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Realm: hi there
Charlotte: Hi. Care to exchange links? Thanks!
Surfrbelle: Sally, please stop by my diary again...and thank you for your kind message as always.
Surfrbelle: Thank you Sally for your comment. I'm beyond heartbreak and disappointment and ache at the face of so much cruelty and injustice.
Realm: hi there
arjaeuse: hello... nice to hear a Religious blogs u have here... Hope you can drop by too.. thanks :)
birdbits: Hi Sally! Happy Easter, I know I am late, sorry , I have been down with a flu bug but amm getting better now. I hope you have a good week end!
Jonella: Hi Sally, How are you? Thanks for your visit. I hoped that you had a wonderful Easter. Sorry, I couldn't visit you any sooner but my weekend was busy. Visit me anytime and enjoy your week. TC!
Denise: Enjoyed reading your blog! Thanks for stopping by mine. :D
Meryet: Hello! Thanks for visiting my blog! Hope you had a great Easter!!
Carol S: Nice to hear from you again. Hope you also had a great Resurrection Day!
anaps: Hi there, thank you for your kind geetings! I hope you a Happy Easter as well. Take care and have a good one.
Carol: Thank you for visiting my journal! Have a wonderful Easter!
KR: reading your blogs, enjoy your weekend
Connie: Happy Easter !
wow gold: hello,anybody home?nice journal website!
birdbits: Hi , thanks for picking up trash and caring for our environment we can make a difference if we all do a little Have a blessed week!
eric: Hi, Blog surfing, hope I find u well here !
PHYLLIS: HI JUST HOPPING AROUND. THOUGHT I WOULD STOP BY TO SAY HELLO.. CONTENTMENT???? THE BIBLE SAYS THAT WE ARE TO BE CONTENT NO MATTER WHAT STAGE WE ARE IN... THAT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO DO... SOMETIMES WE DON'T THINK THINGS WILL EVER CHANGE, BUT THEY DO.. NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE.. GOD IS THE GOD ALL OF IMPOSSIBLILTES, WITH MAN NOTHING IS POSSIBLE. YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY, AND GOD BLESS
Rachel: I'm dealing with the contentment issue right now. Thanx for your post. It helped!
Ravi Philemon: Thanks for dropping by....nice site you have...
ana: Hi there, Sally, thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving a kind Valentine greetings. I hope you had a fine one. Belated happy Valentine's Day!
Jonella Beauty: Hi Sally, Thank you so much for your comment. Yes, I am Dyslexic and it is one of the reasons why I write so much. Dyslexia can be hard at times to control but I try my best with it everyday. The truth is, I never thought that I would end up writing so many books over the years. I am thankful to God for helping me get this far. And may you have a Blessed week ahead!
Denise: Thanks for the tag! Enjoyed your blog! Very uplifting!
Surfrbelle: Thanks for your comment Sally and your words.
Kerri: Happy Valentine's Day yourself and thanks for the tag.
Sami: Thanks for visiting. I enjoyed my visit here as well. Come back anytime. Happy Valentine's Day!
Jonella Beauty: Good Morning Sally, Happy Valentine's Day! Thanks for your visit and I have added you to my list, if that is ok. God Bless!
birdbits: Hi thanks for the nice word and I have enjoyed my visit here , lots of smiles !
Rachel: Hey there! How's everything going? Good to hear from ya! God Bless!
Rachel: Merry Christmas!
joanne: I enjoy your blog it is so good
Betty Skelly: Thanks for visiting my blog home. wanted to say hello to u
Virtuous: Thank you for your kind comment...very much appreciated
Garf: would like to exchange link with me?
Kerri: I just wanted to say I enjoyed my visit - it was interesting. Oh, the link to my name here is different from the one in comments. BTW I'm jealous I wish we had fall color sooo much - but down on the coast we don't get much color. Hope you enjoy it.
Carol: I really enjoyed your site. May God continue to bless you and use you for His Kingdom work.
Rachel: Hi there! Thanx for stopping by!
Connie : Hi Sally! Thanks for your tag on my blog...I just clicked over, and can only stay for a minute; but I most definitely will be back! I sense a strong SPIRIT in this place! I simply must come back and read some more! Blessings to you and yours! Connie aka God's Grace Notes
Eric: enjoy my stay here, great week ahead.

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Thursday, May 8th 2008

7:29 PM

retreat retreat retreat

My friends at High Calling Blogs are sponsoring a drawing for a Retreat!  How timely, that their contest coincides with my new Ezine!  Now you have two ways to win…1)  Register for my Ezine (look at the post for Friday, May 2nd).  I will be giving away a copy of Pam Farrel’s book, Hats Off to You!  2)  Receive 25% off a retreat at Laity Lodge in Texas, when you ask for the HighCallingBlogs.com discount!

I have to say that I am a Retreat Junkie.    I am fanatical about retreats, because I’ve benefited from so many of them over the years.  And there is such a variety to choose from!  Probably the ones that have left the biggest impression have been when I have had an opportunity to be in the great outdoors.  One in particular took place in high school.  Our youth group went to Seattle, Washington for an International Youth Convention.  While there, we visited Mount Rainier and other attractions in that area.  Our leader had provided small workbooks with questions and space to journal insights.  That study on being a branch on Jesus’ vine left such an impression, that I can still picture the cover today.  While we were hiking on Mount Rainer, we stopped at an outcropping of rocks and spent some time praying.  The only stipulation was that we had to pray with our eyes open!  Talk about breath-taking; the scenery was incredible!  We watched a sliver of the moon edge its way up into the sky as a soft darkness descended.  And we knew that we had personally witnessed the grandeur of God’s handiwork.  Psalm 19 tells us that God’s artwork is discernable in every language!

Make time for a retreat.  It will refresh you beyond your wildest expectations!  Chris Cree is also posting places where you can read about more retreats.  Maybe you’ll get an idea for one of your own!

3 Comment(s).

Posted by Thora:

Lovely to find your blog.However it was hard to get to as I could not click on it like other blogs and had to type it in.Could you change this and then I am sure you would get more interaction
Thursday, May 8th 2008 @ 5:26 PM

Posted by Mark Goodyear:

Praying with eyes open is something I do all the time. Sometimes I wonder why and when I started doing that--or if maybe I'm praying wrong? Then I remember to stop being crazy.

In prayer groups, it's always fun to make eye contact with those few other people who don't close their eyes, though.
Saturday, May 10th 2008 @ 5:01 AM

Posted by Sally Ferguson:

Thanks Thora. It's always good to find better ways to do things!
You're right, Mark, there is no "perfect way to pray." The Lord hears all who come to Him with honesty.
Thursday, May 15th 2008 @ 12:03 PM

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