Tag: Retreat

  • A Retreat for the New Year

    Happy New Year! At this time of year, many of us have a desire to reflect on our lives and make new intentions. I created a personal retreat for this very purpose and it is currently posted on my good friend Amy Simpson’s blog. (Note: Amy is a fantastic writer and life coach. If you’re…

  • Journey into 2015

    Last weekend I led a group of small group leaders through a time of reflecting on 2014 and looking ahead to 2015.  I’m posting it here as a resource for you as you begin this new year.  The exercise takes about an hour and a half.  You will need a journal, a separate piece of…

  • thresh·old – October 31, 2013

    thresh·old  noun \ˈthresh-ˌhōld, ˈthre-ˌshōld\ 1:  the plank, stone, or piece of timber that lies under a door :  sill 2a :  gate, door; b (1) :  end, boundary; specifically :  the end of a runway (2) :  the place or point of entering or beginning :  outset 3a :  the point at which a physiological or…

  • Hammocked – October 29, 2013

    I’m emerging from a busy season at work.  Probably the busiest season I’ve ever experienced there.  And there was a moment when I realized that it was all too much.  I kept saying “I’m working myself to death,” which is absolutely an overstatement.  Yet, I also knew that I had hit the bottom of my…