Well the retreat was fun. Mark Sexton’s devotional Saturday morning seemed to hit home with me. He spoke on renewing the individual. Depression was brought up. In times past and lately I have become depressed….primarily due to the job situation. Mark’s main point was to take the “De” and “I” out of depression and “press on.” I’m really trying. Sometimes it is hard to let God take over with our lives. I thought about saying something positive to Mark about his devotional, but I never got a chance to. Mark is a really good guy for letting me come along on the retreat. I know I am an outsider. Apparently everyone likes me well enough to keep me around. I feels good to be liked.
I am sorta surprised that these kids seem to think I’m the most popular person around. And I haven’t even done anything to make them think highly of me. If it means just spending time with them and talking to them, then that’s all it takes. Give a kid the time of day and talk to them like a real person, then they will think highly of you.
Funniest time this weekend….seeing Spenser Sexton getting held down and fed dirt by his dad. Picture of it are hilarious. The flour war was fun too. They cut up some pantyhose, tied them together, and put flour in them. The object of the game was to throw them at other people and not get hit yourself. You knew when you got hit because the flour left a mark. I spent my time filming and didn’t get hit much.