Changing Leaves

So I spent the weekend in the great outdoors of Lindale, Texas for a retreat with the Prestoncrest gang. All in all, a good time. Granted we reverted back to the traditional singing of 'Light the Fire' as we stood in a circle around an actual campfire, but we had s'mores, played 'Take a Hike', and had some good get-to-know-people time. The leaves were changing to a wide array of fall colors and it was beautiful, though chilly. Gary gave some great talks out of John 1. Began with Jesus choosing to make his dwelling among us. Then our second 'session' focused on thinking of a time in our life that we wish we could take back/re-do. Pretty easy to think of for me, though a few did come to mind. We discussed those for a while and then turned to talk about what it would be like if Jesus had taken back coming to earth/the crucifixion. What would that look like? What would that mean to us? Ended up with, because he didn't take back his life on earth, how should that in turn be reflecter in our lives. Lot of good stuff. Anyway, it was nice to escape the big city for a bit. Returned for some apartment hunting today and actually had a little luck. Off to Abilene tomorrow to see my nephew!!! Pray for a safe delivery whenever that happens to be and check back soon for some pictures.