Fall, EFT, and Scandalon

I had a great weekend in the mountains at the ARE Retreat. This is at a retreat center call Wildacres, which is located at the top of a mountain in Little Switzerland, NC. The weather was gorgeous (if you overlooked the 40 mph winds on Friday) and we were able to have a bonfire and shamanic ceremony on Saturday night.

The leaves are just beginning to turn colors. The reds seemed to go first this year. Temps were down into the 40's at night, which, considering it was 90 here until last week, seemed really COLD! But fall is here- the air has that crisp feeling to it and the oppressive heat and humidity have been put to bed until next year.

This retreat always has a speaker talking about some topic. Then the people attending offer small sessions on things that they are expert in. Considering we have empathists, Reike healers, and more, these can be very interesting. The best one I went to was on EFT. If you don't know what that is, click on that link and check it out.  I was totally skeptical about it working, but in three rounds I couldn't even feel the pain in my back. I was also totally turned off to chocolate (and let me tell you, that is a miracle!) I thought about Kat, because there was a lady there with us who has fibro and was hurting pretty badly. Her pain level went from a 9 to a 1 in four rounds!

I look for God in repetition- coincidences- redundancy- and have found that I was supposed to be drawn to EFT. There is a group of people here at home who want to get together as a wellness group. I thought they were talking more about herbal medicine and nutrition, but the girl told me yesterday that we will be doing EFT and Qi Gong at our first meeting in two weeks. If she had told me that last week, I wouldn't have even known what EFT was!

I also had enough time to finish reading Susan's book, Scandalon. I haven't had time to tell her how wonderful this book was, but I'll tell all of you. Well written, very revealing and insightful, and a first-hand look at life in China as an American. You get a clear sense of the differences in thought and culture. You also get a refreshing look at the redemptive powers of God. Well done, Susan!

I'm still doing laundry and unpacking. Savannah went on a youth retreat this weekend, so I have two people to unpack. Well, she unpacked, but didn't put her suitcase away. I'll put hers up when I get through with mine. For now, I'm still trying to catch up on blogs. I know there's no way to, so if I didn't get by you and there's something really important about it, please let me know!