1/6

For the projected year I've created little ticks on my mental timeline that divide my life into terms or periods. Whatever you want to call it. Actually, let me take a minute to create a visual timeline for you folks. This will only take a minute...

(12 minutes later)

Okay. Here it is. I've completed one-sixth of my time here. My recent miniature vacation at L'abri marked my two months here in Den Haag. The next two months will be solid until I fly home on Christmas Eve.


This timeline may indicate that I'm anxiously counting down the days until I leave, which is a misconception. Rather, see the glass 1/6 full. One glowing, beautiful sixth of a year to commemorate. To grow from.

Now let me briefly describe my holiday at L'abri.

The house was full of warm, familiar faces as well as new. Since the weekend was a film weekend L'abri was a busy place, with almost every bed reserved. On Friday evening the guests arrive for a lecture to introduce the theme of the weekend. This particular theme was "Made for Connectivity." The three films on Saturday proved the theme to be true. All three films I will not discuss here but will recommmend to you:



I interacted and responded with each film differently, but enjoyed each for the object of discussion about relationships. Into the Wild ended with a bold statement: "Happiness is only real when shared." I'm curious what you think about this quote. Let's discuss.