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    How lovely..
    long ago I went here
    http://www.charneymanor.demon.co.uk/
    for a weekend..I still have fond memories and
    I can still picture the miniature cyclamen growing round the base of the trees..beautifully pure and clean and magical (in a good way :0) )

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  14. JodiMarch 14, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    Val, that must've been enchanting. I've only seen cyclamen as potted house plants, never in the wild. I had one once that lived for years in a pot on my dining room table. It was fushia in color and gave off the faintest of fragrance. I loved it.

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  15. JodiMarch 14, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    Vicki and Amy, I'd love to be on a retreat with you girls. <3

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  16. RaeMarch 14, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    How wonderful! Love those retreats, and oh how we all need them!

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  17. KitMarch 14, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    Oh, I love the A frama!
    Retreats for me are the kind of thing I never really FEEL like going on, but then I'm so glad when I do go. Glad you had a time away.
    And I also heart pens and journals and school supplies in general. :)

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  18. KitMarch 14, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    that should say A FRAME...

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  19. JodiMarch 14, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    Kit, I get it. :) My kids can attest to how I always grumble while packing, and then come home humbled. They laugh at me. A frama!

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  20. JodiMarch 14, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    Craig, thanks. That's my hope.

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  21. keLiMarch 14, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    the weight of glory -- that's it! that was exactly the phrase i've been looking for to describe my sunday morning experiences of late.

    love to you, you wordsmith.

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  22. ChelseyMarch 14, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    This is beautiful! I'm glad you had some time of refreshing...

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  23. Amy SmithMarch 14, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    Love!

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  24. JodiMarch 14, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    KeLi, the experience, mine too. The phrase weight of glory--Paul, 2 Corinthians 4:17, and C.S. Lewis; but borrowed by me. You probably knew that already. :)

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  25. RachelMarch 14, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    Glad you had a good time of fellowship and transformation. May your week be filled with continued blessings.

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  26. Cora from Hidden RichesMarch 14, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    Coming home a different person! Makes anything worth it, doesn't it? But when it's a time of fellowship with ones we love, it's even better! Thank you for a beautiful list today!

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  28. MistyMarch 15, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    i am late in reading gratitude posts, but love this one. the changing... so good, even when it's eustace-scales coming off, eh?
    and i had to giggle over at leslies that you saw the circus peanuts on the way home.

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  29. AnonymousMarch 15, 2011 at 3:40 PM

    I love 341 too. It would be great after a woodland retreat!

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  30. Shelby and BevMarch 15, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    renewal is good for the soul...so glad for you that you had this opportunity...
    xo

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  31. CherylMarch 15, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    What a lovely place just to be.

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  32. JoybirdMarch 16, 2011 at 1:14 AM

    I see your charm. It is lovely!

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  33. Suzy QMarch 16, 2011 at 4:41 AM

    Sounds like such a peaceful and refreshing retreat.
    The idea of a woodland prayer closet... well it sounds too wonderful :)
    Blessings for the rest of your week.

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  34. Michelle DeRushaMarch 16, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    I am absolutely intrigued by that little chapel in the woods. It looks like Heaven to me. Glad you are back refreshed and rejuvinated.

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  35. UnknownMarch 17, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    Can I move into that A-Frame?

    sigh.

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