Hello. We're still alive.

It's raining like crazy in South Florida. Amber and I are in Fort Lauderdale for the next two days. She is attending a Musikgarten training course for our business. I threw together a last minute personal retreat.

It's amazing that even with our lifestyle (owning our own business, no cable t.v., one child, no dog) and given that our community is trying to learn how to pray and seek God in silence, it is still difficult to get alone and get quiet. Sometimes I feel like the entire western civilization is pressing down on me to stay busy, noisy, or just self-medicated (with entertainment or beer - you pick the drug). Sacred retreat space is so rare, but so necessary.

I'll have a little online time at night so I'll let you know how it's going.