Come Away

The One Way Ministries of Ottawa offered a "Come Away" retreat to pastors and spouses in Ottawa and we were able to make our reservation for this Sunday night. So we went away with 10 other ministerial couples to the Sam Jakes Inn in Merrickville yesterday. I still can't get over the generousity of the this organization that gives to ministers without asking for anything. They are doing these get aways over a 14 week period - for 140 couples! So yesterday, after lunch, we drove down. It was quite cool, so we were just delighted to find an antique inn with a cozy room for us. The feather duvets on the beds were just what we needed on a cold blustery night. To our surprise there were two other couples we knew (Baptist) and we enjoyed talking and getting to know others as well. The food was just great too. This morning we had a delicious country buffet and enjoyed more conversation before taking a shopping/historical walk around town.
As you can see it was a fine fall day (actually kind of chilly) and we loved these two sites - a tree that really shows what fall is about here (the half "empty" tree) and a sign prohibiting snowmobiles (only in Canada) on the main street.
It was a lovely morning and finally we started for home. We decided to take the meandering route home, so we drove along the Rideau River/Canal and appreciated the beautiful colourful leaves.
What a wonderful retreat! Just what we needed.