Camino de Ronda

After a week of camping in my Poustinia/Retreat House by the lake in the company of a rotating group of family and friends (who visited, texted, phoned, Facebook messaged, listened, objected, advised, supported, and ultimately helped me to change my plans);  I have sorted out my weighty dilemma at last:

To walk the Camino de Santiago (the Way of St. James, Apostle of Christ) again next week or not, that WAS the BIG QUESTION.

And today the answer is immanently clear:  it is my part to walk my own way toward God in the very circumstances of my life, all the days of my life, even right here, right now, and MOST ESPECIALLY with each one of you ❤️

Yes, I’ll be walking the Camino de Ronda, and neither God nor I would have it any other way.

Note to a dear friend

Tom King Wavering is good and smart you did it once that's enough

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  Ronda Troy Watts Mr. King (Tom!), you have reached into my heart and indeed found the crux of the matter. When I decided in Feb. that I COULD try again, I felt that my Camino last year was incomplete. But after attending the national conference and hearing so many stories of other Americans on the Camino, I came to accept and embrace the experience I had last year. Indeed I DID accomplish my goal which was to say "Yes!" to my dream of walking the Camino, to leave the comforts of home to walk along the ancient pilgrimage trail to become closer to Jesus and to bring all of my loved ones and friends with me to the tomb of St. James. The conditions on the trail were just so impossible that our marching cry actually became, "to infinity, no, to INSANITY and beyond!" Danger of bodily harm was lurking everywhere and I became disengage because I didn't feel we had a sporting chance. So when we reached the Church of the Crucifix (no less!!!!!) I left my intentions at the statue of St. James and told my friend Laura that I felt my pilgrimage was complete and that if anything should happen to me in the next few days to not feel bad for me. And the very next day was my last on the trail. Truly I do not feel that I left my Camino undone. And so I no longer think that I "have" to go back and finish.  <3

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