Hello all –
Wow! It’s been over a month! I keep on thinking about the
blog – but I’ve been busy and have kept neglecting it. This won’t happen again!
This past month has been great. I went on my first out from
the Village, to stay at the Holden Village Bed and Breakfast, fifteen miles
north of Chelan. It was a great four night stay – I got to Skype with my
brothers, parents, grandparents, and close friends from the Village who are
back in Minnesota and Illinois. I also went into Chelan two days and got groceries
to bring back up. Other than that, it was a nice, calm sojourn away from the
Village – a few day’s respite.
Speaking of sojourns, this past week we had our big finale
for summer programming, called the “Autumn Sojourn” at Holden Village. Rockstars
from the Lutheran world showed up – Dorothy Bass, Susan Briehl, Mary Preus, Tom
Witt, and Fred Niedner were all in town leading classes, seminars, workshops,
choirs, and delivering sermons on what it means to be a “sojourner”, or on a
spiritual journey.
Work has been going swimmingly. Still baking a lot of bread,
making bars and cookies, and preparing entrees such as chili, Indian chicken, focaccia,
and the ever present hot cereal. J
Not much to say there. J
I’ve been doing a great deal of reflecting this month as
well, as summer turns to fall, on what it means to be a child of God and our
roles as Christians for the sake of this world. I’ve gotten in some pretty good
conversations with good friends about universalism, the scope of God’s love,
and other theological topics. It’s definitely been a growing experience. I
think this is just what I need before heading to Luther Seminary next fall.
My family is coming to visit in the next two weeks! J They’re coming October
14th through the 19th, were hopefully we can have hang
out time, show them around the Village, drink some coffee, and stare at the
mountains some more. It will be a great time!
I’m going to sign off now – it’s a glorious fall day.
Hopefully will be doing some walking about, river time, laundry, re-reading of
Anna Karenina, and brioche baking.
Wishing you all God’s unending peace,
From the Village,
Dean
