come away with me
I feel like God has been saying "come away with me" (from the Nora Jones song) as far as--wanting to have solitude time with me. so I finally planned a solitude retreat in the far suburbs Monday Aug. 15th. The place where I am renting a room, a Catholic retreat center, is cheaper during the weekdays, and I am only renting a room where I can think from 8:30am-4:30pm.To beat traffic, I asked my friend from college, Kate, if I could stay the night before at her new two-bedroom condo, which is in the same suburb as the retreat center . She actually has invited me out before, but I actually haven't got around to planning my solitude retreat until just now. Unfortunately, she is not going to be in town that weekend, as I feared--she travels a lot-- but she offered to send me her spare keys in the mail! (Do I have the greatest friends, or what?!)
So, my plan is all set. I pray that God really speaks to me in my solitude time. The God who has been telling me, "I'll never stop loving you." (also from the same Nora Jones song)
posted by the princess @ 8/06/2005 08:04:00 AM
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side story about Nora Jones: not this past birthday, but the birthday before, my sister took me out to a bar in Chicago, Mystic Celt, and we sat outside. It was the most perfect summer weather July 13, 2004: warm and a little breezy.
My sister said, "They have live music here," and we started listening to a woman sing inside the bar. "Wow, she sounds just like Nora Jones!" and I was really in awe of her singing ability, "wow, that girl's got talent!" I continued.
Finally, I had to go to the washroom so I went inside. Plus, I was curious to see who was actually singing, and it was Nora Jones--on C.D. ; )
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