Respite Retreat
An Encounter with God
Respite Retreat Launch today!
September 15, 2026
A story captures our imagination. Aslan, the great lion of Narnia — authoritative, good, self-sacrificing — offers his life for a traitor. Much Afraid follows the Shepherd on a transformational journey in Hind's Feet on High Places. Peter courageously steps out of the boat at Jesus's command. Mary of Bethany, days before the crucifixion, offers an extravagant and costly gift. Saul is forever changed by an encounter with the resurrected Christ on the road to Damascus.
We encounter God in true stories. We find ourselves in authentic ones. We access our hearts, discover meaning, and find our perspective expanding, our courage to persevere strengthened.
Respite Retreat is one more such story — a Trinitarian devotional allegory following a narrator on a journey with Pop, Brother, and Ruah, into the quiet places where old wounds are named and healed. It's a story written in the tradition of Hind's Feet on High Places and Pilgrim's Progress: not a memoir, but a true encounter told as a journey, offered so that you might find your own.
Launch day is here. I'd love for you to step into the story with me.
NEW Devotional Book
A weary, depleted sojourner traversing the trail. An unexpected invitation. A door. The Triune God who has been waiting all along.
Elizabeth has walked the winter trail for months, worn past the point of endurance, when a weatherworn sign appears where the map shows nothing: Respite Retreat.
Inside, she meets Pop by the fire, who welcomes her as though he has always known her. Ruah, the Spirit of God, present always, draws out prayers she didn't know she carried. And Brother — the one who has walked beside her through the suffering, even in the silence. Father, Son, and Spirit, each meeting her in turn, together providing rest and renewal.
Story, Scripture, artwork, reflection questions, prayer practices, and journal pages.
Weekend Prayer Retreat
November 13-15, 2026
The Welcoming Place, Akron, PA
~ Limited space ~
Come away to a quiet place. Spend meaningful time attending to God and to your .own heart and story through the story of Respite Retreat.
This weekend retreat is designed to engage with God through Scripture, prayer, community, and solitude. This is space to step away from your usual responsibilities for a little while and slow down. Let yourself receive the love of God, and let those things that have been pressed down and pushed aside to surface.
If you missed the early registration discount but God is drawing you to Respite Retreat, use Coupon Code: RESPITE for $40 off.
RESPITE RETREAT can be purchased in two ways.
Buy on Amazon - link above.
Or purchase through my website below.
Pick up will be available.
Use code LAUNCH for $3.13 off your book from Space to Listen
Offer expires: 2026-10-01
Release Date: September 15th
About: Room by room, moment by moment, this devotional takes you from a winter trail of hardship to find rest in the Triune God.
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