Garden

I finally had time this afternoon to plant my garden plot. I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for a free, sunny afternoon and today became that day. An added bonus was that the local high school had a manure sale this weekend and I bought a bag of great organic mushroom manure to add to the mix. Apparently other people in the neighbourhood had the same idea as the garden was busy today. The garden plot is small and after a lot of thinking and planning I just ended up randomly planting seeds in no particular order. It will be interesting to see the abstract garden look once everything starts to grow. So in my plot I planted
carrots, lettuce, green onions, chives,garlic,lemon balm,dill,cilantro and basil. Tomorrow I will be creating my balcony garden which will be made up of tomato plants, zucchini, mint, lavender and peppers. I've already bought plant feet to go along with some beautiful cedar plant boxes. I'll be sure to take photos once the project is complete.

Healing Touch

My Senior Youth Group (Grades 8-12) meet every Friday night for fun, adventure, fellowship, community and some sort of program. Last night I invited the Healing Touch Team from Northwood to visit and offer the youth an introduction to Healing Touch. A technique used outside of the church often in hospitals and holistic centres and inside of the church for a spiritual experience. 11 of us gathered last night and it was truly amazing. Lots of good energy work, sacred time, quiet atmosphere and some very personal experiences for each individual. One of the teens posted on their Facebook a huge thanks to the team for coming. I love it when new attempts work out well.

Women's Retreat

I was away this weekend on a congregational retreat for women. I was leading the theme and worship for the entire weekend and was the main facilitator for the event. It went REALLY well. I was a little worried because I usually work with children and youth. Adults are different in many ways so I worked extra hard to ensure that I gave a 110% effort. It paid off. People left this afternoon feeling refreshed, happy, content and spiritually-filled. I am sure they will return to church next Sunday and share wonderful stories. I returned home this afternoon feeling very satisfied with the experience. I've even been asked to do it again next year!