Retreating

I wanted to be sure my boy was OK before I made my decision about going on the worship/writing retreat. He seems to be better today than he's been all week. Right now he's jousting with his brothers during recess. I can assure you, this is the most activity he's had all week. I need to remind him to take it easy.

I leave after lunch and will return on Saturday afternoon. In order to get out of the house and feel that I had prepared for my guys, I woke up at 6 and hit the ground running. I did my three mile workout, showered, began to pack, woke the boys, fed them breakfast, washed and folded (and will put away) three loads of laundry, changed B's sheets, cleaned the kitchen (I will empty the dishwasher soon), started the boys on their lessons, pulled worksheets, laid out all their work for tomorrow, typed up two songs I'm going to share, blogged...Whew. And now it's 10. I still need to supervise the remainder of the boy's school day, pack them supper, get them lunch and dress the twins for basketball, finish the laundry/packing and walk out the door by 12:30. Can it be done?

D has so much work to do, he is swamped. It's good in some ways, we need the jobs/sales/commissions. On the other hand, he is so overwhelmed, worried that he will drop a ball while he's keeping so many in the air! He will work from home tomorrow and the boys will (hopefully) cooperate.

Pray that we have a good time as we retreat. Fun times are planned as well as worship and writing, sharing our hearts and souls with each other. I think we're all a bit nervous about sharing things we've written. I am so shy and insecure about this, but I know that the Lord gives us songs that He wants to use to encourage others. If we never overcome our fears and insecurities, we hide the very things He gave us to share. I don't want to hide!