My retreat

It was absolutely everything I hoped it would be. The Sisters were kindness itself to me. In fact, it was so perfect that I think I'd like to make it an annual event. I'll post a full report later, but first, I just wanted to post this: I got an immediate sign that, yes, I had come to the right place when I walked into the Spirituality Center, where I was to stay while I was there, and I found this sculpture, set with candles, on the mantle above the fireplace in the lounge. I lit it at night while I was working on the soulcollaging project (many, many thanks for that brilliant suggestion, anam_cara, and yes, I got the package, thank you)! I'll give a fuller report later, but we're getting busy to go to Minicon. But I wanted to show you the basis for my beautiful new icon first.

Holy Tree at St. Benedict's Spirituality Center (March 17 - 20, 2008 retreat)

On the other hand

Re-entry has been somewhat rocky.