The Restory Retreat Centre

  Week In The City When we go to the city - by which we actually mean large parts of Gauteng - our days are filled from corner to corner. Our paths diverge for most of the week. Matilda stays with the children where she just catches up and experiences something of their world with them: Eylene's new pottery studio in Johannesburg and some of the classes she offers there, lunch with Dane and Michelle and plenty of time with Ariana and Leon whose lives are gradually finding a new rhythm after Deidré's unexpected death at the end of last year. George stays with friends in Pretoria and offers sessions of the course in spiritual direction at Ooskerk. In between, attention is given to a persistent engine problem the bakkie has and donations for Die Restory are collected from other friends. Late Thursday afternoon we reunite in Benoni where Ariana fills our days and soaks up our attention like a sponge - taking her to and from school, swimming, games, chatting, swimming, chatting, bed...

Week In Die Stad Wanneer ons stad - waarmee ons eintlik groot dele van Gauteng bedoel - toe gaan is ons dae van hoek tot kant gevul.  Ons paaie skei vir die grootste gedeelte van die week.  Matilda bly by die kinders oor waar sy sommer net opvang en saam met hulle iets van hul leefwêreld beleef: Eylene se nuwe pottebakkers-ateljee in Johannesburg en van die klasse wat sy daar aanbied, ete saam met Dane-hulle en ruim tyd saam met Ariana en Leon wie se lewens geleidelik 'n nuwe ritme kry na Deidré se onverwagse dood einde verlede jaar. George bly by vriende in Pretoria oor en bied sessies van die kursus in geestelike begeleiding by Ooskerk aan. Tussendeur word aandag gegee aan 'n hardnekkige enjinprobleem van die bakkie en skenkings vir Die Restory word by ander vriende opgelaai. Laat Donderdagmiddag sluit ons weer bymekaar aan in Benoni waar Ariana ons dae vul en ons aandag soos 'n spons opsuig - skool toe vat en gaan haal, swem, speletjies, gesels, swem, gesels, slaaptydsto...

  Staying Moved On The Conversation Elements From The Conversation Music As always, with our love. George & Matilda

  Om Aanbeweeg Te Bly Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek Musiek Soos altyd, met ons liefde. George & Matilda

  Tafelkop Spring “The woman said, “Sir, give me this water...” ‭‭John‬ ‭4‬:‭15‬ ‭MSG‬‬                                        Somewhere in the distance is Wakkerstroom The Conversation Elements From The Conversation The path to the fountain changes with the seasons. Here in high summer it is overgrown and difficult to walk. You will not get lost, because the cliffs of Tafelkop lie just to your left on the way to the spring and serve as a beacon. But you often wander off course and with great difficulty get back on the faint footpath around massive rocks and over fallen tree trunks.     Lost   Stand still. The trees ahead and the bushes beside you  Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,  And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,  Must ask permission to know it and be known.  The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,  I have made this...

  Tafelkop Fontein “Die vrou sê vir Hom: “Meneer, gee vir my van daardie water........” ‭‭Johannes‬ ‭4‬:‭15‬ ‭AFR20‬‬                  Êrens daar in die verte lê Wakkerstroom Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek Die pad na die fontein verander met die seisoene. Hier in hoogsomer is dit toegegroei en loop jy moeilik. Jy sal nie verdwaal nie, want Tafelkop se kranse lê net hier links van jou op pad fontein toe en dien as baken. Maar jy dwaal gereeld van koers af en kom met groot moeite om massiewe rotse en oor omgevalle boomstamme weer terug op die dowwe voetpaadjie. Lost   Stand still. The trees ahead and the bushes beside you  Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,  And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,  Must ask permission to know it and be known.  The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,  I have made this place around you,  If you leave it you may come back again, saying Here.  N...

Still Unbuttoning The Conversation Elements From The Conversation Music Just to say to yourself, or to make the statement, "Something's going to change" is already a huge step forward. It doesn't happen everyday that we post two videos of the same song by the same artist. However, Charles Yang is so versatile and talented that we do it with pleasure. We hope you can sense our passion as we encourage you! With our love. George & Matilda

  Steeds Losknoop Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek Musiek Net om vir jouself te sê, of om die stelling te maak, "Iets gaan verander" is alreeds 'n groot tree vorentoe. Dit gebeur nie aldag dat ons twee opnames van dieselfde stuk musiek deur  dieselfde kunstenaar plaas nie.  Charles Yang is egter so veelsydg en talentvol dat ons dit graag doen. Ons hoop jy kan aanvoel hoe ernstig ons jou aanmoedig! Met ons liefde. George & Matilda