To the Home of Peace

Nate and I had the opportunity to return to our beloved Ghost Ranch this July. This time, though, we were fortunate enough to be recipients of a full-family scholarship so that we three could attend, 'To the Home of Peace - A Spirituality for Change'.

We deeply resonated with the class, our teachers, and fellow sojourners. Our leaders, Phillip and Ali Newell are ministers in the Church of Scotland and followers of the Celtic Christian way. The movement they travel the globe sharing is a vision toward humanity and Earth's healing. They call it the threefold path toward New Harmony: remember life's sacredness, address life's brokenness, serve Earth's oneness.

Together with other 20something and 30something year olds we spent a week immersed in this vision. Inspired by our time together, Nate and I are exploring ways to expand the vision. We are doing a worship series in the fall and I will be leading a women's retreat in November.

Desi had fun, too. Pastor colleagues of ours were among those in attendance. One such family has a baby girl who was born the day after Desi. Not only did Nate and I connect with special people in our lives, but Desi made baby & kid friends. We also formed a lovely friendship with a woman who served as a volunteer to the course, who lovingly took care of Desi much of the week. Thanks Brenda!

It was a great week. On behalf of the class, I made this thank-you book to the donor. To get a sense of the week we shared, take a peek at the book.

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