I love girls...I think that's why I have 3 of my own and hopefully a fourth will come next :) I'm sure I would be fine with a boy, but as my 4 yr old says, "you get what you get and you don't throw a fit".
Anyway, I spent Thursday to Saturday camping at our bi-annual YW Laurel Retreat. Such an awesome experience. The laurels got to be pampered and had a wonderful spiritual experience. The mia maids and beehives were together most of the time and really bonded together. I seriously think I am in YW because I am more on their level than an actual adult. Everything about them amazes and inspires me to do and be better. We had a fantastic speaker the first night (her last name is Matter) How dumb that I don't remember her name. She is an author and has written books on how to love yourself and not be jealous. Her main point was that your body is just a "costume" for your spirit and everyone has the same amount of worth . It doesn't matter how much money you have, how skinny you are, whether you wear designer...we are all born with the same amount of "perfect" worth. It was awesome and I will definitely have to get her books. I know I need reminding of my own self worth sometimes.
We started out on Thursday doing a HUGE service project for a family of 7 in Clay Springs. There were 50 of working all day long piling up wood, painting, picking up trash, building a deck, planting flowers, pulling weeds....the girls never complained and worked so hard.
The girls also went on a "Solo" experience out in the woods for an hour and wrote in their journal, said a vocal prayer and received letters from their parents. It was amazing. We went and picked each one of them up and saw them praying and writing and crying. I love the YW and hope the time never comes when I am released. It's been almost 2 yrs now so I know it's coming. I will just enjoy every second of it while I can!
The girls also went on a "Solo" experience out in the woods for an hour and wrote in their journal, said a vocal prayer and received letters from their parents. It was amazing. We went and picked each one of them up and saw them praying and writing and crying. I love the YW and hope the time never comes when I am released. It's been almost 2 yrs now so I know it's coming. I will just enjoy every second of it while I can!
Almost 30 of us stayed in this huge tent. So dusty...so dirty... but so fun. I have to admit, coming back home and taking a warm shower and sleeping in my own bed felt sooo good!
It's so great working with such fun leaders & girls that make being away from your family so worth it!
4 comments:
How fun Kristen! I bet the girls love having you for a leader! What a cool experience for you all! Let me know if you get that book I would love to read it!!
That sounds like a really neat experience. I wish I could go back to YW and have you be my leader. :)
i hear you. i love teenagers. i need to keep working w/ them as mine get older so i don't get out of the loop.
k, i need more details! Looks like it was great. You just can't go wrong with such a great group of girls... waaaahhh.. :)
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