Our kitchen isn’t fancy, but it’s intentional. Standing at the sink with a view of the La Sal Mountains and well water in your glass, even doing dishes can become prayer. This reflection explores how the Deer Creek kitchen can become a small cathedral of presence, gratitude, and slow, simple meals.

What if the holiest moments of your retreat aren’t on a mountaintop, but in the quiet, ordinary spaces—coffee on the porch, light through the blinds, dishes after dinner? This reflection explores practicing the presence of God in the small moments at Deer Creek Retreat in Old La Sal, Utah.

Old La Sal was once a thriving cow town and is now a quiet valley beneath the La Sal Mountains—but for my family, it’s never been empty. This reflection weaves Old La Sal history with Moab childhood, brotherhood, and an uncle who calls this place “God’s country,” to show why Deer Creek Retreat sits where it does.