Jen and I got the chance yesterday to go up into the Rocky Mountains and spend some time with our friends Mike and Mary Haas. They have been ‘friends of Christian Associates’ for a long time now and offer their time (and much more) to those of us on staff with CA…You see, Mike and Mary are counselors…and since we take a lot of shots while out on the fringes of faith, they provide a great sounding board, for us to process life with. They invited us up to their place in the Gramby, CO…which is in the mountains and in the middle of nowhere (they are introverts, so that works for them).
But it was well worth our time getting there…even though we did miss our exit, go 35 miles out of the way, slide into a snow bank on a last pee stop (note: no matter how bad you have to go, it is never, ever, ever a good idea to try and make a sudden turn into an unplowed driveway…insert side story here: We did get to see how cool and kind the people up in the hills can be as a couple of guys from the restaraunt came out to help us dig our vehicle out of the snow!), and, last but not least, drive over a snowy pass at night! We did make it home safely and we are still processing a lot of what we talked about with Mike and Mary.
I am so thankful that we work with a community of people that get emotional and spiritual development and provide us with people like Mike and Mary to help us along the journey…even if they live in a winter wonderland!!!
So glad you made it there and back safe and sound! It sounds exciting, in a white knuckle sort of way.