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Monday, February 19, 2007

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Hey friends,

What a great weekend of COLD meetings, travel and some time at the Jubilee Conference in Pittsburg (shout-out to Tarun, Tyler, Alyson, Darby, Steve...and many other wonderful hearts I'm forgetting).

I met with my Multnomah Team in Colorado Springs and we're excited about some upcoming projects (to be shared more fully in days ahead :)).

Continued moving east, until I hit the snowy streets of Pittsburg. A few flight delays and glitches along the way, including leaving my cell phone in a cab at 2:30am (which my driver returned the next morning!?! sweet man), but phenomenal visit overall. I was able to join Derek Melleby's High-School to College transition crew for a full-day, as well as enjoy a morning with a range of college students from the northeast.

Couldn't resist a quick walk on the beach after landing last night...nice to be home in sunny so. cal :). Back into the swing of classes this morning, but more updates and project news to come!

It's always a joy to hear from you, so let me know what you're up to when you get some minutes between classes and life.

abbie

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Monday, February 19, 2007 12:00:00 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007 9:13:00 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)

Hi Abbie! It was great to talk with you over the weekend! Upon returning to campus I actually had an email sitting in my inbox inviting me to a phone conference regarding spirituality and leadership! I've been involved in leadership on campus in various ways over the years (including club sports, residence life, and greek life) but we've never really opened up a dialogue about spirituality in leadership before. There's a very exciting undercurrent in higher ed and leadership studies concerning their cross-section with spirituality, and it's an exciting time to be involved in both. I think the concept of inner-work and spirituality is central to the development of leadership in others, and I know at least for me, the development of each of these two things has contributed greatly to the other. I'll definitely let you know how the conference goes!

dlrobert

Wednesday, February 21, 2007 10:01:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)

Hey Abbie! Thanks for coming to Jubilee, you were the last breakout session I attended but definately the most interesting one. Thanks for the talk, and almost being late for your plane to chat with us after it was over! Since you said you were going to be late for your plane, I doubt you stuck around for the last main session, but it was powerful. A day I won't soon forget. Keep up the good work!!

ZachGA

Saturday, February 24, 2007 1:32:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)

Darbi,

WOW...I'm thrilled about that conference and just excited to see the Lord working in ways that you have clearly been steadfast in pursing and hoping for. PLEASE let me know how the conference goes. It was such a joy hearing a bit of your story and I'm anxious to see how it continues unfolding.

Hoping you're well this weekend.

abbie

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Saturday, February 24, 2007 1:33:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)

Zach,

What an encouraging email. Thanks, friend. It was such a joy to meet you, too, and hear a little about your story. Please keep me posted in what promises to be some pretty transitional months ahead!

Much rest to your soul this weekend,
abbie

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