Blessings, indeed.
This weekend, I joined a couple friends in the mountains of NC for our annual writing getaway. We stay in the same cabin each year so when we all arrive, it feels like home in a very real sense. Real because our friendships plunge far below the surface of plots and proposals.
On Friday nights, we have our “round table discussion” in the cozy den while gas logs simmer nearby. It’s a time when we share what’s really going on in our lives and how we can pray for each other. It also sets the tone for unforgettable weekends.
This year, we met a month earlier than normal. The leaves were green, refusing to lose their grip, so while we didn’t enjoy a kaleidoscopic carpeting as usual—it didn’t matter. Like the weather, our lives transition into different seasons along the way. Yet, no matter if times are bare or flourishing, true friends remain and sustain like none other.
On Sunday morning, my friends headed back down the narrow steep driveway. Before locking up one final time I stepped into the house-length screened porch, inhaled deeply, and whispered “thank You” to the One who allowed our paths to not only cross but meld together for an eternity.
As you and I begin our week, let’s encourage one another to do the necessary “work” required to be a good friend to someone God has brought into our lives. Who knows? You might find yourself making reservations for a mountain cabin atop a high hill, lovingly known as Buck Mountain.
Wow, what a beautiful place! Sure would like to have been a fly on the wall. 🙂 Tee-hee…
Well…in a way you were, Vonda! Hope you received the picture to go with the email. lol 🙂
Wow! That looks like a very conducive environment for inspiration!
Wow! It looks like a very conducive environment for inspiration. 🙂
Sounds like a wonderful time. Great that you all enjoy each others' company each year. What a beautiful setting, too.
Allison, you are sooo right!! Inside the cottage it's warm and toasty. Outside, cool and breezy.
What a blessing! 🙂
Thanks for stopping by. I can't believe how quickly your son is growing up!!! We miss seeing you and your sweet mom.
Thanks so much, Ellen! Sounds like you had a productive weekend too.
I love camellias. 🙂 I look forward to seeing them.
So beautiful, Cathy! I'm so glad you had such a refreshing weekend and (selfishly wishing I was there). Can't wait to see the fruits of the weekend.
Thank you Susan! I'm looking forward to that too. It was a blessing being sandwiched between two incredibly gifted women. 🙂
Love to you!