I just realized my appearances calendar didn’t show my week at the Glen Workshop. I’ve corrected that. And will also tell you:
This is a very special weeklong workshop and retreat that could, potentially, change your life. (It changed mine when I first went in 2002.) Especially geared toward those who are pretty sure there’s something bigger than us that has to do with this creativity thing, it’s a week of workshop (in the mornings), readings, lectures, resting, wine and cheese, soul-filling conversations, and spectacular sunsets. And, to steal a phrase from David Dark, a bunch of very kind/funny/caring people “trying to redemptively process reality in one another’s presence.”
I’d love to have you in my class. Email me if you’ve got questions about it. July 29-Aug 5, in Santa Fe, NM.
(And coyotes calling at night, the daily drama of thunder and lightning, Georgia O’Keefe landscapes, stars, music, grace, passion, laughter, tears, friends you may make and have for life, omelet station, and the best conference book store in the history of the world.) (Can you tell I LIKE IT?)
(I’m not exactly credible when it comes to giving financial advice, but my personal opinion is that this is something worth going into a small amount of temporary debt for. That’s how I afforded it the first four or five years I went. And, if you do the numbers, it’s actually a bargain all things considered.)
Edited to add this video. Check out everything on Image’s Vimeo channel to get a feel for what it’s all about.
A Week Can Change a Life: Why I Return to the Glen from Image Journal on Vimeo.








10 comments for this post
What a small world! I don’t remember ever hearing about this workshop, but Scott Cairns is a good family friend! We were in a bible study together a few years ago with our spouses.
Hope you have a wonderful time. I hope I can get to go some year. It sounds wonderful.
-Bethany
Sara Reply:
January 23rd, 2012 at 10:08 am
@Bethany Hudson, I think you’d love it…
The link says the deadline is May 2011…? Old link, mis-print, or actual deadline?
Sara Reply:
January 19th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
@Writer Librarian, Mistake. May 2012. Thanks!
Writer Librarian Reply:
January 19th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
@Sara, No problem. :) Looking forward to submitting!
I echo the sentiments about The Glen, and have gleaned much from the film and watercolor workshops, as well as the bounty of meals taken together with new and old acquaintances and friends. It is a reminder how large God’s church is, yet how intimate his circle.
I’m signed up.
This is a happiness.
Sara Reply:
January 23rd, 2012 at 10:08 am
@Kristen Pelfrey, Very glad for both of us.
(This makes me excited.)
I hope it’s a smash hit! :)