Last Thursday I took a little road trip to travel up near Albion to attend a Run Hard. Rest Well. workshop. I’ve been doing some contract work for them, and this was the first time I had attended an event in person.
I
had to leave home pretty early, and of course that was the one morning we had
patchy fog! It wasn’t too terrible until I got close to my destination, and
then I had to take it easy on some winding roads.
The
event took place at Camp Lutherhaven, which I’ve heard so much about, but I’d
never visited. I only made a couple of wrong turns before finding my way into
the parking lot.
The
fog was pretty thick there, so it also took me a while to find the building.
But once I found it – it was in the clear! (Isn’t fog weird? Super thick and
then a few hundred yards away: clear!)
The workshop lasted a couple of hours and was really thought-provoking, even though I was familiar with the material presented. I had the chance to sit with one of the small groups for discussion, and I learned some intriguing insights from them!
(Selfie
for Ryan so he wouldn’t forget me!)
He
ran home at lunch to feed Lexi and they sent me a selfie so I wouldn’t forget
them!
After
the workshop, I helped clean up and then I stayed for a while to talk with
Brenda, the founder, and do some brainstorming with her.
By
the time I headed home, I was ready for coffee, and I was pretty sure I had
passed a little local coffee shop when I made my way through Churubusco earlier
in the day. I found it again, pulled in the parking lot, and took note that it was
1:59 p.m. I’ve noticed that 2 p.m. seems to be a popular closing time for local
coffee shops around here, so I looked up their hours to see if they were
staying open later than that. I wasn’t about to walk in with a minute to close!
Thankfully they were open until six, so I hopped out of the car and
treated myself to a sugar free s’mores latte. SO GOOD.
The
trees were GORGEOUS on the ride home. So bright and pretty! I was driving, so I
couldn’t get pictures of them, but they sure made for a lovely commute.
3 comments:
A day well spent!
Have a blessed day! :)
Hi Bekah, I grew up going to Camp Lutherhaven (our family being Lutheran, and all) :). I only went to camp there once, but my (older) brothers went more often. When I was little, we'd sometimes pack a picnic on a Sunday and go to their outdoor worship service and then have a picnic and go swimming. My brother was visiting me last summer from Utah, and we went there on Sunday morning for worship and their annual chicken dinner fundraiser. They used to have a big, old lodge, but it burned down one winter. My brother was devastated. He has always loved Camp Lutherhaven, and even during the years he turned his back on Jesus, he had a fondness for that place, and that was one of the things that kept me hopeful that he would turn back to Jesus, which he has. It's a special place.
Paula- thank!! :)
Tracy - Oh I love this! I would love to go back and explore it more sometime. BEAUTIFUL place!
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