Day 5: The conference wrapped up and it was a long drive home — only to be followed by rushing to drive an extra half hour to make it to my nephew’s sponsor meeting for his Sacrament of Confirmation.
5 things God has blessed me with:
- A quick and smooth take-down of the conference.
- A safe drive home, despite all the traffic.
- Making it home in time to drive to join my nephew at his meeting.
- A short but sweet welcome home by my family.
- Learning more about my nephew’s spiritual journey.
Something that I did that I don’t like doing:
Sharing my thoughts in group discussions. I’m pretty sure I was one of only two that would share our thoughts among the large group. The ironic thing is that I pointed out that I was an introvert during one of these said discussions.
40-day challenge list:
I hugged my sister!
Day 6: It was back to reality. Monday hit hard and I wasn’t ready for it. Not only was I affected by the time change, I wasn’t prepared to play the piano for Monday’s daily Mass. I pretty much had to sight read everything since I received the music list the day before I left and all my rehearsal time was taken up by the conference.
5 things God has blessed me with:
- Sleeping in my own bed. I know there are so many out there who don’t have that comfort.
- Sunshine. It was hot out but beautiful.
- My husband, who made breakfast for the kids so that I could get to Mass on time.
- Knowing that regular daily Mass-goers are forgiving even when I screwed up during Mass.
- Energy to make dinner.
Something that I did that I don’t like doing:
Having to work the day after I’ve been away from home for so long. The conference wasn’t all fun and games. Between sitting through talks, setting up/taking down, hosting gatherings, presenting and playing music — I haven’t had a break and I’m exhausted!
40-day challenge list:
I listened to an old homily of Fr. Jacob’s! I’m glad I was able to catch this past Sunday’s homily since his teaser question from Saturday was so intriguing.