On Friday I am going to a hotel. I am taking the laptop. It is going to be me, a king size bed , a bath, room service, some books and a laptop. I am going to try to write but mostly I need to regenerate and get some sleep. My dh is leaving the following Friday for a trip to Alabama to help a woman and her daughter rebuild their house that was ravaged during Katrina. That same Friday my inspirational short releases.

April has already been a busy month and I have barely had time to sit down, let alone write. It is not going to slow down any so I needed a day to go and just be quiet so that I don’t lose my mind. In the process I’m hoping to find ways to be patient with things that are out of my control. Mostly I hope to get some rest. Even if I write nothing, rejuvinating myself can only help in all areas of my life, including my writing.

On Friday nights I am a leader of our high school youth group at church. I really enjoy it and here’s why:

1. Because they aren’t my kids
2. They make me feel young again
3. They think I know stuff
4. They actually seem to listen to me because I’m not their mom
5. They told me I’m cool and they mean it (I think)
6. I remember why I don’t actually want to be a teenager again
7. I remember what it’s like to have all those emotions and all that angst and I can help
8. I can see adults emerging
9. I am witness to some very funny conversations, especially between teenage boys
10. I see love bloom and I see it fade and I am proof that it doesn’t hurt that bad forever
11. I watch them grow in their faith
12. I see the future in kids that are really pretty great and I am proud to be part of their lives
13. I get to come home to my kids, kiss my sleeping angels, hold on to my baby just a little bit longer, and know that I have at least six more years before I have to deal with this in my own house

I got this from Victoria, who got it from Christine who got it from someone else. I liked it so I’m doing it too.