a divine email

so a few weeks ago i was at the worship service i attend on monday nights

and they mentioned this retreat called "encounter weekend" that i had heard a lot of great things about

and it happened to be on a weekend that not only was i free

but i had also tried to plan several getaways for that weekend only to find out the people i would have been visiting weren't going to be in town for that weekend only.

so when i saw the dates flash up on the screen i thought "hmmm"

so i went online and looked it up

started to fill out the registration materials

but i never hit "submit"

i kind of went along and forgot about it

back of my mind, but not really a conscious thought

and even tried to figure out if it would be a good weekend for A and i to go up and see the indiana folk

and then this week i got an email

giving me the schedule for the weekend

and saying

"oh, if you haven't paid yet just bring your $ to the retreat center"

and i thought

"what?"

surely a mistake

so i started to draft a reply saying

"i think you sent this by mistake, i never registered"

but i never sent it

(i did raise my eyebrows

that the retreat site is way familiar to me

as it's the campgrounds for the denomination i grew up in

and i've been there countless times through the years)

and then last night

my friend laura says

"hey, are you going on encounter? they asked me if i knew anyone that i could room with."

at that point i laughed

and said

"well, it hasn't been in my plan

but SOMEONE sure is planning it"

so long story short

(or, erm, long)

i'm going to a retreat next weekend

and i have no idea what to expect

but SOMETHING is going to happen

of that i am certain.

(i redrafted that email

and sent it off just now)