Updated – A day driving into the drifts to find the grave of my family civil war veteran and homesteads of pioneer forbears before driving toward Elgin, Minnesota and passing through Norseland.
Category: Spirituality
Sabbatical Day 50 – 2nd Day of Ordinary Time – Granite Falls, Minnesota
Making friends and talking about Yellow Medicine County history in the Granite Grinder.
Sabbatical Day 48 – 2nd Day after Epiphany – Luverne, Minnesota
Wintry drive through two laned snowy highways to my Grandmother, Esther. A wonderful dinner and reunion.
Sabbatical Day 47 – 1st Day after Epiphany – Collegeville, Minnesota
Helpful spiritual direction and a last full day with the brothers at St. John’s Abbey
Sabbatical Day 46 – Epiphany of the Lord – Collegeville, Minnesota
Establishing the rhythm of prayer morning, noon, and night with the brothers. Scripture and prayer in silence and unity.
Sabbatical Day 45 – 12th Day of Christmas – Collegeville, Minnesota
New photos uploaded. – First full day of rest with the brothers of St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota. A very welcoming guesthouse!
Sabbatical Day 40 – 7th Day of Christmas – New Year’s Eve – Libertyville, Illinois
Rest and end of year preparations.
Sabbatical Day 39 – 6th Day of Christmas – Libertyville, Illinois
Day of rest, bills, and perspective.
Sabbatical Day 38 – 5th Day of Christmas – (Travelling Day) Libertyville, Illinois
Fourteen hour family roadtrip back from Virginia to Illinois.
Sabbatical Day 37 – 4th Day of Christmas – (Washington, D.C.) Bluemont, Virginia
Another cold day without the wind to see the sights, research at the Library of Congress, and revisit Georgetown.