Retreet

      Well this has definitely been one of the busiest weeks of my life. I had a family reunion on Saturday. Then I spent my entire Sunday with them and we went to dinner. Monday I packed for the retreat and later fell off my longboard and sprained my wrist. We had to go to the ER at 8:30 and didnt get back till 2:30 AM and I still wasnt done packing so lets just say I only got an hour of sleep. Then I woke up and went to the retreat for three days and squeezed in a few cross country work outs while I was there and a little sleep. Then I came back and had practice on Friday. Cross country meet the next day on Saturday. Then after the meet I slept, all day.... Yup its been a crazy week.

     

     Overall besides all the craziness I had a really good time at the retreat! Even though I sprained my wrist I was able to do most of the actitites like the swing, junior swim, and class skits(: Overall I learned the most from the messages we heard. Pastor Carl and Dr.Chivallette taught me a lot about what it means to be a Christian and what faith really means. What impacted me the most was when Dr.Chivallette talked about our influence on the younger kids in our school. How we dont realize just how much they watch us and look up to us. I learned to be an example for Christ and the younger kids in our school. I also learned alot about the girls in my class through small groups. We were able to talk alot, share testimonies and prayer requests.

     As for challenges I faced this week I would have to say the swing. The first time I got on it me, Megs, and Alet got stuck at the top. Megan couldnt chop the rope (gosh Megs!). Anyway its was really nervewracking and we ended up having to go down again and have them fix it before we could actually swing, turns out it wasnt Megan's fault.... bad luck most likely lol. Another challenge was the team competition. It was really intense and we were constantly running everywhere. The most challenging part was trying to find the flags in the sand. Our team found every flag accept a blue one. We were there for a really long time, Mr.Shutz (probably spelled that wrong) finally let us search with our whole team and we found one. In the end gray team got fourth place which I think is pretty good(:

     Successes this week would include conquering any fear I had of the swing. Ive been on it before but I still get nervous every time. Another success would be growing closer with my class. Through skits and small groups I was able to get to know everyone a bit better. Lastly I was able to learn alot about God and what it means to be a Christian through listening to Pastor Carl and Dr.Chivallette's messages.

     This week I plan to work alot more on my 20 time project because I kinda took this week off from it. At the moment Im still trying to work everything out. Im pretty sure Im gonna do a powerpoint presentation I just dont know how I'm going to break it all up into slides. I also plan to get a head start on all the powerpoint presentations I have to make for all my classes and finishing up any projects I have due soon. I'm also planning to get alot of rest this week for the meet on Saturday. I didnt get enough sleep for the one we had last Saturday and I was dead. 

     As for how I utilized my PLN Im still working it out. With all the craziness this week and the retreat for three days I kinda took the week off from my 20 time project. I plan to pick up where I left off this week and work on finding some people who know alot about my topic.

  

     I lived out the biblical principle this week by having faith in God this week at the retreat. Its important that while were having fun and enjoying ourselves at the retreat that we dont forget, we are there to grow closer to God. I lived out this principle by choosing to focus on God most of all during the retreat and by learning what it really means to have faith.