Retreat . . .

Today Liz and I spent the entire morning praying and seeking God for guidance in regards to our future. We are in a pivotal time because the decisions for the coming year need to be made, so if any of you make a habit of praying for us down here, we would appreciate your prayers now.

The new semester has been going well. The new class load is starting to feel more natural, and the extra work hasn't killed me yet. We have even managed to get out of the house the last few weekends and enjoy the outdoors. It has become especially beautiful this January, and so we have been climbing mountains and taking picnics whenever possible. The latest mountain we climbed is pictured below: (a more detailed account of this trip is in Liz's blog)

And this is us from the top: (alt. 1902 meters, 400+ meter ascent)



And finally, today, after an entire morning of personal retreat, we decided to have a picnic downtown. As it turned out, the park we visited had an ice-skating rink set up, and it was hilarious watching people who have likely NEVER ice-skated giving it a try. (side-note: the outside temperature today was 70 degrees, so an ice-rink was an odd sight)