Il Castello a Austria ~ The Castle in Austria

Thanks to the generous gift of a sister in the Lord, who knew I would get to know people in the congregation better and practice my Italian, I'm still savouring the afterglow of our recent CC Montebelluna church retreat in the Austrian Alps.


"Rapunzel, Rapunzel..."

I wasn't too sure how well I would sleep in a dorm room with 9 other women and girls, but it turned out to be quite peaceful.  My lower bunk bed was closest to the bay windows, which nobody seemed to mind me keeping open all night to breathe the cool, fresh air. What a multitude of brilliant stars twinkling in the pitch black sky ~ and a very bright moon that chose my pillow to illuminate in the middle of the night, waking me up much annoyed. Then I realized it was God making His presence known, and smiled. There's something very reassuring knowing "His eye is on the sparrow", especially when the bat flew in and soared around!

Early mornings in the prayer tower, rich fellowship over shared meals, singing songs of praise, precious words of wisdom from the Word, long walks along the lake, and lots of quiet time with the Lord.  Heaven on earth.

Window Seat, Please!