I just returned home from a week away in the Santa Cruz mountains above Los Gatos, CA. This is the 5th year that I have met with this wonderful group of women. We spend most of our time in silence and also are guided in meditations with music that helps us to go deep within and listen and imagine deeply.
It is a very spiritual process that allows me to hear the word of God in my heart.
Nature always brings me closer to God and this is such a beautiful setting. I was prepared for the rain. By the way we were deluged daily for 5 days in a row! I had my Gore Tex gear, hiking boots and walking stick and went out daily for at least an hour. I looked like a monk with my hood up and plodding along in my rain geat!
This was my little cottage I shared with a fellow "traveler".
And this was my cozy room up in the tree tops.
I was on a porch surrounded by windows which I left open whenever possible.
The retreat is held Catholic Retreat center
and the dear sisters love to garden
as seen in these photos.
We enjoyed fresh produce from their gardens.
I love this sign.
It just makes you eager to go hiking!
This journal page expresses my gratitude for my time away.
I feel refreshed, restored, renewed and replenished.
Thank you, God!
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