It's been a busy week at lake CDSP

Sheryl and I have had an excellent and exhausting week. Our 12 boxes of stuff arrived on Monday and we were able to sleep in our own bed that night and by Friday we had internet!!! In the midst of all of this I did take some photos of our apartment.

If you are interested in seeing them click on the link below and it will take you to a Picasa web album of our photos. I have added captions to help you get a sense of the apartment.

Apartment Pics Link
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Cleaning and setting up house

Well we really miss our friends, Mick & Terry, Joan, Tim & Marion who helped us clean our house before we put it on the market - we have spent the last three days cleaning and they are such pros. I wish we had enough cash to get them out here for a weekend. Our fingers are raw but the place is looking great! Our bed arrived today and we got it set up - yeah - I don't have to sleep on the floor any more.




Excellent News - We heard from Justin tonight. He has arrived in Coban and says that it is beautiful. We are so grateful that he has arrived safely and we pray that he and Thomas will do good work, make new friends and be safe. We are also incredibly grateful for our amazing daughter, Sarah, who did all of the last minute things we would have done had we been there. Justin is lucky to have you as a sister. In fact Sarah was up til 1:30 helping him pack, connecting with friends he won't see for a while, buying him a good-bye drink from Mom & Dad. Thanks Sarah.

We are a bit internet challenged. We will not have service in our apartment for another 8 days. We will try and keep the blog up heading to coffee houses and schools. Love to all. Phil & Sheryl
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Day Two - Colorado

Truth be known Bella was pretty bored traveling through Nebraska but as soon as we hit Colorado she lit up. She kept looking out at the mountains and she couldn't wait to get out and explore. We were feeling the same way. It was a beautiful day in Colorado. At Copper Mountain the temperature was 62 degrees but an hour later in the canyon it was 90 degrees.

Leaving Home

In order to go on a pilgrimage you have to leave home. This photo is one that I took of my spiritual home, St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Minneapolis, MN. This is one of many homes that Sheryl and I are leaving to go on pilgrimage. We sold our Eden Prairie home of 18 years and moved out to "the lake". We will be leaving both behind. We are leaving our jobs, Sheryl leaving The Church of St. Patrick in Edina, me taking a leave of absence from Search Institute in Minneapolis. But most of all we are leaving the people we love; our kids - Sarah and Justin, our family, friends, co-workers, neighbors. We will be back and of course we have email, skype, cell phones, blogs, etc. to connect but we are choosing to disconnect for awhile anyway. Pray for us as we leave home.