A co-worker asked me when I got back from Chicago what I did there. Really I didn't know where to start. I told him it's a Christian conference. But it was much much more than that. It's about reaching out to a community, whatever that community may be. Survival within a community. The ups and down of life is "better in community." It's about growing up and facing our fears and flaws, to be honest about ourselves, to learn what it means to be...human. It's about grace revealed and hope restored that comes from the small group community...our small group community...MY small group community.

It's moments like these that I wish I have one of those photographic memories and can recall all the details of the 4 days I spent in the quiet suburbs of Schaumburg to the thriving lights of Chicago. I'll leave this short post with images captured albeit with my digitally extended "eyes". Enjoy.

No promises but I will try my best to "clear my brain". Just give me some time.