my retreat

it was good. just walking onto the grounds it felt like a blessed place, and the minute i walked into my cabin, it felt like a giant weight was lifted off my shoulders. it was just so simple. i spent the first night just sitting on the porch enjoying the trees. i didn't think, didn't pray, didn't read my Bible. i just enjoyed GOD's creation. it was wonderful.
the next two days i enjoyed my porch some more, walked along some paths there, and spent time in my cabin reading the Bible and praying. by about 3:00 yesterday i was getting bored, but that was due to lack of people, not lack of anything else, so i went to the group supper, which was good.
i don't know what else to say about it. it was really peaceful, i survived the rusticness (actually i liked it - made things simpler), and i would recommend it to anyone who was thinking of doing something like this.
as i was walking along the paths for the last time last night, i thought of a song that i hadn't thought of in years, "simply beautiful," by nouveaux (which is a band i'm sure none of you have heard of, but i really liked).

"while peace like a river runs into the setting sun
mercy painting the sky
nothing to analyze - making the simple wise
looking through humble eyes it's beautiful
simply beautiful"