"Pray for us while you're out there", she said

"Pray for us while you're out there", she said.

"Believe me, I do" was my quick parting reply.  But then I felt compelled to turn around and gently remind her that "Every step is a prayer"

I was out for an afternoon walk, and she spoke to me both on the way out of town and the way back in.  She knew who I was, and though she had some details wrong, she knew of my fast approaching Camino.  I probably should know her name, but it escapes me right now.  But one thing I know ... God knows her name.  And he knows her needs.

And He knows that she, like the rest of us, needs prayer.  Not necessarily for anything specific, but we all need prayer,  We are spiritual beings with spiritual issues for which we need spiritual help.

On my 60th birthday I walked 60 km around Winchester.  I had called it a "prayer walk" and several people sent me what I would classify as significant prayer requests.  About halfway through the walk, when my feet had become so sore I could barely move, I remember telling God, "I have no words left, so I hope You'll accept every step as a prayer."

So our Camino is a prayer walk.  Not that we'll be consciously praying "words" all day, every day. (I think that when it comes to prayer, words are highly overrated).  But once again, every step will be a prayer, and some of those will be prayers for YOU!

If you want to, feel free to email us your prayer requests.  Or write them in the comments below.

99 days and counting

Sometime in the night, the countdown clock dipped below 100.  

That's right - 99 days until the projected first step.  We feel like children waiting for Christmas.  We promise to not post it here every day, since we fear we'd sound like a rowdy, obnoxious youth group singing "99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer ..."

So you won't hear it, but if you see us and we have an odd look on our faces, or we are tapping our toes to an unheard beat, you'll know we're singing to our selves ... "99 days till Camino begins; 99 days til the Way ..."

Buen Camino!

Dinner with the Golden years

Today the Golden Years club of Winchester asked us to "entertain " them at their noon meal. (I think that just means they want to laugh at us.). 

We have chosen to think that means they are interested in our Life Camino so are going to bore them with stories of why we are going  

Here's a pic of the lucky group. 

Test image resolution

I'm simply reporting the same picture I sent in the first post to see how a different resolution makes it appear on the page. Thanks for your patience. 

I believe it's ready

I've been working on a system so when we are walking our "Life Camino" this summer, Lorraine and I can both easily post updates to one common spot, and they will be available for everyone who wants to follow us - whether they are on Face Book or not.

I think I've got it figured out, and I think I've got is set up enough to begin posting.  Here's how it should work:

1. We will write our post (either directly or via email) to www.OurLifeCamino.blogspot.com. This one is being done on my iPhone. 

2. We have that set up to automatically send a notice to FB with a link for followers there to follow. 

3.  You can receive notice in your email by filling in the "follow by email" spot on the blog itself. 

4.  Any new posts will be at the top of the page, but you will also be able to scroll down to see everything else  

5.  New posts will show up in the tab called "blogs", but don't forget to take a look at some of the other static pages on the site as well. For example "our Camino clock" today shows 102 days 10 hours 32 minutes.