I have a few minutes before the USA rugby game starts to write a bit...seems so odd, doesn't it, that here I am in Kenya sitting in a posh hotel using their wireless while watching rugby? There are so many contradicting worlds here, and I'm never quite sure in which one I fall at any certain time. The past few days have been an answer to prayer--I've been feeling the need of some kind of 'retreat' lately...I think that happens when you live in community that is always changing. Every now and then the community life overwhelms you and there's this intense need to get away from it, to reconnect with yourself, with God, with the Great Silence, with whatever needs re-connecting with. I was thinking that on the beach the other night, that I just really needed some me-time. And lo and behond, Colin Jackson, the director here, and his wife Ronnie, happened to be going away for a week and needed someone to house-sit for them at their home down the beach. I jumped at the chance and have spent the past few days blissfully lounging in their hammock, listening to music, pampering their adorable Jack Russel, Bonga, running on the beach, and being alone. Yes, the introvert in me is rejoicing. It has been paradise, a rejuvenating vacation for the soul.
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I could use a little retreat-ing myself...I should look into that :)
We have the full SG back in town, minus you and Maisie, our ex-pats...we do miss your presence!
Wedding plans are going quite well, and I'm sure the happy day will be here before I know it :)