I am more excited than I have been in a long time. I have been invited to attend Time Out for Women with friends and we’re going to make a weekend out of it the end of April/beginning of May. I am really looking forward to getting a break from the constant cooking, cleaning, transporting children, etc. My whole 13 years of marriage, I have never had a girls’ getaway and now that I have four children, I think I have definitely earned it.
What better combination could I ask for than a weekend of fun and spiritual uplift? As I read about the program, I was even more excited to see that the main theme is hope and happiness, especially that those two things can be a choice. I know happy people who have extreme trials and remain positive and unhappy people with much lesser trials. I try to be the happiest person I can be and am looking forward to hearing the differing perspectives on this, especially since this has been a rather uncertain time for me, especially financially. I spend too much of my time worrying, which probably makes me a less pleasant person to be around.
I am grateful for a husband who is just as enthused for me to have this long awaited break. The timing was perfect. Just as my friend invited me, I knew we were getting a good tax return. The majority of it will be spent on decreasing debt and making vehicle repairs. I won’t run out of needs to spend it on, but I really feel I should set aside some of it to go recharge my batteries. I hope I will come away from this experience with renewed energy, better focus, and feeling able to deal with our current challenges. I have had many ideas as to how to change our situation, but haven’t implemented any of them.
It’s over two months away, but I’m already making a list of stuff to bring.
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