Tom and I attended Edge Preview Jan 7-9 in Colorado Springs. We stayed in one of the many lodges on the Navigators property and listened to speakers and ate in the Glen Eyrie Castle. It was a great trip. After arriving and getting our room key we dropped our stuff and opened our curtains and standing directly below our window was a beautiful deer. She looked up at us with her big fuzzy ears and was unsure whether or not to be afraid.
The trip was much what we expected. Its really for people (mostly college students) who are trying to decide if the Navigators is right for them. Since we already know it was really an opportunity to meet the staff. Everyone was so cool. We talked to the National Collegiate Director and never once felt like he was to busy for us. Everyone we interacted with was so friendly and eager to get to know us.
We go back next week and we are glad that we know where everything is located now. This next trip isn't going to be so easy, we will be in classes all day so we will be pretty worn out after. Its our fundraising school so we will work on our budget and learn how to meet with people and explain our ministry. We are eager to get started.
In fact our letter is complete and we are sending out the first 50 tomorrow so we can set up meetings as soon as we get back from Colorado Springs. It has been tough with me working and with all the things we need to do for the Navigators and I am really looking forward to when we are both considered full time staff and get to start meeting with the students. We are really hoping to get in before the summer whether or not we have all our funds raised by then. I figure we will be at least able to do the Tuesday night gatherings.
And as if we werent already going to be out of the house enough this month we are doing a weekend away with the Reynolds. Though I have to say I'm extremely excited about it. Last year we had talked about a weekend at Hume Lake (pastors and their wives stay free) but it didn't work out. This weekend we are staying at Tom's parents house in Avila. Which is really good since it is not far from home which makes it easier since we are working to not have such a long drive. We are excited to go for walks, play games and just catch up on rest. As much as ministry is a wonderful thing, its hard since there isn't really days off. This weekend will be a great time to relax.
And on a knitting note, my friend got me a planner with tons of knitting patterns, so last night I made a baby bootie. Sorry the final product picture is blurry.... and no it has no partner..... yet ;)
I considered putting it on my cat to show scale but I thought about how hard that would be to get Lily to hold still or to get Lupin to stop staring at the booties and gave up before I even tried. Anyways the bootie is far from perfect but it does look like a bootie, now i have to make it a brother
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