This was delightful! I just walked through all three of the resilience posts…very timely as I am on a one day retreat tomorrow, and will use this to pray and reflect on the months to come, my second year of retirement. Psalm 1 is a “dear friend” to me (first Bible passage I memorized decades ago, so this resonates deeply with me.
My wife and I walk frequently, and weekends we walk together for several miles. After a wet winter, this last weekend was wonderful: cool and crisp, with clear blue skies!
But the highlight of the weekend was to view the world through the eyes of our three grandchildren, 8,6 and 3, who came over for dinner on Saturday evening. In particular, they all wanted to paint, so after dinner, we all went downstairs to my wife’s art room, and armed with brush and canvas and easel, began to mix colors and paint. “Let’s paint grandpa,” the oldest cried! Lots of fun and laughter, my “portrait” was hung over the door!
What a delightful weekend. There is nothing more delightful than viewing the world through the wonder filled eyes of a child. Hope you have a refreshing retreat day
Beautiful imagery really bought psalm 1 alive . Thankyou
This was delightful! I just walked through all three of the resilience posts…very timely as I am on a one day retreat tomorrow, and will use this to pray and reflect on the months to come, my second year of retirement. Psalm 1 is a “dear friend” to me (first Bible passage I memorized decades ago, so this resonates deeply with me.
My wife and I walk frequently, and weekends we walk together for several miles. After a wet winter, this last weekend was wonderful: cool and crisp, with clear blue skies!
But the highlight of the weekend was to view the world through the eyes of our three grandchildren, 8,6 and 3, who came over for dinner on Saturday evening. In particular, they all wanted to paint, so after dinner, we all went downstairs to my wife’s art room, and armed with brush and canvas and easel, began to mix colors and paint. “Let’s paint grandpa,” the oldest cried! Lots of fun and laughter, my “portrait” was hung over the door!
What a delightful weekend. There is nothing more delightful than viewing the world through the wonder filled eyes of a child. Hope you have a refreshing retreat day