So I sit here and re write this because, something happened and I deleted the last one. Some might be thinking, why didn't you save it, but I assure you I did. When I went to edit a few things that is when I hit something on the keyboard and it deleted everything. So I begin again.....
Some of you know that I last weekend I went on a ladies retreat called Tres Dias. They have weekends for the men as well, which I will now be sending the hubs on when that arises. As the days got closer and closer to the Thursday, the day to leave, the thought of leaving my daughter behind became frightening to me. I have left her with the sitter before but even then I still was able to receive pictures and updates via my phone. Well that and I have never left her for 3 whole days. Anyway, I found myself coming up with more and more ways to get out of it.
Audrey will never go to sleep for daddy...
What if something happens, even though there is an emergency number to tell me it will take me forever to get home...
Audrey is getting the sniffles, I better stay home...
I will get too far behind in school...
There was even a car accident, well a fender bender, at an intersection RIGHT behind me and I remember thinking, "If only that was my car they bumped" (Audrey was not in the car), "It would slow me down and possibly make me miss going."
No such luck. I have 2 very important people in my life who pushed and pushed for me to go. They pushed so hard that I showed up at the church a few minutes earlier than needed. Going into this thing I just kept thinking, "If we don't get on the bus soon and out of here, I am turning back." The clock kept ticking and soon we were on the bus and well off to our destination.
Thank goodness it wasn't called Uno Dias, because my first 24 hours was not what I thought it would be. I was missing Auder-Pop terribly and I just really wanted to see her face. I was ready to go home. Then slowly as Friday progressed I started feeling a little better as time moved on. Once Saturday came, I was a changed girl! Happy and peppy and feeling joyful! Then time was moving too quickly and the day was slipping by. I was so blessed, I grew in my faith, I learned a lot, I talked with so many wonderful and beautiful ladies, it was amazing! I am so happy those two people pushed me to go! I had such an amazing time that I am going back to the next one as a volunteer. I want to relive that weekend but I want to do it from the other side of things.
So many people, including myself, get turned off by the secrecy of what happens on this weekend. Really there are no secrets, but you wouldn't want me to tell you to much. I was very annoyed to go into the weekend not knowing anything, but I came out of it so glad that no one told me anything that would go on and I got to experience every moment without anticipation! If you want to be blessed, if you want to learn, grew closer to Christ, form new friendships, get away from the worldly ways, laugh, dance, cry, be there for others, and all around have an amazing time. Then you need to become part of the Tres Dias family! Notice I keep using the word amazing..... well to be honest, its the most amazing word I have for the weekend.... words can't describe what an amazing time I had :)
Last but not least, I want to thank all of you who had such kind and loving words for me throughout the weekend and the ones who prayed for the weekend. They mean the world to me and I will treasure them always! You know who you are!
Love and Blessings!
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