Solstice

I got back yesterday from my adventures in the north. It was so very good to see everyone and to get some extra time with my friends Chris and Anneleen in Edinburgh. It was a bit of an adventure because my first two nights were on my own in Edinburgh before heading down to Gateshead for Saturday and heading back to Edinburgh on Sunday morning for one more night.

I drove up with my buddy Pete who was going to Lindisfarne (Holy Island) for a bit of a personal retreat, so we stopped there for a bit. The place was amazing, and it was just as a storm was passing and the light was turning evening with the amber tones. So unbelievably beautiful!

I had a bit of fun wandering around with my camera. On the left here are some of my favorite Lindisfarne shots. I could see why people have come there for so many centuries for pilgrimages and retreats. A place that beautiful makes you feel closer to God.

It was truly wonderful to be in Edinburgh again. I have a serious crush on that city, and every time I'm there I feel more certain that I will live there at some point in my life. Sunday night was summer solstice, so to celebrate I went on a nice long walk with Chris and Anneleen Lindsay (with whom I was staying, and also some of my favorite people) just as the sun was starting to go down. It doesn't get completely dark there until nearly midnight this time of year, so we had plenty of light even around 10:30pm when we got back to their flat. I have never walked along the shore there, and we discussed whether we should call it the front of the city or the back of the city, and my vote was for the front. Anneleen and I took plenty of pictures (of course). Below are a few of my favorites from Edinburgh.



Unfortunately I didn't take many pictures in Gateshead, but it was so very, very good to be there with friends old and new and hear all the amazing things God is doing in the UK through a bunch of every-day, normal people who want to love God, love each other and serve their communities in whatever way is needed. I'm so blessed to be a part of this movement and to see that God really does answer prayer.

All in all, it was a fabulous weekend.