It’s my favorite time of year. I love summer! There is a renewed sense of strength, good health and happiness as we hike, swim and play in the great outdoors under the glorious and beautiful sun!
In addition to summer, in the church calendar this is a period known as Pentecost. It’s a time we think of as the time for the outpouring of spirit... Read More
As our staff met for team meeting on Thursday morning a miraculous event happened! Two beautiful magnetic cranes appeared in view from my window, here on the top of the mountain. This is such a magical occurrence. Theses are birds that never venture up to the tops of mountains, they prefer the marsh lands. We have hawks, wood owls and ravens, the l... Read More
As we in America have a weekend of remembrance dedicated to those who’ve served in the military, our family history has had many who have served, survived and gone on to live good lives after hardship and war.
Our Academy is about 80% women and 20% men, I do not have a good sense of how many have served in the military, but I do know that many... Read More
In my one-to-one session yesterday with a dear student and long-time follower I was deeply touched by his assessment of the academy, and my work. He praised the structure and consistency, the commitment to excellence and follow through. He cited examples like the reminders of trainings, the starting on time, and keeping our promises. Also the incre... Read More
We’ve had an exciting birthday week with some pretty spectacular trainings and through it all I’ve become clear that we as a community need work on the area of honesty, impeccability and truthful participation. It appears we have a loyal group who know these principles very well and a group of stealth watchers sneaking into classes grabbing pro... Read More